Is this a California record?

[Amarillo]

31 different countries and 1 British overseas territory visited within one year:

England, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Spain, Andorra, France, Monaco, France, Italy, San Marino, Italy, (van barred from Vatican City), Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Bulgaria (the ferry drifted over the border on the Danube), Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Lichenstein, Switzerland (by mistake), Lichtenstein, Austria, Slovakia, Poland and Czech Republic.


Follow my blog: www.au-revoir.eu

 

[calikev]

good effort

 

[motacyclist]

Well we've been to Wales, and you haven't, so there!

 

[Hotel California]

Imo. you should try to top that next year!

 

[MattBW]

I'm only 28 countries behind you! Watch out!

Amazing, very envious of your adventures!

 

[Amarillo]

Well we've been to Wales, and you haven't, so there!

Our plans for the coming 12 months include Wales and nothing else. We have postponed our earlier idea of doing a ring around the Irish Sea.


Follow my blog: www.au-revoir.eu

 

[motacyclist]

Our plans for the coming 12 months include Wales and nothing else

Good, that'll give the rest of us a chance to catch up!

Well done anyway!

 

[Hotel California]

Our plans for the coming 12 months include Wales and nothing else. We have postponed our earlier idea of doing a ring around the Irish Sea.


Follow my blog: www.au-revoir.eu

12 months travelling thru Wales ? Are you planning doing it on your Bromptons

My Cali (and our Cali-dog Mieke ) been to 12 countries (Wales included as one ) in almost 6y

 

[MickyTwoPints]

What a fantastic adventure. You and your family will have stories to tell for years.

 

[Volkywagen]

Impressive for sure

 

[Jonathan Duke]

Well deserved Kudos! Hope to do something similar someday, roll-on that day!

 

[sapto]

Go on and happy and safe travels! Stay safe and sound!

 

[EddieEagle]

What an adventure for you all.
Very inspirational.......

 

[Bill R]

And it has been a great entertaining and interesting read

 

[GillianC]

@Amarillo how would you ever part with your van?! All those stickers and so many memories. Incredible and as @EddieEagle says inspirational.

 

[Zebedee]

Wow brilliant. What an adventure. How did you find getting to/being in Hungary. I fancy it for next year as my daughter has a relative who came from there as a teenage refugee to America in the 50’s and would be nice to visit there.

 

[Amarillo]

Wow brilliant. What an adventure. How did you find getting to/being in Hungary. I fancy it for next year as my daughter has a relative who came from there as a teenage refugee to America in the 50’s and would be nice to visit there.

We barely stopped in Hungary. English is not widely spoken, German is taught in schools and TV is dubbed not subtitled. Someone tried to rip us off on the motorway by charging 27 Euros for a 10 Euro vignette. Chatted to a very nice man on a ferry over the Danube who amused us by describing himself as a "seaman" (Hungary is hundreds of miles from any sea).


Follow my blog: www.au-revoir.eu

 

[calimera]

Brilliant following your blog ,illustrated so well with photographes & maps. An honest account of the highs & lows of your trip.

Surely as a forum we could at least give 31 + 1 likes to the orginal post in this thread.

 

[s2bear]

Brittany Ferries goes from Roscoff to Cork if you wanted to make it 32 on the way home .... means we’d get another (bonus) chapter! Ahhh go arn go arn go arn....
Well done and thank you for letting us share the journey. I am loving it.

 

[Bobbybus]

Can you tell me, where did you purchase your stickers, please?
I haven't been to many countries in the California but have travelled extensively and would like some in my 'man cave' (garage).

 

[Amarillo]

Can you tell me, where did you purchase your stickers, please?
I haven't been to many countries in the California but have travelled extensively and would like some in my 'man cave' (garage).

vinylcutgraphics.com
> miscellaneous
> country flag stickers
> 150 x 87mm


Follow my blog: www.au-revoir.eu

 

[gvick]

Great read and very inspirational thank you


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[BerndRos]

For countries covered yes, I was away solo for 15 months and slept in the van every night. About 23 countries but far greater mileage than you covered. Plus I ventured over many parts of Turkey, and spent about 6 weeks in Tunisia just after the revolution.

I doff my cap to you being ‘4’ up as that must have been a challenge.

 

[Walrus]

That is a really noteworthy record. Congratulations! And I bet you have set your children up for a lifetime of travelling.

 

[jts46]

For countries covered yes, I was away solo for 15 months and slept in the van every night. About 23 countries but far greater mileage than you covered. Plus I ventured over many parts of Turkey, and spent about 6 weeks in Tunisia just after the revolution.

Yes i remember reading your posts very interesting. Are you going to Hanover next year would be good to catch up again?