Collectively, which countries have we been to?

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Updating (and removing South Africa, as I'm sure Chris has never left Europe):

Albania:  corco
Andorra:  CNGL-Leudimin
Argentina:  froggie
Aruba:  froggie
Australia:  national highway 1, froggie
Austria:  webfil, kphoger, AlexandriaVA
Bahamas:  froggie, epzik8
Bahrain:  froggie
Belgium:  kurumi, kphoger, MisterSG1
Belize:  Brandon, epzik8
Bosnia and Herzegovina:  corco
Brazil:  New to Seattle, froggie
Bulgaria:  corco
Canada:  Several forum members
Cayman Islands:  Brandon
Chile:  froggie
China (PRC)::  corco, froggie (technically)
China (ROC, better known as Taiwan): AlexandriaVA, SignGeek101
Costa Rica:  doorknob60
Croatia:  Truvelo
Cuba:  froggie
Czech Republic:  Alps, kphoger
Denmark: 1995hoo
Djibouti:  froggie
Dominican Republic:  jeffandnicole
Ecuador:  froggie
Estonia: 1995hoo
Ethiopia:  froggie
Finland: 1995hoo
France:  several forum members
Germany:  several forum members
Greece:  froggie, corco
Guatemala: Us 81
Haiti:  jeffandnicole, (technically) oscar
Honduras:  Brandon
Hungary:  Truvelo
Iceland:  froggie, Alps, Dougkerr, Duke87
India:  kurumi
Indonesia:  gibranalnn, SignGeek101
Ireland:  Truvelo, (really technically) oscar
Israel:  Alps
Italy:  several forum members
Japan:  froggie, kurumi, SignGeek101
Jordan:  Alps
Kenya:  froggie
Liechtenstein:  kphoger
Luxembourg:  Truvelo
Maceonia:  corco
Malaysia:  froggie
Mauritius:  froggie
Mexico:  Several forum members
Montenegro:  corco
Nepal:  berberry
The Netherlands:  Chris, froggie, kphoger
Norway:  froggie, Alps
Panama:  froggie
Peru: AsphaltPlanet
Philippines:  wishfulanthony, froggie
Poland:  froggie, Alps, kphoger
Portugal:  CNGL-Leudimin, froggie
Romania:  corco
Russia: 1995hoo, rothman
St. Lucia:  froggie
Serbia:  corco
Seychelles:  froggie
Singapore:  froggie
Slovakia:  Truvelo
Slovenia:  webfil
Spain:  several forum members
Sweden:  froggie, Alps, 1995hoo
Switzerland:  Alps, kphoger, AlexandriaVA
Thailand:  froggie, kurumi
Trinidad and Tobago:  formulanone
United Arab Emirates:  froggie
United Kingdom:  Several forum members
United States:  Most of us
Uruguay:  froggie
Vatican City:  kurumi, froggie, AlexandriaVA

I've also been to France and Italy, but there have been a bunch of us who have been to both countries.

I think we should also list those forum members who have never been to the USA. Chris and myself come to mind.

[elsmere241]

San Marino for me, in addition.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

USA
Canada
Mexico
Bahamas
Barbados
St. Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda

[ET21]

Just Canada so far

[cpzilliacus]

US, Canada, Mexico, UK,  Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Netherlands.

[empirestate]

Adding myself to the list (new countries in bold):

Albania:  corco
Andorra:  CNGL-Leudimin
Argentina:  froggie
Aruba:  froggie
Australia:  national highway 1, froggie
Austria:  webfil, kphoger, AlexandriaVA
Bahamas:  froggie, epzik8, empirestate
Bahrain:  froggie
Barbados: empirestate
Belgium:  kurumi, kphoger, MisterSG1
Belize:  Brandon, epzik8
Bosnia and Herzegovina:  corco
Brazil:  New to Seattle, froggie
Bulgaria:  corco
Canada:  Several forum members
Cayman Islands:  Brandon
Chile:  froggie
China (PRC)::  corco, froggie (technically), empirestate
China (ROC, better known as Taiwan): AlexandriaVA, SignGeek101
China (Hong Kong): empirestate
Colombia: empirestate
Costa Rica:  doorknob60
Croatia:  Truvelo
Cuba:  froggie
Czech Republic:  Alps, kphoger
Denmark: 1995hoo
Djibouti:  froggie
Dominican Republic:  jeffandnicole
Ecuador:  froggie
Estonia: 1995hoo
Ethiopia:  froggie
Finland: 1995hoo
France:  several forum members
Germany:  several forum members
Greece:  froggie, corco
Guatemala: Us 81
Haiti:  jeffandnicole, (technically) oscar
Honduras:  Brandon
Hungary:  Truvelo
Iceland:  froggie, Alps, Dougkerr, Duke87
India:  kurumi
Indonesia:  gibranalnn, SignGeek101
Ireland:  Truvelo, (really technically) oscar, empirestate
Israel:  Alps
Italy:  several forum members
Japan:  froggie, kurumi, SignGeek101, empirestate
Jordan:  Alps
Kenya:  froggie
Korea, South: empirestate
Liechtenstein:  kphoger
Luxembourg:  Truvelo
Maceonia:  corco
Malaysia:  froggie
Mauritius:  froggie
Mexico:  Several forum members
Monaco: empirestate
Montenegro:  corco
Nepal:  berberry
The Netherlands:  Chris, froggie, kphoger
Norway:  froggie, Alps
Panama:  froggie, empirestate (?) (onboard a vessel in inland waters)
Peru: AsphaltPlanet
Philippines:  wishfulanthony, froggie
Poland:  froggie, Alps, kphoger
Portugal:  CNGL-Leudimin, froggie
Romania:  corco
Russia: 1995hoo, rothman, empirestate
St. Kitts and Nevis: empirestate
St. Lucia:  froggie, empirestate
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: empirestate
Serbia:  corco
Seychelles:  froggie
Singapore:  froggie
Slovakia:  Truvelo
Slovenia:  webfil
Spain:  several forum members
Sweden:  froggie, Alps, 1995hoo
Switzerland:  Alps, kphoger, AlexandriaVA
Thailand:  froggie, kurumi
Trinidad and Tobago:  formulanone, empirestate
United Arab Emirates:  froggie
United Kingdom:  Several forum members
United States:  Most of us
Uruguay:  froggie
Vatican City:  kurumi, froggie, AlexandriaVA

And how are we handling dependent territories? I've been to the following dependencies of the Netherlands, but not the "mother" country:
Aruba
Netherlands Antilles (at the time; now Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

And the following dependencies, as well as their homelands:
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Isle of Man (UK)
Saint-Martin (then part of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France)

[AlexandriaVA]

Hong Kong has been part of PR China since the British handover in 1997. It is a special administrative region with a different legal system, but is as much part of PR China as Beijing is.

[empirestate]

Hong Kong has been part of PR China since the British handover in 1997. It is a special administrative region with a different legal system, but is as much part of PR China as Beijing is.

That's correct. However, because of its special status many sources list it separately from, or in addition to, the mainland. So I've added that option, to be dealt with as appropriate (perhaps it's best thought of as a dependent territory).

[bassoon1986]

The ones I've been to are:
US
Mexico
Cayman Islands (UK)
Jamaica
Honduras
Nicaragua
Brazil
Argentina

[inkyatari]

I've been to all the lower 48 and British Columbia and Ontario.

I have seen the Mexican border.

And got threatened by a border patrol agent because I was supposedly not supposed to take pictures of it.

[jeffandnicole]

US & Canada

[english si]

France
Germany
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Malta
Spain
Thailand
UK
USA

[Truvelo]

I have seen the Mexican border.

And got threatened by a border patrol agent because I was supposedly not supposed to take pictures of it.

I wonder if anyone on here has been to the border with North Korea and tried to take photos

[Duke87]

And how are we handling dependent territories? I've been to the following dependencies of the Netherlands, but not the "mother" country:
Aruba
Netherlands Antilles (at the time; now Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

I would say you have been to the Netherlands. A dependent territory of a country is still a part of it.

[oscar]

And how are we handling dependent territories? I've been to the following dependencies of the Netherlands, but not the "mother" country:
Aruba
Netherlands Antilles (at the time; now Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

I would say you have been to the Netherlands. A dependent territory of a country is still a part of it.

FWIW, my claim upthread to have visited France is based solely on a visit to the French overseas department of Guadeloupe.

[empirestate]

And how are we handling dependent territories? I've been to the following dependencies of the Netherlands, but not the "mother" country:
Aruba
Netherlands Antilles (at the time; now Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

I would say you have been to the Netherlands. A dependent territory of a country is still a part of it.

That could depend on the type of territory, though. In this case, the Netherlands Antilles were (and its component now are) a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so you'd be quite apt in saying that they are part of the nation.

But in the U.S., for example, we distinguish between incorporated and unincorporated territories. The former comprise all the states, D.C., and for some reason Palmyra Atoll. (The reason is that Hawaii, like the other pre-statehood territories, was also an incorporated territory, and it included Palmyra Atoll. But the atoll was not retained by the state of Hawaii, nor was it ever disincorporated from the U.S.) All the other U.S. possessions are unincorporated, which essentially means they belong to the U.S. but are not "part of" it. And for whatever reason, if you'd been to Puerto Rico, you might let technicalities slide and say you'd been to the U.S., but you might not have the same inclination for American Samoa.

[kphoger]

And how are we handling dependent territories? I've been to the following dependencies of the Netherlands, but not the "mother" country:
Aruba
Netherlands Antilles (at the time; now Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

I would say you have been to the Netherlands. A dependent territory of a country is still a part of it.

That could depend on the type of territory, though. In this case, the Netherlands Antilles were (and its component now are) a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so you'd be quite apt in saying that they are part of the nation.

But in the U.S., for example, we distinguish between incorporated and unincorporated territories. The former comprise all the states, D.C., and for some reason Palmyra Atoll. (The reason is that Hawaii, like the other pre-statehood territories, was also an incorporated territory, and it included Palmyra Atoll. But the atoll was not retained by the state of Hawaii, nor was it ever disincorporated from the U.S.) All the other U.S. possessions are unincorporated, which essentially means they belong to the U.S. but are not "part of" it. And for whatever reason, if you'd been to Puerto Rico, you might let technicalities slide and say you'd been to the U.S., but you might not have the same inclination for American Samoa.

CGP Grey to the rescue, making everything simple and easy as always.
You will now develop a deep love for Venn diagrams.

The Netherlands:

The UK:

The USA:

And, for good measure, the EU (including France specifically):

[Duke87]

That could depend on the type of territory, though. In this case, the Netherlands Antilles were (and its component now are) a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so you'd be quite apt in saying that they are part of the nation.

But in the U.S., for example, we distinguish between incorporated and unincorporated territories. The former comprise all the states, D.C., and for some reason Palmyra Atoll. (The reason is that Hawaii, like the other pre-statehood territories, was also an incorporated territory, and it included Palmyra Atoll. But the atoll was not retained by the state of Hawaii, nor was it ever disincorporated from the U.S.) All the other U.S. possessions are unincorporated, which essentially means they belong to the U.S. but are not "part of" it. And for whatever reason, if you'd been to Puerto Rico, you might let technicalities slide and say you'd been to the U.S., but you might not have the same inclination for American Samoa.

I would have the same inclination for American Samoa simply because there is no logical alternative. American Samoa is not an independent sovereign nation, so it therefore it must be considered a part of the nation it is dependent upon.

[empirestate]

That could depend on the type of territory, though. In this case, the Netherlands Antilles were (and its component now are) a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so you'd be quite apt in saying that they are part of the nation.

But in the U.S., for example, we distinguish between incorporated and unincorporated territories. The former comprise all the states, D.C., and for some reason Palmyra Atoll. (The reason is that Hawaii, like the other pre-statehood territories, was also an incorporated territory, and it included Palmyra Atoll. But the atoll was not retained by the state of Hawaii, nor was it ever disincorporated from the U.S.) All the other U.S. possessions are unincorporated, which essentially means they belong to the U.S. but are not "part of" it. And for whatever reason, if you'd been to Puerto Rico, you might let technicalities slide and say you'd been to the U.S., but you might not have the same inclination for American Samoa.

I would have the same inclination for American Samoa simply because there is no logical alternative. American Samoa is not an independent sovereign nation, so it therefore it must be considered a part of the nation it is dependent upon.

Well, right, unless we decide we're counting non-constituent dependencies separately. (Or all dependencies, for that matter.)

[Dougtone]

My list:

United States of America --- born here
Canada --- visited many times

Iceland
Ireland
United Kingdom
France
The Netherlands
Germany
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Austria
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
Russia

[vdeane]

That could depend on the type of territory, though. In this case, the Netherlands Antilles were (and its component now are) a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so you'd be quite apt in saying that they are part of the nation.

But in the U.S., for example, we distinguish between incorporated and unincorporated territories. The former comprise all the states, D.C., and for some reason Palmyra Atoll. (The reason is that Hawaii, like the other pre-statehood territories, was also an incorporated territory, and it included Palmyra Atoll. But the atoll was not retained by the state of Hawaii, nor was it ever disincorporated from the U.S.) All the other U.S. possessions are unincorporated, which essentially means they belong to the U.S. but are not "part of" it. And for whatever reason, if you'd been to Puerto Rico, you might let technicalities slide and say you'd been to the U.S., but you might not have the same inclination for American Samoa.

I would have the same inclination for American Samoa simply because there is no logical alternative. American Samoa is not an independent sovereign nation, so it therefore it must be considered a part of the nation it is dependent upon.

American Samoa is weird because of the fact that American Samoans are not US citizens (in fact, they are citizens of no country, unless their parents are or they naturalize) but instead US nationals.  American Samoa also has its own customs/immigration and many laws in conflict with federal law (such as a communal land structure and banning non-Samoans from owning property in many areas), and I read that a passport is required if you want to visit.

[US 41]

You do not need a passport to travel to visit the American Samoa or any other territory. https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/980/~/needing-a-passport-to-enter-the-united-states-from-u.s.-territories

[elsmere241]

I think I've mentioned this before, but I've been to San Marino (as well as Canada and Italy).

[vdeane]

Apparently the island territories are even more complicated than I thought.
http://cis.org/USIslandTerritories-InternationalMigration

[hm insulators]

Taiwan in 1992.