How many countries have you been to?

[DionneB]

I have been to 4
England
Scotland
Wales
France

16 actual countries I think.

(Not counting stopovers and not counting Greek islands separately.)

But a 25 year old having done 20 countries would be pretty extreme

What if they'd been going abroad with their parents their whole life?
My 2yo has already been to 4 countries. We tend to revisit places we like though but some people maybe go to a new country every year.

Lol, people listing things like Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza like they are different countries. It's like listing all the counties in the UK as separate countries

47 at last count, though I may have missed a few.

New Zealand
Thailand
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales (I'm not from the UK so I claim all of these including Northern Ireland and Eire)
Australia
USA
France
Belgium
Germany
Latvia
Lithuiana
Belarus
Russia
Mongolia
China
Japan
Vietnam
Cambodia
Poland
Slovenia
Hungary
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Spain
Portugal
Croatia
Greece
Slovakia
Estonia
United Arab Emirates
South Korea
Malaysia
Singapore
Fiji
Vanuatu
Mexico
Canada
Italy

Most of these have been with DH and DD in tow. We are looking at Georgia for a holiday this year

But a 25 year old having done 20 countries would be pretty extreme

I'd done roughly 35 countries by 25.

My DD is 14 and she has been to:

England
Scotland
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Germany
Austria
Italy
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
US

She has been to most of those countries multiple times. So I’m not sure that 20 countries at 25 is unlikely.

I've been to:

England
France
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
USA
Cuba
Mauritius
South Africa

So 9.... hopeful to add a lot more to the list soon!

1 Ireland
2 England
3 Scotland
4 Isle of Man
5 France
6 Germany
7 Belgium
8 The Netherlands
9 Hungary
10 The Czech Republic
11 Poland
12 Germany
13 Italy
14 Spain
15 Portugal
16 The Vatican City
17 Monaco
18 USA (6 states)
19 Australia
20 Tasmania
21 China
22 Canada
23 Thailand
24 Singapore
25 Northern Ireland
26 Yugoslavia (as it was when I visited)
27 Canary Islands
28 Balearic Islands (not sure these are admissable!)

Many of these I have visited multiple times (Australia 6 times, USA 3 times, Italy 10 times etc and multiple cities / regions within these countries etc

Top of my list still to visit is Russia and Japan!

My dd recently 13 and has been to:
1 Ireland
2 England
3 Spain
4 France
5 Germany
6 Czech Republic
7 Hungary
8 Poland
9 Italy
10 Australia (5 times)
11 Thailand
12 Canada
13 Northern Ireland
14 Balearic Islands
15 Tasmania
16 Singapore

And some of them multiple times and to more than 1 city / region too.

.Mine are 13 and 12 and have been to England, Wales, France, Australia, Costa Rica, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Portugal, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Finland so about one country a year so 20 by 25 is not unlikely, adding Norway this year. I saw survey saying average is 7 outside UK though find that low but probably varies by area.

I forgot Greece (Kos) and Austria in mine. Greece was probably best forgotten but Austria is lovely.

What's the point of asking such a question? I'm serious. Maybe instead of asking just about the number would be great to know what you girls have been doing there and if those places are worth visiting. That would be so cool!

Interesting exercise. Here is I think my list

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales
5. France
6. Germany
7. The Netherlands
8. Portugal
9. Spain

10. Austria 11. Switzerland 12. Latvia 13. Belgium 14. Greece 15. Italy 16. Sweden 17. Denmark 18. Vatican City 19. Cyprus 20. Hungary 21. Turkey 22. UAE 23. Oman 24. Egypt 25. Morocco 26. South Africa 27. Tanzania 28. Kenya 29. Zimbabwe 30. Madagascar 31. Bahrain 32. China 33. Hong Kong 34. Singapore 35. Indonesia 36. India 37. Vietnam 38. Cambodia 39. Australia 40. Iceland 41. Phillippines 42. Laos 43. Taiwan 44. Japan 45. USA 46. Canada 47. Trinidad and Tobago 48. Grenada 49. Barbados 50. Mexico 51. Peru 52. Ecuador 53. Honduras 53. Bolivia 54. Venezuala 55. Cuba 56. Poland 57. Thailand

Top of list for future are Argentina, Sri Lanka and Bahamas I think

19

Great Britain
Ireland
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Bulgaria
Romania
Czech Republic
Russia
Mongolia
China
Ecaudor

I've also sort of been to Colombia but since I didn't actually get of the plane at Bogata I don't think it really counts!

United States
Canada
Mexico
UK
The Netherlands
France
Italy
Cyprus
Denmark
Spain
Monaco
Vatican City

England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
France
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland

I've also stopped at a motorway service station in Luxemburg and driven through part of Germany but didn't stop.

I'm at 54 but since having children I've added nowhere new for the last 5 years. Realistically they'll need to be in Uni before I can start ticking off some more from my wish list. Looking at a work map there's a big gap for me in central Asia, I'd live to explore the 'stans

31!

You can't count islands that belong to a country (eg Ibiza or the Canaries belong to Spain) and no layover countries count (ie. overnights in airports).

I have strict rules!

63 I think - I counted a few years ago but I think that was the number - the important thing was that it was more than DH! but more if I can count the ones I've only stopped off in! Our rule is, if you didn't leave the airport it didn't count. Not so impressive now but I did a lot of them as a child so I was a very well travelled 20 year old!

But a 25 year old having done 20 countries would be pretty extreme

Not really. I'd been to 13 countries by the time I was 25. I've been less adventurous since, mainly going back to places I enjoyed then.

Rough count @ 31 and lived in seven.

Kamila everywhere on my list is 'worth' visiting because I saw and experienced interesting things in each one of them.

I said similar on the 'best / worst places you have been on holiday thread' - I have never had a bad holiday / trip as we have found thing in each place that we would not have seen if we had stayed at home.

Mine are mostly holidays, with a couple of project trips for dh thrown in where we accompanied him as frequently away for 3 / 4 months in each place and before dc in school we went with him

Either 58 or 59 - keep losing track! Only done one country in Africa and one in South America though. Must try harder!

The 4 home countries. Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria,Greece, Italy, Canada, USA, Mexico, Spain, Bulgaria, Poland, Holland. Think that's it.

UIK
Ireland
America
Spain
Balearic Islands
Russia
France
Germany
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Tunisia
Australia
NZ
Lamzarote
Furetvdntura
Tenerife

44
only 22% of the world countries
One more this year