Ms van Herksen visits Bosnia, 47th Country Visited

Bosnia lies just 15 minutes up the road from Dubrovnik; it would have been madness not to visit. Mr Hovig sadly forgot he had it and in this photo believes he is getting his 93rd country. Pity! Ms van Herksen still trails Mr Sempliner by three countries, but is catching up fast.

Hovig, van Herksen and Chapman visit Montenegro

The UN's newest state, Montenegro, is just 30 minutes from Dubrovnik, so we popped in. For Mr Hovig, this is his 92nd country, for Ms van Herksen, her 46th, and for yours truly, his 77th. That's the local pivo, recently sipped!

Hovig, van Herksen and Chapman visit Croatia

Mr Hovig, Ms van Herksen, and yours truly visited Croatia this past week, making the visit official with Posip, a jaunty white from Korcula.