Steve O'Hara Travel Destinations

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Yes, United Airlines likes me very much. I didn't include any pre-1986 trips, because I didn't have any, other than border towns in Canada and Mexico.
Also, I left out all mainland US trips.


Countries I've visited in my life (all since 2004):

RegionCountCountries (Loosely Defined)
North America3+1USA, Canada, Mexico, Greenland (part of Denmark)
Caribbean6+2Belize, St. Kitts, Martinique (France), Bahamas, Aruba, Curacao, Jamaica, Bermuda (Britain)
Central America2Panama, Costa Rica
South America6+1Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Falklands (part of the UK), Colombia
Antarctica+1Yes, it is a continent, I know. And no, we did not get off the ship.
North Africa3Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt
East Africa3+1Tanzania, Mayotte (France), Madagascar, Mozambique
South Africa4South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana
South Pacific1+2Tonga, Tahiti and New Caledonia (both part of France)
Australiana2Australia, New Zealand
East Asia5Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines
Southeast Asia6Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam
Central Asia6China, Russia, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Seychelles
Middle East4Israel, Oman, Jordan, Turkey
South Europe6+2Italy, Vatican City, Greece, Croatia, Crete (Greece), Cyprus, Malta, Sardinia (Italy)
North Europe4Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands
East Europe2Ukraine, Hungary
West Europe5Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Portugal
European Islands6England, Scotland, Ireland, North Ireland, Iceland, Wales
Total8474 if you want to be totally precise

Planned for 2025: none
Close enough to see from the ground (7): Denmark, Kenya, Namibia, Laos, Serbia, Syria, Rarotonga (part of Cook Islands)

States (and Provinces) I've visited:

   

Been to all 50 states in the USA. Lived in New York, Texas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, California and Georgia.

In Canada I've been to British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland & Labrador (8 of 10 provinces), Yukon (1 of 3 territories).
Missing provinces (3): Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Missing territories (2): Northwest Territories and Nanavut.


Places I have visited, according to Google Maps:

I've been a bit north of the Arctic Circle (about 66°N) twice: the Ice Hotel in Sweden (about 68°N) and the sea north of Iceland (about 67°N). Fairbanks Alaska is close (about 65°N).
The closest I've been to the Antarctic Circle (about 66°S) is the sea south of Anvers Island (about 65°S).


Cruise History

  1. Jul - Aug 2019 Alaska (10 cruise nights + 1 hotel night, H.A. Westerdam)
  2. Dec 2019 - Jan 2020 Brazil & Antarctica (34+2 nights, Coral Princess)
  3. Mar 2020 Caribbean w/family (6 nights, Carnival Freedom)
  4. Aug 2022 Iceland & Greenland (12 nights, Celebrity Summit)
  5. Oct - Nov 2022 Tahiti & Australia (34+6 nights, H.A. Noordam)
  6. Feb 2023 Southeast Asia (24 nights, H.A. Westerdam)
  7. Jul 2023 Bahamas w/family (8 nights, Carnival Dream)
  8. Oct - Nov 2023 Casablanca to South Africa (35+5 nights, H.A. Zuiderdam)
  9. Jan 2024 More Southeast Asia (28 nights, H.A. Westerdam)
  10. Jan 2025 Panama Canal w/family (12 nights, Emerald Princess)
  11. Apr 2025 Fort Lauderdale to Rotterdam (15+1 nights, H.A. Nieuw Statendam)
  12. May 2025 Norway Fjords (7+5 nights, H.A. Rotterdam)
  13. Jun - Jul 2025 Rome to Lisbon w/family (14+5 nights, H.A. Oosterdam)
  14. Aug - Sep 2025 Boston to Quebec City (7 nights, H.A. Zuiderdam)
  15. Jun 2026 Circle Japan w/family (12 nights, Celebrity Millennium)
  16. Aug 2026 Baltic Sea (12 nights, Sapphire Princess)

   

Total 270 cruise nights + 25 hotel pre/post nights (including all the above)
174 nights (in 9 cruises) on Holland America, 58 (3) on Princess, 14 (2) on Carnival, 24 (2) on Celebrity


Last Updated on 9/10/2025
Email: steve@oharasteve.com