Australia has 6 states, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, and two territories, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
I was thinking last night, that at the age of 25, I haven’t been to all of the states or territories - I have not set foot in South Australia, Tasmania or the Northern Territory.
This also got me thinking about how many people in other countries with states/provinces/territories etc. ever actually visit all of them, particularly United Statesians, with their 50 states.
So, how many of your country’s states have you been to?
Um… Let’s see: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont, Delaware, Washington, D.C. (not a state, but not a part of any other state either), Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, California, Nevada, Oregon, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Texas.
Of the 50 US states…I’m sure I’m not as well traveled as many people here.
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut…and the District of Columbia (if that counts).
Out of the 6+2 Australian States and Territories, I’ve been to 4. I’ve never been to the Northern Territory, ACT, Queensland or Western Australia. You might add New South Wales to the list too though, because I’ve only been to Sydney airport, and I’m not sure that counts.
We’ve done it!!! My wife and I have toured all 50 US states (plus Washington, DC) and all 10 Canadian provinces and we did it all before our 5th anniversary. It was a kind of fun goal for us. We’re hoping to start in on other countries too.
In Canada, I’ve done all the provinces and territories with the exception of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Nunavut. Do I get credit for watching “Atanarjuat”?
In the US, it’s California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, and Hawaii.
34 states and DC.
I’m pretty sure I’ve been to all of the 46 of the 48 contiguous States; the exceptions being Louisiana and Maine.
Some of the States I’ve been too, though, I’ve just ducked into (crossed the river from Hanover, NH into Vermont once, briefly).
The funny thing, I think, is that I’ve been to 46 states, made 4 cross-USA road trips, been through Canada, to Europe several times, even to Cuba, but I’ve never been to Los Angeles or Chicago, and have seen no more of New York City than the Cross-Bronx Expressway.
U.S.: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida.
US - California, Hawai’i, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Missouri. So, twenty states, and a bunch of them are huge Western states.
Mexico - Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, and el Distrito Federal. Seven estados and the distrito.
Despite my extreme proximity to Ontario (it’s closer to me than any other US state), I’ve actually never been to Canada.
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
California
Texas
Mississippi
Missouri
Georgia
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
Arizona
Wyoming
Hawaii
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Michigan
Illinois
Maryland
Virginia
U.S. Territories
Hawaii
Midway
Wake Island
U.S. Districts
Columbia
Canada Provinces
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Jamaica
Appears to be all one political body
Japan Prefectures
Okayama
Hiroshima
Kagawa
Hyogo
Osaka
Chiba
Saitama
Yamanaska
Nagano
Aichi
Mie
(I think)