All Around The World

You totally want to come here and hang out with us, stop playin'.

 

Leffe, Rome is my favorite city in the world. I'm trying to get some of the libertarian gang on here to go with me in March.

 

Keep me uptodate wiht thjat one, work depending (which is always an issue for me) I can easily drop down for a WE

 

I have to say that the US is on my list, been a few times with work and taken advantage to get out of the "work set" for a few adventures. BUt I have a dream (not sure how accurate it is), to head south and spend time going to good Blue Grass gigs and the like. I'm not that taken with big modern cities (Sydney is great but it was there that I wanted to go home), but US natural countryside is spectacular and unique - would love to see it first hand.

Loved Chicago - went on the train on stilts, the ticket woman was amused when I told her I wanted to just go around in a circle . Loved the lake and went sailing on it, great view!

But want to see more. ATM, I place higher priority on very very different cultures, Asia, oh Asia!

Would love to travel India, but heard its a hassle. But also heard you can hire a train carriage and have it hooked up with different trains as to your preference - now this is the way to travel!

 

Sounds good. I think I have The XL and Ethereal talked into it. Maybe we can snag Really People?

 

Where are you living, now?

 

In my 20's I once pretended to be the drummer in Oasis to get into a club in Rome - it worked; what a night!!! You'll be glad to know that I've calmed down and grown up

 

I LOVE OASIS!!!! Don't calm down. I once climbed that fence to get into the Mausoleum of Augustus.

 

Ik woon in het Nederlands and you? I assumed before that you was Finnish, but it seems not...

 

Sorry Mom, it happened and I'm glad it did... At the WE however, me + wine/beer = a blast from that past! As in last Sat night up in Amsterdam, hehe, oh god, 4am, fell asleep on train home, past my stop by an hour, home by 6... I'm glad I rarely do that nowadays!!! HEH

 

Cool thread.

Canada.
24 states
19 Countries in Europe
Bucket list...Israel

 

Unacceptable Shangrila, too much grouping, we need more detail! Fav places at a min please!

 

No, I am from Spain, now I am living in Barcelona. Last year I lived in Finland.

 

Unacceptable Shangrila, too much grouping, we need more detail! Fav places at a min please!

 

I suspected Spanish after Finnish... Barcelona is a tremendous city! One of Euro's best IMO!

 

Yeah it is nice, have you been in Spain, have you visited Barcelona and/or other cities?

PS: As I said I am not so good traveller as I would wish, even I've not travelled a lot around Spain.

 

Just a few
Italy, France, Spain, Germany, England several times with the bolded being the favorite.
England takes some getting used to if you don't want to pee your pants while on the road. These people drive on the wrong side of the road.
Some of the bathroom experiences were rather interesting in some of the countries.
Greek, Italian or Spaniards...undecided on who is most welcoming, same with cuisine.

 

What did you like about Spain? Did you stay in Barcelona and Madrid, what did you like most? Did you go to the South of Spain like Granada, Cordoba... are really nice places, however I've never been there.

About Italy did you like Venice? I suppose that you have been there.

And about welcoming I think that every country is really welcoming in his way. I've been in Russia and I've had really greatful experience there, people that I met were really helpful. In Finland the same, however people is really cold, are nice in their way.

 

The tourist areas do not interest me in the least, unless I wish to visit a certain historic site. I am more into mingling with the folks.
We traveled along the coast during one trip, ( France to Spain) and landed in a very small town, not sure about the name or where it was exactly.
We went to the local pub and the town folks gathered around us, started playing guitar and invited us to home made paella. Its where I learned to fear Sangria.
Its how I love to travel, sans Sangria.

 

MMM, ok, then probably somewhere in Catalonia. Why did you learn to fear Sangria? If that is a light drink

And nice that you tried home made paella, did you like it? But even travelling in that way(that I like) you miss interesting things and historic places. That I think that it is also interesting to know the country. I usually travel trying to mix and meet folks of the country that I visit, but I travel to touristic places because there are also really nice places however also there are no touristic places that are incredible, but you must know them, and for that is good meet the native people.

But I am happy that you tried two of the typical things of Spain. About alcoholic drinks you missed the cheap kalimotxo or calimocho(I leave it to you to do a research of it).

 

Shannon Airport terminal..Ireland
Encountered a few protestors, angry about the use of Shannon as a trans-Atlantic refueling stop for U.S. military flights during the war in Iraq.


Depicts the "glamorous" side of traveling. -

 

Its so much fun to try the local specialties, although its risky.
Retsina (?) was not to my liking ( how can anyone drink this stuff), Ouzo should have a large warning label, and yes, the Sangria was too strong for me. I don't handle alcohol too well.
Interrail travel was one of my favorite past times while in Europe, and some of the local accommodations, (hostels), besides pitching a tent in the most remote locations, was a lot of fun and easy on the funds.

P.S. LOVE love love Paella

 

Right next to the bar and you're complaining?

 

I've never done an Interrail travel but I want to. And about accomodations I've started to use couchsurfing(do you know it, it is really useful) or really cheap hostels and it is really good.

And happy that you liked paella

 

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Have this jealousy...

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