Travels with Terry L Group

To date l have been to 138 countries. This is a huge number. However l lost what l consider to be three prime years as l did not leave Bermuda during the time of COVID. I believe without COVID l would be in the 170's. When l started my journeys l started in Central America. I did so because it was close to my homeland of Bermuda. I was sure l would be happy in this area but if l wasn't l could get home easily. As l have travelled through South America, Africa, Asia and Northern Europe l have generally found the people warm and inviting with the greatest challenge being the food. Some places l loved it while in others l thought l was on a diet! People are always surprised when l say if l was to live outside Bermuda l would live in Colombia!

How many languages do you speak? Do you think if you could speak more languages, you would have a better travel experience? This is a great question. Many people have asked me this over the years. However, unless you have a talent for picking up languages, the idea that you'll travel the world and learn many of them is often just that—a thought. I was a bit concerned about this before my travels in Africa, but I had already made it through South America without any issues that stand out in my memory. I would be hard-pressed to tell you a story where I couldn't communicate and suffered any real consequences because of it. The closest I have is what turned into a funny story. I was in a town in Ecuador looking for some cash, so I asked a lady, in Spanish, "¿Dónde está el banco?"—simply, "Where is the bank?" She shook her…

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In returning to a country that you had been to before, which country pleased you the most?

I had to think hard as to which country I would write about, as there are a number of countries that I have visited in the past five years that I had been to in earlier times.

I guess I would have to say my trip to the Caribbean in the summer of 2024 to attend the ICC Cricket World Cup would rate as the most startling. The reason I say this is because during the glory years of West Indies cricket, I would go to Barbados and two other islands every January. By doing this, I spent time in over 15 islands just due to the cricket. Those were great times.

When I went to cricket in 2024, I visited Barbados, Antigua, St. Lucia and St. Vincent. I had spent time…