Places

Every town I’ve visited and written about, grouped by country: overnight stays, cruise ports, shore excursions and day trips, each linked to that trip’s journal. For just the places outside the US where I’ve slept at least one night, see Countries.

28 countries · 81 places and counting.

Aruba

Oranjestad — Southern Caribbean 2024 (port)

Austria

Bregenz — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (day trip)

Belgium

Blankenberge — Western Europe cruise 2007 (shore excursion)
Brugge — Western Europe cruise 2007 (shore excursion)
Zeebrugge — Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)

Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard — Transatlantic Crossing 2026 (port)

Bonaire

Kralendijk — Southern Caribbean 2024 (port)

Canada

Halifax — New York to Iceland 2024 (port)
St. John's — New York to Iceland 2024 (port)

Curaçao

Willemstad — Southern Caribbean 2024 (port)

Denmark

Copenhagen — Norway and Denmark 2025 (2 nights)
- Norway and Denmark 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 10 · May 17, 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 11 · May 18, 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 12 · May 19, 2025

Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata — Southern Caribbean 2024 (port)

France

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc — Switzerland 2019 (2 nights)
La Rochelle — Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)
Le Havre — Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)
Paris — Western Europe cruise 2007 (shore excursion)

Germany

Füssen — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (1 night)
- Switzerland and Germany 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 8 · Aug 5, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 9 · Aug 6, 2025
Garmisch-Partenkirchen — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (3 nights)
- Switzerland and Germany 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 9 · Aug 6, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 10 · Aug 7, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 11 · Aug 8, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 12 · Aug 9, 2025
Munich — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (3 nights)
- Switzerland and Germany 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 12 · Aug 9, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 13 · Aug 10, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 14 · Aug 11, 2025
Schwangau — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (day trip)

Gibraltar

Gibraltar — Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)

Greenland

Qaqortoq — New York to Iceland 2024 (port)

Iceland

Akureyri — New York to Iceland 2024 (port)
Húsafell — Iceland 2023 (3 nights)
- Iceland 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 4 · Jun 14, 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 7 · Jun 17, 2023
Ísafjörður — New York to Iceland 2024 (port)
Reykholt — Iceland 2023 (3 nights)
- Iceland 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 1 · Jun 11, 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 2 · Jun 12, 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 6 · Jun 16, 2023
Reykjavik — South Iceland 2024 (1 night) · New York to Iceland 2024 (port) · Iceland 2023 (2 nights)
- South Iceland 2024
  - Iceland Visit 2024 Day 1 · Sep 3, 2024
  - Iceland Visit 2024 Day 3 · Sep 22, 2024
  - Iceland Visit 2024 Day 4 · Sep 22, 2024
- New York to Iceland 2024
  - Iceland Cruise Day 15 · Aug 16, 2024
- Iceland 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 7 · Jun 17, 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 8 · Jun 18, 2023
  - Iceland 2023 Day 9 · Jun 19, 2023
Steinar — South Iceland 2024 (2 nights)
- South Iceland 2024
  - Iceland Visit 2024 Day 1 · Sep 3, 2024
  - Iceland Visit 2024 Day 2 · Sep 21, 2024
  - Iceland Visit 2024 Day 3 · Sep 22, 2024
Vík — South Iceland 2024 (day trip)

India

Bengaluru — India 2019 (7 nights)
- India 2019
  - Back in India · Jan 21, 2019
  - India day 2 · Jan 22, 2019

Italy

Civitavecchia — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (port)
Livorno — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (port)
Rome — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (3 nights)
- Rome and the Mediterranean 2026
  - Rome and Silversea Day 2 · May 5, 2026
  - Rome and Silversea Day 3 · May 6, 2026
  - Rome and Silversea Day 4 · May 7, 2026
  - Rome and Silversea Day 5 · May 8, 2026

Japan

Kamakura — Japan 2024 (2 nights)
Kyoto — Japan 2024 (3 nights)
- Japan 2024
  - Japan trip days 8 and 9 · Feb 9, 2024
  - Leaving Japan · Feb 10, 2024
Tokyo — Japan 2024 (3 nights)
- Japan 2024
  - Japan Trip Days 1 and 2 · Feb 2, 2024
  - Japan trip day 3 · Feb 3, 2024
  - Japan trip day 4 · Feb 4, 2024
  - Leaving Japan · Feb 10, 2024

Morocco

Tangier — Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)

Netherlands

Amsterdam — Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)

Norway

Balestrand — Norway and Denmark 2025 (2 nights)
- Norway and Denmark 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 4 · May 11, 2025
  - VIDEO Bergen to Balestrand ferry · May 11, 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 5 · May 12, 2025
Bergen — Norway and Denmark 2025 (2 nights)
- Norway and Denmark 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 2 · May 9, 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 3 · May 10, 2025
  - VIDEO Bergen to Balestrand ferry · May 11, 2025
Oslo — Norway and Denmark 2025 (1 night)
- Norway and Denmark 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 8 · May 15, 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 9 · May 16, 2025
Voss — Norway and Denmark 2025 (2 nights)
- Norway and Denmark 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 6 · May 13, 2025
  - Norway and Denmark Day 7 · May 14, 2025

Portugal

Lisbon — Transatlantic Crossing 2026 (port) · England and Iberia 2026 (port) · Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (port) · Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)
Matosinhos — England and Iberia 2026 (port)
Ponta Delgada — Transatlantic Crossing 2026 (port)
Portimão — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (port)
Silves — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (shore excursion)

Puerto Rico

San Juan — Southern Caribbean 2024 (port)

Spain

Barcelona — England and Iberia 2026 (port) · Western Europe cruise 2007 (2 nights)
- England and Iberia 2026
  - England and Iberia Day 10 · Aug 7, 2026
- Western Europe cruise 2007
  - European Vacation 2007 Day 14 · May 3, 2007
  - European Vacation 2007 Day 15 · May 4, 2007
  - European Vacation 2007 Day 16 · May 5, 2007
Bilbao — England and Iberia 2026 (port) · Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)
Cartagena — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (port)
Ibiza — England and Iberia 2026 (port)
La Coruña — England and Iberia 2026 (port)
Málaga — England and Iberia 2026 (port)
Palma de Mallorca — England and Iberia 2026 (port)
València — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (port)
Vigo — Transatlantic Crossing 2026 (port)

Switzerland

Appenzell — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (1 night)
- Switzerland and Germany 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 7 · Aug 4, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 8 · Aug 5, 2025
Bettmeralp — Switzerland 2024 (2 nights)
- Switzerland 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 9 · Jul 19, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 10 · Jul 20, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 11 · Jul 21, 2024
Brig — Switzerland 2024 (2 nights)
- Switzerland 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 5 · Jul 15, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 6 · Jul 16, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 7 · Jul 17, 2024
Geneva — Switzerland 2019 (6 nights)
Interlaken — Switzerland 2019 (1 night)
Lauterbrunnen — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (day trip)
- Switzerland and Germany 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 2 · Jul 30, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 3 · Jul 31, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 4 · Aug 1, 2025
Mürren — Switzerland 2024 (day trip)
Riederalp — Switzerland 2024 (day trip)
- Switzerland 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 6 · Jul 16, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 10 · Jul 20, 2024
Spiez — Switzerland 2024 (day trip)
Thun — Switzerland 2024 (1 night)
- Switzerland 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 11 · Jul 21, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 12 · Jul 22, 2024
Wengen — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (2 nights) · Switzerland 2024 (2 nights)
- Switzerland and Germany 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 2 · Jul 30, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 3 · Jul 31, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 4 · Aug 1, 2025
- Switzerland 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 3 · Jul 13, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 4 · Jul 14, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 5 · Jul 15, 2024
Zermatt — Switzerland and Germany 2025 (3 nights) · Switzerland 2024 (2 nights)
- Switzerland and Germany 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 4 · Aug 1, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 5 · Aug 2, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 6 · Aug 3, 2025
  - Switzerland and Germany Day 7 · Aug 4, 2025
- Switzerland 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 7 · Jul 17, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 8 · Jul 18, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 9 · Jul 19, 2024
Zurich — Switzerland 2024 (2 nights)
- Switzerland 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 1 · Jul 11, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 2 · Jul 12, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 3 · Jul 13, 2024
  - Switzerland 2024 Day 12 · Jul 22, 2024

United Arab Emirates

Dubai — India 2019 (1 night)

United Kingdom

London — England and Iberia 2026 (2 nights) · Western Europe cruise 2007 (1 night)
- England and Iberia 2026
  - England and Iberia Day 2 · Jul 30, 2026
  - England and Iberia Day 3 · Jul 31, 2026
  - England and Iberia Day 4 · Aug 1, 2026
- Western Europe cruise 2007
  - European Vacation 2007 Day 16 · May 5, 2007
Southampton — Transatlantic Crossing 2026 (2 nights) · England and Iberia 2026 (port) · Western Europe cruise 2007 (port)
- Transatlantic Crossing 2026
  - Transatlantic Crossing Day 2 · Oct 16, 2026
  - Transatlantic Crossing Day 3 · Oct 17, 2026
  - Transatlantic Crossing Day 4 · Oct 18, 2026
- England and Iberia 2026
  - England and Iberia Day 4 · Aug 1, 2026
  - England and Iberia Day 18 · Aug 15, 2026
- Western Europe cruise 2007
  - European Vacation 2007 Day 2 · Apr 21, 2007
Winchester — Transatlantic Crossing 2026 (day trip)

United States

Amelia Island — Omni Amelia Island (3 nights)
Bayonne — New York to Iceland 2024 (port)
Fort Lauderdale — Southern Caribbean 2024 (1 night)
- Southern Caribbean 2024
  - Celebrity Cruise Day 0 · Dec 21, 2024
  - Celebrity Cruise Day 1 · Dec 22, 2024
Jersey City — New York to Iceland 2024 (1 night)
- New York to Iceland 2024
  - Iceland Cruise Day 2 · Aug 3, 2024
  - Iceland Cruise Day 3 · Aug 4, 2024
Manhattan — New York to Iceland 2024 (day trip)
Port Canaveral — Transatlantic Crossing 2026 (port)

Vatican City

Vatican City — Rome and the Mediterranean 2026 (day trip)
- Rome and the Mediterranean 2026
  - Rome and Silversea Day 2 · May 5, 2026
  - Rome and Silversea Day 4 · May 7, 2026