How many countries have you visited?

[Farganger]

Lived in:

USA
UK
Japan

Visited:

South Korea
Canada
Mexico
Israel
Palestine
Grenada
France
Italy
Vatican City

I seem to be missing some entire continents!

I don't see any great changes in the list in the near term as my wife hates to fly and we haven't really been out of the US in years. (She is keen on a trip to Ireland though, which may be the thin end of the wedge in terms of getting us started again on traveling.)

 

[was]

Just a couple for me:
USA
Mexico
Portugal
Italy
Bahrain
Panama

 

[Qlippoth]

A paltry amount:
USA;
Iceland (airport only, though the Iceland Air flight attendants inspire me to return);
Norway.

I did, for what it's worth, spend my first night in Norway underneath a swingset.

 

[Ziggy]

A paltry amount:
USA;
Iceland (airport only, though the Iceland Air flight attendants inspire me to return);
Norway.

I did, for what it's worth, spend my first night in Norway underneath a swingset.

Why Norway, and I hope it was in summer... ?

.Ziggy

 

[Crimson_Manticore]

Well, I’m sure my list won’t be the longest, but I’ve had the good fortune to be able to travel a fair amount, due mostly to the military (My dad was in the Army when I was a small child, I served for awhile, and my wife is still active).

USA – home sweet home
The Philippines – Lived there for awhile when I was a child
Okinawa – Lived there for awhile when I was a child
Mexico – A one-week mission trip to Monterey
Canada – A brief foray during a trip to Niagara Falls
Cuba – TDY at Gitmo for 3 months during the Cuban/Haitian Migrant crisis in ‘95
Panama – Stayed there for a week while waiting for transit to Honduras.
Honduras – TDY at Soto Cano for 6 months
Guatemala – A few counter-drug operations
Germany – A 6-week vacation with my wife while she was stationed there
France – A 3-day trip to Paris
Switzerland – Mostly just passing through to Italy
Italy – A 10-day tour of several cities.

I may have missed one or two, but I think that’s about it. As far as good vacation spots, Italy was my favorite by far, and the Caribbean waters off the coast of South Cuba were absolutely breathtaking.

 

[the Jester]

So far only:

USA
Mexico
Canada
Japan
Thailand
Philippines

Darn it, that's too short of a list!

 

[Qlippoth]

Why Norway, and I hope it was in summer... ?

.Ziggy

One of my friends from college was originally from Norway, and his mom was living in Oslo at the time. We spent a couple days in Oslo, took the cross-country train to Bergen, took the train half-way back for some fjordy goodness, trained it to Stavenger, took the (now sunken) high-speed ferry back to Oslo.

The swingset? The first night in Oslo, we had 2 keys to the place we were staying; the sane folks went home early and the rest of us stayed out. Unfortunately, the key happened to be in the possession of the drunkest among us, and he disappeared for several hours. I staggered back to the house we were staying at, and fell asleep under the swingset waiting for the sot to come back (shockingly, he did!). It was in August, so the temperature was just fine.

I'd say, however, that the few nights we spent in Bergen rank among the most fun I've had in my life. Wonderful place.

 

[Viking Bastard]

Iceland (airport only, though the Iceland Air flight attendants inspire me to return);

Oh?

 

[pdkoning]

Netherlands
Belgium
Luxemburg
UK
France
Spain
Switzerland
Germany (east and west)
Denmark
Czech Republic
Austria
Italy
Vatican
Croatia
Slovenia
Hungary

If you wonder why there are so many central/east european countries on the list: They are, or at least were, cheap compared to The Netherlands. We visited Croatia, when the Yugoslavian war was just over. We spotted some SFOR soldiers, but the area we visited has not actively been at war. Still there were only 50 people on a beach... And the local inhabitants were happy to see the first tourists (us) returning. great experience.

This summer I plan on going to Turkey.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Australia
New Zealand (Auckland airport)
Argentina
Peru
United States of America
Fiji

Within the USA I have visited California, Nevada, New York, and Arizona. I have been to every state in Australia but not to the Northern Territory.

 

[smok]

I've managed:

Home - UK

Work - Germany, Spain, Qatar, Algeria, USA

Games - Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Poland

Holiday - Belguim, Holland, Luxemberg, France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Vatican City, Czech Republic, USA, Canada

Add Algeria to gaming if playing DND across MSN from the middle of the Sahara counts!

Richard

 

[tarchon]

Oh?

I ended up in Iceland the same way, though it was an unplanned stop. Just had regular American flight attendants though. Sat for 4 hours at Keflavik and they wouldn't let us get off the plane.

 

[barsoomcore]

Canada
US
Japan
Thailand
Hong Kong & Macao (before either handover)

Not much. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

 

[Viking Bastard]

I ended up in Iceland the same way, though it was an unplanned stop. Just had regular American flight attendants though. Sat for 4 hours at Keflavik and they wouldn't let us get off the plane.

That 'Oh?' was targetted at the flight attendant part.

 

[Krieg]

That 'Oh?' was targetted at the flight attendant part.

LOL

Apparently limited genepools have some positive side effects.

 

[Viking Bastard]

Depends on the genes in the pool I'd assume.

 

[MaxKaladin]

I'm boring:

USA (Native -- Born and Live in Texas and have visited about 14 states)

Mexico (One afternoon when I was about 5, I remember a few snippets. The most clear is being horribly shocked when some random stranger (the customs agent at the border) asked out of the blue what I had in the bag I was carrying back (some stupid souvineer)

Cayman Islands (5 days in 1999, Great place to visit.)

 

[kenobi65]

- US native
- Born in California...I concur with others that it's effectively another country. Certainly another culture.
- Been to Texas a lot...ditto
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
- Cayman Islands

I'm still amazed that I haven't made it to Canada yet. I've flown over it more than a few times, but haven't touched down yet.

 

[sword-dancer]

Ireland
Italy
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Spain
Scotland

 

[Perun]

Forgive me for such blatant advertising, but I just feel the need to brag a bit. Lonely Planet has chosen Croatia as a No. 1 Hot Spot for this year.

They got a couple of facts wrong, but overall, it's a pretty good article.

So, for those that haven't visited yet, now's your chance