How many countries have you been to? (Page 3)

Not too much new to add but:

In the USA, I've only been to Point Roberts, Washington state.  I have a list of other places I'd like to visit in the US.

Most Canadian provinces including Labrador and Newfoundland.

Mexico

Thailand

Cambodia

Malaysia

Bali and Lombok

I am currently planning a trip for this winter to return to Thailand & Malaysia plus adding time in Singapore and the Phillipines.

Mexico (multiple times)

Australia

Japan (multiple)

China (multiple)

Korea

Singapore

India

UK (multiple)

Germany (multiple)

Italy (multiple)

Austria (multiple)

Denmark (multiple)

France (multiple)

Switzerland

Netherlands (multiple)

While I have lived within hours of the Canadian border, on both coasts, for the last ~12 years, I have never been to Canada ...

USA

Bahamas--Loved snorkeling here

Singapore--loved it

Hong Kong--did NOT love it

Fiji (to the island of Kadavu to spay/neuter dogs--before we went, Gov't poisoned with strychnine when populations got too high).

So, not so many really.  But I HATE to fly, so doing not so badly

Maybe not Detriot....Dearborn yes

If you are Puerto Rican it is.

USA

Mexico

Canada

Portugal

France

Italy

Greece

Cypress

UAE

Bahrain

Seychelles

Japan

Heading for sea duty in Japan (shore duty in Japan now) so I expect to head out to the standard countries around here in the next few years (Korea,  Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, etc.).

Rogillio (Mike) has me beat--he's been to over 30.

Numbers are a little fuzzy as I list both former and current countries provided I have been to both separately.

1. Canada
2. U.S.A.
3. Mexico
4. France
5. Italy
6. England (U.K.)
7. Germany
8. East Germany
9. Holland
10. Czechoslovakia
11. Czech Republic
12. Austria
13. Denmark
14. Tanzania
15. U.A.E.
16. India
17. China
18. Hong Kong
19. Taiwan
20. South Korea
21. Japan
22. Philippines
23. Thailand
24. Malaysia
25. Singapore
26. Indonesia
27. Australia

I think that's it. I've been on some day layovers elsewheres, but not counting those.

Wow, only two of us have been to Russia. Not exactly a exotic travel destination.

I went to Moscow in 78. I was 10, but I remember it well. It was a very strange place. We were there for a couple of days. Went to Red Square, saw the Kremlin.... but no pictures allowed.

I'm not sure I can list them all:

Canada

Mexico

Bermuda*

Turks and Caicos*

St.Maarten/St.Martin

Bahamas

Curacao

Aruba

Jamaica

England

Spain

France

Germany

Italy

Malta

Greece

Egypt

Israel

Turkey*

Oman*

Saudi Arabia*

Kuwait*

Qatar*

Bahrain

UAE

Yemen*

South Korea

Japan

Vatican City

In fairness, the starred places are places I flew missions into but never left the airport. One can get a sense of a culture by operating an airplane somewhere, but it's not the same as a true visit.

I feel like I traveled more than this, but I guess it's correct. I have a lot of repeats to places like Italy, Spain, Bahrain, etc. I also spent large chunks of time living on the economy so to speak in places like Italy, Greece, Curacao, and Bahrain which is a different travel experience than a few days at a resort...you end up having to do things like grocery shop and deal with local government bureaucracies. You also start making friends with the locals and strike out to parts unknown after you become bored with the touristy stuff...that's when you really start to get an idea of what it's like in a place.

Unlike Tuwood, I liked most of them a LOT. Except for the toilets. The United States has, by far, the most impressive potty technology in the whole world. And after you've been without it, you start to realize how important that is to QOL.

Super interesting thread.

I also spent a ton of time in Puerto Rico and while technically it's not really it's own country, but it's closer to that than being part of the US. For whatever that's worth. I liked it there too.

 ETA: I need a ruling on St. Maarten/St. Martin. Does that count as visits to France and Netherlands or should it be considered it's own place. Or own two places. Weird place.

1. US
Canada
Mexico
Bahamas
Jamaica
Scotland
England
Ireland
Wales
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Poland
Germany
Belgium
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Andora
Lichtenstein
Spain
Monaco
Switzerland
Italy
Vatican City
Austria
Germany
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Greece
Turkey
Morocco
Brazil
China
37. Japan
and

Dearborn.    

US

Canada

Bahamas

Scotland

England

New Jersey

Not so many... 

Canada

Mexico

Panama

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Bermuda

Jamaica

St. Martin / St. Maarten

Italy

Germany

England*

France*

Netherlands*

Belgium*

*Nov. 2012, does that count?

Japan

China

Singapore

Taiwan (ROC)

France

Germany

UK

Denmark

Canada

Mexico

Israel

British and US Virgin Islands (is that really a country or territories?)

People's Republic of California

Live in the US... have been to all 50 states and lived in at least 6

Canada (several provinces on several trips - does Quebec count as a separate country?)

Bahamas

Belize

Guatemala

Germany

Austria

almost forgot - The Peoples Republic of Boulder

Toilet technology and artistry: Japan. I've perched on the pot on a Plexiglas platform with goldfish swimming underneath. Fancy frilly goldfish.

I tend to think of countries as separate entities if they compete under their own flag in the Olympics. Countrystatenation are such fascinating and debatable concepts.

UK - all four countries, born in Scotland. (Northern Ireland on Military Duty only unfortunately)

Ireland

Germany, (Lived in Germany for more than 10 years)

Cyprus,

Denmark,

Netherlands,

Belgium,

Austria,

Switzerland,

Czech Republic,

Croatia,

Bosnia, (M)

Macedonia, (M)

Kosovo, (M)

Poland,

France,

Spain,

Portugal,

Romania,

Greece,

Italy,

Turkey,

Saudi Arabia,

Bahrain,

UAE,

Egypt,

Senegal, (M)

Ghana (got together with my wife here on a military exercise) (M)

Sierra Leone, (M)

Nigeria,

South Africa,

Malaysia,

Brunei, (M)

Australia,

Russia, Western side and the far east,

Afghanistan,

Pakistan,

South Korea,

Hong Kong (now part of China, but was not when I visited),

Mexico,

Dominican Republic,

Canada,

And now living and settled in the USA!

With an (M) is during my military service, travel paid for by Her Majesty, thanks very much!

 ETA more countries as I keep remembering holidays or pleasant military jaunts :-)

• Canada
• US
• Mexico
• Cuba
• Japan
• China (Hong Kong)
• Indonesia
• Thailand
• Germany
• France
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Amsterdam

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.

Four countries, together they comprise the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The UK) itself a country.

Countries within a country.  Some refer to the UK as a Sovereign state, and it is, but it is also properly known as a country.

In some sports (soccer for example) the countries compete as individual nations, in the Olympics as one nation. I view the four countries as such, others view them as a single nation.

anyway back to the thread.....

I don't think as many as you.  Let's see...

• USA (lived)
• Israel (lived)
• Lebanon (service)
• Syria (service)
• Egypt (traveled)
• Canada (traveled)
• Bermuda (traveled)
• Jamaica (traveled)
• Cayman Islands (traveled)
• St. Marrten (traveled)
• British Virgin Islands (traveled)
• Mexico (traveled)
• England (traveled)
• France (work)
• Belgium (work)
• Netherlands (work)
• Luxemborg (work)
• Germany (work)
• Greece (work)
• Romania (work)
• China (work)
• Indonesia (work)

Jealous of all of you.  All I want to do is travel and see the world, but being one of 5 kids, we didn't get very far.  Lots and lots of places on the bucket list.

USA

Texas (We believe we are our own country, oh wait...we were)

Mexico

Dominican Republic

UK (only London, but during the 2012 Olympics)

Belgium (I could live here in a heartbeat)

Italy (Roma, Pisa, Verona, Venice, Firenze, Ferrar, Napoli, Capri, Anacapri, Positano)

Vatican City

Honestly Russia was probably one of my least liked destinations.  I was there in 2009 traveling through St. Petersburg, Moscow, took the TransSiberian to Irkutsk then through Ulan Ude to Ulaanbaatar.  Until we got close to the Mongolia border the people just seemed very put off by everything, no smiles, very cold.  Plus the food was nothing to write home about.  It might also have something to do about having to bribe the police twice in order to not be arrested for drinking... I mean this is Russia we are talking about here, the place where beer isn't considered alcoholic because it isn't hard liquor.

It was bizzar to say the least. It was like everything was grey and dreary. (It's was overcast the whole time) A member of our tourist party strayed to take pictures of the Kremlin. A police officer blew his whistle and it was like a gigantic game of Simon Says.... the ENTIRE Red Square FROZE. Military guys came and scooped him up. They took his camera and later allowed him to rejoin us.

Everyone got food poisoning including my Mom. We called a Doctor, but you could not pay him. You could give him gifts though and he accepted 3 sticks of Wrigley's chewing gum ($1 a stick), and a pair of my Mom's panty hose for his wife. Those were hard to come by and it was a big deal to him. A couple of girls sold all their jeans... ($100 a pair). When we were leaving they stopped them in customs for not having any pants and having more money than they came with... they were interogated and their money confinscated.

One man was so sick with food poisoning, they were not going to allow him to get on the plane. He actually had to sign a waiver that he did not care if he died... he was not going to be left in Russia! It was quite a trip to me at the hight of the Cold War. My Dad still has a really good picture of St. basil's Cathedral hanging on his wall.