Live well. Eat well. Travel well.

Happy 2026! Thought I would start the year with something to look forward to.

I moved to the United States around 2004 but before then I have visited and toured California and Nevada in the 1990s. During my 30s, I had this wild dream of visiting all the 50 states. I enjoy traveling and realized by then I have visited more than half of the United States. It is doable!

As of today, my current state count is 34… so that leaves me to 16 more states to go before I turn 50! I am still on my early 40s so technically, I should make it!

Out of all the states I have visited, I think nothing beats California in terms of the weather, diversity, and choices of all sorts of things you want to do, eat, or see.

Here is my current list with the year I first visited, which I will try to update whenever I visit a new state until I complete all 50 before I turn 50! In the coming weeks, I plan to have a dedicated page for US travel tips that highlights what I have done in each state and will add the link to the states below. Cheers to more new states to visit this year!

Alabama – 2025

Alaska – 2024

Arizona – 2007

Arkansas – TBD

California – 1990s

Colorado – 2016

Connecticut – 2023

Delaware – 2024

Florida – 2016

Georgia – 2016

Hawaii – 2019

Idaho – 2025

Illinois – 2024

Indiana – 2024

Iowa – TBD

Kansas – TBD

Kentucky – TBD

Louisiana – 2014

Maine – TBD

Maryland – 2024

Massachusetts – 2023

Michigan – TBD

Minnesota – TBD

Mississippi – 2025

Missouri – TBD

Montana – TBD

Nebraska – 2019

Nevada – 1990s

New Hampshire – TBD

New Jersey – 2009

New Mexico – 2018

New York – 2009

North Carolina – 2016

North Dakota – TBD

Ohio – TBD

Oklahoma – TBD

Oregon – 2013

Pennsylvania – 2009

Rhode Island – 2023

South Carolina – 2016

South Dakota – 2019

Tennessee – 2013

Texas – 2018

Utah – 2022

Vermont – TBD

Virginia – 2016

Washington – 2013

West Virginia – TBD

Wisconsin – TBD

Wyoming – 2019