How many countries/cities have you travelled?

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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby ellasevia » Mon Dec 26, 2016 8:11 pm

Let's see... 46 total.

* Have lived here
** Born here

North America
Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, United States**

Europe
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia*, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

Asia
Armenia, Georgia, Israel, Palestine (West Bank), Turkey*

Africa
Tanzania
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby OCCASVS » Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:24 am

Even though I travel very often, I mostly stay within Europe, and I love to visit again some places, and I prefer to travel slowly.

Europe
Albania
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina *
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
France *
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy (native country)
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland *
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City

Asia
Turkey

Bold: lived there
* only transit
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby tractor » Wed Dec 28, 2016 3:55 pm

Not counting countries where I haven't left the airport:

Europe: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales), Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Spain, Andorra, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Norway.

Asia: Indonesia, Malasia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Japan.

North America: USA.

South America: Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil.

Africa: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia.

Oceania and Australia: Australia, New Zealand.

I think that should be all, but I may have forgotten some.
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby embici » Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:06 am

Americas
Canada
USA
Cuba
Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Peru

Africa
Egypt
Kenya

Asia
Turkey

Europe
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Yugoslavia (yes, it's been a while since I've been to the Balkans!)
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby bela_lugosi » Sun Jan 08, 2017 11:12 am

Far too many, and I think I've seen enough... I believe expanding one's cultural horizon in a good thing as long as one doesn't fall into the trap of modern consumerism. Travelling ought to be something very special, an opportunity to immerse oneself in another culture and truly learn something about the world we live in and about the fragile ecosystems we are currently destroying at full speed, and not just to shop for new short-term experiences. I think air traffic should be abolished.

Anyways...

Europe
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland (my country of birth & home for most of my life)
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy (I lived in Tuscany 2008-2011)
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Vatican City

Asia

Bhutan
China (+ Tibet)
India
Indonesia
Mongolia
Nepal
Thailand
Timor Leste
Turkey

Africa

Burundi
Rwanda
Uganda

Americas

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby Hundetier » Sun Jan 08, 2017 11:26 am

My list is quite short and not very wide spread. But I plan to visit other countries / corners of the world as well.

Europe
Austria
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom (Gibraltar)

Asia
Turkey

Africa
Ceuta
Tunisia
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby aledda » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:16 pm

Only these:

America
Argentina - Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Villa Allende
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Ilhabela, Búzios
Cuba - Habana, Varadero, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Pinar del Rio
Dominican Republic - Punta Cana
Uruguay - Montevideo (born and live here) and cities in Canelones, Maldonado, Rocha, San José, Lavalleja, Paysandú, Colonia, Soriano

Europe
France - Paris, Burdeox, Mont Saint-Michel
Greece - Athens, Santorini, Mykonos
Ireland - Dublin, Kilkenny, Cashel, Cork, Kinsale, Killarney, Limerick, Galway, Clonmacnoise
Italy - Roma, Milano, Venezia, Verona, Napoli, Genova, Firenze, Padova, Perugia, Sorrento, Salerno, Gubbio, Bergamo, Assisi, Orvieto, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, Portofino, Manarola (Cinqueterre), Montepulciano, Santa Margherita Ligure, Capri (and Anacapri), Civita de Bagnoregio
Portugal - Lisboa, Mertola, Evora, Fatima, Porto
San Marino
Spain - Madrid, San Sebastián, Toledo, Granada, Sevilla, Cambados, Santiago de Compostela, Vigo
Turkey (Eurasia actually) - Istanbul, Ephesus
United Kingdom (England - London, Cambridge, York, Durham, Liverpool, Oxford | Scotland - Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow | Northern Ireland - Belfast | Wales - Caernarfon )
Vatican City

Africa
Morocco - Asilah, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Erfoud, Fez, Tangier
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby blaurebell » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:51 pm

Lived:
Germany - lived there until I was 22.
England - lived there for 4 years, travelling between England, Germany and Spain.
Then I lived between Berlin and Spain travelling back and forth for 3 years.
Spain full-time - 2 1/2 years.

Visited:
Argentina, Ukraine, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland, Belgium.

This is a short list, but I actually travel a lot to cities and often repeatedly, so I've been to many of these countries many times and used to travel back and forth between Germany, Spain and England *a lot* 3 times a year at least. Due to allergies I'm also restricted to countries where I can at least read the language and ideally where I can find a local who knows where to find food that won't kill me. I always have to bring my own food when travelling and find a place where I can cook as well. Travelling like this is difficult, and with some places I have to send my husband ahead to scout out the place for food options. We're in the planning stage for Mexico and Brazil for example, both seem doable. US not so much due to food restrictions on flights, you need all sorts of special paperwork. Getting there, not so bad, but flying back to Europe is the big problem. Even with these issues I've made the 14h flight over to Argentina twice already, so it is possible to do even long trips. I'm dreaming of Japan and Australia one day and I'm also thinking of buying a caravan for big European road trips, especially Spain, France and Italy, but those are still just dreams so far.

Travel planned for this year: We've already been to Madrid this year, Germany in April, probably another trip to the other side of Germany in summer, Madrid and Paris in October, Moscow in November. Busy busy.
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby Serpent » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:37 pm

Obviously I want to visit the countries where my languages are spoken. I long especially for Italy, Portugal and Croatia, but I don't think I'll get there anytime soon...
Well I got there sooner than expected :) No Italy yet though.
Updated list:
Russia - Moscow, St Petersburg, Vladimir, Suzdal, a few small towns in the Moscow region. Last time I wrote that
I really wanna visit Vyborg, Kaliningrad, Yaroslavl
and now I've been to Vyborg and Yaroslavl properly. Also Ivanovo, which is the easternmost place I've visited.
Ukraine, Crimea
Belarus - Vitebsk, Minsk, Polotsk, Gomel, Brest, the two castles near Minsk (Mir and Nesvizh)
Finland - Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Kuopio, Imatra, Lappeenranta, Valamo (New Valaam), Varkaus, Leppävirta, Hämeenlinna, Oulu, Porvoo, Vaasa, Savonlinna (in my profile pic), Kotka, Jyväskylä, Iisalmi, Joensuu, Rauma, Pori, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä. I've also got to do some sightseeing/shopping in between trains in Kouvola (6+ times) and Lahti. Technically I've also been to satellite towns of some places above like Nokia and Naantali.
Poland - Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk/Malbork/Sopot, Bydgoszcz/Toruń. Also multiple overnight stays during bus trips, including Szczecin
Germany - Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Dresden, Osnabrück, Köln, Aachen, Eisenach, Weimar (maybe one more small town) I've also had a flight with an overnight transit in Frankfurt and I saw some of the skyscrapers in the evening.
France - Paris, Lyon, Lille, Lens, Toulouse, Bordeaux
Montenegro - Podgorica, Cetinje, Budva, Kotor, Perast, Tivat airport
Portugal - Madeira, Lisbon and Sintra
Spain - Madrid and Toledo
Also Sweden, Czech Republic, Malta. 5 hours in Brussels. Amsterdam airport (and the nice square right outside it).
It's not always mentioned explicitly, but I've been to the capitals of all the countries I listed above.

I've also visited two countries without going to their capitals - Croatia and Turkey. I've been to Dubrovnik and Istanbul. (despite having less than 24 hours between my two Turkish airlines flights, I visited the Asian part of Istanbul too)
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Re: How many countries/cities have you travelled?

Postby Whodathunkitz » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:46 am

35 countries. All holidays.

Mostly Europe. Few Africa, middle east, Asia.

None in the Americas, nor Australasia/nz.

Not got too much of the travelling wanderlust now. Lots of places are samey and materialistic.

If i were to travel it would be slow/off beaten track, getting to know or stay with locals and family friendly.

Vietnam is one of the few places i'm interested in.

Maybe safe, chilled parts of south America or a few other places. Maybe quiet parts of Scandinavia (so all but ten places?) But only when warm.

Llubiana was lovely.

Oh dear, wanderlust may be back.
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