33rd country (and 4th continent) - first Arabic-speaking country and first steps in Africa

visiting northern Portugal's wine-producing city

32nd country and 1st Portuguese-speaking city with the capital of Portugal

visiting southern Spain's seaside flamenco town

4th lifetime cruise, 1st on Celebrity - in the southwest Mediterranean

31st country - a Catalan-speaking micro-state between Spain and France

2nd time in France, 1st in this part of France - a hot springs town

30th country and 4th visit to continental Europe

1st time in Berlin (2nd in Germany, 3rd in Europe) to see Rammstein live in concert!

3rd time in Iceland as a stopover to Berlin : a look at Snæfellsnes

2nd time in Bahamas, this time at Norwegian Cruise Line's private island

2nd time in Mexico, in the same city, 20 years later, with a self-guided walk

29th country, 1st time in Belize, visited more than just the cruise line's private island

28th country - took a tour of this island off the coast of mainland Honduras

3rd lifetime cruise, 2nd on NCL - to the southwestern Caribbean

en route from Sofia, Bulgaria back home to Toronto

leaving the Balkans and hoping to come back later

visiting the capital of North Macedonia

visiting a partially-recognized country at midnight

27th country - in a city of 365 churches

26th country - in a city that was once closed to foreigners

25th country - formerly part of Serbia and Yugoslavia with scenic charms

24th country - picturesque fortified city and a visit to an island on the Adriatic Sea

stopping over in this intriguing country within a country

a city of tragedy and rebuilding

23rd country - a city with a famous bridge and a statue of Bruce Lee

22nd country - aptly my first former Yugoslavian country

21st country - my 1st former Eastern Bloc country!

2nd time in Iceland to tour the entire Ring Road (in the winter!)

19th country and visiting Asia for only the 2nd time