When I was 14 years old, my parents arranged a house exchange to Fiji.  It took 2 days, 3 planes, and a 4 hour bus ride.  While I had traveled a little bit before this, it was the first time I had ever found myself so not “at home.” We spent a month living in another family’s house, driving their car, visiting their school, and sleeping in their beds.  Seeing inside their life made me curious about how other people in other places lived. This was when I became infected with the travel bug.

Since then, I’ve been to 28 countries in my 28 years; my goal is to make it to 30 countries before turning 30.

Here is a list of the countries I’ve visited:

1. Canada
2. USA
3. Mexico (added April 2016)
4. Brazil
5. Peru
6. Ecuador
7. Costa Rica
8. Barbados
9. Dominican Republic
10. France
11. Germany
12. Greece
13. Italy
14. Netherlands
15. Portugal
16. Spain
17. Switzerland
18. Vatican City
19. England
20. Ireland
21. Scotland
22. Kenya
23. China
24. Nepal
25. India
26. Cambodia
27. Laos
28. Thailand
29. Japan (added March 2017)
30. Fiji

I’d like to start writing more about my past (and hopefully future!) travel experiences, but it is hard to know where to start. I welcome any and all questions, suggestions, and/or ideas you have for travel-related posts.

Thanks for reading,

❤ Kailea