What was your 100th country?

[kpc]

Iran, Russia, North Korea.......USA.......

I have been to 3 of the 4....would love to go to Iran one day but not now

 

[drron]

We did get to 10 Russian cities when we could.

 

[SYD]

Iran, Russia, North Korea.......USA.......

A friend went to North Korea on an organised tour, which then made going to the USA for another friend’s wedding problematic…But he made it.

 

[Scarlett]

3 out of the 4 I will most likely never get to as they are on a list that I need to get permission to travel to and if approved I still need to sign waivers to the effect that travel is at my own risk. I will not get into the detail but it is not hard to work out.

That is what retirement is for!
You can also add Cuba and Sudan to the list and go visit those places as well.

But you do have to add a mandatory visit to a US consulate to the travel plan to get a visa as well…

 

[Sprucegoose]

A friend went to North Korea on an organised tour, which then made going to the USA for another friend’s wedding problematic…But he made it.

indeed a mate went to Iran and needed a lawyer to get a USA Visa - $6k and 18 months later.

 

[RooFlyer]

indeed a mate went to Iran and needed a lawyer to get a USA Visa - $6k and 18 months later.

Was the mate in some particular line of work? I went to Iran and subsequently had to get a US B1/B2 Visa. PITA but I got it and at the consulate which you have to go for an interview, they were completely disinterested in the reason I was applying for a Visa rather than getting an ESTA.

 

[kpc]

You can also add Cuba and Sudan to the list and go visit those places as well.

Fortunately I went to Cuba before it became an "axis of evil"again. Havana was great with Chevroiets from the 1950s everywhere.

 

[im.daniel]

Albania later this year for a work trip will be 95 for me …. so getting there slowly!

Having children has fundamentally changed our perspective on travel. There are so so so many more considerations than just packing my backpack, jumping on a budget airline and 10 dollar backpacker stays!

Wouldn’t change it for the world though, and it’s nice to be able to share our love of travel with them! A slower pace of travel and more repeated visits to destinations has been equally, if not more rewarding!

 

[Sprucegoose]

Was the mate in some particular line of work? I went to Iran and subsequently had to get a US B1/B2 Visa. PITA but I got it and at the consulate which you have to go for an interview, they were completely disinterested in the reason I was applying for a Visa rather than getting an ESTA.

Just the usual infrastructure management—popped over for a wedding, not really thinking like a strategic traveler, just an innocent wanderer roaming the globe.

Wouldn’t change it for the world though, and it’s nice to be able to share our love of travel with them! A slower pace of travel and more repeated visits to destinations has been equally, if not more rewarding!

And it all changes again when they fly the nest!