My aim was to visit at least 100 countries, and with Brazil, I finally did it. I'm now loitering at 104. Or is it 105, I lose count...
Unlike a lot of fellow travellers, I tend to only dip my feet into a country, quite often only staying a day or two before heading off somewhere else.
Country numbers 54 and 55 were my first trips alone - something I never thought I'd do.
In 2013 I published an e-book entitled The Red Quest, detailing my mission to visit each and every country of the former Soviet Union. Along the way I sa... full info
Vatican I was lucky enough to get a private tour of the Vatican. I didn't have to share the experience with the crowds - but the drawback was not having the cover of a crowd. No photos, and it was so silent I still managed to be shushed by nuns in the Sistine Chapel, just whispering to my companion :-)
Judi
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Vatican
I was lucky enough to get a private tour of the Vatican. I didn't have to share the experience with the crowds - but the drawback was not having the cover of a crowd. No photos, and it was so silent I still managed to be shushed by nuns in the Sistine Chapel, just whispering to my companion :-)