Doug Del Prete is a Senior Consultant for IBM Health Care and Life Sciences. He can be reached at [email protected]. Doug has extensive international experience and related travel, both personal and professional. He has been to all 7 continents and 115 countries. Doug is a member of Traveler's Century Club.
Doug also enjoys reading, especially from Terry Brooks, Robin Cook, Michael Palmer and many others.
Doug has been to the following countries from the Travelers' Century Club List of Countries
| # | Region | Parent | Flag | Entity | Criteria [1] | ISO # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North America | United States | 
|
Alaska | 2 (Exclave) | US-AK |
| 2 | North America | Canada | 
|
Canada | 1 (UN Member) | CA |
| 3 | North America | Mexico | 
|
Mexico | 1 (UN Member) | MX |
| 4 | North America | Canada | 
|
Prince Edward Island | 4(a2y) (Island) | CA-PE |
| 6 | North America | United States | 
|
United States (continental) | 1 (UN Member) | US |
| 7 | Central Am. | Belize | 
|
Belize | 1 (UN Member) | BZ |
| 8 | Central Am. | Costa Rica | 
|
Costa Rica | 1 (UN Member) | CR |
| 10 | Central Am. | Guatemala | 
|
Guatemala | 1 (UN Member) | GT |
| 11 | Central Am. | Honduras | 
|
Honduras | 1 (UN Member) | HN |
| 13 | Central Am. | Panama | 
|
Panama | 1 (UN Member) | PA |
| 14 | Caribbean | United Kingdom | 
|
Anguilla | 1 | AI |
| 15 | Caribbean | Antigua and Barbuda | 
|
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 (UN Member) | AG |
| 16 | Caribbean | Netherlands | 
|
Aruba | 1 | AW |
| 17 | Caribbean | Bahamas | 
|
Bahamas | 1 (UN Member) | BS |
| 18 | Caribbean | Barbados | 
|
Barbados | 1 (UN Member) | BB |
| 19 | Caribbean | Netherlands | 
|
Bonaire | 4 (Island) | AN-BO |
| 20 | Caribbean | United Kingdom | 
|
Cayman Islands | 1 | KY |
| 22 | Caribbean | Netherlands | 
|
Curaçao | 1 | AN-CU |
| 24 | Caribbean | Dominican Republic | 
|
Dominican Republic | 1 (UN Member) | DO |
| 25 | Caribbean | Grenada | 
|
Grenada | 1 (UN Member) | GD |
| 27 | Caribbean | Haiti | 
|
Haiti | 1 (UN Member) | HT |
| 28 | Caribbean | Jamaica | 
|
Jamaica | 1 (UN Member) | JM |
| 29 | Caribbean | France |  
|
Saint Martin, Saint-Barthélemy | 4(b1) (Island) | MF, BL |
| 30 | Caribbean | Netherlands |
|
Netherlands Antilles, North | 4(b1) (Island) | AN-SB/SE |
| 31 | Caribbean | France | 
|
Martinique | 4(a1) (Island) | MQ |
| 33 | Caribbean | United States | 
|
Puerto Rico | 1 | PR |
| 36 | Caribbean | Saint Lucia | 
|
Saint Lucia | 1 (UN Member) | LC |
| 37 | Caribbean | Netherlands | 
|
St. Maarten (formerly Netherlands Antilles) | 1 | AN-SM |
| 41 | Caribbean | United States | 
|
U.S. Virgin Islands | 4(a1) (Island) | VI |
| 42 | Caribbean | United Kingdom | 
|
British Virgin Islands | 1 | VG |
| 43 | South America | Argentina | 
|
Argentina | 1 (UN Member) | AR |
| 45 | South America | Brazil | 
|
Brazil | 1 (UN Member) | BR |
| 46 | South America | Chile | 
|
Chile | 1 (UN Member) | CL |
| 47 | South America | Colombia | 
|
Colombia | 1 (UN Member) | CO |
| 48 | South America | Ecuador | 
|
Ecuador | 1 (UN Member) | EC |
| 51 | South America | Paraguay | 
|
Paraguay | 1 (UN Member) | PY |
| 52 | South America | Peru | 
|
Peru | 1 (UN Member) | PE |
| 54 | South America | Uruguay | 
|
Uruguay | 1 (UN Member) | UY |
| 55 | South America | Venezuela | 
|
Venezuela | 1 (UN Member) | VE |
| 58 | Atlantic Ocean | United Kingdom | 
|
Bermuda | 1 | BM |
| 69 | Pacific Ocean | Australia | 
|
Australia | 1 (UN Member) | AU |
| 77 | Pacific Ocean | United States | 
|
Guam | 1 | GU |
| 78 | Pacific Ocean | United States | 
|
Hawaiian Islands | 4(a1) (Island) | US-HI |
| 81 | Pacific Ocean | Kiribati | 
|
Kiribati | 1 (UN Member) | KI-G |
| 82 | Pacific Ocean | Kiribati |
|
Line/Phoenix Islands | 4(b1) (Island) | KI-L/P |
| 90 | Pacific Ocean | New Zealand | 
|
New Zealand | 1 (UN Member) | NZ |
| 93 | Pacific Ocean | United States | 
|
Northern Mariana Islands | 4(a1) (Island) | MP |
| 98 | Pacific Ocean | Japan | 
|
Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) | 4(b2) (Island) | JP-47 |
| 123 | Europe & Med. | Finland | 
|
Åland Islands | 4(a1) (Island) | AX |
| 125 | Europe & Med. | Andorra | 
|
Andorra | 1 (UN Member) | AD |
| 126 | Europe & Med. | Austria | 
|
Austria | 1 (UN Member) | AT |
| 129 | Europe & Med. | Belgium | 
|
Belgium | 1 (UN Member) | BE |
| 132 | Europe & Med. | France | 
|
Corsica | 4(a2) (Island) | FR-2A/2B |
| 137 | Europe & Med. | Czech Republic | 
|
Czech Republic | 1 (UN Member) | CZ |
| 138 | Europe & Med. | Denmark | 
|
Denmark | 1 (UN Member) | DK |
| 140 | Europe & Med. | United Kingdom | 
|
England | 1 (UN Member) | GB-ENG |
| 142 | Europe & Med. | Finland | 
|
Finland | 1 (UN Member) | FI |
| 143 | Europe & Med. | France |
|
France | 1 (UN Member) | FR |
| 144 | Europe & Med. | Germany | 
|
Germany | 1 (UN Member) | DE |
| 145 | Europe & Med. | United Kingdom | 
|
Gibraltar | 1 | GI |
| 146 | Europe & Med. | Greece | 
|
Greece | 1 (UN Member) | GR |
| 147 | Europe & Med. | United Kingdom | 
|
Guernsey | 1 | GG |
| 148 | Europe & Med. | Hungary | 
|
Hungary | 1 (UN Member) | HU |
| 150 | Europe & Med. | Ireland | 
|
Ireland | 1 (UN Member) | IE |
| 151 | Europe & Med. | United Kingdom | 
|
Northern Ireland | 3 (Federation) | GB-NIR |
| 153 | Europe & Med. | Italy | 
|
Italy | 1 (UN Member) | IT |
| 154 | Europe & Med. | United Kingdom | 
|
Jersey | 4(a2) (Island) | JE |
| 159 | Europe & Med. | Liechtenstein | 
|
Liechtenstein | 1 (UN Member) | LI |
| 161 | Europe & Med. | Luxembourg | 
|
Luxembourg | 1 (UN Member) | LU |
| 165 | Europe & Med. | Monaco | 
|
Monaco | 1 (UN Member) | MC |
| 167 | Europe & Med. | Netherlands | 
|
Netherlands | 1 (UN Member) | NL |
| 168 | Europe & Med. | Norway | 
|
Norway | 1 (UN Member) | NO |
| 169 | Europe & Med. | Poland | 
|
Poland | 1 (UN Member) | PL |
| 173 | Europe & Med. | San Marino | 
|
San Marino | 1 (UN Member) | SM |
| 175 | Europe & Med. | United Kingdom | 
|
Scotland | 3 (Constituent country) | GB-SCT |
| 178 | Europe & Med. | Slovakia | 
|
Slovakia | 1 (UN Member) | SK |
| 180 | Europe & Med. | Spain | 
|
Spain | 1 (UN Member) | ES |
| 183 | Europe & Med. | Sweden | 
|
Sweden | 1 (UN Member) | SE |
| 184 | Europe & Med. | Switzerland | 
|
Switzerland | 1 (UN Member) | CH |
| 186 | Europe & Med. | Turkey | 
|
Turkey, Europe | 2 (Cont'l Separation) | TR |
| 188 | Europe & Med. | Holy See | 
|
Vatican City | 1 (UN Non-Member State) | VA |
| 189 | Europe & Med. | United Kingdom | 
|
Wales | 3 (Constituent country) | GB-WLS |
| 190 | Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 
|
Abu Dhabi | 3 (Emirate) | AE-AZ |
| 191 | Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 
|
Ajman | 3 (Emirate) | AE-AJ |
| 193 | Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 
|
Dubai | 3 (Emirate) | AE-DU |
| 194 | Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 
|
Fujairah | 3 (Emirate) | AE-FU |
| 195 | Middle East | Iran | 
|
Iran | 1 (UN Member) | IR |
| 197 | Middle East | Israel | 
|
Israel | 1 (UN Member) | IL |
| 198 | Middle East | Jordan | 
|
Jordan | 1 (UN Member) | JO |
| 200 | Middle East | Lebanon | 
|
Lebanon | 1 (UN Member) | LB |
| 201 | Middle East | Oman | 
|
Oman | 1 (UN Member) | OM |
| 202 | Middle East | Palestine | 
|
Palestine | 5 (Disputed) | PS |
| 204 | Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 
|
Ras al-Khaimah | 3 (Emirate) | AE-RK |
| 205 | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | 
|
Saudi Arabia | 1 (UN Member) | SA |
| 206 | Middle East | United Arab Emirates |
|
Sharjah | 3 (Emirate) | AE-SH |
| 208 | Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 
|
Umm al-Quwain | 3 (Emirate) | AE-UQ |
| 210 | Antarctica | Argentina |
|
Argentine Antarctica | 6 | AQ-AK |
| 212 | Antarctica | Chile | 
|
Antarctic Chilean Territory | 6 | AQ-CL |
| 213 | Antarctica | United Kingdom | 
|
British Antarctica | 6 | AQ-UK,GS |
| 229 | Africa | Egypt | 
|
Egypt | 1 (UN Member) | EG |
| 276 | Asia | China | 
|
China, People's Republic of | 1 (UN Member) | CN |
| 277 | Asia | Taiwan | 
|
Taiwan (R.O.C.) | 1 | TW |
| 280 | Asia | China | 
|
Hong Kong | 1 (SAR) | HK |
| 281 | Asia | India | 
|
India | 1 (UN Member) | IN |
| 282 | Asia | Indonesia | 
|
Indonesia (Java) | 3,4(b2) (Island) | ID-JR/T/I |
| 284 | Asia | Japan | 
|
Japan | 1 (UN Member) | JP |
| 290 | Asia | Korea, South | 
|
Korea, South | 1 (UN Member) | KR |
| 293 | Asia | China | 
|
Macau | 1 (SAR) | MO |
| 294 | Asia | Malaysia | 
|
Peninsular Malaysia | 1 (UN Member) | MY |
| 301 | Asia | Philippines | 
|
Philippines | 1 (UN Member) | PH |
| 306 | Asia | Singapore | 
|
Singapore | 1 (UN Member) | SG |
| 309 | Asia | Indonesia |
|
Sumatra (Indonesia) | 3,4(b2) (Island) | ID-SB/L/Y |
| 311 | Asia | Thailand | 
|
Thailand | 1 (UN Member) | TH |
| 312 | Asia | China | 
|
Tibet | 5,7 (Disputed) | CN-54 |
| 314 | Asia | Turkey |
|
Turkey, Asia | 2 (UN Member) | TR |
| 317 | Asia | Vietnam | 
|
Viet Nam | 1 (UN Member) | VN |