Oh, the Places We've Gone - 2025 Edition

 

Oh, the Places We've Gone - 2025 Edition

“You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So... get on your way!”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go! 

We added one more country, Tunisia to our lists in 2025, so we'll update a post we last published in 2024. 

Here's what we wrote back in December 2017.

We once ran into a couple on a cruise who were strangely proud of having visited 130 "countries" and realized we never wanted to be "those people." It's more common (and a more difficult question) to be asked about our favorite region, country, or city. Still, people do ask us "How Many?" from time to time.

We still don't want to be "those people," but just recently our oldest grandchild, having memorized all of the countries in the world for fun (!), quizzed us. As he went through the list with us (an impressive feat on Jake's part), we realized how many places we still haven't been. 

As we've often written, but who's counting? Well, we are, but only once a year or less. The US and Canadian immigration officers who check our passports as part of our Nexus and Global Entry renewal interviews (a list of the countries visited within the previous five or so years is required) appear both impressed and amused by our list.  

We have met, or know of, frequent travelers who keep every boarding pass for every flight they've ever taken. Some folks keep track of the identification code of every plane they've flown on. As for us, we can't even differentiate between, say, an Airbus 320 and 321. Counting up countries is our limit.

 For sovereign countries we base our list on this website, which lists 195 sovereign states in the world. As of December 2025, we've visited 83 of them:

 

Antigua

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bahamas

Barbados

Belgium

Belize

Brazil

Cambodia

Canada

Cape Verde
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark

Dominica 

Dominican Republic
Egypt
Estonia

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Holy See (Vatican City)
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India

Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea (North) - DMZ tour only
Korea (South)
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mexico
Monaco

Montenegro
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal

Qatar
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Senegal (plane refueling at Dakar - did not formally enter)
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand

Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vietnam
Zimbabwe 

 

Based on the Travelers' Century Club, which currently lists a generous total of 330 countries and territories, we've visited a total of 112  as of December 2025. Wanna count 'em all?

Pacific Ocean (6/40)
Australia

Fiji Islands
French Polynesia (Tahiti,Tuamotu, Austral, Gambier)
Hawaiian Islands
New Zealand
Tasmania

North America (4/6)

Alaska
Canada
Mexico
U.S. (continental)

Central America (5/7)
Belize (British Honduras)
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
 

South America (6/14)
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia

Peru
Uruguay
 

Caribbean (17/31)
Antigua & Deps. (Barbuda, Redonda)
Bahamas
Barbados
Cayman Islands

Dominica 
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Leeward Islands, French (St. Martin)
Puerto Rico
St. Barts
St. Kitts
St. Lucia

St. Martin (France)
Sint Maarten (Netherlands - formerly Netherlands Antilles)
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands, U.S. (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas)
Virgin Islands, British (Tortola, etc.)
 

Atlantic Ocean (6/14)
Azores Islands
Bermuda
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Iceland
Madeira
 

Europe and Mediterranean (41/68)
Austria
Belgium
Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Minorca)

Corsica
Croatia

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Gibraltar
Greece

Greek Aegean Islands (Patmos)

Greek Ionian Islands (Corfu, etc.)
Hungary
Ireland (Eire)
Ireland, Northern (Ulster)
Italy

Liechtenstein 

Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco

Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Sicily
Scotland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey in Europe (Istanbul)
Vatican City
Wales

 

Antarctica (0/7)

None

Africa (8/55)
Egypt in Africa

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Lesotho
Morocco
Senegal (plane refueling at Dakar)
South Africa

Tunisia
Zimbabwe

 
Middle East (2/21)

Qatar 
United Arab Emirates
 

Indian Ocean (1/15)
The Maldives   

 

Asia (16/52) 

Cambodia 

China, People's Rep. 

Hong Kong 

India 

Indonesia (Java)

Japan 

Korea, North (DMZ tour only) 

Korea, South 

Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali, Timor, Indonesia)

Malaysia 

Singapore 

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)  

Taiwan 

Thailand 

Turkey in Asia 

Vietnam

 

As we look ahead to 2026, we wish everyone Happy New Year and Happy Travels!