Cool blog - only came across this today.
Currently standing at approx 130 - I'm 22 and travel for a living (Lucky me!) - I am counting various territories, for example: Vatican/Monaco/territories owned by other countries - for example French Polynesia, Guam, Falkland Islands, French Guyana, etc. I'm not counting Iceland (countless stopovers - looks beautiful from the air, and I will visit there soon, I promise!), or North Korea (emergency landing on the way to South Korea - engine trouble! God bless technology and it's ability to fail at the most inappropriate of times!). Fav country - Kenya. Off next week to Pakistan (first time visit), have been told about a possible return visit to Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in September/October, and hoping for Iraq in November/December!
Edited note:
I agree with those of you that say tourists see the world, travellers experience it. I am an AID worker, I work on emergency missions and back-up missions with an international aid organisation. I keep a diary of the work I do, and sometimes, I read back through it, and I come across journey's and think "when did that happen". I would love to go back to many countries that I have seen - the South American/African continents are possibly 2 of the most beautiful areas that everyone should be made visit. On a related note, my favourite country (Kenya) is a country that I was based in for a year - it was my first and only long-term stay in any country, and I can safely say that I would jump at the chance to return there, or to stay long term in any country.
I guess though, I can say that while I don't experience the country and its' culture(s), I can remember the smiles of the people/families/communities that I have helped along the way, and I hope I can continue to "tick boxes" in this way for many years to come.
List of countries: (I used Wikipedia for this - hence the alphabetical order! I may have missed a country or two - apologies!)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, CAnada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (DRC/RepC), Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Dominican Rep, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland (Don't count - I'm Irish!), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazachstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uzbekistan, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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