How Many Countries Have You Been To?

[bigandy]

The question was how many countries have you been to? If you've been to New York, then you've been to the USA. There's no way to have been to New York and not been to the USA.

You seem to want to define "been to" for a country as most of the cities. That's not what most would expect as the interpretation of this question. However, if we run with that then have you "been to" all the places in New York or just a few parts of Manhatttan? It amazes me how people count just a few places in a city as the whole...

well, TECHNCALLY it is possible to visit new york but not the usa, as long as your time is spent in the UN Headquarters, and you arrive and leave without stepping off the UN ground, as it's international territory and not part of the states...

 

[Counterfit]

If you wonder why I left out the North of Ireland thats because the illegal statelet claimed by Britain always has been and always will be a part of Eire.

Damn straight!

Here's my list:
USA (live here, duh ) States: RI, MA, NH, VT, ME, NY, CT, PA, NJ, FL (Disney World ), VA, AZ, NV, (stopovers in IL (Chicago O'Hare) and TX (DFW))
Canada (Montreal/Quebec City with parents, Montreal/Quebec City with school band a few years later)
Ireland (Republic of, school band trip. Kicked ass, and I want to go back!)
France (Paris, Grenoble)
Italy (Venice, Florence, Rome (saw my only Ferrari in 10 days in Italy there!))
Vatican City (yes, it IS a country!)
plus two short stopovers at Heathrow (they have clean bathrooms at 6AM )
oh, and I think we cut through Switzerland on the way from Paris to Venice.

I'd like to go to:
Monaco (for the GP )
Germany
Ireland (again)
Bahrain (for the GP there too )
Netherlands
Heck, anywhere that has GP is on this list.
And whichever country the Rally of Scandinavia is in (Finland?)

 

[kasei]

I am 37.

Japan
Korea
China
Spain
Morocco
Portugal
Mexico
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Canada

 

[Leareth]

Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Austria
East Germany
Germany
USSR
Ukraine
Hungary
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Slovenia
Denmark
USA
Mexico (just 1 mile across border)

Age: have reached legal maturity, actual maturity questionable...

Want to travel to :
New Zealand
South Africa
Japan
England
Egypt
Morocco
India
Fiji

 

[nbs2]

um...

US, Canada, Mexico, Chile, S. Korea, Hong Kong (during the UK era), India, Scotland (which should be its own country), England, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Vatican City, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Norway

You said transit didn't count right? So I guess I'm at 21.

I'm 25.

 

[miloblithe]

If you go by continental plates anything east of the Ural Montains is Asia.
Regards,

Ahmed

Nope. Europe and Asia are on the same plate (the Eurasian). Not that you're wrong though. The Urals and Caucasus are the current border between Europe and Asia.However, those borders have been defined in a number of different ways through history.

 

[jalagl]

I'm 26, and have been working as a consultant for the past 4 1/2 years. That has given me the oportunity to visit several countries AND be paid to do it

I usually manage to stay at least one weekend in the places I go to. And, BTW, I live in Costa Rica.

These are the countries:

USA (I'm only missing: some states in the middle, Alaska and Hawaii)
Canada
Mexico
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Panama
New Zealand
Belgium
Ireland
England

Right now my schedule for the first quarter of this year will get me to some new places:
France
Germany
Denmark
Norway

 

[jalagl]

Ireland (Republic of, school band trip. Kicked ass, and I want to go back!)

This is soooo true. The Irish kick ass, they are incredibly friendly, and there's nothing that compares to Temple Bar in Dublin...

 

[Nickygoat]

I'm 28
Lived: UK
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Visited:
Denmark
France
Germany
Austria
Spain
Italy
Greece
Egypt
Hong Kong
US
Republic of Ireland
Belgium

 

[Dandaman]

I live in the US.

Been to:

S. Korea
Mexico
Canada
England
Scotland
Denmark
Germany
Poland
Czech Republic
Italy
Switzerland
France
Philippines

I am 24.

daniel

 

[ecche]

Lived in:

Zimbabwe
Germany

Visited:

South Africa
Mozambique
Botswana
Sambia
Namibia
USA
Canada
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
UK
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
Cyprus (Greek)
Austria
Switzerland
Hongkong
China

 

[Giaguara]

Been to all western european countries *EXCEPT* Greece, Norway, Iceland.

Of eastern and ex-eastern European countries been to Russia, Checz, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia.

Of Americas; Argentina, Brazil, USA.

Wales, Scotland, etc don't count as countries but been there while living in UK... if Wales, Scotland etc are counted, then I should make a long list of states of US I've been to...

 

[sebisworld]

I am 19:

- Germany (home country)
- United States (lived there for a year)
- Luxemburg
- Belgium
- France
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Italy
- Denmark
- Poland (the worst stay ever, not b/c of the country though)
- Spain
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- England
- Malta
- Bavaria (*g*)

EDIT: West Germany of course *g*

I want to go to: Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Finnland and Norway (svalbard), North Pole (while it's still there...) and Greenland (doing that this year)

 

[howard]

I live in the US

Been to:

Canada
France
Japan

airports:
England
Netherlands

I'm only 21 so i have lots of time to catch up, i hope to travel A LOT in my life.

 

[candan9019]

Only 2.

Canada (84'-92' and 03' to present, all in Ontario)
USA (92'-99' Louisiana, 99'-03' Colorado) I miss Colorado

Hopefully there will be a lot more soon.

Edit: Oh ya I'm 20.

 

[macOSX-tastic]

countries

hi all,

im 17, and travelled a lot as a kid.

i currently reside in the UK, but in have been to:

france
germany
poland
luxemberg
belgium
tobago w.i.
USA (PA, NC, FL) (also was born in charlotte, NC)
australia
hong kong (i love hong kong, tis where i purchased my iPod)
malaysia
thailand (phuket)
austria
the bahamas
new zealand
united arab emirates
vietnam

lived in:
USA (charlotte, NC)
united kingdom
yokohama, japan

thats my roster.

tastic

 

[Counterfit]

I just remembered. I haven't been out of the country since I was 17. I did all my international travel (so far) while in Junior/High School (it was the same school )

 

[anubis]

Just Mexico and the USA for me. Age 21. Went to San Carlos, which is in the southwest part of Sonora on the Baja, for a couple of weeks.

 

[wdlove]

I live in the USA.

Thanks to the USAFR:
Puerto Rico
Azores
Germany
Iceland

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I was actually quite disappointed when I wrote my list down – seems I'm not that well travelled for a 28 year old!

My list features, in chronological order...

England (land of my birth)
Scotland
Spain
France
The Netherlands
Belgium
Wales
Eire

Looks like I'd better get that passport dusted off...

 

[njmac]

I live in the US

England ( many times, grandparents,cousins,etc. all live there)
Italy
Vatican City
France
The Netherlands
Scotland
Greece
Turkey
Malta
Spain
Mexico

 

[mpw]

I live in the US

England ( many times, grandparents,cousins,etc. all live there)
Italy
Vatican City
France
The Netherlands
Scotland
Greece
Turkey
Malta
Spain
Mexico

OK so we've had plenty of lists now, what about hearing some impressions of the places we've been to.

Malta's come up a few time. I thought it was great. The odd mix of Arab and British cultures was interesting. The waiter in our hotel was quite obviously an Arab but had learnt perfect English with a broad geordie accent!

I remember thinking it was a shame that the place was such a mess as far as housing went but understand this is down to some odd tax advantage to never quite finishing your house.

The local guide also told of her despair that the people were being held back financially by the Church locally that still encouraged them to give all their money to it when a family member was ill rather than encouraging people to save for medical treatment. She had a very sad story of her father dieing from a curable cancer but not being able to afford the treatment because when they heard the first thing her parents did was to give all their savings to the Church thinking God would save him. He didn't.

The other thing I remember was that the people would stick to their routines the bus driver seemed to feel that getting to town on time was worth the risk of overtaking on cliff-top roads and no matter what you did, from hanging a do not disturd sign to barricading the door with furniture, the maid would clean the room daily. I was in the shower one day and heard her call as she came into our room so called back saying I'd only be a minute. Next thing I know she's walked into the bathroom and changes the towels and fold the toilet roll etc. while I'm standing right there behind the glass screen.

 

[The Muffin Man]

ok, i'll join in the fun. lemme think...

USA
Japan
France
England
Italy
Vatican City

I only spoke the language of USA and UK. I spoke a little japanese at the time, but have since forgotten it. my skills were limited anyway. in addition, I didnt speak spanish at the time of travel through latin europe, but if i went to italy now i'd get along a bit more than i did last time. i can read italian on my good days . i'm going to spain soon, though, so i'll have to add that under my belt once it's official.

 

[dr bognus]

america
canada
England (wales + scotland)
France
Spain
Iceland
Syria
Lebanon
Oman
Netherlands
Phillipenes
Greece
UAE
Singapore
Venuzuela

so i guess i am well travelled

PS: i am only 15

 

[aus_dave]

Ok, here goes:

Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore

United Kingdom (England, Wales and Scotland ), France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands

Egypt, Uganda, Congo (Democratic Republic), Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa

USA, Canada

That's 25 without spamming . I've lived in 3 of them (Australia, UK and Canada).

I'm nearly 35 and with family and business responsibilities these days I don't see the count increasing any time soon (I may add Fiji to the list this winter though ).