Where I’ve Been


Travel I’ve Written About:

Antarctica

Africa

Asia
Europe

North & Central America

South America

Counting countries visited is a fun motivation, I first started with the TCC (The Century Club) country/territory list, which is  easier, and after hitting 100 on that list I added tracking for the UN countries list. Counting countries is definitely not the exclusive mission here.  I love to track all sorts of lists especially the various Wonders of the World lists.  I have completed the 7 chosen and  most of the Finalists of the New Wonders of the World.  I’ve also started looking at New Natural Wonders of the World, and recently became interested in Underwater Wonders of the World with my new Scuba certification.

7 Wonders of the World and Finalists

Wonder Visited Location
Great Wall of China 2011 China
Petra 2008 Jordan
Christ the Redeemer 2010 Brazil
Machu Picchu 2010 Peru
Chichen Itza 2010 Mexico
Colosseum 2005, 2010 Italy
Taj Mahal 2009 India
Great Pyramid of Giza 2009, 2011 Egypt
New Wonders Finalists
Location Visited
Acropolis of Athens Athens, Greece 2011
Alhambra Granada, Spain
Angkor Wat Angkor, Cambodia 2006
Eiffel Tower Paris, France 2002
Hagia Sophia İstanbul, Turkey 2008
Kiyomizu-dera Kyoto, Japan
Moai Easter Island, Chile
Neuschwanstein Füssen, Germany 2011
Red Square Moscow, Russia 2009
Statue of Liberty New York, United States 2000
Stonehenge Amesbury, United Kingdom 2005
Sydney Opera House Sydney, Australia 2005
Timbuktu Timbuktu, Mali

Countries Visited including UN Status

Current Count: 100+ UN Countries, 100+ TCC

Country/Territory # Visits Parent UN Criteria
1 United   States (continental) Home United States 1 1 (UN Member)
2 Canada 10 Canada 1 1 (UN Member)
3 England 10 United Kingdom 1 1 (UN Member)
4 Australia 7 Australia 1 1 (UN Member)
5 Mexico 7 Mexico 1 1 (UN Member)
6 France 5 France 1 1 (UN Member)
7 Germany 5 Germany 1 1 (UN Member)
8 Peninsula Malaysia 4 Malaysia 1 1 (UN Member)
9 Spain 4 Spain 1 1 (UN Member)
10 Israel 3 Israel 1 1 (UN Member)
11 Japan 3 Japan 1 1 (UN Member)
12 Jordan 3 Jordan 1 1 (UN Member)
13 Netherlands 3 Netherlands 1 1 (UN Member)
14 New   Zealand 3 New Zealand 1 1 (UN Member)
15 Palestine 3 Palestine 0 5
16 Singapore 3 Singapore 1 1 (UN Member)
17 South   Africa 3 South Africa 1 1 (UN Member)
18 Sweden 3 Sweden 1 1 (UN Member)
19 Thailand 3 Thailand 1 1 (UN Member)
20 Argentina 2 Argentina 1 1 (UN Member)
21 Austria 2 Austria 1 1 (UN Member)
22 Belgium 2 Belgium 1 1 (UN Member)
23 Croatia 2 Croatia 1 1 (UN Member)
24 Dubai 2 United Arab Emirates 1 3 (Emirate)
25 Egypt 2 Egypt 1 1 (UN Member)
26 Italy 2 Italy 1 1 (UN Member)
27 Slovenia 3 Slovenia 1 1 (UN Member)
28 Switzerland 2 Switzerland 1 1 (UN Member)
29 Vatican   City 2 Holy See 0 1 (UN Non-Member State)
30 Albania 1 Albania 1 1 (UN Member)
31 Antarctic Chilean Territory 1 Chile 0 6
32 Argentine Antarctica 1 Argentina 0 6
33 Bahamas 1 Bahamas 1 1 (UN Member)
34 Bahrain 1 Bahrain 1 1 (UN Member)
35 Balearic   Islands 1 Spain 0 4(a2) (Island)
36 Belarus 1 Belarus 1 1 (UN Member)
37 Belize 1 Belize 1 1 (UN Member)
38 Bosnia an Herzegovina 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 (UN Member)
39 Botswana 1 Botswana 1 1 (UN Member)
40 Brazil 1 Brazil 1 1 (UN Member)
41 British Antarctica 1 United Kingdom 0 6
42 Bulgaria 1 Bulgaria 1 1 (UN Member)
43 Burma (also known as   Myanmar) 1 Myanmar 1 1 (UN Member)
44 Cambodia 1 Cambodia 1 1 (UN Member)
45 Chile 1 Chile 1 1 (UN Member)
46 China, People’s Republic of 1 China 1 1 (UN Member)
47 Costa Rica 1 Costa Rica 1 1 (UN Member)
48 Cyprus, Republic of 1 Cyprus 1 1 (UN Member)
49 Czech   Republic 1 Czech Republic 1 1 (UN Member)
50 Denmark 1 Denmark 1 1 (UN Member)
51 Estonia 1 Estonia 1 1 (UN Member)
52 Fiji 1 Fiji 1 1 (UN Member)
53 Finland 1 Finland 1 1 (UN Member)
54 Fujairah 1 United Arab Emirates 0 3 (Emirate)
55 Greece 1 Greece 1 1 (UN Member)
56 Guatemala 1 Guatemala 1 1 (UN Member)
57 Hawaiian   Islands 1 United States 0 4(a1) (Island)
58 Hungary 1 Hungary 1 1 (UN Member)
59 Iceland 1 Iceland 1 1 (UN Member)
60 India 1 India 1 1 (UN Member)
61 Indonesia   (Java) 1 Indonesia 1 3,4(b2) (Island)
62 Iran 1 Iran 1 1 (UN Member)
63 Ireland 1 Ireland 1 1 (UN Member)
64 Korea,   South 1 Korea, South 1 1 (UN Member)
65 Kosovo 1 Kosovo 0 5 (Disputed)
66 Kuwait 1 Kuwait 1 1 (UN Member)
67 Latvia 1 Latvia 1 1 (UN Member)
68 Lebanon 1 Lebanon 1 1 (UN Member)
69 Lesotho 1 Lesotho 1 1 (UN Member)
70 Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali, Timor) 1 Indonesia 1 3,4(b2) (Island)
71 Liechtenstein 1 Liechtenstein 1 1 (UN Member)
72 Lithuania 1 Lithuania 1 1 (UN Member)
73 Luxemborg 1 Luxembourg 1 1 (UN Member)
74 Macedonia 1 Macedonia 1 1 (UN Member)
75 Moldova 1 Moldova 1 1 (UN Member)
76 Monaco 1 Monaco 1 1 (UN Member)
77 Montenegro 1 Montenegro 1 1 (UN Member)
78 Morocco 1 Morocco 1 1 (UN Member)
79 Mozambique 1 Mozambique 1 1 (UN Member)
80 Namibia 1 Namibia 1 1 (UN Member)
81 Nepal 1 Nepal 1 1 (UN Member)
82 Nicaragua 1 Nicaragua 1 1 (UN Member)
83 Northern  Ireland 1 United Kingdom 0 3 (Federation)
84 Norway 1 Norway 1 1 (UN Member)
85 Oman 1 Oman 1 1 (UN Member)
86 Paraguay 1 Paraguay 1 1 (UN Member)
87 Peru 1 Peru 1 1 (UN Member)
88 Philippines 1 Philippines 1 1 (UN Member)
89 Poland 1 Poland 1 1 (UN Member)
90 Portugal 1 Portugal 1 1 (UN Member)
91 Prince Edward Island 1 Canada 0 4(a2y) (Island)
92 Puerto   Rico 1 United States 0 1
93 Qatar 1 Qatar 1 1 (UN Member)
94 Ras   al-Khaimah 1 United Arab Emirates 0 3 (Emirate)
95 Romania 1 Romania 1 1 (UN Member)
96 Russia 1 Russia 1 1 (UN Member)
97 San Marino 1 San Marino 1 1 (UN Member)
98 Scotland 1 United Kingdom 0 3 (Constituent country)
99 Serbia 1 Serbia 1 1 (UN Member)
100 Sharjah 1 United Arab Emirates 0 3 (Emirate)
101 Slovakia 1 Slovakia 1 1 (UN Member)
102 Srpska 1 Srpska 0 3,5 (Federation)
103 Swaziland 1 Swaziland 1 1 (UN Member)
104 Taiwan (R.O.C.) 1 Taiwan 0 1
105 Transnistria 1 Transnistria 0 5 (Disputed)
106 Turkey, Asia 1 Turkey 1 2 (UN Member)
107 Turkey, Europe 1 Turkey 0 2 (Cont’l Separation)
108 Turkish Rep. of Cyprus 1 Turkish Rep of Cyprus 0 5 (Autonomy)
109 Ukraine 1 Ukraine 1 1 (UN Member)
110 Uruguay 1 Uruguay 1 1 (UN Member)
111 Viet Nam 1 Vietnam 1 1 (UN Member)
112 Wales 1 United Kingdom 0 3 (Constituent country)
113 Zambia 1 Zambia 1 1 (UN Member)
114 Zimbabwe 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 (UN Member)
115 Abkhazia Abkhazia 5 (Disputed)
116 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 3 (Emirate)
117 Afghanistan Afghanistan 1 (UN Member)
118 Ajman United Arab Emirates 0 3 (Emirate)
119 Åland Islands Finland 4(a1) (Island)
120 Alaska United States 0 2 (Exclave)
121 Algeria Algeria 1 (UN Member)
122 American   Samoa United States 4(a1) (Island)
123 Andaman-Nicobar Islands India 4(a2) (Island)
124 Andorra Andorra 1 1 (UN Member)
125 Angola Angola 1 (UN Member)
126 Anguilla United Kingdom 1
127 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 (UN Member)
128 Armenia  1 Armenia 1 (UN Member)
129 Aruba Netherlands 1
130 Ascension   Island United Kingdom 1
131 Australian Antarctic Territory Australia 6
132 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1 (UN Member)
133 Azores   Islands Portugal 4(a1) (Island)
134 Bangladesh Bangladesh 1 (UN Member)
135 Barbados  1 Barbados 1 1 (UN Member)
136 Benin Benin 1 (UN Member)
137 Bermuda United Kingdom 1
138 Bhutan Bhutan 1 (UN Member)
139 Bismarck Archipelago Papua New Guinea 4(b2) (Island)
140 Bolivia Bolivia 1 (UN Member)
141 Bonaire Netherlands 4 (Island)
142 British Indian Ocean Territory United Kingdom 1
143 British Virgin Islands United Kingdom 0 4(a1) (Island)
144 Brunei Brunei 1 1 (UN Member)
145 Burkina   Faso Burkina Faso 1 (UN Member)
146 Burundi Burundi 1 (UN Member)
147 Cameroon Cameroon 1 (UN Member)
148 Canary   Islands Spain 0 4(a1) (Island)
149 Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde 1 (UN Member)
150 Cayman   Islands United Kingdom 0 1
151 Central African Republic Central African Republic 1 (UN Member)
152 Chad Chad 1 (UN Member)
153 Chatham   Islands New Zealand 4(b1) (Island)
154 Christmas   Island Australia 4(a1) (Island)
155 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia 4(a1) (Island)
156 Colombia Colombia 1 1 (UN Member)
157 Comoro   Islands Comoros 1 (UN Member)
158 Congo, Dem. Republic Congo, Dem. Republic 1 (UN Member)
159 Congo, Republic of Congo 1 (UN Member)
160 Cook   Islands New Zealand 1
161 Corsica France 4(a2) (Island)
162 Crete Greece 4(a2) (Island)
163 Cuba Cuba 1 (UN Member)
164 Curaçao Netherlands 1
165 Djibouti Djibouti 1 (UN Member)
166 Dodecanese Islands Greece 4(a2) (Island)
167 Dominica Dominica 1 (UN Member)
168 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 1 1 (UN Member)
169 Dutch Leeward Islands (Saba, St.   Eustatius) Netherlands 4(b1) (Island)
170 East Timor East Timor 1 1 (UN Member)
171 Easter   Island Chile 4(a1) (Island)
172 Ecuador Ecuador 1 (UN Member)
173 El   Salvador El Salvador 1 (UN Member)
174 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1 (UN Member)
175 Eritrea Eritrea 1 (UN Member)
176 Ethiopia  1 Ethiopia 1 1 (UN Member)
177 Falkland   Islands United Kingdom 1 (UN Non-Self-Governing Trty)
178 Faroe   Islands Denmark 1
179 Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia 1 (UN Member)
180 Fernando de Noronha Brazil 4(a1) (Island)
181 French   Guiana France 1,2 (Exclave)
182 French   Polynesia France 1 (Overseas Country)
183 French Southern and Antarctic Territories France 6
184 Gabon Gabon 1 (UN Member)
185 Galapagos Islands Ecuador 4(a1) (Island)
186 Gambia Gambia 1 (UN Member)
187 Georgia  1 Georgia  1 1 (UN Member)
188 Ghana Ghana 1 (UN Member)
189 Gibraltar United Kingdom 1
190 Greenland Denmark 1
191 Grenada Grenada 1 (UN Member)
192 Guadeloupe France
193 Guam United States 1
194 Guernsey United Kingdom 1
195 Guinea Guinea 1 (UN Member)
196 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1 (UN Member)
197 Guyana Guyana 1 (UN Member)
198 Hainan   Island China 4(a2) (Island)
199 Haiti Haiti 1 (UN Member)
200 Honduras Honduras 1 (UN Member)
201 Hong Kong China 1 (SAR)
202 Ionian   Islands Greece 4(a2) (Island)
203 Iraq Iraq 1 (UN Member)
204 Irian Jaya   (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia 3,4(b2) (Island)
205 Isle of   Man United Kingdom 1
206 Ivory   Coast Côte d’Ivoire 1 (UN Member)
207 Jamaica Jamaica 1 (UN Member)
208 Jeju Island Korea, South 4(a2) (Island)
209 Jersey United Kingdom 4(a2) (Island)
210 Johnston   Island United States 4(a1) (Island)
211 Juan Fernandez Islands Chile 4(a1) (Island)
212 Kalimantan   (Indonesian Borneo) Indonesia 3,4(b2) (Island)
213 Kaliningrad Russia 2 (Exclave)
214 Kashmir Disputed 5 (Disputed)
215 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1 (UN Member)
216 Kenya  1 Kenya 1 1 (UN Member)
217 Kiribati Kiribati 1 (UN Member)
218 Korea,   North Korea, North 1 (UN Member)
219 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 1 (UN Member)
220 Lakshadweep   Islands India 4(a1) (Island)
221 Lampedusa Italy 4(a1) (Island)
222 Laos Laos 1 (UN Member)
223 Liberia Liberia 1 (UN Member)
224 Libya Libya 1 (UN Member)
225 Line/Phoenix   Islands Kiribati 4(b1) (Island)
226 Lord   Howe Islands Australia 4(a1) (Island)
227 Macau China 0 1 (SAR)
228 Madeira Portugal 4(a1) (Island)
229 Malagasy Republic Madagascar 1 (UN Member)
230 Malawi Malawi 1 (UN Member)
231 Maldive   Islands Maldives 1 (UN Member)
232 Mali Mali 1 (UN Member)
233 Malta Malta 1 (UN Member)
234 Marquesas Islands France 4(b1) (Island)
235 Marshall   Islands Marshall Islands 1 (UN Member)
236 Martinique France 0 4(a1) (Island)
237 Mauritania Mauritania 1 (UN Member)
238 Mauritius Mauritius 1 (UN Member)
239 Mayotte France 1
240 Midway   Island United States 4(a1) (Island)
241 Moluka   Islands (Moluccas) Indonesia 3,4(b2) (Island)
242 Mongolia Mongolia 1 (UN Member)
243 Montserrat United Kingdom 1
244 Morocco, Spanish (Ceuta, Melilla) Spain 2 (Exclave)
245 Nakhchivan Azerbaijan 2 (Exclave)
246 Nauru Nauru 1 (UN Member)
247 New   Caledonia France 1 (UN Non-Self-Governing Trty)
248 New   Zealand Antarctic Claim New Zealand 6
249 Niger Niger 1 (UN Member)
250 Nigeria Nigeria 1 (UN Member)
251 Niue New Zealand 1,4(a1)
252 Norfolk   Island Australia 4(a1) (Island)
253 Northern Mariana Islands United States 4(a1) (Island)
254 Norwegian   Antarctic Claim Norway 6
255 Ogasawara Japan 4(b1) (Island)
256 Outer Islands (Seychelles) Seychelles 4(b1) (Island)
257 Pakistan Pakistan 1 (UN Member)
258 Palau Palau 1 (UN Member)
259 Panama Panama 1 (UN Member)
260 Papua   New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1 (UN Member)
261 Pitcairn   Island United Kingdom 1
262 Réunion France 4(a1) (Island)
263 Rodriguez   Island Mauritius 4(b1) (Island)
264 Rwanda Rwanda 1 (UN Member)
265 Ryukyu   Islands (Okinawa) Japan 4(b2) (Island)
266 Sabah Malaysia 4(a1) (Constituent country)
267 Saint Barthélemy France 4(b1) (Island)
268 Saint   Helena United Kingdom 1
269 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 (UN Member)
270 Saint   Lucia 1 Saint Lucia 1 1 (UN Member)
271 Saint Martin 1 France 0 4(b1) (Island)
272 Samoa Samoa 1 (UN Member)
273 San Andrés and Providencias Colombia 4(a1) (Island)
274 Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe 1 (UN Member)
275 Sarawak Malaysia 4(a1) (Constituent country)
276 Sardinia Italy 4(a2) (Island)
277 Saudi   Arabia Saudi Arabia 1 (UN Member)
278 Senegal Senegal 1 (UN Member)
279 Seychelles Seychelles 1 (UN Member)
280 Siberia (Russia in   Asia) Russia 2 (Cont’l Separation)
281 Sicily Italy 4(a2) (Island)
282 Sierra   Leone Sierra Leone 1 (UN Member)
283 Sikkim India 5 (Disputed)
284 Solomon   Islands Solomon Islands 1 (UN Member)
285 Somalia Somalia 1 (UN Member)
286 Somaliland   (British) Somalia 1,5 (Disputed)
287 Spitsbergen Norway 4(a1) (Island)
288 Sri Lanka   (Ceylon) Sri Lanka 1 (UN Member)
289 St Pierre and Miquelon France 4(a1) (Island)
290 St Vincent & Deps St Vincent & Deps 1 (UN Member)
291 St.   Maarten  1 Netherlands 1 1
292 Sudan Sudan, North 1 (UN Member)
293 Sudan,   South Sudan, South 1 (UN Member)
294 Sulawesi   (Celebes) Indonesia 3,4(b2) (Island)
295 Sumatra (Indonesia) Indonesia 3,4(b2) (Island)
296 Suriname Suriname 1 (UN Member)
297 Syria Syria 1 (UN Member)
298 Tajikistan Tajikistan 1 (UN Member)
299 Tanzania Tanzania 1 (UN Member)
300 Tasmania Australia 4(b2) (Island)
301 Tibet Tibet 5,7 (Disputed)
302 Togo Togo 1 (UN Member)
303 Tokelau   Islands New Zealand 4(b1) (Island)
304 Tonga Tonga 1 (UN Member)
305 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1 (UN Member)
306 Tristan   da Cunha United Kingdom 1
307 Tunisia  1 Tunisia  1 1 (UN Member)
308 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 1 (UN Member)
309 Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom 1
310 Tuvalu Tuvalu 1 (UN Member)
311 U.S. Virgin Islands  1 United States 0 4(a1) (Island)
312 Uganda Uganda 1 (UN Member)
313 Umm   al-Quwain United Arab Emirates 0 3 (Emirate)
314 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1 (UN Member)
315 Vanuatu Vanuatu 1 (UN Member)
316 Venezuela Venezuela 1 (UN Member)
317 Wake   Island United States 4(a1) (Island)
318 Wallis and Futuna France 1
319 Western   Sahara Western Sahara 5 (Disputed)
320 Yemen Yemen 1 (UN Member)
321 Zanzibar  1 Tanzania 4(a2) (Island)