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Country Quest: Trinidad & Tobago #184
I arrived in Trinidad & Tobago today. This is my 184th country and means I have been to all nations in North America.

Jan Dehn
Mar 142 min read
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Country Quest: Guyana #183
I rack up country 183 in my quest to visit the whole world. Guyana is a bit special, because completes the deck in South America.

Jan Dehn
Mar 111 min read
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Country Quest: Suriname #182
Suriname is my 182nd country!

Jan Dehn
Mar 91 min read
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Country Quest: French Guiana #181
Today I finally got to French Guiana, a country I have wished to visit ever since I read Papillon as a kid.

Jan Dehn
Mar 31 min read
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Country Quest: Antarctica #180
I rack up country number 180! And my 7th continent!

Jan Dehn
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Country Quest: Algeria #179
I made to Algeria on my third try. Very happy to rack up country number 179 and my 35th African country.

Jan Dehn
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Country Quest: Svalbard #178
Svalbard is my 178th country/territory! It is also the northermost place I have ever been!

Jan Dehn
Aug 5, 20249 min read
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Country Quest: Ã…land Islands #177
One of just three autonomous regions in the Nordics, the Ã…land Islands are neutral and de-militarised.

Jan Dehn
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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Country Quest: Guinea-Bissau #176
I rack up country number 176 with a lighting visit to Guinea-Bissau!

Jan Dehn
Dec 8, 20234 min read
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Country Quest: Casamance (Senegal) #175
I visit Senegal's southern Casamance region, racking up country number 175.

Jan Dehn
Dec 7, 20236 min read
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Country Quest: The Gambia #174
It may be small, but to me The Gambia is a country just like any other. Number 174 in my collection!

Jan Dehn
Dec 6, 20234 min read
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Country Quest: Guernsey #173
Today, Guerney became my country number 173!

Jan Dehn
Jul 22, 20231 min read
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Country Quest: Jersey #172
Finally in Jersey, my country number 172!

Jan Dehn
Jul 22, 20233 min read
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Country Quest: Gibraltar #171
My peregrinations took me to Gibraltar today, raising my country and territories count to 171, or 64% of the world’s total (based on the...

Jan Dehn
May 20, 20233 min read
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Country Quest: Isle of Man #170
Today I caught the ferry from Heysham near Morecambe Bay in England to Douglas on the Isle of Man. Isle of Man is known for Bee Gees,...

Jan Dehn
May 2, 20231 min read
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Raiding countries: Bangladesh
I am committed to visiting all the countries in the world. This requires focus and expediency. Here is how my raid to Bangladesh panned out. You always end up learning tons.

Jan Dehn
Apr 3, 202311 min read
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Country Quest - Bangladesh #169
I rack up country number 169 in my quest to see the whole world.

Jan Dehn
Apr 1, 20231 min read
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Country Quest - Nepal #168
Hit 168 in my country count today as the plane touched down in Katmandu! Nepal is in the bag!

Jan Dehn
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Country Quest - Bhutan #167
Bhutan is my country number 167! Excited to be here!

Jan Dehn
Mar 19, 20231 min read
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Country Quest - Maldives #166
I rack up country number 166 - the Maldives!

Jan Dehn
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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