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Title: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 07, 2019, 08:37 PM
I was reading the Era thread about passport ownership and I was shocked about so many americans never leaving their own country. It got me thinking about how many countries I'd been to, and all the different cultures I've experienced. I feel like experiencing different peoples and cultures is so important in developing your understanding for the world and your empathy for the rest of humanity.

Anyways, here's the countries I've visited:

UK - obviously I like in England but I've been to Scotland and Wales a couple of times each. Both very nice places with good countryside.
Spain - my Dad's wife is Spanish and lives in Madrid, I've been to Spain more than 10 times due to this. I love Spain. Its also interesting how different Madrid, the north coast and the south coast are. I've also been to Ibiza twice, Mallorca once and Tenerife once.
France - I've been 5 times. 3 times to Disneyland, once to Paris and once on a day trip to Chamonix. I do really like Paris though.
Denmark - I went on a short holiday to Copenhagen, which is a wonderful city. I love the Danish way of life, its so relaxing.
Sweden - One day on the Copenhagen trip we took the train to Malmo. I also had a short holiday to Stockholm. Very similar to Copenhagen in terms of culture and way of life, although Stockholm is an absolutely beautiful city with so, so much to do for its size.
Norway - I went on a day trip to Oslo once, funny story. Quite a nice city, very cold!
Switzerland - I went on a school trip to Geneva, where we went to CERN and had day trips to Chamonix and Bern. Really great place, amazing chocolate too.
Italy - I've been to Rome on a school trip. The sights like the colosseum are fantastic, and Italians are hilarious people.
USA - I've only ever been to Florida which is something I want to fix, although I have been 3 times. I like American people, and American breakfast.
Turkey - One of my best holidays was to Turkey, where we stayed in a 5* hotel for two weeks and had a planned holiday of lots of awesome day trips like going to historic Turkish Baths and boat rides though caves.
Portugal - I've been to Portugal twice, once with family and once with friends. Its very similar to Spain, but the people are quite different.

So I've been to 11 different countries, 13 if you count Scotland and Wales (which are technically different countries) and 16 if you count the different Spanish islands. I've been abroad about 25 times in my 20 years of life, and for that I'm very grateful. I hope I get to continue going to new countries. Canada, Iceland, Japan, Germany, Greece and more of USA are definitely on my list of places to go.

So what about you guys, where have you been and where do you want to go in the future?
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 07, 2019, 09:07 PM
I've never left the country.  Fun fact, Alaska is further from me, than Turkey is from you. 

As an American it pretty much makes more sense to name the states.

I've stayed in Alaska, Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan and Maryland.

It costs like $500 to fly to the UK. 

Places I plan to go:

-Japan
-UK
-Norway
-Germany
-Ireland
-Iceland
-Canada
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 07, 2019, 09:49 PM
I've never left the country.  Fun fact, Alaska is further from me, than Turkey is from you.  

As an American it pretty much makes more sense to name the states.

I've stayed in Alaska, Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan.

It costs like $500 to fly to the UK.  

Places I plan to go:

-Japan
-UK
-Norway
-Germany
-Ireland
-Iceland
-Canada
We want to go to the same places, lets do it!
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 07, 2019, 09:50 PM
We want to go to the same places, lets do it!
You want to go to the UK?
:o
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 07, 2019, 10:18 PM
You want to go to the UK?
:o
Yes!

Well in truth there's still plenty of places in the UK I haven't been to. Northern Ireland, for example.
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Legend on Feb 08, 2019, 02:30 AM
I really like traveling. I've been to Colorado, Kansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, DC, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ohio, Missouri, Arizona, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Road trips make it really easy to hit a lot of states.

Country wise I've been to Canada, Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas, UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy, Vatican, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden.


I actually take a little VizionEck cube on most of my travels and take pictures with it.  Here it is with a giant painting.

(https://i.imgur.com/frHlQW1h.jpg)
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 08, 2019, 02:33 AM
For like half a second I read that as "VizionEck cube on most of my levels".
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 08, 2019, 02:52 AM
I really like traveling. I've been to Colorado, Kansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, DC, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ohio, Missouri, Arizona, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Road trips make it really easy to hit a lot of states.

Country wise I've been to Canada, Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas, UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy, Vatican, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden.


I actually take a little VizionEck cube on most of my travels and take pictures with it.  Here it is with a giant painting.

(https://i.imgur.com/frHlQW1h.jpg)
dang son, you're very well travelled! There's some places on that list I'd like to go to.
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Dr. Pezus on Feb 08, 2019, 11:43 AM
I was reading the Era thread about passport ownership and I was shocked about so many americans never leaving their own country. It got me thinking about how many countries I'd been to, and all the different cultures I've experienced. I feel like experiencing different peoples and cultures is so important in developing your understanding for the world and your empathy for the rest of humanity.

Anyways, here's the countries I've visited:

UK - obviously I like in England but I've been to Scotland and Wales a couple of times each. Both very nice places with good countryside.
Spain - my Dad's wife is Spanish and lives in Madrid, I've been to Spain more than 10 times due to this. I love Spain. Its also interesting how different Madrid, the north coast and the south coast are. I've also been to Ibiza twice, Mallorca once and Tenerife once.
France - I've been 5 times. 3 times to Disneyland, once to Paris and once on a day trip to Chamonix. I do really like Paris though.
Denmark - I went on a short holiday to Copenhagen, which is a wonderful city. I love the Danish way of life, its so relaxing.
Sweden - One day on the Copenhagen trip we took the train to Malmo. I also had a short holiday to Stockholm. Very similar to Copenhagen in terms of culture and way of life, although Stockholm is an absolutely beautiful city with so, so much to do for its size.
Norway - I went on a day trip to Oslo once, funny story. Quite a nice city, very cold!
Switzerland - I went on a school trip to Geneva, where we went to CERN and had day trips to Chamonix and Bern. Really great place, amazing chocolate too.
Italy - I've been to Rome on a school trip. The sights like the colosseum are fantastic, and Italians are hilarious people.
USA - I've only ever been to Florida which is something I want to fix, although I have been 3 times. I like American people, and American breakfast.
Turkey - One of my best holidays was to Turkey, where we stayed in a 5* hotel for two weeks and had a planned holiday of lots of awesome day trips like going to historic Turkish Baths and boat rides though caves.
Portugal - I've been to Portugal twice, once with family and once with friends. Its very similar to Spain, but the people are quite different.

So I've been to 11 different countries, 13 if you count Scotland and Wales (which are technically different countries) and 16 if you count the different Spanish islands. I've been abroad about 25 times in my 20 years of life, and for that I'm very grateful. I hope I get to continue going to new countries. Canada, Iceland, Japan, Germany, Greece and more of USA are definitely on my list of places to go.

So what about you guys, where have you been and where do you want to go in the future?
Wow your list is very similar to mine!

I've been to:
Faroe Islands
Denmark
Sweden
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Morocco
Thailand
Cambodia
US and A finally

I think I'm not forgetting anything. I don't count countries I've visited for a few hours like when I switched planes in Abu Dhabi before going to Thailand

I really like visiting new countries. Planning to go to Croatia this year and I will be going to the USA again in 2 months, albeit to a different city
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 08, 2019, 12:01 PM
Wow your list is very similar to mine!

I've been to:
Faroe Islands
Denmark
Sweden
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Morocco
Thailand
Cambodia
US and A finally

I think I'm not forgetting anything. I don't count countries I've visited for a few hours like when I switched planes in Abu Dhabi before going to Thailand

I really like visiting new countries. Planning to go to Croatia this year and I will be going to the USA again in 2 months, albeit to a different city
Croatia is a place I'd like to go, apparently the sea is lovely and warm, and I want to see all the game of thrones filming locations!
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Dr. Pezus on Feb 08, 2019, 12:49 PM
Croatia is a place I'd like to go, apparently the sea is lovely and warm, and I want to see all the game of thrones filming locations!
They have very nice beaches and weather, or so I've heard. Would be going there for a relaxing trip. Maybe I would check out some got locations as well.
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 08, 2019, 01:05 PM
They have very nice beaches and weather, or so I've heard. Would be going there for a relaxing trip. Maybe I would check out some got locations as well.
Yeah the GOT locations are very historic, so it isn't like a studio tour or something where its just about the TV show. A tour around the GOT locations lets you see many of Croatia's top historic landmarks, which is awesome. Couple that with a few days on the beach and that's definitely something I want to do at some point.
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Dr. Pezus on Feb 08, 2019, 04:53 PM
I've never left the country.  Fun fact, Alaska is further from me, than Turkey is from you.  

As an American it pretty much makes more sense to name the states.

I've stayed in Alaska, Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan and Maryland.

It costs like $500 to fly to the UK.  

Places I plan to go:

-Japan
-UK
-Norway
-Germany
-Ireland
-Iceland
-Canada
I paid like $400 for one to and from NYC hmm. Must be cheaper from and to the UK
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 08, 2019, 05:04 PM
I paid like $400 for one to and from NYC hmm. Must be cheaper from and to the UK
You can get a return to NY for about £230 from Heathrow if you book far enough in advance.
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Dr. Pezus on Feb 08, 2019, 05:18 PM
You can get a return to NY for about £230 from Heathrow if you book far enough in advance.
It's all about planning. I didn't even book mine until like a month before (changed from LA)
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 08, 2019, 07:09 PM
I paid like $400 for one to and from NYC hmm. Must be cheaper from and to the UK
It goes up and down a lot.  

And bigger airports are usually cheaper.  
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Dr. Pezus on Feb 08, 2019, 07:19 PM
I didn't go abroad until I was 10 years old
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Xevross on Feb 08, 2019, 07:26 PM
I didn't go abroad until I was 10 years old
I can't remember how old I was, but I'd definitely been abroad many times before 10. I was probably 2 or 3 the first time.
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Dr. Pezus on Feb 08, 2019, 08:44 PM
My daughter was barely 1 year old lol
Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: kitler53 on Feb 08, 2019, 08:58 PM
I've been to every state in america expect maine, vermont, and new hampshire.

canada
USA
mexico
haiti
jamaica
costa rica
panama
peru
ireland
united kingdom
spain
france
italy
austria
germany
belgium
netherlands
czechia
slovakia
hungary
greece
thailand
cambodia
china
south korea

a couple more countries (like japan) i've technically been to but they were just to change planes.  i don't feel like i can count it if i never left the airport.


top of my list for future vacations (no particular order):
iceland
australia/new zealand
chile/argentina/antarctica
india
russia

...i have young kids though.  so my last trip was mt. rushmore and my next trip is disney world..










Title: Re: What Countries Have You Visited?
Post by: Dr. Pezus on Feb 08, 2019, 09:53 PM
I like that Iceland is on most wishlists here!