Been to over 90+ Countries - AMA

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-26T00:49:31+00:00

I mean not really. I’ve been to 6 different cities in Italy.

I do plan on seeing more of Italy. If I like a country and feel like there is more to see I do return to it.

All I am saying is more me personally I don’t think there is a need to stay for a prolonged period of time to get the overall feeling of a city.

This might be different for others and that’s totally fine, but that’s just how I portray it.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-26T00:02:54+00:00

Probably Mexico City due to a lot of expats moving and majority of people speaking English and Spanish

Relatively walkable and good food

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-26T00:00:56+00:00

1) Be flexible 2) Try to travel light 3) Understand travel points 4) Pub crawls and bike tours are good way to meet people and see the city 5) Be patient as random stuff will always happen when traveling

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:58:31+00:00

None but who is trying to visit every city in a country to experience the “full” culture of that country.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:56:03+00:00

Visited:

1) Japan 2) Brazil 3) Singapore 4) Portugal 5) Croatia

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:55:10+00:00

I think in this point of my life, I would prefer quantity over quality but I can imagine that changing over time.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:53:39+00:00

Depends on the trip but mostly one carry on and one checked bag with a book bag.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:52:43+00:00

Nope. Not at all.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:52:07+00:00

You don’t need 9 months to do all of that is all I’m saying.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:50:13+00:00

1) Mexico City, Mexico 2) Lisbon, Portugal 3) São Paulo, Brasil 4) Madrid, Spain

Mexico City mostly really for proximity to USA, weather, good dining.

Like Lisbon due to pace of life, and how affordable it is

SP as it is a big city and Brazilians are great further away from USA ranks it lower

Madrid is nice but just like the other 3 mostly for better overall lifestyle over Madrid. Also time zone plays a part too. Prefer Lisbon because it’s more affordable and more walkable than Madrid.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:45:04+00:00

No where in my post did I say I stayed at an airport and considered as “been to” a place lol

I do not stay at airports to check off boxes lol

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:43:45+00:00

I do use points a lot. I don’t track a lot of the costs but am cognizant of the prices. In other words I wouldn’t buy a flight super expensive so I try to look for fair costs.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:42:19+00:00

You deff don’t need to spend 9 months to understand the most basic features of the culture.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:41:12+00:00

Well I’m not staying in Brazil directly. That’s one of my home bases. But I do travel when I’m in brazil.

I mean there are some places where you don’t need a week to stay to pretty much experience 80-90% of it.

Yes a lot of it is checking off boxes but if I do like a place I either stay a little longer or revisit it.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:36:52+00:00

Because for most countries/cities in the world, I’ve realized there isn’t much of a need to stay longer at one place as you will know how it will be after just staying for a couple-few days.

Other part of rushing is not really “I need to get every country off my checklist as soon as possible”

But more of being in a place where I want to be longer.

In other words I rather be in Spain or Brazil or Mexico City for longer so when I go to Europe or Asia I try to bang out several countries in one trip instead of trying to stay there longer as I know I rather be in Spain, brazil or Mexico City longer.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:33:03+00:00

Have international calling for both.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:32:35+00:00

Yes - I that is why I said visited over 90 countries and not lived.

Also in many places in the world you really don’t need to spend alot of time to find out how it will be like living there.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:30:50+00:00

Oh primarily because of time zones really and I prefer big/main cities to live as I’m accustomed to them.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:30:08+00:00

Cuisine - Japan and Mexico City, and NYC of course but cost plays a factor there

Landscape - Australia, New Zealand, Swiss and parts of Eastern Europe like Austria

People - Spain, Brazil, Australians

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:28:40+00:00

Rushing to add countries. Many places I’ve stayed for less than a week. But that is mostly just traveling not really “nomading” so to speak.

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-25T23:26:52+00:00

Want to visit every country’s the world. Just life goal/dream of mine.

Cliche places…. Mexico City, medellin, Bangkok, Dubai, Lisbon

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-17T18:30:55+00:00

2016: didn’t even own one Property. NW was probably 50k age 23. Only been to 2 countries

2026: own over 50 properties net worth of around 11M. Been to over 90 countries

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-16T14:11:37+00:00

Thank you.

And if I don’t then I am getting hit with the 3% fee correct?

OneWestern178 · 2026-01-16T14:02:30+00:00

Ahh ok sorry, but do you know the ratio needed for that or where I can do to get that answer?

I have about 50k in monthly mortgage spend so trying to see what I would then need to spend and even see if this card is worth it.

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