My Updated Country Count

by on in TRAVEL

I’m in the business of country countries. Each time I land in a new country, I proudly place the new location on my list in my iPhone notes. It’s one of the most exhilarating parts of travel for me as it initiates that accomplishment. While I haven’t seen the country yet, I’m readily anticipating it, and it all begins with putting a new country in my country count.

I recently decided that I’ll also keep that list posted here for others to see as well. Come travel with me — even if it’s just seeing when I’ve hit a new country. I’ll also include the month and year I first traveled to the country (something I don’t typically record on my phone). 

  1. United States of America (09/1996)
  2. United Kingdom (04/2011)
  3. France (04/2011)
  4. Mexico (12/2015)
  5. Canada (08/2016)
  6. Cuba (07/2017)
  7. Czech Republic (01/2018)
  8. Switzerland (02/2018)
  9. Austria (02/2018)
  10. Ireland (03/2018)
  11. Denmark (03/2018)
  12. Italy (03/2018)
  13. Vatican City (04/2018)
  14. Croatia (04/2018)
  15. Bosnia and Herzegovina (04/2018)
  16. Montenegro (04/2018)
  17. The Netherlands (04/2018)
  18. Belgium (04/2018)
  19. Spain (04/2018)
  20. Portugal (04/2018)
  21. Germany (05/2018)
  22. Hungary (05/2018)
  23. Morocco (05/2018)
  24. Costa Rica (03/2019)
  25. New Zealand (05/2019)
  26. Australia (05/2019)
  27. Indonesia (06/2019)
  28. Singapore (06/2019)
  29. Malaysia (06/2019)
  30. Thailand (06/2019)
  31. Cambodia (07/2019)
  32. Vietnam (07/2019)
  33. Philippines (08/2019)
  34. Papua New Guinea (08/2019)
  35. Timor-Leste (08/2019)
  36. Brunei (08/2019)
  37. Taiwan (08/2019)
  38. South Korea (08/2019)
  39. North Korea* (08/2019)
  40. Japan (09/2019)
  41. Myanmar (09/2019)
  42. China (09/2019)
  43. Sri Lanka (09/2019)
  44. India (09/2019)
  45. Bhutan (09/2019)
  46. Nepal (10/2019)
  47. Maldives (10/2019)
  48. The United Arab Emirates (10/2019)
  49. Oman (10/2019)
  50. Turkey (10/2019)
  51. North Macedonia (10/2019)
  52. San Marino (10/2019)
  53. Luxembourg (10/2019)
  54. Liechtenstein (11/2019)
  55. Serbia (11/2019)
  56. Finland (11/2019)
  57. Estonia (11/2019)
  58. Sweden (11/2019)
  59. Monaco (11/2019)
  60. Andorra (11/2019)
  61. South Africa (01/2020)
  62. Eswatini (02/2020)
  63. Mozambique (02/2020)
  64. Lesotho (02/2020)
  65. Zimbabwe (02/2020)
  66. Zambia (02/2020)
  67. Tanzania (03/2020)
  68. Kenya (03/2020)
  69. Uganda (03/2020)
  70. Belize (12/2021)

*North Korea is not a visit to the country but rather across the border to one of the conference rooms in the DMZ. This is the only legal way for an American citizen to visit “North Korea” currently. 

Check out a similar blog post detailing my travel locations and timelines — Where in the World Is Kelsey?