# How many countries have you been to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2000, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220 "2000-07-11T14:54:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HalloweenMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@HalloweenMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HalloweenMan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/1 "2000-07-11T14:54:48Z")
Myself, just one. My birthplace. But next year, I am hoping to save up enough money to visit Europe. Then my ‘Country count’ shall go up! So how many countries have YOU visited? If your aircraft had to stop over there for a few hours that counts too. But if it just flew straight over, then it doesn’t count. So start posting! ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/2 "2000-07-11T15:41:54Z")
USA, Canada, England, France, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Ukraine Good luck on your trip! Definitely go East. ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/3 "2000-07-11T17:32:17Z")
Will be getting down under in a few weeks to hit blackjack. So, if any folks visiting this thread have been to Australia and wish to share their wisdom, please also drop in on [Winter Downunder](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30323) ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/4 "2000-07-11T18:03:41Z")
Okay, I suck. I’m a typical insulated American type. I’ve only been to three countries, and they’re all part of North America: Canada Mexico and the U.S. (does that even count?) I am filled with envy and self-loathing! ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/5 "2000-07-11T18:07:48Z")
Two if you count America[the other one’s Iceland], three if you count travels in utero[Germany]. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/6 "2000-07-11T18:10:02Z")
Japan, England, Belgium, Italy, Austria, West Germany (it was in the 80s), Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Mexico. Born in the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/7 "2000-07-11T18:23:32Z")
I’ve visited: Canada, England, Ireland, France, Egypt, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia. Technically : 9 France was just a stop-over on the way to Cairo – only saw a few hundred yards of airport corridor. Ditto with Hong Kong. I must say that security in the Hong Kong airport was quite remarkable. Security officers with what appeared to be machine guns strolled through the halls. Tokyo - same thing. A few hours in the terminal. Countries I’ve spent at least 48 hours in : 6 ---
**Author:** ![eponymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/8 "2000-07-11T18:38:01Z")
Visited - Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt. Stop-Overs - Spain, Ireland, Syria 40 of the 50 U.S. States (icluding Alaska and Hawaii). Hope to get rest of states out of the way in the next few years. Next summer - back to Europe for an extended tour!! ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/9 "2000-07-11T18:57:50Z")
Countries I’ve spent at least 24 hours in: Great Britain, Morocco, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Mexico, Guatemala, India, Thailand, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Stopovers: Germany, Switzerland, North Korea(going around the conference table at the Mac Building at the DMZ technically put me in North Korea for five minutes) 38 States ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/10 "2000-07-11T19:11:20Z")
USA, Canada, Germany. The trip to Germany was only a few months ago, and now that I’ve been once I can’t wait to go back. ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/11 "2000-07-11T19:21:02Z")
As widely-traveled as I like to think I am, the list is rather short:[ul]1) America (my birthplace). 2) Canada (Day trips to Vancouver Island, Waterton International Peace Park, and grocery shopping in Cardston). 3) Germany (2 years – not enough time!) 4) Guam (really only a territory, but it was my first time in the tropics!) 5) Diego Garcia (a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean surrounded by sharks and other exotic wildlife) 6) Korea (interesting food and culture, quite a bit different from back home). 7) Japan (several times in transit to/from the states on leave, but only for a few hours in any case)[/ul] ~~Baloo ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/12 "2000-07-11T19:28:59Z")
6; lived in 5 of’em. Austria England (Birthplace) France Germany Italy United States ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/13 "2000-07-11T19:56:15Z")
Canada (that’s home) Thailand Mexico United States Ireland Korea, if you count layovers (6 hours) With many more to come, I hope. ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/14 "2000-07-11T20:08:25Z")
At the tender age of 17 I’ve only been to these countries: Canada Mexico (mission trips) Costa Rica (mission trip) I hope to go to Paraguay or Bolivia next summer as an exchange student before going to college. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/15 "2000-07-11T20:20:24Z")
At 13 I had been to: USA Iceland Ireland France Luxembourg Italy Now I am 18. My life is officially boring. Now, my mother, on the other hand . . . well, she’s an Army brat. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/16 "2000-07-11T20:20:41Z")
USA, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain (I suppose you could count Scotland also), Ireland, France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina. So…14. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/17 "2000-07-11T20:31:26Z")
Let’s see… U.S. (land of the free, home of Ceejaytee) Germany (lived there for 2 semesters, when it was W. Germany) East Germany (for 2 weeks) Austria Hungary Italy France Switzerland Belgium (for a couple of hours) England [all that in college. Since then…] Canada Ireland New Zealand Wyoming (oops, not a foreign country) Apparently I don’t get out much since I got out of college. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/18 "2000-07-11T20:52:54Z")
Besides my native country (USA), just 1 (Canada). So it should be easy to guess how many continents I’ve been on, too. ---
**Author:** ![Treycal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Treycal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treycal)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/19 "2000-07-11T21:01:54Z")
Okay let’s see. Using criteria set up by other folks. Countries I have spent more than 24 hours in. Canada (Home) United States Mexico Germany Belgium France Luxemburg Switzerland Austria Netherlands (Hiya Coldie) Spain Portugal Indonesia Singapore Malaysia 15 in total. ---
**Author:** ![Occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220/20 "2000-07-11T21:15:36Z")
and Turkey…so 15. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-been-to/25220.md?page=2)