It’s participation time at Dad2twins.com (Where have you been?)
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dad2twins on Apr 15, 2008 in Did I ask for your advice?, Featured, Random thoughts..., What was I thinking?
I am fortunate that I get to travel a lot. My family likes to do family vacations in far away destinations. When my Dad was alive he would pick these great locations for us to visit. They would usually involve warm weather and beaches. My Mom is continuing the travel tradition. With a little more variety though. We are about to pack up the kids and join the rest of the family on a visit to Tahiti and New Zealand this Summer (Their Winter). We can’t wait.
That got me thinking. How many states and countries have I been to in my lifetime. Keep in mind I visit Germany often to visit my Wife’s family. So European countries are heavy on my list.
I would love to know how many States and Countries you’ve been to as well. What was your favorite?
(Editors note: I was once with a few band and we traveled a lot. That is where most of these states on the list came from. Many years of playing dive bars and college towns. Also driving mile after mile with stinky band mates. Oh the fun.)
Here is my list as of today:
States in the U.S.A. visited in Alphabetical order:
- Arizona
- California (Home State) (My favorite State)
- Colorado
- District of Columbia (not really a state)
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
Countires (Not Alphabetical)
- Denmark
- The Netherlands (Holland)
- France
- United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland)
- Ireland (The Republic of) (My Favorite Country)
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Luxembourg
- Czech Republic
- Canada
- Mexico
- United States of America (Home Country)
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
- Bermuda (British Overseas Territory)
- The Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territory)
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That’s a very impressive list. Mine is not as great.
In the states I’ve visited the following (alpha):
ARIZONA (lived there for two years)
CALIFORNIA (born and raised)
COLORADO
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
IOWA
KANSAS
LOUISIANA
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA (I live here now)
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA (my Mom, Stepdad and sister live there)
OREGON
PUERTO RICO
SOUTH CAROLINA (my Dad lives there)
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VIRGIN ISLANDS
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
Internationally, I’ve been to (not alpha):
MEXICO
CANADA
BAHAMAS
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
ST. MARTIN/ST. MARTEEN
MONSERRATT
As you can see, I need to do more international travel. Asian and Europe are on the list.
What? You’ve never been to Iowa?
My list is a little pathetic compared to you and Jason. Clearly I need to get out and travel a little more.
States:
1. California
2. District of Columbia
3. Florida
4. Illinois
5. Iowa
6. Kansas
7. Maryland
8. Minnesota
9. Nevada
10. New York
11. New Jersey
12. Pennsylvania
13. South Dakota
14. Utah
15. Virginia
16. Wisconsin
Countries:
1. USA
2. Mexico (Cancun)
3. UK (London)
4. Bahamas
Oh shoot. I forgot Nebraska. But then it’s easy to forget.
Firstly, Jason, did you know that Monserrat has a huge Irish heritage…
I’m not gonna bother my hole listing the US states because basically there weren’t many…but …
Ireland
UK
Portugal
Spain
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Turkey
Egypt
and the U S of Eh!
Next up: How many states & countries have you lived in?
How have you been to New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, but not Connecticut?
My lists would be short: every state between and including Maine and Virginia plus Florida and Hawaii. (And a couple others but only at airports so they don’t really count.) For countries, I’ve got USA, Mexico, Bahamas, Caymans, and Spain. As soon as Clare’s a little older, I hope to work on both of those lists.