Been there, done that

Map of countries

This map is very… white. I think my problem is twofold:

1. I am scared of going to places where I cannot read, understand, guess the language. I don’t like to interact with people.
2. I am not food-curious at all

List of countries

• 🇦🇪 الإمارات العربية المتحدة (AE)
• 🇦🇹 Republik Österreich (AT)
• 🇦🇺 Commonwealth of Australia (AU)
• 🇧🇦 Bosna i Hercegovina (BA)
• 🇧🇪 Koninkrijk België / Royaume de Belgique (BE)
• 🇨🇦 Canada (CA)
• 🇨🇭 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft / Confédération suisse / Confederazione Svizzera / Confederaziun svizra (CH)
• 🇩🇪 Bundesrepublik Deutschland (DE)
• 🇩🇰 Kongeriget Danmark (DK)
• 🇪🇸 Reino de España (ES)
• 🇫🇷 République française (FR)
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB)
• 🇮🇪 Éire (IE)
• 🇮🇸 Ísland (IS)
• 🇮🇹 Repubblica Italiana (IT)
• 🇱🇮 Fürstentum Liechtenstein (LI)
• 🇳🇱 Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (NL)
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand / Aotearoa (NZ)
• 🇵🇹 República Portuguesa (PT)
• 🇸🇪 Konungariket Sverige (SE)
• 🇹🇭 ราชอาณาจักรไทย (TH)
• 🇺🇸 United States of America (US)

I am “cheating” a bit with a couple of those. I’ve only been to the airports of Bangkok and Dubai, so have not really visited Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. All I did in the UK was a taxi drive from one London airport to the other (missing the connection in the process).

Many of my country visits are actually city trips. In Australia, I have only been to and around Sydney. Canada was Vancouver and Whistler, with a bus ride in between. Bosnia and Herzegovina was Sarajevo. Denmark was Billund and Copenhagen, Sweden was Stockholm, all by train. The Netherlands was Amsterdam. You get the gist.

Reverse chronological list

It is very likely that I forgot some, and that there are mistakes. Places in Switzerland are not listed.

• 2023: couple of days with sister and kids in Stresa (IT)
• 2022: poolside vacation in Callas (FR)
• 2021: mountain biking in La Thuile (IT)
• 2020: mountain biking in Digne-les-Bains (FR)
• 2019: BMX in Barcelona (ES); train trip to Billund (DK), Stockholm (SE), Copenhagen (DK); bro’n’sis get-together in Uzès (FR)
• 2018: BMX in Málaga (ES); conference in Milano (IT)
• 2017: bro’n’sis get-together in Berlin (DE); mountain biking in Fiss (AT), Bormio and Livigno (IT); BMX in Stuttgart (DE) with Rico; with Mom, sister and niece in Mallorca (ES); mountain biking in Lac Blanc (FR)
• 2016: BMX in Málaga (ES); BMX in Strasbourg (FR) with Guiom
• 2015: cycle messenger world championships in Milano (IT); visit Stephen in Charlotte (US); visit Alex in San Francisco (US); bro’n’sis get-together in Lyon (FR); mountain biking in Les Deux-Alpes (FR)
• 2014: BMX in Barcelona (ES); camping trip in Iceland with Katia and Alex; bro’n’sis get-together in Lisbon (PT)
• 2013: BMX in Barcelona (ES); bro’n’sis get-together in Sarajevo (BA); BMX in Vancouver (CA) with Damien
• 2012: BMX in Barcelona (ES); visit Alex in Sydney (AU), camping trip in New Zealand; bro’n’sis get-together in Bruxelles (BE); Los Alcázares (ES) with Alex; BMX in Bordeaux (FR)
• 2011: BMX in USA with Adrien: San Jose, San Francisco, Woodward, Huntington Beach, Austin; BMX in Berlin (DE) with Damien
• 2009: New York City (US) trip with Katia; BMX in Montpellier and Toulouse (FR); BMX Worlds in Köln (DE) with Gabriel
• 2008: Marseille and Montpellier (FR) with Katia
• 2007: Paris (FR) with Katia; visit Katia in Dublin (IE)
• 2006: Viveiro (ES) with Katia
• 2005: visit Alex in Hawai’i (US)
• 2004: Andalucia (ES) and Algarve (PT) road trip with Katia; BMX Worlds in Köln (DE) with Stephen and Gabriel
• 2003: USA southern states road trip with Alex; bro’n’sis get-together in Amsterdam (NL); school trip to Barcelona (ES)
• 2002: semester abroad in Pittsburgh (US); road trip to New York City, Boston and Niagara Falls (US)
• 2001: family holidays in Moraira (ES); semester abroad in Pittsburgh (US); trip to the X-Games in Philadelphia (US)
• 1996: family holidays in Marseillan Plage (FR)
• 1992: family holidays in Cap Esterel (FR)
• 1986: family holidays in Sainte-Maxime (FR)

Some trip reports can be found in my archive.

This is an evergreen article. It will stay at this URL, but its content might change in the future. A changelog will be included.

Changelog:

• 20.06.2022: added trips for 2021
• 22.01.2023: added trips for 2022
• 13.09.2023: added 1 trip for 2023