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Travel (or tourism) is a passion that most people have. So where have you been to that sticks out most in your mind? Maybe it's just a spot in your city or somewhere far away from home...


I think the best place I have ever visisted was Eleuthera in the Bahamas, just a tiny little elongated island without much expansion for tourists. Anyhow, the best part is the narrow point of the island as wide as a road. I looked to the right and saw the carribbean ocean and to the left and saw the atlantic. very neat.

I really don't know.

Cancun (not resort Cancun, real Cancun). I love the people and the atmosphere. I can't wait to go back this summer!

Yaxunah (village near Chichen Itza). Again, I love the people and the atmosphere.

Appalchia. Rural Appalachia is wonderful whether in the North or the South.

I loved the Mascarene Islands when I traveled around them for three years.I love the smell of the Jungle when its raining.The color of an Reunion sunrise.(The sky is weird purple).The women of Mauritius.The great food ,music, weed and drink. Unfortunatly there is also alot of poverty there which kinda sucks.But for some reason poverty hasn't made the people bitter.

My bathroom after a night of heavy drinking.

Kalaloch, Washington. It's an absolutely breathtaking place, not too many tourists or too many cheesy tourist shops. You can rent cabins right on the beach and wake up to an amazing view of the Pacific. *sighs*

new zealand, particularly nelson, napier and wanaka. and queenstown for all the awesome stuff you can do.

i also love cyprus, but that may be mostly because of the people i was with and what we got up to than anything else.

oh, i like dresden too, and munich. and carcassonne and lyon.

Berlin: I love the culture, the people are friendly, there is plenty to do and the scenery is wonderful (I especially loved travelling along in the train past the old abandoned factories (or whatever those building where)

Philadelphia.

NSGeneral

Probably somewhere in Hokkaido, Japan.

NSGeneral

but where is the tropical sunset?

Stockholm and South-West Ireland.

Arathi basin

(nah, probably have to be Rome)

I don't know about best, but one of my favourite places to be is up at my boyfriend's family's property at Lake Tahoe.

The more rural bit of southern Spain. It was truly great, and I loved the Moorish architecture, as well as seeing the Jerez sherry producing areas. Did you know that sherry is named so because Jerez was called Al-Sheresh when it was a Moorish town?

Well now you do!

(nah, probably have to be Rome)

you must of avoided the roads then :D

time for a vid: http://www.infonegocio.com/xeron/bruno/italy.html

but where is the tropical sunset?

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1971/tropicalsunsetey5.jpg

SNIP

...and the beautiful woman *waits*

I've never been abroad. v.v

My favorite place, though, is my f.w.b.'s place. :D

...and the beautiful woman *waits*
you tell me what you see as "beautiful".

I loved Rovinj, Croatia. Great mix of cultures in a little town. Nice and affordable.
Istanbul, Turkey. The largest city in Europe, and one of the coolest too.

All of the ski resort I visited in Austria were beautiful.

http://www.osterlindetresor.se/sommer/sommerogsol/billeder/rovinj.jpg

Sadly I have yet to escape the USofA, so I'm going to have to say Colorado.

London. A lovely city; even though I was there for less than 2 days. I would love to revisit.

This is insular, yes, but I'm very fond of Sweden (read: Fennoscandia) north of, or very close to, the Arctic circle.

http://www.visitsweden.com/upload/28978/Jukkasjarvi_topp.jpg

The snow, the silence, the aurora, the nature, the darkness... it's breathtaking.

Damn, that's hard. Yosemite leaps to mind, or Kamikochi. There's the haunting beauty of the playa of the Black Rock Desert or the intense blue of Lake Tahoe. Hagi is nice, or Takayama... hmm...

Ok, I think I've got it. The best place I have been to is the mouth of the Klamath River, about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. It's where the rugged costal mountains drop off into the Pacific Ocean and the wind fights between blowing in salt and fog, or the dry warmth of the red woods.

Anguilla was wonderful as it's got the top rated beaches in the world and is not a tourist trap of any kind. Living life in a relaxing atmosphere without a care in the world. I wish I could go back... Alas.. soon.

I liked Munich, although it was more for both getting an awesome hotel for a reasonable price whilst there and the nearby Legoland. :p We were only there for a couple days though... Paris was also great.

Dublin was very cool. But NYC is still better...only a one hour bicycle ride away!

Travel (or tourism) is a passion that most people have. So where have you been to that sticks out most in your mind? Maybe it's just a spot in your city or somewhere far away from home...


I think the best place I have ever visisted was Eleuthera in the Bahamas, just a tiny little elongated island without much expansion for tourists. Anyhow, the best part is the narrow point of the island as wide as a road. I looked to the right and saw the carribbean ocean and to the left and saw the atlantic. very neat.

I like Mexico.

Anyway...my question for you is this;
Are you from Michigan or the Great lakes area?
I am guessing you are, or at least spent a signifcant amount of time there anyway.

Am I correct?

I lurved Hawaii and Puerto Rico when I was there, but Puerto Rico was kinda poor, but breathtakingly beutiful, same as the place where I went in Hawaii the first time (Molokai) but then I went to the Big Island and it was awesome. There was this great little island off the coast of Puerto Rico that had amazing snorkeling. I also loved Ireland when I was there, great people, history, and breathtaking scenery.

Sadly I have yet to escape the USofA, so I'm going to have to say Colorado.

You be missing out.

Anyway...my question for you is this;
Are you from Michigan or the Great lakes area?
I am guessing you are, or at least spent a signifcant amount of time there anyway.

Am I correct?

Is it because he ended his sentence with a preposition?

As to the best place I've ever been, that's a difficult question. Either St. Malo, France or Mackinack Island, Michigan. They're both rather touristy, but I like them.

Florence, Italy

Amazing food, amazing culture, amazing history...and the people were far more friendly than anywhere else I went in Italy.

Top notch! :)

Stokes Valley was pretty rockin'

Sochaux.

This is insular, yes, but I'm very fond of Sweden (read: Fennoscandia) north of, or very close to, the Arctic circle.

http://www.visitsweden.com/upload/28978/Jukkasjarvi_topp.jpg

The snow, the silence, the aurora, the nature, the darkness... it's breathtaking.

But where's the fire?

Swilata is right about NS General, Christmas of '04, Christmas eve in fact, my computer screen went 'KABOOM', i found out about the Boxing Day Tsunami 5 days after it happened.:eek:
Stokes Valley was pretty rockin'
GTFO!:eek:
Brisbane: Australia is pretty nice.

GTFO!:eek:


I knew you'd be the only one to get it :p

Noumea, New Caledonia ;
the Oslo Fjord ;
Brussels.

I knew you'd be the only one to get it :p
=P
Snakes Gully...

Did you have Cricket on Saturday?

7-11

=P
Snakes Gully...

Did you have Cricket on Saturday?


Yeah, I got a guy with the first ball of the 2nd innings but they still got the 17 they needed to win. Two down. In 13 overs.

I do love Greece, but it's very generic so I'll go for something more original.

Pondicherry in Tamilnadu in India was very beautiful, great beaches, lovely bungalows and just damn cool with Auroville and all that... Chennai in the same province was pretty nice too, although a dirty, smelly, poverty-stricken lepra-struck dirthole. I loved it.

Beijing was pretty nice too, mindnumbingly big, no ends to things to see and the beer was 25 cents a bottle... BIG BOTTLE!

Capri, just outside the coast of Italy, near Napoli was very, very beautiful also...

Yeah, I got a guy with the first ball of the 2nd innings but they still got the 17 they needed to win. Two down. In 13 overs.

How many did you get batting?

For touristy things I would say Ephesus in Turkey, but for general culture and beauty (and very nice people and food) it must be Sri Lanka

How many did you get batting?

0 and 1

Run out by a bad call from the other guy and a great direct hit, and caught and bowled by spooning the only ball that bounced back to some shit spinner. I have 1 run and 5 wickets this season.

0 and 1

Run out by a bad call from the other guy and a great direct hit, and caught and bowled by spooning the only ball that bounced back to some shit spinner. I have 1 run and 5 wickets this season.

Week 1
1-20 something
DNB
Week 2
Rained Out
Week 3
1- 20 something
1 run
Week 4
Rained Out
Week 5
Bye(Incidently a Rain out anyways...
Week 6
DNB
7-3-4-2
Week 7
8-3-16-4 & 7-3-16-1
DNB(Won by an Innings and 60 odd runs)

9 wickets from 4 games ain't bad, doubt i'll beat last year though.

Week 1
1-20 something
DNB
Week 2
Rained Out
Week 3
1- 20 something
1 run
Week 4
Rained Out
Week 5
Bye(Incidently a Rain out anyways...
Week 6
DNB
7-3-4-2
Week 7
8-3-16-4 & 7-3-16-1
DNB(Won by an Innings and 60 odd runs)

9 wickets from 4 games ain't bad, doubt i'll beat last year though.



I've played.. 2 complete one dayers (3-28, DNB and DNB, 0*) and one two dayer (match: 13-5-15-2, 0 and 1) The rest have been rained out. That second one dayer I was playing for a team where the captain had never seen me play before so he didn't use me and they got slaughtered. The 2 dayer was for the better team in the same grade..

I've played.. 2 complete one dayers (3-28, DNB and DNB, 0*) and one two dayer (match: 13-5-15-2, 0 and 1) The rest have been rained out. That second one dayer I was playing for a team where the captain had never seen me play before so he didn't use me and they got slaughtered. The 2 dayer was for the better team in the same grade..
Weeks 6 and 7 were days 1 and 2 of a 2 dayer.
They started the day 2-2 after 3 overs, this slogger came in and knocked my Economy up a bit but i eventually bowled him afer he had got around 6-10 runs off of one of my overs.


Why were you in a different team?

Travel (or tourism) is a passion that most people have. So where have you been to that sticks out most in your mind? Maybe it's just a spot in your city or somewhere far away from home...


I think the best place I have ever visisted was Eleuthera in the Bahamas, just a tiny little elongated island without much expansion for tourists. Anyhow, the best part is the narrow point of the island as wide as a road. I looked to the right and saw the carribbean ocean and to the left and saw the atlantic. very neat.

reminds me of Quiberon in France... the town is on this small peninsula and it narrows down to allow enough room for one road and one train track at the narrowest part. it was so weird to be going along in the train and it looking as if we were just sliding along the water, witth the mediterranian (sp?) on one side and the atlantic on the other :)


that has to be one of my favourite places :)


as is Utrecht in holland. or maybe San Francisco

But where's the fire?

Huh? What fire?

One of the best places...

http://www.astronomy2006.com/doc/prague-night-1024x768.jpg

http://www.thewonderingeye.co.uk/Images/Large/prague_old_square_night.jpg

I love that city!

There are so many places it is impossible to pick one. All of my travel has been in North America so that is limiting. I hate cities so most of them are out from the start. Miami is the absolute worst place I've been. The people are RUDE. Washington is good because of all the history.

Actually I like state parks that no one has heard of. Sea Rim in Texas is fantastic. It's like you own the beach, no other people. Get inside before dark or the mosquitos will carry you away. Lots of those little known parks where you are alone with nature.

Glacier park and the Canada park across the border are beautiful like most of the northern Rockies. Sand Dunes park in Colorado deserves a mention just because of the stars you can see. Big Bend in Texas used to be great because you could wade the river into Mexico and meet fantastic people who were glad you were there. I understand that the Border Patrol doesn't allow that any more.

One of the best places...

http://www.astronomy2006.com/doc/prague-night-1024x768.jpg

http://www.thewonderingeye.co.uk/Images/Large/prague_old_square_night.jpg

I love that city!
I'm guessing Prague.

Probably Amsterdam. It was a beautiful city, and really worldy, too. Everyone was friendly, the food was great, the sites were amazing, the history was rich, etc, etc. Although, I have to say, the Munich boys were the best looking.

Is it because he ended his sentence with a preposition?
As to the best place I've ever been, that's a difficult question. Either St. Malo, France or Mackinack Island, Michigan. They're both rather touristy, but I like them.

Yes that is exactly what it is.

Yes that is exactly what it is.

That's generally how I identify fellow Michiganders when abroad.

Difficult question.

I'll go with Arches National Park in Utah, Death Valley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whereyouthinkyougoing/92756116/in/set-72057594055931133/) in California , and above all, the Altiplano in southwestern Bolivia. (1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whereyouthinkyougoing/92763204/in/set-72057594055931133/), 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whereyouthinkyougoing/92741065/in/set-72057594055931133/), 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whereyouthinkyougoing/92746668/in/set-72057594055931133/))

I'm guessing Prague.

yeah. definately prauge.

A place where I'm free to be myself. A place where I'm free from the bullying of my brother and dad. A place where I can make friends and have relationships without being stopped cold, for fear of being hurt.

Sadly, I haven't been to that place yet. I'm hoping that I'll go there soon, though.

munich!

Tokyo

yeah. definately prauge.

I guess I'll have to add Prague to my travel plans for this spring.

My House mofo! not kidding, I've traveled all over North America in search of a fun best place. But shit, I've always had the most fun here, just dickin around with my freinds, course when we got sick of it here, we'd all leave together and make havoc another place, So I'd find the best place on earth to be with the people you love and have the most fun with....fuck I sound old....

yeah. definately prauge.
You're not yanking my chain are you?

I rule!

Berlin and Munich. Absolute best places. I loved those cities so much. I just like the urban-style of living more than suburban. Lovely cities.

You're not yanking my chain are you?

I rule!

so you're saying that's not prague?

so you're saying that's not prague?
No, he's asking if you're trying to tell him it's not Prague. But he figures you're not, so he's proud that he recognized it on the pictures. Better?

Tunisia (and camel riding! :) )

No, he's asking if you're trying to tell him it's not Prague. But he figures you're not, so he's proud that he recognized it on the pictures. Better?

I don't uderstand.

I don't uderstand.

"Yanking my chain" is a figure of speech meaning "tricking me". The "I rule" was because he was proud of himself for recognizing it from pictures (as WYTYG pointed out).

You're not yanking my chain are you?

I rule!

It's true: It was Prague :)

so you're saying that's not prague?
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No, he's asking if you're trying to tell him it's not Prague. But he figures you're not, so he's proud that he recognized it on the pictures. Better?
Yup
I don't uderstand.
"Yanking my chain" is a figure of speech meaning "tricking me". The "I rule" was because he was proud of himself for recognizing it from pictures (as WYTYG pointed out).
One could also say...'Pulling my leg.'
It's true: It was Prague :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/harlesburg/i20was20born20leet.gif