You’ve guessed it. I want to travel to 30 countries before I turn 30. It’s a personal goal but one that I’m confident in achieving… I have a little over six months to visit 4 more countries to the 26 that I’ve already accumulated.Now I’m not usually focused on the numbers, simply the experiences, but I recently calculated that I have visited a relatively small portion of this vast world of ours. By setting a goal for my 30th birthday, I’ll be on set to start my thirties with a bang – and a new goal!

One of my main rules of travel is to spend at least a night or two in the country, time permitting and I’ll continue to follow this unless of course I have the opportunity for more.

Here’s the list of countries that I’ve visited so far (and yes, I’m counting England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as individual countries):

1. England
2. Wales
3. Scotland
4. Republic of Ireland
5. France
6. Germany
7. Netherlands
8. Spain
9. Switzerland
10. Austria
11. Greece
12. Egypt
13. Hungary
14. Sweden
15. Portugal
16. Turkey
17. Brazil
18. Belgium
19. Jamaica
20. Mexico
21. Morocco
22. Russia
23. Thailand
24. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
25. Finland
26. United States of America (USA)
27. India (March 2015)
28. Australia (March/ April 2015)
29. Ethiopia (May 2015)
30. ??

The next country that I’ll be heading to is India; a place that has captured my imagination for many years. I’m thrilled to finally be visiting and in the excellent company of the Nomadness Travel Tribe, an online urban travel group. I’ll be stopping off in Abu Dhabi as well, so it’s a fantastic chance to see another part of the UAE.

That covers number 27; number 28 will be a trip to Australia booked courtesy of an error fare with Royal Brunei but then… who knows.

As I approach 3-0 I’d value your input. Where next?