Travel Maps

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. —Laozi

Where I've Been

Green: Lived There / Pink: Visited There
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Wanderjahr

2009.02.01-2010.11.17 / 42,000 km / 26,000 miles
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Silk Road

2016.05.10-09.09 / 17,000 km / 10,500 miles
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List of Countries

  1. United States (1986-2009, 2010-2012, 2018-2023)
  2. Canada (2002)
  3. England (2009)
  4. Scotland (2009)
  5. France (2009, 2016, 2025)
  6. Belgium (2009)
  7. Netherlands (2009)
  8. Germany (2009, 2016, 2024, 2025)
  9. Austria (2009, 2026)
  10. Hungary (2009)
  11. Croatia (2009)
  12. Bosnia & Hercegovina (2009, 2026)
  13. Montenegro (2009)
  14. Albania (2009)
  15. Greece (2009, 2018)
  16. North Macedonia (2009)
  17. Bulgaria (2009)
  18. Romania (2009)
  19. Moldova (2009)
  20. Transdnistria (2009)
  21. Ukraine (2009, 2018)
  22. Turkey (2009, 2018)
  23. Syria (2009)
  24. Jordan (2009)
  25. Israel (2009-2010)
  26. Palestine (West Bank) (2009)
  27. Egypt (2010)
  28. India (2010)
  29. Thailand (2010, 2016-2018)
  30. Myanmar (2010)
  31. Laos (2010)
  32. China (2010, 2016, 2018)
  33. Hong Kong (2010)
  34. South Korea (2010)
  35. Japan (2010, 2012-2016, 2018, 2024, 2025-2026)
  36. Vietnam (2013)
  37. Malaysia (2015)
  38. Singapore (2015)
  39. Kyrgyzstan (2016)
  40. Uzbekistan (2016)
  41. Kazakhstan (2016)
  42. Russia (2016)
  43. Finland (2016)
  44. Spain (2016)
  45. Portugal (2016)
  46. Cambodia (2017)
  47. Taiwan (2017)
  48. Poland (2018, 2023–Present)
  49. Czechia (2018, 2025)
  50. Slovakia (2018)
  51. Lithuania (2018)
  52. Republic of Užupis (2018)
  53. Latvia (2018)
  54. Estonia (2018)
  55. Georgia (2018)
  56. Armenia (2018)
  57. Azerbaijan (2018)
  58. Italy (2024, 2026)
  59. Switzerland (2024)
  60. Sri Lanka (2025)
  61. Vatican City (2026)
  62. Serbia (2026)
Next: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Cyprus, Tunisia, Morocco...

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