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How many countries have you been to Europe

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Linnytwinny · 16/11/2025 13:39

As long as I can remember, I have had a life long goal to visit every country in Europe.

It is a slow process. I am 41 and so far I have visited 27 out of 44.

Slowly ticking then off. Like a lot of us I dont get a lot of annual leave a year.

How many have you been to?

OP posts:
whiteroseredrose · 16/11/2025 19:11

The plan was to travel around Europe in a camper van when we retire. But we have snoring issues. So far I have been to:
England / Scotland /Wales
Northern Ireland / Eire
France
Spain
Andorra
Portugal
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Czech Republic
Yugoslavia (Croatia & Slovenia)
Malta
Poland
Switzerland
Iceland
Vatican City

in the near future we want to go to Scandinavia, Budapest and Lithuania.

Sweetpea333 · 16/11/2025 19:12

I've been to every one. The least for 2 nights, the most for 11 years! I'm actually 13 off completing the world.

InterIgnis · 16/11/2025 19:37

WelcomeToMonkeyTown · 16/11/2025 18:12

Hahaha so did we!

They took our passports off us and refused to give them back until we paid. We were shitting our pants but the “fine” was only about 10€ 😆

Amazing place though

I didn’t encounter this, probably because I wasn’t traveling on a western passport, but I’ve heard about it being common on the Moldovan border. I believe the trick is to put a Euro note in your passport next to the migration card and hand it over, or at least it used to be.

notacooldad · 16/11/2025 19:56

They took our passports off us and refused to give them back until we paid. We were shitting our pants but the “fine” was only about 10€ 😆,

I had to get off the minibus and show my passport going in
Gaining into Ukraine fron Tranistria was a bit more frought. Two border control guys got on the bus and one stayed at the door. They were massive with guns. I had to get off the bus and point to my bag for it to be scanned. The guy in a room byhimself with the scanner just snapped a few questions asking 'cigarettes?, alcohol? Drugs? I just said no and he laughed. It broke the tension and he said welcome to the Ukraine.
It didnt feel like a great start to the trip and im not going to lie it took my adrenaline a while to calm down.

Overtheatlantic · 16/11/2025 20:06

4 in the U.K. plus France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Spain. On my 2026-2027 list is Slovenia, Denmark, Poland and Croatia.

TheHairInClaudiasEyes · 16/11/2025 20:20

France
UK - England, Scotland, Wales
Netherlands
Greece
Bulgaria
Malta
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Not the most, not the least.

jarviscockatiel · 16/11/2025 20:31

I've got 7 to go: Andorra, Belarus, Estonia, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova and San Marino. I'm intending to visit all of them within the next 10 years.

FastTurtle · 16/11/2025 20:33

Sweetpea333 · 16/11/2025 19:12

I've been to every one. The least for 2 nights, the most for 11 years! I'm actually 13 off completing the world.

Edited

Wow!
What are the 13 you have left?

sanityisamyth · 16/11/2025 20:37

1 - France when I was about 10. I navigated my dad all the way down to Toulouse on a huge car road map (days before sat-nav!)

Have no ambition to see the world. Don’t have much enthusiasm to spend much time on this part of the planet, let alone exploring other countries.

sunsu · 16/11/2025 20:46

Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Plus Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, Turkey and the Vatican City.

I’d love to visit some of the Scandinavian countries and Switzerland and Austria.

Crushed23 · 16/11/2025 21:19

I’ve been to 22 countries in Europe and feel like I’ve done a lot of Europe (I’ve been to several countries multiple times, visiting different parts, various islands etc).

I live in the States now and my goal is to travel around the country and visit as many states as possible. I’m on 11 😎

sashh · 16/11/2025 21:39

France, Germany, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Andorra, Spain, Belgium, Monaco. I think that's it.

TheNameWasOnceChosen · 16/11/2025 22:15

Until 2.5 years ago I'd only travelled to 4 (Spain, Germany, France and Belgium). I won't/can't fly. Then I found cruises and a lot of places I've spend two days and have travelled there loads. I've done 15 more in 2.5 years. Plus Canada, America and some of the islands in the Caribbean (6).

MissAmbrosia · 16/11/2025 23:03

France
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Germany
Portugal
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovenia
Hungary
Norway
Croatia
Netherlands
Andorra
Greece
Switzerland
Austria
Monaco
Kosovo
Ireland

Need to do some more Scandinavia and the Baltics.

Ihatemondays1962 · 16/11/2025 23:18
  1. France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Greece, Monaco, Cyprus, Lithuania and am heading to Hungary in a few weeks.

Slovenia, Austria and Slovakia are on the list for next year.

Hello39 · 16/11/2025 23:24

All 4 in the UK
Ireland
Spain
France
Italy
Greece
Belgium
Hungary
Czech
Montenegro
Norway
Croatia

12

Dontlletmedownbruce · 16/11/2025 23:30

23 if we are including Vatican city and Monaco.

truthsayers · 16/11/2025 23:30

greece, cyprus, france, germany, belgium, portugal, spain, republic of ireland,

DelphiniumBlue · 16/11/2025 23:41

Bulgaria, Greece ( Crete) Italy Portugal Spain Monaco Netherlands Switzerland Vatican City Belgium Germany France Russia, plus England, Scotland and Wales.

Lisanne55 · 16/11/2025 23:42

10, including Wales & Scotland. 11 if Turkey is included. I like travelling so it's quite depressing seeing such a small number. I have been all over France though & visited some others several times.

Yolo12345 · 16/11/2025 23:46

Spain France Italy Switzerland Serbia Ukraine Austria Ireland Denmark Sweden Poland Croatia Germany Czech Republic Greece Portugal Hungary

Maddy70 · 16/11/2025 23:47

Only Albania to visit then I've visited them all

Garamousalata · 16/11/2025 23:50

Scotland, Wales, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland and Italy.

Thatstheheatingon · 16/11/2025 23:55
BlueWorkDay · 16/11/2025 23:57

Ooo I've never thought about it.

All four countries of the UK.
Eire
France
Spain
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Switzerland
Hungary
...

I think that's it.

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