Going Away
So I am leaving tomorrow for Bermuda for New Years and my dad's wedding, so try not to cry too much for the next week while I'm gone. You might managed to survive without me.
What countries have you been to? What adventures have you had in foreign countries? Did you drink the water? Have a baby with a local? I expect great tales when I get back.
I was in Mexico for like 15 minutes and I almost went to Canada once.
England, France, Italy, Turkey, Germany, and I drove through Switzerland once and wasn't impressed. I'm such a man of Western Europe.
there was a picture here
Ireland (the republic - going to Norn Iron in 2010 to visit Hux's wee granny), England, Italy, Bermuda and both the British and US Virgin Islands if that counts.
I've not done much traveling at all yet in Europe - hopefully will finally do some of my outside of the UK traveling in spring, if my money holds out.
Enjoy Bermuda, it's really gorgeous and fun. The houses are pastel pinks and blues and yellows.
Spain (10 days in Barcelona, a week in Gran Canaria)
Scotland (one week, roadtripping all over)
Greece (one week, Crete)
Germany (one week, Rügen)
Switzerland (a few hours in Bern, a few in Basel, passed through x2)
France (passed through x2)
Denmark (passed through x2)
Canada (Quebec and Ontario), Mexico, the Bahamas, and the non-continental state of Hawaii.
To me, there are lots of places that I would like to visit. Going there is the hard part; I don't think I can handle 24 hours in an airplane. The longest I've gone on a plane is 10 hours, from the east coast of the continental United States to Hawaii. I don't think I can handle any more than that.
Is that your final answer?
Del Murder and I went to South Korea (mostly stayed in Seoul) in October, Spain (Barcelona & Madrid) in May, and Mexico a few years ago.
South Korea was a lot of fun because my favorite Cousin and Aunt were living there and they were the most excellent hosts, EVER. We went all over the freakin' place, ate so much good food, hiked up a gorgeous mountain to find a buddist temple up at the very top, got all emotional at the Korean War memorial, etc.
Spain was harder because we don't know the language (that well). We got by though. We witnessed a pickpocketing incident which was great fun for us, pretty awful for the victim. But hey, if you're in Spain with your wallet right in your back pocket, you're just asking for trouble. Had a food epiphany while eating in a world renowned "street food" stand in La Boqueria, a huuuge open market place. The owner kept smiling at us and we asked what was good and he just sorta pushed food toward us. There was a moment where I couldn't speak, I was so amazed by the flavors and the textures of the food he'd given us.
Mexico was amaaazing. Can't wait to go back. We saw the pyramids, saw the ruins of ancient civilizations, lounged on the most beautiful beaches, and ate some seriously great food. We went hiking through the jungles, ziplining, cenote diving, went to a Mayan village and had home cooked food.
New Zealand is up next.
Photos from Korea: (SPOILER)
Photos from Spain: (SPOILER)
Photos from Mexico: (SPOILER)
Last edited by Miriel; 12-28-2009 at 07:02 PM.
The furthest I've been away from England, is France. :/ I've been there 3 times I think, once was on a school trip.
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this belongs in Wonder Square
I've been to the United Kingdom and France and Germany. Didn't do anything heinously fun, though
Sweden (Got a family cabin there by Lysekil, also been to Gothenburg, Kalmar and Gotland)
Denmark (Many day trips + a week in Bornholm)
Scotland (Edinburgh, two trips to L-BoB & Smitzy's place)
France (a week in Paris)
Spain (couple of Canary Islands + Mallorca and two trips to Alicante where my sister lived)
Italy (a week in Rome, a trip to Napoli and a trip to Ancona)
Croatia (Makarska, Split, Dubrovnik)
Bosnia & Herzegovina (spent a day in Muktar)
Thailand (One week in Bangkok, one week on Koh Chang which is a calm and nice island)
Vatican (When in Rome...)
I suppose that's it! Very tempted to go to either Jersey or Sardinia. I have a strange attraction towards islands. (not typical charter drunken teen trip rai rai islands like Ibiza and such.)
I spent a weekend in Mexico with my family when I was fifteen. We ordered a plate stacked with lobster and they served me booze, but my grandma took it away. Shooting fireworks was fun, so we smuggled a bunch back. The whole city was like a dollar store! Super fun!
For our honeymoon BJ and I went to Jamaica. Every Jamaican citizen has at least two jobs: taxi driver and drug dealer. On our way to our hotel the shuttle driver tried to sell BJ pot and coke. Walking to the grocery store four people offered us rides (it was two blocks) and three people tried to sell us pot. Going across the street a woman tried to sell us pot and offered to braid my hair, and then a guy tried to sell us mushrooms. In the resort was fine though; the employees were nice and it was all very luxurious.
Pics
Our villa's front porch.
Our villa was the blue one in the middle.
Across the street from the resort.
And then less than a week after going to Jamaica we took a bus from Seattle to Vancouver to get on our cruise ship to Alaska. That's it though.
- Sweden (shorter trips to visit family)
- Germany (I live an hour away from Germany, so I've been there countless of times, all over Germany - also have family near Cologne)
- France (Been to France around 5-6 times or so on holiday - including 3 times in Paris)
- Spain (Mallorca, Barcelona)
- Italy (Sicily)
- The Czech Republic (Been there 3 times, and all three times in Prague + outside Prague)
- England (London)
- Slovenia (Holiday - e.g. went to Ljubljana)
- Croatia (1 day of driving in the countryside)
- Turkey (5 times or so - all summer holidays in e.g. Marmaris and Alanya)
- Greece (Rhodes)
- Belgium (Passed through)
- Switzerland (Two skiing trips in Verbier)
- Thailand (3 weeks of backpacking - didn't go to Southern Thailand, though)
- China (2 months of backpacking, from Beijing to Hong Kong)
- Nepal (Around 3 weeks of backpacking, Kathmandu and Pokhara)
- India (Around 1.5 months of backpacking, mostly Northern and Western India, but also Hampi and Goa in the South)
- Laos (2 weeks of backpacking in Northern Laos)
- Vietnam (3 weeks of backpacking from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and through the Mekong Delta)
- Cambodia (3 weeks of backpacking - Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Siem Reap)
- Japan (1 week of "backpacking" in Tokyo)
- The US (Around 1.5 months of backpacking, starting from San Francisco going all the way to New York - other than those two cities we also went to:
- Yosemite, California
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Monument Valley, Utah
- Mesa Verde, Colorado
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
- San Antonio, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Nashville, Tennessee
- The Smokey Mountains
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Washington DC
...I think that about covers it?
Last edited by Breine; 12-28-2009 at 11:05 PM.
I smurfing hate you, Breine. *sigh*
Originally Posted by ShlupQuack
I've never been out of the country.
I rarely even go out-of-state. ;[
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