“Our Future Travels”

• May 30, 2020
• By Pen n Daryl
• 4 Comments

With everything going on in the world, lately, we especially like to say how glad we are that we have gotten to see as much of the world as we have; over the past 20 years. Over that long period of time, we have seen a few changes come our way in regards to travel i.e. Airport security being the biggest change, since 9/11. For whatever China has planned against other Asian countries; and/or the rest of the world, we are especially glad we got to visit Asia so EXTENSIVELY, when we first started traveling full-time: This includes, but is not limited to China 🇨🇳, (Tibet too), Hong Kong, and Japan 🇯🇵 (including Okinawa), and Taiwan, and we have had zero plans to return.

For now, we will try not to get too far from Europe, since we would like to try to make up for some of the country visits we had to miss, because of the lockdown months; while sheltering in Greece 🇬🇷. This will hopefully include our Rhine River cruise in Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 Germany 🇩🇪, France 🇫🇷 and Switzerland 🇨🇭. Then, we hope to make our way to the Baltic region, as well as Iceland 🇮🇸 and Greenland 🇬🇱, as weather permits..

Currently, for June, July, and August, we hope to make it to Albania 🇦🇱, Serbia 🇷🇸, Macedonia 🇲🇰, and Hungary 🇭🇺, as well.

By the fall, we do not have a plan, since what we had planned, before the closed borders has changed up. When we are in Albanian in June (next stop) I will get back in “travel agent” mode and put an itinerary together for the rest of this year. We will also have time to put a tentative itinerary together for our 2021 travels. Travel planning was not easy when the world was “normal,” and just based on my struggles to plan an exit to leave Greece 🇬🇷/Europe, recently, I am a bit unsure how it will all go. BUT, go we will, to as many places still on our list as we can!

We do have a few places, yet, to travel, in different parts of Asia, and we will focus on finishing this region up, while we still can. This includes, but is not limited to: Azerbaijan 🇦🇿, Georgia 🇬🇪 and Armenia 🇦🇲. Also, we are excited about Pakistan🇵🇰. 

We want to visit Russia, but strangely enough, we are unable to get a Visa to go there, from being “out in the world” like we are. When we go back to the USA 🇺🇸 in a year, to visit family and friends, for about a month, we will be able to apply for our Russian Visa from our home country, as required. We would love to return to  Philippines 🇵🇭, and Indonesia 🇮🇩, because of all the different islands, but for now we must focus, more than ever, on where we have yet to visit, and avoid repeat country visits. In the Oceanic region, the priority will be, to get to Tazmania; Australia 🇦🇺 and New Zealand 🇳🇿. There are many places in this region we would like to visit, but time and expense will dictate what we do in the Oceania. Looking at a world map, it would appear the many islands are close together, but they aren’t and this makes it very expensive to travel in; as it’s mostly by plane, due to the great distance, between countries.

In Africa, and near this continent, we still want to go to Madagascar 🇲🇬, Botswana 🇧🇼 or Tanzania 🇹🇿, and Morocco 🇲🇦.

After the above visits, we will move on to South America, where, believe it or not, our goal of seeing the world, will finish up!

Currently, I have been to the following 78 Countries: (Daryl to around 50)

1.  Uganda 🇺🇬

2. Singapore 🇸🇬

3. Indonesia 🇮🇩

4. Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

5. United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

6. Mongolia 🇲🇳

7. Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

8. Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬

9. Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

10. Tajikistan 🇹🇯

11. Turkmenistan 🇹🇲

12. South Korea 🇰🇷/DMZ

13. Hong Kong 🇭🇰

14. Taiwan 🇹🇼

15. Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

16. Brunei 🇧🇳

17.  Philippines 🇵🇭

18. Malaysia ~Peninsula and Borneo

19. Laos 🇱🇦

20. Philippines 🇵🇭

21. Cambodia 🇰🇭

22. Vietnam 🇻🇳

23. China 🇨🇳 ~Mainland and Tibet

24. India 🇮🇳

25. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

26. Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

27.  Ireland 🇮🇪

28. Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

29. US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮: ~Saint Croix, Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Water Island

30. Cayman Islands 🇰🇾 

31.  Bahamas 🇧🇸

32. Turks and Caicos 🇹🇨

33. Jamaica 🇯🇲

34. Belize 🇧🇿

35. Barbados 🇧🇧

36. Haiti 🇭🇹

37. British Virgin Islands🇻🇬

38. Saint Lucia 🇱🇨

39. Grenada 🇬🇩

40. Antigua/Barbuda 🇦🇬

41. Brazil 🇧🇷

42. Mexico 🇲🇽

43. Japan 🇯🇵 ~Mainland and Okinawa 

44. Egypt 🇪🇬

45. Germany 🇩🇪

46. Belgium 🇧🇪

47. Thailand 🇹🇭

48. United Kingdom 🇬🇧

49. France 🇫🇷

50. Italy 🇮🇹

51.  Holy See🇻🇦

52. Tanzania 🇹🇿

53. South Africa 🇿🇦

54. Kenya 🇰🇪

55. Canada 🇨🇦

56. Peru 🇵🇪

57. Nepal🇳🇵

58. Australia 🇦🇺

59. Romania 🇷🇴

60. Ecuador 🇪🇨

61. Belgium 🇧🇪

62. Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

63. Jordan 🇯🇴

64. Honduras 🇭🇳

65. Israel

66. Denmark 🇩🇰

67.  State of Palestine 🇵🇸

68. Costa Rica 🇨🇷

69. Croatia 🇭🇷

70. Bosnia 🇧🇦

71.  Slovenia 🇸🇮

72. Montenegro 🇲🇪

73. Turkey 🇹🇷 

74.  Ethiopia 🇪🇹 

75.  Greece 🇬🇷 

76.  Mongolia 🇲🇳

77. Bermuda 🇧🇲

78. America 🇺🇸 

When life comes to an end on earth, some believe it’s not what you do in life that becomes the regret; it what we don’t do.

In our case, in regards to traveling to see see the world, and it being a huge priority for us; we know when our time comes to an end, it will not be with regret of what we did not do. We forged a plan, followed our dreams, lived our dreams, and we will always be glad we did. We will continue to carry on for as long as we are allowed to do so!