33 and counting......

On my recent trip to Central America, a couple of people asked me;  “How many countries have you visited?”  I actually didn’t know the answer off the top of my head. 

 

My work has taken me to a number of places over the world, and my non-work trips have taken me to a few others.  So, on the way home from Nicaragua, I closed my eyes and counted countries by visualizing a world map.  I came up with 33 countries, counting the USA.  They are, grouped by region, as follows:

North & Central America (7):

• USA
• Canada
• Mexico
• Costa Rica
• Nicaragua
• The Bahamas
• Cayman Islands

 

South America (3)

•       Argentina
• Brazil
• Uruguay

Europe (10):

• Ireland
• England
• Spain
• France
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Germany
• Austria
• Italy
• Switzerland

Asia (6):

• Russia
• Azerbaijan (50 trips to Baku in 8 years!)
• Georgia
• China
• Japan
• Hong Kong

Middle East (3):

• U.A.E.
•      Turkey
• Egypt

Africa (4):

• Gabon
• Angola
• Equatorial Guinea
• Côte d'Ivoire

There are lots of places that I still want to go.  High on the list are Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Peru, Fiji, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Wales, & Scotland. 

In the immortal words of Robert Frost, I have:

"…miles to go, before I sleep.  Miles to go before I sleep……"