All my life, I’ve loved traveling. Although I’ve managed to make it 48 of the 50 American States (still missing North Dakota and Maine), foreign travel is what I like best. I decided to make a list of foreign trips, mainly for myself, but here it is in case anyone’s interested. These entries mostly don’t count short visits where I didn’t spend at least one night.
Here’s a map and list showing all countries and provinces I’ve visited.
I track all the flights I’ve taken.
And I counted up my ocean crossings: 57 times across the Atlantic and 39 times across the Pacific as of April 2026. The odd numbers come from going around the world once (Sept 1991 to Aug 1992).
Countries Visited
| Where | Country | When | Duration | Comments | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | USA | 5/1959 | Born in Ann Arbor | 1 | |
| Canada | 9/1959 | 1 week | Age 4 months! | 2 | |
| Columbia | 12/1964-1/1965 | 2 weeks | Bogotá | 3 | |
| Mexico | 12/1976 | 2 weeks | Climbed 5 highest volcanos | 4 | |
| Australia & South Pacific 9 months | |||||
| French Polynesia | 9/1977 | 1 week | Tahiti & Moorea | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 9/1977 | 2 weeks | N & S Islands by car | 6 | |
| Australia | 9/1977-2/1978 | 4 months | Lived in Canberra | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 2/1978 | 1 week | Climbing at Mt. Cook | ||
| Australia | 2/1978-6/1978 | 4 months | Lived in Canberra | ||
| Indonesia | 6/1978 | 1 week | Bali & Jakarta | 8 | |
| Philipines | 6/1978 | 1 week | Manila | 9 | |
| Japan | 6/1978 | 1 week | Kamakura & Mt. Fuji climb | 10 | |
| England | 12/1978-1/1979 | 3 weeks | Lake District, London etc | 11 | |
| England | 12/1979-1/1980 | 3 weeks | Lake District & South | ||
| Canada | 6/80-7/1980 | 3 weeks | Stikine Icecap climbing expedition | ||
| England | 6-7/1981 | 3 weeks | All over by car | ||
| Europe ’82 2 ½ months | |||||
| England | 9/1982 | 1 week | London & Hordle | ||
| France | 10/1982 | 1 week | Paris & Normandie | 12 | |
| Holland | 10/1982 | 1 week | Delft & Amsterdam | 13 | |
| Denmark | 10/1982 | 2 days | En route to Sweden | 14 | |
| Sweden | 10/1982 | 4 days | Göteborg & Stockholm | 15 | |
| Finland | 10/1982 | 2 days | Helsinki & north to Sweden | 16 | |
| Sweden | 10/1982 | 3 days | Stockholm | ||
| Denmark | 10/1982 | 2 days | København | ||
| Germany | 10-11/1982 | 1 week | Köln, München | 17 | |
| Austria | 11/1982 | 2 days | Wein | 18 | |
| Switzerland | 11/1982 | 2 weeks | Zermatt, Lauterbrunen | 19 | |
| France | 11/1982 | 1 week | Chamonix, Avingnon & Nice | ||
| Italy | 11/1982 | 1 week | Firenze & train | 20 | |
| Ireland | 11-12/1982 | 1 week | Kilarney & Dublin | 21 | |
| Wales | 12/1982 | 1 week | Hitchhiking | 22 | |
| England | 12/1982 | 5 days | Hordle & London | ||
| Japan | 8/84 | 3 weeks | Hokkaido & Honshu | ||
| Cayman Islands | 7/86 | 5 days | Scuba diving | 23 | |
| Japan & Around the World 3 ½ years | |||||
| Japan | 3-6/89 | 3 months | Cycle-touring | ||
| Korea | 6/89 | 5 days | Seoul | 24 | |
| Japan | 6-10/89 | 4 months | Cycle-touring | ||
| Fiji | 10/89 | 4 days | Nadi | 25 | |
| New Zealand | 11/89-3/90 | 4 ½ months | Cycle-touring | ||
| Japan | 3/90-8/90 | 2+ years | Lived in Tokyo | ||
| 9/90-8/91 | |||||
| 9/91-6/92 | |||||
| Russia | 6-7/92 | 2 weeks | Trans-Siberian Railroad | 26 | |
| Romania | 7/92 | 4 days | Bucharest | 27 | |
| Bulgaria | 7/92 | 6 days | Varna & Black Sea | 28 | |
| Turkey | 7/92 | 8 days | Istanbul & Izmir | 29 | |
| Italy | 7/92 | 2 days | Venice | ||
| Switzerland | 7/92 | 5 days | Luzern | ||
| Austria | 7/92 | 4 days | Salzburg | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 7/92 | 2 days | Prague | 30 | |
| Germany | 8/92 | 6 days | Berlin & Hamburg | ||
| England | 8/92 | 8 days | Cambridge, London & South by car | ||
| Nepal ’96 | Nepal | 10-12/96 | 5 weeks | Climbed Mera Peak 21,300′ | 31 |
| Thailand | 12/96 | 5 days | Ko Samui | 32 | |
| Japan, Australia etc | Japan | 10-11/97 | 10 days | Tokyo, Uozu & Kyoto | |
| Malaysia | 11/97 | 3 days | Kuala Lumpur | 33 | |
| Australia | 11/97 | 3 weeks | All over | ||
| New Zealand | 11-12/97 | 5 days | Northland | ||
| China | 7-8/2000 | 2 weeks | Unicon X | 34 | |
| Mexico | 4/2001 | 2 weeks | Unicycling on 2 volcanos | ||
| Canada | 7/2001 | 1 week | National Unicycle Convention | ||
| Canada | 8/2001 | 2 days | Vancouver | ||
| Bhutan Mountain Unicycling | Bhutan | 4-5/2002 | 1 month | Mountain Unicycling & Filming | 35 |
| Thailand | 4-5/2002 | 4 days | Bangkok & Pattaya | ||
| Canada | 6/2002 | 2 days | Vancouver | ||
| Spain | 6/2002 | 1 week | San Sebastián & Barcelona | 36 | |
| Canada | 8/2002 | 2 days | Vancouver, post Unicon XI | ||
| Norway | 6/2003 | 3 ½ weeks | Unicycle tour | 37 | |
| Canada | 9/2003 | 5 days | Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler | ||
| New Zealand | 5/2004 | 10 days | Coromandel and Rotorua | ||
| Canada | 5/2004 | 4 days | Toronto, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous | ||
| England | 6/2004 | 4 days | 24 Hour race: Mountain Mayhem | ||
| Japan | 7-8/2004 | 2 ½ weeks | Unicon XII, Kyoto & Kamikochi | ||
| Cuba | 1/2005 | 9 days | Unicycling etc | 38 | |
| Canada | 5/2005 | 3 days | Toronto, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous | ||
| Alps Unicycle Tour | Germany | 7/2005 | 2 days | Start of tour in Füssen | |
| Austria | 8/2005 | 2 days | Holzgau and Lech | ||
| Liechtenstein | 8/2005 | 2 days | Vaduz | 39 | |
| Switzerland | 8/2005 | 2 weeks | Many passes! | ||
| Italy | 8/2005 | 1 day | Col du Grand Saint Bernard | ||
| France | 8/2005 | 2 days | Chamonix | ||
| Laos Unicycle Tour | Laos | 1/2006 | 2 weeks | Mekong River & Luang Prabang to Vientiene | 40 |
| Thailand | 1-2/2006 | 3 days | Chiang Rai & Nong Khai to Bangkok | ||
| Switzerland | 7-8/2006 | 2 weeks | Unicon XIII & St. Gallen | ||
| Japan | 12/2006-1/2007 | 2 weeks | Tokyo, Kyoto and Uozu | ||
| Mediterranean Unicycle Tour | Slovenia | 6/2007 | 5 days | Ljubljana & riding to Croatia | 41 |
| Croatia | 6/2007 | 4 days | Delnice to Zadar | 42 | |
| Italy | 6/2007 | 1 week | Ancona to Livorno | ||
| France | 6-7/2007 | 1 week | Corsica & Nice to Aix-en-Provance | ||
| Canada | 9/2007 | 4 days | Ride The Lobster Preview, Nova Scotia | ||
| Vietnam | 3/2008 | 2 weeks | Uninam Tour | 43 | |
| Canada | 6/2008 | 12 days | Ride The Lobster | ||
| Scandinavia | Sweden | 7/2008 | 1 week | Disc Golf, Stockholm | |
| Denmark | 7-8/2008 | 1 ½ weeks | Unicon XIV | ||
| India | 4/2009 | 2 ½ weeks | India Unicycle Tour | 44 | |
| Africa | Kenya | 6/2009 | 1 ½ weeks | Africa Unitour | 45 |
| Tanzania | 6-7/2009 | 2 ½ weeks | Africa Unitour and Zanzibar | 46 | |
| New Zealand | 12/2009 – 1/2010 | 3 weeks | Unicon XV | ||
| Mongolia | 8/2010 | 2 ½ weeks | Mongolia Unicycle Tour | 47 | |
| Canada | 9/2010 | 6 days | Vancouver Mountain Unicycle Weekend | ||
| Antarctica | Argentina | 1/2011 | 3 days | Ushuaia | 48 |
| Antarctica | 1/2011 | 13 days | Antarctic Peninsula Cruise | 49 | |
| Europe | Germany | 7/2012 | 3 days | Konstanz | |
| Switzerland | 7-8/2012 | 3 weeks | Unicycle Touring/Hiking | ||
| Austria | 7/2012 | 2 days | Unicycle Touring | ||
| Italy | 7-8/2012 | 2 weeks | Unicycle Touring/Unicon XVI | ||
| Italy | Italy | 6/2013 | 2 weeks | Tuscany | |
| San Marino | 6/2013 | ½ day | Cycling | 50 | |
| Italy | 12/2013 | 6 days | Milano & Firenze | ||
| Düsseldorf Marathon | England | 4/2014 | 5 days | Stockton area | |
| Germany | 4/2014 | 1 day | Düsseldorf | ||
| Holland | 4/2014 | 2 days | Zoetermeer | ||
| Canada | 7-8/2014 | 2 weeks | Montreal for Unicon XVII | ||
| Nepal Unicycle Tour | United Arab Emirates | 4/2015 | 1 day | Dubai | 51 |
| Nepal | 4/2015 | 3 weeks | Annapurna Circuit & Kathmandu | ||
| Unicycle Into The Skye | Scotland | 6/2015 | 1 ½ weeks | Inverness & Skye | 52 |
| Ireland | 6/2015 | 1 day | Dublin | ||
| Mexico | 4-5/2016 | 2 days | Sailed to Ensenada | ||
| Summer 2016 in Europe | Norway | 6-7/2016 | 2 ½ weeks | Oslo to Tromsø | |
| Svalbard | 6-7/2016 | 2 weeks | Norderlicht & Longyearbyen | 53 | |
| Sweden | 7/2016 | 4 days | Trehörningsjö | ||
| Spain | 7-8/2016 | 3 weeks | Barcelona, Pyrenees, San Sebastian, Madrid | ||
| Andorra | 7/2016 | 4 days | Canillo | 54 | |
| France | 7/2016 | 4 days | Pyrenees | ||
| Fall 2016 in Europe | Switzerland | 10/2016 | 2 days | Zürich | |
| Italy | 10/2016 | 3 days | Sardinia | ||
| France | 10/2016 | 1 day | Corsica | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | 10/2016 | 2 days | Open Ocean! | ||
| Spain | 10/2016 | 4 days | Menorca & Mallorca | ||
| Canada | 12/12/2016 | 31 minutes | Very quick trip to Vancouver | ||
| Japan | 3/2017 | 2 weeks | Toyama, Kyoto, Aomori & Tokyo | ||
| Canada | 6/2017 | 2 days | Kluane Chilkat Unicycle Race | ||
| Fall 2017 in Europe | Switzerland | 10/2017 | 4 days | Zürich | |
| Greece | 10/2017 | 10 days | Sailing & Unicycling | 55 | |
| Canada | 6/2018 | 2 days | Kluane Chilkat Unicycle Race | ||
| Canada | 8/2018 | 3 days | Victoria & Sooke | ||
| Fall 2018 in Europe | Italy | 9-10/2018 | 2 weeks | Unicycled Venice to Pisa, Cinque Terre | |
| Vatican City | 9/2018 | 4 hours | Tour | 56 | |
| Switzerland | 10/2018 | 1 week | Hiking in the Alps | ||
| Greece | 10/2018 | 10 days | Sailing & Unicycling | ||
| Japan | 1/2019 | 2 weeks | Toyama, Kyoto, Kyushu, Hiroshima, Nagano & Tokyo | ||
| Portugal Bike Tour | Portugal | 3-4/2019 | 2 weeks | Bike tour from Lisbon | 57 |
| Ireland | 4/2019 | 1 night | Dublin hotel | ||
| South America 2019 6 months | Ecuador | 7-8/2019 | 6 weeks | Quito, Galapagos and biking south | 58 |
| Peru | 8-9/2019 | 6 weeks | Biking south | 59 | |
| Bolivia | 9-10/2019 | 2 weeks | Biking south | 60 | |
| Argentina | 10-11/2019 | 1 month | Biking | ||
| Chile | 11/2019 | 1 week | Biking south | 61 | |
| Argentina | 11-12/2019 | 1 week | Biking south | ||
| Chile | 12/2019 | 1 week | Biking south | ||
| Argentina | 12-2019 | 1 week | Biking south to Ushuaia | ||
| Antarctica | 12/2019 – 1/2020 | 2 weeks | Antarctic Circle Quest | ||
| Argentina | 1/2020 | 4 days | Ushuaia | ||
| Holland and Belgium | Holland | 6-7/2022 | 3 weeks | Bike tours from Amsterdam | |
| Belgium | 7/2022 | 1 day | Visiting friends | 62 | |
| Balkan Boulevard Bike Tour | Slovenia | 9/2022 | 1 week | Ljubljana, Bled & Bovec | |
| Italy | 9/2022 | 1 day | Trieste | ||
| Croatia | 9/2022 | 2 weeks | Islands Split Dubrovnik | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9/2022 | 2 days | Međugorje and Mostar | 63 | |
| Montenegro | 9/2022 | 1 day | Kotor | 64 | |
| Albania | 9-10/2022 | 1 week | Tirana Berat Vlorë Ksamil Përmet | 65 | |
| Greece | 10/2022 | 2 weeks | Mountains Peloponnese Athens | ||
| Mexico | 4/2023 | 1 day | Newport to Ensenada sailing race | ||
| Munich to Venice Bike Tour | Switzerland | 6-7/2023 | 1 week | Zürich & Murren | |
| Germany | 7/2023 | 6 days | Füssen & Munich | ||
| Austria | 7/2023 | 2 days | Innsbruck | ||
| Italy | 7/2023 | 1 week | Brenner Pass to Venice | ||
| Paris Dakar Bike Tour | France | 8-9/2023 | 2 ½ weeks | Paris to the Pyrenees | |
| Andorra | 9/2023 | 2 days | Biked the length of the country | ||
| Spain | 9-10/2023 | 2 weeks | Biked the length of the country | ||
| Morocco | 10/2023 | 3 weeks | Biked the length of the country | 66 | |
| Western Sahara | 10-11/2023 | 1 week | Biked the length of the country | 67 | |
| Mauritania | 11/2023 | 1 week | Biked the length of the country | 68 | |
| Senegal | 11/2023 | 1 week | Rode to Dakar | 69 | |
| Costa Rica | 12/2023 | 10 days | Dominical | 70 | |
| La Bella Italia Bike Tour | Holland | 8-10/2024 | 2 days | Zeist | |
| Belgium | 8/2024 | 2 days | Training near Stavelot | ||
| France | 8/2024 | 1 day | Bourg St. Maurice | ||
| Italy | 9/2024 | 1 month | Biked the length of the country | ||
| Holland | 9/2024 | 1 week | Zeist | ||
| Brazil | 10/2024 | 2 weeks | Indiatuba, Ubatuba & São Paulo | 71 | |
| Guatemala | 3/2025 | 10 days | Lake Atitlan, Antigua, Acatenango & Guatemala City | 72 | |
| Tutti Dolomiti and Milano San Remo tours | Italy | 5-6/2025 | 1 month | Lots of passes! | |
| France | 6/2025 | 3 days | French Alps | ||
| Japan | 10-11/2025 | 2 ½ weeks | Tokyo, Okinawa, Kyoto | ||
| Japan | 3-4/2026 | 2 weeks | Tokyo, Oki Islands, Hiroshima | ||
| Canada | 7/2026 | 10 days | GDMBR & Calgary | ||
| Country | Visits | First | Last | Time | Count |
| Canada | 18 | 9/1959 | 7/2026 | 3 months | 2 |
| Columbia | 1 | 12/1964 | 1/1965 | 2 weeks | 3 |
| Mexico | 4 | 12/1976 | 4/2023 | 1 month | 4 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 9/1977 | 9/1977 | 1 week | 5 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 9/1977 | 1/2010 | 6 months | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 9/1977 | 11/1997 | 9 months | 7 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 6/1978 | 6/1978 | 1 week | 8 |
| Philippines | 1 | 6/1978 | 6/1978 | 1 week | 9 |
| Japan | 14 | 6/1978 | 4/2026 | 2 years, 10 months | 10 |
| England | 8 | 12/1978 | 4/2014 | 3 months | 11 |
| France | 9 | 10/1982 | 6/2025 | 2 months | 12 |
| Holland | 5 | 10/1982 | 10/2024 | 1 1/2 months | 13 |
| Denmark | 3 | 10/1982 | 8/2008 | 2 weeks | 14 |
| Sweden | 5 | 10/1982 | 7/2016 | 2 1/2 weeks | 15 |
| Finland | 1 | 10/1982 | 10/1982 | 2 days | 16 |
| Germany | 6 | 10/1982 | 7/2023 | 3 1/2 weeks | 17 |
| Austria | 5 | 11/1982 | 7/2023 | 2 weeks | 18 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 11/1982 | 7/2023 | 3 months | 19 |
| Italy | 13 | 11/1982 | 6/2025 | 5 months | 20 |
| Ireland | 3 | 11/1982 | 4/2019 | 1 week | 21 |
| Wales | 1 | 12/1982 | 12/1982 | 1 week | 22 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 7/1986 | 7/1986 | 5 days | 23 |
| Korea | 1 | 6/1989 | 6/1989 | 5 days | 24 |
| Fiji | 1 | 10/1989 | 10/1989 | 4 days | 25 |
| Russia | 1 | 6/1992 | 7/1992 | 2 weeks | 26 |
| Romania | 1 | 7/1992 | 7/1992 | 4 days | 27 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 7/1992 | 7/1992 | 6 days | 28 |
| Turkey | 1 | 7/1992 | 7/1992 | 8 days | 29 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 7/1992 | 7/1992 | 2 day | 30 |
| Nepal | 2 | 10/1996 | 4/2015 | 2 months | 31 |
| Thailand | 3 | 12/1996 | 2/2006 | 2 months | 32 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 11/1997 | 11/1997 | 3 days | 33 |
| China | 1 | 7/2000 | 8/2000 | 2 weeks | 34 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 4/2002 | 5/2002 | 1 month | 35 |
| Spain | 4 | 6/2002 | 9/2023 | 1 1/2 months | 36 |
| Norway | 2 | 6/2003 | 7/2018 | 1 1/2 months | 37 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1/2005 | 1/2005 | 1 1/2 weeks | 38 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 8/2005 | 8/2005 | 2 days | 39 |
| Laos | 1 | 1/2006 | 1/2006 | 2 weeks | 40 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 6/2007 | 9/2022 | 1 1/2 weeks | 41 |
| Croatia | 2 | 6/2007 | 9/2022 | 2 1/2 weeks | 42 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 3/2008 | 3/2008 | 2 weeks | 43 |
| India | 1 | 4/2009 | 4/2009 | 2 1/2 weeks | 44 |
| Kenya | 1 | 6/2009 | 6/2009 | 1 1/2 weeks | 45 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 6/2009 | 7/2009 | 2 1/2 weeks | 46 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 8/2010 | 8/2010 | 2 1/2 weeks | 47 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1/2011 | 1/2020 | 1 1/2 months | 48 |
| Antarctica | 2 | 1/2011 | 1/2020 | 4 weeks | 49 |
| San Marino | 1 | 6/2013 | 6/2013 | 1/2 day | 50 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 4/2015 | 4/2015 | 1 day | 51 |
| Scotland | 1 | 6/2015 | 6/2015 | 1 1/2 weeks | 52 |
| Svalbard | 1 | 6/2016 | 7/2016 | 2 weeks | 53 |
| Andorra | 2 | 7/2016 | 9/2023 | 1 week | 54 |
| Greece | 3 | 10/2017 | 10/2022 | 1 month | 55 |
| Vatican City | 1 | 9/2018 | 9/2018 | 1/2 day | 56 |
| Portugal | 1 | 3/2019 | 4/2019 | 2 weeks | 57 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 7/2019 | 8/2019 | 1 1/2 months | 58 |
| Peru | 1 | 8/2019 | 9/2019 | 1 1/2 months | 59 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 9/2019 | 10/2019 | 2 weeks | 60 |
| Chile | 2 | 11/2019 | 12/2019 | 2 weeks | 61 |
| Belgium | 2 | 7/2022 | 8/2024 | 3 days | 62 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 9/2022 | 9/2022 | 2 days | 63 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 9/2022 | 9/2022 | 1 day | 64 |
| Albania | 1 | 9/2022 | 10/2022 | 1 week | 65 |
| Morocco | 1 | 10/2023 | 10/2023 | 3 weeks | 66 |
| Western Sahara | 1 | 10/2023 | 11/2023 | 1 week | 67 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 11/2023 | 11/2023 | 1 week | 68 |
| Senegal | 1 | 11/2023 | 11/2023 | 1 week | 69 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 12/2023 | 12/2023 | 1 1/2 weeks | 70 |
| Brazil | 1 | 10/2024 | 10/2024 | 2 weeks | 71 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 3/2025 | 3/2025 | 1 1/2 weeks | 72 |
Continents Visited
| Continent | Visits | First | Last | Months |
| South America | 4 | 12/1964 | 10/2024 | 6 1/2 |
| Oceania | 4 | 9/1977 | 1/2010 | 11 |
| Asia | 21 | 6/1978 | 4/2026 | 42 1/2 |
| Europe | 29 | 12/1978 | 6/2025 | 22 |
| Africa | 2 | 6/2009 | 11/2023 | 2 1/2 |
| Antarctica | 2 | 1/2011 | 1/2020 | 1 |
Time Spent out of North America: 85 1/2 months / 7+ years
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