NationStates Jolt Archive

I don't travel often, but have managed to get to a few places in my life; namely England, Malaysia (both parts), Costa Rica, Hawaii and Dominican Republic. I once drove nearly 3000 miles (in a rented cube van) from Atlanta to Vancouver in an L-shaped route paralleling much of Old Route 66. I've also gone by train from Toronto to Vancouver, another big distance.

Where have some of you been - any good tales?

i've been to scotland, wales, france, belguim, germany, netherlands, switzerland, andorra, italy, madeira, spain, dominican republic, america and hopefully i should be going to malaysia soon, my mum was born there and wants to go back

I've been to France, Spain and Ireland several times as well as South Africa, Namibia, Egypt and Isreal, and should hopefully be going to the Czech Republic soon and maybe the US later.

I've never left the Country yet, but I certainly intend to. Even got a list.
Rome, Athens, Tokyo, Moscow, Boston (because of the music), and anywhere else, with lots of history and culture. (Within the country I want to see London.) I know that this is only cities within the nations themselves, but it is likely that when I do go to the country, I will only have enough time to take in one city.

Been in all European countries except couple of them east european ones and 2 of the mini states, Northern Africa, Northern America and Far East and come to a conclusion there's no fucking point leaving your home town.

Been to Ireland several times, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Belize, and all over the Caribbean.

i've been to Canada and the Philippines... but i really really wanna go to practically all the countries in Europe!!!!! :D

I was born in Reunion Island (French overseas department in the Indian Ocean) and I've lived there until I had to go to Paris because of my studies.
I've been several times to Mauritius Island, once to Italia and once to Croatia. So, I haven't traveled a lot, but I wish I did so.

Ive travelled a lot. Cant really mention all the places..

Not yet, but this summer I am going to Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Yeah , I've been to France, Belgium, Holland, And Canada and they were all way better than the USA

Holland was the best and my second fave was Canada

I was born in Reunion Island (French overseas department in the Indian Ocean) and I've lived there until I had to go to Paris because of my studies.
I've been several times to Mauritius Island, once to Italia and once to Croatia. So, I haven't traveled a lot, but I wish I did so.

Isn't that a very small place?

Did it feel confining, not being able to ramble far afield? Did you get any selection of TV or radio stations?

I'm working on it--I figure while I'm living on the west coast, I really ought to get to Canada and Mexico, and once I get back to Florida I can concentrate on the Carribbean, maybe even some of South and Central America. Europe and Asia eventually.

Right, *Deep Breath*

I've been too..
England,
Wales,
Ireland,
France,
Spain,
Greece (Corfu and mainland Greece),
Cyprus (x4)
Israel,
Yugoslavia (when it was called Yugoslavia anyways..)
America,
Netherlands (Guess where.... :D ),
and I'm off to the Czech Republic in October (Prague).

I've been to England twice (lived there for around 8 months once), Maylasia twice and I'm currently in China (I'll be here for a total of around 6 months). Travelling, it's great! I can't wait to do Inida, Nepal and Tibet. Want to do the rest of Europe too, probably head to Spain in my summer holidays (they're at the end of the year in Australia) this year (my mum is moving there, free plane trip for me! ! !).

Driven form Melbourne to Perth, that was pretty cool and been up as far a Brisbane, I love northern NSW. WA's decent too.

Ive been all over the country I live in..but the only other country ive visited is Canada.

I've never been outside of the US. I don't have a passport, legal matter. But, I've been places in the US that seemed like distant and foriegn lands. Like, Madisonville, TN. I didn't understand what anyone said, the people acted and dressed differently than I do, and everyone lived so far away from each other on thier own hill(they called them mountains) it seemed you couldn't see anyone around. Even with my in-laws there it seemed very lonely, like you were all alone. I've been to Key West, a tropical paradise, and ultra-tourist trap. I've been to NYC and Boston, to see the sites and again it seemed I spoke a different language than everyone there and didn't really undrstand the things they did. I have never been to another nation but I've been to foriegn places.

Okay, here are the plans (none of them reasonable or likely, but hey...):
North America in my VW Bus. (the one that gets cranky going to the next town...)

Central and South America by Land Rover.

Africa by one of those cool planes that can land on land or water, like in The Brass Monkey...don't pretend you never watched The Brass Monkey...

Asia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe I haven't a clue. I'd like to do one on a motorcycle, but riding a cruiser in Europe seems wrong and going long distances hunched over seems painful. WAAAAYYYY to lazy to do them by bike. And I'd like to walk The Great Wall.

Or, you know, substantially leave California for at least a little bit...which ever...

Can't do any of that until our leadership stops kicking sand in everyones face. I don't want to spend my entire vacation explaining what's up with America...

I'm Singaporean and I've been to...

Malaysia,
Indonesia (Java and Bali)
Brunei
Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Tassie)
Taiwan
Thailand
India (all over)
China (Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai)
Egypt
England (where I'm currently studying), Scotland and Wales
The Netherlands
The US (New York, California- my parents currently live in San Fransisco, Tennessee)
Planning on getting around to seeing the rest of Europe whenever I can. I do love the Netherlands though (not because of the pot- I don't smoke it, just because it's proof that social democracy does work)

Live in England have been to all the British Isles (Inc Eire) Belgium,Holland,France,Spain,Italy,Norway,Germany,Poland,Turkey,Egypt,Thailand,Japan(twice, China USA (NYC,Alaska,Texas,Minnesota,Florida)
But whats more important than having a list of visited countries is...
What have you learned ? That I guess is different for everyone.
The bad guys (whoever they are) might not be as bad as you think.
The reverse is also true.

I'm from Australia and have been to the following:
New Zealand (for about 48 hours all up, generally just stop-overs although I intend to go there properly sometime)
Norfolk Island (kind of an overseas bit of Australia) on several occasions
Singapore - extended stop-overs en route to Europe
England (London, York, Winchester, Stratford) twice - one of my favourite places in the world, particularly London
Italy (Tuscany, Rome, Venice)
Germany (Berlin, Goslar, Goettingen, very southern Bavaria) - an absolute joy of a country
Switzerland (Luzern, Lausanne)
France (Paris)
Canada (Quebec, Rockies)
USA (LA and surrounds)
Papua New Guinea - an unforgettable experience

I was also taken to places like Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Low Countries when I was 18 months, but they don't count.

Hopefully I'll go back to most of those countries again some day - Italy and Canada had the experiences kind of ruined because I got sick.

I just realized that I left out Australia...I don't have a plan for that, but I didn't want them to feel left out of my unachievable travel fantasies...

I've lived in New Zealand all my life and I've been to:

Australia (3 times)
Cook Islands
USA (Hawaii, California)
England
France
Ireland
Italy
Switzerland
Vatican City

I've also sat in a transit lounge in Fiji.

England (born there)
Isle of Man (live there)
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Eire
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Spain (and Gran Canaria)
Portugal
Andorra
Austria
Italy
*edit* Greece *forgot that one, thanks Jeem*

We used to have some fantastic European holidays when I was a kid, we'd take a car full of stuff, a couple of tents, hop on the ferry over to France then drive in a random direction till we found a campsite we liked the look of. Life was full of cheap simple pleasures and those holidays were always so exciting.

Well I go to Greece in July but to date I have been to:

England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. (Kind of cheating as I live in Scotland!)

France - sacre bleu, le froggies, forced to go there for a school exchange and also went to the south for holiday when toddler.

Germany - lived there for 2 years as father was in the army based in Munster

Italy - fantastico, two weeks in Sorrento. love Italy.

Spanish Islands - Tenerife and Ibiza - well I was young once and in your early twenties you do tend to want to drink a lot and chat up cheap women.

Hong Kong - back in the eighties for 2 years with dads army posting. great but smelly. great place, loved getting the Star Ferry to the island.

Malaysia - specifically Penang (sp). on holiday down from HK above.

Neverneverland - also known as the Spindom of Tony Blair. Have lived there since 1997. National Motto "Why Tell The Truth When A Lie Will Do".

Cheers

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You forgot an option! (Somebody had to say it! ;)). What about ex-pats, like me.
I amrom the US, but have in Japan for 13 Years. Also visited Mexico numerous times and S. Korea once.

Holland (live there)
Belgium (when I was three years old or so, and while going to France)
France
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Luxembourg
The Vatican :wink:
Monaco
Switzerland
Austria
Liechtenstein
UK
Hungary (just one day by bike from Austria)
Slovakia (again, just one day in Bratislava)

Well I live in Scotland now, I was living in Wales, and before I lived in England!
Been to most places in Europe and bit further afield too, like America :x

The only place I've been to overseas is Indonesia. The last time I was there was in 1994. I was in a supermarket in Serpong and some woman tried to pick me up but I was only 12 at the time!

I would really like to go to Ouray, Colorado.

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I've gone to Japan five times to visit my extended family in Kyoto and Osaka. Never been anywhere else outside the US but I want to visit the UK and Germany.

I really wished i lived in europe where it seems easier to travel.. :( In canada a road trip can be pretty bland, especially since i live on the praries, I could go to the US, it's about 4 hours south, but i don't really care to.

I had a friend who lived in Switzerland for a year, i remember in an email she told me about how her mother bought her pjs she didnt like, so she had to take and train to france to return them..boohoo.

I hope to go all over europe, maybe some of the west-coast us states, hopefully australia.

I've been to Brazil (everyone must go to Rio at least once in their lives), Mexico and Canada. The list of places I want to go is huge: France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Australia, Japan, pretty much everywhere.

I've been to France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Liechtenstein, the Czech Republic, Denmark and the Canary Islands.

If all goes to plan, in a little over a year, I can add Italy, America and Jamaica to that list :D But it is not very likely I will get to go to all of them....(only Italy is certain)

Let's see. I've been to Mexico and South Korea, and Japan so far.

I'm from the US originally. In my life I've lived in Italy (Bologna), Greece (Corfu), and Lebanon (Ras Beirut).

In North America I've visited

Mexico
Canada
Bermuda

In the Mediterranean I've visited

the Vatican
San Marino
Syria
Egypt

in addition to those places I've lived. I hope to be visiting Iran and Iraq soon (seriously).

Let's see....I've went to...
India, Mexico, Zambia, Zimbabwe, anddd....that's it

Let's see:

All 50 states
All Provinces of Canada
Up and down Mexico
India
Singapore
Italy
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Israel

Possibly going back to India

On the planning table:
Central America
Australia
China
Japan
Korea
Africa
South America

Japan and Nova Scotia in Canada.

nope to young never even made it to canada I have mexico so sorta I guess but not much. Didn't care for mexico. I'd like to visit europe and japan. But mostly just visit or live temporarily the USA is home and likely forever will be my home 8)

I am from the US and have travelled to:

France (twice)
England
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Mexico
The Bahamas (4 times)
The Cayman Islands
The Virgin Islands (twice)

I hope to get to do alot more traveling in the future.

I want to go to North Korea, but they rarely approve visas to Americans. Reason #113 why I will be an expatriate.

Went abroad to Australia and Croatia when i was a nipper and dont remember much about it. Other than that ive travelled abroad to several Eruopean countries in the last few years. Im also going to Germany, Denmark and probably Norway this year.

Apart from France (nice country, shame about the people) i would say all of the countries ive visited have been interesting in their own way.

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I go to Germany on Tuesday 8)

I live in the USA, and about 4 hours away from Canada, but I have never been outside of this country...ever. I've been two miles away from the Mexican border. But I really really really want to see the world.

Born in London, England
Went to Corfu as baby (only one memory)
Been to Wales, Scotland, France, U.S.A., Canada, Italy, Israel, Belgium (only Brussels airport!)

I am extremely proud of my homeland and have no desire to go anywhere else. In fact, I don't feel any need to travel outside my home state! Everything I need is right here in Ohio.

And if you believe that, I have some real estate on Mars I want to sell you. I have been to America Junior (well, more like Britain Junior, aka Canada), but only as far as Toronto, so it's not like I am a real foreign treaveler...until this September, that is, when I head off to Japan for a year. Whoo-eeee!

i'm from the USA and i've been to
canada
the UK (cardiff, wales and london)
germany (frankfurt)
austria (vienna and salzburg)
italy (venice)

my favorite places were venice and the UK, but nothin beats travelin around the usa...

I have Lived in Okinowa Japan when my Dad and the rest of my family had to move to Camp Cortney wich is a military base. I learned a little bit of japanese and some of their culture but I will always refer to the people on okinowa okinowains becuase they are quite happy being part of japan and were enslaved during world war II and the only reason they stick with japan is to get dibs on its economy due to the fact they have few or no natural resources. They were very kind a respectful. When my dad went to the Mainland of japan he was denied service becuase he was an american. Okinowa though part of japan is very diffrent from the closed society of the main land. Ive also been to south Korea and france becuase they were were we landed between flights to and from Japan and the USA I was amazed to see that japan basicly followed me home (the whole anime craze here and all)

Been to France, Wales, Scotland and Holland a few times each; Switzerland, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, Spain, Canada, Belgium.

travelling to southern Spain and Switzerland by train from the UK was great - like a big adventure :)

Outside of my country?
If Texas counts as a country (which it should... wahaha), a billion times.

But out of the US, yes. A few times.
Crossed over to Mexico illegally, but only for a few feet. Danced around, then walked back over.

Been to Vancouver. Been all over England and up to Scotland.
Been to Paris.

And I'm going to Italy next summer for a while....

Have been to:

Sweden (I live there and I was born there)
Finland
Denmark
England
Germany (I'm actually not really sure about this one, we were going to drive through Germany to get to France, but I don't remeber if we stopped in Germany to sleep since I was soo young back then)
France
Estonia, Both the ship and the country
Italy
Former Jugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Cyrpress (correct English name?)
Egypt
The canarie islands
Mallorca (correct English name?)
And very soon: The U.S.

Im from the UK and have been to:

- France
- Spain
- Cyprus
- Crete (Greece)
- Australia
- USA
- Ecuador
- Germany
- Austria
- Italy

Well, I stepped across the line separating the U.S. and Canada. Does that count?

I'll be spending an entire year in England starting in late September. It's for a study abroad program and I can't wait to visit another country besides my own! 8)

Lived in Japan for a while, but that is the only country I've been to outside of the US.

i used to go to ohio with my parents all the time to see my grandparents (i'm from canada) and i've been to a few other states along the way and on school trips and the like.
i also took a trip to italy a while back.

i want to travel all around europe. marvel at the ruins and the museums, soak in the cuture, visit ancestral homelands, perhaps i could see if i can dig up distant family beforehand for free lodgings.
i dunno, i really want to travel a lot more than i have. perhaps when i'm done school and can aford it.

hell, i still haven't seen the pacific ocean. i may make a trip out to vancouver before i go back to europe.

been to:
America
Turkey
China
Thailand
Panama
Mexico
Canada
Azerbaijan
Afghanistan
Cambodia
want to go to:
too many to name but a few are:
Iran
Yemen
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Kosovo
Ukrain
Russia
Mongolia

I have been to Canada (1x), Ecuador (1x), and Costa Rica (2x). All 3 were wonderful although very different from each other. My favorite was Costa Rica because the people we met there were kind, spiritual, and gracious. The monetary is not of top importance there as it is in the US.

Canada - British Colombia and Quebec. (The people in Quebec were A**holes)
UK - Hated It, They keyed my car
France - Very Rude, Refused to serve me food at some places
Germany - Just some WW2 sites
Italy - Pretty Country
Turkey - Stayed for 5 mintues, Didn't feel safe so I left
Saudi Arabia - Before Iraq war, I got followed for 10 mintues, I left the next day.
India - I got sick from the food
China - I loved it, don't know why
Japan - People were nicer than I thought, very pretty countryside
Australia - I saw a footie game! :D
New Zealand - Got mad when I didn't get to see Emma Lahana :evil:
USA - California,Texas,New York,Hawaii,Florida,South Carolina,Pennsylvania,Ohio,Minnesota,Michigan....etc

I've been out of my country, the US, quite a few times. I go every summer to the St. Lawrence river to fish, and of course, we need a Canadian fishing liscense. I've also been to Toronto a few times and to Niagra Falls. In fact, where I live in Upstate New York, a new ferry will shuttle us between here and Toronto, as soon as Canadian customs agents are prepared.
I've been to the Bahamas a couple of times in my life, and next winter, I'll be on a cruise in the Eastern Carribean. I also plan to, well, see most of the world. Europe is at the top of my list, but I also want to see Russia, Japan, Australia, the Middle East, and the Great Rift Valley before I die.

I live outside my country and don't have any plans to return there, and I've visited a couple of other countries in Europe and the Americas. I've learned you can't really see a place properly unless you spend a substantial amount of time there.

I've been to Mexico and Canada - and I'm going in a week to what will possibly be its own autonomous country soon: Quebec.

Hopefully when my dad starts taking business trips to China, Japan, and Singapore, he'll take me along

I also plan to trek all over Europe during the summer after I graduate from college

DP

TP

I don't travel often, but have managed to get to a few places in my life; namely England, Malaysia (both parts), Costa Rica, Hawaii and Dominican Republic. I once drove nearly 3000 miles (in a rented cube van) from Atlanta to Vancouver in an L-shaped route paralleling much of Old Route 66. I've also gone by train from Toronto to Vancouver, another big distance.

Where have some of you been - any good tales?
In the US:

I have been to Washington D.C., Mrytle Beach (numerous times golfing), Daytona Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando (5 times to Disney World), Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Indian Shores, Old Saybrook Connecticut, Albany N.Y., Warrensburg N.Y., Elmira, Niagara Falls (both sides), Buffalo, Cleveland (don't ask why), Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco (twice), L.A. (twice), Sausalita, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas.

In Canada:

I have been to Winnipeg, Windsor, Sault Saint Marie, Hamilton, St. Catherines, Toronto (my home), Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, Quebec City, Halifax, St. John N.B., St. John's NFLD., Carbonear, Come-by-Chance, Hearts Delight, Hearts Content, Hearts Desire, Port-Aux-Basques, North Sydney, Haliburton, Muskoka, Huntsville, London Ont., Fredricton, Moncton, Riviere du Loop.

International:

I have been to Panama, Paris, Singapore and Malaysia.

Wow, I forgot how much travelling I have done. Thanks for the thread Garaj Mahal!! :lol:

I've never left Tasmania but i'd like to go to America and Russia

I have travelled a little and hope to do more. I have been to:

England (twice), Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Switzerland (twice), Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Next trip will be to Eastern Europe as soon as I have enough money!

I'm a U.S. Citizen. Was born in the UK and I lived in Japan for 5 years.

I have family in Sweden, so I've been there on several occassions. I've also been to Panama.

In Canada:

I have been to Winnipeg, Windsor, Sault Saint Marie, Hamilton, St. Catherines, Toronto (my home), Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, Quebec City, Halifax, St. John N.B., St. John's NFLD., Carbonear, Come-by-Chance, Hearts Delight, Hearts Content, Hearts Desire, Port-Aux-Basques, North Sydney, Haliburton, Muskoka, Huntsville, London Ont., Fredricton, Moncton, Riviere du Loop.

You've never been west of Winnipeg and I've not been east of Montreal. Likely neither of us has been up North. And we call ourselves Canadians? For shame eh?