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Countries We've Visited

This is a list of the countries we've visited together! Both of us had traveled a little before we were married, but figured that didn't count!  Except for South Korea since that's where we met!!  We do so love to travel!  We are often asked if we have a favorite.  Well, not really!  Every place has had it's own specialties and all have been wonderful in their own way!  Don't guess we'll make it to all of them.  Most websites say there are 196 Countries in the world.

  We've visited 104 as of Dec 2023!, plus Antarctica!

That's all 7 Continents!  We've actually DANCED on all 7 Continents!  Yippee!
Here's a neat article about our adventures written by Janet Williams - ICBDA Newsletter, Spring 2020

As an on the side - as of 26 Oct 2020, we've parked our RV overnight in 116 Walmarts in 31 states!!  What a statistic!!

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OAT's Route of the Maya
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Continent

Country

States/Provinces

Time Visited

Purpose

Comments

 

North America

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all 50 states

 Misc from 1986 until present

RV Road trips, dances, vacations, you name it!  Check out my National Parks page for some of the reasons why!!!

 We've actually been in 49 states in the RV (missing Hawaii - of course!)

2

 

Canada           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yukon

Jun 1998, May 2011

Driving out of Alaska, NCL Pearl

 

 

 

 

British Columbia

Jun 1998, Jun 2002, May 2011

Driving out of Alaska, Celebrity Summit, NCL Pearl, Day trip with Kurys & Woodhouse

 

 

 

 

Alberta

Jun 1998

Driving out of Alaska

 

 

 

 

Ontario

Jun/Jul 2000, Jul 2012, May 2013, Jul 2017

Round Dance, Round Dance, Road Trip, Holland America Maasdam Cruise, T&D Convention & vacation, Went to Thunder Bay from Grand Portage with Krivans

 Boston to Montreal Cruise - May 2013 great visit with Blacks before & Pretty's after T&D near Toronto

 

 

 

Quebec

 Jun/Jul 2000, Jul 2012

RV Road Trip, Holland America Massdam Cruise

 Boston to Montreal Cruise

 

 

 

Newfoundland

Sep 2007

Celebrity Constellation

Transatlantic Cruise

 

 

 

Nova Scotia

Sep 2007, Jul 2012

Celebrity Constellation, Holland American Maasdam Cruise

Transatlantic Cruise & Boston to Montreal Cruise

 

 

 

New Brunswick

Sep 2007

Celebrity Constellation

Transatlantic Cruise & Boston to Montreal Cruise

      Prince Edward Island Jul 2012 Holland American Maasdam Cruise Boston to Montreal Cruise
 

Central America

 

 

 

 

 

3   Belize Belize City


 Lamania

Belize City, San Ignacio




Near San Ignacio
Jun 6, 2019


Jun 19, 2019

Dec 2023




Dec 2023
Carnival Freedom


Carnival Freedom

OAT Route of the Maya




On our own at Black Rock Lodge & Sweet Songs Lodge
Boat to the ruins & climbed the Big Temple
Scuba

Tubing in Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve
Birding & canoing on Macal River
4

 

Columbia

Cartagena

Dec 2011

Island Princess

Canoe in Mangroves, Old City tour 

5

 

Costa Rica

  Punta arenas, Limon

Dec 2004

Dec 2011

 

Celebrity Infinity

 Island Princess

 

6   El Salvador San Salvador (with a side birding trip to Boqueron Park & Eco Parque El Espino) Dec 2023 OAT's Route of the Maya Birding & city tour
7   Guatamala Guatamala City

Santa Catarina Palop  (Lake Atitlan) & San Antonio Palomo

Antigua

Peten - Tikal NP & UNESCO
Dec 2023

Dec 2023



Dec 2023

Dec 2023
OAT's Route of the Maya

Tours,

Ziplining



Touring

birding & Ruins
8 Honduras Roatan, Mahogany Bay





Copan Ruinas
Dec 2010

Jun 2019

Jun 2023

Dec 2023
Crown Princess

Carnival Freedom

RCL Allure of the Seas

OAT's Route of the Maya
Snorkel

Western Island Tours by Locals

9

 

Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabo San Lucas

Dec 2004

Celebrity Infinity

 

      Acupulco Dec 2004 Celebrity Infinity  
 

 

 

Cancun

about 1995

Round Dance Festival

 w/Easterday's & Blackford's

 

 

 

Costa Maya

Jun 2019


Jun 2023
Carnival Freedom


RCL Allure of the Seas
Port terminal


Rafting/Swimming
      Cozumel

Dec 2009


Oct 2017

Jun 7, 2019

Jun 20, 2019

Jun 2023

RCL Voyager of the Seas 

Carnival Valor

Carnival Freedom

Carnival Freedom

RCL Allure of the Seas

Snorkel & Punta del Sur Eco Park

 Taxi tour of town

Snuba

Scuba in NP

Snorkel in NP

      Progreso Oct 2017 Carnival Valor open air bus tour
      Quintana Roo (Cancun, Tulum, Cozumel) Dec 2012 Excellence Riviera Cancun All inclusive Resort with several scuba dives & excursions
10  

Panama

Panama City, Colon Dec 2004

Dec 2011

Celebrity Infinity

Island Princess

 
 

South America

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Argentina

 

Dec 2007

Celebrity Summit Cruise

 

      Patagonia Dec 2016 OAT Wilderness Adventure  
      Patagonia/Buenos Aires Dec 2019 OAT White Antarctica 5 night Pre trip
12   Brazil Igauzu Falls, Santerem, Paratins, Manaus, Belem



Iguassu Falls
Dec 2016, Dec 2017




Dec 2019
OAT WIlderness Adventure
(click to read the travelogue),
Viking Sea
OAT White Antarctica
7 days on the Amazon with Viking Sea


Day visit
      Amazon Dec 2017 Viking Ocean Cruise  
13

 

Chile

 

Dec 2007, Dec 2016

Celebrity Summit Cruise, OAT Wilderness Adventure

 

      Cape Horn Dec 2007/ Dec 2016 actually set foot on island Celebrity Summit Cruise/OAT Wilderness Adventure  
 

 

 

Easter Island

 

Dec 2016

OAT Wilderness Adventure

 

14

 

Ecuador Quito, Galapagos (Eastern Islands) Dec 2015 OAT Tour

4 nights in the Galapagos 

      Quito, Coca, Galapagos (Isabella, Fernandino, Santiago, Baltra, Las Cruces Dec 2021 OAT Tour 4 nights in Coca & 7 nights in Galapagos
15   Peru Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu Dec 2015 OAT Tour 6 dancer couples & we round danced in the Sacred Valley!
16  

Uruguay

 

Dec 2007

Celebrity Summit Cruise

 
 

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

17   Albania Shkoder April 2023 OAT Group Pre-Trip 3 dancers with us
      Tirana April 2023    
      Beret & Shiroka April 2023 Didn't spend the night, but visited  
18

 

Austria

 

May 1994, April/May 2006

Road Trip, Road Trip

 

19   Bosnia-Herzegovina Mostar, Sarajevo
April 2023 OAT Group Trip 7 dancers with us
20   Bulgaria   Apr 2015 Eastern Explorer Uniworld Cruise - River Princess Continued on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania
21

 

Croatia

 Dubrovnik

 

July 2008, Apr 2015, Apr 2023

RCL Brilliance of the Seas; Eastern Explorer, Uniworld Cruise - River Princess
 

 

 

Cont on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania

 

22

 

Czech Republic

 

April/May 2006

Round Dance & Road Trip

 

23   Denmark Copenhagen August 2010




Jul 2022
Copenhagen-inbetween Star Princess Baltic cruise and the RCL Vision of the Seas Norwegian cruise
Spent 3 nights with Preskitt's after teaching in Sweden
 
24

 

England

 

Sep 2007, Apr/May 2009

Celebrity Constellation, Road Trip - Read Travelogue

 Both also visited England while in the Air Force

25   Estonia Tallinm August 2010 Star Princess Baltic Cruise -  
26   Faroe Islands
(sometimes counted as a separate country!  I did!)
Runavik July 2016 Holland American Cruise - Zuiderdam Share Denmark Royalty
27   Finland  Helsinki August 2010 Star Princess Baltic Cruise -  
28

 

France

 Paris

Sep 2007, Jul 2008

Celebrity Constellation, RCL Brilliance of the Seas

 Daytrip to Paris (Sep 2007)

29

 

Germany

 Top to Bottom!

May 1994, May 2006, Apr 2009, Apr 2011, Apr 2017

Dance & Road Trip, Dance & Viking River Cruise, Dance & Road Trip

 Both there in the Air Force too

30

 

Greece

 Katakolon, Nafplion, Athens, Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos

Santorini, Piraeus

Apr 2001, Jul 2014, Apr 2016

Renaissance Cruise, HAL MS Noordam -
RCL Splendour of the Seas -

 

31   Hungary Budapest Apr 2015 Uniworld Cruise - River Princess Continued on Danube - Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania
32   Iceland Reykjavik Jul 2016 Holland America Zuiderdam  
      Isafjador Jul 2016 Holland America Zuiderdam  
33

 

Ireland

 Dublin & Cork

Sep 2007

Celebrity Transatlantic Cruise

 

34

 

Italy

 Venice, Rome, Florence, Piza

 Apr 2001, July 2008,

Jul /Aug 2014, Apr 2016

Renaissance R7, RCL Brilliance of the Seas, HAL MS Noordam (Venice before Naples enroute & Rome after)

 Both there in the Air Force too & Pam was there with her parents as a teenager

35

 

Lichtenstein

 

May 1994

Road Trip

 

36

 

Malta

 

Apr 2001

Renaissance R7

 

37   Monaco   Jul 2008 RCL Brilliance of the Seas Enjoyed the casino!
38   Montenegro Kotor Apr 2023 OAT Group Trip 7 dancers with us
39

 

The Netherlands

 

May 2006

Viking River Cruise & Visit Friends

 Cruise ended in Amsterdam & then visit with Rotscheid's

40   Norway   August 2010 Star Princess Baltic Cruise - Osla & RCL Vision of the Seas - Alesund, Tromso, Geiranger, Honningsvag & North Cape, Bergen, Olden  
        Jul 2016 Holland America Cruise - Zuiderdam: Bergen, Alesund  
41   Poland Gydnia & Gdansk August 2010 Star Princess Baltic Cruise -  
42   Portugal Lisbon, Porta;

San Miguel,Azores

April 2013,

April 2017

Uniworld Land & Duoro River with 2 Dance Couples!  HAL Konningsdam TransAtlantic Cruise  
43   Romania Bucharest, Transylvania April 2015 Eastern Explorer - Uniworld Cruise - River Princess Continued on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania
44   Russia   Aug 2010, Sep 2011 Star Princess Baltic Cruise - St Petersburg
GCT River Cruise - Moscow & misc others to St Pete's
Cruise with 4 dance couples with Pre travel to Ukrania
        Sep 2011 River cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg on GCT  
****   San Marino   Pam only in 1972 road trip with family  
45

 

Scotland

 

May 2009

Road Trip

 

    Shetland Islands July 2016 Holland American Cruise - Zuiderdame  
46   Serbia Belgrade Apr 2015, May 2023 Eastern Explorer - Uniworld Cruise - River Princess
OAT Group Post Trip
Continued on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania
      Novi Sad May 2023 OAT Group Post Trip 3 dancers with us
47

 

Slovakia

 Bratislava

April/May 2006

Round Dance & Road Trip

 

48   Slovenia Ljubjana May 2023 OAT Group trip  
             
49

 

Spain

 Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante

April 2001, July 2008, Apr 2017

Renaissance R7, RCL Brilliance , HAL Konningsdam TransAtlantic

 Both there in the Air Force also

50

 

 Sweden

 Hallstahammer, Karlskrona, Stockholm, Linskoping, Dalarna, Gothenburg, Jonkoping

July 2010, July 2012, July /Aug 2018, Jul 2022

2 weeks teaching assignment in Hallstahammer & Star Princess Baltic Cruise stop in Stockholm - Read Travelogue

10 days of dance sessions in Karlskrona, Sweden

2 weeks teaching in Karlskrona, Sweden

10 days traveling - Mountains to the west coast, including a canal ride - Read Travelogue

 

51

 

Switzerland

 

 May 1994

Road Trip

 

52

 

Turkey

 

Apr 2001, Jul 2014

Renaissance R7, HAL MS Noordam - Kusadasi (Ephesus)

 

53   Ukraine   Sep 2011 Kiev with GCT  
54

 

Wales

 

Apr 2009

Road Trip

 

55   Vatican City  

 Apr 2001, July 2008,

Jul /Aug 2014, Apr 2016

Renaissance R7, RCL Brilliance of the Seas, HAL MS Noordam (Venice before Naples enroute & Rome after)

 
 

African Continent

 

 

 

 

 

56   Botswana   Dec 2014, Apr 2018 Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!!
Read the 2018 Travelogue!
Exclusive tour just for the Dancing GyPsies - our 25th Anniversary!!!
57

 

Egypt

 (click for more info)

 Cairo, Giza, Aswan, Luxor, Sakkara, AbuSimbel, Edfu, Esna,

Dec 2007

Grand Circle Nile River Tour
 

 

      Suez/Port Said (Suez Canal) Apr 2016 RCL Splendour of the Seas - Suez/Port Said - couldn't get off ship  
58   Ethiopia Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Dec 2022 Overseas Adventure Travel Only an airport stop, but slept in airport for 5 hours!
59   Kenya Naroibi, Masai Mara May 2018 Overseas Adventure Travel  
60   Namibia   May 2018 Overseas Adventure Travel  
61   Rwanda Kigali, Akagera NP, Volcanos NP Dec 2022 Overseas Adventure Travel
read the Travelogue
Elcusive tour just for the Dancing GyPsies!
62   Senegal Dakar Dec 2014 Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!! (only a technical stop on the flight over & back)
63   South Africa Cape Town Dec 2014 Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!!  
      Johannesburg, Hartbeespoort Apr 2018 Overseas Adventure Travel & Tours by Locals Read the travelogue!  
64   Tanzania Arusha, Serengeti, Karatu Apr 2018 Overseas Adventure Travel  
      Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti Dec 2022 Overseas Adventure Travel Elcusive post tour just for the Dancing GyPsies!
      Nungwi, Zanzibar Dec 2022 1 week at Double Tree Resort after an OAT trip;
Spice Tour, & Boat Cruise
all inclusive resort week
65   Uganda Entebbe International Airport Dec 2022 Overseas Adventure Travel Only an airport stop, but visited a nice lounge for several hours!
66   Zambia   Dec 2014, Apr 2018 Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!  
67   Zimbabwe   Dec 2014, Apr 2018 Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!!  
 

Oceania

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New South Wales

Jun 2000

Road Trip & Dance

 

 

 

 

Western Australia

Jun 2000

Road Trip

 

 

 

 

South Australia

Jun 2000

Road Trip & Dance

 
 

 

 

Tasmania

Apr 2000

Road Trip

 

 

 

 

Northern Territory

Jun 2000

Road Trip

 

 

 

 

Queensland

Apr 2000, Jun 2003, May 2012

Road trip (2000) & Round Dance Festival (2003) & Round Dance Festival (2012)

 

        Brisbane, May 2012 Dance with Armstrong's  
 

 

 

Victoria

May 2000, Sep 2009

Road trip (2000) & Round Dance Festival (2009)

 

69

 

 Cook Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roratunga

Jan 1999

 Honeymoon

 

 

 

 

Autitaki

Jan 1999

 Honeymoon

 

70

 

 French Polynesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tahiti

Sep 2009

Star Flyer Clipper Ship

 

 

 

 

Moorea

Sep 2009

Star Flyer Clipper Ship

 

 

 

 

Ta’haa

Sep 2009

Star Flyer Clipper Ship

 

 

 

 

Supposed to visit Huahine, but weather was too bad

Sep 2009

Star Flyer Clipper Ship

 

71

 

 New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both North & South Island, North Island

Jun 2000, Jun 2003

Round Dance & Road Trip, Jun 2000, Round Dance & Road Trip

 

 

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

72   China Shanghai Apr 2010 Diamond Princess Cruise - Ancient City of Zhuijaijao
Read Travelogue
 
      Beijing May 2010 Harrison Wang Land tour  
      Xi'an May 2010 Harrison Wang Land tour  
      Guilin May 2010 Harrison Wang Land tour  
      Hong Kong Apr 2010 Diamond Princess Cruise - Dragon Back Hike  
73   Taiwan Keelong Apr 2010 Fishing Village & walk around port  
      Taipai April 2019 Airport - Celebrity Constellation  
74

 

Japan

 Okinawa

 Apr 2010

Diamond Princess Cruise

 

      Tokyo May 2012, Jun 2014 train trip before Shibata Round up, May 2012- saw Sumo with Shibata's - 2014 Bus tour with harbor cruise  
      Hakone/Odawara May 2012 w/Ito's - saw Mt Fuji  
      Hiroshima May 2012 w/Takasaki's  
      Kamakura Jun 2014 w/Shibata's  
      Kyoto/Nara May 2012 w/Maeda's  
      Nasu Jun 2014 Visit Shibata's 2nd Home  
      Takayama May 2012 stay in Green Hotel  
      Shin Hotoka Ropeway May 2012 via bus  
      Matsumoto May 2012 stayed in Tokyu Inn  
      Hanno May 2012 visited Shibata's  
74

 

South Korea

 

1980/81

1995

Both stationed at Osan AB

Pam alone on TDY – all over

 Where we met!

76

 

Singapore

 

Apr 2010

Diamond Princess Cruise - City Tour

 

        Apr 2019 Celebrity Constellation = 2 days pretour with Tours by Locals AWESOME!!
77   Thailand Bangkok April 2010 Diamon Princess Cruise - 2 nights Private pre-Tour   
      Phuket April 2019 Celebrity Constellation  
      Phang Nga Bay NP April 2019 Celebrity Constellation - Ship Excursion  
78   Vietnam Phu Mai (Vuan Tai) Apr 2010 Diamond Princess Cruise - Vuan Tai Resort Tour  
      Nha Trang Apr 2010 Diamond Princess Cruise - Absolutely gorgeous!!
 

The Caribbean

 

 

 

 

 

79   Antigua & Barbuda

 St John's, Antigua & Barbuda

 Dec 2013, Jan 2018

 Celebrity Eclipse, Viking Sea

 Eco Kayak in/around Great Bird Island. Island Panoramic Tour

80  

 Aruba

 

Nov 1998, Dec 2004, Dec 2008, Dec 2011, Dec 2013

RCL Rhapsody of the Seas, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Solstice, Island Princess, Celebrity Eclipse

 bus tour first time, snorkel 4 times

81  

The Bahamas

 

  Nov 1994

RCL Sovereign of the Seas Cruise

 

      Freeport, Half Moon Cay, Nassau Jun 2022 Carnival Dream 8 night cruise to/from Galveston
82   Barbados   Dec 2013 Celebrity Eclipse  
83

Virgin Islands & British Virgin Islands

 St Thomas, St Johns

 Nov 1994, Nov 1998, Jan 2018

 RCL Sovereign of the Seas, RCL Rhapsody of the Seas, Viking Sea

 

84  

British Virgin Islands

St Croix

85  

Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman

Dec 2009

RCL Voyager of the Seas

Snorkel & City Tour

86

Cuba

Camaguey, Remedios, Matanzas, Havana

Dec 2018

Grand Circle Foundation - People to People
Read the Travelogue!

w/Hibner & Toth

87  

 Curacao

Netherlands Antilles

Dec 2013

Celebrity Eclipse

 Kayak & Snorkel

88   Grenada St George Dec 2013 Celebrity Eclipse Spice Island Bus tour
89  

Haiti

 Labadee

Dec 2013

Celebrity Eclipse

Celebrity's private island - Speed boat & snorkel

90   Jamaica Montego Bay, Ocho Rios Dec 2009, Dec 2011 RCL Voyager of the Seas, Island Princess Snorkel, Swam with Dolphins
   

Puerto Rico

 

 Nov 1994, Dec 2008, Dec 2017

RCL Sovereign of the Seas, Celebrity Solstice, Viking Sea

 

91  

 St Maarten

Dutch Part

Nov 1998, Dec 2008, Dec 2013

RCL Rhapsody of the Seas, Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse

 

92  

St Kitts & Nevis

St Kitts 

 

RCL Rhapsody of the Seas

 

93

 

St Lucia Castries Dec 2013, Jan 2018 Celebrity Eclipse, Viking Sea Port shopping mall, Island Tour & Aerial Tram
94   St Martin

French Antilles

 

 Nov 1994

 RCL Sovereign of the Seas Cruise

 

96   St Vincent & the Grenadines        
97   Trinidad-Tobago Scarborough, Tobago Jan 2018 Viking Sea Roxborough Rainforest
98   Turks & Caicos Islands Grand Turks Dec 2010 Crown Princess Didn't get off the ship
  Middle East          
99   India Cochin April 2019 Celebrity Constellation  
      Goa April 2019 Celebrity Constellation  
      Mumbai  April 2019 Celebrity Constelltion  
****

 

Iran

 

 

George Only in the Military

 
100   Israel Ashdod, Jerusalem; Haifa, Galilee April 2016 RCL Splendour of the Seas  
**** Lebanon George Only in the Military
101 Oman Salalah April 2016 RCL Splendour of the Seas
      Muscat April 2019 Celebrtiy Constellation - Tours by Locals Fantastic
102   Palestine West Bank, Bethlehem April 2016 RCL Splendour of the Seas  
103   Sri Lanka Colombo April 2019 Celebrity Constellation - Tours by Locals  
104   United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi April 2019 Celebrity Constellation - 2 nights post cruise with Tours by Locals Amazing!
      Ajman April 2016 RCL Splendour of the Seas  
      Dubai April 2016


April 2019
RCL Splendour of the Seas
read the Travelogue
Celebrity Constellation
 
      Sharjah April 2016 RCL Splendour of the Seas  
  Antarctica          
      Melchior Islands Dec 2019 Corinthian - OAT Adventure Tour
Click here to Read the Ship's Log
zodiac cruise
      Danco Island     hiking & Polar plunge
      Neko Harbor     Mainland hike
      Lemaire Channel     Cruising the Channel in the Corinthian
      Torersen     zodiac cruise to see Humpback whales bubble feeding
      Port Lockroy     Penguin Post Office
      Paradise Bay     Argentinian Base Brown (mainland)
      Deception Island (South Shetland Islands)     Whalers Bay hiking

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