My total country count is now 90. Here's where I've been:
United States / Bahamas / Mexico / Dominican Republic / Ireland / Northern Ireland / England / Wales / Scotland / China / South Africa / Austria / Italy / Vatican City / Czech Republic / Spain / Gibraltar / Morocco / Senegal / Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Finland / Estonia / Samoa / Australia / New Zealand / Tonga / Bali / Singapore / Thailand / Malaysia / Vietnam / Laos / Cambodia / Korea / Nicaragua / Honduras / El Salvador / Guatemala / Costa Rica / Panama / Chile / Brazil / Argentina / Paraguay / Uruguay / Peru / Bolivia / Canada / France / Belgium / Germany / Poland / Slovakia / Hungary / Slovenia / Croatia / Montenegro / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Serbia / Bulgaria / Turkey / Bahrain / Sri Lanka / Maldives / India / Nepal / Japan / Puerto Rico / United Arab Emirates / Seychelles / Kenya / Mozambique / Netherlands / Belize / Monaco / Aruba / Switzerland / Greece / Kosovo / Macedonia / Albania / Andorra / Portugal / Curacao / Suriname / French Guiana / Colombia / Ecuador
...and yes, I do count airport layovers (I'm talking to you Senegal and Bahrain) because I am a passport-stamp-collecting-H-to-the-ORE.
You can read about my trips by clicking on any of the corresponding links on the right side of my blog under "What I Write About".
In 2010 I quit my job and traveled for three years. A lot of people wonder how I afforded to travel for an extended period. This article I wrote for And Then We Saved might shed some light. The truth is I traveled and lived very inexpensively. I stayed with my parents. I took up odd jobs when I could. I bartended, waitressed, worked online for my old company, and traveled throughout the USA working for a meter/utility company...roadtrippin' it with my roommate Summer of Hobo Siren. You can read about those adventures by clicking on "Serco". I have been to all 50 States.
These days I've got myself a cozy little job at my old company with lots of vacation time. I splurge on good food, good alcohol and new clothes.
