In May of 2023, Steve and I will head to our 81st country: Indonesia. I started blogging about my extended adventures in early 2010.  When not exploring interesting places at home and abroad, I’m usually writing, raising puppies for Canine Companions for Independence, working with the Galactic Association of Intelligent Life, volunteering for Women’s Empowerment International and Friends of Bonobos, gardening, reading, studying other languages, or otherwise engaged. Steve Wolfe has been my constant traveling companion (and inspiration) for 49 years.

It looks like we’ve covered a lot of ground. But that’s less than half the world’s total countries…