the world tour
I’m on a personal quest to visit every country in the world — and doing it all while I work full-time on a corporate job.
You can see everywhere I’ve been, plus some nice photos below.
Continents
Countries
Cities
130+ Countries!? How Do You Do It!?
Nice you ask! It’s all about thinking about time and money in a bit of an innovative way. If you want to travel as much as I do, you can do it — I wrote whole a book with the step-by-step strategies and tactics I’ve used. Check it out!
What Counts as ‘Countries’ For You?
I count the 195 UN states – the 193 member states plus the two UN observer states: the Vatican and Palestine.
I don’t count other non-UN self-governing places like Taiwan, Kosovo and North Cyprus, the latter to which I’ve already traveled to, for example.
What Counts a Country Visit?
I need to have visited a town, city or major landmark, partly on foot. Thus, I don’t count drive-thrus (by car, motorbike, train, etc), airport visits, border crossings, etc. Exceptions may apply for very small countries where I still stepped on dry land.
So, Where Have I Been Exactly?
There’s the nice map just up, but I’m keeping the list of places — name and all — updated below, divided by continent.
Europe
Austria: Baden, Eisenstadt, Graz, Innsbruck, Kaprun, Klagenfurt, Krems, Mariazell, Melk, Nassbald, Payerbach, Salzburg, Sankt Polten, Spittal am Mittersee, Vienna, Villach, Volders, Zell am See
Albania: Shkoder
Andorra: Andorra la Vella, La Massana, Soldeu
Belarus: Minsk
Belgium: Antwerp, Brussels
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Mostar, Sarajevo
Bulgaria: Boyana, Rila, Sofia
Croatia: Dubrovnik, Split, Trogir, Zagreb
Cyprus: Kolossi, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Omodos, Paphos, Salamis, Troodos
Czech Republic: Brno, Karljstejn, Prague
Denmark: Alborg, Arhus, Borkop, Brondby, Copenhagen, Fredericia, Helsingør, Hobro, Hillerød, Hirtshals, Odense, Roskilde, Søro
Estonia: Kuressare, Pärnu, Rakvere, Taevaskoja, Tallinn, Tartu
Finland: Helsinki, Napapiiri, Ranua, Rovaniemi
France: Aix en Provence, Avignon, Ax les Thermes, Bergerac, Beynac, Biron, Bordeaux, Cannes, Fuveau, Marseille, Monflanquin, Monpazier, Nice, Paris, , Penne d’ Agenais, Strasbourg, Tarascon sur Ariege, Versailles, Villereal
Germany: Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg, Munich, Passau
Gibraltar: Gibraltar
Greece: Agios Georgios (Corfu), Athens, Corfu Town, Naoussa (Paros), Parikia (Paros), Pireus, Santorini, Thessaloniki
Hungary: Budapest, Gyor, Sopron, Szolnok
Iceland: Blue Lagoon, Geysir, Reykjavik, Thingvellir
Italy: Baiano, Bellagio, Bergamo, Bologna, Capri, Caserta, Empoli, Firenze, Fuimelatte, Lecco, Lenno, Mestre, Milano, Napoli, Nola, Pisa, Pompeii, Positano, Ravenna, Rimini, Roma, Sant’Agnello, Siena, Sorrento, Varenna, Venezia, Ventimiglia, Verona
Ireland: Dublin
Latvia: Riga
Liechtenstein Vaduz
Lithuania: Kernave, Moletai, Trakai, Vilnius
Luxembourg: Luxembourg
Malta: Mdina, Sliema/St.Julian’s, Valletta, Victoria (Gozo)
Moldova: Chisinau
Monaco: Montecarlo
Montenegro: Kotor, Podgorica, Ulcinj
Netherlands: Amsterdam, Hoofddorp, Rotterdam
North Macedonia: Skopje
Norway: Oslo
Poland: Auschwitz, Krakow, Warsaw, Wieliczka
Portugal: Cascais, Lisbon, Porto
Romania: Brasov, Bucharest, Cluj Napoca, Iasi, Sibiu, Targu Mures, Vintu de Jos
Russia: Barabinsk, Ilansky, Irkutsk, Kazan, Khuzhir, Kultuk, Mariinsk, Moscow, Naushki, Nizheudinsk, Novosibirsk, Slydyanka, St. Petersburg, Ulan Ude, Yekaterinburg, Zima
San Marino: San Marino
Serbia: Belgrade
Slovakia: Bratislava
Slovenia: Ljubljana, Postojna
Spain: Badajoz, Barcelona, Benahavis, Cadiz, Casares, Castellar de la Frontera, Estepona, Jerez de la Frontera, Madrid, Malaga, Manilva, Marbella, Mijas, Palma de Mallorca, Peguera (Mallorca), Sevilla, Soller (Mallorca), Sotogrande, Tarifa, Toledo
Sweden: Helsingborg, Lund, Malmö, Stockholm
Switzerland: Basel, Bern, Fiesch, Geneva, Luzern, Sargans, St. Gallen, Ziegelbrucke, Zurich
Turkey: Alanya, Antalya, Ephesos, Istanbul, Kudasasi, Pamukkale, Site
UK: Aberdeen, Bladon, Callender, Edinburgh, Fort William, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford
Vatican City
Ukraine: Kiev, L’viv
Asia
Armenia: Echmidiazin, Garni, Geghard, Khor Virap, Yerevan
Azerbaijan: Baku, Yanar Dagh
Bahrain: Manama
Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia: Angkor, Beng Mealea, Poipet, Siem Reap
China: Badaling, Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai
Georgia: Ananuri, Kazbegi, Tbilisi
India: Agra, Amber, Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur, New Delhi
Indonesia: Denpasar, Ubud
Israel & Palestinian Territories: Acre, Bethlehem, Capernaum, Ein Bokek, Haifa, Hebron, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Masada, Nazareth, Tabgha, Tel Aviv
Japan: Hakone, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Kitakyushu, Kyoto, Miyajima, Nara, Osaka, Shimonoseki, Takayama, Tokyo
Jordan: Aqaba, Petra, Wadi Musa
Kazahkstan: Almaty, Medeu
Kuwait: Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek, Bokonbaeva, Cholpon Ata, Grigorievska, Karakol, Kiziltu, Tokmok
Laos: Luang Prabang
Lebanon: Beirut, Byblos, Jezzine, Sidon, Tyre
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
Maldives: South Male Atoll
Mongolia: Bayanzag, Dalanzagad, Kharkhorin, Khongoriin Els, Sukhbataar, Ulaanbaatar, Yolin Am
Myanmar: Bagan, Inwa, Mandalay, Yangon
Nepal: Bhaktapur, Dhampus, Kathmandu, Nagarkot, Patan, Pokhara
Qatar: Doha
Oman: Khasab
Philippines: Cebu City, Mactan
Singapore: Singapore
South Korea: Majeong, Seoul
Sri Lanka: Anuradhapura, Colombo, Kandy, Matale, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya
Tajikistan: Khojand
Thailand: Ao Nang, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Krabi, Patang (Phuket)
Turkmenistan: Mary, Merv, Turkmenabat
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Uzbekistan: Bukhara, Chimgan, Khiva, Samarkand, Tashkent, Urgench
Vietnam: Halong Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ko Chi
Americas
Antigua & Barbuda: Darkwood Beach, St. John’s
Argentina: Aldea Brasilera, Alta Gracia, Bariloche, Buenos Aires, Cafayate, Carilo, Cordoba, El Calafate, El Chalten, Humauaca, Jujuy, La Plata, La Quiaca, Las Leñas, Malargue, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Parana, Pinamar, Puerto Iguazu, Puerto Madryn, Punta Tombo, Purmamarca, Rosario, Salta, San Martin de los Andes, Salto, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tandil, Tilcara, Villa Carlos Paz, Villa General Belgrano, Zarate
Barbados: Bridgetown, Oitins
Bahamas: Half Moon Cay, Nassau
Belize: Belize City, Caye Caulker
Bermuda (UK): Hamilton, St. George
Bolivia: Copacabana, Coroico, La Paz, Potosi, Tupiza, Uyuni, Villazon
Brazil: Angra dos Reis, Arraial d’ Ajuda, Belo Horizonte, Buzios, Foz de Iguassu, Ilha Grande, Morro do Sao Paulo, Ouro Preto, Porto Seguro, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Trancoso
Canada: Montreal
Cayman Islands (UK): George Town
Chile: Arica, Iquique, Santiago, Valle Nevado
Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio, Quepos
Cuba: Havana
Dominica: Roseau, Trafalgar Falls
Dominican Republic: Caucedo, Santo Domingo
El Salvador: Boqueron, San Salvador
Grenada: St Georges
Guatemala: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Haiti: Labadee
Honduras: Roatan
Jamaica: Dunn River Falls, Falmouth
Mexico: Cancun, Chichen Itza, Cozumel, Playa de Carmen, Tulum
Netherlands Caribbean: Aruba, Bonaire, St Maarten
Nicaragua: Granada, Isletas del Lago Nicaragua, Masaya
Panama: Panama City, San Blas Islands
Paraguay: Ciudad del Este
Peru: Aguas Calientes, Arequipa, Chinchero, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Tacna
Puerto Rico (USA): San Juan
Saint Kitts & Nevis: Basseterre
Saint Lucia: Castries, Soucis
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines: Arnos Vale
Suriname: Paramaribo
Trinidad & Tobago: Port of Spain
Uruguay: Colonia, Montevideo, Punta del Este
United States: Albany, Baltimore, Bayonne, Boston, Cape Canaveral, Carmel, Charlotte, Chicago, Grand Canyon, El Centro, Everglades, Ft Lauderdale, Honolulu + Oahu Island, Key West, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minot, New York City, Orlando, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Saint Thomas (Virgin Islands), San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Vail, Washington DC, Whitefish, Yosemite
Africa
Botswana: Chobe, Kasane
Cape Verde: Sal
Egypt: Cairo, Giza, Luxor
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Aksum, Bahir Dar, Gondar, Lalibela, Ura Kidane
Kenya: Nairobi
Lesotho: Maseru, Thaba Bosiu
Mauritius: Grande Gaube, Union Vale
Morocco:Ait Ben Haddou, Dades, Fes, Ifrane, Marrakech, Merzouga, Midelt, Ouarzazate, Rissani, Todra
Namibia: Katima
Reunion (France): Cilaos, Col des Beoufs, Piton de la Fournaise, St Denis, St Gilles, St Pierre
Rwanda: Kigali
South Africa: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Knysna, Port Elizabeth, Sun City
Swaziland: Mbabane
Tanzania: Arusha, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Songwie, Stone Town, Tarangire
Tunisia: Carthage, Dougga, Sousse, Teboursouk, Tunis
Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Kisoro
Zambia: Livingstone
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo, Victoria Falls
Oceania
Australia: Bellarat, Grampians National Park, Great Otway National Park, Hobart, Kennet River, Lorne, Melbourne, Sydney
Fiji: Nadi
New Zealand: Akaroa, Arthur’s Pass, Auckland, Coalgate, Doubtful Sound, Dunedin, Dusky Sound, Matamata, Milford Sound, Rolleston, Tauranga, Waitomo, Wellington
Samoa *: Apia (foot-on ground, short stop)
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