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I'm Sue. My Dream is to travel to ALL 196 countries in the world and photograph/write about every one. So far I have travelled to 195.

“Because it’s there”
George Mallory
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Red: Countries still to visit.

Orange: Territories still to visit.

Light blue: Territories visited.

Dark blue: Countries visited.

Apparently, I Am Quite Well Travelled

 I was surprised to discover that according to the  MTP (Most Travelled People) website, I'm the number one female traveller in the UK. According to Nomadmania.com. I’m currently the fifth most travelled person in the UK and the 93rd in the world. The rankings change quite quickly! I'm well on the way to travelling to all the countries in the world. Just one country to go! Afghanistan...

 

It’s a pretty challenging task  with  various difficulties to overcome (see About Me).  And before you can even start moving, you have to decide what a country is. There are sovereign states - which are UN recognised countries. There are 193 of those. But I’ve added Vatican State, Kosovo and Taiwan. That makes 196. Progress is recorded here (of course) and on Instagram – @sue3travels_every_country_countdown. 

 

However, there are also other self-ruled areas of land in this world. I make it 247, but this number is definitely open to debate. I’ve done 242 of those (Instagram - @every_territory_in_the_world). A couple - Pitcairn and Tokelau - are very difficult indeed.

Sue in Sudan

Closing in on the Dream

Until quite recently, I thought that visiting every country was an unattainable dream, in terms of both cost and danger, countries stricken by war. But then I came up with A Plan and what looked like an achievable goal. Covid-19 meant that I didn't achieve my goal in 2020 as I had hoped. 2021 was very cautious, not much was allowed and I wasn't keen to lose any more money on cancelled trips. 2022 saw visits to Scandinavia, Tunisia Uganda and Burundi, Iraq, Yemen, Jamaica and Cayman. I've just been to Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroun and Central African Republic. Afghanistan is on the drawing board!  

Portrait of a smiling young Bangladeshi lady wearing a black patterned headscarf
Turquoise water in the travertines at Pamukkale, Turkey
Palau Three Japanese tourists covered in mud
Sue at the Independence Monument Ashgabat
Headshot of two Muila women in profile facing each other
A tribal grup at the SingSing Festival, wearing blue and white sarongs and red discs on their chests, PNG
A shoal of reef fish shoots across the coral towards me
A view form above of a traditional costumed group at Pasto Carnival
Fishing boat at sunset, Ende, Flores, Indonesia
Sue snorkelling off Klein Bonaire
Portrait of a silverback gorilla , Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Light reflects off rippling water in front of a motu in the lagoon
Red orange and green fall colours reflected in a lake, Vermont, New England
A mother camel with her tiny newborn baby
A donkey cart and a sleeping dog in front of colourful fishing boats at Port de Peche Nouakchott Mauritania
A pair of gentoo penguins waddle across the snow synchronising their wings and feet
The crowd, wearing traditional costume at the Naadam games seen from above, Mongolia
Curvy Saharan sand dunes seen from the air, Western Sahara
Glistening blue ice floes at Grey Glacier, Patagonia, Chile
Tall pagodas of Besakih Temples, Bali
The Lonely Castle - Tomb of Lihyan, Son of Kuza taken from above, Hegra, Saudi Arabia
Rice terraces, Sumatra
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My Travel Stories - SEE THE WORLD THROUGH MY EYES

The posts on this website tell the story of my travels so far, often solo, recorded in words and pictures – my own window on the world. I’m not going into competition with Lonely Planet. The posts are informative (I hope) but also a subjective travelogue, recounting my adventures, reflecting my own impressions and experiences, been there, saw that, thought this, was scared by that. Dive in and read about the countries you’ve visited and the ones you haven’t. I’d love to hear your experiences, so please do email, comment, get in touch…

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