Where I've Been: World Travel Page
According to the United Nations, there are 193 Member States. These are what people are chasing. They are chasing Member States.
The Travelers' Century Club lists 330 Countries and Territories.
The British Foreign Office states that there are 226 Countries and Territories.
NomadMania lists 1301 different regions in the world.
Jonny Blair lists 627 Significant Regions. This is a serious list. He even said that "even your blog or your Mum’s shop can be a country if it wants to be”. In the pandemic, he even backpacked his own flat.
And I don't accept any of these lists.
The Travelers' Century Club lists 330 Countries and Territories.
The British Foreign Office states that there are 226 Countries and Territories.
NomadMania lists 1301 different regions in the world.
Jonny Blair lists 627 Significant Regions. This is a serious list. He even said that "even your blog or your Mum’s shop can be a country if it wants to be”. In the pandemic, he even backpacked his own flat.
And I don't accept any of these lists.
Backpacking in Côte d'Ivoire:
Backpacking in Senegal:
UN Member States Visited:
Of the 193 United Nations Member States, I have travelled and backpacked 115 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. Only 146 UN Member States recognise Palestine. Interestingly, 28 UN Member States do NOT recognise Israel.
I do not recognise, and will never recognise, the Holy See/The Vatican. For me, it wouldn't even get partial recognition.
Even if I don't agree with their list, 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. Only 146 UN Member States recognise Palestine. Interestingly, 28 UN Member States do NOT recognise Israel.
I do not recognise, and will never recognise, the Holy See/The Vatican. For me, it wouldn't even get partial recognition.
Even if I don't agree with their list, here are the UN Member States that I have visited.
Backpacking in Zimbabwe:
Backpacking in Costa Rica:
Backpacking in Madagascar:
Backpacking in Gibraltar:
Backpacking Monaco, the Billionaire's Playground:
Countries and Territories Visited According to The Travelers' Century Club
As of January 2022, they 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.
According to the Travelers Century Club List, I have been to 147 of them.
Backpacking in Dubai in 2016, which is recognised in its own right:
According to the Travelers Century Club List, I have been to 147 of them.
Backpacking in Dubai in 2016, which is recognised in its own right:
Countries and Territories Visited According to The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
As of November 2023, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office lists 226 different Countries and Territories, and I have been to 120 of them.
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 (NK was dissolved in January 2024)?
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 (NK was dissolved in January 2024)?
Backpacking in Kosovo:
Backpacking in South Korea:
Regions Visited According to NomadMania
I have visited 415 regions according to NomadMania.
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 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.
For my up-to-date list of all countries and territories that I have visited.
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
- Kosovo
- Palestine
- Western Sahara
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Transnistria
- Gibraltar
- Abkhazia
- England
- Scotland
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Cyprus, British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri & Dhekelia
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Republic of Iraq - Kurdistan Region
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 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.
For my up-to-date list of all countries and territories that I have visited.
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 weeks in 2014
Georgia: I volunteered at a hostel in Mestia in 2016
Kyrgyzstan: 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 weeks in 2014
Georgia: I volunteered at a hostel in Mestia in 2016
Kyrgyzstan: I volunteered at a hostel in Karakol in 2016 and 2017
New Zealand: I volunteered at a hostel on Great Barrier Island in 1998
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:
9 Countries, 49 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
- Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Samana, Las Galeras, Santiago de los Cabelleros, Punta Cana
9 Countries, 49 different towns and cities
Africa:
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.
- San Marino
- Monaco
- Malta
- Gibraltar
- Andorra: Andorra La Valle, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Canillo
- Liechtenstein: Schaan-Vaduz, Vaduz
- Iceland: Reykjavík
- France: Nice, 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: Salzburg, Graz, mountain hiking using huts.
- Slovenia: Ljubljana
- Italy: Milan, Siena, Rimini, Genoa, 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, Agdam
- Abkhazia: Sokhumi
- Azerbaijan: Baku, Sheki, Ilisu, Zaqatala
- Turkey: 4 times Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Trabzon, Ardahan, Canakkale, Fethiye, Kas, Olympus, Ezerum, Kars, Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa, Adana. Numerous night buses.
- Greece: Athens, Crete, Santorini, Akaria, Naxos, Samos. Night boats.
- Cyprus: Larnaca, Limassol, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Famagusta, Nicosia
Asia:
- South Korea: Seoul (volunteered 8 weeks), Busan, Jeju, Sokcho, Gyeongju, Samcheok, Gwangju
- Taiwan: Taipei, Kaoshiung, Kenting, Tainan
- Singapore: 6 times. Singapore
- 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, Sihanoukville, 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, Palmyra
- Lebanon: Beirut, Tripoli, Bcharre, Baalbek
- Jordan: Amman
- Israel: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat
- Republic of Iraq - Kurdistan Region: Duhok, Akre, Soran, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah
- 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, Beijing, 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
- Kurdistan: Duhok, Akre, Soran, Erbil, Slemani
Canada & USA:
- 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
TimeLine:
2025:
The year has been going great. I got married, got temporary residency, travelled to the Dominican Republic, checked off Monaco, Siena, Rimini, San Marino, Cyprus - north and south, Republic of Iraq - Kurdistan Region
The year has been going great. I got married, got temporary residency, travelled to the Dominican Republic, checked off Monaco, Siena, Rimini, San Marino, Cyprus - north and south, Republic of Iraq - Kurdistan Region
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
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
2023:
The year started pretty quietly despite lots of drama and uncertainty about the future of Long-Term Travel caused by banks, the death of my father, and 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, a 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 Zipolite
2020 - The year starts with a bang. London to Paris to Marseille and onto Tunis, Senegal, Mali and Côte 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, and 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, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and 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, the Czech Republic, 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 the Philippines
2004 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo and Burma
2003 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo, Brunei and Laos
2002 - Working in Switzerland, travelling 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 for 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.
The year started pretty quietly despite lots of drama and uncertainty about the future of Long-Term Travel caused by banks, the death of my father, and 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, a 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 Zipolite
2020 - The year starts with a bang. London to Paris to Marseille and onto Tunis, Senegal, Mali and Côte 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, and 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, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and 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, the Czech Republic, 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 the Philippines
2004 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo and Burma
2003 - Working in Switzerland. Travels in Borneo, Brunei and Laos
2002 - Working in Switzerland, travelling 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 for 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.
