Poll: How many different countries have you been to?

[MacRumors]

Vote: Poll: How many different countries have you been to? (http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=184&ref=forums.macrumors.com)

[MacBandit]

Okay before this takes off I just wanted to point out that this topic has been done before. Though it always makes for interesting discussion.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13080&highlight=how+many+countries

[gotohamish]

18 for me I think.

England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Iceland.

USA (NY, MA, FL, MA, CT, IL, CA, NV, AZ, GA, NJ)

St Kitts, Greneda, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Singapore.

And I'm only 23, going strong!!

Want to go to Tibet, Norway and Slovenia next, and one day, Micronesia.

[caveman_uk]

17 for me (if you count the countries of the UK as separate?)

England, Wales, Scotland, Eire, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, USA (Vermont, Mass. Maine, California, RI, and Conn.), New Zealand, Australia, Cook Islands, Singapore.

Iceland in 5 weeks time...

[Knox]

Originally posted by gotohamish
England, Scotland, Wales

Cheat ;)

4 for me if i split up the UK - the above 3 and Norway - but i voted 2.

[Nermal]

Born in New Zealand 1983, Went to Rarotonga 1990, Fiji 1990, Australia 91, USA (California) 98, Mexico 98, Indonesia 2000.

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by Knox
Cheat ;)

4 for me if i split up the UK - the above 3 and Norway - but i voted 2.

No cheating really - I think most American travellers treat each of our countries as separate - though most only make it to London it seems!

Good to hear a Scottish resident grouping the British Isles - I had a Scottish father and lived in Edinburgh for 3 years at Art College, and didn't hear too many Scots grouping their country with England. I still like the concept and title of Great Britain anyway.

[Knox]

Originally posted by gotohamish
No cheating really - I think most American travellers treat each of our countries as separate - though most only make it to London it seems!

Good point :)

Good to hear a Scottish resident grouping the British Isles - I had a Scottish father and lived in Edinburgh for 3 years at Art College, and didn't hear too many Scots grouping their country with England. I still like the concept and title of Great Britain anyway.

It varies depending who i'm talking to actually. I do tend to split them when talking to non-european people (eg my Location on here) because the number of times i've had...

Me : "I'm from the UK"
Them : "Cool, so where in England are you?"

...is worrying.

[ntg]

UK, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Majorca, Egypt, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Pakistan, Singapore, Australia, Bahrain, Dubai (and other UAE), Qatar, USA, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Mexico

I count that as 31, but if you want to be picky, you can also add 3 for UK and 1 for Gibraltar! :cool:

[kiwi_the_iwik]

...About 45 countries...

... and 4 passports.


And do you know what?!?

(whilst banging heels together)

"...There's no place like home... ...There's no place like home..."

;)

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by Knox
Good point :)



It varies depending who i'm talking to actually. I do tend to split them when talking to non-european people (eg my Location on here) because the number of times i've had...

Me : "I'm from the UK"
Them : "Cool, so where in England are you?"

...is worrying.

Yeah, I hear that. i was in Tokyo earlier in the year and I met some other travellers at the airport and that asked me where i was flying to, I said "London".

She said "Which one?"

To which I replied, drunkenly, sarcastically, at 5am, "Is there another?"

It did of course turn out that thse people were Canadians flying to London, Canada. I wasn't to know, but they were REALLY offended. Served me right for being drunk at an airport, but what else do you do when the only shop in the airport terminal is called "Beer & Chips" - I love Japan!

[Bengt77]

Only England (the country, not the UK), Danmark, Nederland, Belgique, Deutschland, la France, Monaco, Helvetia, Österreich, Hungária, Èeská Republika and Slovenskej Republiky.

So that's 12. Hope to go to Russia once, too. The US doesn't appeal to me, though. Well, mayby Cupertino, 1st Infinite Loop...

:p

[dstorey]

If I include USA, where I'm going in two week and the two counties I landed in but never left the airport then 11 different countries :

England (My Home)
Scotland (Guess it's seperate unless you say Great Britain as one)
France (Lived there for a year)
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland (Worked there for a year)
Croatia
Austria
The Netherlands
Belgium
USA (Soon, and maybe Canada as I'll be not so far away in NYC)

[Bengt77]

Originally posted by gotohamish
It did of course turn out that thse people were Canadians flying to London, Canada. I wasn't to know, but they were REALLY offended.

How can anyone be offended if you don't know some silly town apeing the name of one of the main capitals of the world? That really offends me, actually, and I'm not even from the UK! Damn, are all Canadians that stupid to think everyone knows there is 'another' London? Gawd, that's lame!

:rolleyes:

Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names? Really stupid. And then they all expect the Russian to know that St. Petersburg really IS a town in the US. I wonder if anyone in the US knows there is a St. Petersburg in Russia too?!

There is this anecdote in Europe that when you tell an American you're Dutch he goes and asks if you know his friend who lives in Copenhagen. That's stupid.

Sorry to bash in this post, I just hate it when people are so stunningly uninterested.

:mad:

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by Bengt77
Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names? Really stupid. And then they all expect the Russian to know that St. Petersburg really IS a town in the US. I wonder if anyone in the US knows there is a St. Petersburg in Russia too?!

Well I don't think they stole the names as such - they were most likely founded by adverturers of the international community and named them in homage or something like that - pretty unoriginal really, but times were different! I don't know this for a fact, but it's a pretty educated guess. :)

[Rufus T Firefly]

Originally posted by gotohamish
Well I don't think they stole the names as such - they were most likely founded by adverturers of the international community and named them in homage or something like that - pretty unoriginal really, but times were different! I don't know this for a fact, but it's a pretty educated guess. :)

This remind me a young american lady, who told me once that the italian had "stolen" the name of Syracuse from the US city...
All this is emphasized by the internet : if you do a search in Google for "syracuse", you won't easily find the original referance.

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by Bengt77

Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names? Really stupid. And then they all expect the Russian to know that St. Petersburg really IS a town in the US. I wonder if anyone in the US knows there is a St. Petersburg in Russia too?!

There is this anecdote in Europe that when you tell an American you're Dutch he goes and asks if you know his friend who lives in Copenhagen. That's stupid.


What's wrong with copying the names? Our country was founded by immigrants who named things after their homes and countries they came from. I don't think its all that bad - but I would agree that knowing where the names came from, at least the town you live in, should be something you should know.

And not all names are borrowed. A french cartographer looked at the map of the west coast US (not sure when, but probably 1700s/1800s) and named the area between what is now California and Washington - Oregon. Not based on anything or any person, only because it sounded good to him ;)

And in the North East/New England where I grew up there are a lot of place names within the towns that have Native American origins.

As for people who don't know the geography - well, ignorance has a cure, but people need to want to know.

D

[jxyama]

Lived for an extended period time in:
Japan, U.S., France and Switzerland

Traveled in:
Mexico, Canada, Spain, England, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Italy, Vatican City, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Rep., Hungary, China, Mongolia, Israel

Physically been through (but did not really visit): Germany and Monaco.

[Trimix]

okay now that we have all showed off and feel much better ;) what is this poll good for ?
how about what cars we have driven in our lifetimes ?
what types of restaurants we have eaten in ?
or jeans brand or or or ...

this is almost as bad as which cola we prefer, apart from the fact that neither pepsi nor coke have 'boasting-potential'

hats off to whomever counted majorca (mallorca) as a country

:D

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by Trimix
okay now that we have all showed off and feel much better ;) what is this poll good for ?
how about what cars we have driven in our lifetimes ?
what types of restaurants we have eaten in ?
or jeans brand or or or ...

this is almost as bad as which cola we prefer, apart from the fact that neither pepsi nor coke have 'boasting-potential'

hats off to whomever counted majorca (mallorca) as a country

:D

Someone got out of bed on the wrong side!

Well how about a nanoscience debate? Would satisfy your higher level of intelligence?

I'm more impressed by the amount of people (including me) who have been to Iceland - great news, it's an amazing country!

[lmalave]

Originally posted by Bengt77

Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names? Really stupid. And then they all expect the Russian to know that St. Petersburg really IS a town in the US. I wonder if anyone in the US knows there is a St. Petersburg in Russia too?!


Umm...it might interest you to know that the United States was formed from European colonies. Thus the city and state I live in is called New York and was previously called New Amsterdam. It's not uncommon to have cities and states named after European cities or provinces. There are also many cities and states with Native American names.

And to the UK posters above, the overwhelming majority of Americans consider the UK a single country, and consider England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to be somewhat akin to our States. Of course, Americans have to be the most geographically ignorant people of any developed or even semi-developed nation, so they generally call the UK something else like England, Britain, or Great Britain, but regardless of what they call it they are thinking of the entire territory of the UK (except for Northern Ireland which they tend to forget about).

As for myself, besides the U.S. I've been in Canada, the Bahamas (I think they're an independent country???), and Greece.

[yzedf]

USA (born and lived all my life, visited every state except for Alaska and Hawaii), as well as Mexico (drinking in college) and Canada (vacation in Montana strayed north for a day).

Born in Tennessee (Knoxville), raised in Colorado (Denver), finished high school and some college in Arizona(Phoenix then Tucson), currently living in Connecticut (Greenwich area). Until I get antsy and move again... thinking California or maybe Illinois, or Florida.

Decision to move from AZ to CT was made in about 10 seconds. I am a nomad... should have been in the military ;)

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Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names? Really stupid. And then they all expect the Russian to know that St. Petersburg really IS a town in the US. I wonder if anyone in the US knows there is a St. Petersburg in Russia too?!
Glad to see the actions of people 100-300 years ago still gets your panties in a knot :rolleyes:

<rant>

It does for me also:

The UK (England, Ireland, Scotland etc) is not the center of the universe, but you all are confident enough to still think so. What is the point of your royal family again, other than hording the wealth of their inbred ancestors? I see Imperialism worked out well for you. You frickin people caused so much of the current problems in the world because you _had_ to spread your archaic christian values upon the world, telling the Indians and the Arabs and countless other cultures how wrong they had been to pray to their god(s). You idiots drew the lines in the sand, leading to constant wars (Iran-Iraq, India-Pakistan etc) that the UN has to try to clean up, but can't. So who foots the bill? That's right, the USA does. We allow you to participate, simply as a token gesture. What was once the puppeteer is now the puppet. Your great country was whipped by a bunch of farmers 220+ years ago, and never recovered. 60 years ago the USA had to come to the rescue of the almight UK. Your country hasn't been relevant in ages. Your power can only be measured against the other fallen powers of the world. Soon, the communists will be more significant than you. Eventually, your old subjects will flex their muscles as we once did, and we will probably be called on again to save your "great" country. Serioulsy, if China and India decide to wipe your sorry country of the face of this planet, what can you do about it? Not much.

</rant>
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[Trimix]

in reply to gotohamish

nanoscience ? sure would make for great reading, although i must admit it would be way over my head :(

[Squire]

Originally posted by Bengt77
How can anyone be offended if you don't know some silly town apeing the name of one of the main capitals of the world? That really offends me, actually, and I'm not even from the UK! Damn, are all Canadians that stupid to think everyone knows there is 'another' London? Gawd, that's lame!

:rolleyes:

Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names? Really stupid. And then they all expect the Russian to know that St. Petersburg really IS a town in the US. I wonder if anyone in the US knows there is a St. Petersburg in Russia too?!

There is this anecdote in Europe that when you tell an American you're Dutch he goes and asks if you know his friend who lives in Copenhagen. That's stupid.

Sorry to bash in this post, I just hate it when people are so stunningly uninterested.

:mad:

Ummm...John Graves Simcoe, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791-96 (born in England), named London, Ontario. It's no Canadian's fault. Naming cities in the New World "New...something" is quite common.

I can relate to the, "Do you know so and so" beef, though. Drives me nuts. And I think it's pretty brutal for someone to expect others to know London, Ontario. I mean, it IS a pretty big city for Canada- population about 350,000- but still. London is London, England. The other one is not known the world over. (Although I heard it's quite nice.)

Squire

[lmalave]

Originally posted by yzedf
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Glad to see the actions of people 100-300 years ago still gets your panties in a knot :rolleyes:

<rant>

It does for me also:

The UK (England, Ireland, Scotland etc) is not the center of the universe, but you all are confident enough to still think so. What is the point of your royal family again, other than hording the wealth of their inbred ancestors? I see Imperialism worked out well for you. You frickin people caused so much of the current problems in the world because you _had_ to spread your archaic christian values upon the world, telling the Indians and the Arabs and countless other cultures how wrong they had been to pray to their god(s). You idiots drew the lines in the sand, leading to constant wars (Iran-Iraq, India-Pakistan etc) that the UN has to try to clean up, but can't. So who foots the bill? That's right, the USA does. We allow you to participate, simply as a token gesture. What was once the puppeteer is now the puppet. Your great country was whipped by a bunch of farmers 220+ years ago, and never recovered. 60 years ago the USA had to come to the rescue of the almight UK. Your country hasn't been relevant in ages. Your power can only be measured against the other fallen powers of the world. Soon, the communists will be more significant than you. Eventually, your old subjects will flex their muscles as we once did, and we will probably be called on again to save your "great" country. Serioulsy, if China and India decide to wipe your sorry country of the face of this planet, what can you do about it? Not much.

</rant>
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And the U.S. is not a colonial power???? I should know, I was BORN in a U.S. colony. Are you aware that we owned the Phillipines for about 20 years after the Spanish-American war? And that we killed about 200,000 Filipinos when they rose up against the American colonizers?

Oh, and yeah, you're right, we didn't try that hard to spread Christianity among the "savages" (Native Americans) we encountered. Noooo, instead we tried to KILL THEM ALL, and what few were left we put into concentration camps in the desert.

And as far as coming to Western Europe's rescue, we have this neat strategy of waiting 'till both sides are at war for several years, their armies thoroughly decimated, so we can ride in fresh on a white horse and "save" the day.

So get off your freakin' high horse, you're giving us Americans a bad name with your very stereotypical and predictable antics.

[Trimix]

from counting the countries we ever visited, we are now into country-bashing mode...
keep it up guys and gals, makes for amusing reading
(ducks behind i-mac...) :p

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by lmalave
Umm...it might interest you to know that the United States was formed from European colonies. Thus the city and state I live in is called New York and was previously called New Amsterdam. It's not uncommon to have cities and states named after European cities or provinces. There are also many cities and states with Native American names.

And to the UK posters above, the overwhelming majority of Americans consider the UK a single country, and consider England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to be somewhat akin to our States. Of course, Americans have to be the most geographically ignorant people of any developed or even semi-developed nation, so they generally call the UK something else like England, Britain, or Great Britain, but regardless of what they call it they are thinking of the entire territory of the UK (except for Northern Ireland which they tend to forget about).

As for myself, besides the U.S. I've been in Canada, the Bahamas (I think they're an independent country???), and Greece.

And I live in the 'old' York! (http://www.visityork.org)

[rjgjonker]

Interesting to see that so many people have been to less than ten countries.

I myself have been to, in alphabetical order: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong S.A.R., Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK and the US. (I have travelled through Poland as well, but I didn't leave the car)

[gerror]

Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names? Really stupid. And then they all expect the Russian to know that St. Petersburg really IS a town in the US. I wonder if anyone in the US knows there is a St. Petersburg in Russia too?! \

There is a little place in the Netherlands called America...
Stupid Dutch people ;)

[Trimix]

Is there a Zurich in the U.S. ???
I know of Lima, Berlin and seem to recall Rome.

[Trimix]

uh, forgot to mention this one

we have a place here which is called PARADIES (sort of our spelling of the word paradise)
how is that for 'borrowing' names ???

[rjgjonker]

Originally posted by gerror
There is a little place in the Netherlands called America...

But it is spelled with a K (as is the Dutch word for America)

Stupid Dutch people ;)
Agreed ;)

By the way, we left our colonial traces as well (I'm not proud of that). But, fortunately, the people in the former Dutch colonies were smart enough to make up their own geographical names :)

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by Trimix
uh, forgot to mention this one

we have a place here which is called PARADIES (sort of our spelling of the word paradise)
how is that for 'borrowing' names ???

In stark contrast, I was always childishly amused by 'Bald Knob' somewhere in the southern states of the US. Never been though, it would be a great place to send a postcard from...

H

[lmalave]

Originally posted by gotohamish
And I live in the 'old' York! (http://www.visityork.org)

Heh, I see Clifton is to the Northwest of York. There's a town in the state of New Jersey called Clifton.

[arn]

I see I underestimated how many countries most people had been to

arn

[Trimix]

football i.e. soccer world championship finals 1954 were in Bern-Wankdorf
has my 'merican and u.k. friends in stitches, evertime we drive through :p

[wdlove]

We have alot of world travelers on the Forum. If it wasn't for the Air Force, it would be 0! I've been to the Azores, Iceland, and Germany. It would be 4 but Puerto Rico belongs to the US. My trips were part of my training as a Flight Nurse. In the Reserves we transport military patients & personnel worldwide. It was enjoyable learning experience!

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by arn
I see I underestimated how many countries most people had been to

arn

so where have you been, Arn?

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by lmalave
Heh, I see Clifton is to the Northwest of York. There's a town in the state of New Jersey called Clifton.

Clifton is an area within york, just outside the Roman-built city walls. There is also a Clifton-area of Bristol further south.

[OutThere]

6 for me...USA, Canada, Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany. Not counting the various cantons and states that I've been to in Switzerland and the US. I have dual citizenship w/Switzerland and the U.S. Swiss pride baby!

[yzedf]

Originally posted by lmalave
And the U.S. is not a colonial power???? I should know, I was BORN in a U.S. colony. Are you aware that we owned the Phillipines for about 20 years after the Spanish-American war? And that we killed about 200,000 Filipinos when they rose up against the American colonizers?

Oh, and yeah, you're right, we didn't try that hard to spread Christianity among the "savages" (Native Americans) we encountered. Noooo, instead we tried to KILL THEM ALL, and what few were left we put into concentration camps in the desert.

And as far as coming to Western Europe's rescue, we have this neat strategy of waiting 'till both sides are at war for several years, their armies thoroughly decimated, so we can ride in fresh on a white horse and "save" the day.

So get off your freakin' high horse, you're giving us Americans a bad name with your very stereotypical and predictable antics.
I am aware of my history, thank you.

Where do you think we learned our tactics from?

As to your Western European war problems, either you want our help or not. You whine and bitch when we do something, and whine and bitch when we sit on the sidelines trying to let you resolve your own conflicts.

Remember, almost every major war is based on only two things; religion and land. As the US becomes less and less religious, we will become involved in fewer conflicts.

Send the troops abroad home. Let them defend our own country. Spend the extra money saved from military conflicts on fixing our own problems. Nuke the cr@p out of anyone that tries to attack us, militarily or otherwise. Drill Alaska for oil until fossil fuels are no longer needed. Recycle properly. Let everyone solve their own damn problems. We are not the police force of the world. The UN is.

[sedarby]

Originally posted by yzedf
I am aware of my history, thank you.

Where do you think we learned our tactics from?

As to your Western European war problems, either you want our help or not. You whine and bitch when we do something, and whine and bitch when we sit on the sidelines trying to let you resolve your own conflicts.

Remember, almost every major war is based on only two things; religion and land. As the US becomes less and less religious, we will become involved in fewer conflicts.

Send the troops abroad home. Let them defend our own country. Spend the extra money saved from military conflicts on fixing our own problems. Nuke the cr@p out of anyone that tries to attack us, militarily or otherwise. Drill Alaska for oil until fossil fuels are no longer needed. Recycle properly. Let everyone solve their own damn problems. We are not the police force of the world. The UN is.

Nicely put.

[Jerry Spoon]

Originally posted by Bengt77
Whenever I see a map of the US it also very much offends me to see how many towns and cities there are over there that just 'stole' the names of old, European and Asian cities. Really lame. Can't they think of their own names?

Is it OK if they just add the word "New" in front of it? I'd like to start a petition to get St. Petersburg FL to rename itself New St. Petersburg;)

[Jerry Spoon]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
And not all names are borrowed. A french cartographer looked at the map of the west coast US (not sure when, but probably 1700s/1800s) and named the area between what is now California and Washington - Oregon. Not based on anything or any person, only because it sounded good to him

Don't know if that is true, but this is what I had heard about the naming of Oregon:
>Oregon is a French cartographer's misspelling
>for Wisconsin (i.e: handwritten "Ouisconsin" looks like
>"OuraGon sin"), and "Wisconsin" originally described the whole
>unexplored northwest territory.

This could be a folk etymology or a real one; I don't know for sure.

[bellis1]

Originally posted by sedarby
Nicely put.


I would love to see the demographics of people who make comments like this. I suspect you are all well paying taxpayers in a higher bracket than myself. Hell, I don't even pay taxes right now because I am living off of educational stipends that are not taxable. I would like to think that the younger the generation the less ethnocentric we are. The world was a lot more closed before the internet. As for countries visited:

England, France, Spain, Germany, France, Checkoslovakia, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Barbados, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mexico, Canada

[Jerry Spoon]

Originally posted by yzedf
We (USA) are not the police force of the world. The UN is.

They've been doing a bang-up job, haven't they.

[Knox]

*senses a political debate developing*

Originally posted by arn
I see I underestimated how many countries most people had been to

I'm surprised at the number of countries people have been to, and feeling a bit under-travelled myself ;( If i had to have guessed i'd have assumed most people would be in the 3-8 bracket or there abouts.

[Jerry Spoon]

Originally posted by Knox
*senses a political debate developing*


I think it's developed and boiled over for a few people:D

[usersince86]

Originally posted by rjgjonker
Interesting to see that so many people have been to less than ten countries.

I myself have been to, in alphabetical order: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong S.A.R., Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK and the US. (

Much of the reason that people born in the U.S don't go to many countries can be traced to three things, I think:

1. We can go to Canada or Mexico easily. Everything else costs lots of money and/or time.
2. The U.S. is kinda *BIG*, going from NYC to Chicago is like going across several European countries (in terms of distance). And while the cultures of each European country are more diverse, the sub-cultures and regional differences in the U.S. provide a lot of variation.
3. We are very U.S.-centric (ethno-centric, if you prefer). That's just the truth.

Many cultures are coming here, which provides more diversity (actually, I live in Venezuela, but have spent all but 2 years in the U.S.). It's not the same as visiting other countries, but it's the way things are.

A final thought: it's probable the fear of terrorism has entered into the equation the last few years, meaning people are less willing to cross borders.

Personally, I have lived in 3 countries (U.S., Costa Rica and now Venezuela) and have visited 6 others, for whatever that's worth to any of you.

:-)

PEACE.

[void]

53...I'm too lazy to list them all...And I'm only 13!!!
-void

[Musician000]

Hmmm...I've lived in Southern California my entire life...and I've never been on a plane, let alone a different country. Hell, I've only been to two other states than California!
But in two weeks I am flying to Spain for a month...first time in a plane...fun stuff! I need to get an iPod for the flight...haha.

[vouder17]

Well most of my relatives, infact all of my relatives live above the equater so that explains mainly why i have been to so many countries, do date i have been to 15 countries.

Swaziland(Home)
South Africa
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Mozambique
Mauritius
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Germany
England
Greece
Portugal
Luxembourg(sp)
Going to Tanzania Soon(Mt. Kilimanjaro)

[yzedf]

Originally posted by Jerry Spoon
They've been doing a bang-up job, haven't they.
Indeed. They are like a toothless chihuahua... yap yap yap! lol ;)

[Giaguara]

about 40-50. i quit counting after i started to forget many places, or when too many started to look like each other.

[Bengt77]

Originally posted by yzedf
Indeed. They are like a toothless chihuahua... yap yap yap! lol ;)

...but I actually prefer Virgin Cola above Coca Cola, thank you.

:D

Anyone?

(Yes, this is an old poll, but I just thought I'd bring it up again. Really thought it (the poll) missed some flavours of Cola.)

[pimentoLoaf]

Other than the USofA where I live, several visits to Canada: BC and Ontario, mostly, and only for vacations. Prefer BC, can strongly recommend Banff Springs Motel, and driving backroads between Vancouver, Kamloops, Lake Louise and Banff.

[Giaguara]

Originally posted by Musician000
I need to get an iPod for the flight...haha.

They will tell you that you have to "switch off" your ipod in the plane!! :D ;)

[wdlove]

Originally posted by Giaguara
They will tell you that you have to "switch off" your ipod in the plane!! :D ;)

It should just be on takeoff and landing! Otherwise happy iPod listening! ;)

[candan9019]

Sorry to bring this back but come on.Damn, are all Canadians that stupid to think everyone knows there is 'another' London? Gawd, that's lame!




Yes, yes we are. Well if you actually looked at a map maybe you wouldn't be so ugly. London Ont, does have a international airport so it is kinda important and southern Ontario is very populated even by U.S. standards. You don't even know what the Canadians said. Why do people have to get mad at everything, whats wrong?

Just the U.S. and Canada for me hopefully more soon.

[mim]

Originally posted by bellis1
I would love to see the demographics of people who make comments like this. I suspect you are all well paying taxpayers in a higher bracket than myself. Hell, I don't even pay taxes right now because I am living off of educational stipends that are not taxable. I would like to think that the younger the generation the less ethnocentric we are. The world was a lot more closed before the internet.

Nicely put ;) - but enough of this.

I'm with Arn, I'm really surpried how well travelled most everyone is. The only region that seems lacking in people's lists is Mid & South East Asia.

Ok, my list just to help me remind my self too...
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland (Republic of...), France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Serbia, Croatia, Spain, hmmm....Australia, Singapore, Thailand, HongKong(China).

Like you American's, I think Australia is big enough to warrent counting as 3 or 4 countries ;).

I was planning a trip of all the *kistan countries just before I had to rush over here (Melbourne). Anyone done that? Any tips/hints?

a.

[eric_n_dfw]

Voted 8 but remembered a 9th afterwards.

[list=1]
USA (born OH, Grew up AZ, have lived in TX about 10 yrs - visited/worked in: HI,OR,CA,FL,TN,MN,NV,OK,NY,MO,CO)
Canada
Mexico
Burmuda
Bahamas
Germany
Czech Republic (my favorite outside of USA)
Austria
Italy
[/list=1]

Hope to travel to Budapest, Poland, Russia and re-visit Czech and Italy again soon! (Japan and Australia would be cool as well!)

(and no, Texans don't believe there's no world outside of their state! :p - Oklahoman's might though! :D )

PS: Hey yzedf, I'm asuming you attended U of A while in Tucson - Bear Down!!! (But don't tell me you also attended ASU while in Phoenix! :eek: )

[SlowX]

is Pepsi a country?

:D

[kaos_de_moria]

1switzerland,
2lichtenstein,
3austria,
4germany,
5france,
6spain,
7italy,
8england & scotland & wales & northern ireland,
9ireland,
10czech republic,
11slovacia,
12hungaria,
13croatia,
14bosnia,
15yugosalvia & montenegro,
16rumania,
17bulgaria,
18greece,
19turkey,
20syria,
21jordania,
22egypt,
23sudan,
24eritrea,
25yemen,
26djibouti,
27somalia,
28ethopia,
29kenia,
30tanzania & zanzibar,
31malawi,
32mozambique,
33south africa...
makes 33 independent countries and 38 entities.

[Trimix]

FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG
BELGIUM
THE NETHERLANDS
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC (FRG)
GERMANY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (DDR)
POLAND
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
SLOVAKIA
YUGOSLAVIA (prior)
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
GREEECE
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
ANDORRA
MONACO
SAN REMO
ITALY
SWITZERLAND
LICHTENSTEIN
AUSTRIA
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
ENGLAND
NORWAY
SWEDEN
FINLAND
DENMARK

RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN

SYRIA
JORDAN
LEBANON
EGYPT
TUNISIA
BAHRAIN
DUBAI
OMAN

JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
AUSTRALIA

USofA
CANADA (the better part of it, i.e. QUEBEC)

[Bengt77]

Originally posted by SlowX
is Pepsi a country?

:D

Yeah, it used to be, but they renamed it USA after a flame war with Santa Claus over at Slashdot.org (http://www.slashdot.org/).

:rolleyes:

[Trimix]

PEPSI-Land is wonderful.
The inhabitants, whoppers and burritos are very friendly.
I leave it to you to figure out who are the males and who are the females :D
Entry is easy, but some of us leave with less money and more weight around our collective waists.
The national symbol is two crossed french fries, with a puddle of catsup underneath.
The language is not hard to learn but it can only be spoken with your mouth full.

[groovebuster]

Originally posted by arn
I see I underestimated how many countries most people had been to

arn

You are not serious, right? Since 99% of the macrumors population is male, you should know what to think about all that! ;)

Pure "mine is bigger than yours" attitude! I bet some people were just counting all the country names they could remember and they hardly ever left the country where they were born.

So I travelled more than 90 countries before I was 15. Thanks! I know that I am cool! ;) No wait, it was 120 countries! Really!

groovebuster

[Bengt77]

Originally posted by groovebuster
Pure "mine is bigger than yours" attitude! I bet some people were just counting all the country names they could remember and they hardly ever left the country where they were born.

Blah, blah, blah...

:o

[wdlove]

I'm impressed, we really have alot of seasoned world travelers! It's an education that you can't learn in books and school! ;)

[groovebuster]

Originally posted by Bengt77
Blah, blah, blah...

:o

That's exactly what I expected from somebody like you. :D

Subject and text speak for themselves...

Have a nice day! :rolleyes:

groovebuster

[rjgjonker]

What I find interesting is that quite a lot of Americans in this forum have lived in various parts of their country, which is not really something a lot of Europeans do. Most people really stay in their own area for most of their lives, even in such a small country as The Netherlands.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by groovebuster
You are not serious, right? Since 99% of the macrumors population is male, you should know what to think about all that! ;)

Pure "mine is bigger than yours" attitude! I bet some people were just counting all the country names they could remember and they hardly ever left the country where they were born.

So I travelled more than 90 countries before I was 15. Thanks! I know that I am cool! ;) No wait, it was 120 countries! Really!

groovebuster

Well if this thread is anything like the original then you have a few people not only couting the countries they had an hour layove in while flying but you are getting people also that are couting coutries they just flew over.

I'm not saying all these people are that way but I bet there's at least one or two.

[Ugg]

Canada 3.5 months
Mexico 1 month
Germany 5 months
England 1 month
France 3 weeks
Spain 1 week
Switzerland 10 days
Slovakia 10 days
Czech Rep. 5 days
Austria 5 days
Netherlands 1 week
Denmark 3 days
Sweden 3 days
Finland 1 week

I've lived in MT, WA, CA, traveled to about 40 states.

[moonmonkey]

Originally posted by Knox
*senses a political debate developing*



I'm surprised at the number of countries people have been to, and feeling a bit under-travelled myself ;( If i had to have guessed i'd have assumed most people would be in the 3-8 bracket or there abouts.


Its much easier living in Europe, you can catch a train and pass through 14 countries in a month.

[moonmonkey]

Originally posted by kaos_de_moria
1switzerland,
2lichtenstein,
3austria,
4germany,
5france,
6spain,
7italy,
8england & scotland & wales & northern ireland,
9ireland,
10czech republic,
11slovacia,
12hungaria,
13croatia,
14bosnia,
15yugosalvia & montenegro,
16rumania,
17bulgaria,
18greece,
19turkey,
20syria,
21jordania,
22egypt,
23sudan,
24eritrea,
25yemen,
26djibouti,
27somalia,
28ethopia,
29kenia,
30tanzania & zanzibar,
31malawi,
32mozambique,
33south africa...
makes 33 independent countries and 38 entities.


You have been to every Ghost Recon Mission pack.

[Jaykay]

France, Spain, Norway, Morocco, Monaco, Italy and Greece. Thats 7 for me.

[ntg]

Originally posted by groovebuster
You are not serious, right? Since 99% of the macrumors population is male, you should know what to think about all that! ;)

Pure "mine is bigger than yours" attitude! I bet some people were just counting all the country names they could remember and they hardly ever left the country where they were born.

So I travelled more than 90 countries before I was 15. Thanks! I know that I am cool! ;) No wait, it was 120 countries! Really!

groovebuster

A father who was an International Transport Manager covered most of Europe, whilst 5 Years in the Royal Navy did most of the rest, plus relatives in Australia and Canada (and still to visit some in RSA!).

Besides, I love travelling...

[tazo]

I have been in three countries: the U.S., canada and mexico. never visited outside North America :(

[astralex]

I just made a site where you can add all your visited countries to your own world map and get them counted. There is even some info on all countries. Check my 30 countries I visited on www.yourworldmap.com/show.asp?anv=1 (http://www.yourworldmap.com/show.asp?anv=1) and then add yours:)

[miloblithe]

I just made a site where you can add all your visited countries to your own world map and get them counted. There is even some info on all countries. Check my 30 countries I visited on www.yourworldmap.com/show.asp?anv=1 (http://www.yourworldmap.com/show.asp?anv=1) and then add yours:)

I still think Wales and Scotland are countries. :)

http://www.yourworldmap.com/show.asp?anv=42

[Temujin]

"Denmark"
Sweden
Norway
Greenland
Iceland
England
Scotland
Ireland
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
France
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Czech Republic

Well that's about it. Would like to visit the US, Canada, Russia and last but not least Japan.

[dllavaneras]

Canada, the US, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. I need to travel more...

[Cassie]

I have flown over Mexico, but never actually touched ground there.

Just one. the USA.

[Chef Medeski]

Anyone in Europe has an inherent advantage because crossing country borders is like hopping states for us. Its a lot closer. Everybody in the US either can go to Mexico or Canada by car, only other place you have to fly. I've got 6 countries under my belt. Only been to London and Amsterdam in Europe though.... oh look at that the two big hubs.... :D.

If I ever actually visit Europe that number will quickly jump to +10. I'll do Spain, France, Italy, Germany. Bam! 10.

Also, does Quebec count as a separate country? Technically its a country in a country. :p

[OwlsAndApples]

Europe: UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Wight!), France, Belgium, Holland, Spain (does Basque country count as well?), Germany, Greece (and a couple of their islands, Crete, Samos, Santorini...), Italy, the Vatican, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark, Malta, Gozo.

North America: USA (Arizona, Nevada, California, Florida, New York)

Central America: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba.

This year I should be visiting Israel, and maybe Washington in the USA if I'm lucky ;)

So that's ~22-27 so far depending on how you class it...

[OwlsAndApples]

Woah, can't believe so many people have been to Lichtenstein, I'd love to go there! :)

[tshakey]

ooooo
ive bin 2 finland, holland, england, France, germany, spain, italy, Slovenia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Australia, Austria, Turkey, Greece, the caribbean, USA, Morocco
but stil onli hav a little mac mini :( :apple:

[islandman]

14.

[smueboy]

hmm...

Australia (home), New Zealand, UK (England & Scotland), Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Bahrain, Singapore, Thailand, USA (14 states).

so i guess that's 16.

[mac-convert]

I had to sit back and make a list to realize how fortunate that I have been.

Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, France, UK
Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Vietnam, Thailand
Jamaica
Canada, (Vancouver Island, Vancouver and points between Calgary,
Kamloops, Kelowna, Banff and Toronto)
US(Home),
States (Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (born and raised),
Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington (home), Washington DC (not a state),
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

[SMM]

England, Whales, Ireland, Scotland, France, Vietnam, Japan, China, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Tonga, Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, Laos, Cambodia, Tahiti, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Gilbert Islands, Mexico, Canada, Fiji, and Philippines.

26 - Oh ya, USA - Make it 27.

[gauchogolfer]

Here we go:
USA, Canada, Mexico, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda

England, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey, Netherlands, Belgium

Monaco, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Vatican City

Japan.

So, that makes 24 so far.
:)

Plus, I've been to every state in the USA except North Dakota.

[Cooknn]

USA, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland and Germany. I guess I live a sheltered life :o

[JBazz]

Do I count countries if I only went in to work on an airplane an never left the airport?

US, Canada, Iceland, Greenland, UK, France, Germany, Romania, Italy, Spain, Malta, Morocco, Tahiti, Bali, Easter Island, Australia, New Zeland, most all of the Carribean, Bermuda, Bahamas, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.

This year I hope to be adding Turkey and Isreal.

[DeSnousa]

Portugal, Sweden, and parts of Australia (Alice Springs, Sydney, Rockhampton, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast).

But I only counted it as 2 countries :)

[eenu]

http://www.yourworldmap.com/show.asp?anv=320

Thank god i will cover most of the rest in the next 2 yrs!

I have traveled a lot but its weird how that breaks down into so few countries!

It's a shame that site doesn't split America down into states etc and allow you to plot cities you have been too

[ricgnzlzcr]

U.S., Costa Rica, Canada, and the Bahamas.

I'm not much of a traveler but want to do more later in life.

[Le GoogelGuRu]

I haven't been outside Canada... :eek:

[wmmk]

Only the U.S. :(. I love traveling, but my brother is just 5, which makes travel hard. I was 8 when he was born, and wouldn't have appreciated world travel all that much before he was that. we may be going to europe or Israel in a few summers. I'd love that!

[Mav451]

9.

US (living), Canada, Italy, Austria, China, Taiwan, Japan, Jamaica, Mexico.

All my traveling has been with family except the Austria trip (with Montgomery County Youth Orchestra). That was fun.

[bleachthru]

U.S., Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti, Cayman Islands.....Definitely need to travel more. Hopefully I can afford to in the next few years, i've always wanted to check out Europe.

[booper63]

England, Wales, Ireland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Greece, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Bahamas, Canada, and USA

[TheDance511]

U.S.A (I live here) ... Mexico...Canada...oh and Texas..haha jk:p

[Queso]

Don't know whether these ones count as separates or one ;)

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Orkney Islands, States of Jersey

But also....

Republic of Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, The Netherlands, Italy, The Vatican, Austria, Hungary, The Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden, Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, Australia and the USA.

[twoodcc]

only been in 2 countries, US and Canada. and i've never flown either, i drove to Canada :eek:

[gamerz]

oh god... where to start... Here i go:

Canada
U.S.
U.A.E.!!! Best Country in the world and lived there for 3 years
Maldives
Kenya
China
Eygpt
England
France
Switzerland
Italy
Costa Rica
Jordan
Oman
Yemen
The Vatican
And some others that i cant remember... AND I'M ONLY 13!!!

[rksprst]

Is it true that in the UAE, if you're a citizen of the country you get a very large monthly payment from the government. And it's almost impossible to become a citizen unless everyone since your grandfather were born in the country and then its still hard?

[gamerz]

I really woudnt have any clue... but in the 3 years that i lived there i think we could have become a citizen... I consider myself one now anyways... lol. About the payment thing... thats not true, the government spends it's money trying to make it a high tourism country now, such as the palm islands.

[psychofreak]

England (home)
Wales (a wannabe country really, but people are counting it)
France
Italy
Israel
Australia
China
Vanuatu
USA
Switzerland

I'm 15 by the way...

[mikes63737]

2... the US and Canada.

[BarryW]

Swaziland
Lesotho
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Italy
UK
US

So thats 9

[BarryW]

I really woudnt have any clue... but in the 3 years that i lived there i think we could have become a citizen... I consider myself one now anyways... lol. About the payment thing... thats not true, the government spends it's money trying to make it a high tourism country now, such as the palm islands.

You cannot become a citizen of the UAE, even if you have a child in that country it assumes the nationality of its parents. Not sure about what happens if a foreigner marries a local.

I'm moving there in a couple of weeks, hope it is as nice as you say.

[j26]

11 - 12 if you can include the Canary Islands as not part of Spain
Northern Ireland
England
Wales
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
USA
Cuba

And I hope to go to Poland in June (Krakow)

[iBecks]

England (of course)
USA
Italy
France
Andorra
Austria
Germany
Belgium
Nethelands
Wales
Scotland

[iKwick7]

I could have sworn that I posted in this thread before, but I digress.

5: (6, if you really want to consider the Vatican it's own country)

- U.S. (home)

- Canada (Toronto)

- The Bahamas (I do believe they are independent)

- England (London and Leeds.... and Bermuda :))

- Italy (pretty much everywhere)


I really hope to get back to England and Italy soon and I'd really, really like to visit Iceland, Sweden, The Czec Republic, and Switzerland, among many other countries. I miss England. You blokes rock!

[gamerz]

BarryW: I think your right... unless you local parent want you to be a citizen, or if you have grand-parents that accept you to be one... Anyway where are you moving to???

[rksprst]

So I'm curious, if there's no monthly payments; what does the government (UAE) do with all that money? Besides for spending money on infrastructure and tourism.

A guy in my dorm was an international student from there and he said that you get payments from the government and if you're unemployed you get kicked out of the country. I guess maybe he was exaggerating a bit.

[petvas]

Greece
Cyprus (born there)
Germany (residence)
Italy
Spain
France
Switzerland
Austria
Luxembourg
Netherlands
England
Australia
US (Seattle, Atlanta, New Orleans)
Denmark

[BarryW]

BarryW: I think your right... unless you local parent want you to be a citizen, or if you have grand-parents that accept you to be one... Anyway where are you moving to???

I am moving to Dubai, know any nice places to rent an apartment?

A guy in my dorm was an international student from there and he said that you get payments from the government and if you're unemployed you get kicked out of the country. I guess maybe he was exaggerating a bit.

I don't know about kicking their own citizens out but I know for sure if you are a foreigner and are unemployed, you have to leave but thats common policy with all governments regarding expats.

As to what the UAE government does with their money, is a question you have to ask any government. At least in the UAE you can see progress in terms of first class roads, public transport etc.

[Queso]

I don't know about kicking their own citizens out but I know for sure if you are a foreigner and are unemployed, you have to leave but thats common policy with all governments regarding expats.
LOL. Someone's obviously never been to Britain :D

[ogee]

About 43 sovereign countries or states.
Where to start.

In Europe:
England (Native)
Scotland
Wales
France (Wife is from here)
Andorra
Spain
Portugal
Monaco
Italy
Malta
San Marino
The Vatican
Slovenia
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany (Currently Resident)
Austria
Lichtenstein
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria (We have a house near Vratza)
Greece (We have a house on Crete)
Cyprus

In Africa:
Tunisia

In the Middle East:
Dubai

In Asia:
Singapore (Favourite place)
Malaysia
Indonesia
Thailand

In the Americas:
USA (SF, LA, NY, FL, Vegas)
Jamaica (Got married here)
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Bonaire
Curacao
Martinique
Barbados
St Martin
St Thomas


Its possible I have forgotten 1 or 2 places.

Upcoming:
- Probable:
Russia
Macedonia


-Definite:
Croatia
Serbia

On the wish list:
Namibia - Jan 08?
Canada
New Zealand
Japan

Not included:
Dependant island like Canaries etc.

[Pants Dragon]

1.Canada (Where I live)
2.United States
3.England
4.Holland
5.Ireland
6.Scotland
7.France
8.Germany

I think that's it.

[Teh Don Ditty]

USA (duh) and Canada (Montreal, Quebec to be exact)

[Duff-Man]

Duff-Man says....not that many actually, though there are so many I do *want* to visit when time permits....so far:
Canada
USA
England
France
Germany
Switzerland
Holland
Austria
Russia

The problem I always have is the desire to go visit the people I know and the friends I have made...so I seem to end up in Switzerland whenever I travel, and now having a few friends in Moscow I want to go back there again too....I need to balance taking in some new things along with not forgetting the familiar....oh yeah!

[BengalDuck]

US (born and residing in Oregon, visited Hawaii, California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Pennsylvania)
Canada (Vancouver, Ontario, Quebec)
Bahamas
Cayman Islands (Does this count as U.K. or as seperate country?)
Puerto Rico (Does this count as U.S. or as seperate country?)
Jamaica
St. Vincent
Mexico
Germany
Austria
Czech Republic

That's it for now (just 19). I'll head to Rome/Italy this summer and hopefully to more Carribean Islands next spring.

[aranhamo]

LOL. Someone's obviously never been to Britain :D

Or the US.

I notice only a couple of people mentioned countries in South America (both Venezeula, I think), and one guy stopped at an airport in Brazil.

I think it's pretty easy for 13-year-old brits with rich parents to travel a lot. My uncle went on a trip to Europe a while back and visited like 14 countries in 7 days. At the very least, US states should count as 1 country each, or the EU should only count as 1. :-)

It costs about US$3,000 to fly my family to Brazil, and that's only counting airfare. And since all my relatives are either in the US or Brazil, those are the only countries I've been to, though I've been to Brazil 8 times. I've got more important things to do, like buying a house this year, and we need to get a minivan. Plus I'm paying about US$30,000 a year at USC. Not a lot of money left to travel.

Well, and we went on a cruise to Mexico; but we only stayed a few hours and got back on the boat. Even for people from Brazil, Mexico was not pleasant. Cruises are a great vacation deal though. In high school, a lot of my friends would drive the 1.5 hours to Tijuana for the weekend for booze and hookers, but I never went. In college, most of the weekenders were to Vegas.

How much can you really learn about a country on a week vacation? I lived in Brazil for about 2.5 years altogether, and I only scratched the surface. I've seen more of Brazil than most Brazilians though. Like someone said about people in the UK staying in one place their whole lives, most Brazilians are like that as well. But like the US, Brazil is an enormous country where traveling to another state is like traveling to a different country in Europe.

So, in summary:

North America:
USA
Utah (15 years)
Nevada
California (16 years)
Arizona
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
New York
New Jersey
Mexico
Baja California (about 4 hours)

South America:
Brazil
Sao Paulo (1.5 years)
Parana (2 months)
Mato Grosso do Sul (6 months)
Rio de Janeiro (1 week)

[tyr2]

Ok, it's interesting to try and remember so here goes.

England, Scotland, Wales (but not NI, must go one day)
Ireland
France
Spain
Germany
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Hong Kong / Macau (China SARs)
Vietnam
Thailand
Australia
USA
Peru

That's all I can remember ottomh.

[cayley]

Anyone here been on 5 or more continents? :)

[BlueMeanie]

England
Wales
Scotland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
France
Spain
Germany
Italy
Austria
Monaco
Russia
Ireland

Never counted up before. More than I thought it was.

[BlueMeanie]

Forgot Belgium!

[Father Jack]

England
Wales
Scotland
Isle of Man
Channel Islands
And of course Ireland

[CRAZYBUBBA]

usa, canada, mexico

honduras

uk, france, italy, germany

bahrain, qatar, muscat, s. arabia, UAE,

pakistan, china

Egypt, s. africa, congo, tanzania, kenya

[yellow]

Hrm.. only 19 I think.


USA
Canada
Mexico
Jamaica
The Bahamas
France
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Austria
Hungary
Holland
Denmark
Italy
Iceland
England
Ireland
Scotland

[mrkramer]

Peru
Bolivia
Mexico
Canada
France
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Austria
Belize
Italy
Estonia
Russia
Finland
Denmark
Norway

I hadn't realized how many countries I have been too, some of then were just for a few days though.

[GothicChess.Com]

USA, Canada, Mexico, England, France, Germany, Bahrain, Iceland.

[Kashchei]

Mexico
Canada
France
Italy
England
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Sweden

Thirteen!

[BlueMeanie]

Forgot Holland as well!

16 in all.

[Legolamb]

In spite of the impressive number, qualitatively, it seems fairly tame compared to some of your trips (although I have some wild stories about East Berlin). I hope to get to Japan, Australia, and Kenya. And between you and me, the Caribbean countries mentioned were on cruises, which seems unfair to count.

1. Antiqua
2. Austria
3. Bahamas
4. Barbados
5. Bonaire
6. Canada (where I live now; I’ve been to all the provinces here)
7. Cayman Islands
8. Costa Rica
9. Curacao
10. Czech Republic
11. East Germany (ah, the good old peaceful Cold War days)
12. England
13. France
14. Germany
15. Greece
16. Grenada
17. Holland
18. Israel
19. Italy
20. Jamaica
21. Jordan
22. Martinique
23. Mexico
24. Monaco
25. Morocco
26. Panama
27. Poland
28. Puerto Rico
29. Scotland
30. Slovakia
31. St. Thomas
32. Switzerland
33. The Vatican
34. Turkey
35. U.S. Virgin Islands

[cwedl]

1)England
2)Wales
3)Scotland
4)France
5)Spain
6)Greece
7)Cyprus


soon to be 8 - going to America soon

[Jarcrew]

Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, USA, Switzerland.

[mjstew33]

I've never been out of the country. :o

[Love]

I've never been out of the country. :o

I've only been out of Canada for an hour or so. :o

[katie ta achoo]

I've been to the US (I live there... :p), Austria, Germany, and Czech Republic. I hope to terrorize Canada or Mexico soon. :D :D

[jng]

Counting East Germany as another country?!


U.S. - never been further west than Chicago or south of VA though
Canada
Hong Kong / China
Germany
Poland
Czech Republic
Switzerland
France
England
Denmark
Sweden
Greece

[Spizzo]

I just got home from a 3 month, 15 country trip.

USA (home)
Japan
Singapore
Egypt
Spain
England (UK)
Belgium
Sweden
Germany
Italy
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Thailand
Hong Kong

Some of these countries I went to more than once on this trip. Before that:

South Korea
China (Mainland)
Taiwan
Ireland
Estonia
Barbados
Bermuda
USVI (I don't think this counts as a country)
Canada
Mexico

[noaccess]

Europe:
1. Hungary (lost count, Budapest)
2. Austria (about 4 or 5 times, specifically Vienna and Salzburg... absolutely fell in love with Vienna during the winter holidays :))
3. Germany (lost count, specifically Muenster, Duesseldorf, Bielefeld)
4. Italy (twice, mostly the north and especially Ravenna, Verona, Venice)
5. England (twice, stayed in Banbury, but visited Oxford, London and Stratford)
6. Netherlands (three times, Eindhoven and 2xEnschede)
7. Greece (twice, Corfu Island and Katerini)
8. Belgium (once, Bruxelles)
9. France (once, Paris)

Africa:
9. Tunisia (once, Hammamet)

And I've passed through Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia.

[kiang]

Europe
-Belgium (about everywhere, and I live in Gent)
-2xNetherlands (Amsterdam, Dronten)
-3xFrance (Paris, Bordeaux and C&#244;te d'Azur)
-2xSpain (Ibiza)
-17xSwitserland (13xDavos (7xhiking & 6xskiing), 3xLes Collons(skiing) and 1xPortes Du Soleil(skiing))
-Portugal (Lisbon)
-Germany (K&#246;ln)
-3xUK (London)
-2xTurkey (Belek (close to Antalya))
-Luxemburg

Africa
-Tunisia (Tunis)

America
-Canada (trip in the west: Vancouver, Calgary, Jasper,...)
-4x USA
Florida (Miami)
Washington (Seattle)
Oregon (Portland)
California (SF, LA, Oakland, San Diego)
Nevada (Las Vegas baby! :cool:)
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Planning to do the North-East within a few years :)

Asia
Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Sattahip)

Still Planning to do South-Africa, Argentina and Australia.
count: 14 countries, if you count the USA-states separately: 22
and I'm only 18 :D

[bmcgonag]

Let's See,

Germany, Switzerland, UK (England), Netherlands, France, USA, Mexico

So 7. Wow, I even surprised myself.

[justG]

US/New York
US/Pennsylvania
US/New Jersey
US/Connecticut
US/Massachusetts
US/Rhode Island
US/Vermont
US/Arizona
US/California
US/Minnesota
Mexico
Canada
England
France
Germany
the Netherlands
Italy
Greece
Egypt
India

[aussie_geek]

new zealand - that's all!!

reading the above posts i have noticed not many of you have not come down to australia.

it's better here than all those countries put together you know!! :D

[wanderlust4ever]

Up till now 70.:D

[uraniumwilly]

8 countries: I've been to England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New York, Nevada and Idaho. :D

[linny14]

still so much to see and do .

canada, mexico, england, spain, belgium, france, italy, germany,switzerland, austria, switzerland, czech republic, hungary, netherlands, denmark, egypt, israel, australia, new zealand

oops, i forgot- greece (how could i forget) and wales (?).

and i am from the U.S (NJ) and i have visited 39 states (including Hawaii) passed through more.

[PCMacUser]

count: 14 countries, if you count the USA-states separately: 22
and I'm only 18 :D

Hehe, instant disqualification for adding US states to the country list...

[PCMacUser]

reading the above posts i have noticed not many of you have not come down to australia.

it's better here than all those countries put together you know!! :D

Ha ha ha, classic Aussie remark there...

Not sure if you read the article in the press recently about Aussie tourists being dubbed the 'new yanks'?

[PCMacUser]

:)

[iCe Cube]

6

UK (scotland, england), USA, Kenya, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan

[koobcamuk]

Greece, England, Scotland, Wales, Spain, Italy, France, Barbados, Japan, Holland, Croatia, Portugal, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Germany... so far

[Cindynjgirl79]

4 UK, France, Italy and the Netherlands i want to go to

[grafikat]

Painfully few...

Canada
USA
Mexico
Bahamas
Jamaica
Japan

My passport has expired...so I can't leave the country until I get it renewed!

[dodong]

Been to only one, Saudi Arabia.

[Royale w/cheese]

4
Canada, Mexico, USA, Bahamas.

Just another uncultured American. :D

[thekiller]

Mexico, Canada, France, Germany

[TimJim]

Ive been to 15 not including America

Americas
Canada
Mexico
Bahamas
Europe
England
France
Spain
Germany
Italy
Greece
Africa
Morocco
South Africa
Asia
Japan
China
Thailand
Austrailia

[Aranince]

Canada and Nicaragua...I live in America.

[samh004]

I have been to 25 now, and I am 22, so I need to keep visiting new places to always keep up with myself.

I count former colonies that I have visited as countries, as they used their own system, have their own law etc, I think that's fair, like Hong Kong and Macau. Or Taiwan even.

Here's the list:

Africa: 1
South Africa

Asia: 10
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Macau
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand

Europe: 9
Austria
Czech Republic
England
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Portugal
Switzerland

North America: 3
Canada - British Columbia
Cayman Islands
USA - Hawaii

Oceania: 2
Australia
New Zealand

South America: 0

[ucfgrad93]

I've been to 6: Canada, Bahamas, Mexico, Brazil, Ukraine, Poland

[Watabou]

I have been to England, France, Germany, India, Singapore and Canada. So that's 6 countries.

[aethelbert]

Working for an airline has landed me in too many to count. At least 70, maybe more. I'd need a globe to figure out a final number, which I don't have right now.

[count chocula]

Canada, United States, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany.

The first two were my only ones through the first 17 1/2 years of my life, but last month I added the last four increasing my total threefold. I can't wait for that list to grow!

[Gray-Wolf]

Live in the US, been to London, England/ Paris, France/ Salzburg, Austria/ Rome, Italy/ and Madrid, Spain, all in a month's time on a school trip.

[themadchemist]

Prior to last summer, the only other country I had visited (as opposed to passing through an airport on the way to said country) was India. Last summer, I visited India, Ghana, UAE, and the UK, which, on top of the US, makes five. I'm certain I'll visit more very soon. I need to go back to Ghana, and will probably venture across the border this time; I am planning to go to Israel with a friend; and am thinking about a trip through Europe that will add a whole lot of countries to the above list. Oh, and I have lived for over half my life painfully close to Canada and still haven't gone. I guess I should...

[tompon1923]

I've been to Germany, Belgium, UK, Luxembourgh, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Austria. Most of 'em in school trips.

[DiamondMac]

Canada, Mexico, Austria, Germany, Czech

[alphaod]

A lot...

Americas:
Canada
United States - Live here
Mexico
Bermuda
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Chile

Europe:
Ireland
England
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Hungary
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovenia
Belgium
Luxemburg
Italy
Vatican City
Greece
Denmark
Finland
Swedan
Spain
Portugal
Liechtenstein
Norway
Netherlands
Monaco
Poland

Asia:
China - Born here
Japan
N. Korea
S. Korea
Russia
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Turkey

Africa:
Morocco
Egypt

Oceania:
Australia
New Zealand

So 47 countries :D

I don't count Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau as countries.
And no the United Nations is a not a country.

[DiamondMac]

Some of you all put me to shame

I am terrified of flying though so going to 5 countries including Europe was an accomplishment for me

[mrdinh]

been to canada, vietnam, korea...for now...hope to afford to travel more!

[donga]

canada, mexico, taiwan, madagascar, south africa, senegal, france, u.s.

if you were at the airport for 30 minutes in one country, then flew out, does that count?

[SFStateStudent]

Well, USA (30 different states), Russia, UK, Japan, South Korea, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, Canada, France, Australia, and over 100 Sovereign Nations of Native American Tribal Lands in North America/Western Hemisphere...:cool:

[sunfast]

Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Greece, Ireland and the USA

[Voaks]

Germany, France, Canada

[Aranince]

USA(from), Nicaragua, and Canada.

[Brianstorm91]

14: England*, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Czech Republic.

[NSNick]

14: England*, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Czech Republic.

England, Scotland and Wales are not separate countries.

[dukebound85]

one, the US.

but have been in 15 states

[pinktank]

Turkey, England, Italy, China, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Switzerland, United States.

[lamadude]

Europeans are almost always going to have visited more countries just because there are so many small countries in Europe and only 3 big ones in North America.

I consider the UK to be one country, otherwise I might start counting the German Bundesländer, American states etc as well, hell even my tiny Belgium is a (very messy) federal state.

Countries I've been: the benelux countries, France, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Greece, Norway, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Turkey, USA, Switzerland, Austria, Monaco

[lamadude]

Many people write "Holland" even though that's only a small part of The Netherlands, not that it matters, just mentioning.

[mixmacface]

US, Canada, France, Spain, Germany. . but i want to travel more. i want to go wherever i can. anywhere. i love to travel. . soo much. :D:D:D:D:D

i've been to about 13 different states (WV, PA, OH, VA, MD, UT, IL, IN, TN, NC, SC, KY, NY.) . . i want to go to more. . bwhahahaha!

[mpw]

New Zealand
Thailand
Switzerland
Jersey
Guernsey
France, meh.
Italy
Spain
England
Wales
Scotland
USA
Tunisia
Malta
Yugoslavia
The Vatican
San Remo
Monaco
England, Scotland and Wales are not separate countries.
I think you'll find they are, depending on how you define a country I guess, but I'm sure most people living in those countries would define themselves as coming from their country.
...5 countries including Europe was an accomplishment for me
Europe however, is not a country, it's the continent.

[papiti]

Spain, France, Italy, Greece, England, Switzerland, Jamaica, US(About 20 States), Mexico, Live in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Martinique, Dominican Republic, and some more i can't remember.:D

[jodelli]

Canada, US, and France.

[r.j.s]

US, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, Kuwait, Iraq, South Korea and Japan. I'm pretty sure that's it.

[Vulcan]

Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, US.

[Insulin Junkie]

Let me think...

USA (New York, Minnessota)
UK (Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales)
Belgium (Oostende)
Germany (Mannheim, Stuttgart, Koeln)
France (Paris, Antibes, Nice)
Jordan (Amman)
Italy (Venice)
Austria (Vienna Salzburg, Lower, Upper austria)
Been around various locations in:
Czech Republic
Estonia
Greece
Cyprus

[dannyjames]

Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.

[bpl323]

US... yep thats it.

[~NeonFire372~]

I've lived in Canada and the US.

Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec
USA: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, New Jersey

[SDLSteve]

Canada, Puerto Rico, Cuba, England

[williamsHock]

I have been to so many countries like London , England etc

[Randman]

USA (am American so duh) [been to 34 states and D.C.]
Mexico
Canada
Singapore (lived there for 8 years till about 11 months ago)
Australia (multiple times)
Malaysia (multiple times)
Thailand (multiple times)
Cambodia
Japan
Vietnam
Indonesia (multiple times)
China (multiple times)
Taiwan (multiple times, separate from China when it comes to passport stamps)
Hong Kong (multiple times, separate from China when it comes to passport stamps)
Macau (separate from China when it comes to passport stamps)
United Arab Emirates
Morocco
Spain
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Switzerland
Germany (multiple times)
France
England

[carlosbutler]

england, france, belgium, spain (about 3 times a year :D and used to live there), portugal, north americaland, qatar (middle east, used to live there), south africa (sort of), united arab emirates

so thats eight countries. not as many as other, although not bad since im only 18...

[Metuas]

Ireland, Spain, England, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Iceland, Monaco, Vatican, Mexico, United States, Bahamas, Puerto Rico. Would dearly love to go to Asia, but have never been yet.

I'm 15, though, so there's a long time for me to do that.

[Afini]

Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Mexico, US, Canada, Turkey.

Most of the people on this list put me to shame :eek:, but I'm not really a traveling type so I suppose I'll live, I always miss Oregon when I leave.

Amazing all the country bashing that got started in this thread though, was interesting enough to read first thing at work! :D

[sra. Aguirre]

US, (multiple states)
Mexico,
Venezuela
Colombia
Curacao
Netherlands
Spain
UK
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Portugal
St Martin
France
Greece

Scotland and Ireland are on the schedule

[MacGeekDC]

30 something?

[BBC B 32k]

England
Wales
Scotland
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Spain
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Iceland
Egypt
Israel
USA
Canada
Jamaica

Would love to see some of Africa next.

[Mellieko]

Not that many..

The Netherlands
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
Aruba

[TomsMacBook]

Been to:

England
Wales
Scotland
Croatia
Dubai
Germany
Cyprus

Headed to:

Vietnam (School trip)
Germany (Again)
England (Again)

Maybe New York, on another school trip.

[teleromeo]

A lot :

Belgium
France
Netherlands
U.K.
Ireland & Northern Ireland
Germany (also Eastern Germany when the country was divided)
Yugoslavia (before it was devided)
Switserland
Luxemburg
Monaco
Spain
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Morocco
United States
Portugal (in fact the isle of Madeira)

[gilkisson]

USA
Mexico
Dominican Republic
West Germany
East Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
France
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Bahamas

... and, if we're being strict on "different country" ...:)
Navajo Nation
Cherokee Nation (Eastern)
Hopi Nation
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Yavapai Apache Nation

And Texas.:D

[larapumkin]

wow didn't thought that many of people have been to more than 10 countries...:eek:

[MatsHG]

Norway (Yes, I´m Norwegian)
USA (NY, NJ, MD, VA, DC and CA)
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Germany
Poland
Belgium
The Netherlands

I would like to travel to France and be able to speak to a Frenchman like a Frenchman. And driving CA1 from S.F to L.A

[Kashchei]

I would like to travel to France and be able to speak to a Frenchman like a Frenchman. And driving CA1 from S.F to L.A

I can recommend both experiences. I don't know that I necessarily speak like a Frenchmen, but the French love it when you make the effort and speak their language. Some of my fondest memories are from the time I lived in France, especially the incredible hospitality of the French (you'll rarely hear this from an American unless they have actually lived in this country).

I was born and raised in California and so I highly recommend driving CA 1 (better known in California as Pacific Coast Highway or PCH). I had family south of LA and in San Francisco when I was in school in Santa Barbara, so I know the drive well. I hope you get the opportunity to make this beautiful drive!

The grass is always greener, since I'd love to view the Norwegian fjords from a ship!

[chachster]

Just the one I live in

[FlyParrotHead]

I can't think off the top of my head how many I have been to, but I know I have been to 22% of the countries in the world. Traveling and seeing different cultures is always good.

[autobotjones]

New Zealand, Hawai, canada, England, France, Australia

[themacman112]

2, Canada and USA, lame I know. I am planning on traveling in about 6 months, I want to see Asia so hopfully I will be able to update this post soon.

[Randman]

New Zealand, Hawai, canada, England, France, Australia

If Hawai= Hawaii, then that doesn't count as a country unless you come from the Sarah Palin School for Geographie™.

[PCMacUser]

Other than my homeland, 22 countries.

Passed through airports in a couple more countries, but that doesn't count. These days I never fly to other countries via US airports, since they introduced 10 digit fingerprinting, etc. My own government doesn't have that information, so I'll be damned if I'm giving it to one who treats all visitors like criminals.

[PCMacUser]

West Germany
East Germany
The wall fell! :)
Czechoslovakia

And this is a couple of countries now... When you visited these places, it must have been at least 20 years ago.

[FrankieTDouglas]

I would like to travel to France and be able to speak to a Frenchman like a Frenchman. And driving CA1 from S.F to L.A

It's a fun experience (French). Of course, it helps if you can speak better french than just the obvious and how to order food.

[jdd08]

I've been to Peru, Bolivia in South America. And Canada, if that counts.

[cMacSW]

US
Canada
England
France
China

[Cap41]

US
Mexico
Venezuela
Bahamas
Cuba (Twice)
Dominican Republic (5 Times)
Ireland (3 times)
England (3 Times)
France
Spain
Monte Carlo
Italy
Greece
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Chec. Republic
Belgium
Holland

Hoping to see some countries in Asia in the next few years

[robanga]

United States
Canada
Bahamas
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Austria
Russia
Italy
Switzerland
Andorra
Spain
Japan
China
Australia
Singapore
Pakistan
United Arab Emirates

[maestro55]

Only two for me, Mexico and United States. When I was a kid we were on our way to Canada but the snow turned us around as there was going to be massive blizzards. I would love to travel more and perhaps when I get the money I will visit my amateur radio operator friend in Germany.

[Mewman]

Every state in the continental US, all the provinces of Canada accept The two terriories and Newfoundland, Jamaica, Bahamas, Tortola, St. Martins, Cuba, Mexico, The Caymans, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, England, France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Sicily, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Andorra, Switzerland, and Austria.

This has nothing to do with my Mac, but it's a nice way to introduce myself as this is my first post here. I'd like to be able to get around on my Mac as much as I have with my backpack (a Northface "Rucksack", purchased in 1976)

[borjasanz]

Well, USA (30 different states), Russia, UK, Japan, South Korea, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, Canada, France, Australia, and over 100 Sovereign Nations of Native American Tribal Lands in North America/Western Hemisphere...:cool:

Guatemala ftw!

Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, USA, Panama, Sweden, Spain, France, Switzerland.

[Ivan José]

Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, France, Spain, England, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Monaco, Italy, Vatican, Andorra, Portugal, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Turkey, Austria, Hungary, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel, Egypt, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Denmark, South Africa, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Norway, Poland, Greece, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Algeria, Australia.

Total: 41 countries.

Coming soon: USA.

[chris200x9]

america....(and canada though it's not a real country :p) yes I'm very boring :(

[Digital Skunk]

Don't have much money to burn here, so I have only been to 1 my lovely second country of Jamaica.

Hope to visit as many stable countries of Africa soon, and can't wait to climb to the top of the Pyramids of Giza.

Then walk the Great Wall, then lastly see the northern or southern lights with my own eyes.

I am not too thrilled about much after that, but I can't pass up any opportunity to trek.

[chamisi]

7

[candan9019]

america....(and canada though it's not a real country :p) yes I'm very boring :(

I realize you kidding but I never understood why so many Americans feel like they have to say something like this every time they mention Canada, it's like a compulsion. I'm not trying to get on your case but even growing up in the States I never got it.

[lamadude]

I guess maybe it's because it's the country they know best? People all over the world make jokes about neighbouring countries.
Here in belgium we always make jokes about the "greedy" Dutch, and the Dutch and French make jokes about the "stupid" Belgians. I suppose it's the same in North-America.

[Bodine]

Lets see, U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia and, Hungary.

A total of 12, although some of them I was just driving through.

[QueenZ]

I've been to.. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Poland i guess..

[jrrdnx]

5 total:

United States
Mexico
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Haiti

The last 4 were all stops on a Caribbean Cruise that my wife and I went on for our honeymoon. But hey, we set foot on land at all 4 stops!

[mitico]

U.S.,Canada,U.K.,Sweden,Finland,Denmark,Norway,Greece,Germany,France,Austria,Switzerland,Belgium,don 't know if S.Marino or Vatican City apply.

[MikeTheC]

None here!

Not really sure how you folks get to go to so many different ones. Must be pretty special, though! :)

[roski11]

2

usa & mexico

[Randman]

None here!

Not really sure how you folks get to go to so many different ones. Must be pretty special, though! :)


None? You mean you don't live in a country? Just wide-open ocean or Antarctica? :eek:

[Joerigoesmac]

Around 20 here. i <3 holidays

[Mj2sL]

The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Guernsey (long time ago though) and Portugal. Total of 6.

[iPhoneNYC]

I guess to give this poll a Mac spin, these are the countries I've used my IPhone in in the past 20 months or so:

Spain, Italy, Germany, France, UK, Scotland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel.

Having had great trouble prior ro this with Verizon, I think one of the best features of the iPhone is how it is very much an international phone. The caveat is the price of usage and the solution is to find a wi-fi environment to use the iPhone.

[Joerigoesmac]

Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria (dunno how to spell it in english lmao), Turkey, Egypt, Bulgaria, Croatia, UK, Dominican Republik, Cuba, Greece, Poland, Morocco, Tunesia.

& im only 19 years old :d
When im 25 im going to the US&A :p else i cant rent a car :/
& now im stuck in Turkey till than, going for the 7th time this summer :)

<3 's Travel

[happymom]

I've been to 34 countries. I only count the countries that I spent the night in. So there is a lot of time in various international airports that do not count because I was only passing through.

[Lachman]

Netherlands
Spain 3 Times (This year in July agian)
Portugal 4 Times
France 2 Times
Germany
Turkey 3 times
U.K 6 times
Greece
Italy
Russia
Poland
Malta
Cyprus
:D

[Eanair]

Two.

Canada and the UK.

I'm pretty boring... :p

[eastercat]

Canada, Scotland, Korea
My parents said we went to Japan when I was a baby, but I don't know if that counts.