33rd country for my first steps into Africa

visiting northern Portugal's wine-producing city

32nd country and 1st Portuguese-speaking city with the capital of Portugal

visiting southern Spain's seaside flamenco town

4th lifetime cruise, 1st on Celebrity - in the southwest Mediterranean

31st country - a Catalan-speaking micro-state between Spain and France

2nd time in France, 1st in this part of France - a hot springs town

30th country and 4th visit to continental Europe

a pilgrimage to a city riddled with 20th century world history - and Rammstein

3rd time in Iceland as a stopover to Berlin : a look at Snæfellsnes

enjoying Norwegian Cruise Line's private island

2nd time in Mexico, in the same city, 20 years later, with a self-guided walk

29th country, 1st time in Belize ... the hidden excursion

28th country - an island off the coast of the mainland

3rd lifetime cruise, 2nd on NCL - to the southwestern Caribbean

leaving the Balkans and hoping to come back later

visiting the capital of [North] Macedonia

visiting a partially-recognized country at midnight

27th country - in a city of 365 churches

26th country - in a city that was once closed to foreigners

25th country - formerly part of Serbia and Yugoslavia with scenic charms

24th country - picturesque fortified city and a visit to an island on the Adriatic Sea

stopping over in this intriguing country within a country

23rd country - cities of tragedy and rebuilding

22nd country - aptly my first former Yugoslavian country

21st country - my 1st former Eastern Bloc country!

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)