How many countries have you been to in Europe?

[Nannyoggapple]

When I was a little girl, I never had a burning desire about my career, or relationships.

I just remember always having one strong goal, that I thought about a lot.

It was to see every country in Europe before I die. Its still something I think about, and I'm determined to get there one day.

I'm 40. And I've still only seen just over half of the countries in Europe. I think I've seen around 25. I'll have to add them up, but I know it's around that.

It seems to take so long to get to my goal, because I have so little annual leave, and I'm too tired at the weekend to do a weekend quick trip.

But one day I'll get there!

I just thought it might be an interesting thread.

How many countries have you seen in Europe?

Wales

Sweden

Denmark

Germany- before the reunification to West and to the east in 1991 the year after the wall came down. Strange times. I have been since.

Netherlands

Belgium

France

Spain - mainland, tenerife, lanzarote, fuerteventura and Gran Canaria

Luxembourg

Switzerland, beautiful!

Cyprus

So few and so many more!

Ive done 26. Not bad

Faroe Islands. Not strictly a country but they are self governing so pretty close!

@BuzzieLittleBee
What a great reply! We went to Slovenia this year and it's all you've described. I would highly recommend, highly recommend it

Ah! They're owned by Denmark, is that right?

I'd love to go to.

They’re officially part of Denmark but they pretty much govern themselves.

Definitely worth a visit. The scenery is spectacular.

@Ezekiela - good point! I've ignored my own definition of 'been to'. I haven't stayed overnight in Vatican City. Although I'd say that places like Monaco, San Marino and Vatican can be visited in a day and don't need an overnight to claim a spot on the visited list!

France, Spain, Italy, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Iceland, Switzerland.

Can’t remember if there’s any others. So, eight that I can think of.

I've been to 36. Only a few more to cross off! I'd never been abroad until I met DH at the age of 33 and in the last 17 years have been to 65 countries. Love travelling.

To all those saying Cyprus, Cyprus is actually (supposedly) in West Asia, not Europe.
Meanwhile, Georgia, is Europe!

france
germany
italy
Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Vatican City

and then if you include the uk
wales, Scotland, England.

not many really

France
Spain
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Croatia
Czech Republic
Italy
Greece
Denmark
Portugal
Holland
Scotland, Wales

Went interrailing when I was 19. So many places to go and go back to! I'd love to do more Spain and France, also more of Southern Italy, plus the ones I've not been to.

DH and I argued about the definition of "been to" because I said you have to stay a night to count a country, not just pass through, but he says "Where did you spend the day, then?"

Both agree in transit & staying airside doesn't count.

Borrowing @BuzzieLittleBee's list

Ireland
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Poland
Sweden
Denmark
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
(Vatican City also)

I think I'm going to try and do a solo trip to Slovakia' Slovenia and Croatia next year.

I've energy for one more solo trip! O havent been to those three, and they are all near each other

The UK including England, Wales, Scotland and NI.
France
Belgium (day trip)
Netherlands
Germany
Czechia
Finland
Estonia (day trip)
Italy
Spain
Iceland

I won’t count my airport stopover in Sweden.

My favourites were Italy and Iceland, and I’d love to go to Switzerland.

Switzerland is one of my favourites. You'll love it!

I remember reading a great quote once.

It said

"why live in a box, when you have the whole world".

It's there to be seen!

Ooh! I forgot Madeira!

I was just reading about a woman who was nearly 80, and she had seen every country in the world.

She did a lot of travelling in her sixties and seventies.

I also got chatting to another inspirational woman a couple of months ago. She was in her fifties, and she said that she did solo travel every month to somewhere new.

Like a lot of things we are told that we can only do things when we are young.

But we can do them at any age!

20ish, depending on your definition of a “country” and “in Europe”! (Wales, Kosovo, Cyprus…)

UK (only England and Wales)
France
Switzerland
Monaco
Austria
Italy
Spain
Greece
Portugal
Jersey (aware this is a crown dependency not a country, but my list is short so I'm including it)!

Forgot Cyprus