Countries visited

[DCICassieStuart]

Are we counting England, Scotland, Wales as three or just one? So those three (one? UK) Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, USA.
I think I've forgotten some. Also Majorca, Lanzarote, Tenerife but technically they all count as Spain.

I've been to most of them more than once. Wouldn't go back to Germany again as I just found the Germans so rude (in Berlin anyway) Wouldn't go back to Turkey because of the bleeping sleazy men My husband and myself went with another couple and the men just didn't care. We were standing next to our husbands and they'd come over trying it on and stroking our arms etc. My friend got it even worse than I did because she's (naturally) blond which they really seem to be into.

I find the Irish the friendliest, but I am there a lot as I have Irish friends and family. I'd happily live there but can't persuade my husband. Maybe when we retire. The Polish seem a bit aloof initially but once you start chatting they're quite friendly. Where I live has a fairly big Polish population and I have a few Polish friends who told me before I went that if I made an effort to speak to the locals in Polish they'd be friendlier. My Polish is fairly basic buy I did find even things like saying please, thank you etc seemed to make a difference.

 

[Definitelyme]

Are we counting England, Scotland, Wales as three or just one? So those three (one? UK)

1 or 4 - don’t forget Northern Ireland is part of the UK I just counted it all as one.

 

[hrh89]

Not been to many myself compared to others here.

Spain four times (different areas each time)
Portugal, Cyprus, USA (New York) and Wales

 

[Hinchhater1442]

25

been to:-

scotland
Wales
Ireland
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
Greece
Holland
Turkey
Hungary
Czech Republic
Iceland
Morocco
Ghana
Mexico
Dominican Republic
USA
Dubai
Maldives

 

[Noname12345]

Not too many, but working on it:

USA (new york x8, Washington dc, Boston, Philadelphia, new Orleans, Niagara falls and few others)
Iceland
Portugal
Spain (Alicante, Barcelona, Girona)
Tenerife (albeit part of Spain)
Belgium
Germany
Austria
The Chech Republic
Slovakia
Poland
Hungary
Norway
Sweden
Ireland

I've driven through France and Holland, but never really been there.

We've got planned trips to Holland, Germany, Mexico, Tanzania and either Cyprus or Greece in the next 10 months.

I've never been to Paris or Rome or Lisbon and I'm hoping to go within the next year or so. I'd love to go to Slovenia, Andorra, Finland and Denmark.

My parents don't live in the UK so part of my hols are reserved for seeing them

 

[SunshineDreamer]

My husband and I were talking about this with friends earlier. I’ve been lucky enough to visit quite a few countries - absolute favourite has to be Mustique or Bali. We used to go to one of the other every year. I have very fond childhood memories of both places.

Antigua
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bali
Barbados
Belgium
Belarus
Burma
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Chile
China
Cuba
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Dominican Repulic
Dubai
Eqypt
Fiji
France
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Luxembourg
Malta
Maldives
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Mustique
Namibia
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Korea
Romania
Russia
St Kitts
St Lucia
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uruguay
USA
Vietnam

 

[blondelolita]

France, Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Hungary, Scotland and Wales. Iceland is the dream...

 

[Horatio]

It’s interesting how people talk about Bali like it is it’s own country and I think some people probably don’t realise it isn’t, especially those who haven’t been. I can see why tho - it’s part of Indonesia where I’ve travelled a little , and though every island is different Bali does feel especially individual - own language, dominant Hindu religion, lots of focus on “balinese” culture in food , architecture etc

Anyway according to the been app I’ve been to 30 countries but I think it includes the 4 UK ones separately. It also counts the Channel Islands separately which is odd. Some may find Israel and Palestine being included separately as problematic but this isn’t the place to get into that - I’m going by the app.

My rule on layovers is if you don’t leave the airport it doesn’t count but a quick day trip does. Same with driving through - a stop at a petrol station doesn’t really count but lunch in a town does. Though that’s a bit more of a grey area sometimes driving through a country can give you a real sense of the culture even if you don’t stop!

The summer after next I’m going to a friends wedding in Zambia which I’m very excited about.

From been (so separated by continents) :

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
England
France
Germany
Greece
Guernsey
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Scotland
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Wales
Indonesia
Israel
Palestine
Mexico
USA
Bolivia
Peru
Morocco

 

[Lars Guinard]

Afghanistan Russia
Pakistan Algeria
Nepal El Salvador
India St Kitts
Sri Lanka Argentina
Myanmar/Burma
Mongolia Uruguay
Bangladesh Paraguay
Turkey Mexico
Armenia St Vincent
Kazakhstan Liechtenstein
Tajikistan Luxembourg
Suriname San Marino
Belize Monaco
Latvia Finland
Cyprus Madagascar
Italy Honduras
Vatican City Bolivia
Germany Peru
France Sweden
Thailand Malta
Vietnam Laos
Cambodia Kenya
Indonesia Iceland
China
Hong Kong
Singapore
Japan
Israel
Jordan
Palestine
Libya
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
UAE
UK
Ireland
United States
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Cape Verde
Haiti
Qatar
South Africa
Egypt
Morocco
Mauritius
Australia
New Zealand
Nigeria
Gambia
Jamaica
Barbados
Iran
Iraq
Switzerland
Norway
Romania
Serbia
Bosnia
Portugal
Poland
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Greece
Sudan
Zimbabwe
The Netherlands
Trinidad and Tobago

Some countries I lived in, worked in, travelled for pleasure...have a few more to add to the list and working my way through my bucket list!

 

[Horatio]

Wow - how many is that?! It might be easier for you to name places you haven’t been!

 

[Lars Guinard]

Wow - how many is that?! It might be easier for you to name places you haven’t been!

There are a few places to add as some have been deleted as I was typing...my own mistake.
I do have extended/family and friends who live and work around the world. Also having a military family/academics who were posted all over helps. I do get to visit the most random countries due to work and I enjoy not knowing where I might go. I have found it harder to travel (long haul) with young children ,so slowed down on my travels, but my aim is to visit as many (officially recognised) countries as I am able.

 

[Hc68759]

UK
Ireland
Spain (mainland, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza),
Holland
Poland
Belgium
Germany
Portugal
Greece (Crete, Corfu, Zante & Rhodes),
Canada
Japan
Italy
Finland

 

[Mum.est2014]

So more than 8 for most people! On here at least.

 

[BorisBear]

I've been to 9, wish it were more. Years ago we got one of those scratch maps, then realised how pathetic it looked when we didn't scratch much off.

 

[Naataaliiee]

England, Wales, Scotland, Iceland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, France, USA, St Maarten, US Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Mauritius, Cape Verde, Mexico, Jamaica

 

[hiya_hun]

I'm 31 and I've done 29 so far

 

[Am49704]

I am from the UK (Scotland) but moved to Spain 5 months ago. I'm only 28 so still got a lot of country's to tick of my last

Thailand - 4 months
Vietnam - 2 months
Japan
Taiwan
Cambodia
Singapore
Indonesia
Malaysia - 1 month
India - 1 month
Sri lanka
Laos
South Korea
Croatia
Bosnia
Albania
Greece
Turkey
Macedonia
Poland
Montenegro
Costa Rica
USA
Nicaragua
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Iceland
Germany
Belgium
Denmark
Portugal
Hungary
Czech Republic
Italy
Ireland
Netherlands
Qatar

 

[ALittleStrange]

I haven't been to that many.

Dominican Republic
UK
France
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Greece
Usa

 

[Catfan2]

A few - France, the Netherlands, Spain, Greece (Kefalonia), Austria, Italy (Sardinia), USA, the Cayman Islands and Australia. Hoping to visit Sweden this year, in fact anywhere in Scandinavia.