I had an interesting idea for a new topic, so here it is!
I'm a bit of a travel enthusiast, when I have the time and money, so I've been a few places in the world. What are your favorite travel destinations, and what are some tips you can give to those who want to travel to said destinations? I Myself have been to Italy, England, Wales, Scotland, Lived in Japan, and various parts of the eastern USA.
Italy was kind of a bitter-sweet trip because I was visiting a dieing relative (sad to see him go, he was the best guy you'd ever meet) so I spent most of my time in the countryside around his home (which was 2 hours from Rome) As well as all the obvious places, may I say that the Italian countryside is a must see. Also, Italian beaches are awesome, the sea is so calm and blue.
Britain was only a week as well, and boy what a hectic week it was. I suggest going to visit one country per trip, not three in one, one week period :mowdizzy
Japan I could go on and on about since I lived there for a while, so I suppose if anyone has questions about it, ask and then I'll post :P
So where in the world have you been, and what was so good about it? :eager tell me!
First post is boring. I've been all around Kansas, two different cities in Michigan, and Las Vegas. Fortunately Vegas has alot of things to do even if you are underage. I ran out of things to do before the week was out we were spending there. I really want to go to Italy though. That is my perfect vacation.
Countries I've stayed in. (iow: unpacked and been for 1 day or more)
Europe:
Czech Republic
Netherlands (home)
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Slovenia
France
Norway
Denmark
Croatia
Hungary
Switzerland
I've driven through:
Poland
Italy
Sweden
Lived: Ireland, Isle of Man, England
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Been to: Scotland, Wales, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Canada.
Live in - Scotland
Been to - France, Ireland
Want to go to - America, New Zealand, Italy
Quote from: Dannysaysnoo on October 14, 2008, 12:50:18 PM
Want to go to - America
no you don't >.>
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just kidding, I just happen to live in the most highly populated area in the country (the north-east corridor) but there is a ton of stuff to see. :hug
Let's see. In no particular order...
Lived in (ie, more than a couple of days): New Zealand, Australia, USA, Norway, Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Holland, England, Scotland, Spain...
Visited (ie, either travelling through, day trip, or some such): France, Bali, Singapore...
I'll probably come back and list more if I remember then.
Living in Australia.
I've been to England, and Kuala Lumpur. Also seen some of Tokyo, on a stopover (it rained the whole time, which rather detracted from the experience).
I'd like to visit New Zealand at some point.
I've never left the country myself, but visited several places, and when you live in a country about the same area as europe and filled with regional sub-cultures, that's still a bunch.
Haven't got much interest of visiting other countries, really, other than Japan and possibly China. Could go to USA if someday i wanted to attend one of those cons there and could afford it.
I live in Wales, come from England. I'm not a great one for travelling. I've once been to France for a wedding, apart from that, my only real excursions out of the country have been to Pittsburgh in the US for Anthrocon. Twice.
My brother, by contrast, has been to Wales, Scotland, France, Austria, India, Nepal, the US and Canada, and probably a few more I've forgotten.
Well, let's see. State wise, I've lived in California all my life. I've been to Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Indiana, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Massachusetts... I think that's it. Oh, and Nevada.
In terms of other countries, I've been to Mexico, Poland, and the Czech Republic. I'd definitely like to travel more: England/Wales/Scotland/Ireland are definitely on my list of places to visit, and I think at some point I'll end up going to Germany to visit my relatives on that side of the ocean.
I live in the States, and I've only been to Canada, the Czech Republic and Poland. I've also been in international territory in Germany and the Netherlands, though I never left the airport.
In terms of states, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Washington, California, Nevada, Arizona and possibly New Mexico. I've also been to DC and driven through Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia.
I was born in Lexington, Kentucky. Then I moved to Florida, which is where I live now.
I've been to Boston, New York, North Carolina, Pittsburgh (for Anthrocon), and, most notably, Rome. I want to go back to Rome. :c
Apart from Canada, the only place I've been to outside of the US is Japan, where I currently live. I like Hokkaido. It's comfy. Sapporo is one of my top favorite cities, right now.
I also studied in Tokyo for a few months, and visited Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nara and Miyajima. I want to go back to Miyajima someday.
State-wise, I've lived in both Washington and Colorado, and have been all over the midwest and west coast, including Alaska and Hawaii. East coast, I've only been to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
I'd like to go to Thailand soon, and had a chance to this winter break, but I guess I'd rather spend it at home with my family. :V
Ooooo! Zina's in Japan! Can you go stalk Tite Kubo for me? ILL B UR FREND. :3
I have been to Hawaii long ago. But only cuz my brother had leukemia and wanted to go there to see Pearl Harbor. Not the best of circumstances.
Outside of that, been to Virginia and local states to NJ. That's it. I'm a combination of too busy and too poor (mainly that second part) to travel. :<
Quote from: Zina on October 14, 2008, 06:14:00 PMI'd like to go to Thailand soon, and had a chance to this winter break
I can never go to Thailand. There's a non-trivial chance that I might be arrested for a rape/murder that was committed there.
I have lived in California all my life. I can remember having visited the states of Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, and Pennsylvania. I know I've stayed in Utah and Idaho, but can't remember anything about them(part of the trip to visit Yellowstone in Wyoming when I was 5). I have stopped over in Texas and Georgia en route to other places.
Abroad, I've been to Ireland(back when I was 8, and by way of that stop in Georgia)
I've been around most of the U.S., but it was when I was around 9-10. We went on a country seeing tour and I can tell you this.
Most of the landscape was corn. When it wasn't corn it was wheat. When it wasn't corn or wheat, it was dusty boulders and plateaus. When it wasn't any of the above, it was mountainous.
We mostly visited the most of the border states with the exception of California (my dad's former military, but I doubt he could take on an entire state since they tend to hate anything and anyone related to the military or any U.S. authority out there), but it was really more of an extended camping trip with a trailer than a sightseeing thing (although we did see Mt. Rushmore).
I really envy the Europeans out there. They can walk to most of their sights. I went on a three-month trip and 90% of it was traveling and 5% was visiting relatives. I didn't even get a nifty watch outta it like these kids today get.
Other than that, I haven't been out of the U.S. due mostly to my utter lack of charisma (well, SOME stat had to be the 8 ), my lack of funds, and the fact that I don't speak much of anything that isn't English (mostly because English keeps stealing the foreign words I DO know.)
Quote from: Reese Tora on October 14, 2008, 10:56:43 PMAbroad, I've been to Ireland(back when I was 8, and by way of that stop in Georgia)
Are you counting Georgia as abroad? Because that would seem to be the long way `round.
Quote from: superluser on October 15, 2008, 01:49:52 AM
Quote from: Reese Tora on October 14, 2008, 10:56:43 PMAbroad, I've been to Ireland(back when I was 8, and by way of that stop in Georgia)
Are you counting Georgia as abroad? Because that would seem to be the long way `round.
I think he means Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)) the state, not Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)) the county. And to go from California to Ireland by way of stopping in the state somewhat makes sense, though I think a slightly more northern Eastern state would make a wee bit more sense.
Quote from: Jairus on October 15, 2008, 02:24:38 AMI think he means Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)) the state, not Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)) the county. And to go from California to Ireland by way of stopping in the state somewhat makes sense, though I think a slightly more northern Eastern state would make a wee bit more sense.
It was a joke.
Quote from: Jairus on October 15, 2008, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: superluser on October 15, 2008, 01:49:52 AM
Quote from: Reese Tora on October 14, 2008, 10:56:43 PMAbroad, I've been to Ireland(back when I was 8, and by way of that stop in Georgia)
Are you counting Georgia as abroad? Because that would seem to be the long way `round.
I think he means Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)) the state, not Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)) the county. And to go from California to Ireland by way of stopping in the state somewhat makes sense, though I think a slightly more northern Eastern state would make a wee bit more sense.
Nah, the Atlanta hub has pretty much demanded that ALL air traffic gets routed through it. And for some reason, we must appease Georgia. At least that's what I've heard.
Quote from: Valynth on October 15, 2008, 02:58:41 AM
Quote from: Jairus on October 15, 2008, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: superluser on October 15, 2008, 01:49:52 AM
Are you counting Georgia as abroad? Because that would seem to be the long way `round.
I think he means Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)) the state, not Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)) the county. And to go from California to Ireland by way of stopping in the state somewhat makes sense, though I think a slightly more northern Eastern state would make a wee bit more sense.
Nah, the Atlanta hub has pretty much demanded that ALL air traffic gets routed through it. And for some reason, we must appease Georgia. At least that's what I've heard.
hehe... considering how large and diverse the US is, I may as well.
We flew Delta (I even remember the in flight comedy show fromt eh return trip... drink canada dry, harhar :P ) and so far as I know, Atlanta, Georgia has been one of their major hubs for forever.
And I would say that my state is not anti-military outside of a few people; we're not all Hanoi Jane.
Quote from: Alondro on October 14, 2008, 08:20:52 PM
Ooooo! Zina's in Japan! Can you go stalk Tite Kubo for me? ILL B UR FREND. :3
No clue who that is, but I hate him already.
I'm not much of a tourism person really. but in general I have greater interest in knowing my own country than visiting others. Brasil has a bunch to offer, you know.
I've visited Maranhão, Ceará, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Goiás and live in Minas Gerais. Would like to visit Amazonas, Santa Catarina, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and possibly visit Goiás again to see the Pantanal
Quote from: Zina on October 15, 2008, 04:51:31 AM
Quote from: Alondro on October 14, 2008, 08:20:52 PM
Ooooo! Zina's in Japan! Can you go stalk Tite Kubo for me? ILL B UR FREND. :3
No clue who that is, but I hate him already.
The creator of "Bleach". Now you have 2 reasons to hate him! :P
Why so much hate? Can't we all just get along? :<
Quote from: Zina on October 14, 2008, 06:14:00 PM
Apart from Canada, the only place I've been to outside of the US is Japan, where I currently live. I like Hokkaido. It's comfy. Sapporo is one of my top favorite cities, right now.
I also studied in Tokyo for a few months, and visited Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nara and Miyajima. I want to go back to Miyajima someday.
I stay away from Miyajima and Nara...everytime I go there the freaking deer try to eat me, seriously, I have holes in my clothes to prove it. Even when my buddies had FEED they came after me xD.
I liked Okayama best, but I'm biased, my host family lives there and it reminds me of West Virginia, a place despite its reputation, that holds a lot of fond memories for me :)
Quote from: Alondro on October 15, 2008, 08:17:33 AM
The creator of "Bleach". Now you have 2 reasons to hate him! :P
Why so much hate? Can't we all just get along? :<
Not as long as there's people named "Tite" about, we wont.
Quote from: Redwing X on October 15, 2008, 08:38:24 AM
I stay away from Miyajima and Nara...everytime I go there the freaking deer try to eat me, seriously, I have holes in my clothes to prove it. Even when my buddies had FEED they came after me xD.
I hate the deer. They're mean, they headbutt and they bite. One stole a map from out of my pocket and ate it. I was fond of that map.
Luckily, the deer in Miyajima stay on the beach and don't venture into the town area and don't seem to bother people when they're in the mountains.
I remember showing pictures of my time in Miyajima to a friend, and she kept lamenting about how "cruel" it was that the Japanese "trapped" those "poor deer" in those areas and oh no, look at this one, it has patches of fur missing. How terrible!
I had to explain that no one keeps the deer there, the deer are free to come and go as they please, they hang around those areas by choice, they're a bunch of jerks, and that one probably has patches of fur missing because the other deer bit him because they are a bunch of jerks.
Yeah, I hate the deer in Japan.
My friend fed the Nara deer a whole dozen Mr. Dough nuts, no wonder those deer are insane, you have a bunch fo crazy people feeding them Mr. Dough nut xD. But yeah, I saw a deer just walk on into a shop in Miyajima, and an old lady "cursing" it out and beating it out with a broom...as it tried to eat the broom. Good times.
I'd like to go to Japan for a while even though I don't know much of any words beyond hello. A friend of mine went on a couple foreign exchange programs there and from what he says it would be great to at least visit.
I've been to Florida, Nevada (Las Vegas), and California for a short while. Las Vegas enjoyed the most but for no specific reason. California was ok, the Sandiego Zoo is great as is the wildlife park, and Seaworld is wonderful. I despise Florida, but from what I heard it was mostly the area I was in that made it suck, but I couldn't name the city.
I live in Utah, but things to do there and places to go I couldn't really say beyond places to try if you like skiing/snowboarding. If so, Park City, Alta and Snowbird are good. I've never done any tours at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, but eveyone who has been there has good things to say.
I lived in Western New York for a couple years. They have many random "historic" sighs like the world's larges pancake pan in Penn Yan, Wyomin County where there's more cows than people, the Broadway MArket in Buffalo (only really specian around Easter) and inner city Rochester where people get shot and/or stabbed in that small area daily. Niagra Falls really wasn't too special, but I'm sure if I was able to see it from the Canada side it would be great. Letchworth State Park in Wyoming County is very beautiful. :januscat
Sadly, I haven't even been out of the U.S. yet. ^^; But the states I've visited or gone through include Nevada (where I was born), Virginia, Iowa, Nebraska, California, Arizona (technically, since we drove over the Hoover Dam), and West Virginia (where I live now). Not counting the states I flew over on a plane, since you can't see squat from a plane. Though I have seen the edge of Lake Superior from it once.
Places I would like to visit include the rest of the country, and all the places in which my other friends reside. Plenty in the U.K., one or two in New Zealand and Australia. And outside of my friends, places I'd love to visit include just about everywhere in Central America, bits of South America, Egypt, Spain...just about anywhere in the world really. I've got an inner sense of adventure to someday sate. x3
Except for places in which an American might be shot right now, perhaps. :rolleyes
Quote from: Lysander on October 15, 2008, 04:16:59 PMinner city Rochester where people get shot and/or stabbed in that small area daily
It's not as bad as you make it sound, though it's certainly a lot worse that the beginning of this sentence might lead you to believe. By September 2007, there had been something like 35 homicides, though news reports say that there were three homicides committed between Sep 27 and Sep 29 this year.
I remember there were several shootings a while back when I lived in the city, and I noticed that two of the shootings had actually taken place at the end of my street. I've moved since then.
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on October 15, 2008, 05:57:29 PMExcept for places in which an American might be shot right now, perhaps. :rolleyes
So in other words, you're not planning on visiting Rochester?
QuoteQuote from: Aisha deCabre on October 15, 2008, 05:57:29 PMExcept for places in which an American might be shot right now, perhaps. :rolleyes
So in other words, you're not planning on visiting Rochester?
No, and from what I hear, not certain places in Michigan either...
i love these kinds of posts... anyways i've been to virginia west virginia, Pennsylvania, illinoise, indiana, kentucky, lived in new york, ohio, and Missouri, and the worst time i had was just recently. my family and I were actually moving to Missouri at the time and we passed through a little small town built on a hill, quite literally, all of us were freaked out by it because it felt like a cookie cutter town complete with it's own mayberry sign...
i have not been to any other countries except for canada (eh?) and i hope to sometime move or at least visit japan.
I've traveled every road in this here laaaaaaand~
I've been to Waco, Hico, Hondo, Navasota, Winnsboro, Jacksboro, Hillsboro, Santa Rosa,
Austin, Houston, Galveston, Texarkana, Frisco, Buffalo, Conroe, Corsicana,
Goliad, Groesbeck, Glen Rose, Red Oak, Post Oak, Live Oak, Lone Oak, no joke!
(I'm sorry, I couldn't resist :B)
Oh...dear lord, are we counting mini-geographies now?
Quote from: Zina on October 15, 2008, 09:32:46 AM
Quote from: Alondro on October 15, 2008, 08:17:33 AM
The creator of "Bleach". Now you have 2 reasons to hate him! :P
Why so much hate? Can't we all just get along? :<
Not as long as there's people named "Tite" about, we wont.
Uhm, it's pronouced Tee-tay. Not 'tight'. Yer being insensitive to other cultures by making fun of his name! >:O
Quote from: Alondro on October 15, 2008, 10:51:01 PM
Quote from: Zina on October 15, 2008, 09:32:46 AM
Quote from: Alondro on October 15, 2008, 08:17:33 AM
The creator of "Bleach". Now you have 2 reasons to hate him! :P
Why so much hate? Can't we all just get along? :<
Not as long as there's people named "Tite" about, we wont.
Uhm, it's pronouced Tee-tay. Not 'tight'. Yer being insensitive to other cultures by making fun of his name! >:O
I figured that's how it's pronounced. It's still terrible.
"Tite" is not a Japanese name. There's no "ti" sound in the Japanese language. It's probably a pen name he found somewhere. Somewhere horrible.
Because he's a terrible man.
EDIT: Using the power of wikipedia, it looks like it is supposed to be pronounced "tight".
"Noriaki Kubo (久保 宣章, Kubo Noriaki) (born June 26, 1977), known by his pen name Tite Kubo (久保 帯人, Kubo Taito), is a Japanese manga artist."
When spoken, "taito" is how a native Japanese speaker would pronounce "tight".
THERE'S YOUR USELESS JAPANESE LESSON FOR THE DAY I'M GOING TO TAKE A NAP NOW.
I've been to (In alphabetical order in English):
Aomori (青森）, Japan (Layover Only)
Asahikawa (旭川), Japan
Auckland, New Zealand
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Beijing (北京), People's Republic of China
Denpasar, Bali, Thailand
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Hakodate (函館), Japan
Harbin (Харби́н/哈尔滨), People's Republic of China
Hong Kong (香港), Special Administrative Area of China (Layover Only)
Izu (伊豆), Japan
Jiuzaigou Valley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuzhaigou_Valley), China
Kagoshima (鹿児島), Japan
Macau (澳门), Special Administrative Area of China (Layover Only)
Ōsaka (大阪), Japan
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
San Fransisco, California, United States of America
Sapporo （札幌), Japan
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Shanghai (上海), People's Republic of China
Singapore, (Singapore)
Sydney, Australia (Layover Only)
Taipei (台北), Republic of China
Tōkyō (東京), Japan
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ürümqi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urumqi) (ئۈرۈمچی/乌鲁木齐), People's Republic of China
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Xi'an (西安), People's Republic of China
I've also been told I've been to Paris when I was one-and-a-half, but that doesn't count because I don't remember any of it. :B
Quote from: Zina on October 15, 2008, 11:21:32 PMEDIT: Using the power of wikipedia, it looks like it is supposed to be pronounced "tight".
Ouch.
I think we can all agree that anyone who changes his name to or adopts a nickname of Tight is someone whom we can conveniently ignore. The closest I can come to something like that which doesn't make the named sound like a jerk is Rip Torn (whom I think we can all agree is awesome).
Australian born and bred, and I haven't even travelled much inside the country. I've only ever been up to Queensland, and that was for two reasons. First was the family vacations we had when we were kids. The second time, I shot all the way up to Townsville (no Powerpuff Girls jokes!) to visit Silverfox for the firstest time ever. It was an amusing experience for both of us.
And I only travelled outside the country once, at the behest of Amber and a number of other curious parties. That was to the United States in 2005, to Philadelphia (not counting the hour stopover in San Francisco), for Anthrocon 2005. And then I came home a shattered oversocialised shadow of my former self and never went back. EVER. D:
Quote from: superluser on October 16, 2008, 03:00:22 AM
Quote from: Zina on October 15, 2008, 11:21:32 PMEDIT: Using the power of wikipedia, it looks like it is supposed to be pronounced "tight".
Ouch.
I think we can all agree that anyone who changes his name to or adopts a nickname of Tight is someone whom we can conveniently ignore. The closest I can come to something like that which doesn't make the named sound like a jerk is Rip Torn (whom I think we can all agree is awesome).
Oh yeah? Well he made "Bleach"! And it's made $$$$$$$$!!!
What have YOU ever done! You're jealous! He's my hero! :<
Quote from: Alondro on October 16, 2008, 02:54:14 PMWhat have YOU ever done!
Among my many accomplishments: Not making Bleach.
I love bleach. It keeps your house clean
The meaning of 'taito' is art or skill.
That's why he chose it. Not because it sounds like 'tight'.
Though... Tight Kubo would make an awsome porn star name... hmmmmmm...
Then why.
On earth.
Would he choose to spell it.
Tite.
Maybe because he liked the duel meanings. It means art and it sounds like "tight". Either way, the fact is he choose to write it "Tite", which leads me to believe the sound of the name was the leading factor in his decision.
Alondro, your hero chose to be named "tight", get over it.
EDIT: I went ahead and looked up the kanji. It doesn't match the one used for the word "skill". In fact, put together, those two kanji's do not make ANY word. Separately, they mean something. Put together, they do not, and they certainly don't read "skill" or "art".
In other words, yes, it reads "taito". It means jack squat. So I repeat:
Your hero named himself "tight", get over it.
He could possibly be a fan of the ancient arcade company, Taito. heh...
And Bono chose to be called Bono. And then there's Pink, Sting, Cher, the artist formerly known as Prince. I knew someone whose legal name was Purple Silver. A fair number of celebrities/writers/musicians picked very strange names for themselves. And yet they're still richer than us. A money maker by any other name would still make profits as sweet.
You can't argue with success. Even when the result is something that stagnates on the same formula for a decade or more.
A little something that's been around for a billion years without a trace of plot or character development named "Pokemon" comes to mind.
Even the copycat series "Digimon" got a decent storyline in the Tamers series. :P
I despise Pokemon. It's the most boring, repetitive cartoon I've ever seen. Yet if I'd known it'd be the immortal cash cow it became, I'd have created it without hesitation! Same thing goes with the 'live-action anime' as I call it "Power Rangers". I'd have felt ill with every banal episode I released, but the piles of cash that came in would have made an excellent palliative treatment.
And let's not forget how long the Dragonball multiple series dragged out.
As anime goes, "Bleach" is a pretty good action show with plenty of creativity and interesting characters and significantly more plot development than many other shows on the air. It's not the best I've seen, but it's way way way above the worst.
So I just don't get why all the hatred for it in certain groups when America produces reality shows by the dozens, which deserve more mockery than anything else on television.
Uhm, and when I wrote that little bit about Tite Kubo being my hero... I kinda thought the sarcasm in the silliness of the whole tirade would have been apparent enough. :tongue I'm simply impressed that at a young age he's already scored a major hit.
PS: And yer name is Zina! You think yer a warrior princess! So there! Nyah! :P
In my opinion, good animes are actually the ones with little fighting in them. While there are plenty of good ones with it, I still think the greatest anime I've ever seen is Chobits.
I don't know what any of that above text had to do with anything. All I have been doing was telling you his name is pronounced "Tight", which you kept insisting otherwise. I mean, a few posts back you thought it was pronounced "teetay" and you thought that was a Japanese name.
Honestly, I don't know why the whole pronunciation thing came up in the first place.
I don't like Bleach. I don't like a lot of animes. I have my reasons. I don't hate Tite Kubo. I don't know the guy. How can I hate someone I don't know? I just said that because I was being sarcastic and silly, too.
I really don't get why you keep dragging this on.
His name is pronounced "tight", the end.
Digimon actually came first, by the way.
And you're thinking of "Xena".
*sigh* why do all talks envoling Japan always dissolve into anime debates? There's a lot more to Japan people, a lot more. Sure I like anime too but jeeze, Japan has a wealth of other interesting things, like the Fertility festival. How many times a year can you see men carrying around a giant, sacred stone pee-pee? Or how about the crazy Tokyo subcultures, or incredibly awesome Osaka food styles. >_< Screw this, I'm going to Korea xD.
I always wanted to visit Korea. Got a job offer in South Korea a few months ago, but turned it down in favor of a job in Japan. But I'd like to visit. I also want to see Singapore, the Phillipines, Taiwan, Taipei and Mongolia.
And I suppose China, too.
I need to do a massive tour of Asia. :V
Quote from: Zina on October 17, 2008, 09:23:16 AM
I always wanted to visit Korea. Got a job offer in South Korea a few months ago, but turned it down in favor of a job in Japan. But I'd like to visit. I also want to see Singapore, the Phillipines, Taiwan, Taipei and Mongolia.
And I suppose China, too.
I need to do a massive tour of Asia. :V
I'm currently housing a student from Japan. I've met a ton of her Korean friends so if I ever want to go there I've not only got housing but a personal tour guide, at least in the Seoul (sp?) area. Plus my little bro is adopted from there, and wants to find his roots anyway. Though I don't think he'll want me to tag along, we may just take a plane together then go our own ways :)
I've lived in Canada, England, France, Israel, Switzerland, and the USA. I've stayed (usually around a week at a time) in Austria, Belize, Czechoslovakia (before it split up), Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, and Singapore. You could add a few more countries to the list if you count just passing through or staying only a short time without really experiencing the local culture and landscape.
What's so good about these places? Geez... honestly, they're all special in their own way. In Belize, for instance, you can sit under gorgeous rainforest canopies and commune with the
mosquitoes jaguars. I got my Open Water cert there; it kinda spoiled me for diving everywhere else. :animesweat
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on October 15, 2008, 06:55:55 PM
No, and from what I hear, not certain places in Michigan either...
My dad used to live in Detroit. There are apparently places around there where it's not safe to stop at red lights... :dface
Quote from: Tezkat on October 21, 2008, 04:39:17 AMCzechoslovakia (before it split up)
I've got family in the Slovak Republic. Where were you?
Quote from: Tezkat on October 21, 2008, 04:39:17 AMMy dad used to live in Detroit. There are apparently places around there where it's not safe to stop at red lights... :dface
Have I posted this yet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmrrO0YjSes)?
Quote from: superluser on October 21, 2008, 04:57:53 AM
I've got family in the Slovak Republic. Where were you?
We spent most of the time in Prague. I remember beautiful soot-stained architecture, delicious steak dinners for a dollar, and sleazy black market types hawking really cool army paraphernalia from the departing Russian troops. I probably wouldn't recognize the place today.
Actually, what I remember most is the little Canadian embassy, where I spent a disproportionate chunk of the week. My parents decided I wasn't responsible enough to take care of my own passport in this dangerous foreign city, so they held onto it for me. And proceeded to lose it to a pickpocket in a crystal shop. That messed up our travel plans a bit. :animesweat
I've been to Greece and what really caught my attention was the absolute order and tidiness of the streets in the small towns. We arrived in the morning in a small town where we stopped for a short break. Me and a friend had a stroll and we came across a traffic light. There was practically no cars on the road except for one and it was patiently waiting at the red light, though there was no one around for hi to wait for. It may seem odd that that matters to me, but where I come from drivers are a lot more disregardful of such conduct.
Been to Canada, the United States, Thailand, New Zealand, Mexico, aaaand spent a little while in Japan between flights. IT COUNTS BECAUSE I SAW BIZARRE VENDING MACHINES. THAT'S WHAT JAPAN IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT?
I'm similar to Reese Tora. Cally's been my home sweet home mah whole life. Went on a cross-country trip once or twice, but only as far as Ohio (where most of my family-on both sides-lives/lived). As far as I know, I've never left the country...except for maybe one trip to Berlin, which I recall nothing about. I think I was three years old at the time :B
I've lived in Indiana, USA most of my life, and am endlessly lucky to still be living in the area I grew up in again (seriously, I live three blocks from my parents' house) (also, I'm joking about the lucky part.)
I've lived in the Los Angeles, CA area, the Washington, DC area, and not too far from Philadelphia, PA.
I've visited Idaho, of the potato fame, as well as Florida. I've also wandered to Canada a time or two.
Other than that, I'm not a big traveler. I would love to be- maybe someday, when we get our debt paid off.