How many countries have you lived in/visited?

Following on from @Merlin Cat 's thread, who's been around a bit?

Germany (West): lived in
Germany (East): before the Wall came down
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Liechtenstein (not worth a visit unless you're money laundering)
Spain
Majawca (with stuffed donkey, da da daaa daaa da da da da daaaa)
Ibiza
Poland
Romania
Italy
Greece
Morocco
Tunisia
US (east Coast)
US (west Coast) many, many times
Japan
S. Korea
...and Yorkshire (the Mighty Leeds)

Might be some more, can't remember.

 

England
Wales
Yorkshire
Scotland
Ireland
Tenerife
Canada
USA
France

 

What were the primary differences between a pre ‘the wall’ East Germany and a modern day Yorkshire?

I think it was the bog roll, and that’s about it.

 

If you painted everything in Yorkshire grey and made everything crap and not working, there would maybe be a slight similarity.

Truly a socialist paradise.

 

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Norfolk isn't a country.

 

Visited enough countries to fill an extended passport with stamps and visas.

No place like home though

 

Other than here, lived in Jordan aged 4 and France for a bit when I was a student.
Visited:
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Poland
Sweden
Hungary
Czech Republic
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Spain
Andorra
Portugal
Greece & some Islands
Sardinia
Ballearics
Canary Islands
Tunisia
Egypt
Jordan
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Hong Kong
China
USA
Canada
South Africa

Don't miss travelling, either for work or holiday. Happy to do any trips now in my bus. Planning on West Coast of Ireland Aug 2025

 

Always quite fancied Sri Lanka, but like you, got a bit tired of travelling.

 

The obvious question, why was an English rose surrounded by DDR thorns?

Sounds a bit John Lacarre

 

China was an eye opener. Amazing place to visit. I spent 5 days travelling around different factories and businesses, even had a maccyDs

 

Lived in
England

Visited:
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Republic of Ireland - married there
Finland
Denmark
France
Belgium
Netherlands - worked for Philips, lots of wednesdays.
Germany
Greece
Italy
Switzerland
Spain, mainland
Spain, Majorca
Spain, Tenerife
Gibraltar
United States
Azerbaijan
Angola
Indonesia - Borneo
Indonesia - West Papua
Australia
Dubai (stopover)
Singapore (stopover)

And yet this year I will fly in a plane for the first time in 14 years... the time before was first class from Perth,WA

 

I missed out on China Got a mate who's lived in Taiwan for years (and may find himself living in China at some point ...)

 

? Struggling with that comment…. DDR was my assignment in my A level geography…. I’m sure it was a compass/sythe surrounded by sheaves of wheat.

 

Wales
France
Mainland Spain
Island’s. Mallorca
Ibiza
Lanzarote
Tenerife

portugal

Greek islands
Kefalonia
Mykonos
cyprus

Isle of Wight
And the kingdom of arrgate

 

Blimey. You've been around!

 

I don’t think I’m that well travelled….

England,
Ireland (southern)
Scotland
Wales
France (a lot!)
Italy
Switzerland
Lichtenstein (I bought a watch)
Denmark
Belgium
Germany
Poland
Netherlands
North America

I think that’s it. As per another thread I’d like to do Japan but I think that’s one for when the nipper is older. I also quite fancy the Norwegian coast and some of the other Nordic countries

 

Got to do Japan. It's a country like no other. Well worth a visit.