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Darwin26 · 08-11-2003, 12:15 AM

i'm the only one who's been to Guatemala

...but for sure wildernesse, my question as well ...how do they do it?

i survived a year in Viet Nam sleeping in rice paddies

WTF is Burkina Faso ...is it Italian

i had SEX in all 5 countries i was in!

you can spend a life time touring the USA

BigBlue2 · 08-11-2003, 01:58 AM

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Originally posted by wildernesse
How do those of you who travel extensively afford to do so? Are these trips of a lifetime, or just casual excursions (like me going to North Carolina from Georgia, which could be done easily in a weekend or less).

My trips to Italy, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Spain were undertaken when I lived in Germany with my parents in the 1970's and early 1980's, so they took care of the costs. Since moving to Australia permanently I've been on four major holidays, those being to the United States in 1997 (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Washington and New York), Europe in 1999 (UK, Holland, Germany and Austria again), Greece, Turkey and Egypt in 2001 (I spent September 11 on the first day of a 5-day tour of Greece) and Japan and Korea in 2002. I also went to Thailand for four days in April 2001. I was gainfully employed in the IT industry at the time, so I had the money to afford these trips. On my US trip in 1997 I stayed in Backpacker hostels, on the other trips I stayed in 2-Star or 3-Star hotels. I usually flew economy, but for the 1999 trip and the 2001 trip to Greece, Turkey and Egypt I flew business class. A little luxury never hurts

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Originally posted by wildernesse
How long are you staying in these places? I counted Canada as one of my other countries--but I didn't spend much time there (it was on a family vacation and I was little--5/7?--although I remember things like the park we visited and crossing the border).

--tibac

As mentioned, the trip to Thailand (only Bangkok, really) took four days over easter 2001. The four major holidays mentioned above took about four weeks each. So did most of the trips I undertook with my parents in the 1970's and 1980's.

Non-praying Mantis · 08-11-2003, 06:13 AM

I've been to 12 countries counting these:

USA (where I was born)
Canada
Mexico
Great Britain
France (for one day)
West Germany (I went before the wall fell)
East Germany (this country doesn't exist any more)
Austria
Swizterland
Liechenstein (saw it all in 30 minutes!)
Luxembourg
Belgium

This allowed me to click a higher answer in the poll!

NPM

queser · 08-11-2003, 07:08 AM

1 India
2 South Africa
3 Kenia
4 Kuwait
5 France
6 Italy
7 Australia
8 Malaysia
9 Saudia Arabia
10 Switzerland
11 UK
12 Italy
13 Germany
14 Namibia

trillian · 08-13-2003, 12:00 AM

Might have forgotten one or two but here's 18:

USA
Canada
Mexico
Bahamas
UK
Netherlands
France
Spain
Malta
Morocco
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Australia
Japan
Iceland
Austria
Cayman Isl.

catalyst · 08-13-2003, 12:09 AM

Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Bahamas
Japan
Korea
China
England
Italy
Germany
Spain
France

demoninho · 08-13-2003, 01:50 AM

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[i]OriThat?s all I can remember off the top of my head, but I am sure I?m missing a couple of Caribbean Islands? though maybe since Aruba and Curacao are both part of the Netherlands Antilles, I shouldn?t count them separately. I also left out the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, since they are U.S. territories. [/B]

Aruba has not been part of the Netherlands Antilles since somewhere in the eighties, when it got its independence but stayed within the kingdom of the Netherlands, so they count as separate

Anachronix · 08-13-2003, 03:42 AM

I'm not exactly well-travelled:

Australia (home)
New Zealand
Vanuatu
Indonesia
Malaysia
Japan (twice)
Papua New Guinea (very briefly)

Born Free · 08-13-2003, 04:12 AM

Wow some of you have fair travelled the globe lucky people!! I've only been to the following;

Ireland x umpteen
Portugal
Greece x 2
Germany
USA x 4

Oh and stopover for fuel in Venice by god I was dying to get off the plane but couldn't

godfry n. glad · 08-13-2003, 09:14 AM

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

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08-11-2003, 06:13 AM	#63
Non-praying Mantis Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Roanoke, VA, USA Posts: 2,646	I've been to 12 countries counting these: USA (where I was born) Canada Mexico Great Britain France (for one day) West Germany (I went before the wall fell) East Germany (this country doesn't exist any more) Austria Swizterland Liechenstein (saw it all in 30 minutes!) Luxembourg Belgium This allowed me to click a higher answer in the poll! NPM

08-11-2003, 07:08 AM	#64
queser Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: europe Posts: 618	1 India 2 South Africa 3 Kenia 4 Kuwait 5 France 6 Italy 7 Australia 8 Malaysia 9 Saudia Arabia 10 Switzerland 11 UK 12 Italy 13 Germany 14 Namibia

08-13-2003, 12:00 AM	#65
trillian Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: OC Posts: 1,620	Might have forgotten one or two but here's 18: USA Canada Mexico Bahamas UK Netherlands France Spain Malta Morocco Italy Switzerland Germany Australia Japan Iceland Austria Cayman Isl.

08-13-2003, 12:09 AM	#66
catalyst Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 6,158	Canada Mexico Brazil Bahamas Japan Korea China England Italy Germany Spain France

08-13-2003, 03:42 AM	#68
Anachronix Regular Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 112	I'm not exactly well-travelled: Australia (home) New Zealand Vanuatu Indonesia Malaysia Japan (twice) Papua New Guinea (very briefly)

08-13-2003, 04:12 AM	#69
Born Free Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,177	Wow some of you have fair travelled the globe lucky people!! I've only been to the following; Ireland x umpteen Portugal Greece x 2 Germany USA x 4 Oh and stopover for fuel in Venice by god I was dying to get off the plane but couldn't

08-13-2003, 09:14 AM	#70
godfry n. glad Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, oregon, usa Posts: 1,190	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

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