Tell us about the countries you have visited.

[Pensive]

Myself: Really, You were born in Pakistan? Do you by any chance know Urdu?

[bouquin]

And have you travelled Pensive?

I've been very fortunate to have travelled so much and I plan on doing a lot more in future

I've driven across the United states twice and visited most of the states except Alaska, driven across Canada twice and been to all the provinces except the Northwest Territories and Labrador. I've been to Cozumel and Cancun and Mexico city, and to Europe many times including The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic and Austria.

I love travelling by train in western europe, it's so easy to get to places, but it is usually by car that I have travelled, then you can stop when ever or where ever you want and you get to see all the little places along the way. I will go to Australia and New Zealand someday, and hopefully make it to Argentina, Greece, Scotland, England, St. Petersburg Russia, Singapore, and Japan too.

I guess what I like best about travelling is spending time with people, seeing what their life is like, eating what they do, doing the usual things that they do. Visiting landmarks, museums, going to concerts and restaurants is important too though

hi Logos:
Make sure you go to Argentina! It is a fantastic place! I have been there 3 times and every time it is just phenomenal! Don't miss Iguazu Falls up north, the glaciers in Patagonia, and of course, the tango!
I have been to some 25 countries so far, and I intend to keep on going! My most recent destinations were Cambodia, Vietnam and Hong Kong. I went last month just before Christmas. I had a really great time. Angkor is beyond words! And Vietnam and Hong Kong are so dynamic, so full of color and life!
My present avatar (the sunset) is a photo that I took last year in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

[DickZ]

I just noticed this thread today (January 25), as I concentrate mainly on the WRITING section of the forum.

Starting next week, I'm planning to start posting a multi-part story under WRITING. It will be called A Grand Tour, and it will describe some adventures we had in visiting Moscow, Leningrad, London, Rome, Copenhagen, a few Greek islands, Jerusalem, and various other places.

It will have links to show pictures of most of the places discussed in the story. Here's a test to make sure the links will work in this forum - this test link shows (I hope) Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square.

I see that sometimes the link works, and sometimes it doesn't. If it doesn't work for your first attempt, you might want to try again later.

http://www.opentravelinfo.com/files/..._0.preview.jpg

Or try this one: http://mishuna.image.pbase.com/u42/d...599430.002.jpg

[Niamh]

Havent been to many places really;
Northern Ireland,
Scotland (a few times)
England
Wales
France
Monaco
Italy
Belgium
New Zealand.
(do the airports in Malaysia and Australia count? )

[TEND]

Well, I am not nearly as well travelled as many of you people though I hope to gain on you over the next couple of years. So far I've been to
Canada (Of course)
USA
Switzerland
Italy
...and the Vatican if ya wanna count it.
However! Due to my what some people call stupidity and complete lack of concern for my future, this should at least double by the end of the year (I will touch base in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Spain for sure by the end of the year, and hopefully more), and even moreso by the year after . So hopefully I'll remember this topic in 3 or 4 years and be able to share an extensive travel catalogue with you all.

[Bakiryu]

Only a visit back home, but you guys wouldn't want to hear about a boring little island about 1/5 of the size of florida.

[Shalot]

Havent been to many places really;
Northern Ireland,
Scotland (a few times)
England
Wales
France
Monaco
Italy
Belgium
New Zealand.
(do the airports in Malaysia and Australia count? )

dang, I'm jealous. That's a lot in my book!!

I've been to a few of those places really briefly: London, France, Scotland, Belgium, Germany, and Holland.

I want to go back to all of them except Belgium and France. I was most uncomfortable there.

[Niamh]

I always find it odd when people write london instead of England. Its like the checkin area in the airport. One of the Areas is for Aerlingus flights to London, The UK, and Germany....I've heard a few people saying stuff like, "I didnt know london was a country in its own right!"
But if we are talking cities... I've been to a good few...
BTW Shalot, I really like the new avatar.

[Pensive]

Only a visit back home, but you guys wouldn't want to hear about a boring little island about 1/5 of the size of florida.

Why not? Small countries (or places) can hold a great amount of charm too. And let us decide about it being boring or not after having read something about it.

[1n50mn14]

I spent a summer with my best friend in Freisland, in the Netherlands. I couldn't tell you the city, nor pronounce it. Her parents are extremely wealthy, so we ended up travelling for most of the summer. We spent a week in the Czech Republic, three weeks in France (at her summer house =O!) riding horses and swimming, yay! And then went to Paris. Where there were some illegal catacomb adventures, but shh. We went to Germany, mostly for the industrial clubs in Berlin. And spent the rest of the summer in Amsterdam.

[Koa]

It will have links to show pictures of most of the places discussed in the story. Here's a test to make sure the links will work in this forum - this test link shows (I hope) Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square.

I see that sometimes the link works, and sometimes it doesn't. If it doesn't work for your first attempt, you might want to try again later.

http://www.opentravelinfo.com/files/..._0.preview.jpg

Or try this one: http://mishuna.image.pbase.com/u42/d...599430.002.jpg

I was so disappointed by St Basil!! It's so small and it looks like made of plastic... I was so excited about going to see the Red Square but I didnt think much of it.

I always find it odd when people write london instead of England. Its like the checkin area in the airport. One of the Areas is for Aerlingus flights to London, The UK, and Germany....I've heard a few people saying stuff like, "I didnt know london was a country in its own right!"
But if we are talking cities... I've been to a good few...
BTW Shalot, I really like the new avatar.

I think he meant the city but don't tell me, in Italy and I think Spain too, people seem to equate London with England, so that they ask me "so, how are things in London?" or "When are you going back to London?", when I'm nowhere near London. That drives me mad

[bouquin]

Traveling is definitely one of my favourite pastimes. It also connects well with some other interests of mine: Languages and photography. Besides, I'm generally interested in people and different cultures.

I had to give this some thought. I think this list is fairly accurate, but I may have missed a few:

Norway, Denmark, Finland, Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Spain Italy, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Thailand, Kenya...

I have enjoyed them all for different reasons, so I will refrain from naming any favourites. I will however tell you about the most gratifying trip: When I was a child I dreamt about going to Africa to see the wildlife there. I honestly never thought it would happen. In the 60's, going to Africa as a tourist was considered nigh on impossible unless you happened to be filthy rich, which I am not... And yet, I have been there, and found it even more impressive than I thought it would be. To top it all I also met some increadibly nice people.

Yes, fulfilling your childhood dream is very gratifying... I recommend it

/Claes

I never thought I would get to go to Africa - I never even dreamed about it, in the first place! But as it has turned out, I have been there 7 times already in the past 10 years! And it is a great experience everytime. Africa is majestic and grand! I have been to Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad; and Morocco and Tunisia in the north. Perhaps my most extraordinary souvenir would be going on a 20-minute crossing of the Niger River in a dug-out canoe in pitch darkness at 2 o'clock in the morning... something that I'd rather my mother not know!

[Shalot]

I always find it odd when people write london instead of England. Its like the checkin area in the airport. One of the Areas is for Aerlingus flights to London, The UK, and Germany....I've heard a few people saying stuff like, "I didnt know london was a country in its own right!"
But if we are talking cities... I've been to a good few...
BTW Shalot, I really like the new avatar.

I put London because it was the only place in England we went. And instead of putting Holland, I had Amsterdam when I first typed it, but then I realized that we went to some other city and while we were there (of course I don't remember much about that because I was so tired and irritated during that part of it after being dropped off in the middle of some bird infested square after 24 hours of no sleep whatsoever. But, yes, I know London isn't a country

[aabbcc]

Currently I live in - Italy
Before that, I lived in - Russia, Croatia, Hungary; the latter for quite a short period of time when I was younger so it is perhaps inutile to count it

I have visited multiple times - Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, France, Slovenia
I have been to once - Switzerland, Greece, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Germany, Holland, I might have missed a few but those come to my mind

About the countries... what to tell... except for the worn-out cliché that each of those places is unique in its own way?
Out of all the cities I have been to, I tend to love Budapést the most, there is something special about that city... Followed by Wien and Herakleion.

I desperately want to go to Israel, but my parents are set quite against it ("When you are legally an adult and make your own money..." ), and I would love to go to Greece again, I love that country and the people.

[byquist]

Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada -- all great.