Where I've Been: World Travel Page
Last updated: June 2024
How many countries are there? What is a country? What is just a territory? What is a principality? What is sovereignty? What are the differences?
Who gives a fuck!
The UN has 193 Member States which many falsely refer to as countries. (The United Kingdom is not a Country. It is made up of 4 separate countries that collectively are 1 Member State of the United Nations).
The Travelers' Century Club lists 330 Countries and Territories.
The British Foreign Office states that there are 226 Countries and Territories.
Jonny Blair lists 627 Significant Regions, This is a serious list. He even 'Country and Territory' fies his own blog, Don't Stop Living. Fuck, in the pandemic, he even backpacked his own flat.
Who gives a fuck!
The UN has 193 Member States which many falsely refer to as countries. (The United Kingdom is not a Country. It is made up of 4 separate countries that collectively are 1 Member State of the United Nations).
The Travelers' Century Club lists 330 Countries and Territories.
The British Foreign Office states that there are 226 Countries and Territories.
Jonny Blair lists 627 Significant Regions, This is a serious list. He even 'Country and Territory' fies his own blog, Don't Stop Living. Fuck, in the pandemic, he even backpacked his own flat.
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Backpacking in Côte d'Ivoire:
Backpacking in Senegal:
UN Member States Visited:
The UN has 193 Member States and I have been to, visited, backpacked, slept in and spent at least 24 hours in, 110 of them.
I am not #Chasing193, #Chasing195 or #Chasing197.
Why not?
I do not accept the fact that Taiwan, Kosovo, and Hong Kong are not accepted, not given full membership, even if between them, they issue their own passports, and have their own currencies (Kosovo uses the Euro).
I do not accept that Israel is accepted and that Palestine is not.
I do not recognise, and will never recognise the Holy See/The Vatican. For me, it wouldn't even get partial recognition.
Here are the UN Member States that I have visited.
Backpacking in Zimbabwe:
I am not #Chasing193, #Chasing195 or #Chasing197.
Why not?
I do not accept the fact that Taiwan, Kosovo, and Hong Kong are not accepted, not given full membership, even if between them, they issue their own passports, and have their own currencies (Kosovo uses the Euro).
I do not accept that Israel is accepted and that Palestine is not.
I do not recognise, and will never recognise the Holy See/The Vatican. For me, it wouldn't even get partial recognition.
Here are the UN Member States that I have visited.
Backpacking in Zimbabwe:
Backpacking in Costa Rica:
Backpacking in Madagascar:
Regions Visited According to NomadMania
NomadMania has an incredible list which details 1301 different regions. I have clocked up 404 of them.
And the lists available go beyond just the regions visited. You can check off border crossings, airports, road trips, UNESCO sites but it's a massive time suck going through all of it AND I still think that they could go even deeper. In the UK for example, they could detain counties visited instead of regions like The North West, The South East, East Midlands.
And the lists available go beyond just the regions visited. You can check off border crossings, airports, road trips, UNESCO sites but it's a massive time suck going through all of it AND I still think that they could go even deeper. In the UK for example, they could detain counties visited instead of regions like The North West, The South East, East Midlands.
Countries and Territories Visited According to Nomadic Backpacker:
This is my list of countries and territories beyond the 193 list.
The criteria being, if they issue their own passports, or have their own money, car licence plates, entry rules and I needed a special document or had to register then, then it gets included.
And gone is the need to have spent 24 hours there to be included. As long as I did or saw some significant, be it taking some photos, or drinking a coffee or beer then it counts.
I will expand this page in due course.
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
- Kosovo
- Palestine
- Western Sahara
- Nagorno Karabakh
- Transnistria
- Gibraltar
- Abkhazia
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
The criteria being, if they issue their own passports, or have their own money, car licence plates, entry rules and I needed a special document or had to register then, then it gets included.
And gone is the need to have spent 24 hours there to be included. As long as I did or saw some significant, be it taking some photos, or drinking a coffee or beer then it counts.
I will expand this page in due course.
Countries and Territories Visited According to The Travelers' Century Club
The Travelers' Century Club as of January 2022, recognise, state, list, declare that there are 330 Countries and Territories. And to become a member of this club, you must have stepped foot in at least 100 of them.
And according to their list I have been to 140 of them.
Backpacking in Dubai in 2016 which is recognised in it's own right:
And according to their list I have been to 140 of them.
Backpacking in Dubai in 2016 which is recognised in it's own right:
Countries and Territories Visited According to The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as of November 2023 lists 226 different Countries and Territories.
I like it because they list Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Kosovo and Western Sahara separately. They also include The Occupied Palestinian Territories, which pleases me.
But if they can include Western Sahara and San Marino, why don't they include Transnistria or Nagorno Karabakh?
Of the 226 Countries and Territories I have been to, visited, backpacked, slept in and spent at least 24 hours in, 115, 116 if I include Palestine where I spent about 6 hours.
Backpacking in Kosovo:
I like it because they list Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Kosovo and Western Sahara separately. They also include The Occupied Palestinian Territories, which pleases me.
But if they can include Western Sahara and San Marino, why don't they include Transnistria or Nagorno Karabakh?
Of the 226 Countries and Territories I have been to, visited, backpacked, slept in and spent at least 24 hours in, 115, 116 if I include Palestine where I spent about 6 hours.
Backpacking in Kosovo:
Backpacking in South Korea:
Continents I have visited:
I grew up with North and South America being classed as 1, The Americas. Hard to change habits of a life-time.
- Europe
- Australasia
- Africa
- Asia
- The Americas
Countries where have I worked or volunteered outside of England:
Switzerland: I worked 16 seasons as a waiter in Grindelwald, Samedan, Val Fex, Grimentz, Mürren, SustenPass and GrimselPass
Ireland: I worked 8 weeks a a barman in Lisdoonvarna in 2012
South Korea: I volunteered at a hostel in Seoul for 8 week in 2014
Georgia: I volunteered at a hostel in Mestia in 2016
Kyrgystan: I volunteered at a hostel in Karakol in 2016 and 2017
New Zealand: I volunteered at a hostel on Great Barrier Island in 1998
Ireland: I worked 8 weeks a a barman in Lisdoonvarna in 2012
South Korea: I volunteered at a hostel in Seoul for 8 week in 2014
Georgia: I volunteered at a hostel in Mestia in 2016
Kyrgystan: I volunteered at a hostel in Karakol in 2016 and 2017
New Zealand: I volunteered at a hostel on Great Barrier Island in 1998
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Towns, Cities & Villages I have visited (minimum 24 hours stay):
It was quite easy to document these as I have a good memory for things like this, though I might have missed 1 or 2. And of course there are numerous day trips to places that are not included. Though given a map, I could detail all the places in England I have slept in and all places around the world I have visited but not slept in, but I have better things to do with my time.
Latin America:
Belize: San Ignacio, Hopkins, Orange Walk
Honduras: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula
Panama: Bocas del Toro, Panama City, David, Santiago
Costa Rica: La Fortuna, San Jose, Cahuita, Puerto Viejo, Quepos, Liberia
Nicaragua: Jiquilillo, León, Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, San Carlos, Rivas, Granada, Ocotal
El Salvador: San Salvador, Suchitoto, Santa Ana, Lago de Coatepeque, San Miguel, Perquin, La Union
Guatemala: Xela, San Pedro, Panajachel, Antigua, Livingston, Rio Dulce, Flores
Mexico: Mexico City, Oaxaca, Zipolite, San Cristobal, Palenque, Campeche, Mérida, Real del Monte, Bacalar, Veracruz
8 Countries, 48 different towns and cities
Belize: San Ignacio, Hopkins, Orange Walk
Honduras: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula
Panama: Bocas del Toro, Panama City, David, Santiago
Costa Rica: La Fortuna, San Jose, Cahuita, Puerto Viejo, Quepos, Liberia
Nicaragua: Jiquilillo, León, Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, San Carlos, Rivas, Granada, Ocotal
El Salvador: San Salvador, Suchitoto, Santa Ana, Lago de Coatepeque, San Miguel, Perquin, La Union
Guatemala: Xela, San Pedro, Panajachel, Antigua, Livingston, Rio Dulce, Flores
Mexico: Mexico City, Oaxaca, Zipolite, San Cristobal, Palenque, Campeche, Mérida, Real del Monte, Bacalar, Veracruz
8 Countries, 48 different towns and cities
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: 3 visits. Moyale, Isiolo, Nanyuki, Nairobi, Mombasa, Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Naivasha, Kisumu
Tanzania: Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Stone Town (Zanzibar), Mbeya, Matema, Kigoma, Mpanda
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, Pietermaritzburg, Sani Lodge, Sedgefield, Knysna, Cape Town.
Tunisia: Tunis, Kairouan, Sfax, Douz, Tozeur, El Kef
Morocco: 4 visits. Tangiers, Fes, Meknes, Oujda, Figuig, Erfoud, Merzouga, Zagora, Erachidia, Imilchil, Todra, Dadas Gorge, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Imlil, Rabat, El Jadida, Essaouria, Chefchaouen
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, Sikasso
Cote d'Ivoire: Ferkessedougou, Kong, Yamousoukra, San Pedro, Sassandra, Grand Bassam, Abidjan
Madagascar: Antananarivo, Tamatave, Brickaville, Vatomandry, Mahanoro, Nosy Varika, Mananjary, Manakara, Fianarantsoa, Antsirabe, Morondava
Uganda: Jinja, Kampala, Entebbe
Rwanda: Kigali
Burundi: Bujumbura, Gitega, Rutana, Makamba
Zambia: Nakonde, Mpika, Ndola, Lusaka, Livingstone
Botswana: Kazungula, Chobe National Park
Namibia: Katima Mulilo
29 countries in Africa, overnights in 146 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 a camel safari. Night buses: 15 +/-
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: 3 visits. Moyale, Isiolo, Nanyuki, Nairobi, Mombasa, Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Naivasha, Kisumu
Tanzania: Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Stone Town (Zanzibar), Mbeya, Matema, Kigoma, Mpanda
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, Pietermaritzburg, Sani Lodge, Sedgefield, Knysna, Cape Town.
Tunisia: Tunis, Kairouan, Sfax, Douz, Tozeur, El Kef
Morocco: 4 visits. Tangiers, Fes, Meknes, Oujda, Figuig, Erfoud, Merzouga, Zagora, Erachidia, Imilchil, Todra, Dadas Gorge, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Imlil, Rabat, El Jadida, Essaouria, Chefchaouen
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, Sikasso
Cote d'Ivoire: Ferkessedougou, Kong, Yamousoukra, San Pedro, Sassandra, Grand Bassam, Abidjan
Madagascar: Antananarivo, Tamatave, Brickaville, Vatomandry, Mahanoro, Nosy Varika, Mananjary, Manakara, Fianarantsoa, Antsirabe, Morondava
Uganda: Jinja, Kampala, Entebbe
Rwanda: Kigali
Burundi: Bujumbura, Gitega, Rutana, Makamba
Zambia: Nakonde, Mpika, Ndola, Lusaka, Livingstone
Botswana: Kazungula, Chobe National Park
Namibia: Katima Mulilo
29 countries in Africa, overnights in 146 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 a camel safari. Night buses: 15 +/-
Europe:
United Kingdom: I have travelled extensively in England, Wales, Scotland and finally Northern Ireland.
Recently I have backpacked my home town of Bletchley, London, Birmingham, Oxford, Lichfield, Aylesbury, Liverpool, Manchester, Greenock, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Belfast, Bushmills, Londonderry, Newtownards, Bangor, Carrickfergus, Larne and Swansea
Malta
Gibraltar: Gibraltar
Andorra: Andorra La Valle, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Canillo
Liechtenstein: Schaan-Vaduz, Vaduz
Iceland: Reykjavík
France: Dieppe, Paris, Lille, Etretat, Mont St Michel, Rennes, Bordeaux, Perigueux, Mont de Marsan, Pau, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Narbonne, Biarritz, Strasbourg, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Bastia plus 3 or 4 more on Corsica
Portugal: Lisbon
Spain: 5 times. San Sebastian, Pamplona, Barcelona, Malaga, Granada, Algeciras, Madrid, Seville, Palma, Valencia, Segovia, Toledo, Avila, Cadiz, Ronda
Germany: 4 times. Leverküssen, Berlin, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dresden, Lübeck, Munich
Belgium: 2 times. Leuven, Brussels
Holland: Amsterdam, Maastricht, Groningen, Vlissingen
Norway: Oslo, Bergen, Fläm, Ålesund, Andlesness, Trondheim, Stamsund, Å, Geiranger
Sweden: 2 times. Gothenburg, Stockholm
Finland: Helsinki
Denmark: 2 times. Copenhagen
Estonia: Tallinn, Narva, Tartu
Latvia: Riga, Liepaja
Lithuania: Vilnius, Klaipeda
Republic of Ireland: Cork, Lisdoonvarna, Dublin
Poland: 2 times. Gdansk, Warsaw, Poznan, Krakow, Wroclaw, Zakopane
Slovakia: Liptovsky Hradock, Bratislava
Hungary: 2 times. Budapest
Romania: 2 times. Sighisoara, Brasov, Bucharest
Bulgaria: Sofia, 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?, notable day trips: Neuchatel, Locarno, Engelberg, Biel, Shaufausen, St Gallen.
Austria: Salzberg, Graz, mountain hiking using huts.
Slovenia: Ljubljana
Italy: Milan, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Bellagio, Venice, Tirano, mountain hiking using huts.
Serbia: 3 times. Nis, Belgrade, Subotica, Novi Sad
Bosnia: Sarajevo, Mostar
Albania: 2 times. Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Berat, Gjirokaster, Saranda, Elbasan, Pogradec, Theth, Valbona
North Macedonia: Ohrid, Bitola, Prilep, Skopje
Kosovo: Pristina, Peja, Prizren
Montenegro: Kotor
Croatia: 2 times. Dubrovnik, Split, Rijeka
Czech Republic: 2 times. Prague
Ukraine: 2 times. Lviv, Kyiv, Odesa, Chernivtsi. Night trains.
Moldova: 2 times. Chisinau
Transnistria: Tiraspol, Bender
Belarus: Minsk
Russia: Moscow, Yaroslavl, Suzdal, Vladimir, Kazan, Irkutsk, 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, Dilijan, Goris, Sissian
Nagorno Karabakh: 2 times. Stepanakert
Abkhazia: Sokhumi
Azerbaijan: Baku, Sheki, Ilisu, Zaqatala
Turkey: 4 times Istanbul, Capadoccia, Trabzon, Ardahan, Canakkale, Fethiye, Kas, Olympus, Ezerun, Kars, Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa. Numerous night buses.
Greece: Athens, Crete, Santorini, Akaria, Naxos, Samos. Night boats.
United Kingdom: I have travelled extensively in England, Wales, Scotland and finally Northern Ireland.
Recently I have backpacked my home town of Bletchley, London, Birmingham, Oxford, Lichfield, Aylesbury, Liverpool, Manchester, Greenock, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Belfast, Bushmills, Londonderry, Newtownards, Bangor, Carrickfergus, Larne and Swansea
Malta
Gibraltar: Gibraltar
Andorra: Andorra La Valle, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Canillo
Liechtenstein: Schaan-Vaduz, Vaduz
Iceland: Reykjavík
France: Dieppe, Paris, Lille, Etretat, Mont St Michel, Rennes, Bordeaux, Perigueux, Mont de Marsan, Pau, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Narbonne, Biarritz, Strasbourg, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Bastia plus 3 or 4 more on Corsica
Portugal: Lisbon
Spain: 5 times. San Sebastian, Pamplona, Barcelona, Malaga, Granada, Algeciras, Madrid, Seville, Palma, Valencia, Segovia, Toledo, Avila, Cadiz, Ronda
Germany: 4 times. Leverküssen, Berlin, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dresden, Lübeck, Munich
Belgium: 2 times. Leuven, Brussels
Holland: Amsterdam, Maastricht, Groningen, Vlissingen
Norway: Oslo, Bergen, Fläm, Ålesund, Andlesness, Trondheim, Stamsund, Å, Geiranger
Sweden: 2 times. Gothenburg, Stockholm
Finland: Helsinki
Denmark: 2 times. Copenhagen
Estonia: Tallinn, Narva, Tartu
Latvia: Riga, Liepaja
Lithuania: Vilnius, Klaipeda
Republic of Ireland: Cork, Lisdoonvarna, Dublin
Poland: 2 times. Gdansk, Warsaw, Poznan, Krakow, Wroclaw, Zakopane
Slovakia: Liptovsky Hradock, Bratislava
Hungary: 2 times. Budapest
Romania: 2 times. Sighisoara, Brasov, Bucharest
Bulgaria: Sofia, 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?, notable day trips: Neuchatel, Locarno, Engelberg, Biel, Shaufausen, St Gallen.
Austria: Salzberg, Graz, mountain hiking using huts.
Slovenia: Ljubljana
Italy: Milan, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Bellagio, Venice, Tirano, mountain hiking using huts.
Serbia: 3 times. Nis, Belgrade, Subotica, Novi Sad
Bosnia: Sarajevo, Mostar
Albania: 2 times. Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Berat, Gjirokaster, Saranda, Elbasan, Pogradec, Theth, Valbona
North Macedonia: Ohrid, Bitola, Prilep, Skopje
Kosovo: Pristina, Peja, Prizren
Montenegro: Kotor
Croatia: 2 times. Dubrovnik, Split, Rijeka
Czech Republic: 2 times. Prague
Ukraine: 2 times. Lviv, Kyiv, Odesa, Chernivtsi. Night trains.
Moldova: 2 times. Chisinau
Transnistria: Tiraspol, Bender
Belarus: Minsk
Russia: Moscow, Yaroslavl, Suzdal, Vladimir, Kazan, Irkutsk, 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, Dilijan, Goris, Sissian
Nagorno Karabakh: 2 times. Stepanakert
Abkhazia: Sokhumi
Azerbaijan: Baku, Sheki, Ilisu, Zaqatala
Turkey: 4 times Istanbul, Capadoccia, Trabzon, Ardahan, Canakkale, Fethiye, Kas, Olympus, Ezerun, Kars, Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa. Numerous night buses.
Greece: Athens, Crete, Santorini, Akaria, Naxos, Samos. Night boats.
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,
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, Phuket, Prachuap Kiri Khan, Bangkok, Ayutthaya, 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. Manila, Cebu, Malapascua, Baguio, Banaue, Bontoc, Sagada, Kalinga, Bohol
Indonesia: Bali: 2 times. Kuta, Ubud, Toyah Bunkha, Kintamani, 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, Borobudur
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, Pamir Highway
Tajikistan: Karakul, Murghab, Khorog, Khaskhorog, Bibi Fatima, Langar, Ishkashim, Dushanbe, Panjikent, 7 lakes
Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Khiva, Bukhara, Munak, Nuxus, Tashkent
UAE: Ras al Khaimah
Syria: Aleppo, Homs, Damascus, Palmira
Lebanon: Beirut, Tripoli, Bcharre, Baalbek
Jordan: Amman
Israel: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat
China: 2 times. Jinghong, Luchun, Xinjie, Xijiang, Ronjiang, Taitouzhou, Guilin, Yangshou, Guangzhou Shenzen, Yongding, Xiamen, Dengfeng, Luoyang, Xiahe, Tongren Xining, Zhangye, Turfan, Kashgar, Urumchi, Dali, Shangri La, Deqin, Yubeng, Kumming, Shanghai, Tai an, Bejing, Xian Dunhuang,
Hong Kong. 2 times. Stayed for 2 months.
India: 2 times. Mumbai, Benaulim, Patnem, Palolem, Gokarna, Hampi, Ooty, Varkala, Kochi, Mysore, Munnar, Kanyakumari, Madurai, 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, Rawalpindi
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
Vancouver, Jasper, Banff, Victoria, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, 1000 islands, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
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, Kaikoura, Akaroa, Dunedin, Invercargill, Caitlins, Queenstown, Wanaka, 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 Harbour, 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
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, Kaikoura, Akaroa, Dunedin, Invercargill, Caitlins, Queenstown, Wanaka, 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 Harbour, 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
TimeLine:
2024 - 2024 began as 2022 and 2023 did, with Miss CDMX and her family in Ciudad de México.
I stayed there until April, then it was back to the UK. London and Glasgow and then to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Italy, London, Barcelona, Andorra, Valencia, Madrid, Malaga, Gibraltar, Tangiers, Chefchaouen, Algeciras, Cadiz, Seville
I stayed there until April, then it was back to the UK. London and Glasgow and then to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Italy, London, Barcelona, Andorra, Valencia, Madrid, Malaga, Gibraltar, Tangiers, Chefchaouen, Algeciras, Cadiz, Seville
2023 - 2023 started pretty quietly despite lots of drama and uncertainty of the future of Long-Term Travel caused by banks, the death of my father, immigration rules in Mexico. But managed to rescue things and backpacked England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Wales and then things went extreme. I returned to Africa, checking off Madagascar, revisiting Naivasha, where I spent my lockdown, then Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia where I walked with Rhinos and then my first Big Game Safari at Chobe National Park in Botswana. Then it was back to Mexico.
2022 - Starting the year in Mexico City and in January, flight to Country 100, El Salvador. San Salvador Suchitoto, Santa Ana, Lago de Coatepeque. Returned to England. Then Back to Mexico!! Then back to El Salvador and into Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and then heading north again, overland, inc Honduras and Belize. Saw Christmas in Zipolite with Miss CDMX
2021 - The year continues from Zipolite in Mexico and on to Oaxaca and an extended stay in Mexico City and San Cristobal. Crossed to Guatemala. And in early August, returned to Mexico. Day trips in and around Mexico City, ending the year in Ziploite
2020 - The year starts with a bang. London to Paris to Marseille and onto Tunis, Senegal, Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. Lockdown in Kenya. Escaped to Serbia then to Kosovo, Albania ended up in isolation for 14 days in North Macedonia and then went to Turkey. And onto Mexico. Ended the year on a beach in central Mexico.
2019 - Working as much as I can in the UK. A quiet year on the travel front. Work aside, pretty much a recluse. But squeezed in a trip to Lisbon, Portugal and Moldova/Transnistria + Albania, Montenegro, Croatia but ended the year by quitting my job thus preparing the way to be back on the road.
2018 - Working in the UK as a postman. Travels to Belarus, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Denmark.
2017 - Malaysia, Philippines, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan - hostel volunteer, Romania. Back to the UK ending 1423 days on a single journey. Working in the UK.
2016 - Cairo to Cape Town - Overland: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, ending 7 months Cairo to Cape Town. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan - hostel volunteer, UAE, Malaysia.
2015 - China, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazia. Began Cairo to Cape Town - Overland: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia.
2014 - New Year's Eve at the revolution in Kyiv, Ukraine. Trans-Siberian from Moscow to Vladivostok, South Korea - travelling + hostel volunteer 2 months, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Sumatra, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China, Hong Kong
2013 - London to Monrovia - West Africa - Overland: France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Paris, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan. Living and working in Switzerland Summer 6 months. Began a trip which lasted 1423 days. Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova
2012 - Down and out in the UK. desperate times. Working in County Clare, Ireland as a waiter, 6 weeks. Living and working in Switzerland, 6 months. Began London to Monrovia - West Africa - Overland: France, Spain, Morocco.
2011 - India, Nepal, SE Asia - Singapore to Islamabad, Pakistan w/o flying (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Czech, Germany, to the UK after 18 months 549 day on a single trip.
2010 - Working in Switzerland, Winter. Began a 549-day trip. Holland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, India.
2009 - Working in Switzerland, Winter + Summer. Travels in Spain, Morocco.
2008 - Working in Switzerland, Winter and Summer. Travels in Spain, Morocco, Germany, Czech, Hungary and India
2007 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in France, Spain, Corsica.
2006 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia
2005 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo and Philippines
2004 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo and Burma
2003 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo, Brunei and Laos
2002 - Working in Switzerland, travels in Greece and Germany. Living in the UK.
2001 - Travels in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, East Coast Australia, Working in Switzerland
2000 - Working in the UK, Living 2 months in Switzerland. Travels in Vietnam
1999 - Working in the UK, Travels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Luxembourg, Switzerland. Hiking in the Alps. Germany, Austria, Italy
1998 - Travels in New Zealand and Switzerland. Working in the UK.
1997 - Working in the UK. Travels in Australia. 2nd trip as a backpacker.
1992/1993 - 1st trip as a backpacker, Australia and Canada.
1990 - Walked Lands End to John O'Groats. 1700 km. Trip to Holland.
1983 - First trip out of the UK. School trip to Boulogne, France.
2022 - Starting the year in Mexico City and in January, flight to Country 100, El Salvador. San Salvador Suchitoto, Santa Ana, Lago de Coatepeque. Returned to England. Then Back to Mexico!! Then back to El Salvador and into Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and then heading north again, overland, inc Honduras and Belize. Saw Christmas in Zipolite with Miss CDMX
2021 - The year continues from Zipolite in Mexico and on to Oaxaca and an extended stay in Mexico City and San Cristobal. Crossed to Guatemala. And in early August, returned to Mexico. Day trips in and around Mexico City, ending the year in Ziploite
2020 - The year starts with a bang. London to Paris to Marseille and onto Tunis, Senegal, Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. Lockdown in Kenya. Escaped to Serbia then to Kosovo, Albania ended up in isolation for 14 days in North Macedonia and then went to Turkey. And onto Mexico. Ended the year on a beach in central Mexico.
2019 - Working as much as I can in the UK. A quiet year on the travel front. Work aside, pretty much a recluse. But squeezed in a trip to Lisbon, Portugal and Moldova/Transnistria + Albania, Montenegro, Croatia but ended the year by quitting my job thus preparing the way to be back on the road.
2018 - Working in the UK as a postman. Travels to Belarus, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Denmark.
2017 - Malaysia, Philippines, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan - hostel volunteer, Romania. Back to the UK ending 1423 days on a single journey. Working in the UK.
2016 - Cairo to Cape Town - Overland: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, ending 7 months Cairo to Cape Town. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan - hostel volunteer, UAE, Malaysia.
2015 - China, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazia. Began Cairo to Cape Town - Overland: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia.
2014 - New Year's Eve at the revolution in Kyiv, Ukraine. Trans-Siberian from Moscow to Vladivostok, South Korea - travelling + hostel volunteer 2 months, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Sumatra, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China, Hong Kong
2013 - London to Monrovia - West Africa - Overland: France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Paris, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan. Living and working in Switzerland Summer 6 months. Began a trip which lasted 1423 days. Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova
2012 - Down and out in the UK. desperate times. Working in County Clare, Ireland as a waiter, 6 weeks. Living and working in Switzerland, 6 months. Began London to Monrovia - West Africa - Overland: France, Spain, Morocco.
2011 - India, Nepal, SE Asia - Singapore to Islamabad, Pakistan w/o flying (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Czech, Germany, to the UK after 18 months 549 day on a single trip.
2010 - Working in Switzerland, Winter. Began a 549-day trip. Holland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, India.
2009 - Working in Switzerland, Winter + Summer. Travels in Spain, Morocco.
2008 - Working in Switzerland, Winter and Summer. Travels in Spain, Morocco, Germany, Czech, Hungary and India
2007 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in France, Spain, Corsica.
2006 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia
2005 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo and Philippines
2004 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo and Burma
2003 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo, Brunei and Laos
2002 - Working in Switzerland, travels in Greece and Germany. Living in the UK.
2001 - Travels in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, East Coast Australia, Working in Switzerland
2000 - Working in the UK, Living 2 months in Switzerland. Travels in Vietnam
1999 - Working in the UK, Travels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Luxembourg, Switzerland. Hiking in the Alps. Germany, Austria, Italy
1998 - Travels in New Zealand and Switzerland. Working in the UK.
1997 - Working in the UK. Travels in Australia. 2nd trip as a backpacker.
1992/1993 - 1st trip as a backpacker, Australia and Canada.
1990 - Walked Lands End to John O'Groats. 1700 km. Trip to Holland.
1983 - First trip out of the UK. School trip to Boulogne, France.