Thanks to a dear friend, I tapped into this forum 3-4 weeks back for a EU trip later this year and, find it amazing in many regards (very well traveled, helpful people... well with the rare, slightly snippy posters).

I am generally curious how many countries has the typical poster been to, and over how many years? Lest I embarrass myself (just kidding), let me save my own response till I hear from some of you.

1988, 13 countries...I'm claiming Monaco as a country, not claiming Vatican.

Canada, France, Italy, Spain & New Jersey.

See this thread for lots of answers:
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...p;tid=34486808

26- that includes the one I am going to add in 2 weeks. I first went out of the country in 1983.

o.k.
more than 30 years of travlling
about 20 countries ( more than once in many European countries : France about 20 times.

My tally (~26) has not changed since that 2004 thread. That is so sad.

Very impressive so far.

Consider writing the names of the countries unless you don't want to which is fine.

Canada, US, England, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Italy, Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Ghana

My 7th grade son will be hitting country #17 when we go to Spain in March. And we are the SlowTrav travellers, not the 7 countries in 7 days tourists. Us parents have about 10 countries on top of our kids, mostly 3rd world countries.

China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Israel, Egypt, US, Canada,
Italy, France, Ireland, Denmark, Holland, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, England,Spain, Monaco (?)
more in the future ( one hopes)

Here's the list: Austria,Bahamas,Belgium,Bermuda,Canada,Czech Republic,England,France,Germany,Greece,Guatemala,I ndia,Italy,Jamaica,Luxembourg,Malaysia,Mexico,Mona co,Holland,Panama,Philippines,Spain,Switzerland,Ta iwan
Tunisia (in two weeks),Turkey

Canada, England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica.

That's 15 - lot's more to go. Not counting Canada, my first international trip was 16 years ago.

The US, Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Venezuela--next week I can add Italy but it's still not very impressive--

France, Germany, Monaco, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Canada, USA.

So 31, not counting various Caribbean islands, Cyprus or Vatican city, over the course of 20 years of foreign travel.

France, Germany, Monaco, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Canada, USA.

So 31, not counting various Caribbean islands, Cyprus or Vatican city, over the course of 18 years of foreign travel.

Sorry!

Hi,
Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany, Italy (Sud Tirol). The last three a few times. Whenever we plan something different, we think, this my be our last trip (you never know) and wind up going back. Of course there's the fact that we really enjoy the time we spend in these area's.

Paul

OK...I can't resist the urge to respond...I do count some as countries that others of you might find questionable:
USA, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Panama, Ecuador, Columbia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Tunisia, England, Ireland, Wales, France, Spain, Monaco, Italy, Vatican, Switzerland, Germany, Luxemborg, Belgium, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia. This September I'll add Greece and Turkey!

Haven't counted before now, so here it goes, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica,St.Martin,Martinique,St.Thomas,Puerto Rico,Gr.Britian,Ireland, France,Italy,Netherlands,Germany,Switzerland,Denma rk,Sweden,Belgium,,Austria,and adding Croatia,Slovenia,and Hungary this summer