Where have you been?

[Orcas]

For those wondering where to go for holidays, people should say where they've been so we have someone to ask about certain places.

I'll start: USA, Canada, England, Wales, Scotland, Italy, Bosnia, Spain, Croatia.

[Gubbins]

Australia, England, Scotland, Egypt, Singapore, Portugal, Spain (Extramadura only, but going to Madrid at Easter), Slovakia (Bratislava only), Austria, Slovenia, Croatia (Zagreb only), Italy, France, Chile, Bolivia.

Also going to the Netherlands (near Utrecht) in May and possibly Hamburg in a month or two - suggestions welcome! It's good to have a job that gets you to travel!

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...but then again, that is only my opinion.

[DrAlex]

USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, England, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Baleric Islands, Austria, Finland, Greece, Italy, Amsterdam, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus (Greek side only)

That's all I can remember...
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La loi est dure, mais l'aigle ne chasse pas les mouches.
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[bdw]

England, Scotland, NI, Wales, Ireland, US, Chile and Easter Island, Peru, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Belgium, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Poland, Czech Rep., Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina (for 5 minutes), Austria, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, South Africa, Congo, Angola.

And back off to Africa this afternoon. Yippee.

[The Dude]

US, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Germany, The Czech Republic, Hungry, Austria, Italy, Greece, The Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland, and Turkey.

[OffHeGoes]

bloody package-holidayers!

[Garnet]

ok i have have a question i am thinking of going to Madrid in the summer. Can anyone recommend a hostel to stay in also i might be attending a language school, any recommendations?


my places are: Spain (Valencia, Granada, Salamanca and boring holiday destinations) , France (Paris!!), Greece (Crete)


Oh I should mention that i traveled to France and Spain by train, incase anyone wants advice about the train stations

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It's about time the piano realized that it did not write the concerto

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[Rocky]

Anyone been to Cancun? Would you recommend it?

[Altheia]

Mexico, Canada, USA, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Brazil, Aruba, Egypt.

And not a single package holiday in the bunch.

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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. - Mark Twain

[Garnet]

I wouldn't recommend Cancun if you want to experience the true Mexico. It's full of tourists or so i am told. I have never actually been or am planning on going.

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It's about time the piano realized that it did not write the concerto

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[Colin]

Make a map of where you have been:

http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedCountries

And unless you have done Russia, Canada, China and the US, it is going to look unimpressive on a world map when most of it isn't there.

Here is mine:



Soon to add Spain, and want to fill in the rest of it at some point...

[maz]

IMAGE:www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedCountries/worldmap?visited=USMGZABEHRCZDKFRDEGRISITNLRUSIESCHUKVABDCNMNI
tried to make the map (cos mine looks ok thanks to russia/mongolia/china) but am shit at stuff like that and can't post it in the message! Ok hopefully its worked now!

USA
UK
Iceland
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Russia (trans siberian train + stop offs)

Mongolia
Bangladesh
China (just beijing)

South Africa

Soon to be added: Czech republic
Madagascar + all the travelling I will be doing next winter

Photos of the epic summer at http://standrews.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2003503

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Well, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor

[Manic23]

Denmark, Sweden, America (Texas, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Florida), France, Belgium, Holland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bosnia Hercegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, and by this time next week - Germany

Hope to do the rest of Eastern Europe next summer, fingers crossed

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create your own visited country map

[Aureliano]

IMAGE:www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedCountries/worldmap?visited=CAUSMAADATBEQIHRCZDKEEFIFRDEGIGRIEITLVLILTLUMCNLNOPLPTRUSMSKSIESSECHUKVACNIDJPMYMNPHSGKRTWTHVNAUNZ

Making the world red... muaahahaha.

Soon to be added, er I suppose India, as I now would have free accommodation in New Delhi. I'd like to do bits of South America, and eventually trek down into darkest Africa.

EDIT: Pre-2001 (for the summer months of 2001) we were actually planning on doing a long trip around the Middle East; Travel to Turkey, and then all around Iran, down through Syria and Jordan, via Israel to Egypt, before flying back.
But you know... the best laid plans of mice and men...

[Stuart]

UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden.

I really wanted to go to Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro after the exams, but can't due to chronic lack of funds. Grrr.

[Orcas]

Ohh, I like this thread. I have a question for the person who went on the TransSib, do you speak any Russian or did you find that you needed much? That's the main thing keeping me from doing it at the moment. Garnet, I'll have some recommendations in a few weeks as I'm off to Spain on Friday!

And no package tours either, most on my own.

[flarewearer]

I went to Wales once

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[bramble]

USA, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, Norway, Hungary, Germany, France and Hawaii (which im counting as seperate to the USA as it was such a different experience) The states i visited were Washington state, California, Minnesota, Indiana, both Virginias, Maryland, Wahington DC

Best: New Zealand, Norway, Hawaii, Canada, Hungary (ok im biased because i live there some of the time) and Washington State

Worst: France, so much so that i'd be quite happy never to return. Tunisia was also disappointing and although its in Africa, you dont really get the feeling you are there

Edit: Ive also technically 'been' to Australia and Thailand, but didnt think they counted due to the fact i spent 6 hours in total in their airports on the way to and from New Zealand


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We're threading hope like fire
Down through the desperate blood
Down through the trailing wire
Into the leafless wood

[maz]

My Russian is limited to about a dozen words. I survived fine on the trans-sib, but I had prebooked it with a western company (due to time costrictions, it was a rip off) I had a friend left mongolia at the same time as me, and he did the 5 days straight, with even less russian than me. Buying a ticket in Mongolia meant he only needed to know some mongolian. The journey itself if just a train (and the scenery gets a bit samey after a while). I enjoyed exploring the little towns where the train would stop for half an hour or so. Don't stray too far from the train tho, I had a silent movie-esque moment, chasing the moving train down the tracks, with an arm full of bread, and jumping onto the train at the last minute! Depending on which way you want to go, and how many stops you want to have, it can be fairly easy. I think you need some russian to avoid being ripped off if you buy your ticket as you go. There isn't a "hop on hop off" option, you have to buy individual tickets for each leg. email me thru my profile if you want more info!

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Well, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor

[bramble]

Quoting Rocky from 12:06, 16th Jan 2006
Anyone been to Cancun? Would you recommend it?

My mum has and informs me its horribly touristy but great for the whole package holiday experience if thats what takes your fancy. Although of course it is hot and beautiful....

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We're threading hope like fire
Down through the desperate blood
Down through the trailing wire
Into the leafless wood