The Improper may be all about Boston, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like to get out and stretch our legs. Since Sightings began in 1998, globe-trotting readers have taken us on vacations, business trips and even to their own weddings, posing everywhere from the Sahara Desert to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, from Caribbean cruises to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. We’ve even met a few celebrities along the way. Check out some of the sights we’ve seen, and be sure to keep us in mind for your next trip. (Don’t worry, we pack light.)

Number of Visits to Each Country

Afghanistan, 5; Antigua, 1; Albania, 1; Argentina, 16; Armenia, 10; Aruba, 19; Australia, 27; Austria, 9; Bahrain, 1; Bangladesh, 1; Barbados, 5; Belgium, 4; Belize, 2; Bolivia, 1; Botswana, 1; Brazil, 23; Cameroon, 1; Cambodia, 4; Canada, 32; Chad, 1; Chile, 12; China, 38; Croatia, 5; Colombia, 5; Cook Islands, 1; Costa Rica, 13; Cuba, 7; Curacao, 3; Cyprus, 1; Czech Republic, 4; Denmark, 4; Dominican Republic, 17; Ecuador, 6; Egypt, 11; El Salvador, 1; England, 38; Estonia, 1; Ethiopia, 2; Fiji, 1; Finland, 4; France, 34; Germany, 22; Greece, 27; Grenada, 2; Guatemala, 4; Guyana, 1; Haiti, 1; Honduras, 2; Hungary, 2; Iceland, 18; India, 20; Indonesia, 9; Iran, 1; Iraq, 11; Ireland, 26; Israel, 19; Italy, 59; Jamaica, 16; Japan, 19; Jordan, 2; Kazakhstan, 4; Kenya, 11; Kuwait, 2; Latvia, 1; Laos, 2; Lithuania, 4; Lebanon, 1; Luxembourg, 3; Malawi, 1; Malaysia, 5; Maldives, 2; Mauritania, 1; Mexico, 52; Monaco, 1; Mongolia, 2; Montenegro, 1; Morocco, 7; Myanmar, 2; Nepal, 4; Netherlands, 10; New Zealand, 15; Nicaragua, 4; Nigeria, 1; Norway, 6; Pakistan, 3; Panama, 3; Paraguay, 2; Peru, 12; Philippines, 4; Poland, 5; Portugal, 4; Prague, 3; Qatar, 2; Romania, 5; Russia, 13; Samoa, 1; Saudi Arabia, 1; Scotland, 12; Serbia, 2; Singapore, 3; Slovakia, 1; South Africa, 16; South Korea, 8; Spain, 32; Sri Lanka, 3; Swaziland, 2; Sweden, 5; Switzerland, 19; Syria, 1; Tajikistan, 1; Tanzania, 12; Thailand, 11; Togo, 1; Trinidad and Tobago, 2; Tunisia, 3; Turkey, 15; Ukraine, 1; United Arab Emirates, 8; United States, 391; Uzbekistan, 2; Vatican City, 3; Venezuela, 1; Vietnam, 7; Wales, 1; Zambia, 2; Zimbabwe, 1

A Few of Our Faves!

1 These workers at 101 Huntington Ave. gave us a bird’s eye view of the city in 2002; 2 Lots of animals have read over the shoulders, from an Australian kangaroo to a Bahraini camel to this friendly giraffe in Kenya; 3 Clearly, there’s no limit to the heights of our readers’ creativity; 4 This vacationer is one of a number of readers, who’ve covered up with nothing but our covers; 5 Nothing like a little light reading while deep-sea fishing; 6 Hopefully we helped distract this mom-to-be from her labor pains; 7 We’ve picked up a couple of tricks in our travels with adventurous readers.

Celebrity Sightings!

1 Forest Whitaker and his cover-star wife Keisha in 2010; 2 George Clooney in 2003; 3 Larry King in 2004; 4 Mike O’Malley at Fenway in 2010; 5 Chefs Julia Child and Lydia Shire with a reader in 2001; 6 President Bill Clinton in 1999