Just something about proximity, isn't it? I know I prioritise further away places.
I've lived down the road from the Tower of London for nearly 15 years. Have I ever popped in to take a gander at the crown jewels? Have I fuck.
The Travel Thread
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I've lived down the road from the Tower of London for nearly 15 years. Have I ever popped in to take a gander at the crown jewels? Have I fuck.
Paddingtonwolf
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I was supposed to go to west Ireland with squeeze and the kids about four years ago. My stupidity in not noticing my passport had expired got in the way. It’s a wonder she put up with me as long as she did
Germany
France
Holland
Belgium
Lux
Spain
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
San Marino
Turkey
Greece
Hungary
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Croatia
Montenegro
Vatican (I’m ‘aving that coz TT says so)
Tunisia
Morocco
Malaysia
Singapore
Yemen
Dubai
Thailand
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
USA (Lived in LA for 1 year (Northridge) and a separate holiday in NY).
Costa Rica this year and would like to do Vietnam but we’ll see, and Oz Northern Territory planned for next. Lucky enough to be going to the Monaco GP this year too (TT says that counts).
Interesting reflecting as travel mirrors your lifetime opportunity/circumstances cycles. Periods of nothing (sometimes years) and periods of opportunity to hopefully capitalise on. Just feel grateful that later has presented itself and never take anything for granted.
Reflecting there seems a couple of obvious ones slipped through the net - Portugal (dunno, just never happened) and Ireland (for some reason have never had any desire whatsoever to go (I don’t know why either).
Would love to have gone to Romania and some of the other (former) eastern bloc countries years ago when the east/west differences were much greater, but you get to the stage you want less grief in your travel so that’s probably a ship that has sailed now.
Good to look back though, nice memories.
France
Holland
Belgium
Lux
Spain
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
San Marino
Turkey
Greece
Hungary
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Croatia
Montenegro
Vatican (I’m ‘aving that coz TT says so)
Tunisia
Morocco
Malaysia
Singapore
Yemen
Dubai
Thailand
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
USA (Lived in LA for 1 year (Northridge) and a separate holiday in NY).
Costa Rica this year and would like to do Vietnam but we’ll see, and Oz Northern Territory planned for next. Lucky enough to be going to the Monaco GP this year too (TT says that counts).
Interesting reflecting as travel mirrors your lifetime opportunity/circumstances cycles. Periods of nothing (sometimes years) and periods of opportunity to hopefully capitalise on. Just feel grateful that later has presented itself and never take anything for granted.
Reflecting there seems a couple of obvious ones slipped through the net - Portugal (dunno, just never happened) and Ireland (for some reason have never had any desire whatsoever to go (I don’t know why either).
Would love to have gone to Romania and some of the other (former) eastern bloc countries years ago when the east/west differences were much greater, but you get to the stage you want less grief in your travel so that’s probably a ship that has sailed now.
Good to look back though, nice memories.
EdgeOfTheAlps
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Boston is fantastic to be fair
Tredman
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I really liked Denver, Chicago is pretty good too. I've travelled all over the US, this will sound harsh but if I never went back I'd be totally happy with that. I find it a baffling and difficult place - interspersed with some really great people.
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Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
Venezuela
Mexico
Cuba
US
Canada
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Switzerland
Malta
Andorra
Bit of a weird list really. I seem to be missing a few continents. Obviously if I knew I'd be typing this on TWF one day I'd have made the minor effort to visit Uruguay and Paraguay back in the day. Long way now to go to back for a great steak and to see one of the world's weirdest countries respectively.
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
Venezuela
Mexico
Cuba
US
Canada
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Switzerland
Malta
Andorra
Bit of a weird list really. I seem to be missing a few continents. Obviously if I knew I'd be typing this on TWF one day I'd have made the minor effort to visit Uruguay and Paraguay back in the day. Long way now to go to back for a great steak and to see one of the world's weirdest countries respectively.
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Europe:
Ireland
France
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Croatia
Montenegro
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Adding Cyprus and Austria to the list in 2024
Non-Europe:
USA
Cuba
Never been further east than Turkey, never been to Asia or Africa either. Need to sort that over the next few years. Jealous of Kenny going to Thailand.
Ireland
France
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Croatia
Montenegro
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Adding Cyprus and Austria to the list in 2024
Non-Europe:
USA
Cuba
Never been further east than Turkey, never been to Asia or Africa either. Need to sort that over the next few years. Jealous of Kenny going to Thailand.
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I used to rescue dogs that were about to be put down so I took 3 greyhounds to be rehomed with a lovely lady in Boston, but I'm a country boy so I got straight out of Boston and onto a train and went to Rockport.
Now THAT was an experience on many levels!
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Thought I'd have a go, cheated and edited an online list:
Countries of North America (23)
Canada
US
Mexico
Countries of Europe (43)
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Ireland
UK
Denmark
Portugal
Spain
Andorra
France
Monaco
Switzerland
Lieischenstein
Luxembourg
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Italy
Malta
San Marino
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Countries of Africa (54)
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Egypt
Senegal
Ghana
Nigeria
(Democratic Republic of) Congo
Uganda
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Angola
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Countries of Asia (47)
Oman
UAE
Qatar
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Cyprus
Turkey*
China
India
Malaysia
Singapore
Japan
Countries of Oceania (14)
Australia
Non-UN Member Nations
Palestine
Vatican City
Countries of North America (23)
Canada
US
Mexico
Countries of Europe (43)
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Ireland
UK
Denmark
Portugal
Spain
Andorra
France
Monaco
Switzerland
Lieischenstein
Luxembourg
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Italy
Malta
San Marino
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Countries of Africa (54)
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Egypt
Senegal
Ghana
Nigeria
(Democratic Republic of) Congo
Uganda
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Angola
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Countries of Asia (47)
Oman
UAE
Qatar
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Cyprus
Turkey*
China
India
Malaysia
Singapore
Japan
Countries of Oceania (14)
Australia
Non-UN Member Nations
Palestine
Vatican City
Stan Hullis
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That is a hell of a list, would love to visit South/Central America but unlikely now.
I'm hoping to get to Africa in a couple of years but its likely only to be Morocco, also have a fancy for Turkey and dipping my toe into Central Asia.
You (or anyone else) ever been to Seattle?
Reason for asking is am going back to Vancouver in July and taking the a ship up to Alaska, but doing a linear trip further north ending up in Anchorage. I don’t really want to fly back to Van afterwards so the return options are whittled down to a few days in Las Vegas (did that once, never again) or a few in Seattle.
The practical thing would be to go to Seattle but it does seem very expensive and not that inspiring, but that might just be the bit of a downer on all things American I seem to have at the moment.
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Through Manchester by the Sea, Salem, Gloucester (of Perfect Storm fame) Rockport. Damn, loved it.
Tyrannosaurus Dan
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It's the home of grunge! I'd love to go.
Haha, I can imagine the look on the wife’s face if I told her that.
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Why have you reached that conclusion?
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I'm a countryside type of person rather than a city boy, from what I've read NYC has very little that would interest me.
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NYC is the favourite place I've been. Gone 6 times and always something different to get up to. Unlike a few on here I wasn't a fan of Boston, although I liked the wider New England area. The place stinks of cannabis everywhere you go.