Where have you been?

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This may sound like a slightly braggy post but for me its more of a way of writing this down somewhere because I also need to rethink it every time it comes up.

To how many countries have you been? It's super easy to travel to different countries these days (at least for the kind of people that are likely to read this post)

I have been to 43 (I don't think I missed any):

Australia (Current)
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada
China (Hong Kong)
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
England (2 years)
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Isreal
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Montenegro
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Portugal
Scotland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
UAE
USA
Vatican

I know some people have been more and some a lot less. I think it's really important for people to travel and see a different way of living, both culturally and economically. Some places I'd love to go back to live, some to eat, some just to look at, and some have made me rethink what is important in my life.

How many countries have you been to and which ones have had an impact on your life?

Madagascar, rice paddies

Among other things from Madagascar, having children in villages ask for your empty water bottles and being excited when given them has made me rethink the value I place on material things in my life. I was also made aware of how lucky I am that I can travel easily. Our guides in Madagascar love their country and travelling around, but with their wages a flight to any other country is prohibitively expensive. I was having dreams of being able to fly them to Australia and show them another world of cities and nature they never thought they'd see.