Whilst on a 24 hr coach journey in Argentina with my fellow travel buddy Al, we decided to make a list of every country we’d been together, it was sizeable. As with everything in my life, I made it competitive; “Right, who’s been to the most countries? Loser buys the first round…. Go!”. A brief discussion was held over whether we could count the various countries of the UK and as part of that England itself, “It’s a country isn’t it? Course you can count it”. Frantically scribbling down everywhere I’d been, I was thinking, my body has been used as a pin cushion by the travel nurse for the last few years, I’m immune to all diseases known to man pretty much therefore I must have a decent chance at winning this, “39” I professed, Al cursed me, “38, you b@$tard!”. That was 2 years ago and I can now lay claim to another 12 with my current total at 50.
There are 196 countries in the world, I’m aiming to have hit 100 by the time I’m 50.
Here is a list of where I’ve blogged…
Argentina
Salta, Puerto Iguazú, Buenos Aires,
Australia
Cairns, Port Douglas, Airlie Beach, Whitsundays, Town of 1770, Fraser Island, Noosa, Brisbane, Surfers Paradise, Byron Bay, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Great Ocean Road,
Benin
Cotonou, Ganvié, Nattitingou, Parc National De Penjari,
Bolivia
Copacobana, La Paz, Death Road, Salar D’Uyuni, Far South West,
Brazil
Foz D’Iguacu,
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Banfora, Sindou Peaks,
Cambodia
Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh,
Canada
Niagara, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Mt Tremblant,
Chile
San Pedro De Atacama,
Estonia
Talinn,
Fiji
Mamanuca Islands,
Helskinki,
Germany
Munich,
Ghana
Accra, Tamale, Mole N.P, Bolgatanga, Hamele, Kumasi, Lake Bosumtwe, Busua, Axim, Cape Coast,
Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Gorakphur, Palolem, Anjuna, Agonda, Mumbai, Varanasi, Shimla, Manali, Amristar, Jodphur, Jaisalmer, Great Thar Desert, Udaipur,
Indonesia
Bali,
Laos
Vientiene, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang,
Latvia
Riga, Sigulda,
Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Sepilok, Uncle Tans,
Mexico
Tijuana,
Nepal
Kathmandu, Pokhara, Royal Chitwan N.P,
New Zealand
Christchurch, Lake Tekapo, Dunedin, Milford Sound, Queenstown, Wanaka, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef, Abel Tasman N.P, Wellington, Paraparaumu, Napier, Taupo, Rotorua, Auckland, Pahia,
Paraguay
Ciudad del Este,
Peru
Lima, Piura, Chulucanas, Bagua Grande, Chachapoyas, Balsas, Celedein, Cajamarca, Trujillo, Cusco, Puno, Lake Titicaca,
Qatar
Doha,
Singapore
Singapore,
Slovakia
Bratislava,
Thailand
Bangkok, Ao Nang, Ton Sai, Phi Phi, Phuket,
Togo
Lomé, Kara, Tambermera Valley,
Turkey
Istanbul,
United States Of America
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Denver, Chicago, Rochester, Boston, Killington, Atlanta, Orlando, New York,
Vietnam
Hanoi, Hué, Da Nang, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh,
This is an incredible list of places… many of which I’d like to add to my list!