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Here are the countries, autonomous and semi-autonomous states and territories to which I’ve so far travelled and where the stories in the “Wanderings and Sojourns” series occurred: (The *** beside them denote that they were included in poems or stories found in the books in parenthesis). Where travel in one country has been more extensive the provinces/states or regions travelled have also been included.
Abu Dhabi (part of the United Arab Emirates)
Alderney (Part of The Channel Islands)
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda *** (Book 1, 2.)
Ascension Island (Part of the British South Atlantic Territories) (Book 2)
Austria
The Bahamas*** (Book 1, 2)
……………….. Ragged Island
……………….. Staniel Cay (Book 1.)
……………….. Nassau (Book 1, 2.)
……………….. Eluthera
……………….. Spanish Wells
……………….. Grand Bahama
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Botswana
British Virgin islands *** (Book 1, 2, 3.)
……………….. Tortola (Book 1, 2, 3.)
……………….. Virgin Gorda (Book 2.)
……………….. Anegada (Book 2.)
……………….. Jost Van Dyke (Book 2)
……………….. Norman Island
……………….. Peter Island
……………….. Cooper Island
……………….. Marina Cay (Book 2.)
……………….. Beef Island
……………….. Necker Island
……………….. Guana Island
……………….. Sandy Cay (Book 2.)
……………….. Saba Rock (Book 2_
……………….. Salt Island
……………….. The Dogs
……………….. Great Camanoe
……………….. Statia Island
……………….. Prickly Pear
……………….. Moskito Island (Book 2)
……………….. Frenchman’s Cay
……………….. Great Thatch
……………….. Little Thatch
……………….. Ontario (Book 1, 3.)
………………..Nova Scotia
………………..Quebec
………………..New Brunswick
………………..Alberta
……………….. Manitoba
……………….. Newfoundland
……………….. Saskatchewan
……………….. British Columbia
Canary Islands
Ceuta (Autonomous Spanish city in North Africa)
Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka but not visited since name change)
Costa Rica
Cuba ***(Book 2.)
Denmark
Dubai (Part of the United Arab Emirates)
The Republic of Enkeldoorn (Only a very few will know of, and appreciate, the existence of this place)
…………………. Paxos
…………………. Corfu
…………………. Athens
Guadeloupe (Part of French Antilles)
……………….. Guadeloupe
……………….. Isles des Saintes
Guernsey (Part of The Channel Islands)
……………….. Tamil Nadu
……………….. Goa (Book 1.)
……………….. Maharashtra
……………….. Karala
……………….. West Bengal (Book 1.)
Ireland/Eire
……………….. Galway
……………….. Roscommon
……………….. Dublin
……………….. County Clare
……………….. Venice
………………..Sicily
……………….. Egadi Islands
……………….. Chugoku
……………….. Kyushu
……………….. Kansai
……………….. Kanto
Jersey (Part of The Channel Islands)
Martinique (Part of French Antilles)
……………….. Yucatan
……………….. Tamaulipas
……………….. Vera Cruz
……………….. Tangier-Tetouan Region (Book 1.)
……………….. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region
……………….. Casablanca-Settat Region
……………….. Marrakech-Safi Region (Book 1)
……………….. Meknes-Tafill Region
……………….. Souss-Massa-Draa Region
Nevis (part of St Kitts Nevis, but recently there is strong movement toward autonomy)
Northern Ireland
……………….. Loreto Province (Book 1)
……………….. Cusco Province (Book 1.)
……………….. Lima Province
……………….. Algavre (Book 1, )
……………….. Alentejo
……………….. Extremadura
……………….. Beira
……………….. Entre-Douro-e-Minho
Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) *** (Book 1, 3.)
……………….. Matabeleland North
……………….. Matabeleland South
……………….. Mashonaland East (Book 1,)
……………….. Mashonaland West (Book 1, 3.)
……………….. Masvingo (Book 1.)
Russia
Saba (Part of the Nederlands Antilles)
San Andres (Colombian Territory in Western Caribbean)
Sark (Part of The Channel Islands)
Scotland
……………….. Kwazulu Natal
……………….. Western Cape
……………….. Eastern Cape
……………….. Limpopo
……………….. Northwest Province
……………….. Northern Cape
……………….. Mpumalanga
……………….. Andalusia
……………….. Galicia
……………….. Catalonia
……………….. Valencia
……………….. Asturias
……………….. Cantabria
……………….. Pais Vasco
St Barths ***(Part of French Antilles) (Book 2.)
St Helena (Part of the British South Atlantic Territories) *** (Book 2)
St Kitts
Saint Martin (Part of French Antilles)
Sint Maarten (Part of the Nederlands Antilles)
……………….. St Vincent
……………….. Bequia
……………….. Mustique
……………….. Canouan
……………….. Union Island
……………….. Palm Island
United Arab Emirates
United States of America *** (Book 1, 2.)
.……………….. Florida *** (Book 1.)
……………….. Louisiana
……………….. New Jersey
……………….. South Carolina
……………….. California
……………….. Delaware
……………….. Maine
……………….. Maryland
……………….. New York *** (Book 2.)
……………….. North Carolina
……………….. Texas
……………….. Virginia
United States Virgin Islands *** (Book 2.)
……………….. St Thomas (Book 2)
……………….. St Croix
……………….. St John *** (Book 2)
Zimbabwe/Rhodesia (Post-Rhodesia, pre-Zimbabwe) *** (Book 1)