Countries Visited

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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)

Flag of AnguillaAnguilla

Flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua & Barbuda *** (Book 1, 2.)

downloadAscension Island (Part of the British South Atlantic Territories) (Book 2)

Flag of AustriaAustria

The Bahamas*** (Book 1, 2)

……………….. Ragged Island

……………….. Staniel Cay (Book 1.)

……………….. Nassau (Book 1, 2.)

……………….. Eluthera

……………….. Spanish Wells

……………….. Grand Bahama

Image result for bahrain flagBahrain

Barbados

Image result for belgium flagBelgium

Image result for botswana flagBotswana

brazil-641382_640Brazil

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

canada-649858_640Canada *** (Book 1, 3.)

……………….. Ontario (Book 1, 3.)

………………..Nova Scotia

………………..Quebec

………………..New Brunswick

………………..Alberta

……………….. Manitoba

……………….. Newfoundland

……………….. Saskatchewan

……………….. British Columbia

Canary Islands

Ceuta (Autonomous Spanish city in North Africa)

sri-lanka-672742_640 (1)Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka but not visited since name change)

colombia-643463_640Colombia

Costa Rica

Flag of Cuba.svgCuba ***(Book 2.)

Denmark

DominicaDominica

Dominican RepublicDominican Republic

Dubai (Part of the United Arab Emirates)

England flag-636036_640England *** (Book 1, 3.)

RhodesiaThe Republic of Enkeldoorn (Only a very few will know of, and appreciate, the existence of this place)

france-664858_640France

germany-636510_640Germany

gibraltar-162303_640Gibraltar *** (Book 1)

greece-162304_640Greece

…………………. Paxos

…………………. Corfu

…………………. Athens

grenada-162306_640Grenada

 Black variant of the locally used unofficial flag  Guadeloupe  (Part of French Antilles)

……………….. Guadeloupe

……………….. Isles des Saintes

guernsey-26176_640Guernsey (Part of The Channel Islands)

holland-160486_640 Holland/Netherlands

honduras-26972_640Honduras

hong-kong-28442_640Hong Kong

india-641142_640India *** (Book 1.)

……………….. Tamil Nadu

……………….. Goa (Book 1.)

……………….. Maharashtra

……………….. Karala

……………….. West Bengal (Book 1.)

iran-643323_640Iran

iraq-643896_640Iraq

Image result for flags of eire Ireland/Eire

……………….. Galway

……………….. Roscommon

……………….. Dublin

……………….. County Clare

italy-637941_640     Italy

……………….. Venice

………………..Sicily

……………….. Egadi Islands

jamaica-673591_640Jamaica

japan-637791_640Japan

……………….. Chugoku

……………….. Kyushu

……………….. Kansai

……………….. Kanto

jersey-162329_640 Jersey (Part of The Channel Islands)

kuwait-162335_640Kuwait

malta-26880_640Malta

Flag of Martinique.svgMartinique  (Part of French Antilles)

mexico-641596_640Mexico

……………….. Yucatan

……………….. Tamaulipas

……………….. Vera Cruz

montserrat-26985_640Montserrat *** (Book 2.)

morocco-643898_640Morocco *** (Book 1.)

……………….. Tangier-Tetouan Region (Book 1.)

……………….. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region

……………….. Casablanca-Settat Region

……………….. Marrakech-Safi Region (Book 1)

……………….. Meknes-Tafill Region

……………….. Souss-Massa-Draa Region

mozambique-649927_640Mozambique

namibia-162368_640Namibia

Thumbnail for version as of 19:41, 10 December 2012Nevis (part of St Kitts Nevis, but recently there is strong movement toward autonomy)

Image result for northern ireland flag Northern Ireland

norway-162381_640Norway

panama-26998_640Panama

peru-645488_640Peru *** (Book 1.)

………………..  Loreto Province (Book 1)

……………….. Cusco Province (Book 1.)

……………….. Lima Province

portugal-518689_640Portugal *** (Book 1)

……………….. Algavre (Book 1, )

……………….. Alentejo

……………….. Extremadura

……………….. Beira

……………….. Entre-Douro-e-Minho

puerto-rico-637766_640Puerto Rico *** (Book 2.)

   Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) *** (Book 1, 3.)

……………….. Matabeleland North

……………….. Matabeleland South

……………….. Mashonaland East (Book 1,)

……………….. Mashonaland West  (Book 1, 3.)

……………….. Masvingo (Book 1.)

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg    Flag of Russia.svgRussia

saba-162402_640  Saba (Part of the Nederlands Antilles)

       San Andres (Colombian Territory in Western Caribbean)

sark-162412_640 Sark (Part of The Channel Islands)

Flag of Scotland.svg    Scotland

singapore-26793_640Singapore

     south-africa-643455_640    South Africa

……………….. Kwazulu Natal

……………….. Western Cape

……………….. Eastern Cape

……………….. Limpopo

……………….. Northwest Province

……………….. Northern Cape

……………….. Mpumalanga

spain-637843_640Spain

……………….. Andalusia

……………….. Galicia

………………..Flag of Catalonia 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-lucia-26966_640St Lucia *** (Book 2.)

Image result for sint maarten flag Saint Martin  (Part of French Antilles)

sint-maarten-184891_640  Sint Maarten (Part of the Nederlands Antilles)

st-vincent-the-grenadines-flagSt Vincent and the Grenadines

……………….. St Vincent

……………….. Bequia

……………….. Mustique

……………….. Canouan

……………….. Union Island

……………….. Palm Island

sweden-26895_640Sweden

switzerland-673747_640Switzerland

trinidad-and-tobago-162442_640Trinidad & Tobago

turkey-641766_640Turkey

United Arab Emirates

US Flag hand-634689_640United States of America *** (Book 1, 2.)

  .………………..  Florida flag-28568_640   Florida *** (Book 1.)

……………….. Nevada flag-28570_640     Nevada

……………….. Georgia USA flag-41644_640    Georgia

……………….. Louisiana

……………….. New Jersey

……………….. South Carolina

……………….. California

……………….. Delaware

……………….. Maine

……………….. Maryland

……………….. New York *** (Book 2.)

……………….. North Carolina

……………….. Texas

……………….. Virginia

U.S. virgin-islands-162453_640United States Virgin Islands *** (Book 2.)

……………….. St Thomas (Book 2)

……………….. St Croix

……………….. St John *** (Book 2)

venezuela-646974_640         Venezuela

wales-28516_640Wales

Image result for zimbabwe flagZimbabwe/Rhodesia (Post-Rhodesia, pre-Zimbabwe) *** (Book 1)