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There are 195 UN recognized nations. 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: The Holy See and The State of Palestine. As of March 18th 2024 I have visited, some multiple times, 114 different UN nations and 4 self proclaimed/disputed independent nations (Kosovo, Nagorno Karabach, Transnistria and Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus)

All costs are in Euro.They include everything such as airfare, insurance, telephone, internet, visas, photos and slides, etc.
Currency converter:www.xe.com

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1) U.S.A., 1 October 1991 until 1 November 1991

cost:€2231,04
time:1 month
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2) Europe, 1 June 1992 until 1 July 1992

cost:€1239,46
time:1 month
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3) Australia, 21 November 1993 until 7 January 1994

cost:€2974,72
time:1 month and 3 weeks
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4) World trip 1, 6 July 1994 until 16 June 1995

U.S.A. 3 months
Fiji 6 weeks
New Zealand 2 months
Australia 3 months
Indonesia 1 month
Singapore 3 days
Malaysia 3+1/2 week
Singapore 4 days

cost:€9419,95
time:11 months and 2 weeks
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5) Israel(including Palestine) and Jordan, 14 December 1995 until 1 January 1996

Israel 12 days
Jordan 5 days
Israel 2 days

cost:€743,68
time:2+1/2 weeks
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6) World trip 2, 18 July 1996 until 29 June 1997

Pakistan 5 weeks
India 1 month
Nepal 1 month
India 6 weeks
Myanmar 1 month
Thailand 2 weeks
Laos 3 weeks
Thailand 1 week
Cambodia 1 week
Thailand 3 days
Cambodia 1 week
Vietnam 1 month
China 7 weeks
Pakistan 3 weeks
Iran 3 weeks
Turkey 2 weeks

cost:€4957,87
time:11 months and 2 weeks
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7) Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, 6 December 1997 until 11 January 1998

Syria 3 weeks
Lebanon 1 week
Syria 2 days
Jordan 4 days
Syria 2 days

cost:€619,73
time:5 weeks
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8) Egypt, 4 October 1998 until 14 November 1998

cost:€867,62
time:6 weeks
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9) Morocco, 22 December 1998 until 12 January 1999

cost:€446,20
time:3 weeks
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10) Senegal and Mali, 6 May 1999 until 4 June 1999

Senegal 2 days
Mali 3+1/2 weeks
Senegal 3 days

cost:€1041,15
time:1 month
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11) Mexico,Guatemala and Belize, 10 November 1999 until 8 December 1999

Mexico 1 week
Guatemala 2+1/2 weeks
Belize 4 days
Mexico 2 days

cost:€1115,52
time:1 month
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12) U.S.A., 23 March 2000 until 27 March 2000

cost:€223,10
time:5 days
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13) Prague, 27 April 2000 until 30 April 2000

cost:€136,34
time:4 days
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14) World trip 3, 18 June 2000 until 23 January 2001

Europe 1 week
Morocco 3+1/2 weeks
Mauritania 2+1/2 weeks
Senegal 2+1/2 weeks
Gambia 2 weeks
Senegal 1 week
Guinea-Bissau 2+1/2 weeks
Guinée 1 month
Mali 2 weeks
Côte d'Ivoire 4 weeks
Ghana 4 weeks
Burkina Faso 3 weeks

cost:€4214,18
time:7 months and 1 week
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15) U.S.A. and Canada, 6 February 2001 until 25 April 2001

U.S.A. 10+1/2 weeks
Canada 4 days

cost:€2354,98
time:2 months and 3 weeks
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16) Belgium and France, between 4 May 2001 and 26 May 2001

Belgium 8 days
France 6 days

cost:€619,73
time:2 weeks
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17) U.S.A., 29 September 2001 until 19 October 2001

cost:€570,15
time:3 weeks
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18) Central America, 15 December 2002 until 14 March 2003

El Salvador 3+1/2 weeks
Honduras 4 days
Guatemala 4 days
Honduras 5 days
El Salvador 3 days
Honduras 3 weeks
Nicaragua 3+1/2 weeks
Costa Rica 3 days

cost:€1395,82
time:3 months
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19) U.S.A. and Canada, 26 August 2004 until 7 September 2004

U.S.A. 1 week
Canada 1 week

cost:€315,28
time:2 weeks
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20) Mexico, 28 September 2004 until 14 October 2004

cost:€665,72
time:2 weeks
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21) Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia, November 25 2004 until February 17 2005

Philippines 2 months
Brunei 1 week
Malaysia 2 weeks
Brunei 2 days
Philippines 2 days

cost:€2717,3
time:2 months and 3+1/2 weeks
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22) World trip 4, 25 November 2005 until 22 December 2006

China 5 days
Singapore 5 days
Sri Lanka 1 month
India 11 weeks
Bangladesh 3+1/2 weeks
India 1 week
Uzbekistan 4 weeks
Tajikistan 4 weeks
Kyrgyzstan 4 weeks
Kazakhstan 2 weeks
China 1 month
Mongolia 5 weeks
China 1 month
Russia 3 weeks
Estonia 9 days
Latvia 9 days
Lithuania 2 weeks
Poland 4 days
Hungary 1 week

cost:€8003,45
time:13 months
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23) Charleston, 3 July until 6 July 2008

cost:€187
time:4 days
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24) New York, 28 August 2008 until 1 September 2008

cost:€520
time:5 days
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25) Ecuador, 25 November 2008 until 31 December 2008

cost:€2133,42
time:5 weeks
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26) Malta, 9 January 2009 until 17 January 2009

cost:€583,62
time:9 days
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27) London and Dublin, 22 January 2009 until 31 January 2009

cost:€563,63
time:10 days
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28) Washington D.C., 22 May 2009 until 25 May2009

cost:€231,79
time:4 days
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29) Savannah and Charleston, 4 September 2009 until 7 September 2009

cost:€205
time:4 days
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30) Berlin, Stockholm, Bratislava and Vienna, 15 February 2010 until 28 February 2010

cost:€1016,20
time:2 weeks
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31) Durham, NC to Portland, OR by bicycle, 7 May 2010 until 29 July 2010

cost:€3815,13
time:2 months and 3 weeks
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32) India, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan to Cochin, Kerala by auto rickshaw, 25 December 2010 until 24 January 2011

cost:1908,61
time:1 month
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33) Oregon and California, 25 April 2011 until 28 April 2011

cost:148,67(Most of the trip paid by parents)
time:4 days
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34) Vancouver, B.C. to Imperial Beach, CA by bicycle, 29 August 2011 until 28 September 2011

cost:1367,12
time:1 month
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35) Panama and Costa Rica, 3 March 2012 until 25 March 2012

cost:1865,87
time:3 weeks
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36) Central Oregon, 21 September 2012 until 30 september 2012

cost:154,76
time:10 days
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37) Portugal and Spain, 14 January 2013 until 28 January 2013

cost:1089,12
time:2 weeks
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38) Oregon and California, 24 May 2013 until 28 May 2013

cost:90,55
time:5 days
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39) Peru, 14 October 2013 until 3 November 2013

cost:1259.99
time:3 weeks
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40) Armenia, 25 April 2014 until 5 May 2014

cost:708.59
time:11 days
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41) Crete, 15 May 2014 until 22 May 2014

cost:761.53
time:1 week
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42) NE and Central Oregon, 20 September 2014 until 27 September 2014

cost:301.12
time:8 days
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43) San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL by bicycle, 4 March 2015 until 24 April 2015

cost:3883.74
time:7+1/2 weeks
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44) South West USA, 26 May 2015 until 3 june 2015

cost:136.99(Most of the trip paid by parents)
time:9 days
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45) World trip 5, 1 September 2015 until 1 September 2016

Peru 10 days
Chile 10 days
Peru 18 days
Bolivia 6 weeks
Argentina 2 weeks
Chile 6 weeks
Argentina 2 weeks
Chile 5 days
Argentina 9 days
Chile 2 weeks
Argentina 2 weeks
Uruguay 5 days
Argentina 18 days
Brazil 10days
Transatlantic crossing by boat 6 days
Spain 1 week
Belgium 10 days
Montenegro 5 days
Kosovo 1 week
Macedonia 9 days
Albania 1 week
Greece 3 days
Albania 4 days
Montenegro 2 days
Croatia 2 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 days
Serbia 3 days
Hungary 1 day
Georgia 3 weeks
Azerbaijan 2 weeks
Georgia 1 day
Armenia 4 days
Nagorno Karabakh 1 week
Armenia 1 week
Georgia 3 days
Ukraine 1 week
Moldova and Transnistria 5 days

cost:14637.69
time:12 months
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46) Olympic Peninsula, WA and Vancouver Island, BC, 28 Augustus 2017 until 1 September 2017

cost:0(Trip paid by parents)
time:5 days
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47) Japan, 10 march 2018 until 25 March 2018

cost:1004.68
time:2 weeks
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48) Chicago, IL 25 May 2018 until 28 May 2018

cost:393.05
time:4 days
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49) Hawaii, 17 November 2018 until 25 November 2018

cost:374
time:9 days
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50) Madrid, 18 December 2018 until 21 December 2018

cost:0(Trip paid by parents)
time:4 days
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51) Slovenia, 31 August 2019 until 13 September 2019

cost:1141.66
time:2 weeks
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52) Los Angeles, 23 November 2019 until 30 November 2019

cost:435.65
time:1 week
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53) California, 16 July 2021 until 25 July 2021

cost:286.67
time:10 days
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54) Massachusetts and New York, 10 May 2022 until 18 May 2022

cost:435.71
time:9 days
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55) Roadtrip Portland to Salt Lake City, 30 May 2022 until 6 June 2022

cost:103.08(Most of the trip paid by parents)
time:8 days
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56) California, 2 July 2022 until 10 July 2022

cost:437.61
time:9 days
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57) Oslo, Norway 28 November 2022 until 1 December 2022

cost:438.21
time:4 days
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58) World Trip 6, 24 January 2023 until 7 July 2024

Colombia 9+1/2 weeks
Brazil 10 days
Guyana 10 days
Suriname 1 week
French Guiana (France) 1 week
Brazil 2 weeks
Paraguay 5 days
Argentina 2 days
Paraguay 1 week
Brazil 4 days
Namibia 3 weeks
South Africa 1 month
Lesotho 9 days
South Africa 2 weeks
Eswatini 1 week
South Africa 2 weeks
Madagascar 6 weeks
Malawi 7 weeks
Belgium 9 days
The Netherlands 3 days
Belgium 11 days
Oman 4 weeks
United Arab Emirates 2+1/2 weeks
Qatar 9 days
Belgium 1 week
The Netherlands 1 day
Cyprus 2 weeks
Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus 1 week
Turkey 3 weeks
Belgium 2 weeks
Algeria 4 weeks
Tunisia 3 weeks
Italy 5 days
San Marino 1 day
Italy 2 days
Liechtenstein/Austria 1 week
Belgium 1 week

cost:21712.01
time:1 year and 5 months and 2 weeks

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Total costs of all travels: €109839.47

Total time of all travels since October 1st 1991: 9 years and 1 month

average cost per day of traveling:€33.07

% of time spent traveling between 1 October 1991 and July 7th 2024 = 27.74%

There are 11969 days between October 1 1991 and July 7th 2024

I traveled 3321 days between October 1 1991 and July 7th 2024

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