Extensive Travels in 95 countries
How do you define 'extensive'? It is a relative term.
I get pissed off when people sometimes say that they saw the 'real Thailand' or the 'real India' but I ask you, what is fake about a Bangkok? or Goa?
Bangkok is still Thailand. Goa is still India. Bangkok may not be rural Thailand and Goa may not be a representation of most of the country. But neither destinations are fake. They are real enough.
Fake would be the Star Bucks in China or the Cola Cola you bought in Osh Bazzar in Bishkek.
How long do you have to visit a country to say you've seen it? 1 week, 2 weeks, half a lifetime? How many places in Laos do you have to visit before you can safely say that you 'did' Laos? (This also pisses me off. You 'do' people, not countries).
I have no answers. Maybe there are no answers. But the longer you stay in a country and the more places you visit, the more you can have a feel for a country. You can't get a feel for a country if you spend a week in a resort in Kuta.
Take a night train across India, or a chicken bus on the Trans Flores highway and spend a week in Varanasi with you head down the loo and come out smiling.
But it depends on your point of view. Me personally, I eat a local restaurants, I eat with my right hand, I prefer squat toilets, I wash my butt with water and my left hand and enjoy cold water bucket showers. Like the locals do in most places I visit.
I get pissed off when people sometimes say that they saw the 'real Thailand' or the 'real India' but I ask you, what is fake about a Bangkok? or Goa?
Bangkok is still Thailand. Goa is still India. Bangkok may not be rural Thailand and Goa may not be a representation of most of the country. But neither destinations are fake. They are real enough.
Fake would be the Star Bucks in China or the Cola Cola you bought in Osh Bazzar in Bishkek.
How long do you have to visit a country to say you've seen it? 1 week, 2 weeks, half a lifetime? How many places in Laos do you have to visit before you can safely say that you 'did' Laos? (This also pisses me off. You 'do' people, not countries).
I have no answers. Maybe there are no answers. But the longer you stay in a country and the more places you visit, the more you can have a feel for a country. You can't get a feel for a country if you spend a week in a resort in Kuta.
Take a night train across India, or a chicken bus on the Trans Flores highway and spend a week in Varanasi with you head down the loo and come out smiling.
But it depends on your point of view. Me personally, I eat a local restaurants, I eat with my right hand, I prefer squat toilets, I wash my butt with water and my left hand and enjoy cold water bucket showers. Like the locals do in most places I visit.
Africa:
Egypt: 2 visits. Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, Port Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Siwa, Dahab, St Katherines-Sinai
Sudan: Wadi Halfa, Dongola, Khartoum, Meroe, Port Sudan, Kassala
Ethiopia: Metema, Shedi, Gondar, Gorgora, Konzula, Bahir Dar, Addis, Awasa, Konso
Kenya: 2 visits. Moyale, Isiolo, Nanyuki, Nairobi, Mombasa, Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Naivasha
Tanzania: Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Stone Town (Zanzibar), Mbeya, Matema
Malawi: Mzuzu, Nakhata Bay, Likoma
Mozambique: Cobue, Lichinga, Cuamba, Nampula, Ilha da Mocambique, Inchope, Chimoio
Zimbabwe: Matare, Chimanimani, Great Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls
Lesotho: Sani Top, Oxbow
South Africa: Pretoria, Petermaritzberg, Sani Lodge, Sedgefield, Knysna, Cape Town.
Tunisia: Tunis, Kairouan, Sfax, Douz, Tozeur, El Kef
Morocco: 3 visits. Tangier, Fes, Meknes, Oujda, Figuig, Eroud, Merzouga, Zagorora, Erachidia, Imilchil, Todra, Dadas Gorge, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Imlil, Rabat, El Jadida, Essaouria
Western Sahara: Dakhla
Mauritania: Nouadhibou, Chinguetti, Atar, Nouakchott
Senegal: 2 visits. St Louis, Dakar, Tambakounda, Ziginchor, Cap Skiring, Kachouraine
Gambia: Banjul, Brindara
Guinea Bissau: Bissau, Gabu
Guinea: Koundara, Labe, Dalaba
Sierra Leone: Freetown, Bo, Kenema
Liberia: Monrovia
Mali: Kayes, Bamako
Cote d'Ivoire: Ferkessedougou, Kong, Yamousoukra, San Pedro, Sassandra, Grand Bassam, Abidjan
22 countries in Africa, overnights in 116 cities/towns/villages, 2 mountain huts, Toubkal and Chimanimani. 3 nights on boats, River Nile cruise, Aswan-Wadi Halfa ferry, Lake Malawi. 4 night trains - Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, 4 nights on camel safari. Night buses: 11 +/-
Egypt: 2 visits. Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, Port Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Siwa, Dahab, St Katherines-Sinai
Sudan: Wadi Halfa, Dongola, Khartoum, Meroe, Port Sudan, Kassala
Ethiopia: Metema, Shedi, Gondar, Gorgora, Konzula, Bahir Dar, Addis, Awasa, Konso
Kenya: 2 visits. Moyale, Isiolo, Nanyuki, Nairobi, Mombasa, Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Naivasha
Tanzania: Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Stone Town (Zanzibar), Mbeya, Matema
Malawi: Mzuzu, Nakhata Bay, Likoma
Mozambique: Cobue, Lichinga, Cuamba, Nampula, Ilha da Mocambique, Inchope, Chimoio
Zimbabwe: Matare, Chimanimani, Great Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls
Lesotho: Sani Top, Oxbow
South Africa: Pretoria, Petermaritzberg, Sani Lodge, Sedgefield, Knysna, Cape Town.
Tunisia: Tunis, Kairouan, Sfax, Douz, Tozeur, El Kef
Morocco: 3 visits. Tangier, Fes, Meknes, Oujda, Figuig, Eroud, Merzouga, Zagorora, Erachidia, Imilchil, Todra, Dadas Gorge, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Imlil, Rabat, El Jadida, Essaouria
Western Sahara: Dakhla
Mauritania: Nouadhibou, Chinguetti, Atar, Nouakchott
Senegal: 2 visits. St Louis, Dakar, Tambakounda, Ziginchor, Cap Skiring, Kachouraine
Gambia: Banjul, Brindara
Guinea Bissau: Bissau, Gabu
Guinea: Koundara, Labe, Dalaba
Sierra Leone: Freetown, Bo, Kenema
Liberia: Monrovia
Mali: Kayes, Bamako
Cote d'Ivoire: Ferkessedougou, Kong, Yamousoukra, San Pedro, Sassandra, Grand Bassam, Abidjan
22 countries in Africa, overnights in 116 cities/towns/villages, 2 mountain huts, Toubkal and Chimanimani. 3 nights on boats, River Nile cruise, Aswan-Wadi Halfa ferry, Lake Malawi. 4 night trains - Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, 4 nights on camel safari. Night buses: 11 +/-
Europe:
France: Dieppe, Paris, Lille, Etretat, Mont St Michel, Rennes, Bordeaux, Perigieux, Mont de Marsan, Pau, Toulouse, Carcasonne, Narbonne, Biaritz, Strasbourg, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Bastia plus 3 or 4 more on Corsica
Portugal: Lisbon
Spain: 4 times. San Sebastian, Pamplona, Barcelona, Malaga, Granada, Algecirus, Madrid, Seville, Palma
Germany: 4 times. Leverküssen, Berlin, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dresden, Lübeck, Munich
Belgium: 2 times. Leuven, Brussels
Holland: Amsterdam, Maasricht, Groningen, Vlissingen
Norway: Oslo, Bergen, Fläm, Ålesund, Andlesness, Trondheim, Stamsund, Å, Geiranger
Sweden: Gothenburg, Stockholm
Finland: Helsinki
Denmark: 2 times. Copenhagen
Estonia: Tallinn, Narva, Tartu
Latvia: Riga, Leipaja
Lithuania: Vilnius, Klaipeda
Ireland: Cork, Lisdoonvarna
Poland: 2 times. Gdansk, Warsaw, Poznan, Krakow, Wroclaw, Zakopane
Slovakia: Liptovsky Hradock, Bratislava
Hungary: Budapest. Night train
Romania: 2 times. Sighisora, Brasov, Bucharest
Bulgaria: Sophia, Plovdiv, Veliky Turnova, Varna, Cape Kaliakra
Luxembourg: Luxembourg city
Switzerland: Bern, Uetliggen, Kirchlindach, Grindelwald, Mürren, Lauterbrunnen, Sustenpass, Grimselpass, Zürich, Basel, Kirchberg, Lausanne, Geneva, Aigle, Grimentz, Zermatt, St Moritz, Val Fex, Samedan, Winterthur, Luzern, Davos, Bellizona?, noteable day trips: Neuchatel, Locano, Engelberg, Biel, Shaufausen, St Gallen.
Austria: Salzberg, Graz, mountain hiking using huts.
Slovenia: Ljubijana
Italy: Milan, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Bellagio, Venice, Tirano, mountain hiking using huts.
Serbia: Nis, Belgrade
Bosnia: Sarajevo, Mostar
Albania: Tirana, Shkodra
Montenegro: Kotor
Croatia: 2 times. Dubrovnik, Split, Reijeka
Czech Republic: 2 times. Prague
Ukraine: 2 times. Lviv, Kiev, Odessa, Chernivsti. Night trains.
Moldova: 2 times. Chisinau
Transnistria: Tiraspol, Bender
Belarus: Minsk
Russia: Moscow, Yaraslav, Suzdal, Vladimir, Kazan, Irkuts, Vladivostok lots of nights on trains. Ferry to Korea.
Georgia: 4 times. Tbilisi, Batumi, Mestia, Zugdidi, Kazbegi, Sighnaria, Alkhaltsikie, Alvani, Omolo, Dartlo. Night trains.
Armenia: 2 times. Yerevan, Dillijan, Goris, Sissian
Nagorno Karabakh: 2 times. Stephanakert
Abkazia: Sokhumi
Azerbaijan: Baku, Sheki, Ilisu, Zaqatala
Turkey: 3 times Istanbul, Capadoccia, Trabzon, Ardahan, Canakale, Fethiya, Kas, Olympus, Ezerun, Kars, Diyabakir, Sanlurfa. Numerous night buses.
Greece: Athens, Crete, Santorini, Akaria, Naxos, Samos. Night boats.
I worked 16 seasons in Switzerland, volunteered in Georgia. Too many places I can't even recall if I spent the night or just as a day trip
France: Dieppe, Paris, Lille, Etretat, Mont St Michel, Rennes, Bordeaux, Perigieux, Mont de Marsan, Pau, Toulouse, Carcasonne, Narbonne, Biaritz, Strasbourg, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Bastia plus 3 or 4 more on Corsica
Portugal: Lisbon
Spain: 4 times. San Sebastian, Pamplona, Barcelona, Malaga, Granada, Algecirus, Madrid, Seville, Palma
Germany: 4 times. Leverküssen, Berlin, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dresden, Lübeck, Munich
Belgium: 2 times. Leuven, Brussels
Holland: Amsterdam, Maasricht, Groningen, Vlissingen
Norway: Oslo, Bergen, Fläm, Ålesund, Andlesness, Trondheim, Stamsund, Å, Geiranger
Sweden: Gothenburg, Stockholm
Finland: Helsinki
Denmark: 2 times. Copenhagen
Estonia: Tallinn, Narva, Tartu
Latvia: Riga, Leipaja
Lithuania: Vilnius, Klaipeda
Ireland: Cork, Lisdoonvarna
Poland: 2 times. Gdansk, Warsaw, Poznan, Krakow, Wroclaw, Zakopane
Slovakia: Liptovsky Hradock, Bratislava
Hungary: Budapest. Night train
Romania: 2 times. Sighisora, Brasov, Bucharest
Bulgaria: Sophia, Plovdiv, Veliky Turnova, Varna, Cape Kaliakra
Luxembourg: Luxembourg city
Switzerland: Bern, Uetliggen, Kirchlindach, Grindelwald, Mürren, Lauterbrunnen, Sustenpass, Grimselpass, Zürich, Basel, Kirchberg, Lausanne, Geneva, Aigle, Grimentz, Zermatt, St Moritz, Val Fex, Samedan, Winterthur, Luzern, Davos, Bellizona?, noteable day trips: Neuchatel, Locano, Engelberg, Biel, Shaufausen, St Gallen.
Austria: Salzberg, Graz, mountain hiking using huts.
Slovenia: Ljubijana
Italy: Milan, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Bellagio, Venice, Tirano, mountain hiking using huts.
Serbia: Nis, Belgrade
Bosnia: Sarajevo, Mostar
Albania: Tirana, Shkodra
Montenegro: Kotor
Croatia: 2 times. Dubrovnik, Split, Reijeka
Czech Republic: 2 times. Prague
Ukraine: 2 times. Lviv, Kiev, Odessa, Chernivsti. Night trains.
Moldova: 2 times. Chisinau
Transnistria: Tiraspol, Bender
Belarus: Minsk
Russia: Moscow, Yaraslav, Suzdal, Vladimir, Kazan, Irkuts, Vladivostok lots of nights on trains. Ferry to Korea.
Georgia: 4 times. Tbilisi, Batumi, Mestia, Zugdidi, Kazbegi, Sighnaria, Alkhaltsikie, Alvani, Omolo, Dartlo. Night trains.
Armenia: 2 times. Yerevan, Dillijan, Goris, Sissian
Nagorno Karabakh: 2 times. Stephanakert
Abkazia: Sokhumi
Azerbaijan: Baku, Sheki, Ilisu, Zaqatala
Turkey: 3 times Istanbul, Capadoccia, Trabzon, Ardahan, Canakale, Fethiya, Kas, Olympus, Ezerun, Kars, Diyabakir, Sanlurfa. Numerous night buses.
Greece: Athens, Crete, Santorini, Akaria, Naxos, Samos. Night boats.
I worked 16 seasons in Switzerland, volunteered in Georgia. Too many places I can't even recall if I spent the night or just as a day trip
Asia:
South Korea: Seoul (volunteered 8 weeks), Busan, Jeju, Sokcho, Gyeongju, Samcheok, Gwangju
Taiwan: Taipei, Kaoshiung, Kenting, Tainan
Singapore: 6 times. Singapore
Malaysia: Sabah 6 times: Kota Kinabalu. Bundu Tuhan, mountain hut 3 times. Sepilok, Uncle Tan Jungle camp 4x,
Malaysia: Sarawak: Miri, Gunung Mulu NP, Batu Niah, Belaga, Bintulu, Sibu, Kuching, Bako NP
Malaysia: 10 times. Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Penang, Jerantut, Taman Negara 5 times, Cameron Highlands 6 times, Kota Bharu, Cherating, Kuala Terrungenu, Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kangsar
Brunei: BSB
Thailand: 4 times. Hat Yai, Ko Jam, Ko Lanta, Krabi, Rannong, Chumphon, Puhket, Prachap Kiri Khan, Bangkok, Ayutthya, Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi, Phitsanulok, Sukothai, Mae Sot, Mae Sarian, Mae Hong Song, Pai, Tam Lod, Chang Mai, Chang Rai, Tha Ton, Mae Salong, Chiang Saen, Chiang Kong, Nong Khai, Khon Kaen
Cambodia: 2 times. Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, Anlong Veng, Samraong, Banteay Chhmar, Sihianukville, Sra Em, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Strung Treng, Monorom, Ban Lung
Vietnam: 2 times. Hanoi, Sapa, Dalat, Saigon, Na Trang, Dan Nang, Hue, Hoi an, Vinh, Ninh Binh, Cat ba Island
Burma: Yangon, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Bhamo, Katha
Laos: 2 times. Vientianne, Don Det, Champasak, Pakse, Konglo, Lak Sao, Sam Neua, Vieng Xie, Nong Khiau, Nam Nuen, Phonsavanh, Muong Ngoi, Muang Khua, Oudon Xai, Vang Vieng.
Philippines: 3 times. Mania, Cebu, Malapasqua, Baguio, Banaue, Bontoc, Sagada, Kalinga, Bohol
Indonesia: Bali: 2 times. Kuta, Ubud, Toyah Bunkha, Kintanmani, Lovina, Amed, Turta Ganga
Indonesia: Lombok: 2 times. Sengiggi, Gili Tarawangan, Senaru, Sembalum, Padangbai
Indonesia: Sumbawa Besar: Sumbawa, Sape
Indonesia: Flores: Labuanbajo, Ruteng, Rio, Ende, Moni, Bajawa
Indonesia: Java: Dieng Plateau, Borrobodur
Indonesia: Sumatra: Padang, Bukittinggi, Lake Toba, Berastaggi, Bukit Lawang, Banda Aceh
Kazakhstan: 3 times. Almaty, Turkistan
Kyrgyzstan: 3 times. Bishkek, Karakol, Jeti Oguz, Ala Kul hot springs, Song kul, Osh, Sary Tash
Tajikistan: Karakul, Murghab, Khorog, Khaskhorog, Bibi Fatima, Langar, Ishkashim, Dushanbe, Panjikent, 7 lakes
Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Khiva, Burkhara, Munak, Nuxus, Tashkent
UAE: Ras al Khaimah
Syria: Aleppo, Homs, Damascus, Palmira
Lebanon: Beirut, Tripoli, Bcharre, Baalbek
Jordan: Amman
Israel : Telaviv, Jerusalem, Eilat
China: 2 times. Jinghong, Luchun, Xinjie, Xijiang, Ronjiang, Taitouzhou, Guillin, Yangshou, Guangzhou Shenzen, Yongding, Xiamen, Dengfeng, Luoyong, Xiahe, Tongren Xining, Zhangye, Turfan, Kashgar, Urumchi, Dali, Shangri La, Deqin, Yubeng, Kumming, Shanghai, Tai an, Bejing, Xian Dunhuang,
Hong Kong. 2 times. Stayed 2 months.
India: 2 times. Mumbai, Benaulim, Patnem, Palolem, Gokarna, Hampi, Ooty, Varkala, Cochi, Mysore, Munnar, Kanyakumari, Maduria, Kodai Kanal, Mamlapurnam, Arambol, Mandrem, Chapora, Anjuna, Aurangabad, Omkaraswhar, Indore, Udaipur, Mt Abu, Pushkar, Jaisalmer, Agra, Varanasi, Calcutta, Darjeeling, Pelling, Gangtok, Checupari Lake
Nepal: Kathmandu, Pokhara, ABC Trek 8 nights
Pakistan: Sost, Pasau, Karimabad, Gilgit, Rawlpindi
Sri Lanka: Kandy, Colombo, Jaffna, Galle, Ella, Adams Peak, Haputale, Matara
Probably missing a few places, especially from 2000/2001 in SE Asia
South Korea: Seoul (volunteered 8 weeks), Busan, Jeju, Sokcho, Gyeongju, Samcheok, Gwangju
Taiwan: Taipei, Kaoshiung, Kenting, Tainan
Singapore: 6 times. Singapore
Malaysia: Sabah 6 times: Kota Kinabalu. Bundu Tuhan, mountain hut 3 times. Sepilok, Uncle Tan Jungle camp 4x,
Malaysia: Sarawak: Miri, Gunung Mulu NP, Batu Niah, Belaga, Bintulu, Sibu, Kuching, Bako NP
Malaysia: 10 times. Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Penang, Jerantut, Taman Negara 5 times, Cameron Highlands 6 times, Kota Bharu, Cherating, Kuala Terrungenu, Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kangsar
Brunei: BSB
Thailand: 4 times. Hat Yai, Ko Jam, Ko Lanta, Krabi, Rannong, Chumphon, Puhket, Prachap Kiri Khan, Bangkok, Ayutthya, Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi, Phitsanulok, Sukothai, Mae Sot, Mae Sarian, Mae Hong Song, Pai, Tam Lod, Chang Mai, Chang Rai, Tha Ton, Mae Salong, Chiang Saen, Chiang Kong, Nong Khai, Khon Kaen
Cambodia: 2 times. Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, Anlong Veng, Samraong, Banteay Chhmar, Sihianukville, Sra Em, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Strung Treng, Monorom, Ban Lung
Vietnam: 2 times. Hanoi, Sapa, Dalat, Saigon, Na Trang, Dan Nang, Hue, Hoi an, Vinh, Ninh Binh, Cat ba Island
Burma: Yangon, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Bhamo, Katha
Laos: 2 times. Vientianne, Don Det, Champasak, Pakse, Konglo, Lak Sao, Sam Neua, Vieng Xie, Nong Khiau, Nam Nuen, Phonsavanh, Muong Ngoi, Muang Khua, Oudon Xai, Vang Vieng.
Philippines: 3 times. Mania, Cebu, Malapasqua, Baguio, Banaue, Bontoc, Sagada, Kalinga, Bohol
Indonesia: Bali: 2 times. Kuta, Ubud, Toyah Bunkha, Kintanmani, Lovina, Amed, Turta Ganga
Indonesia: Lombok: 2 times. Sengiggi, Gili Tarawangan, Senaru, Sembalum, Padangbai
Indonesia: Sumbawa Besar: Sumbawa, Sape
Indonesia: Flores: Labuanbajo, Ruteng, Rio, Ende, Moni, Bajawa
Indonesia: Java: Dieng Plateau, Borrobodur
Indonesia: Sumatra: Padang, Bukittinggi, Lake Toba, Berastaggi, Bukit Lawang, Banda Aceh
Kazakhstan: 3 times. Almaty, Turkistan
Kyrgyzstan: 3 times. Bishkek, Karakol, Jeti Oguz, Ala Kul hot springs, Song kul, Osh, Sary Tash
Tajikistan: Karakul, Murghab, Khorog, Khaskhorog, Bibi Fatima, Langar, Ishkashim, Dushanbe, Panjikent, 7 lakes
Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Khiva, Burkhara, Munak, Nuxus, Tashkent
UAE: Ras al Khaimah
Syria: Aleppo, Homs, Damascus, Palmira
Lebanon: Beirut, Tripoli, Bcharre, Baalbek
Jordan: Amman
Israel : Telaviv, Jerusalem, Eilat
China: 2 times. Jinghong, Luchun, Xinjie, Xijiang, Ronjiang, Taitouzhou, Guillin, Yangshou, Guangzhou Shenzen, Yongding, Xiamen, Dengfeng, Luoyong, Xiahe, Tongren Xining, Zhangye, Turfan, Kashgar, Urumchi, Dali, Shangri La, Deqin, Yubeng, Kumming, Shanghai, Tai an, Bejing, Xian Dunhuang,
Hong Kong. 2 times. Stayed 2 months.
India: 2 times. Mumbai, Benaulim, Patnem, Palolem, Gokarna, Hampi, Ooty, Varkala, Cochi, Mysore, Munnar, Kanyakumari, Maduria, Kodai Kanal, Mamlapurnam, Arambol, Mandrem, Chapora, Anjuna, Aurangabad, Omkaraswhar, Indore, Udaipur, Mt Abu, Pushkar, Jaisalmer, Agra, Varanasi, Calcutta, Darjeeling, Pelling, Gangtok, Checupari Lake
Nepal: Kathmandu, Pokhara, ABC Trek 8 nights
Pakistan: Sost, Pasau, Karimabad, Gilgit, Rawlpindi
Sri Lanka: Kandy, Colombo, Jaffna, Galle, Ella, Adams Peak, Haputale, Matara
Probably missing a few places, especially from 2000/2001 in SE Asia
North America:
Vancouver, Jasper, Banff, Victoria, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, 1000 islands, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
2 Countries, a few places are long forgotten, as I was there in 1992/1993
Vancouver, Jasper, Banff, Victoria, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, 1000 islands, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
2 Countries, a few places are long forgotten, as I was there in 1992/1993
Oceania:
New Zealand: Auckland, Paihia, Thames, Great Barrier Island, Rotorua, Taupo, National Park, Wellington, Opunake, Nelson, Picton, Motueka, Abel Tasman, Queen Charlotte, Punnakikie, Greymouth, Arthurs Pass, Christchurch, Napier, Kaikora, Akoroa, Dunedin, Ivercargil, Caitlins, Queenstown, Wanka, Glenorchy, Te Anau, Haast, Fox Glacier
Australia: 3 times. Perth, Albany, Bunberry, Rotness island, Augusta, Kalbarri, Carnarvon, Port Hedland, Broome, Kununarra, Darwin, Katherine, Alice, Ayres Rock, Adelaide, Glenelg, Melbourne, Thredbo, Katoomba, Canberra, Sydney, Great Ocean Road, Tamworth, Byron Bay, Coffs Harhour, Brisbane, Fraser Island, Cairns, Kurunda, Devonport, Deloraine, Launceston, Stanley, Cradle Mountain, Queenstown Strahan, Lake St Clair, Hobart, Brunny Island, Freycinet, Bicheno, St Helens, Oatlands, Maria Island, Triabunna
2 countries, 75 cities/towns/villages, many overnight buses. There might be a few more tiny places that have skipped my mind.
New Zealand: Auckland, Paihia, Thames, Great Barrier Island, Rotorua, Taupo, National Park, Wellington, Opunake, Nelson, Picton, Motueka, Abel Tasman, Queen Charlotte, Punnakikie, Greymouth, Arthurs Pass, Christchurch, Napier, Kaikora, Akoroa, Dunedin, Ivercargil, Caitlins, Queenstown, Wanka, Glenorchy, Te Anau, Haast, Fox Glacier
Australia: 3 times. Perth, Albany, Bunberry, Rotness island, Augusta, Kalbarri, Carnarvon, Port Hedland, Broome, Kununarra, Darwin, Katherine, Alice, Ayres Rock, Adelaide, Glenelg, Melbourne, Thredbo, Katoomba, Canberra, Sydney, Great Ocean Road, Tamworth, Byron Bay, Coffs Harhour, Brisbane, Fraser Island, Cairns, Kurunda, Devonport, Deloraine, Launceston, Stanley, Cradle Mountain, Queenstown Strahan, Lake St Clair, Hobart, Brunny Island, Freycinet, Bicheno, St Helens, Oatlands, Maria Island, Triabunna
2 countries, 75 cities/towns/villages, many overnight buses. There might be a few more tiny places that have skipped my mind.
This is a comprehensive as I can make it, list of villages, towns, cities that I have visited in 95 countries across the globe. There might be a few places that I have forgotten about but I have done my best as I have no diaries, pre 2013 with me.
This is not including England Wales, Scotland. I have travelled across most parts of England and Wales, less so in Scotland. In 1990, I walked 1071 miles from South West England to North East Scotland, in 58 days with 4 rest days. Have hiked extensively in North, Mid and South Wales. Cycled and hiked through most of central England.
This is not including England Wales, Scotland. I have travelled across most parts of England and Wales, less so in Scotland. In 1990, I walked 1071 miles from South West England to North East Scotland, in 58 days with 4 rest days. Have hiked extensively in North, Mid and South Wales. Cycled and hiked through most of central England.
