Was your first out-of-country vacation provoked by your nationality?

I travel to places that I am interested in because they have a city worth going to with attractive architecture, a place that has lots of native wildlife for me to see or a historical site that will interest me. I live in England and know my dad had ancestors in Wales. I traveled to France in my childhood because it was easy to get to and made an interesting trip. As a teenager I wanted to go to Greece to see Athens, a historical city and an island with rocky beaches. Then I traveled to Amsterdam in the Netherlands and found the canals lovely plus the architecture amazing. Next at age 18 years old I traveled around Europe by train. I just wanted to see different places and met other travelers to chat to. Over the years of my traveling I have been intrigued to visit other English speaking countries. In 2000 I visited my cousin that emigrated to Western Australia. Then in 2010 I went to see my brother-in-laws family. I stayed with his brother, wife and children for a few nights. So out of the English speaking countries I went to Australia when I was 20, 21 and 28 years old. Then I went to the United States of America when I was 20 and 29 years old. I went to New Zealand when I was 29 years old. I traveled to South Africa when I was 36 years old. I celebrated my 38th birthday in Canada. I felt totally at home in Australia and would have loved to stay there forever. Though if I had moved there I would have missed my family and friends.

That was the case for me. My first time traveling outside the country was to visit my parent's homeland, Cambodia. It was always my dream to go there because I wanted to see the ancient temples there, especially Angkor Wat. But the coolest thing about my trip was when I got to meet my relatives. I never really thought much of them before because they were complete strangers to me. I didn't think we'd be able to get along but I was surprisingly wrong. I hit it off with my cousins almost immediately after I got there. It made my stay there really fun.