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    Making travel plans: where to start?

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About Traveling Dutchie

Traveling Dutchie is a passionate traveler who frequently leaves his home base in the city of Leiden, The Netherlands, to explore the world.

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Countries visited: 71 (of 197)*

Continents visited: 6 (of 7)

Northernmost point visited: Kittilä (Finland)

Southernmost point visited: Punta Arenas (Chile)

Highest point visited: Abra Patapampa mountain pass (Peru): 4,910 m (16,110 ft) above sea level

Lowest point visited: Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park (USA): 86 m (282 ft) below sea level

Most remote place visited: Rapa Nui / Easter Island: 3,512 km from South America and 2,075 km from the nearest inhabited island

Most visited country: United States of America (11 times)

 

* Traveling Dutchie only counts independent states. Constituent countries of independent states, overseas territories and autonomous regions do not count as a country.

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