Today we are running a list here at FREEDOMtravel. We love travelling in Europe, so what better than a list about European countries? These are the countries in Europe that we visited the most, least, most often, shortest and preferably. Feel free to join in and answer the questions too?
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A list about Europe
This list about Europe was created by our creative blog colleague Gunilla, and you can read her version at the blog 4000 miles. Several other travel bloggers have already responded, and now it's our turn. Feel free to respond too - either in a comment or in your own blog post if you have a blog.
First country in Europe?
Peter: Spain! I visited Malaga with my mum and little brother when I was 13 and a half.
Helena: Denmark! I don't remember what year or how old I was, but I grew up in Skåne and went to Copenhagen several times before my first visit to Stockholm.
Last country in Europe?
What will be the last country we visit in Europe? We have travelled extensively in Europe (including a whole year in 2015) but we still have quite a few countries left to visit. We have never "chased" countries, but rather travelled for a long time in each country to discover and experience properly. It is difficult to know which will be the last European country we visit. Maybe it will be Moldova? We haven't really been on that path. or Monaco? It seems so crowded to park the motorhome there ...
Largest country in Europe?
Which country in Europe have we visited the most times? This league is probably led by Poland, where we have been 9 times and usually several weeks each time. I (Helena) travelled by train through Poland in 1996. We have then travelled together by motorhome in Poland in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2017. In 2016 we visited our friends' apartment on the coast in the summer and then the Christmas market in Warsaw. This year we arrived in the country by sailboat.
Best country in Europe?
We like many countries in Europe, but when faced with a choice, the choice falls on France. We love the beautiful west coast, the green and dramatic canyons, the paradisiacal 'golden islands' off the south coast, the polite people, the delicious food, the wonderful language... and of course Corsica! Could it get any better?
Longest country in Europe?
We don't mean which country is the longest, but which country we have spent the most time in. longest time in. This is a difficult question, but we believe that together we have spent the longest time in the France where we hung out for about three months. If we count the time before we met, I (Helena) have also spent about 8 months in the Centre. Icelandwhere I was an exchange student in 1992/1993.
Shortest country in Europe?
Which country in Europe have we visited the fastest? Here we can answer in different ways.
Peter: During a blogging trip to Greece, I, and a bunch of other bloggers, stopped over in Turkey. We took a taxi to a hotel and had a drink, before it was time to fly on.
Helena: When I was travelling by train many years ago, the train took a turn through Belarus. We stopped at the train station in Minsk and had a quick peek at the platform before moving on.
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Imelda says:
Peter on the beach in a pretty floral dress is this week's picture?
Lovely list, will have to think about what mine would look like. ?
27 August 2019 - 7:38
Helena says:
Haha, attentive! I first had a picture of Peter and then I changed, but missed changing the caption haha. Have changed now! 🙂
27 August 2019 - 7:53
Liniz Travel says:
Oh how clever to
Interesting post. Maybe I'll write one too. Hope you are doing well. Hugs
27 August 2019 - 7:49
Helena says:
Fun post to write! 🙂
27 August 2019 - 7:55
Lisa says:
Nice to read and realise how different people think. We do not like France very much. This is because last spring we had problems with the clutch in Nîmes and many years ago our engine for our VW bus broke down in Lyon. Nothing to dislike France for, but the problem has been the language. Everyone speaks French and we don't.
27 August 2019 - 11:08
Helena says:
Interesting! But maybe iofs lucky that you think differently, so we spread out a bit in Europe 🙂 🙂
27 August 2019 - 21:59
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:
What a fun post but what difficult questions! They are definitely worth thinking about for a while.
Especially which would be the last country to visit. There are actually some countries we do not feel any direct desire to visit. It almost feels good because the wish list is all the longer.
27 August 2019 - 11:41
Helena says:
Sure, some questions are tricky to answer! Most countries certainly have something interesting to offer, but some are more appealing than others!
27 August 2019 - 22:01
Marias Memoarer says:
Really about time with this list... 😉 And I don't think I really realised how varied the landscape of France actually is....
27 August 2019 - 13:42
Helena says:
It has taken some time for us ... but finally so! 😉 And yes, France has a lot to offer!
27 August 2019 - 22:01
4000mil says:
Denmark may be the most common first country for Swedes.
I will be travelling to France next week for the first time in 25 years. It will be exciting to see what I think now. 🙂
27 August 2019 - 17:30
Helena says:
Great that you have France in front of you! Wish you a fantastic trip! 🙂
27 August 2019 - 22:03
BP says:
It was a really fun post, I think I'll crack it tomorrow. The theme then, not the answers;-)
27 August 2019 - 20:54
Helena says:
What fun! Hope you do, it will be interesting to read your answers! 🙂
27 August 2019 - 22:03
Ama de casa says:
Fun list! 🙂
First country (besides Sweden 😉 ) must have been Spain? Went to Tenerife with my parents in 1965 and stayed there for three months. 1967 we went to Israel, that must also be Europe? They are in the ESC 😉 On the other hand, Australia is there too nowadays... 😀.
Last? Unfortunately, it could be Malta. I would love to go there, but it's difficult to get there from Spain.
Most? Probably France, I think. Both summer camping and winter skiing.
Best? Spain again. Love it there 🙂
Longest? It will probably be Spain again. Was a very long time there last year. From May to now in July a year later when we finally "dared" to go a little further away again, outside the country's borders.
Shortest? Belgium I would think. One time I slept through the whole country when we drove south 🙂.
27 August 2019 - 21:29
Helena says:
A lot of Spain in the answers here 🙂 But, are the connections between Spain and Malta so bad ...???? Why?
27 August 2019 - 22:04
Ama de casa says:
No idea why they have such bad connections. Or it is possible to go via Madrid or Barcelona, but when we have checked it has been both long transfer times and very expensive, so it has been other destinations instead.
28 August 2019 - 13:32
Susjos says:
What a fun list!
The first country I visited ...hm, must be Åland as a child with my parents as maybe 15 years old, the following year it was Norway. I travelled with my friends to Las Palmas, Spain at the age of 18.
Last country I will visit? Difficult question, but I don't have any desire to visit Romania...
The most times must probably be Spain, we have clipping cards to Gran Canaria nowadays, haha! Closely followed by Greece!
The best country, i.e. Greece, with its good food and fantastic islands, is not to be missed!
The country where I have been the longest, hm, the USA is not part of Europe, so then it is probably Spain again, two weeks at the longest.
I spent the shortest time at Istanbul airport, it's the closest thing I've seen to Turkey!
30 August 2019 - 18:40
Ann-Louise Paulsson says:
How nice that you have also made this list now. So interesting to read everyone's different answers. It feels like you should perhaps discover a little more of France, have only been to Paris a number of times. 🙂
30 August 2019 - 23:13
TravelAnna says:
What fun to read this list! Funny that you have some different answers as well but are united on France as the best country.
I was a little confused there at the first comment about "Peter in a floral dress" and looked through the pictures again before I realised and read your reply, Helena. Haha! 😀
Now I have also made my own list: http://www.newyorkmybite.com/en-lista-lander-i-europa-forsta-langsta-basta/
14 September 2019 - 0:08