I'm someone who travels quite a bit, both for business and pleasure. It was interesting for me to stumble upon the Facebook Tripadvisor Cities I've Visited function. As noted in macro detail below, it displays over 1000 cities in 64 countries I have hit in my travels in 5 decades.
What is also quite evident visually is the many places I still need to visit in the south (Africa and South America) as well as north Asia. If you travel a bit and use Facebook, this is a fun application to play with on a rainy afternoon. What is your total?
What is also quite evident visually is the many places I still need to visit in the south (Africa and South America) as well as north Asia. If you travel a bit and use Facebook, this is a fun application to play with on a rainy afternoon. What is your total?
The Facebook definition of a country is quite conservative and very different from that of The Travelers' Century Club, which has an official list of 320 separate entities since March of this year. Using this country list, available on their website, I am now in the high 90s and looking to top 100 in the next few years.
My partner and spouse is more traveled than I and very close to the Century at this point with places I have not yet visited such as Moldova, Belarus, Madagascar, Montenegro, Serbia, Micronesia and a couple other Pacific islands. My only unique advantage at this point is Iceland.
My partner and spouse is more traveled than I and very close to the Century at this point with places I have not yet visited such as Moldova, Belarus, Madagascar, Montenegro, Serbia, Micronesia and a couple other Pacific islands. My only unique advantage at this point is Iceland.
For the Club's purposes, with rules established in 1970, a country includes:
Although some are not actually countries in their own right, they have been included because they are removed from parent, either geographically, politically or ethnologically (see the Country Status page for detailed criteria). After consideration as to how long one must have stayed in a country or island group to qualify, it was decided that even the shortest visit would suffice — even if only a port-of-call, or a plane fuel stop. This greatly widens the field and will give the traveler a better chance to qualify for one of the most unusual clubs in the world. Anyone who has visited 100 or more of the places listed below is eligible to join
Although some are not actually countries in their own right, they have been included because they are removed from parent, either geographically, politically or ethnologically (see the Country Status page for detailed criteria). After consideration as to how long one must have stayed in a country or island group to qualify, it was decided that even the shortest visit would suffice — even if only a port-of-call, or a plane fuel stop. This greatly widens the field and will give the traveler a better chance to qualify for one of the most unusual clubs in the world. Anyone who has visited 100 or more of the places listed below is eligible to join
1. Government/Administration: Any geographic area with a sovereign government or separately administered as a colony, protectorate, trusteeship territory, territory or mandate shall be considered as a separate country.
3. Federations: A geographic entity which is a federation of separate geographically definable entitles, each of which is a separate republic/emirate/kingdom in its own right shall be counted as separate countries.
4. Islands/island Groups:
a. In island/island group not separately defined under section I shall be considered a separate country if.5. Disputed Status: Geographically defined areas which have historically had an independent identity and whose current political status is the subject of dispute shall be counted as separate countries.
b. Island groups that are parts of an island country within the definition of section I shall be considered separate countries if.,
- It is situated at least 200 miles from the closest continental portion of its administrating country; or
- Being located within 200 miles, it has a population exceeding 100,000 and is administered as distinctively separate state(s), province(s), or department(s).
- They are situated at least 200 miles from the closest portion of the same island country; or
- Being located within 200 miles, they have a population exceeding 100,000 and are administered as distinctively separate states, provinces, or departments.
6. Unpopulated/Unadministered Areas: Any area which is unadministered or has no resident population will not be considered as a separate country, except for the political divisions of the Antartica.
7. Grandfather Clause. An area which is recognized as a country in the past may be retained as a country even if it does not fit any of the above criteria and any country that is deleted from the list will still count for the purposes of having reached the minimum number of countries required for membership or for the 150 or 200 country levels.
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