Travel (Fabian R Lischka)
Favorite places
I like to travel. Here are some of my favorite places.
- Tikal, Guatemala. Awe inspiring Maya ruins in a hauntingly beautiful setting amid the jungle. Very impressive. On the way there, stop by the Hacienda Tijax, and take a boat trip down the gorges of the Rio Dulce.
 - Iran. Extraordinary hospitable and friendly people for the most part, beautiful historical cultural sites.
 - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Amazing fearless wildlife in a rugged landscape.
 - Iguazu, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay. Stunning waterfalls.
 - Cordoba, Spain. La Mesquita - a huge mosque with a Christian church in its centre. Edifying.
 - East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda). Wildlife in the Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngoro Ngoro crater, mountain gorillas of Rwanda; scuba diving off Watamu.
 
List
I’ve been to 103 countries, if you use a generous count, in which e. g. China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, USA, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands count as 8 countries (specifically, using the list by the Traveler’s Century Club, which incidentally I could now join). Using a stricter count (in which for example the territories listed above count as only 2 countries), it’s been 83.
- 1972: Argentina
 - 1972: Germany
 - 1975: Egypt
 - 1976: Corsica
 - 1982: India
 - 1983: Spain
 - 1984: France
 - 1985: Morocco
 - 1986: Portugal
 - 1987: England (UK)
 - 1987: Saudi Arabia
 - 1988: Mauritius
 - 1989: Ireland (Eire)
 - 1989: Luxembourg
 - 1990: Poland
 - 1990: Switzerland
 - 1992: Malaysia
 - 1992: Singapore
 - 1992: Sumatra (Indonesia)
 - 1992: Belgium
 - 1992: Netherlands
 - 1992: Hong Kong
 - 1992: Macao
 - 1992: Thailand
 - 1993: Turkey (Europe)
 - 1993: Turkey (Asia)
 - 1993: Jersey (UK)
 - 1993: Austria
 - 1993: Czech Republic
 - 1993: United States
 - 1993: Mexico
 - 1993: Puerto Rico
 - 1994: Ireland (Ulster, UK)
 - 1995: Canada
 - 1995: Ecuador
 - 1995: Galapagos Island
 - 1995: Bolivia
 - 1995: Chile
 - 1995: Vatican (Holy See)
 - 1996: Denmark
 - 1996: Uruguay
 - 1996: Brazil
 - 1996: Paraguay
 - 1997: Philippines
 - 1997: Viet Nam
 - 1997: Italy
 - 1998: Japan
 - 1998: Hungary
 - 1998: Slovakia
 - 1999: Guatemala
 - 1999: Belize
 - 1999: Tunisia
 - 1999: Scotland (UK)
 - 2000: South Africa
 - 2000: Canary Islands (Spain)
 - 2002: Australia
 - 2002: Fiji
 - 2002: Zimbabwe
 - 2002: Zambia
 - 2002: Malawi
 - 2002: Tanzania
 - 2002: Zanzibar (Tanzania)
 - 2002: Kenya
 - 2002: Uganda
 - 2002: Rwanda
 - 2003: Costa Rica
 - 2004: Cuba
 - 2004: Honduras
 - 2004: Romania
 - 2004: Bulgaria
 - 2004: Balearic Islands (Spain)
 - 2005: Ukraine
 - 2005: China
 - 2005: Russian Federation
 - 2006: Nicaragua
 - 2006: Namibia
 - 2007: Cambodia
 - 2007: Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
 - 2008: China, Republic of (Taiwan)
 - 2009: Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos)
 - 2009: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
 - 2009: Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)
 - 2010: Palau
 - 2010: Finland
 - 2010: Estonia
 - 2012: Guam (US Territory)
 - 2012: Micronesia, Federated States of
 - 2012: Northern Mariana Island, Commonwealth of
 - 2012: Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar)
 - 2012: Java (Indonesia)
 - 2012: Sabah (Malaysia)
 - 2012: Brunei
 - 2012: Sarawak (Malaysia)
 - 2012: Mongolia
 - 2012: Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of (North Korea)
 - 2012: Nepal
 - 2012: Qatar
 - 2012: Iran, Islamic Republic of
 - 2013: New Zealand
 - 2013: Cook Islands
 - 2014: Sri Lanka
 - 2014: Norway
 - 2015: Timor Leste