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Bill Snedden · 08-13-2003, 10:57 AM

Apparently, I'm just slightly above the mean with 8.

United States
Canada
Mexico
France
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Italy

My wife is one more than I having travelled to India last year.

Regards,

Bill Snedden

Born Free · 08-13-2003, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by godfry n. glad
Hey, alli, when you go to Ireland, how do you travel? Do you take the ferry to Larne, or to Dublin via Douglas...or by air...or swim?

godfry

Hi godfry

For years it was via Larne on the old type ferry, used to be sick as a dog. If I'm going now it's by good ole plane though if I wanted to go by sea it's with the seacat, great invention and it goes straight into Belfast now.

Thought about swimming but didn't fancy my toes being nibbled by wayward great whites

mongrel · 08-13-2003, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by alli
...if I wanted to go by sea it's with the seacat, great invention...

[pointless bragging]Those are designed and built about 3-4 km from me, and they just handed one over to the US Navy a couple of days ago- apparently the first ship ever built for them outside the US.
[/pointless bragging]

Darth Dane · 08-13-2003, 01:01 PM

Lets see.

1: Sweden
2: Norway
3: Finland
4: Germany(also former west and east Germany)
5: France
6: Austria
7: Switserland
8: Spain
9: Holland
10: Belgium
11: Luxembourg
12: Italy
13: Yugoslavia(when it was still united)
14: Romania
15: Bulgaria
16: Poland
17: Latvia or Lithuania
18: USA
19: India

Think that is it?

And I Live in Denmark.

DD - Love & Laughter

Samnell · 08-13-2003, 03:47 PM

I'm only 22 (so that's my excuse for the small count) and all of these but Canada come from a single trip:

UK
France
Switzerland
Italy
Canada

And I live in the US. That's six. I'm lame. But I can claim to have understood a little over two thirds of what the trilingual tour guide on a boat in the Seine said. That probably annoyed my mother since the guide spoke French first and I was already looking at things before she got to hear the English.

I have been to all 48 states in the contiguous US, though. And I got to them all by car. Didn't fly until I was eighteen. My mother was in her forties at the time and I had the marks on my hand from takeoff for about six hours afterwards.

Bane · 08-13-2003, 06:04 PM

England (mother was born in Blackpool)
Wales
U.S.

I'm moving to Vancouver Island next year so I probably won't need to travel anymore. Too many beautiful places on the island to explore.

Ensign Morituri · 08-13-2003, 06:58 PM

USA
England
Wales
Ireland
France
Nepal
Tibet
British Hong Kong *
Chinese Hong Kong *
Vietnam
Narita Airport **
Bangkok International Airport **

* I was there for the takeover, so that counts as two countries, right?

**I know, I know but my list was too short, even with the two Hong Kongs...

Loren Pechtel · 08-13-2003, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Samnell
I'm only 22 (so that's my excuse for the small count) and all of these but Canada come from a single trip:

No excuse--all but the last entry on my list was before I turned 18.

xsquid · 08-13-2003, 10:52 PM

Hmm, let's see:
Italy
France
Monaco
Greece
Spain
Turkey
Germany
United Kingdom (England and Scotland)
Netherlands
Panama
Japan
S. Korea
Philippines
Malaysia
Hong Kong (pre-'97)
Macau (ditto)
Singapore
Australia
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates

...ah, the Navy life!

Gurdur · 08-13-2003, 11:13 PM

[list=1][*]Tanzania[*]Uganda[*]Kenya[*]South Yemen[*]South Africa[*]Australia[*]Cocos Islands[*]Sri Lanka[*]India[*]Germany[*]France[*]Sweden[*]The Netherlands[*]USSR (including Russia)[*]Azerbaijan (now a seperate country, so there

)[*]Ukraine (ditto)[*]Hungary[*]Poland [*]Czechoslovakia[*]Bulgaria[*]Austria[*]Japan[*]Hong Kong[*]Malaysia[*]Singapore[*]Indonesia[*]Spain[*]The UK. Is Scotland now reckoned here as seperate ? If so, Scotland and England.[*]Denmark[*]Former East Germany (scraping the barrel now, aren't I ?

)[*]USA (in 1991 ---- Ohio and New Mexico)[*]Canada (same trip in 1991)[*]Seychelles[*]Belgium[/list=1]

Maybe I've forgotten a couple.

P.S. I am an Australian, but now I live in Germany.

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08-13-2003, 10:57 AM	#71
Bill Snedden Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,597	Apparently, I'm just slightly above the mean with 8. United States Canada Mexico France Switzerland Austria Germany Italy My wife is one more than I having travelled to India last year. Regards, Bill Snedden

08-13-2003, 01:01 PM	#74
Darth Dane Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Required Posts: 2,349	Lets see. 1: Sweden 2: Norway 3: Finland 4: Germany(also former west and east Germany) 5: France 6: Austria 7: Switserland 8: Spain 9: Holland 10: Belgium 11: Luxembourg 12: Italy 13: Yugoslavia(when it was still united) 14: Romania 15: Bulgaria 16: Poland 17: Latvia or Lithuania 18: USA 19: India Think that is it? And I Live in Denmark. DD - Love & Laughter

08-13-2003, 03:47 PM	#75
Samnell Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 38	I'm only 22 (so that's my excuse for the small count) and all of these but Canada come from a single trip: UK France Switzerland Italy Canada And I live in the US. That's six. I'm lame. But I can claim to have understood a little over two thirds of what the trilingual tour guide on a boat in the Seine said. That probably annoyed my mother since the guide spoke French first and I was already looking at things before she got to hear the English. I have been to all 48 states in the contiguous US, though. And I got to them all by car. Didn't fly until I was eighteen. My mother was in her forties at the time and I had the marks on my hand from takeoff for about six hours afterwards.

08-13-2003, 06:04 PM	#76
Bane Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 180	England (mother was born in Blackpool) Wales U.S. I'm moving to Vancouver Island next year so I probably won't need to travel anymore. Too many beautiful places on the island to explore.

08-13-2003, 06:58 PM	#77
Ensign Morituri Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 462	USA England Wales Ireland France Nepal Tibet British Hong Kong * Chinese Hong Kong * Vietnam Narita Airport Bangkok International Airport * I was there for the takeover, so that counts as two countries, right? **I know, I know but my list was too short, even with the two Hong Kongs...

08-13-2003, 10:52 PM	#79
xsquid Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: oasis in the ocean Posts: 353	Hmm, let's see: Italy France Monaco Greece Spain Turkey Germany United Kingdom (England and Scotland) Netherlands Panama Japan S. Korea Philippines Malaysia Hong Kong (pre-'97) Macau (ditto) Singapore Australia Bahrain United Arab Emirates ...ah, the Navy life!

08-13-2003, 11:13 PM	#80
Gurdur Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Buggered if I know Posts: 12,410	[list=1][]Tanzania[]Uganda[]Kenya[]South Yemen[]South Africa[]Australia[]Cocos Islands[]Sri Lanka[]India[]Germany[]France[]Sweden[]The Netherlands[]USSR (including Russia)[]Azerbaijan (now a seperate country, so there )[]Ukraine (ditto)[]Hungary[]Poland []Czechoslovakia[]Bulgaria[]Austria[]Japan[]Hong Kong[]Malaysia[]Singapore[]Indonesia[]Spain[]The UK. Is Scotland now reckoned here as seperate ? If so, Scotland and England.[]Denmark[]Former East Germany (scraping the barrel now, aren't I ? )[]USA (in 1991 ---- Ohio and New Mexico)[]Canada (same trip in 1991)[]Seychelles[]Belgium[/list=1] Maybe I've forgotten a couple. P.S. I am an Australian, but now I live in Germany.

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