In 2007 I made it my goal to visit one new country each year for the rest of my life. That was working until 2021. While I managed to sneak in Ethiopia just before the pandemic in 2020, I did not make it to any new countries in 2021. I also didn't go anywhere new in 2017, just because...
In 2024 I plan to revisit Asia (Japan, South Koream and Taiwan) instead of going anywhere new (unless business travel takes me there).
To catch up, I created a goal of traveling to 50 countries by the time I am 50 years old. (I hit 30 by 30, but 40 by 40 doesn't seem likely now with a 5-year old kid), but 50 by 50 does!
Countries I've Visited
| Number | Country | Cities/States |
| 1 | USA | WA, OR, CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, KS, OK, TX, AR, MO, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, IL, MN, PA, NY, MA, HI, TN, AL |
| 2 | Greece | Athens, Ikaria |
| 3 | Japan | Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ehime, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Okayama, Tottori, Chiba, Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Hokkaido |
| 4 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 5 | South Korea | Seoul |
| 6 | Czech Republic | Prague |
| 7 | Germany | Berlin, Munich |
| 8 | England | London |
| 9 | Canada | Vancouver, Montreal |
| 10 | Mexico | Puerto Vallarta, Guanajuato |
| 11 | Iceland | Reykjavik |
| 12 | Norway | Oslo |
| 13 | Sweden | Stockholm |
| 14 | Denmark | Copenhagen |
| 15 | Finland | Helsinki |
| 16 | Taiwan | Taipei, Urai |
| 17 | UAE | Dubai |
| 18 | Qatar | Doha |
| 19 | Pakistan | Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad |
| 20 | Indonesia | Bali |
| 21 | Singapore | Singapore |
| 22 | Malaysia | Jahor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Mulu, Kuching, Penang |
| 23 | Thailand | Hua Hin, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai |
| 24 | Myanmar | Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan |
| 25 | Laos | Luang Prabang, Vientiane |
| 26 | Vietnam | Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Danang, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Saigon |
| 27 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Siem Reap |
| 28 | Netherlands | Amsterdam |
| 31 | Ireland | Dublin, Belfast |
| 32 | The Gambia | Banjul, Upper River Region |
| 33 | Morocco | Casablanca, Marrakech |
Timeline Breakdown
| Year | Country | | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | USA | | | | | | | | |
| 1989 | Greece | | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | Greece (2nd) | | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | Japan | | | | | | | | |
| 2005 | Japan (2nd) | | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | Japan (3rd) | Japan (4th) | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong | South Korea | Japan (5th) | | | | | | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | Germany | England | Japan (6th) | | | | | |
| 2009 | Canada | Japan (7th) | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | Mexico | Japan (8th) | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | Iceland | Norway | Sweden | Denmark | Finland | | | | |
| 2012 | Taiwan | Japan (9th) | | | | | | | |
| 2013 | UAE | Qatar | Pakistan | Taiwan (2nd) | Japan (10th) | | | | |
| 2014 | Japan (cont) | South Korea (2nd) | Indonesia | Singapore | Malaysia | Thailand | Myanmar | Laos | Vietnam |
| 2015 | Vietnam (cont) | Cambodia | Thailand (2nd) | | | | | | |
| 2016 | Greece (3rd) | Netherlands | Iceland (2nd) |
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| 2017 | Japan (11th) | Mexico (2nd) | |
| 2018 | Mexico (3rd) | Portugal | Taiwan (3rd) |
| 2023 | Mexico (4th) | The Gambia | |
| 2024 | Canada | Japan (12th) | Taiwan (4th) | Morocco | | | |
| 2025 | Japan (13th) | Portugal (2nd) Finland (2nd) | France | Greece (4th) |
