Quest for 243

A global nomad's pursuit to see all 195 countries, 39 territories, & 9 de-facto nations

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Costa Cruises, Guadeloupe

July 19, 2019

Guadeloupe: Lackluster Snorkeling in the
Jacques Cousteau Underwater Reserve

I took a boat ride off the west coast to the Jacques Cousteau Underwater Reserve, supposedly one of the island’s top sights, but I found the snorkeling unexciting. It’s my first visit to this Caribbean state of France.

We were given a brief 20 minutes to snorkel. Unfortunately the gear they gave me was really crappy. The snorkel didn’t attach to the mask, and the mask leaked water. Makes it hard to snorkel if you don’t have the right equipment. I didn’t have space in my luggage to pack my own snorkel gear for this trip unfortunately.

Costa Cruises, Martinique

July 18, 2019

Martinique: Watching Rum Being Made &
Visiting the Former Capital Destroyed by Lava

I toured a rum distillery and the island’s former capital, wiped out during a devastating 1902 volcanic eruption, during my first visit to this overseas state of France.

Martinique, population 396,000, is the fourth port of call on my 17-night Caribbean and trans-Atlantic cruise. It’s my first time here. One would think I could count this as a new territory visited, but no – Martinique is a state of France (like Hawaii is of the USA).

Antigua & Barbuda, Arizona, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Brazil, California, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, France, Germany, Hawaii, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Kiribati, Lithuania, Madeira, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nauru, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand, Portugal, Solomon Islands, Spain, Texas, Transnistria, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ukraine

January 18, 2019

Today Marks 1 Year of Global Nomadism

Today marks one year of being a global nomad! I moved out of my apartment here in the nation’s capital Jan. 17, 2018, put my belongings in a storage unit, and set off to see more of the world. In this first year, I made it to seven new countries – Belarus, Cape Verde, Kiribati, Moldova, Nauru, Solomon Islands, and Ukraine – bringing my total to 127. I also visited one de-facto country, Transnistria (a breakaway state in eastern Moldova), bringing my de-facto count to three. Add the 15 inhabited territories I’ve previously been to, and 2018 brought my total number of distinct places to 145 – so I’m 62% of the way on my Quest for 234.

Australia, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Martinique, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Spain, Svalbard, Vanuatu

January 15, 2019

8 Trips Planned So Far for 2019

As a global nomad, figuring out where to go next – and then planning all the details — consumes a lot of my time. When I’m not traveling, I’m usually spending at least a bit of every day working on plans for trips ahead. I have most of my travel for the first half of this year plotted out, plus a long trip in December. Here’s a sneak peek:

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