Where I’ve Been

Twelve years of travel — phew! So where have I been over that time?

Below, you’ll find an interactive map showing everywhere I’ve visited since kicking off my travels in 2011. Click on any country that’s coloured blue to view the articles I’ve written about it. The orange-coloured countries are where I’m planning to travel to next.

Alternatively, keep scrolling and you’ll be able to see a full list of the countries I’ve visited, broken down by continent. Happy reading!



Number of countries: 84 out of 197
Number of continents: 6 out of 7
Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 122

List of Countries:

Africa: 

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo (Goma, Virunga National Park)
  • eSwatini (Hlane National Park, Manzini, Mbabane)
  • Mauritius (Anse La Raie, Cap Malheureux, Chamarel, Flacq, Flic en Flac, Grand Baie, La Gaulette, Le Morne, Mont Choisy, Port Louis, Roches Noire, Trou Aux Biches)
  • Morocco (Casablanca, Chefchaouen, Essaouira, Marrakech, Tangier, the Sahara Desert)
  • Mozambique (Maputo, Tofo, Vilanculos)
  • Namibia (Etosha National Park, Luderitz, Kolmanskop, Khorixas, Maltahohe, Okahandja, Sesriem, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Windhoek)
  • Rwanda (Gisenyi, Kigali)
  • South Africa (Cape Town, Durban)
  • Tanzania (Zanzibar)

Asia: 

  • Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan)
  • Cambodia (Battambang, Kampot, Kep, Koh Andet, Koh Kong, Koh Rong, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Tatai)
  • China (Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an)
  • Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Kowloon, Lantau Island)
  • India (Abhaneri, Agra, Bundi, Chittorgarh, New Delhi, Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kota, Kumbhalgarh, Pushkar, Ranakpur, Udaipur)
  • Indonesia (Bali)
  • Japan (Hakone, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Takayama, Tokyo, Yudanaka)
  • Laos (Luang Prabang, Pakse, Si Phan Don)
  • Malaysia (Kinabatangan River, Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Sandakan, Sepilok)
  • The Maldives (Fulidhoo, Guraidhoo, Maafushi, Male, Olhuveli)
  • Myanmar/Burma (Bagan, Inle Lake, Kalaw, Tachileik, Yangon)
  • Nepal (Kathmandu, Pokhara)
  • The Philippines (Boracay, Bohol, Cebu, Coron, Manila)
  • Singapore (Singapore)
  • South Korea (Gyeongju, Seoul, Seoraksan National Park)
  • Sri Lanka (Colombo, Galle, Negombo, Mirissa)
  • Taiwan (Taipei, Taichung, Sun Moon Lake, Kaohsiung, Kenting, Hualien)
  • Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Dao, Chiang Khong, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Koh Chang, Koh Kood, Koh Kradan, Koh Lanta, Koh Libong, Koh Lipe, Koh Mak, Koh Mook, Koh Ngai, Koh Nok, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Wai, Koh Yao Noi, Krabi, Lampang, Nan, Pai, Phayao, Phrae, Phu Lang Ka, Phuket, Sukhothai, Trat)
  • Vietnam (Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Ca Mau, Can Tho, Da Nang, Hanoi, Hoi An, Hue, Mui Ne, My Tho, Rach Gia, Rach Tau, Saigon, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh)

Australia and Oceania:

  • Australia (Bicheno, Bright, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Cairns, Eden, Grampians National Park, Halls Gap, Great Barrier Reef, Great Ocean Road, Hobart, Katoomba, Launceston, Melbourne, Ocean Grove, Phillip Island, Port Fairy, Port Macquarie, St Helens, Sydney, Wilsons Prom, Yackandandah)
  • Cook Islands (Aitutaki, Rarotonga)
  • Fiji (Nadi)
  • French Polynesia (Bora Bora, Huahine, Maupiti, Raiatea, Tahiti) 
  • New Zealand (Abel Tasman National Park, Akaroa, Arrowtown, Ashburton, Auckland, Blenheim, Bluff, Cape Reinga, the Catlins, Cathedral Cove, Christchurch, Collingwood, Doubtful Sound, Dunedin, Farewell Spit, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef, Geraldine, Gisbourne, Hahei, Hamilton, Hanmer Springs, Kepler Track, Kaikoura, Lake Waikaremoana, Mahia, Manapouri, Mount Maunganui, Mt. Aspiring National Park, Milford Sound, Napier, National Park, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Oban, Opunake, Paihia, Picton, Punakaiki, Queen Charlotte Track, Queenstown, Raglan, Rakiura Track, Reefton, Renwick, Rotorua, Russell, Saint Arnaud, Takaka, Taupo, Te Anau, Tekapo, Thames, Timaru, Tongariro Crossing, Turangi, Wanaka, Waitomo, Wellington, Whanganui, Whitianga)
  • Tonga (‘Eua, Ha’apai, Tongatapu, Vava’u) 

Central America:

  • Belize (Belize City, Caye Caulker, Placencia, San Ignacio)
  • Guatemala (El Remate, Tikal)

Europe:

  • Andorra (Andorra la Vella, Pas de la Casa)
  • Austria (Vienna)
  • Belgium (Brugges)
  • Bosnia And Herzegovina (Mostar, Sarajevo)
  • Bulgaria (Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo)
  • Croatia (Brac, Crikvenica, Dubrovnik, Pag, Plitvice Lakes, Split, Zadar, Zagreb)
  • Cyprus (Paphos)
  • Czechia (Prague)
  • Denmark (Copenhagen)
  • Estonia (Tallinn)
  • Finland (Helsinki)
  • France (Paris, Nice)
  • Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt)
  • Greece (Atokos, Athens, Corfu, Kalamos, Kefalonia, Lefkada, Meganisi, Ithaca)
  • Hungary (Budapest, Lake Balaton, Eger)
  • Iceland (Reykjavik)
  • Ireland (Dublin, Enniscorthy, Rosslare, the Wicklow Way [Enniskerry, Roundwood, Glendalough, Glenmalure, Tinahely, Shillelagh, Clonegal])
  • Italy (Bellagio, Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, Ravenna, Rimini, Rome, Parma, Piazzaga, Torno, Venice, Verona)
  • Latvia (Riga)
  • Liechtenstein (Malbun, Vaduz)
  • Lithuania (Vilnius)
  • Luxembourg (Luxembourg City, Vianden)
  • Monaco (Monte Carlo)
  • Montenegro (Ulcinj)
  • The Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hague, Leiden, Maastricht, Utrecht)
  • Norway (Bergen, Oslo)
  • Poland (Warsaw)
  • Portugal (Alcobaça, Albufeira, Belem, Braga, Cascais, Coimbra, Douro Valley, Evora, Lisbon, Nazaré, Óbidos, Porto, Sao Miguel Island, Setubal)
  • Romania (Brasov, Bucharest, Sighisoara)
  • Russia (Moscow, St Petersburg)
  • San Marino (San Marino)
  • Serbia (Belgrade)
  • Slovakia (Bratislava)
  • Slovenia (Bled, Ljubljana)
  • Spain (A Brea, A Fonsagrada, Barcelona, Berducedo, Bilbao, Campiello, Cornellana, Girona, Granada, Grandas de Salime, La Espina, Lugo, Melide, O Cadavo, Oviedo, Madrid, Mallorca, Paladin, Ronda, San Romao, San Sebastian, Santiago de Compostela, Tenerife, Valencia)
  • Sweden (Stockholm)
  • Switzerland (Geneva, Lucerne, Zurich)
  • Turkey (Cannakale, Fethiye, Göcek, Gökkaya, Istanbul, Kadikalesi, Kalkan, Karakaören, Kaş, Kayaköy, Kekova Roads, Pamukkale, Selçuk, Troy, Uçagiz)
  • Ukraine (Chernobyl, Kyiv, Pripyat)
  • United Kingdom (Bath, Brighton, Bristol, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Carlisle, Christchurch, Dorset, Devon, Edinburgh, Hastings, Isle of Wight, Land’s End, Leeds, Liskeard, Lizard, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Northampton, Padstow, Perranporth, Poole, Port Isaac, Reading, Richmond, Rock, Staines, St Ives, Twickenham, Wadebridge, West Wittering, Weymouth, Windsor)
  • Vatican City (Vatican City)

Middle East:

North America:

  • Canada (British Columbia, Quebec)
  • Mexico (Guanajuato, Isla Mujeres, Oaxaca City, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta, San Pancho, Sayulita, Tulum, Valladolid, Yelapa)
  • The United States (Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington).