2019 Travel Recap: 34 Countries, 34 Photos

December 31, 2019January 6, 2021 By Ramblin' Randy

In order, here’s what 2019 looked like. I’m so happy and grateful to have seen so many amazing places and met so many great people.

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Here we go!

1. Ceuta, Spain: Woke up in Spanish Morocco, on New Year’s Day. The little slice of Spain is actually located in Africa, inside Morocco. So cool!

2. Gibraltar: I spent New Year’s Day hiking up this rock. It was a tough hike, but the monkeys waiting for me at the top made it worth it!

3. Madrid: Finally experienced this wonderful city!

4. Maldives: An absolute dream!

5. Sri Lanka: I left just days before the mass bombings there.

6. Bangladesh: They told me I’d hate it. It became one of my Top 5 countries before my first day there ended.

7. Kuwait: Good food, chill time.

8. Bahrain: Zoo, mosques, malls.

9. United Kingdom: London Layover

10. Greece: Coolin’ in Corfu.

11. Vatican City: A visit to the Pope’s place.

12. Croatia: Zagreb layover.

13. Bosnia and Herzegovina: A great time with a special family (thanks Edina and the Macic clan!)

14. Serbia: Belgrade “A!”

15. Romania: Looking for vampires.

16. Republic of Congo: A day with a dandie.

17. Democratic Republic of Congo: Did you know there were two Congos???

18: Central African Republic: Where they take ride sharing seriously!

19. Spain: 2nd time, up to the hills of Montserrat.

20. Andorra: Best ride ever; the toboggans of Andorra!

21. France: A drive into France the next day.

22. Llívia: It’s a Spanish exclave inside of France. It’s not its own country, but definitely a cool little territory.

23. Curação: Weekend trip!

24: Bonaire: Made some new friends.

25. Aruba: Sun, snorkel and swim!

26. Mexico: Touring the tequila fields of Guadalajara.

27. Thailand: Bangkok Boogie…four hour spa treatment at the Okura Hotel during layover.

28. Laos: Big Buddha in Vientiane.

29. Myanmar: This place joins my Top 10 list…loved Yangon!

30. Bhutan: A bucket list hike up to Tiger’s Nest.

31. Nepal: Some Kathmandu, some Kathmandon’t.

32. Oman: Qaboos Mosque in Salalah.

33. Yemen: A surprise visit to the world’s least visited country.

34. Pakistan: Orange you glad you scrolled all the way ’til the end?!

Thanks for stopping by and scrolling all the way through. I have most of 2020 planned out, including a trip to Europe to meet some long, lost relatives; a journey to see all the “Stans,” and I’ll be trying my best to get into Syria.

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Thanks for coming along, and safe travels!

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