How many countries have you visited so far?

Stribog · 27th October 2020, 13:50

Interesting thread and a way to actually exercise my memory cells, in the order I visited (as much as I can remember, the first 5 are definitely correct but falls apart after that)

Spain (was working in Barcelona for about 6 months), 2) UK, 3) France, 4) Kenya, 5) Mozambique, 6) Denmark, 7) Ethiopia

After this is random sequence

8) Vietnam (3 times at last count), 9) Thailand, 10) Australia, 11) China, 12) USA, 13) Mexico, 14) Jamaica, 15) Trinidad and Tobago (yes I went and took a photo in the oval as also outside Lara's house which is a landmark in Kingston), 16) Senegal, 17) UAE / Dubai, 18) Qatar, 19) KSA, 20) Sri Lanka, 21) Bangladesh, 22) New Zealand, 23) Colombia (Yes, went to the Narcos highlights of Medellin also), 24) Argentina, 25) DRC (Congo), 26) South Africa, 27) Tanzania, 28) Angola, 29) Russia (Dec-Feb 2015 / 16, saw - 25* and it was a mild winter apparently), 30) Finland, 31)Germany, 32) Poland, 33) Austria, 34) Romania, 35) Greece, 36) Malta, 37) Bulgaria (34-37 was in one series of business visits), 38) Japan, 39) H&K (does it count as a separate country now?), 40) Namibia (desert but cold as hell), 41) Croatia, 42) Turkey

I think am missing a few but this is about 90% of it. Many of these I have had the pleasure of visiting many times over...and 43) Uganda, 44) Rwanda

Been mugged in 3 places,

Chicago, Maputo (Mozambique- by the cops no less) and DRC (shaken down right in the Kinshasa airport by more cops....go figure) and have had lovely experiences everywhere.

anubhav7286 · 27th October 2020, 14:10

I keep a count of the countries I visit and waiting to reach 20 now, though travelling is a distant dream now.

In chronological order, the countries I visited

1. India - Born and been living here
2. Nepal - 2002 - 2003, dad was posted briefly in Nepal
3. Russia - 2007 - On the way to USA
4. USA - 2007 - Took the All terrain vehicle I had made to the Mini Baja competition in Rochester
5. Malaysia - 2009 - Vacation
6. Singapore - 2009 - Vacation
7. Bhutan - 2010 - Vacation
8. Thailand - 2013 - Vacation
9. New Zealand - 2016 - Vacation
10. Germany - 2017 - Vacation
11. Austria - 2017 - Vacation
12. Hungary - 2017 - Vacation
13. Slovakia - 2017 - Vacation
14. Czech - 2017 - Vacation
15. Oman - 2017 - Vacation
16. UAE - 2018 - Work
17. Vietnam - 2018 - Work
18. Sri Lanka - 2019 - Work

jeganatu · 27th October 2020, 14:20

Interesting thread, I would also expect a similar thread discussing about states traveled across India.

Vacation: Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia (Bintan Island).

Business: Germany, Thailand, China(3), postponed my USA business trip scheduled on 2020 March 17-26th to 2021 due to covid.

Sporting : Nanjing, China for World Speed skating Championship 2017.

Thailand- simply tourism- People see you as a money minting machine.
China- Most technologically advanced, forward thinking, helping and very very hard working people. ( They work for the world, whole day is a shift, if they are an exporting company).
Singapore- Beautiful country with happiest people.
Indonesia- OMG, world can learn meaning of hospitality from them.
Germans- Beautiful and scenic, think business, think Germans!

Deadpool · 27th October 2020, 14:24

So far, I have visited Ireland, Malaysia, USA, UK, Thailand, Bangladesh and Portugal. Out of these, Ireland, USA, UK and Portugal are for work purpose, rest are for vacation.

If transit countries are taken into consideration, then Germany, Hong Kong and UAE.

neeravnaik · 27th October 2020, 14:31

8 countries so far and hope to cover many more.

Another related data point I keep track of is how many Indian states I have visited. I am happy that I have covered all except Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh and the seven NE states.

For some time international travel will be restricted but I feel lucky that we live in such a vast country with amazing possibilities for travel. Hope to cover India extensively going ahead.

vmathews · 27th October 2020, 15:58

My visit to Pakistan was way back in in 2003 for about 2 weeks. It was a Business trip. You are right. The Expressway was excellent and modelled on Western concept.

kamilharis · 27th October 2020, 16:06

1 as of now, SAUDI ARABIA. I would call it my second home as I am a permanent resident here and not a visitor.

Have visited Bahrain but just up to the check post. Will be visiting UAE and Georgia when the best time comes. No other countries in the Wishlist.

But I have visited airports at Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi many a time for connection flights.

rst89 · 27th October 2020, 17:05

Total 9 if you leave apart India and transit countries.

Work:
1. Germany

Vacation and leisure trips:
1. Switzerland
2. France
3. The Netherlands.
4. Cambodia
5. Singapore.
6. USA
7. Turkey
8. Jordan

The last trip of Jordan before Covid 19 stuck was memorable and is documented here (The Road Trip across Jordan) on Team-BHP

alabjarus · 27th October 2020, 17:12

Been in telecom software sales for over a couple of decades and I have had the good fortune of travelling the world (49 countries be precise - list attached), both on business & holiday. Given the work context I have visited some countries over 25 times and accumulated 8 passports along the way; all of them, except the first one, of 60 pages.

Pre-covid I used to be on the road 2 weeks a month and badly missing the skies. :-(

fache89 · 27th October 2020, 17:27

I use an app named 'Been' to keep track of countries that I have visited. So far, I have made it to 17 countries and seen 6% of the world.

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sparky@home · 27th October 2020, 18:12

I have visited in excess of 25~30 countries, in my years of sailing the seas, and I always felt most happy when I am home, viz. India. Nothing to beat that.

Hades · 27th October 2020, 18:13

Total Countries: 4

USA - 3
UK - 1
Saudi - 1
UAE - 1

Zodak · 27th October 2020, 18:40

26 and counting, best of which were New Zealand and Greece. This is the hobby preventing me from buying german marquees.

RGK · 27th October 2020, 18:42

I have travelled to 12 countries. All the travels are official except to Singapore.

Thanks to my employers. I feel the USA is the cheapest of all in terms of Food and Stay...

sameer sultan · 27th October 2020, 18:49

Interesting thread.

I have visited a total of 36 countries including India. If transit countries are to be excluded then the count would be 32.

My list is below in alphabetical order.

1)Austria
2)Bahrain
3)Bangladesh
4)Canada
5)China
6)Croatia
7)Czech Republic
8)England
9)France
10)Germany
11)Hong Kong
12)Hungary
13)Iceland
14)India
15)Italy
16)Macao
17)Malaysia
18)Maldives
19Mauritius
20)Nepal
21)Norway
22)Oman
23)Pakistan
24)Qatar
25)Saudi Arabia
26)Scotland
27)Slovakia
28)Slovenia
29)Singapore
30)Spain
31)Sri Lanka
32)Switzerland
33)Thailand
34)Turkey
35)United Arab Emirates
36)United States Of America.

My most favourite country that I have visited so far is Iceland. Lease favourite is a toss up between Bangladesh and Nepal!

In future I want to visit Australia African and South American countries and Greenland.

View Poll Results: Total number of countries visited
0 What is a passport?	36	10.75%
Less than 5	92	27.46%
5 to 10	95	28.36%
10 to 20	73	21.79%
Over 20 The world is my oyster	39	11.64%
Voters: 335. You may not vote on this poll

27th October 2020, 13:50	#61
Stribog BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Chennai Posts: 828 Thanked: 3,482 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? Interesting thread and a way to actually exercise my memory cells, in the order I visited (as much as I can remember, the first 5 are definitely correct but falls apart after that) Spain (was working in Barcelona for about 6 months), 2) UK, 3) France, 4) Kenya, 5) Mozambique, 6) Denmark, 7) Ethiopia After this is random sequence 8) Vietnam (3 times at last count), 9) Thailand, 10) Australia, 11) China, 12) USA, 13) Mexico, 14) Jamaica, 15) Trinidad and Tobago (yes I went and took a photo in the oval as also outside Lara's house which is a landmark in Kingston), 16) Senegal, 17) UAE / Dubai, 18) Qatar, 19) KSA, 20) Sri Lanka, 21) Bangladesh, 22) New Zealand, 23) Colombia (Yes, went to the Narcos highlights of Medellin also), 24) Argentina, 25) DRC (Congo), 26) South Africa, 27) Tanzania, 28) Angola, 29) Russia (Dec-Feb 2015 / 16, saw - 25* and it was a mild winter apparently), 30) Finland, 31)Germany, 32) Poland, 33) Austria, 34) Romania, 35) Greece, 36) Malta, 37) Bulgaria (34-37 was in one series of business visits), 38) Japan, 39) H&K (does it count as a separate country now?), 40) Namibia (desert but cold as hell), 41) Croatia, 42) Turkey I think am missing a few but this is about 90% of it. Many of these I have had the pleasure of visiting many times over...and 43) Uganda, 44) Rwanda Been mugged in 3 places, Chicago, Maputo (Mozambique- by the cops no less) and DRC (shaken down right in the Kinshasa airport by more cops....go figure) and have had lovely experiences everywhere.
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27th October 2020, 14:10	#62
anubhav7286 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Bangalore Posts: 26 Thanked: 190 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? I keep a count of the countries I visit and waiting to reach 20 now, though travelling is a distant dream now. In chronological order, the countries I visited 1. India - Born and been living here 2. Nepal - 2002 - 2003, dad was posted briefly in Nepal 3. Russia - 2007 - On the way to USA 4. USA - 2007 - Took the All terrain vehicle I had made to the Mini Baja competition in Rochester 5. Malaysia - 2009 - Vacation 6. Singapore - 2009 - Vacation 7. Bhutan - 2010 - Vacation 8. Thailand - 2013 - Vacation 9. New Zealand - 2016 - Vacation 10. Germany - 2017 - Vacation 11. Austria - 2017 - Vacation 12. Hungary - 2017 - Vacation 13. Slovakia - 2017 - Vacation 14. Czech - 2017 - Vacation 15. Oman - 2017 - Vacation 16. UAE - 2018 - Work 17. Vietnam - 2018 - Work 18. Sri Lanka - 2019 - Work
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27th October 2020, 14:20	#63
jeganatu BHPian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Madurai Posts: 316 Thanked: 1,107 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? Interesting thread, I would also expect a similar thread discussing about states traveled across India. Vacation: Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia (Bintan Island). Business: Germany, Thailand, China(3), postponed my USA business trip scheduled on 2020 March 17-26th to 2021 due to covid. Sporting : Nanjing, China for World Speed skating Championship 2017. Thailand- simply tourism- People see you as a money minting machine. China- Most technologically advanced, forward thinking, helping and very very hard working people. ( They work for the world, whole day is a shift, if they are an exporting company). Singapore- Beautiful country with happiest people. Indonesia- OMG, world can learn meaning of hospitality from them. Germans- Beautiful and scenic, think business, think Germans!
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27th October 2020, 14:24	#64
Deadpool BHPian Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kolkata Posts: 123 Thanked: 803 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? So far, I have visited Ireland, Malaysia, USA, UK, Thailand, Bangladesh and Portugal. Out of these, Ireland, USA, UK and Portugal are for work purpose, rest are for vacation. If transit countries are taken into consideration, then Germany, Hong Kong and UAE.
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27th October 2020, 14:31	#65
neeravnaik BHPian Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 200 Thanked: 454 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? 8 countries so far and hope to cover many more. Another related data point I keep track of is how many Indian states I have visited. I am happy that I have covered all except Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh and the seven NE states. For some time international travel will be restricted but I feel lucky that we live in such a vast country with amazing possibilities for travel. Hope to cover India extensively going ahead.
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27th October 2020, 15:58	#66
vmathews Newbie Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Lagos, Nigeria Posts: 22 Thanked: 67 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? My visit to Pakistan was way back in in 2003 for about 2 weeks. It was a Business trip. You are right. The Expressway was excellent and modelled on Western concept.
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27th October 2020, 16:06	#67
kamilharis BHPian Join Date: May 2020 Location: Saudi/Kerala Posts: 661 Thanked: 2,360 Times View My Garage	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? 1 as of now, SAUDI ARABIA. I would call it my second home as I am a permanent resident here and not a visitor. Have visited Bahrain but just up to the check post. Will be visiting UAE and Georgia when the best time comes. No other countries in the Wishlist. But I have visited airports at Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi many a time for connection flights. Last edited by kamilharis : 27th October 2020 at 16:11.
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27th October 2020, 17:05	#68
rst89 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Pune Posts: 230 Thanked: 1,428 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? Total 9 if you leave apart India and transit countries. Work: 1. Germany Vacation and leisure trips: 1. Switzerland 2. France 3. The Netherlands. 4. Cambodia 5. Singapore. 6. USA 7. Turkey 8. Jordan The last trip of Jordan before Covid 19 stuck was memorable and is documented here (The Road Trip across Jordan) on Team-BHP
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27th October 2020, 17:12	#69
alabjarus BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 217 Thanked: 87 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? Been in telecom software sales for over a couple of decades and I have had the good fortune of travelling the world (49 countries be precise - list attached), both on business & holiday. Given the work context I have visited some countries over 25 times and accumulated 8 passports along the way; all of them, except the first one, of 60 pages. Pre-covid I used to be on the road 2 weeks a month and badly missing the skies. :-( Attached Thumbnails
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27th October 2020, 17:27	#70
fache89 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 42 Thanked: 262 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? I use an app named 'Been' to keep track of countries that I have visited. So far, I have made it to 17 countries and seen 6% of the world.
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27th October 2020, 18:12	#71
sparky@home BHPian Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: KL08/KL46 Posts: 434 Thanked: 1,697 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? I have visited in excess of 25~30 countries, in my years of sailing the seas, and I always felt most happy when I am home, viz. India. Nothing to beat that.
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27th October 2020, 18:13	#72
Hades BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 35 Thanked: 12 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? Total Countries: 4 USA - 3 UK - 1 Saudi - 1 UAE - 1
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27th October 2020, 18:40	#73
Zodak BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 88 Thanked: 74 Times	How many countries have you visited so far? 26 and counting, best of which were New Zealand and Greece. This is the hobby preventing me from buying german marquees. Last edited by Zodak : 27th October 2020 at 18:42.
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27th October 2020, 18:42	#74
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27th October 2020, 18:49	#75
sameer sultan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 436 Thanked: 792 Times	Re: How many countries have you visited so far? Interesting thread. I have visited a total of 36 countries including India. If transit countries are to be excluded then the count would be 32. My list is below in alphabetical order. 1)Austria 2)Bahrain 3)Bangladesh 4)Canada 5)China 6)Croatia 7)Czech Republic 8)England 9)France 10)Germany 11)Hong Kong 12)Hungary 13)Iceland 14)India 15)Italy 16)Macao 17)Malaysia 18)Maldives 19Mauritius 20)Nepal 21)Norway 22)Oman 23)Pakistan 24)Qatar 25)Saudi Arabia 26)Scotland 27)Slovakia 28)Slovenia 29)Singapore 30)Spain 31)Sri Lanka 32)Switzerland 33)Thailand 34)Turkey 35)United Arab Emirates 36)United States Of America. My most favourite country that I have visited so far is Iceland. Lease favourite is a toss up between Bangladesh and Nepal! In future I want to visit Australia African and South American countries and Greenland.
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