u/flymartincz

I know that visiting all 50 states is a challenge on its own. But should spending just one night in a state really count as having "visited" it?

I don't think so. That's why, in addition to tracking visited states, I wanted to track counties, national parks, state parks, and national monuments too.

As a European who has visited the US four times, I was still surprised by how little I've actually seen of each state. How many lifetimes would someone need to truly explore them all? 😄 Nine, like a cat?

I know that many of you are tracking which national parks you have visited (I do too) but I was also curious about how many state parks and national monuments I have visited (and its surprisingly low, given the fact that many of those are special). I think that its a big rest bit its SO MUCH to see! How can an European even do this?

Are you tracking that data? For me (I am from Czechia) it was surprisingly LA 😃

I am now planning my biggest adventure. Go around planet for a few months (2-3) and I would really like to explore areas which are very different from those I already know.

What I see as my biggest miss yet:

a) Very little of Asia (basically only Thailand, Japan, Korea which are all amazing but a bit of a mainstream)

b) Australia and Oceania - its really remote but since I got that time it might be a good idea

c) South America - basically untouched yet. But I would probably firstly try some “soft” version. So maybe Argentina or Peru

If it sounds too generic, sorry. I am asking basically for your expeirence, what was really “WOW”

I am a frequent traveller. But also a European so I am used to walk in the city. A lot of European cities are quite walkable and you can burn calories. But some metro systems are so interesting, old one in Budapest, deep stations in Kyiv, stamps and clean metros in Osaka.

But a lot of them are just general, dirty. So I am a missing on that expeirence? Or should I just try to pick some as I did before?

For the first time I have some spare money. But I still somehow cant say that its time for business. I am fine to pay a bit more but I would like to try the best economy possible. No destination needed yet, just overall question for more expierenced people.

Years of travelling summarized in very short way. Fascinating.

I am improving travel diary filling for my app for travelers and I decided to add to add list of TOP cities (especially bigger) to visit. But criteria are.. tricky for me.

And I’m quite biased as European. I would really welcome any advice from different travelers, is there any city you miss? Or any which you would say that does not absolutely belong there? I know that it won’t be objective 100% in any case, just want to polish the list a bit..

Btw. The image is my list, recently added Seoul and Osaka, amazing cities 🇯🇵🇰🇷

Thanks for your time if willing to help! The list is below:

Europe (30):
Amsterdam · Athens · Barcelona · Berlin · Brussels · Budapest · Copenhagen · Dublin · Edinburgh · Florence · Helsinki · Krakow · Lisbon · London · Madrid · Marseille · Milan · Moscow · Munich · Oslo · Palma de Mallorca · Paris · Prague · Reykjavik ·
Rome · St. Petersburg · Stockholm · Vienna · Warsaw · Zurich

Asia (34)
Abu Dhabi · Antalya · Bali · Bangkok · Beijing · Colombo · Delhi · Dhaka · Doha · Dubai · Hanoi · Ho Chi Minh City · Hong Kong · Istanbul · Jakarta · Jerusalem · Karachi · Kathmandu · Kuala Lumpur · Makkah · Manila · Mumbai · Osaka · Pattaya · Phuket ·
Riyadh · Seoul · Shanghai · Singapore · Taipei · Tehran · Tel Aviv · Tokyo · Yangon

North America (18)
Boston · Cancún · Chicago · Havana · Honolulu · Las Vegas · Los Angeles · Mexico City · Miami · Montreal · New York City · Punta Cana · Quebec City · San Francisco · Seattle · Toronto · Vancouver · Washington D.C.

South America (6)
Bogotá · Buenos Aires · Lima · Rio de Janeiro · Santiago · São Paulo

Africa (10)
Addis Ababa · Cairo · Cape Town · Casablanca · Hurghada · Johannesburg · Lagos · Marrakech · Nairobi · Tunis

Oceania (2)
Auckland · Sydney

If you would need to recommend only one to someone, which one would it be?

Even with only 14 visited its quite hard for me. I would say Zion or Yellowstone. I don’t really know why exactly but they seem the most epic to me. And Yellowstone is just special, the diversity.. I must go back!

Hello community! I am now thinking about planning a roadtrip to cover as many new countries for me as possible (check my visited countries map below).

Few conditions:
- I have a maximum one month
- Must be countries without wars
- I don’t want to just do very short stops. I know that I won’t be able to deeply explore countries but want to spend few days in each.

My thoughts were about something going from Baltics through Poland and Hungary to Kosovo, Albania and end in Romania. That will be 6 new countries, reasonable distance and all safe.

But maybe something in Asia or Africa could be nice too and I just don’t have good knowledge about that..

Rdytofly is iOS (and web) app which allows you to have everything for your trip on one place:

- trip plans (manual or AI generated), flights, top places or hidden gems

- tracking expenses with currency conversions

- easy collaboration with your co-travellers

- Carlos - your AI assistant, knows the full context of your trip, can evaluate your days, give you advice where to stop or whatever you need in the chat

- travel diary - visited countries, US states, visited airports and more!

- travel documents, to-do lists, wishlists what to see

- offline mode if you are in the nature

- copy trips from others or just activites

Already validated by hundreds of people and built based on their feedback. Now newly on iOS!

Rdytofly is iOS (and web) app which allows you to have everything for your trip on one place:

- trip plans (manual or AI generated), flights, top places or hidden gems

- tracking expenses with currency conversions

- easy collaboration with your co-travellers

- Carlos - your AI assistant, knows the full context of your trip, can evaluate your days, give you advice where to stop or whatever you need in the chat

- travel diary - visited countries, US states, visited airports and more!

- travel documents, to-do lists, wishlists what to see

- offline mode if you are in the nature

- copy trips from others or just activites

Already validated by hundreds of people and built based on their feedback. Now newly on iOS!

The Canary Islands are amazing—very affordable and logistically accessible (especially for Europe). But after visiting all the major ones, I have to say Lanzarote is my favorite, for several reasons:

• The island is small, so in a week you can explore it in detail without worrying too much about logistics
• It feels almost otherworldly
• There aren’t that many tourists outside the main season
• Because of that, you can find truly hidden gems with barely anyone around (you can on other islands too, but less so)
• If you have more time, Fuerteventura is just a short trip away (even for a day or two), or La Graciosa

And what will you find on Lanzarote? Volcanoes, white/black/surf beaches, vineyards growing in volcanic ash, new volcanoes, old volcanoes, unique architecture, small and large towns, and incredible views. I recommend November pleasant weather, and it’s between the autumn and Christmas seasons.

Just take a look at the photos - they speak for themselves. And if you would be interested this is our full trip plan (you can just easily copy it on Rdytofly): https://rdytofly.com/public/9408936c-134e-4e6e-bf28-850a9e914d45