“I hope that giddy ‘new place’ feeling never goes away. At this point, I’ve only got 4 of the top 25 most visited countries left to catch… but who’s counting?” 
Completed:
1-France, Paris twice, and leaving was the best part!
2 Spain, Madrid and Barcelona!
3-USA, So much fun, so many places lived and visited!
4-China, Guangzhou airport counts, right?
5-Italy, Venice, Rome, Naples, and Milan
6-Turkey, Istanbul, and the Princes’ Islands.
7-Mexico, so many Coronas and a bit of tequila everywhere!
9-Germany, Oktoberfest in Munich
10-UK, London pubs several times
12-Austria, Vienna
13-Greece, Athens
14-Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
15-Portugal, Algarves, and coastal train adventure
16-Russia, Moscow airport counts, right?
18-Canada, born to leave the cold!
19-Poland, Warsaw
21-Vietnam, HCMC, Phu Quoc, and Hanoi, among other places.
And 25-Hungary. Budapest
Remaining:
11 – *Japan (February 2026, #1 tourist spot finally happening)
17 – Hong Kong (still there, still expensive- CHINA!)
20 – *Netherlands (flat but impressive, 2026 Europass 🤞🏻)
22 – India (interest level: zero, zilch – nada!)
23 – *South Korea (March 2026, scheduled obsession)
24 – *Croatia (Europass vibes plans for 2026 🤞🏻)
“My retirement often seems that it is on life support but keeps whispering one more flight.”