What is my definition of visiting the world? Airport visits don't count. You can't say you've visited a country or state if your only physical presence in the country/state was the airport terminal while you waited for your next connection. You have to physically do or visit something in the state. Does driving through the state count? I'd say yes, but I up my game and require myself to do something or spend the night. As we drove to/from Maine, we drove through Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont without spending the night. But in each of those states we stopped and found a geocache, checking off the box of doing something in the state.
How many countries have I visited? 7. Here they are in the order they were visited.
- United States (home)
- Chile
- Canada
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
How many states have I visited? 32 Here they are from approximately west to east.
- Hawaii
- Washington
- California
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Colorado
- South Dakota
- Nebraska
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Ohio
- Florida
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Maine
Only eighteen states to go! Go out and explore. You don't need to spend a lot of money doing so. Even if it's a weekend across the state border into a new state, take advantage. The world is a big place and there are some many exciting things to see and do. I know far too many people that rarely leave the county they were born in, let alone the state or country!!!
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