Krista’s Travels

I know that travel is not the end all and be all of life, but I do enjoy it tremendously. I’m not a site-seer (I like sights, but not necessary sites). I just don’t travel to see sites. In fact, I’ve not visited many of the famous sites in the world – and that’s because they just don’t interest me.

I travel for the food, ambience, culture, vibe, architecture, smells, colours, sounds, and so that I can enjoy immersing myself in a completely new environment. Here are some photos of me fully in the feeling Wodara whilst visiting some of the places I’ve enjoyed over the past few years:

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A few snaps of me enjoying life over the past few years

There’s still so much more that I’d like to see, but I’m a slow traveller. I’m not trying to tick anything off a list; I’m simply trying to enjoy a new environment and adapt myself to its special intricacies.

I often return to the same country repeatedly simply because I love it and want to explore a new part of it. For instance, I’ve been to Thailand half a dozen times, Italy a dozen times at least, and France a few dozen times. And then there are other places where I spend long swathes of time, like Canada, England and South Africa; the three most important countries in my life.

At the age of 34, these are the 46 countries I’ve explored to varying degrees:

AFRICA

Botswana
Kenya
Morocco
Namibia
South Africa
Tunisia
Zambia
Zimbabwe

ASIA

Cambodia
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
South Korea

EUROPE

Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
England
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Scotland
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Vatican City
Wales

OCEANIA

Australia
New Zealand

THE AMERICAS

Bermuda
Canada
Dominican Republic
USA

COUNTRIES I STILL WANT TO VISIT

There are lots of places that I still want to go, but I want to do it when I have the time to give them each their due justice. So, they remain in the back of my mind and I will find my way in their direction when the circumstances are best suited to visiting them. In alphabetical order by continent:

AFRICA