Where have you traveled to?

[Michael]

Where have you traveled to? How many cities, states, countries or continents have you been to? Inquiring minds want to know! :)

[partofme]

I've been to Toronto and Niagara Falls in Canada. I also been to Cozumel Mexico. In the U.S. I have been through the south all the way down to Miami and as far north as Detroit. I've been to Washington D.C. but never made it to New York. Out west is the only part of the country I really haven't seen and my wife gets to go to California on a business trip but unfortunately I won't be able to go with her.

[The Sister]

England - London a few times and a bit of the north (Lake District) and south (Weymouth), I've seen a few sights but mostly I end up in pubs talking to locals.

Mexico - personal favourite I spent 3 months travelling (pre kids) from San Diego to Isla Mujerres and back - love the small towns and the ancient history.

Canada - Lots of BC and the train from Vancouver through the Rockies and across Canada to Toronto (highly recommended), Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City and Halifax - never been to 'the Rock' tho' (Newfoundland for all you non-Canadians).

The US - Boston and Provincetown, New York and Philadelphia a little, Washington DC (still haven't had a tour of the Whitehouse yet, but I have done 4 of the Smithsonian buildings), Baltimore (Fell's Point for Bertha's mussels and great beer) and around the Chesapeake Bay area (sailors and blue crabs - I was 25), San Diego, Chicago and the Greenpeace tour of toxic cities around the Great Lakes (Ashtabula, Ohio anyone?)

[wphelan]

I've been through much of the lower 48 states. I've not been to the Pacific northwest however. Nor have I been the the west coast, although I have been to California.

In addition to my travels in the US, I've been to Ireland, England, the Netherlands, and France. I'd very much like to go back to Europe, but I'm not certain when I'll get that opportunity. There are many places I'd like to visit, but the problem is prioritizing them.

[neorealist]

Where have you traveled to? How many cities, states, countries or continents have you been to? Inquiring minds want to know! :)


Pretty much everywhere in the US except the CA, WA, OR, Alaska and Hawaii.

I studied in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the UAE, and Egypt.

Took some vacation time in the Netherlands and Greece....and Canada too;)

I've lived in Chicago, Detroit, farm country IL, DC, and Phoenix....who knows what's next

[Lasher]

I've been to Toronto and Niagara Falls in Canada. I also been to Cozumel Mexico. In the U.S. I have been through the south all the way down to Miami and as far north as Detroit. I've been to Washington D.C. but never made it to New York. Out west is the only part of the country I really haven't seen and my wife gets to go to California on a business trip but unfortunately I won't be able to go with her.
Try the Florida keys if you can. Islamarado is a swinging place.

[Evangeline]

Most of the USA plus France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, Mexico.

I haven't been to Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, N or S Dakota and a few others....

[Michael]

Now there's a good question... has anybody here ever been to either one of the Dakotas???

That's got to be one of the most obscure places in USA - no one ever goes there it seems! :lol:

(my apologies to KSigMason, but I honestly was going to add Idaho to that list of most obscure states that no one ever goes to, but I figured I couldn't put it on the list if one of our members hails from there!) :D

[Donkey]

Now there's a good question... has anybody here ever been to either one of the Dakotas???

That's got to be one of the most obscure places in USA - no one ever goes there it seems! :lol:

(my apologies to KSigMason, but I honestly was going to add Idaho to that list of most obscure states that no one ever goes to, but I figured I couldn't put it on the list if one of our members hails from there!) :D
No one lives there, why would anyone GO there? :D

[Greendruid]

Now there's a good question... has anybody here ever been to either one of the Dakotas???

That's got to be one of the most obscure places in USA - no one ever goes there it seems! :lol:

(my apologies to KSigMason, but I honestly was going to add Idaho to that list of most obscure states that no one ever goes to, but I figured I couldn't put it on the list if one of our members hails from there!) :D

I was in North Dakota for six weeks in the summer of 2001 for the Mizzou archaeology field school. I was staff that year. We excavated a fur-trading fort (Fort Clark) that was next to a Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara village on the Missouri River. It was early 19th century and we really didn't find much. It was a pretty nice rolling plain with few trees. They had a hilarious sign that has since been removed at the Montana border that said, "Montana. Closed for construction. Please follow signs back to North Dakota", or something to that effect. The sun was unrelenting in mid-July and we almost died in two separate tornadoes. It was a very peaceful place, especially on the weekends when the stir-crazy students would vacate for the day to go to the big city for movies. I had the whole camp to myself for two days once. That was a little creepy given that I had no means to defend myself in a fairly remote place. I also learned to hate ham-water product and ate ground bison for dinner for 10 days straight. One kid ate it for every meal because he wanted to really get a sense of the diet of the aboriginal people - he was a little crazy. South Dakota, which we passed through was quite pretty - the Black Hills are a unique geological formation that really sticks out in the middle of the plains.

[KSigMason]

States: Idaho (obviously), Washington (Tacoma, Seattle, Shoreline, Bend, Yakima), Oregon (Nyssa, Haines, Baker City, Vale, Ontario, Portland, Eugene, La Grande, Pendleton, Hermiston), California (Los Angeles, San Francisco), Nevada (Reno, Las Vegas, Ely, Henderson), Utah (SLC and all the cities with in 30-minutes, Magna, Dugway, ), Wyoming (Rock Springs, Laramie, Cheyenne), Colorado(Colorado Springs, Denver, Grand Junction, Canon City, Florence, Pueblo, Woodland Park, Cripple Creek), Arizona (Phoenix, Brenda, Nogales, Rio Rico, Tucson, Sierra Vista, Douglas, Benson, Tombstone), New Mexico (Las Cruces), Texas (Houston, Dallas, El Paso), Arkansas (Little Rock), Georgia (Atlanta, Augusta), South Carolina (Columbia), Maryland (Baltimore, Lexington Park), Virginia (Alexandria), New York (Syracuse, Watertown, Buffalo, Niagra Falls), Illinois (Chicago), Louisiana (Alexandria, Baton Rouge, New Orleans), and DC.

Countries: Mexico (Jaurez), Nova Scotia, Germany (Frankfurt), Ireland (Shannon), Hungary (Budapest), Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq (Baghdad, Kirkuk, Irbil, Tuz, Sulaymaniyah, and Halabjah), Canada (St. Catharines) and Japan (Tokyo, Wako-Shi, and some other towns I don't remember)

That's all I can think of, but I'm sure I forgot some. I didn't count anything I spent less than an hour in.

[wphelan]

I've been to South Dakota a number of times. The badlands are spectacular. I've been to Mount Rushmore a couple of times. I've been to Crazy Horse a couple times, and I highly recommend it to anyone. The story of how it was started by one Polish guy blasting away rocks all by himself is pretty amazing. In addition, I've taken a trip to Watertown to visit friends each of the last two winters. It's cold.

I've driven through North Dakota once on my way to Montana, but I don't recall anything worth mentioning.

[Michael]

Well then, I think that settles that... North Dakota definitely is the most obscure state in all of the US. :D

Going to have to update the old "Bumfuck, Idaho" expression! :lol:

[Michael]

States: Idaho (obviously), Washington (Tacoma, Seattle, Shoreline, Bend, Yakima), Oregon (Nyssa, Haines, Baker City, Vale, Ontario, Portland, Eugene, La Grande, Pendleton, Hermiston), California (Los Angeles, San Francisco), Nevada (Reno, Las Vegas, Ely, Henderson), Utah (SLC and all the cities with in 30-minutes, Magna, Dugway, ), Wyoming (Rock Springs, Laramie, Cheyenne), Colorado(Colorado Springs, Denver, Grand Junction, Canon City, Florence, Pueblo, Woodland Park, Cripple Creek), Arizona (Phoenix, Brenda, Nogales, Rio Rico, Tucson, Sierra Vista, Douglas, Benson, Tombstone), New Mexico (Las Cruces), Texas (Houston, Dallas, El Paso), Arkansas (Little Rock), Georgia (Atlanta, Augusta), South Carolina (Columbia), Maryland (Baltimore, Lexington Park), Virginia (Alexandria), New York (Syracuse, Watertown, Buffalo, Niagra Falls), Illinois (Chicago), Louisiana (Alexandria, Baton Rouge, New Orleans), and DC.

Countries: Mexico (Jaurez), Nova Scotia, Germany (Frankfurt), Ireland (Shannon), Hungary (Budapest), Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq (Baghdad, Kirkuk, Irbil, Tuz, Sulaymaniyah, and Halabjah), Canada (St. Catharines) and Japan (Tokyo, Wako-Shi, and some other towns I don't remember)

That's all I can think of, but I'm sure I forgot some. I didn't count anything I spent less than an hour in.
More than a few places on that list suggest to me that Uncle Sam was probably paying the bill for some of those visits. ;)

What year were you in Iraq?

[The Drunk Girl]

Well then, I think that settles that... North Dakota definitely is the most obscure state in all of the US. :D

Going to have to update the old "Bumfuck, Idaho" expression! :lol:

I always heard it as, "Bumfuck, Egypt" :shrug:

[Michael]

I always heard it as, "Bumfuck, Egypt" :shrug:

Naw, if you want to go international, that's "Timbuktu" (which is near Chad/Niger in the Sahara desert). ;)

Besides, "Bumfuck, Idaho" rolls of the tongue much better than "Bumfuck, Egypt" does! Probably someone from Idaho tried to fool you. :D

[The Drunk Girl]

Naw, if you want to go international, that's "Timbuktu" (which is near Chad/Niger in the Sahara desert). ;)

Besides, "Bumfuck, Idaho" rolls of the tongue much better than "Bumfuck, Egypt" does! Probably someone from Idaho tried to fool you. :D

Thanks for the geography lesson! And, we'll just chalk the "Bumfuck, Idaho" deal to you being Canadian. :lol:

[KSigMason]

Well then, I think that settles that... North Dakota definitely is the most obscure state in all of the US. :D

Going to have to update the old "Bumfuck, Idaho" expression! :lol:
Yeah! And it's Podunk, Idaho.


More than a few places on that list suggest to me that Uncle Sam was probably paying the bill for some of those visits. ;)

What year were you in Iraq?
Yeah, there were a few there that Uncle Sam paid for.

I was in Iraq from December 04 to October 05

[Lily]

I've been to Ochopee, Florida, home of the smallest post office in the U.S. Talk about obscure... And I've been to Spuds, Florida. Anybody want to take a wild guess what crop they grow there?
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Cabbage.

[SMadsen]

Now there's a good question... has anybody here ever been to either one of the Dakotas???

That's got to be one of the most obscure places in USA - no one ever goes there it seems! :lol:

(my apologies to KSigMason, but I honestly was going to add Idaho to that list of most obscure states that no one ever goes to, but I figured I couldn't put it on the list if one of our members hails from there!) :D
I thought every US citizen had been to Mt. Rushmore.

And yes, I've been to both South Dakota and Idaho.

[SMadsen]

... the Great Lakes (Ashtabula, Ohio anyone?)
Yes, nice little place (must have been especially nice to leave for a number of thralldom escapees). Spent a night there a few years back.

[Michael]

And yes, I've been to both South Dakota and Idaho.

As has been determined, it is North Dakota that is the most obscure state. I notice you haven't been there. ;)

[Zarquon]

As has been determined, it is North Dakota that is the most obscure state. I notice you haven't been there. ;)
Fargo ;)

[Michael]

Fargo ;)

Are you saying that YOU'VE been to Fargo or that I'm overlooking the fact that SMadsen has been to Fargo? :ummm:

[Zarquon]

Are you saying that YOU'VE been to Fargo or that I'm overlooking the fact that SMadsen has been to Fargo? :ummm:
I was referring to the movie 1996 movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_%28film%29).

[Michael]

I was referring to the movie 1996 movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_%28film%29).

So the point stands that no one here has been to North Dakota then! :lol:

They do make movies about very obscure places you know... ;)

[Americano]

So the point stands that no one here has been to North Dakota then! :lol:

They do make movies about very obscure places you know... ;)

I've been through N. Dakota. The only US state I haven't visited is Alaska.

[Donkey]

the Great Lakes (Ashtabula, Ohio anyone?)

Yes, nice little place (must have been especially nice to leave for a number of thralldom escapees). Spent a night there a few years back.
Don't know how I missed this the first time around!
I grew up about 30 minutes south of Ashtabula. :)

[Michael]

I've been through N. Dakota. The only US state I haven't visited is Alaska.

You're weird. You don't count. :D

[Americano]

You're weird. You don't count. :D

I accept your compliment of separating me from the flock. I never had any desire to visit Alaska due to the massive and invisible bugs, one reason my Canadian summer visits have always been limited.

[SMadsen]

Don't know how I missed this the first time around!
I grew up about 30 minutes south of Ashtabula. :)
Didn't know you grew up in Ohio. Small town?

By the way, I grew up only 12 hours east of Ashtabula.

[Donkey]

Didn't know you grew up in Ohio. Small town?

By the way, I grew up only 12 hours east of Ashtabula.
Two small towns, actually. One right next to the other. :lol:

[SMadsen]

Two small towns, actually. One right next to the other. :lol:
Hmm, Warren/Leavittsburg (he asked cluelessly)?

[Americano]

Don't know how I missed this the first time around!
I grew up about 30 minutes south of Ashtabula. :)

I looked at Ashtabula on Google and was surprised the images showed no winter scenes. On the lake and in Ohio makes for some fierce winter weather.

[Michael]

By the way, I grew up only 12 hours east of Ashtabula.
12 hours by what type of motion?

That might be 4000 miles by plane, or 700 miles by car or 25 miles by walking?

[SMadsen]

12 hours by what type of motion?

That might be 4000 miles by plane, or 700 miles by car or 25 miles by walking?
By jet :D

[Greendruid]

So the point stands that no one here has been to North Dakota then! :lol:

They do make movies about very obscure places you know... ;)

You must have missed my post about having spent six weeks in North Dakota - quiet place.

[drgoodtrips]

So the point stands that no one here has been to North Dakota then! :lol:

They do make movies about very obscure places you know... ;)

I've been to North Dakota. I recall the airport at Fargo with some amusement from a same-day business trip there (fly out in the morning, back in the evening). When I returned to the airport after a day of work, I just wanted to get to my gate and get settled, and then maybe have a bite to eat. There were only two gates in the airport, and when I walked up to security, the area was walled off. I went to the only restaurant in the airport and asked what the deal was and they said, "oh, there's no flight taking off for another hour or so, so we'll open security later." So, I had a burger and sure enough, after 20 minutes or so, a single figure went to the security area and opened it up.

It was actually a very pleasant airport. There couldn't have been more than 20 people in the airport while I was there, if memory serves.

[Donkey]

Hmm, Warren/Leavittsburg (he asked cluelessly)?
Somewhat north of that.
I looked at Ashtabula on Google and was surprised the images showed no winter scenes. On the lake and in Ohio makes for some fierce winter weather.
Does google maps often show winter scenes?

[Americano]

Somewhat north of that.

Does google maps often show winter scenes?

Used chamber of commerce or such website. With regard to weather it reminded me of living in Vegas where the official outdoor temp was taken at the airport on an antenna 100' above ground level. When the news reported 110° to lure tourists in it was considered a laugh to look at one's residence outside temp of 118-120°. City promotion to attract visitor revenue is the same everywhere.

[Donkey]

Used chamber of commerce or such website. With regard to weather it reminded me of living in Vegas where the official outdoor temp was taken at the airport on an antenna 100' above ground level. When the news reported 110° to lure tourists in it was considered a laugh to look at one's residence outside temp of 118-120°. City promotion to attract visitor revenue is the same everywhere.
Heh... you can bet it snows here.

Here are some of my little brothers enjoying what winter has to offer.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b145/camilosmurf/n23416655_44329553_6882.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b145/camilosmurf/simon4.jpg?t=1255397699

[Michael]

You must have missed my post about having spent six weeks in North Dakota - quiet place.
Six weeks at an archeology field camp is the very defintion of 'desolate place'. :lol:

I've been to North Dakota. I recall the airport at Fargo with some amusement from a same-day business trip there (fly out in the morning, back in the evening).
Fly in and fly out in same day doesn't count. Gotta spend the night somewhere to claim one has actually "been" there. :)

It was actually a very pleasant airport. There couldn't have been more than 20 people in the airport while I was there, if memory serves.
Yeah, but that's half the town's population! :lol:

Heh... you can bet it snows here.

Here are some of my little brothers enjoying what winter has to offer.
Wow... its pretty early for that much snow in Ohio! :eek:

[drgoodtrips]

Fly in and fly out in same day doesn't count. Gotta spend the night somewhere to claim one has actually "been" there. :)

Oh, I was just referring to that particular trip (though there was a lot of driving involved that time, so I saw a fair little cross section of the Eastern part of the state).

[Michael]

Oh, I was just referring to that particular trip (though there was a lot of driving involved that time, so I saw a fair little cross section of the Eastern part of the state).

You're practically a Fargophile! ;)

[Donkey]

Wow... its pretty early for that much snow in Ohio! :eek:
That's from last year. :lol:

[Malvolio]

That's from last year. :lol:

Wow .... that's still the snow from last year. ;)

[Lily]

I just returned from a trip to north Florida. This is the view from just outside my cabin of a sunrise over the Suwannee River.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/Suse1234/DSC_0156-1.jpg

A little to the north, the Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers converge. This is the spot.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/Suse1234/DSC_0171-1.jpg
It was pretty cold, but I had a marvelous time. :)

[Margot]

I just returned from a trip to north Florida. This is the view from just outside my cabin of a sunrise over the Suwannee River.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/Suse1234/DSC_0156-1.jpg

A little to the north, the Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers converge. This is the spot.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/Suse1234/DSC_0171-1.jpg
It was pretty cold, but I had a marvelous time. :)

Wow! That is an attractive piece of Florida.

I've never really traveled here, which makes me feel hell-a guilty. I've never been to the Everglades, I've never seen Okeechobee, and I've definitely never been as far north as the Suwannee.

How cold did it get up there? It has been freaking sweltering down here lately. Very un-christmasy.

[Lily]

Wow! That is an attractive piece of Florida.

I've never really traveled here, which makes me feel hell-a guilty. I've never been to the Everglades, I've never seen Okeechobee, and I've definitely never been as far north as the Suwannee.

How cold did it get up there? It has been freaking sweltering down here lately. Very un-christmasy.


Yeah, it is pretty, isn't it? It got down to 28 degrees on Sunday night and then progressively warmer. I think the last night I was there it was about mid-30s when I got up. Daytime temps stayed in the 50s until the last day, then in the 60s. Very nice, that cobalt blue sky in some of my photos.

[Americano]

Yeah, it is pretty, isn't it? It got down to 28 degrees on Sunday night and then progressively warmer. I think the last night I was there it was about mid-30s when I got up. Daytime temps stayed in the 50s until the last day, then in the 60s. Very nice, that cobalt blue sky in some of my photos.

Some beauty is just what you needed after the real estate deal from hell.

[Lily]

Some beauty is just what you needed after the real estate deal from hell.


Oh yes! The real estate deal from hell that isn't over yet. They still are refusing to release the escrow to me, even though they missed the closing date and cannot provide a denial letter from the lender.

Now, a couple just came to look at the house. I think they'll make an offer. I know it's really bad, but I swear, I don't want to move my stuff again right now. lol

[The Drunk Guy]

Oh yes! The real estate deal from hell that isn't over yet. They still are refusing to release the escrow to me, even though they missed the closing date and cannot provide a denial letter from the lender.

Now, a couple just came to look at the house. I think they'll make an offer. I know it's really bad, but I swear, I don't want to move my stuff again right now. lol
I would lawyer up and start filing suits. Whether they're dropped in court or not, at least the banks will go into panic mode over having to pay their own lawyers.

[Americano]

I would lawyer up and start filing suits. Whether they're dropped in court or not, at least the banks will go into panic mode over having to pay their own lawyers.

Problem with that being few lawyers will undertake such an action on a contingency basis and it'll come out of her pocket at $250-?/hr. In the US justice is always determined by quality of counsel ($$$$$) and counsel's political connections.

[MeMyselfAndI]

Where have I been?

A lot of places. My favorite is, actually, close to home.

Abkhazia. Tiny country of 250,000 people and 8,432 km2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_metre) of land.

It sits in the Caucasus mountains and on the Black Sea Coast. Literally, across the border from Sochi.

Beatiful beaches, mountains, sea, clean, crisp air, mostly Soviet-era hotels lol And great partying. This is a Russians-only resort, pretty much, they know the way we like to enjoy our vacations. Basically, Abkhaz police stay out of the way unless someone's life is actually in imminent danger. Other than that, we can go as crazy as we wish.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs297.snc3/28513_424772171557_721246557_5816791_5580420_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs317.snc3/28513_424770901557_721246557_5816743_6061875_n.jpg
Abkhaz wines, best in the world
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs317.snc3/28513_424769051557_721246557_5816674_2415798_n.jpg
Gagra
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs317.snc3/28513_424767856557_721246557_5816532_2408556_n.jpg
Gagra, Stalin's summer dacha (cottage), Abkhaz President lives here now
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs317.snc3/28513_424767876557_721246557_5816535_6951259_n.jpg
New Athos, Monastery of Simon the Cananite
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs327.ash1/28513_424767221557_721246557_5816522_3502852_n.jpg
Gagra
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs317.snc3/28513_424766301557_721246557_5816512_4042277_n.jpg
Near the capital, Sukhum, Russian corvette 'Novorossiysk' seen in the background, on patrol in Abkhaz waters
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs317.snc3/28513_424766286557_721246557_5816509_1809871_n.jpg
Independence Day in Sukhum
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs317.snc3/28513_424765686557_721246557_5816502_7335090_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs297.snc3/28513_424765676557_721246557_5816501_2732357_n.jpg
New Athos, Museum of Military Glory, commemorates Abkhaz victories against Georgian aggressors in the 1992-1993 War (their words, not mine)

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[MeMyselfAndI]

Abkhaz hotel 'Riza':
http://www.hometravel.ru/abhazia/images/riza/7.jpg
http://www.hometravel.ru/abhazia/images/riza/6.jpg
Not so bad, eh? :)

[Donkey]

That looks lovely.


Does the sun ever shine though? ;)

[MeMyselfAndI]

That looks lovely.


Does the sun ever shine though? ;)

Yeah. Quite a lot of it, actually. I am thinking of buying a cottage there right now, they are very cheap, for Russians or Abkhazs, only $50,000, maybe. (If you are from West, they may sell to you, but really expensive. If you are Georgian... well, going to Abkhazia at all may be a very bad idea in that case). For us its cheap though, and I already have my eyes on one, it is right on the beach. Owned by uncle of my Abkhaz friend Edik (owned is a loose word there, the uncle took it from some rich Georgian after the war, as a trophy).