| # |
Year |
Start |
End |
Where |
Days |
Comments |
Expenses |
Per day |
| 174. |
2025 |
27 Feb |
>01 Mar |
Germany |
3 |
Conference in Leipzig |
60 € |
20 € |
| 173. |
2025 |
28 Jan |
12 Feb |
Canary Islands |
16 |
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
1500 € |
94 € |
| 172. |
2024-2025 |
22 Dec |
05 Jan |
Tunisia |
15 |
Tunis, Sfax, Houmt Souk |
2200 € |
147 € |
| 171. |
2024 |
22 Nov |
25 Nov |
USA |
4 |
Conference in Boston, MA |
40 € |
10 € |
| 170. |
2024 |
22 Jun |
17 Jul |
Kenya |
26 |
Iten (10), Nakuru (3), Nairobi (4), Amboseli (1), Emali (1), Mombasa (6) |
4000 € |
154 € |
| 169. |
2024 |
03 Jun |
06 Jun |
Poland |
4 |
Work trip to Warsaw (3) |
100 € |
25 € |
| 168. |
2024 |
29 Mar |
01 Apr |
Estonia |
4 |
Kohtla-Järve (3) |
280 € |
70 € |
| 167. |
2024 |
16 Mar |
24 Mar |
Poland |
9 |
Torun (4), Lodz (3), Warsaw (1) |
600 € |
67 € |
| 166. |
2023 |
16 Dec |
31 Dec |
Belgium (8), Netherlands (2), Germany (3), Denmark (2), Sweden (1) |
16 |
Hamburg (2), Aachen (1), Namur (3), Verviers (1), Hombourg (2), Brugge (2), Rotterdam (1), Amersfoort (1), Copenhagen (2) |
2100 € |
131 € |
| 165. |
2023 |
26 Sep |
30 Sep |
Estonia |
5 |
Tallinn (3), Kohila (1) |
350 € |
70 € |
| 164. |
2023 |
29 Jul |
11 Aug |
Georgia (13), Latvia (1) |
14 |
Mtskheta (1), Juta (2), Kazbegi (7), Tbilisi (3), Riga |
1200 € |
85 € |
| 163. |
2023 |
13 Jul |
16 Jul |
Germany |
4 |
Workshop in Munich (3) |
0 € |
0 € |
| 162. |
2023 |
22 Jun |
25 Jun |
Estonia |
4 |
Sillamäe (2), Tallinn (1) |
300 € |
75 € |
| 161. |
2023 |
30 Mar |
03 Apr |
Scotland |
5 |
Conference in Glasgow (3) + Edinburgh (1) |
0 € |
0 € |
| 160. |
2022 |
17 Dec |
27 Dec |
Portugal |
11 |
Porto (5), Aveiro (3), Lisbon (2) |
1200 € |
109 € |
| 159. |
2022 |
18 Oct |
23 Oct |
Denmark (4), Sweden (2) |
6 |
Conference in Aarhus (3) + Odense (1), Hässleholm (1) |
60 € |
10 € |
| 158. |
2022 |
17 Sep |
26 Sep |
Scotland |
10 |
Edinburgh (8), Kirkcaldy (1) |
600 € |
60 € |
| 157. |
2022 |
24 Aug |
27 Aug |
Germany |
4 |
Hamburg (3) |
600 € |
150 € |
| 156. |
2022 |
15 Jul |
02 Aug |
France (7), Monaco (1), Italy (11) |
19 |
Hiking in the Alps from Menton to Sestriere, 7 days in France, 11 days in Italy (including Turin) |
2000 € |
105 € |
| 155. |
2022 |
23 Jun |
27 Jun |
Germany |
5 |
Workshop in Berlin (4) |
50 € |
10 € |
| 154. |
2022 |
08 Jun |
12 Jun |
Germany |
5 |
Conference in Munich (4) |
150 € |
30 € |
| 153. |
2022 |
01 Jun |
05 Jun |
Estonia |
5 |
Käina (3), Tallinn (1) |
350 € |
70 € |
| 152. |
2022 |
13 Apr |
20 Apr |
Latvia |
8 |
Easter in Daugavpils (4), Livani (2), Riga (1) |
480 € |
60 € |
| 151. |
2021-2022 |
18 Dec |
18 Jan |
Canary Islands |
32 |
La Gomera: Hermigua (9), Tenerife: El Médano (2), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (19) |
2000 € |
63 € |
| 150. |
2020 |
19 Jul |
27 Jul |
Norway, Svalbard |
9 |
One day in Tromsø, the rest in Longyearbyen + trip to Pyramiden |
1500 € |
167 € |
| 149. |
2020 |
17 Jul |
17 Jul |
Sweden |
1 |
One hour next to the border in Lapland |
25 € |
25 € |
| 148. |
2019-2020 |
17 Dec |
13 Jan |
Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania |
28 |
Marrakech, Agadir, Sidi Ifni, Tarmguist, Laayoune, Dakhla, Nouadhibou, Chinguetti, Nouakchott, Casablanca |
2000 € |
71 € |
| 147. |
2019 |
11 Oct |
20 Oct |
Romania, Bulgaria |
10 |
Bucharest, Constanta, Varna, Ruse |
800 € |
80 € |
| 146. |
2019 |
24 Jul |
05 Aug |
Belarus |
13 |
Baranovichy, Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Brest, Pinsk, Minsk |
600 € |
46 € |
| 145. |
2019 |
12 May |
15 May |
Sweden |
4 |
Luleå, Haparanda |
300 € |
75 € |
| 144. |
2019 |
18 Apr |
20 Apr |
Russia |
3 |
By ferry to St. Petersburg |
300 € |
100 € |
| 143. |
2019 |
05 Apr |
08 Apr |
Ukraine |
4 |
Rexona Mini Marathon in Kyiv |
400 € |
100 € |
| 142. |
2019 |
08 Mar |
13 Mar |
Balearic Islands |
6 |
Mallorca (Palma, Sóller Fornalutx) |
480 € |
80 € |
| 141. |
2018 |
02 Dec |
07 Dec |
Croatia |
6 |
Split, Komiža |
0 € |
0 € |
| 140. |
2018 |
08 Nov |
11 Nov |
Norway |
4 |
Oslo |
380 € |
95 € |
| 139. |
2018 |
22 Sep |
30 Sep |
Norway |
9 |
Tromsø, Senja |
600 € |
67 € |
| 138. |
2018 |
14 Aug |
24 Aug |
Russia, Komi, Jamalo-Nenetsia |
11 |
St. Petersburg, Vorkuta, Salekhard |
880 € |
80 € |
| 137. |
2018 |
20 Jun |
07 Jul |
Hungary, Vojvodina, Serbia, Srpska, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia |
18 |
Budapest, Subotica, Novi Sad, Belgrad, Banja Luka, Jajce, Sarajevo, Plužine, Podgorica, Mlini, Dubrovnik |
1150 € |
64 € |
| 136. |
2018 |
02 Mar |
11 Mar |
Lebanon, Turkey |
10 |
Istanbul, Beyrut, Byblos, Sidon, Jeita, Jounieh |
550 € |
55 € |
| 135. |
2017 |
15 Dec |
23 Dec |
Russia |
9 |
St. Petersburg, Rostov-na-Donu, Taganrog, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar, Adigeya |
720 € |
80 € |
| 134. |
2017 |
25 Aug |
01 Sep |
Poland, Belarus |
8 |
Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot, Minsk, Borisov |
660 € |
83 € |
| 133. |
2017 |
30 Jun |
03 Jul |
Russia |
4 |
Saint Petersburg |
180 € |
45 € |
| 132. |
2017 |
18 Jun |
30 Jun |
USA |
11 |
Detroit, MI, Columbus, OH, West Virginia, Pennsylvania |
6050 € |
545 € |
| 131. |
2017 |
01 Apr |
08 Apr |
Norway, Sweden |
8 |
Örebro, Lillehammer, Lemonsjø, Vågå, Lom, Hamar, Karlstad, Västerås |
500 € |
63 € |
| 130. |
2017 |
11 Mar |
14 Mar |
Germany, Czech |
4 |
Berlin, Prague |
360 € |
90 € |
| 129. |
2017 |
13 Feb |
21 Feb |
Russia |
9 |
Murmansk |
500 € |
56 € |
| 128. |
2017 |
03 Jan |
16 Jan |
Russia |
14 |
Murmansk |
400 € |
29 € |
| 127. |
2016 |
08 Dec |
27 Dec |
Russia |
20 |
Murmansk, Kirovsk |
600 € |
30 € |
| 126. |
2016 |
23 Nov |
24 Nov |
Russia |
2 |
Saint Petersburg |
200 € |
100 € |
| 125. |
2016 |
16 Nov |
21 Nov |
USA |
6 |
Conference in Washington, D.C. |
0 € |
0 € |
| 124. |
2016 |
17 Oct |
03 Nov |
Russia |
17 |
Murmansk |
400 € |
24 € |
| 123. |
2016 |
02 Sep |
19 Sep |
Russia |
18 |
Murmansk, Kandalaksha, Saint Petersburg |
500 € |
28 € |
| 122. |
2016 |
18 Jul |
22 Jul |
Norway |
5 |
Skibotn, Nordkjorsbotn, Alta, Hammerfest, Honningsvåg, Nordkapp, Kárášjohka |
500 € |
100 € |
| 121. |
2016 |
04 Jul |
15 Jul |
Russia |
12 |
Murmansk |
400 € |
33 € |
| 120. |
2016 |
19 Jun |
27 Jun |
Russia |
9 |
Murmansk, Monchegorsk |
300 € |
33 € |
| 119. |
2016 |
29 Apr |
18 May |
Russia |
20 |
Saint Petersburg, Murmansk |
615 € |
31 € |
| 118. |
2016 |
15 Mar |
29 Mar |
Russia |
15 |
Murmansk, Teriberka |
690 € |
46 € |
| 117. |
2016 |
31 Jan |
08 Feb |
Catalunya, Spain |
9 |
Barcelona, Montserrat, Huesca |
999 € |
111 € |
| 116. |
2015-16 |
27 Dec |
05 Jan |
Russia |
9 |
Murmansk, Kirovsk |
500 € |
56 € |
| 115. |
2015 |
15 Nov |
20 Nov |
Russia |
6 |
Conference in Krasnoyarsk |
60 € |
10 € |
| 114. |
2015 |
24 Oct |
25 Oct |
Aaland |
1 |
Half-marathon in Mariehamn |
220 € |
220 € |
| 113. |
2015 |
30 Aug |
21 Oct |
Urals, Russia |
52 |
Work exchange in Yekaterinburg + Nizhni Tagil, Pervouralsk, Chelyabinsk |
0 € |
0 € |
| 112. |
2015 |
24 Jun |
29 Jul |
Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
36 |
Bremen, Hamburg, Bishkek, Kochkor, Song Köl, Issyk Kul, Karakol, Almaty, Turkestan, Aralsk, Atyrau, Astrakhan, Saratov, Moscow |
1800 € |
50 € |
| 111. |
2015 |
01 Apr |
06 Apr |
Estonia, Russia |
6 |
Narva, Ivangorod, Saint Petersburg |
360 € |
60 € |
| 110. |
2015 |
26 Mar |
31 Mar |
England |
6 |
Conference in Cambridge |
120 € |
20 € |
| 109. |
2015 |
23 Jan |
26 Jan |
Russia |
3 |
Saint Petersburg |
270 € |
90 € |
| 108. |
2014-2015 |
10 Dec |
12 Jan |
India |
33 |
Delhi, Noida, Agra, Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Mysore, Wayanad, Kannur, Udupi, Gokarna, Agonda, Panaji, Gurgaon |
1650 € |
50 € |
| 107. |
2014 |
26 Sep |
30 Sep |
Germany |
4 |
Berlin Marathon |
560 € |
140 € |
| 106. |
2014 |
29 Jul |
01 Aug |
Ireland |
4 |
Conference in Dublin |
180 € |
45 € |
| 105. |
2014 |
01 Jul |
28 Jul |
Russia |
27 |
Krasnoyarsk, Divnogorsk, Ilansky, Severobaikalsk, Listvyanka, Irkutsk |
1565 € |
58 € |
| 104. |
2014 |
09 May |
21 May |
United States |
12 |
Massachusetts, marathon in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey |
960 € |
80 € |
| 103. |
2014 |
15 Feb |
18 Feb |
Russia |
3 |
Saint Petersburg |
240 € |
80 € |
| 102. |
2013-14 |
28 Dec |
06 Jan |
Lithuania, Kaliningrad |
10 |
Šiauliai, Vilnius, Kaliningrad, Baltiysk, Zelenogradsk, Nida, Klaipeda |
610 € |
61 € |
| 101. |
2013 |
03 Dec |
07 Dec |
Turkey |
4 |
Istanbul |
580 € |
145 € |
| 100. |
2013 |
16 Aug |
18 Aug |
Aaland |
2 |
Mariehamn, Märket |
260 € |
130 € |
| 99. |
2013 |
01 Jul |
02 Aug |
Russia |
33 |
Murmansk oblast, Enisey, Krasnoyarsk oblast, Khakasia, Saint Petersburg |
2750 € |
83 € |
| 98. |
2013 |
03 May |
11 May |
Russia, Estonia |
8 |
Saint Petersburg, Pskov, Pechory, Tartu, Tallinn |
520 € |
65 € |
| 97. |
2013 |
12 Apr |
14 Apr |
Poland |
3 |
Lodz marathon |
380 € |
127 € |
| 96. |
2013 |
23 Mar |
03 Apr |
Latvia, Ukraine, Crimea |
12 |
Riga, Kiev, Sevastopol, Bakhchisaray |
570 € |
48 € |
| 95. |
2013 |
25 Jan |
28 Jan |
Russia |
3 |
St. Petersburg, Rakhya |
300 € |
100 € |
| 94. |
2012 |
21 Sep |
23 Sep |
Russia |
2 |
St. Petersburg, Pushkin |
300 € |
150 € |
| 93. |
2012 |
08 Sep |
09 Sep |
Estonia |
2 |
Tallinn marathon |
140 € |
70 € |
| 92. |
2012 |
18 Jul |
19 Jul |
Norway |
1 |
Finnmark |
60 € |
60 € |
| 91. |
2012 |
29 Jun |
7 Jul |
Russia |
8 |
Saint Petersburg, Izhevsk, Buranovo, Yekaterinburg, Nevyansk |
1000 € |
125 € |
| 90. |
2012 |
21 Jun |
24 Jun |
Russia |
3 |
Saint Petersburg, Ingria |
390 € |
130 € |
| 89. |
2012 |
5 Jun |
10 Jun |
Russia |
6 |
Saint Petersburg |
450 € |
75 € |
| 88. |
2012 |
17 May |
3 Jun |
Catalunya, Andorra, France, Monaco |
17 |
Cycling from Barcelona to Nice |
1040 € |
61 € |
| 87. |
2012 |
4 May |
7 May |
Russia |
2 |
Saint Petersburg, Zelenogorsk |
350 € |
175 € |
| 86. |
2012 |
9 Apr |
16 Apr |
Russia |
8 |
Saint Petersburg, Arkhangelsk |
1000 € |
125 € |
| 85. |
2012 |
9 Mar |
12 Mar |
Russia |
2 |
Saint Petersburg |
350 € |
175 € |
| 84. |
2011-2012 |
28 Dec |
13 Jan |
South Russia, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
16 |
Lipetsk, Volgograd, Elista, Stavropol, Kislovodsk, Dombay, Sochi, Adler |
1070 € |
67 € |
| 83. |
2011-2012 |
11 Sep |
31 Jan |
Studying in Russia |
116 |
Saint Petersburg, Novgorod, Tikhvin, Komarovo, Repino, Gachina, Kronstadt, Pushkin, Pulkovo, Kem, Kalevala, Kostamuksha |
9500 € |
82 € |
| 82. |
2011 |
22 Aug |
28 Aug |
Macedonia, Kosovo |
7 |
Prishtina, Prizren, Matka canyon, Skopje |
650 € |
93 € |
| 81. |
2011 |
26 Jul |
06 Aug |
Estonia, Latvia |
12 |
Hiiumaa, Tartu, Sigulda, Kolkja, Narva, Viitna |
680 € |
57 € |
| 80. |
2011 |
08 Jul |
09 Jul |
Russia |
2 |
Vyborg |
200 € |
100 € |
| 79. |
2011 |
22 Apr |
29 Apr |
Russia |
7 |
Easter in St. Petersburg + Pushkin |
310 € |
44 € |
| 78. |
2011 |
02 Apr |
05 Apr |
Germany |
4 |
Berlin half marathon |
250 € |
62,50 € |
| 77. |
2011 |
26 Feb |
06 Mar |
Jordan |
17 |
Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba |
700 € |
100 € |
| 76. |
2010-11 |
28 Dec |
10 Jan |
Latvia, Israel, Palestina |
13 |
Riga, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Dead Sea, Nazareth, Akko, Haifa |
1400 € |
108 € |
| 75. |
2010 |
14 Oct |
20 Oct |
Moldova, Transnistria, Ukraine |
7 |
Chisinau, Tiraspol, Bendery, Odesa |
700 € |
100 € |
| 74. |
2010 |
12 Jul |
25 Jul |
North-West Russia, Norway |
14 |
Kirkenes, Murmansk, Molochnyi, Kem, Solovetsk, Petrozavodsk, Kizhi, St. Petersburg |
730 € |
52 € |
| 73. |
2010 |
10 Mar |
30 May |
Studying in Russia, Tatarstan |
78 |
Tver, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Klin, Rzhev,
Staritsa, Verhovolzhsky, Torzhok, Nizhni Novgorod, Kazan, Vyborg |
4000 € |
51 € |
| 72. |
2009-10 |
16 Dec |
10 Jan |
Interrailing in Europe + Morocco |
26 |
Germany, France, Euskadi, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco |
2700 € |
100 € |
| 71. |
2009 |
17 Oct |
25 Oct |
Netherlands |
9 |
Amsterdam marathon, Groningen, Bourtange,
Deventer |
800 € |
89 € |
| 70. |
2009 |
28 Aug |
31 Aug |
Romania |
4 |
Bucharest, Brasov |
425 € |
106 € |
| 69. |
2009 |
13 Aug |
16 Aug |
Russia |
3 |
Saint Petersburg |
450 € |
150 € |
| 68. |
2009 |
15 Jun |
24 Jun |
Russia |
10 |
White Karelia |
350 € |
35 € |
| 67. |
2009 |
05 Jun |
10 Jun |
Sweden, Germany |
5 |
Lund, Hamburg, Berlin |
350 € |
70 € |
| 66. |
2009 |
06 Mar |
09 Mar |
Italy |
3 |
Lago Maggiore, Milano |
355 € |
118 € |
| 65. |
2008-2009 |
26 Dec |
05 Jan |
Turkey, Syria |
10 |
Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, Antakya, Aleppo,
Damascus |
1160 € |
116 € |
| 64. |
2008 |
17 Oct |
20 Oct |
Russia |
3 |
St. Petersburg by train |
500 € |
167 € |
| 63. |
2008 |
21 Jun |
20 Jul |
InterRailing to Ireland |
30 |
Germany, France, England, Wales, Ireland,
Northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden |
3500 € |
117 € |
| 62. |
2008 |
16 Jun |
19 Jun |
Russia |
4 |
Carelian Isthmus |
400 € |
100 € |
| 61. |
2008 |
16 May |
18 May |
Latvia |
2 |
Riga half-marathon |
300 € |
150 € |
| 60. |
2008 |
28 Mar |
30 Mar |
Poland |
3 |
Wedding in Lodz |
300 € |
100 € |
| 59. |
2008 |
10 Mar |
23 Mar |
South Africa |
13 |
Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town |
1800 € |
138 € |
| 58. |
2007 |
06 Dec |
09 Dec |
Slovenia |
4 |
Ljubljana |
600 € |
150 € |
| 57. |
2007 |
05 Oct |
14 Oct |
Latvia, Georgia, Armenia |
9 |
Riga, Tbilisi, Gori, Yerevan |
1200 € |
133 € |
| 56. |
2007 |
29 Jun |
16 Jul |
Iceland, Greenland, Denmark, Sweden |
17 |
Reykjavík, Nuuk, Ilulissat, Landmannalaugar,
Skaftafell, Höfn, Seydisfjördur, Thisted, Malmö |
3400 € |
200 € |
| 55. |
2007 |
04 Apr |
22 Apr |
Japan, Estonia |
18 |
One day in Tallinn, then Japan: Tokyo, Hakodate, Kakunodate, Niigata, Nagano, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Kooya-san, Nagoya |
2250 € |
125 € |
| 54. |
2007 |
08 Mar |
11 Mar |
France |
3 |
First time in Paris |
600 € |
200 € |
| 53. |
2006 |
25 Nov |
02 Dec |
Cyprus |
7 |
Half-marathon in Paphos, Troodhos, Nicosia, Turkish republic |
950 € |
136 € |
| 52. |
2006 |
22 Jul |
31 Jul |
Switzerland |
10 |
Alpine marathon relay in Davos, Bern, Zurich, St. Moritz, Liechtenstein |
700 € |
70 € |
| 51. |
2006 |
30 Apr |
04 Jun |
Overland to Albania |
36 |
Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Hungary, Poland |
2300 € |
64 € |
| 50. |
2006 |
25 Feb |
05 Mar |
Spain |
9 |
Seville marathon, Huelva, Lepe, overnight in Frankfurt |
900 € |
100 € |
| 49. |
2006 |
12 Jan |
16 Jan |
England |
4 |
London |
500 € |
125 € |
| 48. |
2005 |
02 Dec |
05 Dec |
Denmark |
4 |
Copenhagen |
300 € |
75 € |
| 47. |
2005 |
04 Jul |
21 Jul |
Sweden, Malta, England, Scotland |
18 |
Umeå, Sundsvall, Stockholm, Malta, Gozo, London, Edinburgh |
1800 € |
100 € |
| 46. |
2005 |
15 Mar |
07 Apr |
Bulgaria |
24 |
Plovdiv, Sofia, Bansko, Sandanski |
1000 € |
42 € |
| 45. |
2004-2005 |
30 Nov |
24 Jan |
New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia |
56 |
Everywhere in New Zealand, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Northern Sumatra |
3500 € |
63 € |
| 44. |
2004 |
30 Oct |
31 Oct |
Aaland |
2 |
Åland half marathon in Mariehamn |
150 € |
75 € |
| 43. |
2004 |
30 Jul |
11 Aug |
Crimea, Ukraine, Russia |
13 |
Moscow, Simferopol, Yalta, Kiev, St. Petersburg |
800 € |
62 € |
| 42. |
2004 |
18 May |
23 May |
Croatia |
6 |
Zagreb, Samobor, ibenik |
650 € |
108 € |
| 41. |
2004 |
08 Apr |
11 Apr |
Norway |
4 |
Easter in Oslo |
450 € |
113 € |
| 40. |
2004 |
18 Mar |
22 Mar |
Netherlands, Germany |
4 |
The Hague, Delft, Utrecht, Cologne |
300 € |
75 € |
| 39. |
2004 |
23 Jan |
26 Jan |
Latvia |
4 |
Riga |
350 € |
88 € |
| 38. |
2003 |
29 Nov |
08 Dec |
Spain, Portugal |
10 |
Madrid, Extremadura, Marathon in Lisbon |
1000 € |
100 € |
| 37. |
2003 |
22 Sep |
13 Oct |
Czech Rep., Slovakia, Kaliningrad |
22 |
Work camp in Kostelecké Horky |
700 € |
32 € |
| 36. |
2003 |
30 Jun |
11 Jul |
Cycling in Norway |
12 |
Cycling in Finnish Lapland, Northern Norway, Sweden |
550 € |
46 € |
| 35. |
2003 |
19 Jun |
22 Jun |
Luxembourg |
4 |
Luxembourg City, Brussels, Thionville, Grevenmacher, Vianden, Clervaux |
650 € |
163 € |
| 34. |
2003 |
11 Apr |
23 Apr |
Poland |
13 |
Zywiec, Lodz, Warsaw, Wisla, Szczyrk |
500 € |
38 € |
| 33. |
2002 |
04 Dec |
09 Dec |
Belarus, Lithuania and Estonia |
6 |
Minsk, Vilnius and Tallinn |
350 € |
58 € |
| 32. |
2002 |
16 Aug |
17 Aug |
Estonia |
2 |
Pärnu |
0 € |
o € |
| 31. |
2002 |
28 Jun |
02 Jul |
Lapland |
5 |
Sweden, Finland,
Norway under the midnight sun |
400 € |
80 € |
| 30. |
2002 |
26 May |
18 Jun |
Spain, Catalunya |
24 |
Cycling from Málaga to Barcelona |
800 € |
33 € |
| 29. |
2002 |
23 Mar |
01 Apr |
Poland |
10 |
Easter trip to Warsaw, Wroclaw, Klodzko, Kudawa Zdroj, Miedzygorze, Nysa, Opole, Zakopane, Krakow and Auschwitz |
550 € |
55 € |
| 28. |
2001 |
09 Nov |
15 Dec |
Central America |
38 |
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica |
2050 € |
54 € |
| 27. |
2001 |
09 Jul |
15 Jul |
Åland |
7 |
Cycling in Åland and making a travel video in Stockholm |
150 € |
21 € |
| 26. |
2001 |
21 Jun |
24 Jun |
Netherlands |
4 |
Mid-summer in Amsterdam and Utrecht |
450 € |
113 € |
| 25. |
2001 |
11 Apr |
20 Apr |
Baltic States |
10 |
Easter in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia |
450 € |
45 € |
| 24. |
2001 |
18 Mar |
21 Mar |
Sweden |
4 |
Stockholm |
200 € |
50 € |
| 23. |
2000 |
10 Jan |
20 Dec |
Round the World |
345 |
A whole year on the road: UK, Argentina, Chile, Antarctica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Galapagos, Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Canada, USA, Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Russia |
16600 € |
48 € |
| 22. |
1999 |
11 Nov |
14 Nov |
Belgium |
4 |
Brussels and Antwerp |
600 € |
150 € |
| 20. |
1999 |
10 Sep |
05 Oct |
Trans-Siberian |
26 |
Moscow, Siberia, Mongolia, Beijing |
2000 € |
77 € |
| 20. |
1999 |
20 Aug |
23 Aug |
Germany |
4 |
Rostock by Finnjet |
300 € |
75 € |
| 19. |
1998 |
24 Sep |
27 Sep |
Germany |
4 |
Hamburg and Berlin |
500 € |
125 € |
| 18. |
1997 |
12 Dec |
14 Dec |
Sweden |
3 |
Stockholm |
50 € |
17 € |
| 17. |
1997 |
24 Oct |
25 Oct |
Estonia |
2 |
Tallinn |
25 € |
13 € |
| 16. |
1997 |
31 Jul |
21 Aug |
Greece, Yugoslavia, Hungary |
22 |
IAAF World Champs in Athens, Belgrad, Budapest, Balaton |
1200 € |
54 € |
| 15. |
1997 |
05 Jun |
18 Jun |
Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway |
14 |
Back by Smyril Line ferry |
1200 € |
86 € |
| 14. |
1997 |
25 Apr |
26 Apr |
Sweden |
2 |
Stockholm |
30 € |
15 € |
| 13. |
1997 |
02 Jan |
09 Jan |
Egypt |
8 |
Luxor |
600 € |
75 € |
| 12. |
1995 |
06 Oct |
07 Oct |
Estonia |
2 |
Tallinn |
50 € |
25 € |
| 11. |
1995 |
12 Aug |
04 Sep |
Interrail |
24 |
Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic |
1125 € |
47 € |
| 10. |
1991 |
04 Jun |
09 Jun |
Germany, Denmark, Sweden |
6 |
By car to Hamburg |
300 € |
50 € |
| 10. |
1988 |
29 Apr |
01 May |
Sweden |
3 |
Stockholm |
25 € |
8 € |
| 9. |
1987 |
24 Apr |
26 Apr |
Sweden |
3 |
Stockholm |
25 € |
8 € |
| 8. |
1984 |
xx Jun |
xx Jun |
Sweden |
4 |
Umeå |
0 € |
0 € |
| 7. |
1983 |
14 Jul |
17 Jul |
Sweden |
4 |
High Chaparral, Kolmården |
0 € |
0 € |
| 6. |
1983 |
13 Jun |
19 Jun |
Greece |
7 |
Crete |
0 € |
0 € |
| 5. |
1982 |
01 Jul |
04 Jul |
Norway |
4 |
Oslo |
0 € |
0 € |
| 4. |
1982 |
xx Feb |
xx Feb |
Austria |
5 |
Zell am See |
0 € |
0 € |
| 3. |
1980 |
01 Aug |
15 Aug |
Italy |
15 |
Verone, Venice, Florence, Assisi, Siena, Pisa, Lago di Garda |
0 € |
0 € |
| 2. |
1980 |
xx Jun |
xx Jun |
Sweden |
3 |
Kolmården |
0 € |
0 € |
| 1. |
1979 |
31 May |
04 Jun |
Denmark, Sweden |
5 |
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Kolmården |
0 € |
0 € |
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How many days have I spent in each country (updated 2025-03-01):
| Finland | 17274 |
| Russia | 606 |
| Germany | 68 |
| Sweden | 61 |
| USA | 59 |
| Norway | 50 |
| Poland | 50 |
| Canary Islands | 48 |
| New Zealand | 43 |
| Bolivia | 40 |
| 10 |
| Estonia | 40 |
| Spain | 39 |
| Indonesia | 38 |
| Ecuador | 36 |
| Italy | 34 |
| India | 33 |
| Morocco | 29 |
| France | 28 |
| Bulgaria | 27 |
| Kenya | 26 |
| 20 |
| England | 25 |
| Mexico | 23 |
| Hungary | 23 |
| Latvia | 23 |
| Argentina | 22 |
| Guatemala | 21 |
| Belarus | 21 |
| Scotland | 21 |
| Portugal | 20 |
| Czech Rep. | 19 |
| 30 |
| Netherlands | 18 |
| Chile | 17 |
| Japan | 17 |
| Iceland | 17 |
| Georgia | 17 |
| Honduras | 16 |
| Thailand | 16 |
| Denmark | 16 |
| China | 15 |
| Canada | 15 |
| 40 |
| Laos | 15 |
| Croatia | 15 |
| Tunisia | 15 |
| Cuba | 14 |
| Greece | 14 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| South Africa | 13 |
| Crimea | 13 |
| Catalunya | 13 |
| Vietnam | 12 |
| 50 |
| Switzerland | 12 |
| Lithuania | 12 |
| Ukraine | 12 |
| Belgium | 12 |
| Romania | 11 |
| Ireland | 10 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 |
| Turkey | 10 |
| Australia | 9 |
| Antarctica | 9 |
| 60 |
| Belize | 9 |
| Israel | 9 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 |
| Lebanon | 9 |
| Mongolia | 8 |
| Egypt | 8 |
| Austria | 8 |
| Kaliningrad | 8 |
| Aaland | 8 |
| Malta | 7 |
| 70 |
| Nicaragua | 7 |
| Albania | 7 |
| Jordan | 7 |
| Mauritania | 7 |
| Svalbard | 7 |
| Slovakia | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 6 |
| Cyprus | 6 |
| Yugoslavia-Serbia | 6 |
| Bosnia and Hercegovina | 6 |
| 80 |
| Balearic Islands | 6 |
| Greenland | 5 |
| Syria | 5 |
| Montenegro | 5 |
| Western Sahara | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 4 |
| Faroe Islands | 4 |
| Galapagos | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| 90 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| Macedonia | 4 |
| Palestina | 3 |
| Kosovo | 3 |
| Kalmykia | 3 |
| Armenia | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 |
| Moldova | 2 |
| Transnistria | 2 |
| Udmurtia | 2 |
| 100 |
| Srpska | 2 |
| Monaco | 2 |
| Myanmar | 1 |
| Macao | 1 |
| San Marino | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 |
| Holy See | 1 |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 1 |
| Wales | 1 |
| Euskadi | 1 |
| 110 |
| Gibraltar | 1 |
| Tatarstan | 1 | tr>
| Andorra | 1 |
Altogether 2220 days abroad, which is 11.34% of my life.
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How many nights have I slept in some of the most visited cities:
(updated 2025-03-01)
| St. Petersburg, RUS | 174 |
| Murmansk, RUS | 141 |
| Tver, RUS | 58 |
| Yekaterinburg, RUS | 50 |
| Krasnoyarsk, RUS | 23 |
| Quito, ECU | 21 |
| Berlin, GER | 20 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife, CNR | 19 |
| Hamburg, GER | 18 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, CNR | 15 |
| Budapest, HUN | 14 |
| Kostelecke Horky, CZE | 13 |
| Lodz, POL | 13 |
| Edinburgh, SCO | 13 |
| Plovdiv, BUL | 11 |
| Riga, LTV | 11 |
| Cape Town, RSA | 10 |
| London, GBR | 10 |
| Iten, KEN | 10 |
| Sydney, AUS | 9 |
| Barcelona, CAT | 9 |
| Oslo, NOR | 9 |
| La Paz, BOL | 9 |
| Reykjavik, ICE | 9 |
| Hermigua, CNR | 9 |
| Gili Meno, INA | 8 |
| Auckland, NZL | 8 |
| Davos, SUI | 8 |
| Beyrut, LEB | 8 |
| Tromsø, NOR | 8 |
| Warsaw, POL | 8 |
| Tallinn, EST | 8 |
| Lisbon, POR | 8 |
| Ushuaia, ARG | 7 |
| Beijing, CHN | 7 |
| Luxor, EGY | 7 |
| Athens, GRE | 7 |
| Lago di Garda, ITA | 7 |
| Stockholm, SWE | 7 |
| Sevastopol, CRI | 7 |
| Moscow, RUS | 7 |
| Lemonsjø, NOR | 7 |
| Marrakech, MOR | 7 |
| Longyearbyen, SVA | 7 |
| Copenhagen, DEN | 7 |
| Kazbegi, GEO | 7 |
| Tbilisi, GEO | 7 |
| Munich, GER | 7 |
| Tunis, TUN | 7 |
| Bansko, BUL | 6 |
| Santiago de Chile, CHI | 6 |
| Agios Nikolaos, GRE | 6 |
| Lago Atitlan, GUA | 6 |
| Hong Kong, HKG | 6 |
| Balatonfured, HUN | 6 |
| Mexico City, MEX | 6 |
| Mombasa, KEN | 6 |
| Paphos, CYP | 6 |
| Istanbul, TUR | 6 |
| Kaliningrad, KAL | 6 |
| Minsk, BLR | 6 |
| Caye Caulker, BLZ | 5 |
| Cochabamba, BOL | 5 |
| Rurrenabaque, BOL | 5 |
| Jakarta, INA | 5 |
| Kuala Lumpur, MAL | 5 |
| Ulaanbaatar, MON | 5 |
| Bangkok, THA | 5 |
| San Mateo CA, USA | 5 |
| Amsterdam, NED | 5 |
| Mariehamn, AAL | 5 |
| Dublin, IRE | 5 |
| Washington, DC, USA | 5 |
| Columbus, OH, USA | 5 |
| Salekhard, RUS | 5 |
| Palma de Mallorca, BAL | 5 |
| Kyiv, UKR | 5 |
| Bucharest, ROM | 5 |
| Porto, POR | 5 |
| Buenos Aires, ARG | 4 |
| Zell am See, AUT | 4 |
| Sofia, BUL | 4 |
| Antigua, GUA | 4 |
| Vilnius, LIT | 4 |
| Tanah Rata, MAL | 4 |
| Singapore, SIN | 4 |
| Bennett WI, USA | 4 |
| Hanoi, VIE | 4 |
| Sevilla, SPA | 4 |
| Tirana, ALB | 4 |
| Tokyo, JPN | 4 |
| Paris, FRA | 4 |
| Nõmba, EST | 4 |
| Sochi, RUS | 4 |
| Barcelona, CAT | 4 |
| Pskov, RUS | 4 |
| Somerville, MA, USA | 4 |
| New York City, USA | 4 |
| Cambridge, ENG | 4 |
| Astrakhan, RUS | 4 |
| Kirovsk, RUS | 4 |
| Nouakchott, MAU | 4 |
| Nairobi, KEN | 4 |
| Torun, POL | 4 |
| Aarhus, DEN | 4 |
| Daugavpils, LAT | 4 |
| Boston, USA | 4 |
Dates, when I have been to Russia:
(updated 2025-03-01)
| 1. | 10-18 Sep 1999 | 36-37 |
| 2. | 18-20 Dec 2000 | 51 |
| 3. | 10-12 Oct 2003 | 41 |
| 4. | 09-11 Aug 2004 | 33 |
| 5. | 16-19 Jun 2008 | 25 |
| 6. | 17-20 Oct 2008 | 42-43 |
| 7. | 15-24 Jun 2009 | 25-26 |
| 8. | 13-16 Aug 2009 | 33 |
| 9. | 10 Mar - 23 Apr 2010 | 10-16 |
| 10. | 27 Apr - 30 May 2010 | 17-21 |
| 11. | 12-25 Jul 2010 | 28-29 |
| 12. | 22-29 Apr 2011 | 16-17 |
| 13. | 08-09 Jul 2011 | 27 |
| 14. | 11 Sep - 19 Nov 2011 | 36-46 |
| 15. | 27 Nov - 23 Dec 2011 | 47-51 |
| 16. | 27 Dec 2011 - 31 Jan 2012 | 52-5 |
| 17. | 09-12 Mar 2012 | 10-11 |
| 18. | 09-16 Apr 2012 | 15-16 |
| 19. | 04-07 May 2012 | 18-19 |
| 20. | 05-10 Jun 2012 | 23 |
| 21. | 21-24 Jun 2012 | 25 |
| 22. | 29 Jun - 07 Jul 2012 | 26-27 |
| 23. | 21-23 Sep 2012 | 38 |
| 24. | 25-28 Jan 2013 | 4-5 |
| 25. | 03-10 May 2013 | 18-19 |
| 26. | 02 Jul - 02 Aug 2013 | 27-31 |
| 27. | 30 Dec 2013 - 03 Jan 2014 | 1 |
| 28. | 15-18 Feb 2014 | 7-8 |
| 29. | 01-28 Jul 2014 | 27-31 |
| 30. | 23-26 Jan 2015 | 4-5 |
| 31. | 01-06 Apr 2015 | 14-15 |
| 32. | 18-29 Jul 2015 | 29-31 |
| 33. | 31 Aug - 21 Oct 2015 | 36-43 |
| 34. | 15-20 Nov 2015 | 46-47 |
| 35. | 27 Dec 2015 - 05 Jan 2016 | 52-53, 1 |
| 36. | 15 Mar 2016 - 29 Mar 2016 | 11-13 |
| 37. | 19-27 Jun 2016 | 24-26 |
| 38. | 04-15 Jul 2016 | 27-28 |
| 39. | 02-19 Sep 2016 | 35-37 |
| 40. | 17 Oct 2016 - 03 Nov 2016 | 42-44 |
| 41. | 23-24 Nov 2016 | 47 |
| 42. | 08-27 Dec 2016 | 49-52 |
| 43. | 03-16 Jan 2017 | 1-3 |
| 44. | 13-21 Feb 2017 | 7-8 |
| 45. | 30 Jun - 03 Jul 2017 | 26-27 |
| 46. | 15-23 Dec 2017 | 50-51 |
| 47. | 14-24 Aug 2018 | 33-34 |
| 48. | 18-20 Apr 2019 | 16 |
Weeks that I've been to Russia: 1-5, 7-8, 10-21, 23-31, 33-53
Weeks that I've NOT been to Russia: 6, 9, 22, 32
Days that I've been to Russia:
01-31 Jan,
13-21 Feb,
09-31 Mar,
01-30 Apr,
01-30 May,
05-10, 15-27, 29-30 Jun,
01-31 Jul,
01-02, 09-11, 13-24, 31 Aug,
1-30 Sep,
01-31 Oct,
01-20, 23-24, 27-30 Nov,
01-31 Dec.
Days that I've NOT been to Russia:
01-12, 22-29 Feb,
01-08 Mar,
31 May,
01-04, 11-14, 28 Jun,
03-08, 11, 25-30 Aug,
21-22, 25-26 Nov,
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How many days have I've been to Russia in different months
| January | 59 |
| February | 13 |
| March | 41 |
| April | 53 |
| May | 60 |
| June | 36 |
| July | 107 |
| August | 21 |
| September | 80 |
| October | 73 |
| November | 34 |
| December | 67 |
The number of traveled days in different continents
(updated 2025-03-01)
| Europe | 1408 | 63% |
| Asia | 344 | 15% |
| Americas | 292 | 13% |
| Africa | 135 | 6.1% |
| Oceania | 52 | 2.3% |
| Antarctica | 9 | 0.41% |
Travel days and expenses per year (updated 2024-07-29)
| Year | Days | € | €/d |
| 2025 | 24 | 2293 | 96 |
| 2024 | 58 | 6487 | 112 |
| 2023 | 48 | 3950 | 82 |
| 2022 | 91 | 6615 | 73 |
| 2021 | 14 | 875 | 63 |
| 2020 | 23 | 2455 | 107 |
| 2019 | 55 | 3950 | 72 |
| 2018 | 58 | 3560 | 61 |
| 2017 | 67 | 9370 | 140 |
| 2016 | 137 | 5425 | 40 |
| 2015 | 126 | 3660 | 29 |
| 2014 | 78 | 4970 | 64 |
| 2013 | 69 | 5605 | 81 |
| 2012 | 82 | 7427 | 91 |
| 2011 | 159 | 11985 | 75 |
| 2010 | 113 | 5860 | 52 |
| 2009 | 54 | 3275 | 61 |
| 2008 | 61 | 7500 | 123 |
| 2007 | 51 | 8050 | 158 |
| 2006 | 66 | 5350 | 81 |
| 2005 | 70 | 4400 | 63 |
| 2004 | 65 | 3700 | 57 |
| 2003 | 59 | 3400 | 58 |
| 2002 | 47 | 2100 | 45 |
| 2001 | 63 | 3300 | 52 |
| 2000 | 345 | 16600 | 48 |
| 1999 | 34 | 2900 | 85 |
| 1998 | 4 | 500 | 125 |
| 1997 | 51 | 3105 | 61 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 1175 | 45 |
| ALL | 2197 | 149,845 | 68 |
Number of new countries per year (updated 2025-03-01):
| Year | Countries |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 113 |
Hours spent in an aeroplane (updated 2025-03-01):
| Year | Hours |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2024 | 54 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2017 | 41 |
| 2016 | 47 |
| 2015 | 46 |
| 2014 | 50 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2008 | 44 |
| 2007 | 59 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2005 | 49 |
| 2004 | 46 |
| 2003 | 23 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2001 | 34 |
| 2000 | 82 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1997 | 24 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1980 | 6 |
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How many days have I spent abroads in different months (updated
2025-03-01):
| January | 198 |
| February | 72 |
| March | 185 |
| April | 175 |
| May | 166 |
| June | 202 |
| July | 309 |
| August | 176 |
| September | 169 |
| October | 166 |
| November | 113 |
| December | 281 |
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How many days have I spent abroads on different days of the week
(updated 2025-03-01:
| Monday | 315 |
| Tuesday | 297 |
| Wednesday | 300 |
| Thursday | 304 |
| Friday | 336 |
| Saturday | 361 |
| Sunday | 349 |
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How many days have I spent in different language regions
(updated 2025-03-01):
| Finnish | 17183 |
| Russian | 694 |
| Spanish | 292 |
| English | 226 |
| German | 86 |
| Arabic | 82 |
| Swedish | 72 |
| Norwegian | 56 |
| Polish | 50 |
| French | 41 |
| Indonesian | 38 |
| Italian | 35 |
| Estonian | 33 |
| Bulgarian | 27 |
| Hungarian | 24 |
| Greek | 20 |
| Portuguese | 20 |
| Czech | 19 |
| Catalan | 19 |
| Latvian | 19 |
| Dutch | 18 |
| Mandarin | 17 |
| Japanese | 17 |
| Icelandic | 17 |
| Danish | 17 |
| Georgian | 17 |
| Thai | 16 |
| Lao | 15 |
| Hindi | 15 |
| Melayu | 14 |
| Croatian | 14 |
| Vietnamese | 12 |
| Lithuanian | 12 |
| Romanian | 11 |
| Kalenjin | 11 |
| Albanian | 10 |
| Turkish | 11 |
| Kazakh | 10 |
| Kyrgyz | 9 |
| Cantonese | 9 |
| Kannada | 9 |
| Mongolian | 8 |
| Hebrew | 8 |
| Belarusian | 10 |
| Ukrainian | 8 |
| Serbian | 7 |
| Maltese | 7 |
| Hassaniya | 7 |
| Slovakian | 6 |
| Bosnian | 6 |
| Swahili | 6 |
| Greenlandic | 5 |
| Malayalam | 5 |
| Montenegrin | 5 |
| Faroese | 4 |
| Luxembourgish | 4 |
| Slovenian | 4 |
| Macedonian | 4 |
| Konkani | 4 |
| Flamish | 3 |
| Armenian | 2 |
| Moldovan | 2 |
| Burmese | 1 |
| Euskera | 1 |
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Countries I have visited more than once: (updated 2025-03-01):
| Russia | 45 |
| Sweden | 22 |
| Germany | 19 |
| Estonia | 15 |
| Norway | 13 |
| Latvia | 9 |
| Poland | 9 |
| France | 7 |
| Denmark | 7 |
| England | 6 |
| Spain | 5 |
| USA | 5 |
| Aaland | 4 |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Ukraine | 4 |
| Italy | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Lithuania | 3 |
| Catalunya | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| Belarus | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Iceland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Scotland | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Guatemala | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 |
| Greece | 2 |
| Austria | 2 |
| Crimea | 2 |
| Kaliningrad | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Bosnia | 2 |
| Montenegro | 2 |
| Romania | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 |
| Monaco | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Canary Islands | 2 |
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Largest cities I've been to:
| City | People | World # |
| Istanbul | 13.2 M | 3. |
| Buenos Aires | 13.1 M | 4. |
| Moscow | 11.7 M | 7. |
| Delhi | 11.4 M | 9. |
| Beijing | 11.0 M | 11. |
| Jakarta | 9.8 M | 13. |
| Tokyo | 8.9 M | 17. |
| Mexico City | 8.4 M | 18. |
| New York | 8.2 M | 21. |
| London | 7.9 M | 22. |
| Bangalore | 6.6 M | 25. |
| Singapore | 6.3 M | 27. |
| Bangkok | 5.9 M | 29. |
| Santiago | 5.3 M | 32. |
| Ankara | 4.3 M | 42. |
| Saint Petersburg | 4.3 M | 43. |
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Largest metropolitan areas I've been to:
| City | People | World # |
| Tokyo-Yokohama | 38.4 M | 1. |
| Mexico City | 28.1 M | 2. |
| New York | 23.8 M | 3. |
| Jakarta | 20.2 M | 8. |
| Delhi | 19.8 M | 10. |
| Los Angeles | 18.3 M | 11. |
| Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | 17.9 M | 12. |
| Istanbul | 15.7 M | 15. |
| Moscow | 15.1 M | 17. |
| Buenos Aires | 14.9 M | 18. |
| Beijing | 14.1 M | 20. |
| London | 13.9 M | 21. |
| Paris | 12.1 M | 24. |
| Rhein-Ruhr | 11.9 M | 25. |
| Bangkok | 10.7 M | 28. |
| Chicago | 9.5 M | 31. |
| Nagoya | 8.9 M | 34. |
| San Francisco | 7.8 M | 40. |
| Kuala Lumpur | 7.8 M | 41. |
| Dallas | 7.1 M | 45. |
| Washington, DC | 8.35 M | 42. |
| Bandung | 6.9 M | 47. |
| Bengaluru | 6.9 M | 48. |
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Agglomerations of more than a million from where I have taken a photo: (according
to http://citypopulation.de/world/Agglomerations.html
| # | City | Country | People | World # |
| 1. | Guangzhou | China | 45.6 M | 1. |
| 2. | Tokyo | Japan | 40.2 M | 2. |
| 3. | Jakarta | ndonesia | 30.6 M | 4. |
| 4. | Delhi | India | 29.4 M | 5. |
| 5. | Seoul | South Korea | 24.7 M | 8. |
| 6. | México | Mexico | 22.8 M | 9. |
| 7. | New York | USA | 22.4 M | 10. |
| 8. | Beijing | China | 20.4 M | 13. |
| 9. | Bangkok | Thailand | 18.3 M | 16. |
| 10. | Los Angeles | USA | 17.8 M | 17. |
| 11. | Osaka | Japan | 17.7 M | 18. |
| 12. | Moscow | Russia | 17.2 M | 20. |
| 13. | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 16.3 M | 22. |
| 14. | Istanbul | Turkey | 15.8 M | 23. |
| 15. | London | England | 14.7 M | 25. |
| 16. | Bangalore | India | 11.8 M | 31. |
| 17. | Paris | France | 11.4 M | 32. |
| 18. | Nagoya | Japan | 10.5 M | 34. |
| 19. | Chicago | USA | 9.7 M | 40. |
| 20. | Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia | 8.7 M | 43. |
| 21. | Washington, DC | USA | 8.5 M | 45. |
| 22. | San Francisco | USA | 7.9 M | 51. |
| 23. | Singapore | Singapore | 7.8 M | 52. |
| 24. | Boston | USA | 7.7 M | 55. |
| 25. | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7.5 M | 56. |
| 26. | Santiago | Chile | 7.2 M | 59. |
| 27. | Dallas | USA | 7.1 M | 60. |
| 28. | Bandung | Indonesia | 6.9 M | 61. |
| 29. | Houston | USA | 6.6 M | 66. |
| 30. | Madrid | Spain | 6.5 M | 67. |
| 31. | Surabaya | Indonesia | 6.0 M | 71. |
| 32. | Detroit | USA | 5.7 M | 76. |
| 33. | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 5.6 M | 79. |
| 34. | Amman | Jordan | 5.5 M | 81. |
| 35. | Milan | Italy | 5.2 M | 86. |
| 36. | Sydney | Australia | 5.2 M | 86. |
| 37. | Cologne-Dusseldorf | Germany | 5.0 M | 89. |
| 38. | Ankara | Turkey | 4.98 M | 90. |
| 39. | Monterrey | Mexico | 4.93 M | 93. |
| 40. | Berlin | Germany | 4.75 M | 99. |
| 41. | Barcelona | Catalunya | 4.73 M | 101. |
| 42. | Casablanca | Morocco | 4.43 M | 107. |
| 43. | Cape Town | South Africa | 4.18 M | 115. |
| 44. | Medan | Indonesia | 3.95 M | 122. |
| 45. | Hanoi | Vietnam | 3.90 M | 125. |
| 46. | Damascus | Syria | 3.75 M | 132. |
| 47. | Rome | Italy | 3.58 M | 139. |
| 48. | Kiev | Ukraine | 3.45 M | 143. |
| 49. | Athens | Greece | 3.35 M | 152. |
| 50. | Nanning | China | 3.35 M | 152. |
| 51. | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 3.28 M | 157. |
| 52. | Rotterdam-Hague | Netherlands | 3.23 M | 159. |
| 53. | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 3.15 M | 165. |
| 54. | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 3.13 M | 169. |
| 55. | Manchester | England | 3.05 M | 176. |
| 56. | Hamburg | Germany | 2.88 M | 182. |
| 57. | Vancouver | Canada | 2.75 M | 190. |
| 58. | Quito | Ecuador | 2.68 M | 195. |
| 59. | Tel Aviv-Jaffa | Israel | 2.65 M | 197. |
| 60. | Budapest | Hungary | 2.60 M | 202. |
| 61. | Lisbon | Portugal | 2.55 M | 207. |
| 62. | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 2.45 M | 212. |
| 63. | Katowice | Poland | 2.35 M | 222. |
| 64. | San José | Costa Rica | 2.35 M | 222. |
| 65. | Warsaw | Poland | 2.33 M | 226. |
| 66. | Las Vegas | USA | 2.25 M | 234. |
| 67. | Vienna | Austria | 2.25 M | 234. |
| 68. | Agra | India | 2.23 M | 237. |
| 69. | Havana | Cuba | 2.22 M | 237. |
| 70. | Bucharest | Romania | 2.20 M | 240. |
| 71. | Stockholm | Sweden | 2.20 M | 240. |
| 72. | La Paz | Bolivia | 2.08 M | 256. |
| 73. | Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 2.07 M | 256. |
| 74. | Georg Town | Malaysia | 2.07 M | 256. |
| 75. | Brussels | Belgium | 2.05 M | 262. |
| 76. | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 2.03 M | 268. |
| 77. | Rabat | Morocco | 2.02 M | 268. |
| 78. | Minsk | Belarus | 2.00 M | 276. |
| 79. | Yogyakarta | Indonesia | 1.92 M | 290. |
| 80. | Varanasi | India | 1.90 M | 293. |
| 81. | Hiroshima | Japan | 1.88 M | 297. |
| 82. | Aleppo | Syria | 1.87 M | 298. |
| 83. | Beirut | Lebanon | 1.79 M | 312. |
| 84. | Valencia | Spain | 1.77 M | 314. |
| 85. | Adana | Turkey | 1.74 M | 319. |
| 86. | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 1.74 M | 319. |
| 87. | Columbus | USA | 1.73 M | 321. |
| 88. | Novosibirsk | Russia | 1.70 M | 327. |
| 89. | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1.67 M | 330. |
| 90. | Glasgow | Scotland | 1.66 M | 331. |
| 91. | Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1.65 M | 334. |
| 92. | Calgary | Canada | 1.51 M | 362. |
| 93. | Denpasar | Indonesia | 1.51 M | 362. |
| 94. | Auckland | New Zealand | 1.49 M | 368. |
| 95. | Yerevan | Armenia | 1.49 M | 368. |
| 96. | Newcastle | England | 1.47 M | 374. |
| 97. | Prague | Czech | 1.43 M | 387. |
| 98. | Belgrade | Serbia | 1.42 M | 390. |
| 99. | Chelyabinsk | Russia | 1.42 M | 390. |
| 100. | Volgograd | Russia | 1.41 M | 395. |
| 101. | Zurich | Switzerland | 1.41 M | 395. |
| 102. | Ranchi | India | 1.40 M | 400. |
| 103. | Ulan Bator | Mongolia | 1.39 M | 404. |
| 104. | Dublin | Ireland | 1.37 M | 409. |
| 105. | Edmonton | Canada | 1.36 M | 411. |
| 106. | Cochabamba | Bolivia | 1.35 M | 418. |
| 107. | Tbilisi | Georgia | 1.33 M | 425. |
| 108. | Managua | Nicaragua | 1.32 M | 431. |
| 109. | Seville | Spain | 1.32 M | 431. |
| 110. | Rostov-on-Don | Russia | 1.30 M | 436. |
| 111. | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1.30 M | 436. |
| 112. | Helsinki | Finland | 1.29 M | 442. |
| 113. | Kazan | Tatarstan | 1.26 M | 446. |
| 114. | Fes | Morocco | 1.25 M | 451. |
| 115. | Nouakchott | Mauritania | 1.22 M | 458. |
| 116. | Mysore | India | 1.20 M | 466. |
| 117. | Oslo | Norway | 1.18 M | 475. |
| 118. | San Pedro Sula | Honduras | 1.18 M | 475. |
| 119. | Agadir | Morocco | 1.16 M | 484. |
| 120. | Southampton | England | 1.16 M | 484. |
| 121. | Tegucigalpa | Honduras | 1.14 M | 496. |
| 122. | Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 1.13 M | 502. |
| 123. | Mérida | Mexico | 1.13 M | 502. |
| 124. | Marrakech | Morocco | 1.10 M | 520. |
| 125. | Odessa | Ukraine | 1.10 M | 520. |
| 126. | Saratov | Russia | 1.09 M | 530. |
| 127. | Tangier | Morocco | 1.09 M | 530. |
| 128. | Mendoza | Argentina | 1.08 M | 533. |
| 129. | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 1.06 M | 541. |
| 130. | Bordeaux | France | 1.06 M | 541. |
| 131. | Antwerp | Belgium | 1.04 M | 551. |
| 132. | Bremen | Germany | 1.01 M | 569. |
| 133. | Málaga | Spain | 1.01 M | 569. |
| 134. | Valparaíso | Chile | 1.01 M | 569. |
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- Largest island I've been to: Greenland (world #1)
- Largest ocean I've swam in: Pacific (#1)
- Southernmost ocean I've swam in: Southern (#1)
- Biggest sea I've swam in: Caribbean (#2)
- Longest river I've seen: Nile (#2)
- Biggest lake I've seen: Caspian Sea (#1)
- Deepest lake I've seen: Baikal (#1)
- Largest country I've been to: Russia (#1)
- Smallest country I've been to: Vatican (#1)
- Oldest country I've been to: San Marino (#1)
- Youngest country I've been to: Montenegro (#2)
- Richest country I've been to: USA (#1)
- Poorest country I've been to: Syria (#26)
- Tallest mountain I've seen: Aconcagua
- Highest place I've been to: Mt. Cotopaxi, Ecuador (5896 m)
- Lowest place I've been to: Kalya Beach, Dead Sea, Palestina (-423m)
- Most densely populated country I've been to: Macau (#1)
- Least densely populated country I've been to: Greenland (#1)
- Least populated country I've been to: Greenland (#1)
- Most populated country I've been to: China (#1)
- Largest city I've been to: Buenos Aires (#4)
- Largest metropolitan area I've been to: Tokyo-Yokohama (#1)
- Largest European city I've not been to: Kharkiv (#17)
- Largest European metropolitan area I've not been to: Napoli (#16)
- Driest place I've been to: Luxor (#4)
- Largest desert I've seen: Sahara (#1)
- Farthest north I've been to: Pyramiden, Svalbard (78.39,22 N /
16.19,30 E)
- Farthest south I've been to: Peterman Island, Antarctica (65.09,57
S / 64.09,12 W)
- Closest east I've been to: Krasnojarsk Dam, Russia (55.56,09 N /
92.17,15 E)
- Closest west I've been to: Lanquín, Guatemala (15.34,24 N / 89.58,31 W)
- Farthest east I've been to: Napier, New Zealand (39.29,34 S /
176.54,43 E)
- Farthest west I've been to: Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada (48.25,43 N / 123.21,56 W)
- Closest to equator I've been to: Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador (00.00,00 S /
78.27,21 W)
- Furthest from home I've been to: Royal Albatross Colony, Dunedin, New Zealand: 17 242 km (45.46,33 S / 170.43,06 E)
- Closest independent country from home I've not been to: Azerbaidzhan: 2500 km
- Closest from home abroads I've been to: Tallinn, Estonia: 235 km (59.26,43 N / 24.44,38 E)
- Closest city (> 1M) from home I've not been to: Kharkiv, Ukraine: 1494 km (49.59,37 N / 36.13,50 E)
- Closest city (metropolitan > 1M) from home I've not been to: Hannover, Germany: 1260 km
- Least developed country I've been to: Myanmar (#38)
- Most developed country I've not been to: South Korea (#12)
- Country with lowest unemployment percentage I've been to: Belarus: 1,0 % (#5)
- Country with highest unemployment percentage I've been to: Bosnia and Herzegovina: 43,1 % (#13)
- Country with lowest GINI index I've not been to: Kazakhstan: 26,7 (#10)
- Country with highest GINI index I've been to: South Africa: 65,0 (#2)
http://worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_by_population_density
http://www.tiptoptens.com/2011/05/02/10-driest-places-in-the-world/
UNESCO World Heritage sites I've been to or seen:
- Australia
- Austria
- Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
- Historic Centre of Vienna
- Belarus
- Belgium
- La Grand-Place, Brussels
- Historic Centre of Brugge
- Belize
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
- Bolivia
- City of Potosí
- Historic City of Sucre
- Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
- China
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
- The Great Wall
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
- Historic Centre of Macao
- Croatia
- Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
- Old City of Dubrovnik
- The Cathedral of St James in ¦ibenik
- Cuba
- Old Havana and its Fortifications
- Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
- Viñales Valley
- Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Historic Centre of Prague
- Tugendhat Villa in Brno
- Ecuador
- City of Quito
- Galápagos Islands
- Egypt
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
- Estonia
- Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
- Finland
- Fortress of Suomenlinna
- High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
- Old Rauma
- France
- Paris, Banks of the Seine
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
- Canal du Midi
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
- Germany
- Cologne Cathedral
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
- Greece
- Georgia
- Historic Monuments of Mtshketa
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Antigua Guatemala
- Tikal National Park
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle
Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
- Iceland
- India
- Agra Fort
- Mahabodhi Temple
- Taj Mahal
- Indonesia
- Borobudur Temple Compounds
- Prambanan Temple Compounds
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
- Israel
- Old City of Acre
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement
- Bahá.i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
- Italy
- Historic Centre of Rome
- Historic Centre of Florence
- Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
- Venice and its Lagoon
- Historic Centre of Siena
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
- Japan
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
- Kenya
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Curonian Spit
- Vilnius Historic Centre
- Lebanon
- Luxembourg
- City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
- Malta
- City of Valletta
- Megalithic Temples of Malta
- Mauritania
- Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
- Mexico
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
- Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
- Mongolia
- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
- Montenegro
- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
- Morocco
- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Marrakesh
- Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
- Medina of Essaouira
- New Zealand
- Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand
- Tongariro National Park
- Poland
- Cracow's Historic Centre
- Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp
- Historic Centre of Warsaw
- Medieval Town of Torun
- Portugal
- Alto Douro Wine Region
- Historic Centre of Oporto
- Russia
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of
Monuments
- Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
- Lake Baikal
- Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
- Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
- Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
- Kizhi pogost
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
- Western Caucasus
- South Africa
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
- Spain
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Historic City of Toledo
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
- Teide National Park
- Sweden
- Laponian Area
- Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Ancient City of Damascus
- Ancient City of Aleppo
- Thailand
- Historic City of Ayutthaya
- Turkey
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Ukraine
- Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings,
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
- United Kingdom
- Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
- Tower of London
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
- United States
- Vietnam
- Complex of Hué Monuments
- Ha Long Bay
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