How many countries have you been to?

[DionneB]

I have been to 4
England
Scotland
Wales
France

Ah clarity then re England, Wales, Scotland and NI. I didn't think Gibraltar would be allowed either in all fairness.

There's some interesting geography going on on this thread...

I put Yugoslavia too as just one visited as it was back then in the 1980's but have been to 4 of the now separate countries.

Pointless rules are not the only possible choice of definition, but they are at least definitive. And yes, the UK is a country under that definition but England et al are not.

You could kind of count 5 ?? Or just the 4? I haven’t been back to any I think since so my 1 made sense to me I’m illogical way given my Germany count.

I think it's very interesting in all honesty as does bring up fascinating questions.

Sorry that was for twomonthstogo

I can't remember exactly which countries I went to in the former Yugoslavia, but we weren't allowed into Albania.

Heron yes, no hard or fast rules I guess!

England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Spain (Mainland, Canaries, Balearics)
USA (Arizona, Nevada, California, New York)
Croatia
Italy
Netherlands
Germany
France
Portugal
Greece
Iceland
Canada

And hopefully a lot more to come

We did go to albania - remember the border was not a fun experience not helped by us kids pretending to be spies resulting in the vw van being strip searched.

England
Scotland
Wales
Jersey
France
Spain - mainland, Canary Islands & Ibiza
Italy
Sweden
Hungary
Bulgaria
USA

@Youmadorwhat
The Welsh Government says: "Wales is not a Principality. Although we are joined with England by land, and we are part of Great Britain, Wales is a country in its own right."

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not themselves listed in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) list of countries

15

Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Croatia, Greece, Spain (Well the Canary Islands), Poland, Czech Republic, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Indonesia, Japan.

I've been to more countries but not significantly long enough for them to count really, either just passing through or stopovers. Singapore, Finland, central Europe etc.

I'm from Denmark though, so not sure if Denmark counts

Quick tot yields 24 - over 4 continents. Not a huge list and I'm pretty sure I will probably add to it over time but I can't say that I'm going to be too disappointed if I don't. I've enjoyed seeing a wide range of landscapes, experiencing different cultures & foods etc and I'm pretty sure it's made me less insular and more open and tolerant. But if I never add to that list, I think I can live with that

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not themselves listed in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) list of countries

That doesn't stop them being countries on their own right though. They are politically part of the UK, geographically part of Great Britain, but they are still separate countries. For example, Scotland has its own laws completely different to England and Wales - and that goes back a lot longer in time than the relatively recent Scottish Parliament/devolution etc.

England
Wales
Scotland
Republic of Ireland
Denmark
France
Spain
Italy
Greece
Morocco
Croatia
Montenegro
India
Singapore
New Zealand
USA
Mexico

Being German, my parents took us all over Europe for holidays while growing up. Oh the fun of the DDR checkpoints! ( we are Westies )
Posted to a few countries with my husband ( military ) including here, U.K Canada and Cyprus.
Been to several more for holidays including the Caribbean, Bali, Mexico, USA, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey ( have an apartment there ) and Sri Lanka.