remphish1 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It seems like there was some confusion on the previous thread so I am hopeful with this try 2. Instead we will add on to the countries instead of taking away. Please make sure to copy the person above you reply...I have now included a politically correct (257 countries!!) list for refrence at the top then below . I listed the countries I have been in. Add yours in the next reply and do not copy the master list of all the countries......I will close the other thread... 1 Afghanistan 2 Akrotiri 3 Albania 4 Algeria 5 American Samoa 6 Andorra 7 Angola 8 Anguilla 9 Antarctica 10 Antigua and Barbuda 11 Argentina 12 Armenia 13 Aruba 14 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 15 Australia 16 Austria 17 Azerbaijan 18 Bahamas, The 19 Bahrain 20 Bangladesh 21 Barbados 22 Bassas da India 23 Belarus 24 Belgium 25 Belize 26 Benin 27 Bermuda 28 Bhutan 29 Bolivia 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 Botswana 32 Bouvet Island 33 Brazil 34 British Indian Ocean Territory 35 British Virgin Islands 36 Brunei 37 Bulgaria 38 Burkina Faso 39 Burma 40 Burundi 41 Cambodia 42 Cameroon 43 Canada 44 Cape Verde 45 Cayman Islands 46 Central African Republic 47 Chad 48 Chile 49 China 50 Christmas Island 51 Clipperton Island 52 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 53 Colombia 54 Comoros 55 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 56 Congo, Republic of the 57 Cook Islands 58 Coral Sea Islands 59 Costa Rica 60 Cote d'Ivoire 61 Croatia 62 Cuba 63 Cyprus 64 Czech Republic 65 Denmark 66 Dhekelia 67 Djibouti 68 Dominica 69 Dominican Republic 70 Ecuador 71 Egypt 72 El Salvador 73 Equatorial Guinea 74 Eritrea 75 Estonia 76 Ethiopia 77 Europa Island 78 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 79 Faroe Islands 80 Fiji 81 Finland 82 France 83 French Guiana 84 French Polynesia 85 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 86 Gabon 87 Gambia, The 88 Gaza Strip 89 Georgia 90 Germany 91 Ghana 92 Gibraltar 93 Glorioso Islands 94 Greece 95 Greenland 96 Grenada 97 Guadeloupe 98 Guam 99 Guatemala 100 Guernsey 101 Guinea 102 Guinea-Bissau 103 Guyana 104 Haiti 105 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 106 Holy See (Vatican City) 107 Honduras 108 Hong Kong 109 Hungary 110 Iceland 111 India 112 Indonesia 113 Iran 114 Iraq 115 Ireland 116 Isle of Man 117 Israel 118 Italy 119 Jamaica 120 Jan Mayen 121 Japan 122 Jersey 123 Jordan 124 Juan de Nova Island 125 Kazakhstan 126 Kenya 127 Kiribati 128 Korea, North 129 Korea, South 130 Kuwait 131 Kyrgyzstan 132 Laos 133 Latvia 134 Lebanon 135 Lesotho 136 Liberia 137 Libya 138 Liechtenstein 139 Lithuania 140 Luxembourg 141 Macau 142 Macedonia 143 Madagascar 144 Malawi 145 Malaysia 146 Maldives 147 Mali 148 Malta 149 Marshall Islands 150 Martinique 151 Mauritania 152 Mauritius 153 Mayotte 154 Mexico 155 Micronesia, Federated States of 156 Moldova 157 Monaco 158 Mongolia 159 Montserrat 160 Morocco 161 Mozambique 162 Namibia 163 Nauru 164 Navassa Island 165 Nepal 166 Netherlands 167 Netherlands Antilles 168 New Caledonia 169 New Zealand 170 Nicaragua 171 Niger 172 Nigeria 173 Niue 174 Norfolk Island 175 Northern Mariana Islands 176 Norway 177 Oman 178 Pakistan 179 Palau 180 Panama 181 Papua New Guinea 182 Paracel Islands 183 Paraguay 184 Peru 185 Philippines 186 Pitcairn Islands 187 Poland 188 Portugal 189 Puerto Rico 190 Qatar 191 Reunion 192 Romania 193 Russia 194 Rwanda 195 Saint Helena 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 197 Saint Lucia 198 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 200 Samoa 201 San Marino 202 Sao Tome and Principe 203 Saudi Arabia 204 Senegal 205 Serbia and Montenegro 206 Seychelles 207 Sierra Leone 208 Singapore 209 Slovakia 210 Slovenia 211 Solomon Islands 212 Somalia 213 South Africa 214 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 215 Spain 216 Spratly Islands 217 Sri Lanka 218 Sudan 219 Suriname 220 Svalbard 221 Swaziland 222 Sweden 223 Switzerland 224 Syria 225 Taiwan 226 Tajikistan 227 Tanzania 228 Thailand 229 Timor-Leste 230 Togo 231 Tokelau 232 Tonga 233 Trinidad and Tobago 234 Tromelin Island 235 Tunisia 236 Turkey 237 Turkmenistan 238 Turks and Caicos Islands 239 Tuvalu 240 Uganda 241 Ukraine 242 United Arab Emirates 243 United Kingdom 244 United States 245 Uruguay 246 Uzbekistan 247 Vanuatu 248 Venezuela 249 Vietnam 250 Virgin Islands 251 Wake Island 252 Wallis and Futuna 253 West Bank 254 Western Sahara 255 Yemen 256 Zambia 257 Zimbabwe Bonus..Antartica ArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBarbadosBelgiumBelizeCanadaChileDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceIsraelIrelandItalyJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoNorwayPeruPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited States (49/50)..just missing North Dakota!!!UruguayVatican City Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I think we should still say what we're adding in case it gets out of sync. So wait, everybody! I'm replying now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 I think we should still say what we're adding in case it gets out of sync. So wait, everybody! I'm replying now! Good call! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 ArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBarbadosBelgiumBelizeCanadaChileCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyIsraelIrelandItalyJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited States (49/50)..just missing North Dakota!!!UruguayVatican City I added Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, and Russia. It's more fun to catch this thread early. (remphish, you're ahead of me in states ... I still have 7 to go. Including North Dakota.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 You two are far too well-traveled! Although, I do like the new list, it allows me to play by adding American Samoa and Guam (both technically US territories, but hey, they're on the list!) American SamoaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBarbadosBelgiumBelizeCanadaChileCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGuamIsraelIrelandItalyJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited States (49/50)..just missing North Dakota!!!UruguayVatican City Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Shall we count Canadian provinces, too? They can be a subset of Canada. I want to know who has the NW Territories! Or, wait, those are territories. Does that count differently than a province? Canadians? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Shall we count Canadian provinces, too? They can be a subset of Canada. I want to know who has the NW Territories! Or, wait, those are territories. Does that count differently than a province? Canadians? If the next person wants to add that go for it..I have been to Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia if it helps! I also may be hitting up New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Saskatechewan and Manitoba in 2010! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 American SamoaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzogovinaCanadaChileCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGuamHungaryIsraelIrelandItalyJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoMorroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States UruguayVatican City added: Slovakia, Hungary, Morrocco, Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzogovina....passed through Slovenia on the train but didn't get off. Does that count? Anyway, I didn't add it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 American SamoaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzogovinaCanadaChileCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGuamHungaryIsraelIrelandItalyJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoMorroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States UruguayVatican City added: Greece; side note, I lived in West Germany back when there was such a thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 American SamoaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahamas, TheBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzogovinaCanadaChileCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGuamHungaryIsraelIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoMorroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States UruguayVatican CityVirgin Islands Added Jamaica and The Bahamas... EDIT: and Virgin Islands Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 let me try this again. American SamoaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahamas, TheBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzogovinaCanadaChileCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGuamHungaryIsraelIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoMorroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States UruguayVatican CityVirgin Islands Added: Greece. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 American SamoaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahamas, TheBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzogovinaBrazilCanadaChileCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGuamHungaryIsraelIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoMonacoMorroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVatican CityVirgin Islands Added: Brazil and Monaco (I was on the border of Sudan, but never made it into the country.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Okay, I'm introducing the Canadian provinces. I included those remphish mentioned, plus my additions of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. American SamoaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahamas, TheBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzogovinaBrazilCanada (Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island)ChileCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGuamHungaryIsraelIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxemborgMexicoMonacoMorroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruPolandPortugalRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVatican CityVirgin Islands Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 passed through Slovenia on the train but didn't get off. Does that count? Anyway, I didn't add it.My sister Trish's rule is that you must get off the train, leave the airport, etc., for it to count. Preferably eat a meal there, too. Trish has been to South Africa, but since she only posts on VC every year or two, I don't know if she'll appear in this thread to include it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 My sister Trish's rule is that you must get off the train, leave the airport, etc., for it to count. Preferably eat a meal there, too. Trish has been to South Africa, but since she only posts on VC every year or two, I don't know if she'll appear in this thread to include it. See I don't agree with that. If you are on a train passing through or by car that counts...flyover doesn't count as you are in airspace.. reason being you have to be somewhere! I would count it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 No, I'm with Trish on this one. If your feet never touch the ground, you're not really there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 No, I'm with Trish on this one. If your feet never touch the ground, you're not really there.But then as stated before you said you have to leave an airport to count. So if you land in a new place your feet are on the ground even if you never leave the airport. It is a slippery slope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I subscribe to the Trish and gogo philosophy. To me "ground" means "not inside a building or a moving vehicle; actual earth." (Or pavement, or brick, but outside.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Exactly, being in the airport is the same idea as being on the train. You're still traveling, you're not really "there" yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Exactly, being in the airport is the same idea as being on the train. You're still traveling, you're not really "there" yet.I guess for the sake of this thread it can only count if your feet have touched ground/pavement..all my countries listed I have legitimately been too.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I'm with trish on this one too, which is why i didn't add it. I will add, however, that being on the train is closer to counting than being in the airport. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Agreed. The train is the closest you're going to get to actually being there, way closer than in the airport or in a car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I disagree about the car! If you yourself drive through a state for hours, I think that's closer than being on a train. (Of course, if you drive through a state for hours and don't stop anywhere, then it's totally your own fault.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 My rule states that the minimum requirement is that you have to buy something. Most often, that means stopping for gas. This forces you to have interaction with a local (at least it did when I made up the rule, which was before pay at the pump was invented). Airports don't count. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I think the reason I put trains closer than cars is that you're more likely to have a chance to really check out the scenery, and not have to concentrate on the driving; you're more likely to interact with someone local; and you're also able to eavesdrop on people you don't know, which I love to do! In a car, you've got to stop to interact, but then (unless you're just leaning out the window to ask directions, or buying something at a drive-through liquor store), your feet are touching the ground anyway, so: you're there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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