EVERY Country I Have Been To In Chronological Order And Count

“And across the dark Atlantic, Belfast lies asleep” – Tim Wheeler.

This is an attempt to list my entire global journey in chronological order, before I get too old to remember what I actually did in life. Originally I thought this was way too ambitious but I wrote this entire blog post on a bus in Warszawa in 45 minutes flat this week. However, I’ll need to chat to Mum and Dad to confirm it all as in the early days it is possible I visited Republic of Ireland, Scotland and England more often than I thunk/thinked. Give a by ball to the word “thought” why don’t ye?

“Spend your night life table hopping; trying to keep yer bag of bones in trim” – Noel Gallagher.

A few pointers are…

• EVERY visit to a country that I actually was physically in is counted here including stopovers and transits except for…
• When I worked on the Cross Channel Car Ferries, I have NOT included my visits to England, France, Guernsey and Jersey on this list and that is the only omission. The reasons I ommitted it are probably because I didn’t want England and France to “shoot up the charts”, I wasn’t really there (even though I wasn’t really in the port I’d left as leaving for international waters/skies counts as a departure).
• As soon as you leave one country, you have LEFT it. This means a flight from Poland to Northern Ireland via Manchester is a journey to THREE countries. You left Poland (1 visit counted), when you landed in England you are clearly not still in Poland, nor yet in Northern Ireland (1 visit counted) and you landed in Northern Ireland (1 visit counted).
• I may have forgotten some border crossings along the way.
• I’ve counted every selfish country that I personally recognise.
• Northern Ireland is my favourite country on the list.
• Northern Ireland is my most visited country on the list. I have been there over 100 times.
• Northern Ireland is the country I have spent MOST of my life in (by a long shot) – 23 years cumulatively, compared with England on 7 years and Poland on 6 years. In 2023, it is likely that Poland will overtake England into second place on this list.
• I don’t care if you disagree because this isn’t your blog. This is my blog. 😉
• Still Billy Hamilton, he’s got past Tendillo. And Arconada…Armstrong!

Unofficially I created a precursor from 1979, as I was conceived in Summer 1979…but I left them both off this list, whilst still writing a sentimental blog post on it all.

(1) Canary Islands, Spain…MADE
(2) Northern Ireland…BORN

Feeling Where I All Began.

“They hypnotised the summer. 1979” – Michael Stipe.

I hope you enjoy this list of my wacaday writing journey which began officially in Adair House, Newtownards Hospital, Northern Ireland, on Sunday 30th March 1980. Also I hate counting and mathematics so I am sure there will be some errors in here so if you do notice any of these, please correct them for me. I’ll try to update this every few months as the journey saunters on.

[1980]
1.Northern Ireland

[1981]
2.Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland (2)
3.Portugal
Northern Ireland (3)

[1982]
Republic of Ireland (2)
Northern Ireland (4)
4.Scotland
5.England
Scotland (2)
Northern Ireland (5)

[1983]
Republic of Ireland (3)
Northern Ireland (6)
Scotland (3)
England (2)
Scotland (4)
Northern Ireland (7)

[1986]
Scotland (5)
England (3)
Scotland (6)
Northern Ireland (8)

[1989]
Republic of Ireland (4)
6.Wales
England (4)
7.France
England (5)
Scotland (7)
Northern Ireland (9)

[1990]
8.Greece
Northern Ireland (10)

[1991]
9.The Netherlands
Northern Ireland (11)

[1992]
Republic of Ireland (5)
Northern Ireland (12)
Scotland (8)
England (6)
France (2)
England (7)
Scotland (9)
Northern Ireland (13)

[1993]
Scotland (10)
England (8)
France (3)
England (9)
Scotland (11)
Northern Ireland (14)
[1994]
Scotland (12)
England (10)
Scotland (13)
Northern Ireland (15)

[1995]
England (11)
Northern Ireland (16)
Scotland (14)
England (12)
10.Spain
England (13)
Scotland (15)
Northern Ireland (17)

[1996]
Scotland (16)
England (14)
Scotland (17)
Northern Ireland (18)
11.USA
Northern Ireland (19)
Republic of Ireland (6)
Northern Ireland (20)
Scotland (18)
Northern Ireland (21)

[1997]
USA (2)
England (15)
Northern Ireland (22)
Scotland (19)
Northern Ireland (23)
Republic of Ireland (7)
Northern Ireland (24)

[1998]
Republic of Ireland (8)
Northern Ireland (25)
Scotland (20)
Northern Ireland (26)

[1999]
Republic of Ireland (9)
Northern Ireland (27)

[2000]
Republic of Ireland (10)
Northern Ireland (28)
England (16)
Northern Ireland (29)

[2001]
Spain (2)
Northern Ireland (30)
12.Canada
England (17)
Northern Ireland (31)

[2002]
England (18)
Northern Ireland (32)
Republic of Ireland (11)
Northern Ireland (33)
Republic of Ireland (12)
Northern Ireland (34)

[2003]
Republic of Ireland (13)
Northern Ireland (35)
Spain (3)
Northern Ireland (36)
Republic of Ireland (14)
Wales (2)
England (19)
Republic of Ireland (15)
Northern Ireland (37)

[2004]
England (20)
Northern Ireland (38)
England (21)
Northern Ireland (39)
England (22)
Northern Ireland (40)
England (23)
Northern Ireland (41)
England (24)
Wales (3)
England (25)
Northern Ireland (42)
England (26)
Northern Ireland (43)
England (27)
Northern Ireland (44)

[2005]
England (28)
Northern Ireland (45)
England (29)
13.Germany
14.Poland
England (30)
Northern Ireland (46)
England (31)
Northern Ireland (47)
England (32)
Northern Ireland (48)
England (33)
15.Austria
England (34)
Northern Ireland (49)
England (35)
Northern Ireland (50)

[2006]
England (36)
Wales (4)
England (37)
Northern Ireland (51)
England (38)
Northern Ireland (52)
England (39)
16.Denmark
Germany (2)
England (40)
Northern Ireland (53)
England (41)
Northern Ireland (54)

[2007]
England (42)
Northern Ireland (55)
England (43)
17.Switzerland
18.Liechtenstein *
Switzerland (2)
England (44)
Northern Ireland (56)
England (45)
Canada (2)
USA (3)
19.New Zealand
20.Malaysia
21.China
22.Russia
23.Belarus
Poland (2)
24.Czechia
Germany (3)
25.Luxembourg *
Germany (4)
26.Belgium
France (4)
Northern Ireland (56)
England (46)
27.Latvia
Germany (5)
28.Iceland *
England (47)
Northern Ireland (57)
England (48)
29.Sweden
England (49)
Northern Ireland (58)
England (50)
Northern Ireland (59)
England (51)
Scotland (21)
England (52)
30.Slovakia
England (53)
Northern Ireland (60)
England (54)
31.Italy
32.Slovenia *
Italy (2)
England (55)
Northern Ireland (61)
England (56)
33.Cornwall

[2009]
England (57)
Italy (3)
34.San Marino *
Italy (4)
England (58)
Northern Ireland (62)
England (59)
35.Hungary
England (60)
Italy (5)
England (61)
36.Guernsey
37.Jersey
France (5)
Guernsey (2)
England (62)
Guernsey (3)
38.Herm *
39.Sark *
Guernsey (4)
France (6)
England (63)
Northern Ireland (63)
England (64)
40.Thailand
41.Taiwan *
Malaysia (2)
42.Singapore
Malaysia (3)
43.Australia
44.Empire of Atlantium
Australia (2)

[2010]
New Zealand (2)
45.Chile
46.Argentina
47.Antarctica *
Chile (2)
Argentina (2)
48.Uruguay *
Argentina (3)
49.Brazil
Argentina (4)
Brazil (2)
50.Paraguay *
51.Bolivia
Chile (3)
Bolivia (2)
52.Peru *
53.Ecuador *
54.Panama
55.Colombia *

[2011]
56.Venezuela *
57.Trinidad and Tobago *
58.Suriname
Brazil (3)
59.South Africa
60.Botswana
South Africa (2)
61.Swaziland / Eswatini *
South Africa (3)
62.Qatar
Malaysia (4)
Australia (3)
Singapore (2)
63.Hong Kong
Singapore (3)
Australia (4)
Singapore (4)
Hong Kong (2)
Thailand (2)
Hong Kong (3)
Malaysia (5)
France (7)
Republic of Ireland (16)
Northern Ireland (64)
England (65)
Hong Kong (4)
China (2)
64.South Korea
65.North Korea
South Korea (2)
China (3)
Hong Kong (5)

[2012]
66.The Philippines
Singapore (5)
67.Indonesia
China (4)
Hong Kong (6)
China (5)
Hong Kong (7)
Malaysia (6)
England (66)
Northern Ireland (65)
England (67)
68.United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong (8)
69.Macau
Hong Kong (9)
70.Japan *
Hong Kong (10)
Thailand (3)
71.Laos *
72.Cambodia *
Thailand (4)
Hong Kong (10)
73.Vietnam *
Hong Kong (11)
China (6)
Hong Kong (12)
China (7)
Hong Kong (13)
China (8)
Hong Kong (14)
The Philippines (2)

[2013]
Hong Kong (15)
China (9)
Hong Kong (16)
China (10)
Hong Kong (17)
China (11)
Hong Kong (18)
Malaysia (7)
74.Sri Lanka *
Malaysia (8)
Hong Kong (19)
75.Brunei Darussalam *
Malaysia (9)
Hong Kong (20)
China (12)
Hong Kong (21)
China (13)
Hong Kong (22)
China (14)
Hong Kong (23)
China (15)
Hong Kong (24)
Macau (2)
China (16)
Hong Kong (25)
Thailand (5)
76.Myanmar *
Thailand (6)
Hong Kong (26)
77.Ethiopia
78.Tanzania
79.Maasai Tribe
Tanzania (2)
Ethiopia (2)
Hong Kong (27)
China (17)
North Korea (2)
China (18)
Hong Kong (28)
80.Jordan
81.Israel
82.Druze *
Israel (2)
83.Palestine
Israel (3)
Palestine (2)
Israel (4)
Palestine (3)
Israel (5)
Jordan (2)
Israel (6)
84.Turkey
85.Georgia
86.Azerbaijan
Georgia (2)
87.Armenia
88.Artsakh *
Armenia (2)
Georgia (3)
Turkey (2)
89.Iran *
United Arab Emirates (2)
Qatar (2)
90.Kurdistan

[2014]
91.Iraq *
Kurdistan (2)
The Netherlands (2)
Northern Ireland (66)
England (68)
92.India
Hong Kong (29)
China (19)
Hong Kong (30)
Thailand (7)
Hong Kong (31)
Indonesia (2)
93.East Timor *
Indonesia (3)
Hong Kong (32)
China (20)
Hong Kong (33)
China (21)
Hong Kong (34)
England (69)
Brazil (4)
94.French Guyana *
Suriname (2)
95.Guyana *
Suriname (3)
Brazil (5)
Panama (2)
96.Mexico *
97.Guatemala
98.El Salvador *
Guatemala (2)
99.Honduras
Guatemala (3)
100.Belize *
Honduras (2)
101.Nicaragua *
102.Costa Rica *
USA (5)
103.Catalonia
104.Andorra *
Catalonia (2)
Republic of Ireland (17)
Northern Ireland (67)
England (70)
105.Romania
106.Moldova
107.Transnistria *
Moldova (2)
Romania (2)
108.Bulgaria *
109.Northern Macedonia *
110.Kosovo *
111.Montenegro
England (71)
Scotland (22)
England (72)
Republic of Ireland (18)
Northern Ireland (68)

[2015]
Republic of Ireland (19)
112.Lithuania
113.Uzupis
Lithuania (2)
Latvia (2)
114.Estonia *
115.Finland *
Sweden (2)
Denmark (2)
116.Christiania
Denmark (3)
Sweden (3)
Denmark (4)
Sweden (4)
117.Norway *
Republic of Ireland (20)
Northern Ireland (69)
Republic of Ireland (21)
Northern Ireland (70)
England (73)
118.Austenasia *
England (74)
119.Frestonia *
England (75)
Italy (7)
120.Vatican City State *
Italy (8)
121.Tunisia *
122.Algeria *
Catalonia (3)
123.Euskadi / Basque Country *
Spain (4)
124.Gibraltar *
Spain (5)
England (76)
Northern Ireland (71)
England (77)
Turkey (3)
125.Kuwait *
India (2)
Hong Kong (35)
Singapore (6)
126.Bangladesh *
United Arab Emirates (3)
127.Bahrain *
Turkey (4)
Denmark (5)
Christiania (2)
Denmark (6)
Sweden (5)
128.Ladonia *
Sweden (6)
Denmark (7)
129.Faroe Islands *
Scotland (23)
Northern Ireland (72)
130.Narnia *
Northern Ireland (73)
131.Podjistan *
Northern Ireland (74)
England (78)
132.Lagoan Isles *
England (79)
133.Adammia *
England (80)
Northern Ireland (75)
England (81)
Poland (3)
135.Ukraine
136.Chernobyl Exclusion Zone *
Ukraine (2)
137.Kazakhstan
138.Kyrgyzstan

[2016]
139.Tajikistan
140.Gorno Badakhshan *
Tajikistan (2)
142.Uzbekistan
143.Afghanistan *
144.Uzbekistan (2)
145.Karakalpakstan *
Uzbekistan (3)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
India (2)
146.Andaman Islands *
India (3)
Kyrgyzstan (3)
147.Don’t Stop Living
Russia (2)
148.Bavaria
Germany (6)
Austria (2)
Germany (7)
England (82)
149.Lovely *
England (83)
Turkey (5)
150.Mauritania
151.Senegal
152.The Gambia *
Senegal (2)
Turkey (6)
England (84)
Northern Ireland (76)
Republic of Ireland (22)
Italy (8)
France (8)
153.Monaco *
France (9)
Belgium (2)
The Netherlands (3)
Poland (4)
154.Kashubia
Poland (5)
155.Kaliningrad
Poland (6)
Slovakia (2)
Hungary (2)
156.Serbia
157.Bosnia
158.Herzegovina
159.Croatia
Herzegovina (2)
Croatia (2)
Herzegovina (3)
Croatia (3)
Herzegovina (4)
Bosnia (2)
Montenegro (2)
Bosnia (3)
Herzegovina (5)
Croatia (4)
Serbia (2)
Hungary (3)
Czechia (2)
Poland (7)
Republic of Ireland (23)
Northern Ireland (77)
England (85)
Poland (8)

[2017]
England (86)
Hong Kong (36)
160.Mongolia *
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Turkey (7)
Poland (9)
161.Krolestwo Dreamlandu
Poland (10)
Republic of Ireland (24)
Northern Ireland (78)
Republic of Ireland (25)
Hungary (4)
Slovakia (3)
Poland (11)
Slovakia (4)
Hungary (5)
162.Malta
163.SMOOM *
Malta (2)
Hungary (6)
Slovakia (5)
Poland (12)
Germany (8)
164.Romkerhall *
Germany (9)
Cheatzerland (3)
Germany (10)
Poland (13)
Northern Ireland (79)
Republic of Ireland (26)
Northern Ireland (80)
Republic of Ireland (27)
England (87)
Poland (14)
165.Morocco
166.Western Sahara *
Morocco (2)
Portugal (2)
Poland (15)

[2018]
167.Cyprus
168.Northern Cyprus *
Cyprus (2)
Poland (16)
Portugal (3)
169.Ivory Coast *
Portugal (4)
Poland (17)
Belarus (2)
Poland (18)
England (88)
Northern Ireland (81)
Republic of Ireland (28)
Poland (19)
Greece (2)
170.Saudi Arabia *
171.Oman *
United Arab Emirates (4)
Poland (20)
Northern Ireland (82)
Republic of Ireland (29)
United Arab Emirates (5)
Azerbaijan (2)
172.Turkmenistan *
Belarus (3)
Poland (21)
Kaliningrad (2)
Poland (22)
Republic of Ireland (30)
Northern Ireland (83)
England (89)
Poland (23)
Germany (11)
France (10)
173.Togo
174.Benin *
Togo (2)
France (11)
Germany (12)
Poland (24)
Northern Ireland (84)
England (90)
Poland (25)
Russia (3)
Poland (26)
Republic of Ireland (31)
Northern Ireland (85)
Republic of Ireland (32)
Sweden (7)
Russia (4)
Turkey (8)
175.Lebanon *

[2019]
Cyprus (3)
Poland (27)
Ukraine (3)
Poland (28)
England (91)
Northern Ireland (86)
Republic of Ireland (33)
Poland (29)
Belgium (3)
176.Uganda
177.Rwanda
178.Zaire / DRC *
Rwanda (2)
179.Burundi *
Uganda (2)
180.Kenya
Tanzania (2)
Kenya (2)
Uganda (3)
Belgium (4)
Poland (30)
Belarus (4)
Poland (31)
Northern Ireland (87)
Poland (32)
Germany (13)
Poland (33)
Bavaria (2)
USA (5)
Germany (14)
Republic of Ireland (34)
Northern Ireland (88)
Republic of Ireland (35)
United Arab Emirates (4)
Australia (5)
181.Fiji *
182.Nauru
183.Marshall Islands *
Nauru (2)
184.Kiribati *
Nauru (3)
185.Solomon Islands *
186.Papua New Guinea *
Singapore (9)
Qatar (3)
Republic Of Ireland (36)
Northern Ireland (89)
Poland (34)
Republic Of Ireland (37)
Northern Ireland (90)
Republic Of Ireland (38)
Poland (35)
Czechia (3)
Austria (3)
187.Kugelmugel *
Austria (4)
Germany (15)
Austria (5)
Czechia (4)
188.Wallachia *
Czechia (4)
Poland (36)
Greece (3)
Morocco (3)
189.Egypt *
Republic of Ireland (39)
Northern Ireland (91)
Republic of Ireland (40)
Northern Ireland (92)
Republic of Ireland (41)
Northern Ireland (93)
Republic of Ireland (42)

[2020]
England (92)
Poland (37)
The Netherlands (4)
190.Angola
191.Namibia
Angola (2)
Namibia (2)
192.Zimbabwe *
Botswana (2)
193.Zambia *
South Africa (4)
194.Lesotho *
South Africa (5)
Namibia (3)
The Netherlands (5)
Poland (38)

[2021]
Lithuania (3)
Uzupis (2)
Lithuania (4)
Uzupis (3)
Lithuania (5)
Poland (39)
195.XXXXXXXXX *
Poland (40)
The Netherlands (6)
Northern Ireland (94)
Poland (41)
Austria (6)
196.Albania *
Austria (7)
Poland (42)
Russia (5)
197.The Seychelles *
Qatar (4)
Poland (43)
Republic Of Ireland (43)
Northern Ireland (95)
Republic of Ireland (44)
Germany (16)
198.Barbados
199.Grenada *
200.Saint Vincent And The Grenadines *
Barbados (2)
201.Saint Lucia *
Barbados (3)
202.Dominica *
203.Guadeloupe *
204.Sint Maarten
205.Saint Martin *
Sint Maarten (2)
206.Antigua And Barbuda
207.British Virgin Islands *

[2022]
Antigua And Barbuda (2)
England (93)
Poland (44)
Republic of Ireland (45)
Northern Ireland (99)
England (94)
Poland (45)
Republic of Ireland (46)
Northern Ireland (100)
Republic of Ireland (47)
Portugal (5)
208.The Azores *
209.Cape Verde Islands *
Portugal (6)
Bavaria (3)
Poland (46)
England (95)
Guernsey (5)
210.Alderney *
Guernsey (6)
England (96)
211.Isle of Man *
Northern Ireland (101)
England (97)
Scotland (23)
212.Canary Islands *
Morocco (4)
Mauritania (2)
Morocco (5)
France (12)
Poland (47)
England (98)
Scotland (24)
Northern Ireland (102)
Republic Of Ireland (48)
Poland (48)
Northern Ireland (103)
Scotland (25)
Poland (49)
Republic of Ireland (49)
Northern Ireland (104)
Republic of Ireland (50)
England (99)
Spain (6)
213.Cuba *
214.Dominican Republic
215.Turks And Caicos Islands *
216.Jamaica *
217.Curacao *
Dominican Republic (2)
218.Haiti *
219.The Bahamas *

[2023]
England (100)
Poland (50)
Austria
Ethiopia
220.Madagascar *
Ethiopia
221.Malawi
222.Mozambique *
Malawi (2)
Ethiopia
Belgium (5)
Poland (51)
France
223.Reunion
224.Mauritius *
Reunion (2)
France
England
Northern Ireland
Republic Of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Poland
England
Northern Ireland
Poland
Hungary
Saudi Arabia (2)
225.Pakistan *
United Arab Emirates (6)
226.Nepal *
United Arab Emirates (7)
Kazakhstan (3)
United Arab Emirates (8)
Georgia (4)
Poland
Northern Ireland
Poland
England
Poland
Italy
Tunisia (2)
Senegal (3)
227.Guinea
228.Guinea-Bissau
Senegal (4)
The Gambia (2)
229.Sierra Leone
The Gambia (3)
Cape Verde (2)
Belgium (6)

[2024]
Poland
England
Poland
England
Poland
Italy (9)
Romania (3)
Moldova (3)
230.Gagauzia *
Moldova (4)
Romania (4)
Belgium (7)
Morocco
231.Cameroon *
232.Gabon *
233.Sao Tome E Principe *
Angola (4)
Portugal
France
Poland

Currently in

• Poland

Countries not recognised that others might recognise

• United Kingdom (I have been there but I don’t recognise it as a country).

Key –

• Number at the front denotes the country number count of that place.
• Number at the front and in bold letters denotes my first visit to that country.
• Asterisk / star after the country denotes that I have only visited that country ONCE.
• Number in brackets after denotes the updated number of visits to that country.

Most visited by quantity (number) of visits –

1.Northern Ireland (104 – checking)
2.England (100 – checking)
3.Republic Of Ireland (50 – checking)
4.Poland (50)
5.Hong Kong (36)

Most visited by length of time spent there –

1.Northern Ireland (23 years)
2.Poland (8 years)
3.England (8 years)
4.Hong Kong (4 years)
5.Australia (2 years)

– The list may not be 100% accurate but I have tried my best to make it so. I will also try to update it!