Metal Reviews :: View topic - Different Countries you've been to?

Eh let's see...

Born and bred Norwegian

have been to:

Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Spain
Monaco
Holland
Belgium
Italy
Greece
Austria
Slovakia
Poland
Czech Republic
USA
Kenya

Thomas wrote:

You Europeans are so lucky! It cost us about $2,000 per person and 20+ hours of flying time just to get to Europe!

There's a lot yet to discover in my own country.

AlexandeR wrote:

There's a lot yet to discover in my own country.

I don't have much interest in Australia. I've driven Sydney-Melbourne (877 km) and it's boring as bat shit. Country is generally flat and every town is the same.

My wife's been up to Northern Queensland and it doesn't change all that much other than never ending sugar cane and more tropical vegetation.

And the inland of the country is just red scruby desert or pasture for thousands of kilometres.

My in-laws have seen just about every corner of Australia and especially the father-in-law whose worked for mining exploration countries in the wildest parts of the continent.

They say that Tasmania where we live is the most pretty and most interesting of all Australia - land is diverse (mounthainous, flat, lots of rivers etc) and there's a bit of history and old world charm still left.

Good idea for a thread!

On Mexican beer: it is really a shame that most Americans think of Corona, I would love to sample the authentic stuff.

Born in the USA, been through, and lived in, much of the eastern third, also saw parts of the Southwest. Many places I've never seen though...it is a big country.

England--London, York, Lake District (very lovely) and Chester(Not nice....)
Scotland--Edinburgh
Sweden--Stockholm (great city to walk), Gothenburg...eh, it was an ugly day.
Norway--Trondheim (perfection), Bodo (cool in August!), Oslo (nice but a bit too wealthy) and Bergen (gorgeous city).

Nice to see you liked Bergen, my hometown. What did you like about it particularly? Which time of year were you there?

Author:	dead1 [ Thu May 26, 2011 12:51 am ]
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I saw someone mention "Circus Maximus" (the band) and it got me thinking about my trip to Rome a few years ago where you can still walk around Circus Maximus. So what countries have you been to (not including airport change overs? Country of residence: Australia Been to: Yugoslavia/Croatia x 3 (including when I was born. ) Italy x 2 Austria x 1 France x 1 Spain x 1 Singapore x 1 Want to go to: Austria/France/Spain/Italy/Croatia - still so much to see Germany - especially Rhine Valley. Might do a cruise UK Czech Republic Hungary (Budapest) Russia USA - want to do a big RV trip. I think the US would make for an awesome driving holiday. Egypt/Israel/Jordan/Syria/Tunisia/Turkey/Lebanon - if they ever gfet their shit sorted and stopped being such stupid fucking assholes. Mexico/Central America - especially all the Maya/Aztec stuff. I was meant to go about 7 years ago but it fell apart after the people I was going with went through a messy divorce. China However current plans are to have a kid, then wait until it's 10 and take the little guy/girl on a big trip to Europe!

Author:	Thomas [ Thu May 26, 2011 12:55 am ]
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Eh let's see... Born and bred Norwegian have been to: Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Germany Portugal United Kingdom France Spain Monaco Holland Belgium Italy Greece Austria Slovakia Poland Czech Republic USA Kenya Wants to go to: Canada Russia China Japan Australia (probably next year) New Zealand Indonesia Egypt South-Africa Brazil Argentina Peru Estonia

Author:	Adveser [ Thu May 26, 2011 1:03 am ]
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None.

Author:	dead1 [ Thu May 26, 2011 1:07 am ]
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Thomas wrote: Eh let's see... Born and bred Norwegian have been to: Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Germany United Kingdom France Spain Monaco Holland Belgium Italy Greece Austria Slovakia Poland Czech Republic USA Kenya You Europeans are so lucky! It cost us about $2,000 per person and 20+ hours of flying time just to get to Europe!

Author:	Goat [ Thu May 26, 2011 1:11 am ]
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Lived in England, Wales and Spain, been around Europe but not out of it.

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Author:	AlexandeR [ Thu May 26, 2011 1:46 am ]
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dead1 wrote: Thomas wrote: Eh let's see... Born and bred Norwegian have been to: Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Germany United Kingdom France Spain Monaco Holland Belgium Italy Greece Austria Slovakia Poland Czech Republic USA Kenya You Europeans are so lucky! It cost us about $2,000 per person and 20+ hours of flying time just to get to Europe! Yeah, it's unfair. Most countries in Europe are smaller than most states or provinces in USA or México. I would've visited like 30 countries then... There's a lot yet to discover in my own country that I don't think I'll travel abroad soon.

Author:	Legacy Of The Night [ Thu May 26, 2011 2:04 am ]
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Passed through Germany, Austria and Switzerland when I was, like, 8. I've been to Italy too. ...And that's about it, I believe.

Author:	Ness [ Thu May 26, 2011 2:19 am ]
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Never been out of the states... I just went to Cali for the first time this year!

Author:	dead1 [ Thu May 26, 2011 2:26 am ]
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AlexandeR wrote: There's a lot yet to discover in my own country. I don't have much interest in Australia. I've driven Sydney-Melbourne (877 km) and it's boring as bat shit. Country is generally flat and every town is the same. My wife's been up to Northern Queensland and it doesn't change all that much other than never ending sugar cane and more tropical vegetation. And the inland of the country is just red scruby desert or pasture for thousands of kilometres. My in-laws have seen just about every corner of Australia and especially the father-in-law whose worked for mining exploration countries in the wildest parts of the continent. They say that Tasmania where we live is the most pretty and most interesting of all Australia - land is diverse (mounthainous, flat, lots of rivers etc) and there's a bit of history and old world charm still left.

Author:	Thy Serpent [ Thu May 26, 2011 2:53 am ]
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Born and lived in Kuwait till I was 14 and from then on in India. I plan to visit different countries someday. Maybe after I retire.

Author:	AlexandeR [ Thu May 26, 2011 3:59 am ]
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dead1 wrote: AlexandeR wrote: There's a lot yet to discover in my own country. I don't have much interest in Australia. I've driven Sydney-Melbourne (877 km) and it's boring as bat shit. Country is generally flat and every town is the same. My wife's been up to Northern Queensland and it doesn't change all that much other than never ending sugar cane and more tropical vegetation. And the inland of the country is just red scruby desert or pasture for thousands of kilometres. My in-laws have seen just about every corner of Australia and especially the father-in-law whose worked for mining exploration countries in the wildest parts of the continent. They say that Tasmania where we live is the most pretty and most interesting of all Australia - land is diverse (mounthainous, flat, lots of rivers etc) and there's a bit of history and old world charm still left. We have all climates and land types here in México. Just in Michoacán, my state, we have mountains with pine forests, tropical beaches, valleys with rivers and some desertic landscapes. It's a shame that all this richness is wasted due to bad goverment and the wars of the druglords. The US is to blame too, because they are always interfering and manipulating our corrupted governors and politicians, and sending tons and tons of weapons. That's their "support" in the drug wars, fuckin' hypocrites. Anyway, you're welcome to come, we can go on a tour to the archeological sites. One of my favorites is Tulum, a Mayan pyramid in the atlantic coast, near Cancún. The beauty is beyond words... Or we can go to the north and eat peyote, or mushrooms in Michoacán or Oaxaca. Another plus is that mexican beers are really tasty, just ask MetalNESS or Azrael.

Author:	Azrael [ Thu May 26, 2011 7:03 am ]
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yeah, love Mexican beer! there are tons of widely-available Mexican brands and i tasted and liked almost all of them (although coming from basically 2 breweries lol). i'm European, but compared to people here and many of my friends i haven't really been able to take advantage. traveling: Spain - madrid, barcelona, canary islands, las palmas, ibiza England - Nottingham and some 20x to London. also, i hate England France - Paris, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nimes, Bordeaux Germany - Köln and Dusseldorf Dominican Republic Cuba Mexico - twice to Cancun, admittedly not "the real Mexico" but still great. when i later spent a semester there, traveled much more: based in Monterrey, traveled to Real de Catorce, Mexico City, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Morelia, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Puero Vallarta, San Blas, Mazatlan, La Paz and Los Cabos, and still left a ton of cool stuff to see (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Yucatan...). USA - Chicago/Evanston, Orlando and New York Thailand Malaysia India - my family's Indian, specifically from Gujarat. Mumbai, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Bhanvad, New Delhi and (i think) Srinagar UAE (Dubai) Morocco Tunisia Mozambique - Maputo, Xaixai, Tete Living: Portugal - born and raised in beautiful Lisbon, admittedly i barely know the country, i've been to Coimbra like twice for a few hours, plus Oporto, parts of Alentejo and the Algarve. have to fix that. England - a semester in Nottingham. the weather is depressing, the food is terrible, the women are ugly and god damn it why do they have such massive 2p coins?! Mexico - had the time of my life here, spent a semester in Monterrey and traveling all over i almost cried when i left and dreamed i was back there a couple of times. definitely want to return. such an amazing place, AlexandeR is completely right. France - now living in Toulouse! loving it in the future, ii want to discover Asia (far-east and south-east), Latin America and the Middle East too, plus New Zealand which i've been told is awesome.

Author:	North From Here [ Thu May 26, 2011 8:26 am ]
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Good idea for a thread! On Mexican beer: it is really a shame that most Americans think of Corona, I would love to sample the authentic stuff. Born in the USA, been through, and lived in, much of the eastern third, also saw parts of the Southwest. Many places I've never seen though...it is a big country. England--London, York, Lake District (very lovely) and Chester(Not nice....) Scotland--Edinburgh Sweden--Stockholm (great city to walk), Gothenburg...eh, it was an ugly day. Norway--Trondheim (perfection), Bodo (cool in August!), Oslo (nice but a bit too wealthy) and Bergen (gorgeous city).

Author:	Thomas [ Thu May 26, 2011 11:15 am ]
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Forgot Portugal.. I've been there too.. Anyway, going to US in less than a month visting: Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Las Vegas Houston Orlando Miami Washington DC New York

Author:	traptunderice [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:37 pm ]
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I love traveling but sadly can't afford to do so often or at all really, especially not out of the states. Mexico: Tijuana England: Stratford, London, Dover France: Paris

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Author:	crast [ Thu May 26, 2011 12:57 pm ]
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Hmm, lets see... Sweden Norway Finland Denmark Germany The Netherlands Belgium France Spain Italy Cyprus Slovenia Czech Republic Tunesia Jordan Brazil United States Canada UK Ireland Austria I would like to see: the rest of the world. .:crast:.

Author:	Thomas [ Thu May 26, 2011 1:13 pm ]
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emperorblackdoom wrote: Good idea for a thread! On Mexican beer: it is really a shame that most Americans think of Corona, I would love to sample the authentic stuff. Born in the USA, been through, and lived in, much of the eastern third, also saw parts of the Southwest. Many places I've never seen though...it is a big country. England--London, York, Lake District (very lovely) and Chester(Not nice....) Scotland--Edinburgh Sweden--Stockholm (great city to walk), Gothenburg...eh, it was an ugly day. Norway--Trondheim (perfection), Bodo (cool in August!), Oslo (nice but a bit too wealthy) and Bergen (gorgeous city). Nice to see you liked Bergen, my hometown. What did you like about it particularly? Which time of year were you there?

Author:	Cú Chulainn [ Thu May 26, 2011 1:32 pm ]
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Raised in Switzerland, currently living in Scotland. Been to: Italy England Germany France Russia Finland Spain Portugal USA Greece

Author:	The Annoying Frenchman [ Thu May 26, 2011 6:15 pm ]
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born, raised and living in France So far I've been to; - Belgium - Netherlands - Germany - Switzerland - Italy - Spain - Eire - England - Tunisia - Cameroon - Sri-Lanka - Thailand - Laos - China - Cambodia - Indonesia I really wish to visit: - India - Burma - Vietnam - Mongolia - Japan - Australia - New Zeland - Iceland - Norway

Author:	North From Here [ Thu May 26, 2011 9:52 pm ]
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Thomas wrote: Nice to see you liked Bergen, my hometown. What did you like about it particularly? Which time of year were you there? Was in Bergen in for a sunny afternoon in August. I was in some central park surrounded by the beautiful homes on the hills cascading upwards out of the city. Just looked lovely is all.