30 by 30

The Competition - 30 countries by 30 years old.  

** Post Update **  

Knocked off a few more countries.

At 29, I've seen 24 29 countries.

Where have I been? (in order of visitation)

St. Lucia - have your hair braided, fly on a trapeze and skip in the tropical rain. 

Italy - favorite European country. Milan, Lake Como, Venice, Portofino, Genoa, Lucca, Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Cinque Terre, Forte dei Marmi, Capri, Positano, Amalfi, Naples, Sicily, Taormina, Lipari Islands.

Mexico - Manzanillo, Cabo (Day 1.

Czech republic - Prague, gorgeous but passport, camera and credit cards were stolen, be careful!

France - Niece while studying abroad, then Paris. 1st trip by myself, scary, exhilarating, a must for anyone!

Monaco - cleanest train station ever seen. Beautiful but a bit snoody.

Greece - Santorini and Mykonos.  Pelicans the size of a 9 year old hang out in the restaurant kitchens.

Spain - bus-ed it from Barcelona, Grenada, Sevilla, Portugal then train back to Madrid, train is the better way to go.

Portugal - Lagos and Lisbon.  The fresh fish rivals Fiji's.

Switzerland - Bern, Interlacken, Murren.

Bahamas - Relaxing, hot, dine on conch a hundred different ways.

British Virgin Islands - Sailed from Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Willy T's (must get the t shirt!)

Canada - Montreal (an all time favorite), Vancouver.

New Zealand - Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime! I prefer South Island over North Island.

Australia - Melbourne, Sydney, Perth.

India - Rajasthan (Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ranthambore) Mt. Abu, Ahmedabad.

England - London, the food is amazing! if you avoid British fare except at high tea.

St. Martin - Favorite passport stamp, the font is fabulous.

St. Bart - Glamorous island living with a French accent.

Anguilla - Whitest sand I've ever seen.

Hong Kong - I'm more a Kowloon girl than Hong Kong island.

Vietnam - Hanoi and Sapa. Sapa was surreal; rice patties, water buffalo, tribal women half my size scurrying up mountains in plastic slip-ons. 

Fiji - nicest people I have ever encountered, you will laugh all day long here, perfect for a honeymoon.

Ireland - Dublin, Douglas (our favorite!), Killarney (ideal for the outdoors lovers), Inch, yes it really is called Inch, Dingle and Galway.  

Denmark - Copenhagen. Explore, eat,

Sweden - Malmo and Stockholm. (Where we would live in Stockholm.)

Germany - Munich, beers and pretzels the size of our heads!
Belize - San Pedro Island. 1, 2, 3, 4 

On the radar ~ Iceland, Peru and Bali.  Have you visited these 3?  Where should I go/do/eat/drink?

Dublin, Trinity College

Last night in Stockholm, Sweden

Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sunset, Fiji

Locally made textiles, Sapa, Vietnam