Countries Visited
In just over 28 years I have been able to visit ALL of the world’s countries (197/197 U.N Countries & 250 Plus Total Territories/Countries). I have set foot in all seven continents, and I hope to continue exploring every hidden corner of this incredible planet. Click on a country below to see my related pages.
Travel Stories
Driving Over the Atlas Mountains from the Sahara to Marrakesh
April 2024: Morocco was a country that I had visited in the past but not in any real depth because I considered it too touristy for my taste and there were just too many other interesting north...
Visiting My Last Country of the World 197/197 & My 6-Month-Old Daughter’s First Country-Saint Kitts & Nevis
February 2024: For years I planned this moment out so that I would visit my last United Nations recognized country (197/197) so that I when I did the event would coincide with my 6-month-old...
A Day of Canyoneering, Rock Climbing and Rappelling Waterfalls in the Holy Grail Canyon, Saint Lucia
February 2024: As part of a two-week trip to visit my last countries of the world 197/197, my nephew Dylan, friends Jimmie, Wes and I spent two nights in Saint Lucia with the main purpose to go...
Climbing One of the Most Active Volcanoes in the Caribbean, La Soufrière in Saint Vincent & Grenadines
February 2024: As part of a two-week 5 country trip in the Caribbean islands to visit my last 5 sovereign countries, my nephew, friend Jimmie and I spend almost 3 days in Saint Vincent and the...
Communist Revolutions and an American Military Invasion in the Small Island Paradise of Grenada
February 2024: I visited Grenada for three days as part of a 2 weeklong trip in the Caribbean to visit the last of 197 sovereign countries of the world. Grenada was one of the countries I looked...
Discovering the Home of the Caribbean Sound of the Steel Drum in a Trinidad Pan Yard
February 2024: On what was my 2nd time to Trinidad and what was meant to be a full day and night in Trinidad was reduced to just one night because of a flight delay from Saint Lucia. Thus,...
Road trip Around Barbados Once Home to George Washington & Camping at a 100-Year-Old Abandoned Lighthouse
January 2024: As part of a two-week trip to visit my last 5 sovereign countries in the world, I started the trip in Barbados with my nephew, Dylan and friend, Jimmie. In total we spent about 3 days...
My Favorite Places in My Home State of Minnesota
I am very fortunate that I was able to spend half of my life growing up in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes with vast forests, and the mighty Lake Superior, world largest freshwater lake. No...
Abandoned Greek City of Varosha, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
November 2023: During my previous trip to Cyprus a few years back, I was denied entry into the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) because I didn't have all of the required Covid...
Soviet Nuclear Bomb Testing Grounds of the Polygon, Kazakhstan
November 2023: I traveled to Northeast Kazakhstan for one week to feed my longing for all things of the Soviet Union era, which Kazakhstan was formerly a part of. I have a fascination for the cold...