20th country - en route to/from Sofia, Bulgaria

2nd time in Iceland to tour the entire Ring Road (in the winter!)

19th country and visiting Asia for only the 2nd time

18th country and 1st time in Iceland (Reykjavik and Golden Circle)

visiting some natural inland landmarks of the USA

17th country - the Canada of the Caribbean

2nd lifetime cruise, 1st on NCL - New York City to Bahamas

counting down to 2016 at Times Square in New York City

visiting UK (London) for the 2nd time, déjà vu of 2002

after touring Amsterdam ... back in Belgium for the day to visit its capital

16th country - touring Amsterdam ... for its windmills and blue-tinted art!

15th country - where the Napoleonic Wars ended in 1815

2 nights during my 1st visit in Paris to see the major sites

13th country - arriving in this southern French city

14th country - spending an afternoon in this small principality

last night in Italy during this European tour

12th country - seeing the Swiss Alps

11th country - enjoying "Augtoberfest" at a famous Bavarian brewery

10th country - visiting two cities in this musical country

the city of canals without cars

visiting the city of Michelangelo

visiting a leaning tower

9th country - visiting the smallest country in the world!

8th country - visiting the classical sights such as the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain

7th country - visiting six cities of the middle kingdom

1st lifetime cruise, 1st on Royal Caribbean - western Caribbean

6th country - visiting the Mayan ruins of Tulum

5th country - visiting Ocho Rios

4th country - visiting a resort enclave of this notorious country

3rd country - my most epic school trip