we thought it'd be fun to catalog all the places we've been to during our pretirements in alphabetical order - from where we've stayed overnight, to where we've spent a few hours exploring. 222 was the grand total for 2013 / 2014. we then added to the list for repretirement 2018 / 2019, but these are marked with a * in order to help keep track. the grand total over our 20 (!) months of travel is 381 places, including a few duplicates that we couldn’t get enough of and had to visit twice.
A Coruna, Spain
*Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany*
*Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand*
Acadia National Park, ME, USA
Aguas Calientes, Peru
*Airvault, Poitou-Charente, France*
Aljezur, Portugal
*Amboise, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Amsterdam, Netherlands
*Amsterdam, Netherlands*
Ancona, Italy
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Ao Nang, Thailand
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand
*Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand*
Arches National Park, UT, USA
*Arrowtown, South Island, New Zealand*
Arthur's Pass National Park, North Island, New Zealand
Asheville, NC, USA
*Aso District, Japan*
Atlanta, GA, USA
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Austin, TX, USA
*Avoine, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Ban Sai Thai, Thailand
Bang Rak, Koh Samui, Thailand
Barcelona, Spain
*Basel, Switzerland*
Bay of Fires Conservation Area, TAS, Australia
*Beach Rd., Kakapotahi, South Island, New Zealand
*Beaugeay, Poitou-Charente, France*
*Beaugency, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Beaumont, TX, USA
*Beaune, Burgundy, France*
*Besancon, Franche-Comte, France*
*Bilbao, Spain*
*Big Bay, MI, USA*
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO, USA
*Beinheim, Alsace, France*
*Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand*
Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia
*Blois, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Bogota, Colombia
*Bokatis Store, Lesotho*
*Bonifacio, Corsica, France*
*Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France*
Bran, Romania
Brasov, Romania
*Brehemont, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Bruges, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Budapest, Hungary
Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Busan, South Korea*
Butte, MT, USA
Cal-Cheak Recreation Site, BC, Canada
*Calafell, Spain*
*Camps Bay, Western Cape, South Africa*
*Cancun, Mexico*
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS, Canada
*Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa*
*Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa*
*Capo Pertusato, Corsica, France*
Cartagena, Colombia
Casablanca, Morocco
*Cave Point County Park, WI, USA*
*Chaix, Pays de la Loire, France*
*Chalon-sur-Saone, Burgundy, France*
Chania, Crete, Greece
Charleston, SC, USA
*Chateau Angludet, Aquitaine, France*
*Chatelaillon-Plage, Poitou-Charente, France*
*Chiang Mai, Thailand*
Chicago, IL, USA
*Chicago, IL, USA*
*Chichen Itza, Mexico*
Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
*Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand*
Clarksville, TN, USA
*Clesse, Poitou-Charente, France*
Coast Road (North of Greymouth), South Island, New Zealand
*Coast Road (South of Punakaiki), South Island, New Zealand*
Copacabana, Bolivia
Cordon del Plata Parque Provincial, Argentina
Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
*Cortez, CO, USA*
*Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy*
*Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Burgundy, France*
Crater Lake National Park, OR, USA
Cusco, Peru
Dalyan, Turkey
*Dannemarie, Alsace, France*
Denver, CO, USA
*Denver, CO, USA*
*Dole, Franche-Comte, France*
Dublin, Ireland
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Eduardo Avaroa Reserva National, Bolivia
*Eguisheim, Alsace, France*
Elafonisi, Crete, Greece
*Ensisheim, Alsace, France*
*Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa*
*Fautea, Corsica, France*
Fes, Morocco
Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Florence, SC, USA
*Fontaines, Burgundy, France*
*Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa*
Freycinet National Park, TAS, Australia
*Fukuoka, Japan*
Galena, IL, USA
Gallup, NM, USA
*Gambsheim, Alsace, France*
*Gannay-sur-Loire, Auvergne, Francee*
Gibraltar, UK
Gorem National Park, Turkey
Gorem, Turkey
*Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA*
Grand Junction, CO, USA
Grand Teton National Park, WY, USA
Greymouth, North Island, New Zealand
*Green Bay, WI, USA*
Green River, WY, USA
*Haad Chao Phao, Koh Phangan, Thailand*
Haad Rin, Koh Phangan, Thailand
*Haleakala National Park, Maui, HI, USA*
Halifax, NS, Canada
Halong Bay, Vietnam
*Hana, Maui, HI, USA*
Hanoi, Vietnam
Harihari Highway, South Island, New Zealand
H*****, ****
*Hazyview, Mpumalanga, South Africa*
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
*Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa*
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hobart, TAS, Australia
*Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa*
Hokitika, South Island, New Zealand
Hong Kong, China
Houston, TX, USA
Hvar, Croatia
Iglesia Galicia, Colombia
Inca Trail, Peru
Isla del Sol, Bolivia
*Isla Mujeres, Mexico*
*Issenheim, Alsace, France*
Istanbul, Turkey
Jackson, WY, USA
*Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa*
Johanna Beach, VIC, Australia
*Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand*
Kaitoke Regional Park (Rivendell), North Island, New Zealand
*Karatsu, Japan*
Katy, TX, USA
*Kembs, Alsace, France*
Kennet River, VIC, Australia
*Kihei, Maui, HI, USA*
Kingston, TN, USA
*Kipahulu Campground, Maui, HI, USA*
*Kleinke County Park, MI, USA*
*Kleinkems, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany*
Kotor, Montenegro
Krabi, Thailand
*Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa*
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW, Australia
*Kula, Maui, HI, USA*
*Kumamoto, Japan*
Kurama, Japan
Kyoto, Japan
*La Flotte, Ile de Re, France*
La Linea de Concepcion, Spain
La Paz, Bolivia
Lagos, Portugal
Lake City, FL, USA
*Lake Hawea, South Island, New Zealand*
*Lake Pukaki, South Island, New Zealand*
Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand
Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand
Las Vegas, NV, USA
*Le Isle sur le Doubs, Franche-Comte, France*
*Le Palmyre, Poitou-Charente, France*
*Linkwater, South Island, New Zealand*
Lisbon, Portugal
London, UK
*London, UK*
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Low Head, TAS, Australia
Lubbock, TX, USA
Machias, ME, USA
Machu Picchu, Peru
Mae Haad, Koh Phangan, Thailand
*Mae Haad, Koh Phangan, Thailand*
*Maletsunyane Falls, Lesotho*
Manila, Philippines
*Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany*
*Marquette, MI, USA*
Marrakech, Morocco
Medellin, Colombia
Medford, OR, USA
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Mendoza, Argentina
*Mexico City, Mexico*
Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand
Milwaukee, WI, USA
*Milwaukee, WI, USA*
Minneapolis, MN, USA
*Minneapolis, MN, USA*
*Misurina, Italy*
Moab, UT, USA
*Moke Lake, South Island, New Zealand*
Monopari, Crete, Greece
*Montbeliard, Franche-Comte, France*
*Montceau-les-Mines, Burgundy, France*
Montreal, QC, Canada
Montsaraz, Portugal
*Motueka, South Island, New Zealand*
*Mount Aso, Japan*
*Nagasaki, Japan*
Naples, FL, USA
Nashville, TN, USA
*Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa*
Nazare, Portugal
*Nevers, Burgundy, France*
New Glasgow, NS, Canada
New Orleans, LA, USA
New York, NY, USA
*New York, NY, USA*
Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
Notre-Dame-du-Lac, QC, Canada
Nove Zamky, Slovakia
Nugget Point, South Island, New Zealand
Nuremberg, Germany
*Omarama, South Island, New Zealand*
Omis, Croatia
*Ontonogon, MI, USA*
*Ontonogon Township Park, MI, USA*
*Orchamps, Franche-Comte, France*
*Orleans, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
*Ottmarsheim, Alsace, France*
Oviedo, Spain
Padang Bai, Bali, Indonesia
Padron, Spain
Page, AZ, USA
Pagsanjan, Philippines
*Pai, Thailand*
Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand
*Pamplona, Spain*
*Papalua Beach Park, Maui, HI, USA*
Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand
*Paris, France*
*Parco Naturale Tre Cime, Italy*
*Pauillac, Aquitaine, France*
Pereira, Colombia
Phoenix, AZ, USA
*Phoenix, AZ, USA*
*Plage Cupabia, Corsica, France*
*Plage de Palombaggia, Corsica, France*
*Plage de Tenutella, Corsica, France*
*Playa del Carmen, Mexico*
P**** S**** M****, ****
Pleasant Bay, NS, Canada
Poda Island, Thailand
*Porcupine Mountains Wilderness, MI, USA*
Port Campbell, VIC, Australia
Porteau Cove Provincial Park, BC, Canada
Portland, OR, USA
*Porto Pollo, Corsica, France*
*Postazione Edelweiss, Italy*
*Pragser Wildsee, Italy*
Prague, Czech Republic
Pueblo Viejo, Magdalena, Colombia
Puno, Peru
Quebec City, QC, Canada
Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand
Redwood National Park, CA, USA
Rethimnon, Crete, Greece
Ridgway, CO, USA
*Rifugio Averau, Italy*
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Riquewihr, Alsace, France*
Roanoke, VA, USA
Rockland, ME, USA
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, USA
Rome, Italy
Roosevelt National Forest, CO, USA
*Royan, Poitou-Charente, France*
*Roys Peak, South Island, New Zealand*
Sabula, IA, USA
*Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust, Pays de la Loire, France*
*Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc, Aquitaine, France*
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salinas, Spain
Samaria National Park, Crete, Greece
San Diego, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
San Juan, Bolivia
*San Sebastian, Spain*
Santa Marta, Colombia
Santiago, Chile
Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Sasebo, Japan*
Savanna, IL, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
*Sedgefield, Western Cape, South Africa*
Seoul, South Korea
*Seurre, Burgundy, France*
Shanghai, China
Siem Reap, Cambodia
*Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa*
Singapore, Singapore
Sibiu, Romania
Sighisoara, Romania
Smoky Mountain National Park, TN, USA
South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
South West Rocks, NSW, Australia
*Speyer, Rhineland-Palitinate, Germany*
Split, Croatia
*Spring Creek, South Island, New Zealand*
Springdale, UT, USA
Springfield, South Island, New Zealand
St. John, NB, Canada
*Strasbourg, Alsace, France*
*Sturgeon Bay, WI, USA*
*Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tagaytay, Philippines
*Taipei, Taiwan*
*Takamori, Japan*
Tangier, Morocco
Tarifa, Spain
Tasajera, Magdalena, Colombia
Taupiro Road, North Island, New Zealand
Taupo, North Island, New Zealand
Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand
*Te Mahia, South Island, New Zealand*
Telluride, CO, USA
*Telluride, CO, USA*
Thames, North Island, New Zealand
The Rocks Provincial Park, NB, Canada
*Thong Sala, Koh Phangan, Thailand*
Tokyo, Japan
*Tokyo, Japan*
Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand
Toronto, ON, Canada
Torremolinos, Spain
*Tour Campanella, Corsica, France*
*Tours, Centre-Val-de-Loire, France*
Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada
Twelve Apostles, VIC, Australia
Twizel, South Island, New Zealand
Uyuni, Bolivia
Valparaiso, Chile
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vienna, Austria
*Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, Burgundy, France*
*Verviers, Belgium*
Vigo, Spain
Vinalhaven, ME, USA
*Vix, Pays de la Loire, France*
*Volesvres, Burgundy, France*
*Wailea, Maui, HI, USA*
*Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand*
Waterford, ON, Canada
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
*Wellington, North Island, New Zealand*
Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
*Whataroa, South Island, New Zealand*
Whistler, BC, Canada
Wolfville, NS, Canada
*Wonderland Healing Center, Koh Phangan, Thailand*
*Worth am Rhein, Rhineland-Palitinate, Germany*
Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA
Zagreb, Croatia
*Zastron, Free State, South Africa*
*Zen Beach, Koh Phangan, Thailand*
Zion National Park, UT, USA