# How many countries have you visited...? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 3, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807 "2002-09-03T14:33:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/41 "2002-09-04T13:49:27Z")
South African, 31 Countries visited: RSA, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Mozambique, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Gemany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, USA, Canada In addition, I could pad as follows: That no longer exist - South West Africa, Transkei Passed Through - Belgium, Vatican City, Mexico Which makes 18, 20 or 23, depending on how you look at it… Grim ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/42 "2002-09-04T14:03:32Z")
Nationality: American Age: 41 Countries visted: 17 (UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea, India, Nepal, Mexico, and Guatemala) ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/43 "2002-09-04T14:05:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aro \* > \*\* UK **and** Scotland **and** Wales…? Don’t you mean England? 😉 \*\* :smack: :wally I was born in England you’d think I’d know that wouldn’t you ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/44 "2002-09-04T14:25:07Z")
Nationality: American Age: 24 Countries: 8 (Italy, Greece, Spain, Morocco, if you wanna throw in Gibraltar, fine, since it required getting my passport stamped, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland.) ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/45 "2002-09-04T14:34:01Z")
Nationality: American Age: 34 Countries: 4 Canada Italy Germany Austria Pathetically few, but I have seen a great deal of this country. It’s awfully big, you know! ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/46 "2002-09-04T14:41:33Z")
Nationality: American Age: 29 Countries: Ireland, England, France, Germany, Russia, Canada Would like to take time off and see South America by motorcycle. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/47 "2002-09-04T14:45:33Z")
Nationality US Age 44 Countries: US Panama (where I live) Saudi Arabia (where I work) Canada Mexico Costa Rica Nicuragua Columbis Venezulea Equatdor Peru Chile Brazil Bolivia Urugrauy UK (England only) France Spain Germany Belgium Netherlands Bahrain UAE (Dubai only) Philippines Thailand Singapore How’s that? ---
**Author:** ![freckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47c2d/32.png) [@freckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckles)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/48 "2002-09-04T15:06:16Z")
Hey ResIpsaLoquitor are you counting Ireland and Nothern Ireland as seperate countries? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/49 "2002-09-04T15:06:54Z")
Nationality: USA Age: 40 Countries: 38 (+/- 5, I always seem to miss some) ---
**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/50 "2002-09-04T15:08:25Z")
Nationality - US Age - 40 Countries - 13 ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/51 "2002-09-04T15:40:29Z")
Nationality - US Age - 32 Countries - Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Luxembourg . . . that’s 9. U.S. States - Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Arizona, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, South Carolina, Massachusetts . . . that’s 15. ---
**Author:** ![Timchik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Timchik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timchik)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/52 "2002-09-04T15:46:35Z")
Nationality: Canadian Age: 37 (I’m not old…) Countries: 28 Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, India, Nepal, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Italy ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/53 "2002-09-04T17:55:14Z")
I’m amazed at how many people have actually been to the Netherlands! I mean, it’s so friggin’ small, it’s easy to miss. If a plane overshoots the landing strip, it’s in Germany. 🙂 Oh, and my favourite country of them all is definitely South Africa. Most beautiful place I’ve seen so far. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/54 "2002-09-04T18:35:23Z")
Nationalities: U.S., Brazil Age: 27 Countries Visited Total: 19 Countries Visited: Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Vatican City, Hungary, Poland, Greece The number increases as I am only counting places that I actually got off the train in and not countries that I passed through on a train. If those were to count then I could also add Austria and Slovakia. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_alien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Go\_alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_alien)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2002, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/55 "2002-09-05T10:51:34Z")
Nationality: British, age: 50 Places I have visited or resided in - England, Scotland, Wales, Eire, Gibraltar, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, USA, Canada, Jamaica, Curacao, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, plus the Vatican City. I.e. 23 or 24 plus the Vatican, excluding stop overs. In the USA – New York, Florida, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska (the most beautiful of the lot). Place I’ve never been to and would most like to visit – India Place I’ve been to and would most like to return to - Alaska ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2002, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/56 "2002-09-05T11:06:15Z")
Nationality - Dutch Age - 45 Countries - 40 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2002, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/57 "2002-09-05T11:07:25Z")
**Nationality:** English **Age:** 35 **Countries visited:** 35 **Namely:** England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Cyprus, Greece, Russia, USA, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent, Guadeloupe, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, India, United Arab Emirates, Oman ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2002, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/58 "2002-09-05T11:10:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*Oh, and my favourite country of them all is definitely South Africa. Most beautiful place I’ve seen so far. \*\* Get thee to New Zealand… ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2002, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807/59 "2002-09-05T11:14:21Z")
Oh, NZ is _so_ on the list! Not to worry. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-you-visited/126807.md?page=2)