Where I've been...

Just in case you're skeptical about my travel expertise- or just curious about my adventures- I've compiled an almost exhaustive list of all the places I have ever visited. Since there are a few (to put it mildly), I've organised the list in descending order- by continent, country and city. Cities I've lived in shown in bold.

North America
Canada
Vancouver, BC
Victoria, BC
Richmond, BC
Burnaby, BC
New Westminster, BC
Surrey, BC
Coquitlam, BC
Kamloops, BC
Kelowna, BC
Revelstoke, BC
Canmore, AB
Banff, AB
Jasper, AB
Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Wainwright, AB
Red Deer, AB
Medicine Hat, AB
Swift Current, SK
Saskatoon, SK
Moosejaw, SK
Regina, SK
Virden, MB
Souris, MB
Brandon, MB
Neepawa, MB
Dauphin, MB
Morris, MB
Morden, MB
Steinbach, MB
Selkirk, MB
Winnipeg, MB
Beausejour, MB
Lac du Bonnet, MB
Kenora, ON
Dryden, ON
Thunder Bay, ON
London, ON
Toronto, ON
Ajax, ON
Etobicoke, ON
Belleville, ON
Montréal, PQ
Québec, PQ
Rivière-du-Loup, PQ


Mexico
Acapulco

United States of America
Bellingham, WA
Seattle, WA
Los Angeles, CA
Anaheim, CA
Goat Haunt, MT
Houston, TX
Grand Forks, ND
Minot, ND
Fargo, ND
Watertown, SD
Brookings, SD
Sioux Falls, SD
Thief River Falls, MN
Detroit Lakes, MN
Bemidji, MN
Minneapolis, MN
St Paul, MN
Eden Prairie, MN
Brainerd, MN
Duluth, MN
Hayward, WI
Tampa, FL
Orlando, FL
Kissimmee, FL
New York, NY

South America/Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Puerto Plata

Europe
AustriaVienna

Bulgaria
Sofia

England
London
Henley-on-Thames
Cheschire
Swindon
Reading

France
ParisNice
Nimes
Avignon
Aix-en-Provence
Eze
Arles

Germany
Berlin
Frankfurt

Hungary
Budapest

Monaco


Slovakia
Bratislava

SpainBarcelona
Bilbao
Palma de Mallorca

Switzerland
Geneva

Wales
Ystradgynlais

My list may seem long, but if you put push-pins in all of those places on a map, it becomes obvious how much of the world is still out there for me to discover. What's more, push-pins can't tell you that I've spent far more time in places like Grand Forks, North Dakota, than is strictly necessary; simply because those places are close to home and sometimes- almost always, in fact- it's better to travel anywhere than to stay at home.

I still have a lot of places to discover. But career girls with fine arts degrees only get so many vacation days... so in the meantime, I'll just have to keep dreaming. And writing.