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This page lists the 160 countries and 14 dependent territories I have visited as well as which territories are considered "countries" by my (hopefully reasonable) definition (in total 206 and 50). It additionally lists in some cases the visits of sub-entities of a federation or an international body as well as some other statistics. Furthermore, it contains countries which are scheduled to be visited within a short period of time or are being seriously considered.

Territories that are considered "countries" and "dependencies"[edit]

The whole land area of Earth is to be covered by territories considered "countries", therefore visiting a territory which is a dependency of a sovereign state is considered visiting the motherland.

The following 206 territories are considered "countries":

Classification Fulfilling this classification Number Cumulative total
(1) 193 United Nations member states 193 193
(2) Territories that are diplomatically recognised by at least one United Nations member state Abkhazia, the Cook Islands, Kosovo, Niue, Northern Cyprus, Palestine, South Ossetia, Taiwan, the Vatican City and Western Sahara 10 203
Territories that are diplomatically recognised by at least one country listed under any section of (2) Transnistria 1 204
(3) Territories that are otherwise independent in the sense of the Montevideo Convention, claim independence and have their own entry controls (and, by the way, are listed in the Wikipedia list of sovereign states) Somaliland 1 205
(4) An area which due to multilateral treaty is not under sovereignty of any state Antarctica 1 206

An entry into a dependency (any territory that is listed in the ISO 3166-1 list that does not qualify as a country under the above definition, or the United Kingdom Sovereign Base Areas) will be listed additionally while counting as a visit to the motherland.

The following 50 territories are considered "dependencies":

So there are 206 countries and an additional 50 dependencies, making up a total of 256 entities that are tracked.

Additionally, an entry into a country's sub-entity that controls immigration separately from the mainland is listed as well. Subjects of international law in their own right who own property which was granted extraterritoriality by the host state (but who have no sovereignty over any part of their property) are tracked as well.

Unless otherwise noted, an entry into a country with dependencies was into its mainland (motherland).

Rules[edit]

Regarding which country is actually visited[edit]

In case two countries (according to the rules) claim the same point of a territory the following rules apply:

  • When the two countries basically claim the same territory overall (e.g. China and Taiwan, North and South Korea), the country visited is determined per the government which actually controls the visited territory.
  • When one country basically claims the whole territory of another country but not vice versa (e.g. Cyprus claiming Northern Cyprus, Serbia claiming Kosovo) visiting the territory claimed by both means visiting the latter country even if that territory is controlled by the former country.
  • When two countries claim the same territory (but there are parts of each country not claimed by the other, e.g. parts of Kashmir being claimed by China, India and Pakistan) the country visited is determined per the government which actually controls the visited territory.

Regarding divisions and mergers of countries[edit]

After a merger of countries (e.g. of West and East Germany) the new country is considered to have been visited if any of the formerly independent countries had been visited. If entries into several of the formerly independent countries took place, the numbering is changed accordingly (with the first entry into any of the formerly independent countries counted as the first entry into the merged country).

After a division of a visited country (e.g. of Serbia and Montenegro) every country whose territory was actually visited is considered to have been visited if this territory was clearly identifiable at the time of a visit before the split-up (e.g. as a state of a federal state or as a de facto independent state with its own border checks).

In any case merger or division is to be explained by a footnote.

Regarding entry and exit[edit]

A first entry into a country is considered to have taken place if a foot or another part of body has touched the soil of a country and an immigration control has taken place (if such is supposed to take place). If formal immigration control is not supposed to take place (e.g. within the Schengen Area) touching the soil of a country is sufficient for first entry into a country. If formal immigration control is in principle supposed to take place but is generally ignored (e.g. in the border area of Brazil/Colombia/Peru) touching the soil of a country - and doing something in the country (eating a meal, drinking a beverage, buying an item etc.) - is sufficient for first entry into a country.[Note 1]

Actually touching the surface is not considered necessary any more for later entries into a country visited or for sub-entities of a visited country.

The date of entry is the local date of the (last of the) following action(s) taking place: (a) having a solid connection to the country's soil[Note 2]; (b) having legally[Note 3] passed immigration control (if applicable).[Note 4]

The date of exit is the local date of severing the solid[Note 5] connection to the country's soil, under the condition that an entry into that country according to the above rules had taken place before.

Fourteen-day challenge[edit]

The challenge is to cross an international border on the 14th day after the day of the previous crossing of an international border, i.e. if an international border has been crossed on day 1 (local time, at any time), to keep up the streak an international border must be crossed by 2359 hours on day 15.

An international border is crossed in time when there was an exit or an entry according to the above rules within the required timeframe.

Regarding transits[edit]

Transits in countries without entering the country according to the rules above is to be documented, too. There is to be a new list of countries which were visited only in transit. Any being in the jurisdiction of a country while being physically connected to the soil of that country is considered a transit.

Countries (and dependencies) visited, scheduled and seriously considered[edit]


Countries in dark green have already been visited whereas light green indicates new countries which are to be visited soon.
Orange indicates new countries travel to which is currently being seriously considered or where a transit is scheduled to take place.
A dark green boundary around the country's shape indicates a country that was visited only in transit, a light green boundary a country that is scheduled to be visited in transit.

The dying of e.g. Greenland or French Guiana does not necessarily mean that I have visited these entities; it simply means that, in this case, Denmark and France have been visited and that Greenland belongs to Denmark (for the sake of my rules) and French Guiana to France, respectively.

Travel this year and upcoming[edit]

Most recent crossing of an international border:
(2024-05-02)May 2, 2024 (6 days ago, reached 1 year, 130 days) -  Panama →  Ecuador
Fourteen-day streak alive since: December 24, 2022 (1 year, 136 days ago)
Next crossing required on or before: (2024-05-16)May 16, 2024
Next not-yet-scheduled crossing required on or before: (2024-05-27)May 27, 2024 [Note 6]
Time period Status Countries/places to be visited
Bold: new country/territory overall
*: new country/territory this year		 Countries/places considered Days
off
[Note 7]		 Reference
Remaining vacation days in 2024 before scheduled/considered trips 19
2024-05-01May 1-13 Scheduled
(W-Su-Su-Mo; Labour Day, May 1, Ascension Day, May 9)		  Ecuador
 Panama
 Spain
 Switzerland		 6 [FutureTravel 1]
2024-05-12May 13-18 Bdf
2024-05-18May 18-20 Gst
(Sa-Su-Mo; Whitsun Monday May 20)
2024-05-20May 20-24 Bdf
2024-05-20May 24-26 WI
(VH)
2024-05-25May 26 Considered
(Su)		  France 0 [FutureTravel 2]
2024-05-26May 26-30 H
(off. at least May 28)
2024-05-30May 30-June 5 Bdf
(June 1/2, Sa-Su; MN Wutach)
2024-06-05June 5-8 H
(off. at least June 6)
2024-06-08June 8 Scheduled
(Sa)		  Netherlands 0 [FutureTravel 3]
2024-06-09June 8-14 H
2024-06-14June 14-16 J (tentative)
(JH et al.)
2024-06-18June 16-21 Bdf / S (tentative)
(UEFA Euro 2024; June 19 @S)
2024-06-22June 21-23 Considered
(Fr-Su)		  Switzerland
 Italy*
 Liechtenstein*
 Austria
 Luxembourg*
 France
 Belgium
 Netherlands
 Poland*
 Czech Republic*		 0 [FutureTravel 4]
2024-06-23June 23-26 Bdf / F (tentative)
(UEFA Euro 2024; June 23 @F)
2024-06-26June 26/27 H
(June 27, H authorities)
2024-06-27June 27-July 6 Bdf
(June 28-30, TH/MH)
2024-07-06July 6-8 Scheduled
(Sa-Mo)		  Croatia*
 Montenegro*
 Serbia (in transit)
 Switzerland		  Bosnia and Herzegovina* 1 [FutureTravel 5]
2024-07-08July 8-13 Bdf
(Jul 13, RB/MB)
2024-07-13July 13 Scheduled
(Sa)		  Switzerland 0 [FutureTravel 6]
2024-07-14July 13-20 Bdf
2024-07-20July 20 Considered
(Sa, PS, tentative)		  Austria 0 [FutureTravel 7]
2024-07-21July 20-26 Bdf
2024-07-27July 26-29 Scheduled
(Fr-Su-Mo; wedding TG, July 27)		  Italy*
 Switzerland		 2 [FutureTravel 8]
2024-07-29July 29-31 Bdf
2024-07-31July 31-August 1 Scheduled
(W-Th; football W Olympic tournament)		  Switzerland
 France		 2 [FutureTravel 9]
2024-08-01August 1-3 Bdf
2024-08-03August 3-10 H
2024-08-10August 10 Considered
(Sa)		  Denmark 0 [FutureTravel 10]
2024-09-25September 25-29 Scheduled
(W-Su)		  Serbia (in transit)
 Albania*
 France
 Switzerland		  Greece 2 [FutureTravel 11]
2024-10-31October 31-November 3 Considered
(Th-Su; Reformation Day, October 31)		 0 [FutureTravel 12]
2024-11-16November 15-17 Considered
(Fr-Su)		  Netherlands 0 [FutureTravel 13]
2024-12-23December 23-29 Considered
(M-Su; Christmas Dec. 24-26)		  Comoros 1 [FutureTravel 14]
Remaining vacations days in 2024 after scheduled/considered trips 5
2025-02-15Late February/early March 2025 Seriously considered
(Sa-Su-Su-Su)		  Chile*
 Argentina* ( Tierra del Fuego)
 Uruguay*
 Brazil*
 Paraguay*		 10 [FutureTravel 15]
2025-05-29May 29-June 8 Seriously considered
(Th-Su-Su-Mo; Ascension Day, May 29/Whitsun, June 7/8)		  Malawi 5 [FutureTravel 16]
2025-06-14June 14, 2025 EF
(AK+SK)
2025-07-29Summer 2025 Seriously considered
(Sa-Su-Su-Su; two weeks)		  Canada* ( Alberta,  British Columbia*)
 United States* ( Alaska)		 10 [FutureTravel 17]

Countries (and dependencies) visited[edit]

Unless otherwise noted, the following visited countries qualify (as of today) as United Nations member states.
Dependencies are included in this table; they are separately numbered.
Khaki background denotes countries which were visited in the current year.

Country Number First visit Most recent visit This year Next scheduled/considered visit(s)
 Germany [Merger-Division 1] 0011 (1982-09-26)September 26, 1982 2024-04-28(2024-05-01)May 1, 2024 3
 Switzerland (mult.) 0022 1983 [Note 8] 2024-04-30(2024-05-01)May 1, 2024 4 2024-05-14May 13, 2024 [FutureTravel 1]
2024-07-08July 8, 2024 [FutureTravel 5]
2024-07-13July 13, 2024 [FutureTravel 6]
2024-07-29July 29, 2024 [FutureTravel 8]
2024-07-31July 31/August 1, 2024 [FutureTravel 9]
2024-09-29-2September 29, 2024 [FutureTravel 11]
 Belgium (mult.) 0033 [Note 8] (1983-03-27)March 27, 1983 [Note 8] 2024-03-02(2024-03-02)March 2, 2024 10
 Netherlands (mult.) 0044 [Note 8] (1983-03-27)March 27, 1983 [Note 8] 2024-03-19-8(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024
( Sint Maarten)
(2024-03-02)March 2, 2024
(European Netherlands)		 9 2024-06-08June 8, 2024 [FutureTravel 3]
 Spain (mult.) 0055 (1983-10-17)October 17, 1983 2024-05-01(2024-05-01)May 1, 2024 24 2024-05-13May 13, 2024 [FutureTravel 1]
 Austria (mult.) 0066 1983 [Note 8] 2024-02-03(2024-02-03)February 3, 2024 6
 Liechtenstein (mult.) 0077 [Note 8] 1983 [Note 8] 2023-10-03(2023-10-03)October 3, 2023
 East Germany [Merger-Division 1] 007a(8) (1989-07-25)July 25, 1989 1989-08-05-1(1989-08-05)August 5, 1989
 France (mult.) 0089 → 8 [Merger-Division 1] [Note 9] (1989-10-27)October 27, 1989 [Note 9] 2024-03-19-6(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024
( Saint Martin)
(2024-02-17)February 17, 2024
(Metropolitan France)		 8 2024-07-31July 31/August 1, 2024 [FutureTravel 9]
2024-09-29-2September 29, 2024 [FutureTravel 11]
 Italy (mult.) 0099 [Note 9] (1996-07-21)July 21, 1996 [Note 9] 2023-10-29(2023-10-29)October 29, 2023 2024-07-26July 26-29, 2024 [FutureTravel 8]
 Tunisia (1997, 2018) 01010 (1997-05-19)May 19, 1997 2018-12-25(2018-12-26)December 26, 2018
 Vatican City [Recognition 1] (1998, 2002, 2014, 2015) 01111 (1998-04-07)April 7, 1998 2015-07-19-6(2015-07-19)July 19, 2015
 San Marino (1998, 2020) 01212 (1998-04-11)April 11, 1998 2020-09-27(2020-09-29)September 29, 2020
 Luxembourg (1998, 2002, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2021, 2022, 2023) 01313 (1998-05-30)May 30, 1998 2023-07-08(2023-07-08)July 8, 2023
 Portugal (1998, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) 01414 (1998-10-25)October 25, 1998 2023-09-09(2023-09-10)September 10, 2023
 United Kingdom (1998, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012/13, 2013, 2016, 2016, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2019, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2023, 2024)
(visited entities)		 01515 (1998-10-28)October 28, 1998
( Gibraltar)
(2006-01-14)January 14, 2006
(United Kingdom proper)		 2024-03-20(2024-03-20)March 20, 2024
( British Virgin Islands)
(2023-03-20)March 20, 2023
(United Kingdom proper)		 18
 Gibraltar
Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom		 015a15+1 (1998-10-28)October 28, 1998 1998-10-28-3(1998-10-28)October 28, 1998
 United States (1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023)
(visited entities)		 01616 (1999-04-01)April 1, 1999 2023-07-31-2(2023-07-31)July 31, 2023
( American Samoa)
(2013-06-26)June 26, 2013
(United States proper)
 Denmark (1999, 2000, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) 01717 (1999-05-10)May 10, 1999 2023-05-07(2023-05-08)May 8, 2023
 Slovenia (1999, 2004, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2023) 01818 (1999-05-24)May 24, 1999 2023-06-17(2023-06-17)June 17, 2023
 Croatia (1999, 2004, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2023, 2023) 01919 (1999-05-24)May 24, 1999 2023-09-25-1(2023-09-25)September 25, 2023 2024-07-06July 6-8, 2024 [FutureTravel 5]
 Hungary (1999, 2004, 2004, 2008, 2008, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) 02020 (1999-05-24)May 24, 1999 2023-02-03(2023-02-05)February 5, 2023
 Slovakia (1999, 2004, 2008, 2008/09, 2019, 2021) 02121 (1999-05-26)May 26, 1999 2021-08-27(2021-08-29)August 29, 2021
 Czech Republic (1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2021, 2022, 2023) 02222 (1999-05-26)May 26, 1999 2023-12-09(2023-12-09)December 9, 2023
 Poland (1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010/11, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2023) 02323 (1999-05-28)May 28, 1999 2023-12-24(2023-12-24)December 24, 2023
 Morocco (1999, 2008, 2016, 2023) 02424 (1999-08-14)August 14, 1999 2023-10-31(2023-10-31)October 31, 2023
 Monaco (2000, 2020) 02525 (2000-04-27)April 27, 2000 2020-08-10(2020-08-16)August 16, 2020
 Russia (2000, 2010/11, 2018)
(visited entities)		 02626 (2000-07-26)July 26, 2000 2018-06-30-1(2018-07-01)July 1, 2018
 Lithuania (2000, 2010/11, 2024) 02727 (2000-07-28)July 28, 2000 2024-04-02-3(2024-04-01)April 1, 2024 22
 Latvia (2000, 2010/11, 2023, 2024) 02828 (2000-07-28)July 28, 2000 2024-04-02-9(2024-04-02)April 2, 2024 21
 Estonia (2000, 2010, 2024) 02929 (2000-07-29)July 29, 2000 2024-04-02-8(2024-04-01)April 1, 2024 23
 Finland (2000, 2021) 03030 (2000-07-30)July 30, 2000 2021-07-24(2021-07-24)July 24, 2021
( Åland Islands)
(2000-08-05)August 5, 2000
(Mainland Finland)
 Norway (2000, 2011, 2013, 2019) 03131 (2000-08-05)August 5, 2000 2019-05-02-1(2019-05-03)May 3, 2019
 Sweden (2000, 2011, 2021) 03232 (2000-08-08)August 8, 2000 2021-07-25-3(2021-07-25)July 25, 2021
 China (2001, 2001, 2016) 03333 (2001-03-31)March 31, 2001 2016-05-29(2016-05-29)May 29, 2016
 Andorra (2001, 2023) 03434 (2001-10-30)October 30, 2001 2023-08-26(2023-08-27)August 27, 2023
Holy See [Recognition 2]
Extraterritorial properties		 034a 2002-07-00-0July 2002 2015-07-17-1a(2015-07-17)July 17, 2015
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023) 03535 (2004-03-07)March 7, 2004 2023-09-24(2023-09-24)September 24, 2023
 Montenegro (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) 03636 (2004-03-07)March 7, 2004 [Merger-Division 2] 2009-07-29(2009-07-29)July 29, 2009 2024-07-07July 7, 2024 [FutureTravel 5]
 Albania (2004, 2009) 03737 (2004-03-08)March 8, 2004 2009-07-30(2009-07-30)July 30, 2009 2024-09-26-2September 26-29, 2024 [FutureTravel 11]
 North Macedonia [Note 10] (2004, 2021, 2024) 03838 (2004-03-08)March 8, 2004 2024-01-02(2024-01-01)January 1, 2024 2
 Greece (2004, 2009, 2011, 2024) 03939 (2004-03-08)March 8, 2004 2024-01-13-2(2024-01-14)January 14, 2024 5
 Turkey (2004, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) 04040 (2004-03-18)March 18, 2004 2023-12-26(2023-12-26)December 26, 2023
 Bulgaria (2004, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2023, 2024) 04141 (2004-03-18)March 18, 2004 2024-02-12(2024-02-12)February 12, 2024 7
 Romania (2004, 2004, 2008, 2021) 04242 (2004-03-19)March 19, 2004 2021-09-01(2021-09-02)September 2, 2021
 Serbia (2004, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2018) 04343 (2004-03-22)March 22, 2004 [Merger-Division 2] 2018-06-11-1(2018-06-11)June 11, 2018 [Transit 1]
 Ireland (2008, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023) 04444 (2008-01-08)January 8, 2008 2023-05-29(2023-05-29)May 29, 2023
 Maldives 04545 (2008-01-17)January 17, 2008 2008-01-27(2008-01-27)January 27, 2008
 Malta 04646 (2008-06-24)June 24, 2008 2008-06-26(2008-06-26)June 26, 2008 [Note 11]
 Ukraine (2008, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2021) 04747 (2008-09-19)September 19, 2008 2021-09-03(2021-09-03)September 3, 2021
 Moldova (2008, 2010, 2021) 04848 (2008-09-21)September 21, 2008 2021-09-02(2021-09-02)September 2, 2021
 Kosovo [Recognition 3] (2008, 2014, 2021, 2023/24) 04949 (2008-12-30)December 30, 2008 2023-12-31(2024-01-01)January 1, 2024 1
 Canada (2009, 2012)
(visited entities)		 05050 (2009-02-19)February 19, 2009 2012-03-24-1(2012-03-24)March 24, 2012
 India (2009, 2010)
(visited entities)		 05151 (2009-03-29)March 29, 2009 2010-03-15(2010-03-15)March 15, 2010
 Nepal 05252 (2009-04-04)April 4, 2009 2009-04-06(2009-04-06)April 6, 2009
 United Arab Emirates (2009, 2013)
(visited entities)		 05353 (2009-04-10)April 10, 2009 [Transit 2] 2013-10-03(2013-10-03)October 3, 2013 [Transit 3]
 Georgia (2009, 2013, 2017, 2024) 05454 (2009-08-09)August 9, 2009 2024-04-01-1(2024-04-01)April 1, 2024 20
 Azerbaijan [Merger-Division 3] (2009, 2013) 05555 (2009-08-10)August 10, 2009 2013-05-30(2013-05-30)May 30, 2013
( Artsakh)
(2009-08-14)August 14, 2009
(Azerbaijan at that time)
[Transit 4]
 Syria 05656 (2009-12-17)December 17, 2009 2009-12-23(2009-12-23)December 23, 2009 [Transit 5]
 Lebanon 05757 (2009-12-22)December 22, 2009 2009-12-22(2009-12-22)December 22, 2009
 Egypt (2009/10, 2011, 2013, 2017) 05858 (2009-12-26)December 26, 2009 2017-04-12-1(2017-04-13)April 13, 2017 [Transit 6]
 Pakistan (2010)
(visited entities)		 05959 (2010-03-05)March 5, 2010 2010-03-19-1(2010-03-19)March 19, 2010
 Zimbabwe (2010, 2016) 06060 (2010-06-11)June 11, 2010 2016-09-04(2016-09-05)September 5, 2016
 South Africa (2010, 2016, 2019) 06161 (2010-06-12)June 12, 2010 2019-03-10(2019-03-10)March 10, 2019
 Lesotho 06262 (2010-06-13)June 13, 2010 2010-06-13(2010-06-13)June 13, 2010
 Eswatini 06363 (2010-06-14)June 14, 2010 2010-06-15(2010-06-15)June 15, 2010
 Ethiopia
(visited entities)		 06464 (2010-06-18)June 18, 2010 [Transit 7] 2010-06-19-1(2010-06-19)June 19, 2010 [Transit 8]
 Chile (2010) 06565 (2010-10-01)October 1, 2010 2010-10-14(2010-10-14)October 14, 2010
 Peru (2010, 2019) 06666 (2010-10-04)October 4, 2010 2019-05-30-1(2019-05-31)May 31, 2019
 Bolivia 06767 (2010-10-09)October 9, 2010(2010-10-09)October 9, 2010 2010-10-11-1(2010-10-11)October 11, 2010
Transnistria [Recognition 4] 06868 (2010-12-19)December 19, 2010 2010-12-20-2(2010-12-19)December 19, 2010
 Belarus (2010, 2018) 06969 (2010-12-23)December 23, 2010 2018-06-02-2(2018-06-03)June 3, 2018
 Israel (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023) 07070 (2011-03-24)March 24, 2011 2023-05-01-1(2023-05-01)May 1, 2023
 Palestine [Recognition 5] (2011, 2018) 07171 (2011-03-24)March 24, 2011 2018-06-09-7(2018-06-10)June 10, 2018 [Transit 9]
 Bahamas 07272 (2011-09-18)September 18, 2011 2011-09-25-1(2011-09-25)September 25, 2011
 Cyprus 07373 (2011-12-24)December 24, 2011 2011-12-31-1(2011-12-31)December 31, 2011
 Northern Cyprus [Recognition 6] 07474 (2011-12-25)December 25, 2011 2011-12-29-5(2011-12-30)December 30, 2011
United Kingdom Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom		 074a74+2 (2011-12-26)December 26, 2011 2011-12-30-4(2011-12-30)December 30, 2011
 Iceland (2012) 07575 (2012-03-16)March 16, 2012 2012-03-26-1(2012-03-26)March 26, 2012
 Rwanda 07676 (2012-06-15)June 15, 2012 2012-06-17-1(2012-06-17)June 17, 2012
 Uganda 07777 (2012-06-17)June 17, 2012 2012-06-20-1(2012-06-20)June 20, 2012
 Kenya 07878 (2012-06-20)June 20, 2012 2012-06-22-1(2012-06-22)June 22, 2012
 Tanzania 07979 (2012-06-22)June 22, 2012 2012-07-03-1(2012-07-03)July 3, 2012
 Zanzibar
Semi-autonomous region of Tanzania		 079a (2012-06-28)June 28, 2012 2012-07-02(2012-07-02)July 2, 2012
 Jordan 08080 2013-03-24(2013-03-24)March 24, 2013 2013-03-30-1(2013-03-30)March 30, 2013 [Transit 10]
 Armenia (2013, 2024) 08181 2013-05-25-2(2013-05-25)May 25, 2013 2024-03-29-1(2024-03-30)March 30, 2024 19
Artsakh [Merger-Division 3] 082(82) 2013-05-28-2(2013-05-28)May 28, 2013 2013-05-30-1(2013-05-30)May 30, 2013
 Nicaragua 08383 2013-06-16(2013-06-16)June 16, 2013 2013-06-19-1(2013-06-19)June 19, 2013
 Costa Rica 08484 2013-06-19(2013-06-19)June 19, 2013 2013-06-21-1(2013-06-21)June 21, 2013
 Panama (2013, 2019, 2024) 08585 2013-06-21(2013-06-21)June 21, 2013 2024-05-02-1(2024-05-02)May 2, 2024 25 2024-05-08May 8-12, 2024 [FutureTravel 1]
 Oman 08686 2013-09-28(2013-09-28)September 28, 2013 2013-09-30-1(2013-09-30)September 30, 2013 [Transit 11]
 Bahrain (2013, 2018) 08787 2013-09-30-2(2013-09-30)September 30, 2013 2018-03-25-1(2018-03-25)March 25, 2018 [Transit 12]
 Qatar 08888 2013-09-30-3(2013-09-30)September 30, 2013 2013-10-02-1(2013-10-02)October 2, 2013 [Transit 13]
 Jersey
British Crown dependency		 088a88+3 2013-12-27(2013-12-27)December 27, 2013 2013-12-30-1(2013-12-30)December 30, 2013
 Kyrgyzstan 08989 2014-04-27(2014-04-27)April 27, 2014 2014-05-03-1(2014-05-03)May 3, 2014
 Brazil (2014, 2019)
(visited entities)		 09090 2014-06-08(2014-06-08)June 8, 2014 2019-05-31-2(2019-05-31)May 31, 2019
 Argentina
(visited entities)		 09191 2014-06-12(2014-06-12)June 12, 2014 2014-06-18-2(2014-06-18)June 18, 2014
 Uruguay 09292 2014-06-14(2014-06-14)June 14, 2014 2014-06-15-1(2014-06-15)June 15, 2014
 Paraguay 09393 2014-06-20(2014-06-20)June 20, 2014 2014-06-20-2(2014-06-20)June 20, 2014
 Algeria 09494 2014-12-24(2014-12-24)December 24, 2014 2014-12-28(2014-12-28)December 28, 2014
 Mexico (2015, 2018)
(visited entities)		 09595 2015-01-24(2015-01-24)January 24, 2015 2018-04-21-1(2018-04-21)April 21, 2018
 Iran 09696 2015-02-22(2015-02-22)February 22, 2015 2015-02-26(2015-02-26)February 26, 2015
 Kuwait 09797 2015-02-25(2015-02-26)February 26, 2015 [Transit 14] 2015-02-27-1(2015-02-28)February 28, 2015
 Kazakhstan (2015, 2023) 09898 2015-04-03(2015-04-03)April 3, 2015 2023-04-12-1(2023-04-13)April 13, 2023
 Singapore (2015, 2023) 09999 2015-05-18-1(2015-05-18)May 18, 2015 2023-08-05-1(2023-08-05)August 5, 2023
 Australia (2015, 2023)
(visited entities)		 100 2015-05-22(2015-05-22)May 22, 2015 2023-08-04-1(2023-08-04)August 4, 2023
 Malaysia
(visited entities)		 101 2015-05-27-3(2015-05-27)May 27, 2015 2015-05-29-1(2015-05-29)May 29, 2015
 Indonesia (2015, 2018) 102 2015-05-30(2015-05-30)May 30, 2015 2018-09-29-1(2018-09-29)September 29, 2018
Sovereign Military Order of Malta [Recognition 7]
Extraterritorial property		 102a 2014-07-18-1a(2015-07-18)July 18, 2015 2015-07-18-1a(2015-07-18)July 18, 2015
 Cape Verde 103 2015-09-19(2015-09-19)September 19, 2015 2015-09-26-1(2015-09-26)September 26, 2015
 Senegal (2016) 104 2016-03-13-1(2016-03-13)March 13, 2016 2016-03-17-1(2016-03-19)March 19, 2016
 Gambia 105 2016-03-14(2016-03-14)March 14, 2016 2016-03-15(2016-03-16)March 16, 2016
 Western Sahara [Recognition 8] 106 2016-03-25March 25, 2016 2016-03-27March 27, 2016
 Japan (2016) 107 2016-05-15(2016-05-15)May 15, 2016 2016-05-27(2016-05-28)May 28, 2016
 Republic of Korea 108 2016-05-19(2016-05-19)May 19, 2016 2016-05-22(2016-05-23)May 23, 2016
 Taiwan [Recognition 9] 109 2016-05-23(2016-05-23)May 23, 2016 2016-05-26(2016-05-27)May 27, 2016
 Zambia 110 2016-09-03(2016-09-03)September 3, 2016 [Transit 15] 2016-09-07(2016-09-07)September 7, 2016
 Namibia 111 2016-09-07(2016-09-07)September 7, 2016 2016-09-16(2016-09-17)September 17, 2016
 Botswana 112 2016-09-08(2016-09-08)September 8, 2016 2016-09-08(2016-09-08)September 8, 2016
 Sri Lanka 113 2016-09-29(2016-09-29)September 29, 2016 2016-10-03(2016-10-03)October 3, 2016
 Ghana 114 2017-03-18(2017-03-18)March 18, 2017 2017-03-18(2017-03-18)March 18, 2017 [Transit 16]
 Ivory Coast 115 2017-03-19(2017-03-18)March 18, 2017 2017-03-25(2017-03-25)March 25, 2017
 Sudan
(visited entities)		 116 2017-04-13-2(2017-04-13)April 13, 2017 2017-04-17(2017-04-17)April 17, 2017
 Thailand (2017, 2017) 117 2017-05-20-2(2017-05-20)May 20, 2017 2017-09-04(2017-09-04)September 4, 2017
 Cambodia 118 2017-05-21-2(2017-05-21)May 21, 2017 2017-05-24(2017-05-24)May 24, 2017
 Iraq
(visited entities)		 119 2017-06-11(2017-06-11)June 11, 2017 2017-06-12(2017-06-13)June 13, 2017
 Kurdistan
Autonomous region of Iraq		 119a 2017-06-11(2017-06-11)June 11, 2017 2017-06-12(2017-06-13)June 13, 2017
Abkhazia [Recognition 10] 120 2017-06-16(2017-06-15)June 15, 2017 2017-06-16(2017-06-17)June 17, 2017
 Uzbekistan (2017, 2023) 121 2017-08-20(2017-08-20)August 20, 2017 2023-04-14(2023-04-14)April 14, 2023
 Laos 122 2018-08-29(2017-08-28)August 28, 2017 2017-08-29(2017-08-30)August 30, 2017
 Vietnam 123 2018-08-30(2017-08-30)August 30, 2017 2017-09-03(2017-09-03)September 3, 2017
 Mauritania 124 2017-09-15(2017-09-15)September 15, 2017 2017-09-17(2017-09-17)September 17, 2017
 Togo (2017) 125 2017-09-25(2017-09-24)September 24, 2017 2017-10-01(2017-10-01)October 1, 2017
 Benin 126 2017-09-26(2017-09-26)September 26, 2017 2017-09-28(2017-09-28)September 28, 2017
 Philippines (2018, 2023) 127 2018-03-17(2018-03-17)March 17, 2018 2023-07-16(2023-07-16)July 16, 2023 [Transit 17]
 Brunei 128 2018-03-22(2018-03-22)March 22, 2018 2018-03-23(2018-03-23)March 23, 2018
 Guinea-Bissau 129 2018-03-29(2018-03-29)March 29, 2018 2018-04-01(2018-04-02)April 2, 2018
 Guatemala (2018) 130 2018-04-14-2(2018-04-14)April 14, 2018 2018-04-20(2018-04-21)April 21, 2018
 El Salvador 131 2018-04-14-3(2018-04-14)April 14, 2018 2018-04-14-3(2018-04-15)April 15, 2018
 Honduras 132 2018-04-15(2018-04-15)April 15, 2018 2018-04-16(2018-04-16)April 16, 2018
 Belize 133 2018-04-18(2018-04-18)April 18, 2018 2018-04-19(2018-04-20)April 20, 2018
 Timor-Leste 134 2018-09-25(2018-09-25)September 25, 2018 2018-09-28(2018-09-28)September 28, 2018
 Mozambique 135 2019-03-05(2019-03-05)March 5, 2019 2019-03-07(2019-03-07)March 7, 2019
 Mauritius 136 2019-03-17(2019-03-17)March 17, 2019 2019-03-22(2019-03-23)March 23, 2019
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Special territories of Norway		 136a136+4 2019-05-01(2019-04-30)April 30, 2019 2019-05-01(2019-05-03)May 3, 2019
 Svalbard
Special territory of Norway		 136b 2019-05-01(2019-04-30)April 30, 2019 2019-05-01(2019-05-03)May 3, 2019
 Colombia 137 2019-05-30(2019-05-30)May 30, 2019 2019-06-05(2019-06-05)June 5, 2019
 Cuba 138 2019-06-15(2019-06-15)June 15, 2019 2019-06-22(2019-06-22)June 22, 2019
 Guinea 139 2019-09-15(2019-09-15)September 15, 2019 2019-09-16(2019-09-17)September 17, 2019
 Sierra Leone 140 2019-09-17(2019-09-17)September 17, 2019 2019-09-18(2019-09-21)September 21, 2019
 São Tomé and Príncipe 141 2019-09-21(2019-09-21)September 21, 2019 2019-09-25(2019-09-26)September 26, 2019
 Angola 142 2019-09-26(2019-09-26)September 26, 2019 2019-09-28(2019-09-28)September 28, 2019
 Saudi Arabia 143 2019-12-29(2019-12-29)December 29, 2019 [Transit 18] 2019-12-31(2020-01-01)January 1, 2020
 Åland Islands
Autonomous region of Finland		 143a143+5 2021-07-23(2021-07-23)July 23, 2021 2021-07-24(2021-07-24)July 24, 2021
 Isle of Man
British Crown dependency		 143b143+6 2022-02-26(2022-02-26)February 26, 2022 2022-02-26(2022-02-27)February 27, 2022
 Dominican Republic (2022, 2024) 144 2022-03-12(2022-03-12)March 12, 2022 2024-03-22(2024-03-22)March 22, 2024 11
 Faroe Islands
Autonomous region of Denmark		 144a144+7 2022-04-15(2022-04-15)April 15, 2022 2022-04-17(2022-04-18)April 18, 2022
Guernsey (Bailiwick)
British Crown dependency		 144b 144+8 2022-04-30(2022-04-30)April 30, 2022 2022-04-29(2022-05-01)May 1, 2022
 Guernsey (island)
Sub-jurisdiction of the Bailiwick of Guernsey		 144c 2022-04-30(2022-04-30)April 30, 2022 2022-04-29(2022-05-01)May 1, 2022
Sark
Sub-jurisdiction of the Bailiwick of Guernsey		 144d 2022-04-31(2022-04-30)April 30, 2022 2022-04-28(2022-04-30)April 30, 2022
 Seychelles 145145 2022-05-22(2022-05-22)May 22, 2022 2022-05-28(2022-05-28)May 28, 2022
 Jamaica 146146 2022-06-03(2022-06-03)June 3, 2022 2022-06-05(2022-06-10)June 10, 2022
 Mongolia 147147 2022-08-28(2022-08-28)August 28, 2022 2022-09-03(2022-09-04)September 4, 2022
 Tajikistan 148148 2023-04-08(2023-04-08)April 8, 2023 2023-04-11(2023-04-11)April 11, 2023
 Trinidad and Tobago (2023) 149149 2023-05-12(2023-05-12)May 12, 2023 2023-05-19(2023-05-19)May 19, 2023
 Grenada 150150 2023-05-13(2023-05-13)May 13, 2023 2023-05-16(2023-05-17)May 17, 2023
 Barbados (2023, 2024) 151151 2023-05-17(2023-05-17)May 17, 2023 2024-03-12(2024-03-12)March 12, 2024 12
 Suriname 152152 2023-05-20(2023-05-20)May 20, 2023 2023-05-20(2023-05-20)May 20, 2023
 New Zealand 153153 2023-07-18(2023-07-18)July 18, 2023 2023-07-28(2023-07-28)July 28, 2023
 Fiji 154154 2023-07-28(2023-07-28)July 28, 2023 2023-07-29(2023-07-29)July 29, 2023
 Samoa 154a155 → 154 [Merger-Division 3] 2023-07-29(2023-07-29)July 29, 2023 2023-08-02(2023-08-02)August 2, 2023
 American Samoa
Unincorporated territory of the United States		 154a+9154+9 2023-07-31(2023-07-31)July 31, 2023 2023-07-31(2023-07-31)July 31, 2023
Martinique
Overseas department of France		 154a+10154+10 2024-03-10(2024-03-10)March 10, 2024 2024-03-10(2024-03-10)March 10, 2024 11+1
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 155155 2024-03-13(2024-03-13)March 13, 2024 2024-03-13(2024-03-13)March 13, 2024 13
 Dominica 156156 2024-03-14(2024-03-14)March 14, 2024 2024-03-14(2024-03-14)March 14, 2024 14
 Saint Lucia 157157 2024-03-15(2024-03-15)March 15, 2024 2024-03-15(2024-03-15)March 15, 2024 15
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
(visited entities)		 158158 2024-03-17(2024-03-17)March 17, 2024 2024-03-17(2024-03-17)March 17, 2024 16
 Antigua and Barbuda 159159 2024-03-18(2024-03-18)March 18, 2024 2024-03-18(2024-03-18)March 18, 2024 17
 Sint Maarten
Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands		 159+11159+11 2024-03-19-1(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024 [Transit 19] 2024-03-19-7(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024 17+2
 Saint Martin
Overseas collectivity of France		 159+12159+12 2024-03-19-2(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024 2024-03-19-5(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024 17+3
 Anguilla
British Overseas Territory		 159+13159+13 2024-03-19-3(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024 2024-03-19-3(2024-03-19)March 19, 2024 17+4
 British Virgin Islands
British Overseas Territory		 159+14159+14 2024-03-20(2024-03-20)March 20, 2024 2024-03-20(2024-03-20)March 20, 2024 17+5
 Ecuador 160160 2024-05-02(2024-05-02)May 2, 2024 2024-05-04currently, since (2024-05-02)May 2, 2024 26

Countries (and dependencies) scheduled to be visited[edit]

A country is "scheduled to be visited" if flights or hotel accomodation have been booked or a visa has been granted.

Countries (and dependencies) seriously considered to be visited[edit]

A country is "seriously considered to be visited" if flights, hotel accomodation and/or visa procedures have been looked for, there is a travel partner or a person to be visited and/or a more or less fixed time window within the next twelve months has been assessed. A country may also be summarized under this section if it is located very close to a country scheduled to be visited and a short trip to this country is well conceivable. It may also appear here if it is a place of change of flights where there may be enough time to formally enter the country while changing flights.

Countries (and dependencies) visited in airport transit[edit]

Airport transit is not considered an entry into the country if there is no immigration control which would otherwise have to take place. This fact is reflected in the list of countries visited during airport transit before visiting them properly according to the rules.
Of course, in almost every country there are some minutes of airport transiting in this sense before properly entering the country. Therefore only transits are listed where a proper entry did not take place within 24 hours or before touching another country's soil whichever is earlier. Furthermore, countries are not listed if they were visited in airport transit after having been properly visited earlier.

Country/dependency First transit Transit number First proper entry Notes
 United Arab Emirates 2009-03-27-28March 27/28, 2009(50+1) — 2009-04-10April 10, 2009(53) [Transit 2]
 Kuwait 2010-03-04March 4, 2010(58+1) — 2015-02-26February 26, 2015(97+1) [Transit 14]
 Ethiopia 2010-06-11June 11, 2010(59+2) — 2010-06-18June 18, 2010(64+2) [Transit 7]
 Zambia 2010-06-18June 18, 2010(63+3) — 2016-09-03September 3, 2016(110) [Transit 15]
 Saudi Arabia 2018-09-21September 21/22, 2018(133+1) — 2019-12-29December 29, 2019(143) [Transit 18]
 Sint Maarten, Netherlands 2023-05-12May 12, 2023(148+0+8+1) — 2024-03-19March 19, 2024(159+11) [Transit 19]

Countries (and dependencies) not yet visited[edit]

See User:EBB/Länder/Missing

Countries (or dependencies) lost[edit]

A country (or dependency) is considered lost if it merges with another (previously visited) country, leading to a decrease of the number of countries (or dependencies) visited.

Merging country (number) Merged-into country (number) Date of merger Country whose numbering is affected Reference
 East Germany8 (→  East Germany(8))  West Germany1 (→  Germany1) October 3, 1990  France9 →  France8 [Merger-Division 1]
 Artsakh82 (→  Artsakh(82))  Azerbaijan55 January 1, 2024  Samoa155 →  Samoa154 [Merger-Division 3]

Countries (or dependencies) won[edit]

A country (or dependency) is considered won if it emerges from a divide with another (previously visited) country, leading to an increase of the number of countries (or dependencies) visited without (again) setting foot into the country.

Dividing country (number) Newly counted country (number) Date of division Reference
 Serbia and Montenegro36 →  Montenegro36  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia43 June 3, 2006 [Merger-Division 2]

Continents[edit]

Continent Number First visit Last visit Next scheduled visit
Europe [Note 12] 1 1982-09-26(1982-09-26)September 26, 1982
(Germany1)		 2024-03-23currently, since (2024-03-23)March 23, 2024
(Germany)
Africa 2 1997-05-19(1997-05-19)May 19, 1997
(Tunisia10)		 2023-10-31(2023-10-31)October 31, 2023
(Morocco)
North America 3 1999-04-01(1999-04-01)April 1, 1999
(United States16)		 2024-03-22(2024-03-22)March 22, 2024
(Dominican Republic)		 2024-05-01May 1, 2024
(Panama)
Asia 4 2001-03-31(2001-03-31)March 31, 2001
(China33)		 2023-08-05(2023-08-05)August 5, 2023
(Singapore)
South America 5 2010-10-01(2010-10-01)October 1, 2010
(Chile65)		 2023-05-20 (2023-05-20)May 20, 2023
(Suriname)		 2024-05-02May 2, 2024
(Ecuador)
Oceania 6 2015-05-22(2015-05-22)May 22, 2015
(Australia100)		 2023-08-04(2023-08-04)August 4, 2023
(Australia)

Times of being outside Europe in its political sense [Note 12] [Note 13][edit]

No. Continent visited Continental ordering Dates of visit Countries visited Days on the continent
1 Africa 1 1997May 19-26, 1997  Tunisia10 8
2 North America 1 1999-1April 1-6, 1999  United States16 6
3 Africa 2 1999-2August 14, 1999  Morocco24 9
4 Asia 1 2001-1March 31-April 15, 2001  China33 16
5 Asia 2 2001-2August 12-24, 2001  China (2) 29
6 Asia 3 2008-1January 17-27, 2008  Maldives45 40
7 Africa 3 2008-2November 25-29, 2008  Morocco (2) 14
8 North America 2 2009-1February 18-March 8, 2009  United States (2) and  Canada50 25
9 Asia 4 2009-2March 28-April 12, 2009  India51,  Nepal52 and  United Arab Emirates53 56
10 Asia 5 2009-3December 17-23, 2009  Syria56 and  Lebanon57 63
11 Africa 4 2009-4December 26, 2009-January 2, 2010  Egypt58 22
12 Asia 6 2010-1March 5-19, 2010  Pakistan59 and  India (2) ( Kuwait in transit) 78
13 Africa 5 2010-2June 11-19, 2010  Zimbabwe60,  South Africa61,  Lesotho62,  Eswatini63 and  Ethiopia64 ( Zambia in transit) 31
14 North America 3a 2010-3September 30, 2010  United States (3a) 26
South America 1 2010-4October 1-14, 2010  Chile65,  Peru66 and  Bolivia67 14
North America 3b 2010-5October 15, 2010  United States (3b) 27
15 Asia 7 2011-1March 20-27, 2011  Egypt (2),  Israel70 and  Palestine71 85
16 North America 4 2011-2September 9-28, 2011  United States (4) and  Bahamas72 47
17 North America 5 2012-1March 17-25, 2012  United States (5) and  Canada (2) 56
18 Africa 6 2012-2June 14-July 3, 2012  Rwanda76,  Uganda77,  Kenya78 and  Tanzania79 51
19 Asia 8 2013-1March 25-April 6, 2013  Jordan80,  Israel (2) and  Egypt (3) 97
20 North America 6 2013-2June 16-26, 2013  United States (6),  Nicaragua83,  Costa Rica84 and  Panama85 67
21 Asia 9 2013-3September 27-October 3, 2013  United Arab Emirates (2),  Oman86,  Bahrain87 and  Qatar88 104
22 Asia 10 2014-1April 27-May 3, 2014  Kyrgyzstan89 111
23 South America 2 2014-2June 8-28, 2014  Brazil90,  Argentina91,  Uruguay92 and  Paraguay93 35
24 Africa 7 2014-3December 24-28, 2014  Algeria94 56
25 North America 7 2015-1January 24-31, 2015  Mexico95 75
26 Asia 11 2015-2February 22-28, 2015  Iran96 and  Kuwait97 118
27 Asia 12 2015-3April 3-6, 2015  Kazakhstan98 122
28 Asia 13 2015-4April 30-May 4, 2015  Israel (3) 127
29 Asia 14a 2015-5May 18-22, 2015  Singapore99 132
Oceania 1 2015-6May 22-27, 2015  Australia100 6
Asia 14b 2015-7May 27-June 4, 2015  Singapore (1b),  Malaysia101 and  Indonesia102 141
30 Africa 8 2015-8September 19-26, 2015  Cape Verde103 64
31 Africa 9 2016-1March 12-19, 2016  Senegal104 and  Gambia105 72
32 Africa 10 2016-2March 24-28, 2016  Morocco (3) and  Western Sahara106 77
33 Asia 15 2016-3April 16-17, 2016  Israel (4) 143
34 Asia 16 2016-4May 15-29, 2016  Japan107,  Republic of Korea108,  Taiwan109 and  China (3) 158
35 Africa 11 2016-5September 3-17, 2016  Zambia110,  Zimbabwe (2),  Namibia111,  Botswana112 and  South Africa (2) 92
36 Asia 17 2016-6September 29-October 3, 2016  Sri Lanka113 163
37 Africa 12 2017-1March 18-25, 2017  Ghana114 and  Ivory Coast115 100
38 Africa 13 2017-2April 12-17, 2017  Egypt (4) and  Sudan116 106
39 Asia 18 2017-3May 20-28, 2017  Thailand117 and  Cambodia118 172
40 Asia 19 2017-4June 11-13, 2017  Iraq119 175
41 Asia 20 2017-5August 20-26, 2017  Uzbekistan121 182
42 Asia 21 2017-6August 28-September 4, 2017  Thailand (2),  Laos122 and  Vietnam123 190
43 Africa 14 2017-7September 15-17, 2017  Mauritania124 109
44 Africa 15 2017-8September 24-October 1, 2017  Togo125 and  Benin126 117
45 Asia 22 2018-1March 17-25, 2018  Philippines127,  Brunei128 and  Bahrain (2) 199
46 Africa 16 2018-2March 29-April 2, 2018  Guinea-Bissau129 122
47 North America 8 2018-3April 14-21, 2018  Mexico (2),  Guatemala130,  El Salvador131,  Honduras132 and  Belize133 83
48 Asia 23 2018-4June 8-11, 2018  Israel (5) and  Palestine (2) 203
49 Asia 24 2018-5September 21-30, 2018  Indonesia (2) and  Timor-Leste134 ( Saudi Arabia in transit) 213
50 Africa 17 2018-6December 22-26, 2018  Tunisia (2) 127
51 Africa 18 2019-3March 3-10, 2019  South Africa (3) and  Mozambique135 135
52 Africa 19 2019-4March 17-23, 2019  Mauritius136 142
53 South America 3 2019-5May 30-June 5, 2019  Colombia137,  Peru (2) and  Brazil (2) 42
North America 9 2019-6June 5-8, 2019  Panama (2) 87
54 North America 10 2019-7June 15-22, 2019  Cuba138 95
55 Africa 20 2019-9September 15-28, 2019  Guinea139,  Sierra Leone140,  São Tomé and Príncipe141 and  Angola142 156
56 Asia 25 2019-10December 29, 2019-January 1, 2020  Saudi Arabia143 217
57 North America 11 2022-03March 12-20, 2022  Dominican Republic144 104
58 Africa 21 2022-05May 22-28, 2022  Seychelles145 163
59 North America 12 2022-06June 3-10, 2022  Jamaica146 112
60 Asia 26 2022-08August 28-September 4, 2022  Mongolia147 225
61 Asia 27 2023-04April 7-14, 2023  Uzbekistan (2),  Tajikistan148 and  Kazakhstan (2) 233
62 Asia 28 2023-05April 29-May 1, 2023  Israel (6) 236
63 North America 13 2023-06May 12-19, 2023  Trinidad and Tobago149,  Grenada150 and  Barbados151 ( Sint Maarten, Netherlands in transit) 120
South America 4 2023-07May 20, 2023  Suriname152 43
64 Asia 29a 2023-08July 15/16, 2023  Singapore (2a) and  Philippines (2) 238
Oceania 2 2023-09July 17-August 4, 2023  Australia (2),  New Zealand153,  Fiji154,  Samoa155 and  American Samoa155+9 ( United States (7)) 25
Asia 29b 2023-10August 4/5, 2023  Singapore (2b) 240
65 Africa 22 2023-10October 29-31, 2023  Morocco (4) 166
66 North America 14 2024-03March 8-22, 2024  Dominican Republic (2), Martinique154+10 ( France),  Barbados (2),  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines155,  Dominica156,  Saint Lucia157,  Saint Kitts and Nevis158,  Antigua and Barbuda159,  Sint Maarten159+11 ( Netherlands),  Saint Martin159+12 ( France),  Anguilla159+13 ( United Kingdom),  British Virgin Islands159+14 ( United Kingdom) 135
67 North America 15a 2024-04May 1/2, 2024  Panama (3a) 137
South America 5 2024-05May 2-8, 2024  Ecuador160 50
North America 15b 2024-06May 8-12, 2024  Panama (3b) 142

Years with visits to five or more continents[Note 12][edit]

Year Africa Antarctica Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Continents visited
2010  Egypt,  Zimbabwe,  South Africa,  Lesotho,  Eswatini,  Ethiopia  Pakistan,  India  Germany,  Switzerland,  Belgium,  Netherlands,  Luxembourg,  France,  Poland,  Ukraine,  Moldova,  Transnistria,  Belarus,  Lithuania,  Latvia,  Estonia,  Russia  United States  Chile,  Peru,  Bolivia 5
2015  Cape Verde  Iran,  Kuwait,  Kazakhstan,  Israel,  Singapore,  Malaysia,  Indonesia  France,  Luxembourg,  Germany,  Turkey,  Switzerland,  Italy,  Vatican City,  Netherlands  Mexico  Australia 5
2019  South Africa,  Mozambique,  Mauritius,  Guinea,  Sierra Leone,  São Tomé and Príncipe,  Angola  Saudi Arabia  Germany,  Spain,  Bulgaria,  United Kingdom,  Norway,  Denmark,  France,  Switzerland,  Hungary,  Belgium,  Slovakia,  Portugal,  Poland,  Netherlands,  Turkey  Panama,  Cuba  Colombia,  Peru,  Brazil 5
2023  Morocco  Uzbekistan,  Tajikistan,  Kazakhstan,  Israel,  Singapore,  Philippines  Germany,  Switzerland,  Poland,  Austria,  France,  Hungary,  Netherlands,  Belgium,  United Kingdom,  Latvia,  Bulgaria,  Denmark,  Ireland,  Croatia,  Slovenia,  Luxembourg,  Spain,  Andorra,  Portugal,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Italy,  Liechtenstein,  Czech Republic,  Turkey,  Kosovo  Trinidad and Tobago,  Grenada,  Barbados  Australia,  New Zealand,  Fiji,  Samoa,  American Samoa ( United States)  Suriname 6

Statistics[edit]

Extreme points[edit]

The following are the extreme points (in relation to the equator and direction of travel) I have been to (standing on land or being on a ship):

Direction Place Date Position (latitude) Position (longitude) Notes
Northernmost off Pyramiden, Svalbard,  Norway May 1, 2019 78° 39' N 16° 31' E North-south window: 125° 20' of 180° → 69.2%
Southernmost Slope Point,  New Zealand July 22, 2023 46° 41' S 169° 0' E
Westernmost[Note 14] Horseshoe Bay,  Canada March 21, 2012 49° 23' N 123° 17' W West-east window: 312° 39' of 360° → 86.8%
Easternmost[Note 14] Two Dollar Beach, Avaio,  American Samoa July 31, 2023 14° 17' S 170° 38' W

This link leads to my extreme points on the several continents.

Crossing important lines[edit]

The following are the dates of crossing important lines. These crossings include crossings in the air.

Line Position Date Remarks
Latitude
Arctic Circle 66° 33' 38" N August 4, 2000 Rovaniemi,  Finland
Tropic of Cancer 23° 26' 22" N January 17, 2008 on the flight from Frankfurt,  Germany to Male,  Maldives
Equator 0° 0' 0" N/S June 11, 2010 on the flight from Addis Abeba,  Ethiopia to Harare,  Zimbabwe
Tropic of Capricorn 23° 26' 22" S June 12, 2010 near Ga Phasha,  South Africa
Antarctic Circle 66° 33' 38" S
Longitude
Prime Meridian 0° 0' 0" W/E October 17, 1983 on the flight from Düsseldorf,  Germany to Fuerteventura,  Spain
180th Meridian 180° 0' 0" W/E July 29, 2023 on the flight from Nadi,  Fiji to Apia,  Samoa
Time
International Date Line --- August 1/July 31, 2023 on the flight from Apia,  Samoa to Pago Pago,  American Samoa

Crossing the International Date Line[edit]

Date before crossing Position before crossing Date after crossing Position after crossing Direction relative to IDL
August 1, 2023 Apia Airport,  Samoa July 31, 2023 Pago Pago Airport,  American Samoa,  United States W → E
July 31, 2023 Pago Pago Airport,  American Samoa,  United States August 1, 2023 Apia Airport,  Samoa W ← E

South of the equator[edit]

The following list contains all times during which I have been south of the equator.

Occasion Period Countries visited during that time Total days
1 June 11-18, 2010  Zimbabwe,  South Africa,  Lesotho and  Eswatini 8
2 October 1-14, 2010  Chile,  Peru and  Bolivia 22
3 June 14-17, 2012  Rwanda and  Uganda 26
June 20-July 3, 2012  Kenya and  Tanzania 40
4 June 8-28, 2014  Brazil,  Argentina,  Uruguay and  Paraguay 61
5 May 22-27, 2015  Australia 67
May 30-June 3, 2015  Indonesia 72
6 September 3-17, 2016  Zambia,  Zimbabwe,  Namibia,  Botswana and  South Africa 87
7 September 22-29, 2018  Indonesia and  Timor-Leste 95
8 March 3-10, 2019  South Africa and  Mozambique 103
9 March 17-23, 2019  Mauritius 110
10 May 31, 2019  Colombia,  Peru and  Brazil 111
11 September 23-25, 2019  São Tomé and Príncipe 114
September 26-28, 2019  Angola 117
12 May 22-28, 2022  Seychelles 124
13 July 17-August 4, 2023  Australia,  New Zealand,  Fiji,  Samoa,  American Samoa ( United States) 143
14 May 2-8, 2024  Ecuador 150

Crossing the equator on land[edit]

The following list contains all situations during which I crossed the equator on land. If multiple crossings take place at virtually the same place and within a short time frame, they are counted as one crossing.

Occasion Date Location of the crossing Coordinates Mode of crossing
1 June 17, 2012 Kalagala Kikutuzi,  Uganda 0° 0' N/S, 32° 2' E South → North
June 21, 2012 Maseno,  Kenya 0° 0' N/S, 34° 36' E North → South
2 September 23-25, 2019 Ilhéu das Rolas,  São Tomé and Príncipe 0° 0' N/S, 6° 31' E Return trips from north
3 May 3, 2024 San Antonio de Pichancha,  Ecuador 0° 0' N/S, 78° 27' W Return trip from south

Highest and lowest altiude[edit]

Distinction Location Date Altitude
Highest altitude on land Chungara–Tambo Quemado,  Bolivia/ Chile October 11, 2010 4,680 m above sea level
Lowest altitude on land Ein Bokek, Dead Sea,  Israel March 24, 2011 423 m below sea level [Note 15]

Longest flights[edit]

The longest flight is determined by the grand circle distance as the actual flight route cannot usually be verified.

Date Departure airport Destination airport Carrier Distance
January 24, 2015 Frankfurt Airport,  Germany (FRA) Mexico City Airport,  Mexico (MEX) Lufthansa 9,567 km
January 31/February 1, 2015 Mexico City Airport,  Mexico (MEX) Frankfurt Airport,  Germany (FRA)

Sleeping on ships[edit]

Date Departure port Destination port Ship, port Countries visited
May 10-14, 1999 Flensburg,  Germany Kappeln,  Germany Pippilotta
Kappeln,  Germany		  Germany
 Denmark17
February 14/15, 2011 Bergen,  Norway Hirtshals,  Denmark MS Bergensfjord
Hirtshals,  Denmark		  Norway
 Denmark
March 8-22, 2024 La Romana,  Dominican Republic La Romana,  Dominican Republic Mein Schiff 4
Valletta,  Malta		  Dominican Republic
Martinique154+10 ( France)
 Barbados
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines155
 Dominica156
 Saint Lucia157
 Saint Kitts and Nevis158
 Antigua and Barbuda159
 Sint Maarten159+11 ( Netherlands)
 Saint Martin159+12 ( France)
 Anguilla159+13 ( United Kingdom)
 British Virgin Islands159+14 ( United Kingdom)

Experienced earthquakes[edit]

Date Location of earthquake My location Distance MW
May 16, 2016 - 2123 hours (UTC+9) near Kasukabe,  Japan Kamata, Tokyo,  Japan 55 km 5.4
October 30, 2023 - 0520 hours (UTC+1) near Tamgounsi,  Morocco Marrakech,  Morocco 78 km 4.3

Longest distance away from my place of birth[edit]

The author's place of birth is Freiburg im Breisgau,  Germany.

Continent Location Date Distance from Freiburg im Breisgau Notes
Oceania Christchurch,  New Zealand July 24, 2023 18,739 km
Asia Dili,  Timor-Leste September 25, 2018 12,761 km
South America Valparaíso,  Chile October 1, 2010 11,977 km
Africa Cape Agulhas,  South Africa March 9, 2019 9,293 km
North America Seattle-Tacoma International Airport,  United States March 25, 2012 8,361 km
Europe Baku,  Azerbaijan August 12, 2009 3,412 km

Countries nearest to my residence which have not yet been visited[edit]

Nearest to my home town[edit]

This list contains the countries which are nearest to my home town in Black Forest, Germany, which have not yet been visited for each point in time. As I still have a legal residence in that Black Forest town which still occasionally serves as a base for travel, this list includes the time until today.

Start date End date Nearest Second-nearest Third-nearest
September 26, 1982 unknown date in 1983  Switzerland  France  Austria
unknown date in 1983 unknown date in 1983  France  Austria  Liechtenstein
unknown date in 1983 unknown date in 1983  Liechtenstein  Italy
unknown date in 1983 October 27, 1989  Italy  Luxembourg
October 27, 1989 December 31, 1992  Italy  Luxembourg  Czechoslovakia
January 1, 1993 July 21, 1996  Czech Republic
July 21, 1996 May 30, 1998  Luxembourg  Czech Republic  Slovenia
May 30, 1998 May 24, 1999  Czech Republic  Slovenia  Monaco
May 24, 1999 May 24, 1999  Monaco  Croatia
May 24, 1999 May 26, 1999  Poland
May 26, 1999 May 28, 1999  Monaco  Poland  Bosnia and Herzegovina [Note 16]
May 28, 1999 April 27, 2000  Bosnia and Herzegovina [Note 16]  Andorra
April 27, 2000 October 30, 2001  Bosnia and Herzegovina [Note 16]  Andorra  Serbia and Montenegro
October 30, 2001 March 7, 2004  Serbia and Montenegro  Romania
March 7, 2004 March 7, 2004  Serbia and Montenegro [Note 16]  Romania  Ukraine
March 7, 2004 March 8, 2004  Romania [Note 16]  Ukraine  Albania
March 8, 2004 March 19, 2004  Ireland
March 19, 2004 January 8, 2008  Ukraine [Note 16]  Ireland  Belarus
January 8, 2008 February 17, 2008  Belarus  Algeria
February 17, 2008 September 19, 2008  Kosovo  Belarus
September 19, 2008 December 30, 2008  Kosovo  Belarus  Algeria
December 30, 2008 December 19, 2010  Belarus  Algeria Transnistria
December 19, 2010 December 23, 2010  Libya
December 23, 2010 March 16, 2012  Algeria  Libya  Iceland
March 16, 2012 December 24, 2014 Abkhazia
December 24, 2014 March 25, 2016  Libya Abkhazia Western Sahara
March 25, 2016 June 15, 2017  Mauritania
June 15, 2017 September 15, 2017  Mauritania  Niger
September 15, 2017  Niger  Mali

Nearest to my main legal residence at each point of time[edit]

Start date End date Nearest Second-nearest Third-nearest
September 26, 1982 September 30, 2002 see above
September 30, 2002 March 7, 2004  Bosnia and Herzegovina [Note 16]  Serbia and Montenegro  Ukraine
March 7, 2004 March 7, 2004  Serbia and Montenegro [Note 16]  Ukraine  Belarus
March 7, 2004 March 19, 2004  Ukraine  Belarus  Romania
March 19, 2004 February 17, 2008  Moldova
February 17, 2008 September 19, 2008  Kosovo
September 19, 2008 September 21, 2008  Belarus  Kosovo  Moldova
September 21, 2008 December 30, 2008 Transnistria
December 30, 2008 December 19, 2010 Transnistria  Algeria
December 19, 2010 December 24, 2014 see above
December 24, 2014 April 3, 2015  Libya Abkhazia  Kazakhstan
April 3, 2015 June 15, 2017 South Ossetia
June 15, 2017 September 15, 2017 South Ossetia  Mauritania
September 15, 2017  Niger

One-day countries and dependencies[edit]

There are several countries and dependencies which I have visited only on one single day.

Country/dependency Number Day of visit Notes
 Gibraltar ( United Kingdom) 15+1 (1998-10-28)October 28, 1998
 Lebanon 57 (2009-12-22)December 22, 2009
 Lesotho 62 (2010-06-13)June 13, 2010
Transnistria 68 (2010-12-19)December 19, 2010
 Paraguay 93 (2014-06-20)June 20, 2014
 Botswana 112 (2016-09-08)September 8, 2016
 Ghana 114 (2017-03-18)March 18, 2017 [Transit 16]
 Suriname 152 (2023-05-20)May 20, 2023
 American Samoa ( United States) 154+9 (2023-07-31)July 31, 2023
Martinique ( France) 154+10 (2024-03-10)March 10, 2024
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 155 (2024-03-13)March 13, 2024
 Dominica 156 (2024-03-14)March 14, 2024
 Saint Lucia 157 (2024-03-15)March 15, 2024
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 158 (2024-03-17)March 17, 2024
 Antigua and Barbuda 159 (2024-03-18)March 18, 2024
 Sint Maarten ( Netherlands) 159+11 (2024-03-19)March 19, 2024
 Saint Martin ( France) 159+12 (2024-03-19)March 19, 2024
 Anguilla ( United Kingdom) 159+13 (2024-03-19)March 19, 2024
 British Virgin Islands ( United Kingdom) 159+14 (2024-03-20)March 20, 2024

Calender years in which all neighbouring countries of Germany were visited[edit]

Red colouring notes the country in which the visits were completed for this year; lightblue and lightgreen colouring notes seriously considered and scheduled visits; khaki colouring notes countries already visited in the current year.

Country 2021 2022 2023 2024
 Austria (2021-03-13)March 13, 2021 (2022-05-14)May 14, 20221 (2023-01-28)January 28, 2023 (2024-02-03)February 3, 2024
 Belgium (2021-05-23)May 23, 20212 (2022-05-14)May 14, 20223 (2023-03-11)March 11, 20232 (2024-03-02)March 2, 20242
 Czech Republic (2021-06-27)June 27, 20211 (2022-12-30)December 30, 2022 (2023-12-09)December 9, 2023 (2024-06-22)June 22, 2024
 Denmark (2021-07-17)July 17, 2021 (2022-04-15)April 15, 2022 (2023-05-05)May 5, 2023 (2024-08-10)August 10, 2024
 France (2021-07-10)July 10, 2021 (2022-01-14)January 14, 2022 (2023-02-03)February 3, 2023 (2024-02-17)February 17, 2024
 Luxembourg (2021-05-23)May 23, 20211 (2022-05-14)May 14, 20222 (2023-07-08)July 8, 2023 (2024-06-22)June 22, 2024
 Netherlands (2021-06-13)June 13, 2021 (2022-05-14)May 14, 20224 (2023-03-11)March 11, 20231 (2024-03-02)March 2, 20241
 Poland (2021-06-27)June 27, 20212 (2022-12-31)December 31, 2022 (2023-01-13)January 13, 2023 (2024-06-22)June 22, 2024
 Switzerland (2021-01-09)January 9, 2021 (2022-01-01)January 1, 2022 (2023-01-01)January 1, 2023 (2024-01-10)January 10, 2024

Days with visits to more than five countries[edit]

Date Number of countries visited Countries visited
(2020-07-12)July 12, 2020 6  Italy,  Austria,  Switzerland,  Liechtenstein,  France,  Germany
(2021-06-03)June 3, 2021 6  Germany,  Switzerland,  Liechtenstein,  Austria,  Italy,  Slovenia
(2022-05-14)May 14, 2022 9  Italy,  Switzerland,  Liechtenstein,  Austria,  Germany,  France,  Luxembourg,  Belgium,  Netherlands
(2024-06-22)June 22, 2024 10 or 11  Italy,  Switzerland,  Liechtenstein,  Austria,  Germany,  Luxembourg,  France,  Belgium,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Czech Republic

Calender years with more than 40 visited countries[edit]

Year Number of countries visited Countries visited
2023 41  Germany/ Switzerland,  Poland,  Austria,  France,  Hungary,  Netherlands,  Belgium,  United Kingdom,  Latvia,  Uzbekistan,  Tajikistan,  Kazakhstan,  Bulgaria,  Israel,  Denmark,  Trinidad and Tobago,  Grenada,  Barbados,  Suriname,  Ireland,  Croatia,  Slovenia,  Luxembourg,  Singapore,  Philippines,  Australia,  New Zealand,  Fiji,  Samoa,  American Samoa ( United States),  Spain,  Andorra,  Portugal,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Italy,  Liechtenstein,  Morocco,  Czech Republic,  Turkey,  Kosovo

Non-visited countries completely surrounded by visited countries[edit]

This listing may include single countries or a bloc of countries which is completely surrounded by visited countries. Countries bordering the ocean cannot be contained in this list. A country which is connected to the ocean by man-made structures (channels etc.) or bordering a lake may be contained.

Country/countries Surrounded by visited countries Date of being surrounded Notes
 Bhutan  China,  India (2009-03-29)March 29, 2009
South Ossetia  Georgia,  Russia (2009-08-09)August 9, 2009
 Afghanistan
 Turkmenistan		  Azerbaijan,  China,  Iran,  Kazakhstan,  Pakistan,  Russia,  Tajikistan,  Uzbekistan (2015-02-22)February 22, 2015
 Malawi  Mozambique,  Tanzania,  Zambia March 5, 2019

Countries within a radius around my place of birth[edit]

The following list contains all countries that have a point within a radius around my place of birth.

Radius Countries (visited of them) Countries visited Countries not visited scheduled
1000 km 27 (27) Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City
2000 km 23 (22) Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Transnistria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine Libya
3000 km 20 (16) Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Northern Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Western Sahara Chad, Mali, Niger, South Ossetia
4000 km 12 (7) Benin, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uzbekistan Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Nigeria, Turkmenistan
5000 km 26 (18) Bahrain, Canada, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Togo, United Arab Emirates Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Liberia, South Sudan, Yemen
6000 km 15 (10) Angola, China, India, Kenya, Mongolia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tanzania, Uganda, United States Congo Rep., Djibouti, Gabon, Somalia, Somaliland
7000 km 4 (2) Nepal, Zambia Burundi, Malawi
8000 km 27 (19) Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe Bangladesh, Bhutan, Comoros, Guyana, Haiti, Madagascar, Myanmar, Venezuela
9000 km 17 (16) Belize, Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Lesotho, Maldives, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Thailand, Vietnam North Korea
10000 km 13 (13) Bolivia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan
11000 km 5 (5) Argentina, Brunei, Chile, Singapore, Uruguay
12000 km 1 (0) Palau
13000 km 2 (2) Australia, Timor-Leste
14000 km 4 (0) Antarctica, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea
15000 km 3 (0) Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Islands
16000 km 3 (1) New Zealand Tuvalu, Vanuatu
17000 km 4 (2) Fiji, Samoa Cook Islands, Niue
18000 km 1 (0) Tonga
19000 km 0 (0)

Seeing and taking a bath in the oceans[edit]

This table shows the times I have seen or taken a bath in the oceans. "Seeing" means standing on the shores of an ocean, "taking a bath" means at least touching the water surface.

Ocean date of seeing place of seeing date of taking a bath place of taking a bath
Arctic Ocean August 6, 2000 North Cape,  Norway
Indian Ocean January 17, 2008 Hakuraahuraa, Meemu Atoll,  Maldives January 17, 2008 Hakuraahuraa, Meemu Atoll,  Maldives
North Atlantic Ocean October 17, 1983 Costa Calma, Fuerteventura,  Spain October 17, 1983 Costa Calma, Fuerteventura,  Spain
North Pacific Ocean March 31, 2001 Shanghai,  China August 14, 2001 Qingdao,  China
South Atlantic Ocean June 8, 2014 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil June 8, 2014 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil
South Pacific Ocean October 1, 2010 Valparaíso,  Chile October 11, 2010 Arica,  Chile
Southern Ocean

10 degree quadrants of the world[edit]

This page lists all quadrants of 10° times 10° I have been to.

World Heritage Sites[edit]

This page lists the World Heritage Sites I have been to.

Continents[edit]

Continent Visited/countries on that continent Visited Visited only in transit Not visited Scheduled
Africa 34 of 56 Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Antarctica 0 of 1
Asia 37 of 44 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Yemen
Europe 53 of 54 South Ossetia
North America 22 of 23 Haiti
Oceania 4 of 16 Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa
South America 10 of 12 Guyana, Venezuela

Country blocs[edit]

Body Visited of members Visited Visited only in transit Not visited Scheduled
United Nations 152 of 193 the visited countries except Abkhazia, Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, Palestine, Taiwan, Transnistria, Vatican and Western Sahara
Council of Europe 46 of 46
European Union 27 of 27
NATO 31 of 31
OECD 38 of 38
G7/G8 7 of 7/8 of 8
Commonwealth of Nations 41 of 56 Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, India, Fiji, Gambia [Note 17], Ghana, Grenada, Kenya, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Zambia
Commonwealth realms 12 of 15 Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the United Kingdom Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu
Islamic Conference 37 of 57 Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Brunei, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan
Arab League 17 of 22 Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates Comoros, Djibouti, Libya, Somalia, Yemen
Commonwealth of Independent States 9 of 9 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Left-hand driving 49 of 56/58 countries/76 entities, driven in 11 of them Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malaysia, the Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Northern Cyprus, Pakistan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, the United Kingdom (SBA, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man), Zambia and Zimbabwe
UEFA 55 of 55

Driving on the left[edit]

No. Countries driven in Period
1 South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland June 12-16, 2010
2 Bahamas September 18-25, 2011
3 Cyprus, United Kingdom (Sovereign Base Areas), Northern Cyprus December 24-31, 2011
4 United Kingdom (England, Wales) December 26, 2012-January 1, 2013
5 United Kingdom (Jersey) December 27-30, 2013
6 Namibia September 9-17, 2016
7 Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) December 23-26, 2016
8 South Africa March 3/5/8, 2019
9 Mauritius March 17-23, 2019
10 Ireland February 21-24, 2020
11 United Kingdom (Isle of Man) February 26-27, 2022
12 Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) April 6-9, 2022
13 Ireland May 26-29, 2023
14 New Zealand July 18-27, 2023

Country rankings[edit]

All lists as seen on October 14, 2023.
Of the top 25 of the list of countries by population, the three countries not yet visited are  Nigeria (no. 6),  Bangladesh (no. 8) and the  Democratic Republic of the Congo (no. 16).
Of the top 21 of the list of countries and outlying territories by total area (incl. Antarctica!), the three countries not yet visited are Antarctica (no. 2),  Democratic Republic of the Congo (no. 12) and  Libya (no. 18).
Of the top 25 of the list of countries by future GDP (PPP) estimates for 2026, the one country not yet visited is  Bangladesh (no. 22).
Of the top 25 of the list of countries by Human Development Index, the one entity not yet visited is  Hong Kong (no. 4).

Population Area GDP (PPP) estimate for 2026 HDI
 China 1  Russia  China 1  Switzerland
 India 2 Antarctica  United States 2  Norway
 United States 3  Canada  India 3  Iceland
 Indonesia 4  China  Japan 4  Hong Kong
 Pakistan 5  United States  Germany 5  Australia
 Nigeria 6  Brazil  Russia 6  Denmark
 Brazil 7  Australia  Indonesia 7  Sweden
 Bangladesh 8  India  Brazil 8  Ireland
 Russia 9  Argentina  France 9  Germany
 Mexico 10  Kazakhstan  United Kingdom 10  Netherlands
 Japan 11  Algeria  Turkey 11  Finland
 Philippines 12  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Italy 12  Singapore
 Ethiopia 13  Denmark (Greenland)  Mexico 13  Belgium
 Egypt 14  Saudi Arabia  South Korea 14  New Zealand
 Vietnam 15  Mexico  Canada 15  Canada
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16  Indonesia  Saudi Arabia 16  Liechtenstein
 Iran 17  Sudan  Spain 17  Luxembourg
 Turkey 18  Libya  Egypt 18  United Kingdom
 Germany 19  Iran  Poland 19  Japan
 Thailand 20  Mongolia  Taiwan 20  Republic of Korea
 France 21  Peru  Australia 21  United States
 United Kingdom 22  Chad  Bangladesh 22  Israel
 Tanzania 23  Niger  Pakistan 23  Malta
 South Africa 24  Angola  Iran 24  Slovenia
 Italy 25  Mali  Vietnam 25  Austria

Percentages[edit]

All lists as seen on February 20, 2014.
160 countries were visited according to the rules. This amounts to about 77.7%, more than three-fourths, of the countries in the world.

Sports matches and venues[edit]

This list contains sports matches and venues I have visited.

Christmas trips[edit]

Since 2010, Christmas has usually been spent outside of Germany. The place given is the place where the evening of December 24 was spent.

Year Place Country Other countries/territories visited during that trip
2010 Vilnius  Lithuania  Poland,  Ukraine,  Moldova, Transnistria68,  Belarus69,  Latvia,  Estonia,  Russia
2011 Kalavasos  Cyprus73  Northern Cyprus74, United Kingdom Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia74+2,  Greece,  Switzerland
2012 Brussels  Belgium  Netherlands,  France,  United Kingdom
2013 Saint-Malo  France  Jersey88+3,  Belgium,  Luxembourg
2014 Algiers  Algeria94  France
2015 Marseille  France (2)  Switzerland
2016 Belfast  Northern Ireland,  United Kingdom  Ireland
2017 Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Austria
2018 Tunis  Tunisia  Italy
2019 London  England,  United Kingdom (2)
2020 no trip abroad due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021 Skopje  North Macedonia  Austria,  Kosovo
2022 Porto Cristo  Spain
2023 Istanbul  Turkey  Switzerland,  Poland

Notes[edit]

Future travel[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Travel from May 1 to 13 is taking place with my mother. Starting on May 5, a few days at the beach in Manta will be spent before, on May 8, a flight back to  Panama has been booked. Another night will be spent at the airport; on May 9, a visit to the Panama Canal will be made followed by another couple of days at the beach in Panama. On the way home, Spain and Switzerland are scheduled to be visited again
    8 May
    * Manta 1825[UTC-5] - Panama City 2026[UTC-5] (Copa CM 707)
    12/13 May
    * Panama City 2025[UTC-5] - Madrid 1315[UTC+2] (Air Europa UX 56)
    13 May
    * Madrid 1455[UTC+2] - Zurich 1710[UTC+2] (Air Europa UX 1671)
  2. ^ Travel on May 26 from Wiesbaden to Wissembourg is considered to meet with friends there.
  3. ^ a b Travel to Venlo to meet a friend there is scheduled for June 8.
  4. ^ Travel on June 21-23 to visit ten or possibly eleven countries on a single calender day (June 22) is seriously considered with my mother and friends.
    A trip to  Italy via  Switzerland by car with my mother on the evening of June 21 would be followed by a midnight crossing of the Italian-Swiss border (1/2). Before returning to Germany (5),  Liechtenstein (3) and  Austria (4) would be visited. From Neustadt, a train trip to Kaiserslautern would be followed by another drive with friends through  Luxembourg (6), with a short detour to  France (7),  Belgium (8) and the  Netherlands (9), ending at Aachen Main Station.
    From Aachen, a train via Berlin would be taken. Depending on the time remaining on June 22, either a trip to Słubice,  Poland (10) or towards Zittau would be made. In the latter case, a short stop in Krzewina Zgorzelecka,  Poland (10) would mark the tenth country before a taxi from Zittau station to the Czech border would be taken, crossing into  Czech Republic (11) as the eleventh country of that calendar day shortly before midnight.
    Afterwards, a trip back to Hanover and/or the Black Forest would be taken on June 23.
    * Car travel from Splügenpass to Neustadt(Schwarzw)
    * Neustadt(Schwarzw) 0447 - Freiburg 0529
    * Freiburg 0542 - Karlsruhe 0649
    * Karlsruhe 0705 - Kaiserslautern 0818
    * Car travel from Kaiserslautern to Aachen
    * Aachen 1246 - Köln 1331
    * Köln 1348 - Berlin Ostbf 1827
    * Berlin Ostbf 1835 - Cottbus 1955
    * Cottbus 2003 - Krzewina Zgorzelecka 2137
    * Krzewina Zgorzelecka 2137 - Zittau 2155
    * Car travel (taxi) from Zittau to the Czech border
  5. ^ a b c d Travel to the Dubrovnik area,  Croatia is scheduled for July 6-8, 2024. A flight from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Zadar will be followed by a drive towards Dubrovnik. During the stay in the Dubrovnik area, a day trip to  Montenegro is practically certain, travel through  Bosnia and Herzegovina is anticipated. On July 8, a flight back from Dubrovnik via Belgrade,  Serbia (in transit) to Zurich will be taken.
    6 July
    * Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 1200 - Zadar 1330 (Ryanair FR 5196)
    8 July
    * Dubrovnik 1515 - Belgrade 1610 (Air Serbia JU 723)
    * Belgrade 1830 - Zurich 2025 (Air Serbia JU 334)
  6. ^ a b Travel on July 13 to Switzerland is scheduled to celebrate the birthday of a Swiss friend.
  7. ^ Travel on July 20 to Oberstdorf including a trip to Walserschanze in the Austrian Kleinwalsertal is tentatively considered.
  8. ^ a b c Travel to Tuscany,  Italy to attend a wedding on July 27, 2024 is scheduled; flights and accomodation have been booked and reserved, respectively.
    26 July
    * Stuttgart 0855 - Milan Linate 1005 (ITA AZ 445)
    * Milan Linate 1100 - Rome Fiumicino 1210 (ITA AZ 2045)
    * Rome Fiumicino 1400 - Florence 1455 (ITA AZ 1677)
    29 July
    * Florence 1055 - Rome Fiumicino 1150 (ITA AZ 1678)
    * Rome Fiumicino 1620 - Zurich 1755 (ITA AZ 574)
  9. ^ a b c Travel to and from Saint-Étienne,  France to attend the match Zambia - Germany of the women's Olympic football tournament with my mother is scheduled to take place on July 31 and August 1. On the way there and back, travel through Switzerland is anticipated.
  10. ^ Travel on August 10 to Kruså,  Denmark is tentatively considered.
  11. ^ a b c d A birthday trip to  Albania, possibly including a day trip to the island of Corfu,  Greece, has been booked for September 25-29.
    25 September
    * Stuttgart 2050 - Belgrade 2230 (Air Serbia JU 349)
    26 September
    * Belgrade 0045 - Tirana 0200 (Air Serbia JU 166)
    29 September
    * Tirana 1740 - Basel-Mulhouse 2000 (Wizz Air W4 5123)
  12. ^ A smallish, rather spontaneous tour would be possible for Reformation Day and the following weekend which would be connected by a bridge day.
  13. ^ Travel in mid-November for a family meeting in the Rhine area is considered, including shopping in Venlo, Netherlands
  14. ^ With the possible use of one vacation day on December 27, a relatively long Christmas trip seems possible in 2024. Very tentatively, the  Comoros has been suggested as a possible destination.
  15. ^ Travel to Tierra del Fuego is seriously considered for late February/early March 2025. A flight to Santiago de Chile,  Chile and a couple of days there (and in Valparaíso) would be followed by a trip to Punta Arenas. From there, the ferry to Puerto Williams would be taken. If scheduled correctly, a trip with the Chilean caribineros to the hamlet of Puerto Toro would be possible on the last Sunday in Februar, i.e. February 23. From Puerto Williams, a transfer across the Beagle Channel to Ushuaia,  Argentina is anticipated, followed by a flight to Buenos Aires. From there, side trips to Montevideo,  Uruguay and/or Rio de Janeiro,  Braziland/or the Iguazu Falls (with  Brazil and  Paraguay on the table) would be considered.
    During this trip, the (global) southernmost point would be reached, definitely in Puerto Williams (at 54° 56' S) and possibly either in Puerto Toro (at 55° 5' S) or on the ferry from Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams (depending on the chosen route at either approximately 54° 59' S or even 55° 15' S).
  16. ^ Travel to  Malawi with a friend is seriously considered for 2025. The eleven days between Ascension Day and Whitsun could be a good fit for that trip.
  17. ^ Travel to western Canada and southern Alaska is seriously considered for summer 2025. A flight to Calgary, Alberta,  Canada would be followed by travel through Banff and Jasper National Parks towards Stewart, British Columbia,  Canada. From there, a day trip to Hyder, Alaska,  United States would be scheduled before returning to either Calgary or Vancouver, British Columbia,  Canada
    During this trip, the (global) westernmost point would be reached, in Hyder, Alaska at approximately 130° 4' W. Also, the northernmost point in North America would be reached on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway at approximately 56° 7' N. Depending on the length of the trip, even a point further north in the Yukon (or the Northwest territories) might be considered as the northernmost destination of that trip; that point would be north of 60° N.

Merger and division issues[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Germany" is to be understood as the Federal Republic of Germany. A visit to  East Germany (German Democratic Republic) took place from July 25 to August 5, 1989. As the German Democratic Republic had been a United Nations member state from 1973 to 1990, the country was considered the eighth visited.
    France was originally the ninth visited country. After East Germany ceased to exist as a sovereign state, France became the eighth visited country.
  2. ^ a b c On (2004-03-07)March 7, 2004, an entry into the then state union of  Serbia and Montenegro took place. This entry was to Montenegro. On (2004-03-22)March 22, 2004, a separate entry into that state union took place, this time to Serbia. On (2006-06-03)June 3, 2006, Montenegro declared its independence from the state union. Serbia is the legal successor of that state union. Nevertheless, Montenegro is counted here to have been visited first as the first entry to Serbia and Montenegro was to Montenegro. So the entries are considered as if Serbia and Montenegro had dissolved prior to the entries taking place. This does not affect the numbering, though. Both countries were visited afterwards so that the counting is correct in any respect.
  3. ^ a b c d On January 1, 2024 the Republic of Artsakh (which had been recognized by a number of non-UN member states which, in turn, had been recognized by UN member states) was dismantled and its territory absorbed by Azerbaijan. The number of visited countries decreased to 154, and the number of countries to be visited to 206. Country numberings remained unaffected.

Recognition issues[edit]

  1. ^ The Vatican City is diplomatically recognized as independent by Germany. There are diplomatic relations with the Holy See.
  2. ^ The Holy See is recognized by a number of United Nations member states as a sovereign entity which is not a state. The Republic of Italy has granted some of the Holy See's properties extraterritoriality. Of them, at least San Giovianni in Laterano and the Campo Santo Teutonico were visited.
  3. ^ Kosovo is diplomatically recognized as independent by Germany; there are also diplomatic relations.
  4. ^ Transnistria is recognized as independent by a number of non-United Nations member states. Some of them are, however, recognized as independent by some United Nations member states.
  5. ^ Palestine is recognized as independent by a number of United Nations member states without being one itself. It does not fully control much of the territory it claims.
  6. ^ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is recognized as independent by one United Nations member state, Turkey.
  7. ^ The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is recognized by a number of United Nations member states as a sovereign entity which is not a state. The Republic of Italy has granted the Order's headquarters extraterritoriality. One of those headquarters, Palazzo Malta, was shortly visited on the date given.
  8. ^ The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is recognized as independent by a number of United Nations member states. It does not fully control much of the territory it claims. The 2016 trip was in the Moroccan-occupied territory.
  9. ^ The Republic of China is recognized as independent by a number of United Nations member states without being one itself. It does not fully control much of the territory it claims.
  10. ^ The Republic of Abkhazia is recognized as independent by a number of United Nations member states without being one itself.

Transit issues[edit]

  1. ^ On June 23/24 and July 1, 2018 planes were changed in Belgrade Airport on the way to and from Russia. On September 19, 2021 planes were changed in Belgrade Airport on the way from Turkey to Switzerland. No formal entry took place in either case. On July 8, 2024 (on the way from Dubrovnik to Zurich) and on September 25/26, 2024 (on the way from Stuttgart to Tirana), planes are scheduled to be changed in Belgrade Airport. No formal entry is yet scheduled to take place.
  2. ^ a b The United Arab Emirates was visited during change of flights on the way to India on March 28-29, 2009. As there was no passport control on the way to India, the stay in the United Arab Emirates is not considered an entry according to my rules. On the way back, the country was entered on the date given.
  3. ^ On May 20 and 28, 2017 planes were changed in Dubai Airport on the way to and from Thailand. No formal entry took place.
  4. ^ During travel from Yerevan to Artsakh and back on May 28 and 30, 2013, the Azerbaijani territory of Kərki (Armenian: Tigranashen) was crossed. This territory was also crossed on the way from Khor Virap to Lake Sevan on March 29, 2024. Additionally, on March 30, 2024, territory in northeastern Azerbaijan that is occupied by Armenia was visited during travel from Yerevan to Bagratashen. As these territories are under the firm control of Armenia, no formal entry into Azerbaijan is recorded here. The same was true for the territories of Artsakh and adjoining territories under control of Artsakh or Armenia until Artsakh was dismantled in 2024 and became part of Azerbaijan for the purposes of this list.
  5. ^ During travel around the Sea of Galilee on June 9, 2018, territories which arguably belong to Syria were entered, namely areas of the Golan. As those territories are under the firm control of Israel, no formal entry into Syria is recorded here.
  6. ^ On April 17, 2017, planes were changed in Cairo Airport on the way from Sudan to Germany. No formal entry took place.
  7. ^ a b Ethiopia was visited during change of flights on the way to Zimbabwe on June 11, 2010. As there was no passport control on the way to Zimbabwe, that stay in Ethiopia is not considered an entry according to my rules. On the way back, the country was entered on the date given.
  8. ^ On September 3 and 17/18, 2016, planes were changed in Addis Ababa Airport on the way to Zambia and from South Africa. On March 18 and March 25/26, 2017, planes were changed again in Addis Ababa Airport on the way to Ghana and from Ivory Coast. On May 22 and 28, 2022, planes were changed in Addis Ababa Airport on the way to and from the Seychelles. In neither case a formal entry took place.
  9. ^ During travel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv on June 11, 2018 and during travel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and back on April 30, 2023, territories which arguably belong to the State of Palestine were entered, namely a corridor of the Israeli Highway 1 near Mevo Horon (in 2018) and the train line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (in 2023) as well as East Jerusalem (in 2018 and 2023). As those territories are under the firm control of Israel, no formal entries into Palestine are recorded here.
  10. ^ On January 1, 2020, planes were changed in Amman Airport on the way from Saudi Arabia to Germany. No formal entry took place.
  11. ^ On September 29 and October 3, 2016, planes were changed in Muscat Airport on the way to and from Sri Lanka. On August 27 and September 4/5, 2017 planes were changed in Muscat Airport on the way to and from Thailand. In neither case a formal entry took place.
  12. ^ On July 14 and August 6, 2023, planes were changed in Bahrain Airport on the way to and from Singapore. A formal entry did not take place.
  13. ^ On May 17/18 and June 5, 2015, planes were changed in Doha Airport on the way to and from Singapore. No formal entry took place.
  14. ^ a b Kuwait was visited during change of flights on the way to and from Pakistan on March 4 and 19, 2010. As there was no passport control on the way to and from Pakistan, that stay in Kuwait is not considered an entry according to my rules. Almost five years later, the country was entered on the date given.
  15. ^ a b Zambia was visited during a refueling stop on the way from Zimbabwe to Ethiopia on June 18, 2010. As there was no passport control on the way from Zimbabwe to Ethiopia, that stay in Zambia is not considered an entry according to my rules. At that point, Zambia became the third country visited in transit only. On June 18, 2010, hours after the transit in Zambia, Ethiopia was entered properly. Thus, Zambia became the new number 2 on this list. Upon visiting Kuwait on February 26, 2015, Zambia became the only country visited in transit only. Afterwards, on September 3, 2016 Zambia was finally visited according to the rules.
  16. ^ a b On October 1/2, 2017 a refueling stop took place in Accra Airport on the way from Togo to Portugal. On September 21, 2019, planes were changed in Accra Airport on the way from Sierra Leone to São Tomé and Príncipe. In neither case a formal entry took place.
  17. ^ On August 4, 2023, planes were changed in Manila Airport on the way from Australia to Singapore. A formal entry did not take place.
  18. ^ a b Saudi Arabia was visited during change of flights on the way to and from Indonesia on September 21/22 and September 29/30, 2018. As there was no passport control on the way from Germany to Indonesia and back, that stay in Saudi Arabia is not considered an entry according to my rules. Saudi Arabia thus became the only country visited only in transit at this point in time. Saudi Arabia was properly visited from December 29, 2019 to January 1, 2020.
  19. ^ a b Sint Maarten, a land of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was visited in transit on May 12, 2023 during a stop-over on the way from the Netherlands to Trinidad and Tobago. As the plane was not left, that stay in Sint Maarten is not considered an entry according to my rules. During a Caribbean cruise, a formal visit took place on March 19, 2024.

Other explanations[edit]

  1. ^ This provision was changed on June 4, 2019 with retroactive effect to reflect the formal entries into Peru and Brazil which took place on May 31, 2019. In both cases, entry (and exit) controls were generally ignored for short trips across the border.
  2. ^ This provision was changed with prospective effect on February 25, 2024 to avoid "entering" countries without having a solid connection, i.e. on ships.
  3. ^ Clarification as of March 19, 2017: "Legally" includes unorthodox ways of obtaining any entry stamps necessary for exiting a country.
  4. ^ This provision was changed on May 28, 2015 with retroactive effect to reflect the formal entry into Malaysia which took place on May 27, 2015 while the first touching of Malaysian soil took place only on May 28, 2015 when leaving the train. Applying this provision retroactively does not change any dates of first entry apart from that for Malaysia.
  5. ^ Changed from "physical" on February 25, 2024 to account for travel on ships
  6. ^ The next timer-resetting scheduled crossings are due to take place on
    >May 13, 2024 ( Switzerland →  Germany).
  7. ^ Days to be taken off from the available annual leave; not including public holidays or bridge days
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h Due to the fact that these countries were visited quite early in my life, exact dates cannot always be given. Even the dates given should be considered with caution as should be the order of Belgium and the Netherlands and the entry into Liechtenstein in 1983.
  9. ^ a b c d Given the relative proximity to the area where I grew up an earlier entry cannot be ruled out.
  10. ^ Until 2019 and thus including during the first visit, the constitutional name of the country was "Macedonia".
  11. ^ Travel on the Mein Schiff 4 which sails under the flag of Malta took place from March 8 to 22, 2024. During that time, the Mein Schiff 4 at times sailed in international waters not adjacent to Malta. While in international waters, the ship was under the jurisdiction of Malta according to international law. An entry into Malta itself did not take place during the trip in the Caribbean.
  12. ^ a b c Europe in its political sense is determined as all the member states of the Council of Europe plus all countries that are European without doubt (e. g. Belarus).
  13. ^ Transits are only shown if the transit was the first visit at all to that country.
  14. ^ a b The notion of westernmost or easternmost points only makes sense until I have made a trip around the world.
  15. ^ The Dead Sea shore is the set of lowest points on the Earth surface not covered by water or ice.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h The United Kingdom was visited according to the rules of this list when Gibraltar was visited in 1998. The United Kingdom proper was not visited until 2006.
  17. ^ At the time of the visit (2016), the Gambia was not a Commonwealth member state. The Gambia had left the Commonwealth on October 3, 2013 and rejoined on February 8, 2018.
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