Boasting your Passport

[surferguy]

Ok new thread time - To the travellers on CP: Copy/Paste your answers... feel free to add.

How old are you? 32

How many countries have you been too? 31

Most exotic location? French Polynesia (Tahiti)

Reason you travel? Exploration, Education, Surfing

Place you would never go back to? India

Place you cannot wait to go again? Sydney, Aus.

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Samoa

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? East, twice.

Continents? All but Antartica, for now.

Where would you live? Sydney, Aus. in a heartbeat

Next Trip? Costa Rica

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Equador - coastal surf trip, no mountains, no galapagoes

Worst driving and were you driving? It's a tie: Beijing - no Guayaquill - yes

Longest you've been away? 10.5 months

Biggest surprise? Egypt

Appreciate home more having left? Without a doubt!

Still broke from your travels? Yep!

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Bangkok

Been robbed? Hostel, christmas day - $100 stolen while in shower

Name that event you were at. Vancouver Games 2010

Name that resturant. Galaxy Falafel - Byron Bay

[Bigtime]

I'll take a crack at it!

How old are you? 29

How many countries have you been too? 12

Most exotic location? Antarctica

Reason you travel? Pleasure, business

Place you would never go back to? India, but glad I went.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Argentina

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Antarctica

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Not yet...

Continents? North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia

Where would you live? New York City

Next Trip? Maui in December

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay, hostels all the way

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Munich on business, not for Oktoberfest!

Worst driving and were you driving? Anywhere in India, I did not drive.

Longest you've been away? 1 month

Biggest surprise? Argentina

Appreciate home more having left? No question!

Still broke from your travels? Nope

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Varanasi, India

Been robbed? Subway in Buenos Aires, passport & travellers cheques

Name that event you were at. 4th of July in New York City, 2005. Spring Break Cancun, 2005

Name that resturant. Bodegen Fugina, Ushuaia Argentina

[surferguy]

oops forgot to add...

Name that event you were at. Vancouver Games 2010

[jkstuart12]

How old are you? 21

How many countries have you been too? 11

Most exotic location? Croatia

Reason you travel? Exploration, Education

Place you would never go back to? Las Vegas

Place you cannot wait to go again? Dubrovnik, Croatia

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Monaco

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope

Continents? North America, Europe

Where would you live? Phoenix, AZ

Next Trip? Panama (January 2011)

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay, unless its in Mexico (I dont trust that place)

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Belize - basically was only there to avoid Hurricane Charley (2004)

Worst driving and were you driving? It's a tie: Las Vegas Strip (No, thank god)

Longest you've been away? 1.5 months

Biggest surprise? Croatia - most beautiful country I have been to

Appreciate home more having left? Absolutley

Still broke from your travels? Nope

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Belize City

Been robbed? Not yet

Name that event you were at. Superbowl XLII (Phoenix)

Name that resturant. Ottavius (Rome)

[Muta]

How old are you? 27

How many countries have you been too? 11

Most exotic location? Singapore

Reason you travel? Exploration, Fun, Work

Place you would never go back to? None.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Japan

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Taiwan

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Once west, twice east.

Continents? All but Africa and Antartica.

Where would you live? Tokyo, Japan

Next Trip? Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Finland

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Greece - designing the planetarium in Athens

Worst driving and were you driving? The windy roads in New Zealand can give you a headache.

Longest you've been away? < 1Year

Biggest surprise? China

Appreciate home more having left? To an extent.

Still broke from your travels? Very much so.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Los Angeles (Compton)

Been robbed? Hostel, Aukland - hostel room completely ransacked.

Name that event you were at. 2006 World Rally Championships, Waikato region, New Zealand.

Name that resturant.
Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Name that event you were at. Vancouver Games 2010

[surferguy]

^^yah I agree, after the 7 days I spent in Vancouver for the games this is the ONLY thing I will ever remember about the games.

[flylock shox]

How old are you? Old enough you nosy buggers.

How many countries have you been to? 19 (20 if England and Scotland are separate.

Most exotic location? China.

Reason you travel? Escapism.

Place you would never go back to? None.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Switzerland

Place you've been that nobody goes to? Ukraine.

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? East... then West. Funny how that works.

Continents? North America, Asia, Australia, Europe.

Where would you live? Switzerland.

Next Trip? Mexico.

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay.

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? China.

Worst driving and were you driving? Good Lord China, and thank the Lord no.

Longest you've been away? Five months.

Biggest surprise? China.

Appreciate home more having left? Absolutely.

Still broke from your travels? No, but working on it with some dedication.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? None. I'm hard core.

Been robbed? Only in Canada.

Name that event you were at? Vancouver 2010, Songkran 2010, Expo 2010, Swiss Day 2010, Oktoberfest 2010.

Name that resturant. I can't!

[getbak]

Well, I don't live up to you guys, but I'll give it a go...

How old are you? 37

How many countries have you been too? 14

Most exotic location? Whitsunday Islands, Australia

Reason you travel? See the world, boring travel for business

Place you would never go back to? Northern Territory, Australia. I would consider going back to Uluru, but I'd fly directly in and out.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Berlin, Paris, Sydney

Place you've been that nobody goes too? The Northern Territory in Australia and the Northwest Territories in Canada.

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope. Big gap between Europe and Australia.

Continents? North America, Europe, Australia

Where would you live? Sydney, Munich, San Diego.

Next Trip? Don't know. Probably Ottawa for work, but that doesn't count. Thinking of hitting Oktoberfest next year.

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay.

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Can't really think of any. I went to Seattle for Wrestlemania, but still did all the other touristy stuff. I went to Orlando for work one time, but still found time to hit up Disney World and Universal.

Worst driving and were you driving? Florence, Italy - not driving. I constantly get lost driving around Ottawa and Edmonton.

Longest you've been away? 5 weeks in Australia

Biggest surprise? Paris, and how friendly the people in NYC were.

Appreciate home more having left? Yes.

Still broke from your travels? No. I've recovered.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Prague. Czech cops don't speak English.

Been robbed? Thankfully, no. I was pickpocketed on a packed Subway car in Rome, but all I had in my pocket was a map, which was lying on the floor of the train as I got off.

Name that event you were at: Wrestlemania 18 in Toronto and 19 in Seattle. Game 6 of the Flames-Red Wings series in 2004 - I know it was in Calgary, but it was still a great event.

Name that restaurant: Sbarro in Times Square. Spectacular.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

I haven't really travelled much outside of the country (but somewhat extensively within the country), so what the hell, here we go:




How old are you? 28

How many countries have you been too? 2

Most exotic location? Montréal

Reason you travel? Pleasure

Place you would never go back to? New Hampshire

Place you cannot wait to go again? Boston

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Tabusintac, NB

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope

Continents? North America

Where would you live? Halifax

Next Trip? Not Sure

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Not Yet

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Toronto, when I was in Brantford to visit my uncle who was there one night on business

Worst driving and were you driving? Not really sure

Longest you've been away? 2.5 months

Biggest surprise? Red Mile in 2004, it's one thing to read about it, it's another to experience it

Appreciate home more having left? Of course

Still broke from your travels? Broke for other reasons, haha

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? I don't know if a routine drive from Halifax-Sydney would count. If so, Middle Cape where I flipped the car

Been robbed? Not unless you mean being overcharged for something inexpensive

Name that event you were at. Game 6 SCF 2004

Name that resturant. VJ's Drive-In, Winnipeg MB

[FLAMESRULE]

How old are you? 30

How many countries have you been too? 9

Most exotic location? Luxembourg

Reason you travel? Exploration, Education, Enlightenment, Entertainment

Place you would never go back to? Detroit, MI

Place you cannot wait to go again? Rome, Italy

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Luxembourg

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? North America, Europe

Where would you live? Calgary, AB ... Manzanillo, MX ... central Italy, near Florence.

Next Trip? Georgia (December 2010), England + France Sept 2011

All inclusives (yah or nay)? No, unless its in Mexico

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Riceboro, Georgia, USA - Work

Worst driving and were you driving? Rome, no thank god

Longest you've been away? 3 weeks

Biggest surprise? France - how friendly everyone was when you try to speak a little French.

Appreciate home more having left? Most definitely

Still broke from your travels? Nope

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Detroit, MI.

Been robbed? Yup. Seattle for a Blue Jays series. Robbed of about $200 and our ball tix for the next game. Crappiest hostel EVER!!

Name that event you were at? Gold Medal game in Vancouver. Absolutely the most incredible sporting experience I've had on the road.

Name that resturant - Little Mexican restaurant about 2 blocks off the main road in Manzanillo. Best Mexican food I've ever had.

[3 Justin 3]

How old are you? 20

How many countries have you been too? 14

Most exotic location? Greek Islands

Reason you travel? Fun, To Learn

Place you would never go back to? Madrid, Spain

Place you cannot wait to go again? Berlin

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Stuttgart

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Not Really

Continents? N. America, Europe

Where would you live? Berlin, Germany

Next Trip? Australia

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Depends on location of trip

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Not sure

Worst driving and were you driving? Paris, hell no

Longest you've been away? 3 months

Biggest surprise? Italy - all I heard was bad things but I loved Italy

Appreciate home more having left? Sort of.

Still broke from your travels? I came back with minus money

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Venice, Italy (picked a fight with a bunch of Italians)

Been robbed? Hells no.Name that event you were at. I saw the Pope..hehe

Name that resturant.
Some corner fast food place in Greece which sold 1 Euro shishkabob sandwiches. Best thing I have ever eaten.

[Trojan97]

How old are you? 23

How many countries have you been too? 9

Most exotic location? Laos

Reason you travel? To live.

Place you would never go back to? None. Pattaya Thailand is the closest.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Vietnam

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Sapa Vietnam

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? NA, Asia

Where would you live? Boston, Toronto

Next Trip? Would like to catch a soccer match in the UK, might do Thailand Pt. 2 this summer though.

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Never have but I understand their popularity.

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Pattaya Thailand, whoopsie.

Worst driving and were you driving? Vietnam, busses driving on two lane mountain highways and passing around blind corners was quite the experience. Hell no I didn't drive, scooters in Thailand once though.

Longest you've been away? 4 months.

Biggest surprise? How amazing Vietnam was. How feminine so many male euro's are.

Appreciate home more having left? Yes and no

Still broke from your travels? Not from travels.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Nothing that crazy yet.

Been robbed? No

Name that event you were at. Songkran Festival, Celtics/Heat opening night this year, UFC 87, Wrestlemania when it was in Toronto, various MLB/NFL/NBA games, Muay Thai events in Thailand.

Name that restaurant. Can't remember the name of the restaurant off the top of my head, but it was a little place just outside of Hanoi. They let you pick out a rattlesnake and then prepare the snake into an 8 course meal. Totally unique experience.

[Incinerator]

How old are you? Late 20s

How many countries have you been too? 11

Most exotic location? South Africa

Reason you travel? For fun

Place you would never go back to? Dominican Republic

Place you cannot wait to go again? Japan

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Nelson, BC

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Both

Continents? All but Antartica & South America

Where would you live? Calgary

Next Trip? Philadelphia

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Eww

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? South Africa - my parents wanted to move there when I was 8 and we took a "experience life there" kinda trip there for a week.

Worst driving and were you driving? Rome hands down - no, almost pissed my pants in the cab.

Longest you've been away? 1 month

Biggest surprise? Compton, California

Appreciate home more having left? Definitely

Still broke from your travels? Nope, have friends in the industry

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Tampa, Game 5 SCF 2004

Been robbed? Nope *knock on wood*

Name that event you were at. 6th last home game @ old Yankee Stadium, Seoul '88 & Tampa SCF 2004

Name that restaurant - http://www.rainbowrest.com.hk

[killer_carlson]

How old are you? 34

How many countries have you been too? 18 or 19

Most exotic location? Cook Islands, sea kayaking in the Antarctic

Reason you travel? experience

Place you would never go back to? Mexico (likely)

Place you cannot wait to go again? Galapagos

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Galapagos, Antarctica

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? couple times

Continents? North America (~92 +) Asia (93) Europe (94) Australia (97), South America (2000), Africa (2001), Antarctica (2003)

Where would you live? Capetown, Hobart

Next Trip? Northern Canada (Baffin Island?)

All inclusives (yah or nay)? if all you have is time for a vacation, then their good values.
Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Cruise, didn't drink, didn't race around on tours, just relaxed and read a book

Worst driving and were you driving? Ecuador

Longest you've been away? ~ 10 months

Biggest surprise? South Africa, Peru

Appreciate home more having left? absolutely

Still broke from your travels? No, lucky through 1994, then budgeted and planned well. Used airmiles strategically.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Capetown - liquored up and spent three hours walking back to the hostel through dark, back roads until I found it.

Been robbed? Quito Ecuador, by the cops, $100 ticket for loitering at the airport.
Name that event you were at.

Name that resturant. Little Italy - Hobart Tasmania

Favorite City - Calgary, Banff, Hobart Tasmania

[Thor]

How old are you? 37

How many countries have you been too? 14

Most exotic location? Iceland hands down.

Reason you travel? I can't do without it.

Place you would never go back to? Santiago in D Republic.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Munich or Switzerland.

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Hmm very few go to Iceland or Canary Islands, but those are still not that unusual.

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? NA, Europe.

Where would you live? Switzerland, Denmark, Iceland or possibly Germany.

Next Trip? Now that I'm in Iceland, I'm going to make a lot more 3-5 day trips since its so close to me again. Itching to goto Amsterdam and visit some friends in Holland, next choice umm Switzerland of course.

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Yes and No. Fun at times, but usually not my thing.

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Hmm well I went to Iceland to live, I guess that counts lol.

Worst driving and were you driving? Italy, wtf.

Longest you've been away? 6 months.

Biggest surprise? I still haven't been to Cuba, I've been obsessed with it since the mid 90's and always came close to going.

Appreciate home more having left? Always, although I feel like I have two homes, Calgary and Iceland.

Still broke from your travels? of course, If I made more money I'd simply travel more.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? There's a few, but oddly enough mine was a crazy night in Vegas.

Been robbed? Yes, once when I was 14 in Chicago Ohare. Nothing traumatic but lost 180USD but the thief left my Icelandic/Canadian money alone, this happened inside the secured area of the terminal and the thief was a worker since he had to go through a keypad door.

Name that event you were at. Nothing terribly exciting off the top of my head.

Name that restaurant. A lot that I can recall in Spain/Portugal when I was a kid traveling with my family, my parents always found really cool places to eat, no idea of any names, just happy memories.

[Aeneas]

How old are you? 44

How many countries have you been too? 27

Most exotic location? San Marino, or Canary Islands

Reason you travel? Pleasure

Place you would never go back to? None

Place you cannot wait to go again? too many...Italy

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Liechtenstein or San Marino

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope

Continents? NA, Europe, Africa

Where would you live? Germany/Italy

Next Trip? Mexico

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Greece, no islands. Ancient history only.

Worst driving and were you driving? Rome or Athens, yes

Longest you've been away? 3 months

Biggest surprise? Slovenia

Appreciate home more having left? Yes

Still broke from your travels? No

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Salzburg

Been robbed? Rome. colloseum, gypsie children

Name that event you were at. Rhein in Flamen, Koblenz

Name that resturant. Not that important to me.
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[Mightyfire89]

I've been here, I've been there, I've been every ****ing where so what? So what?

So what, so what, you boring little ****...

Who cares?

;-)

[J epworth]

Well, I don't have as much funds or experience to have been to as many places as you guys have, but this is me so far, as a broke university student.

How old are you? 21

How many countries have you been too? 8

Most exotic location? Milford Sound, New Zealand

Reason you travel? To see the world.

Place you would never go back to? Ohio

Place you cannot wait to go again? St. Petersburg, Russia

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Tough one, have to say least likely place that CPers have been to would be Christchurch, New Zealand

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope

Continents? North America, Europe, Oceania

Where would you live? London, England

Next Trip? Zion National Park, Utah

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Havana, Cuba, for a Volleyball trip.

Worst driving and were you driving? Moscow, and no I was not driving, but the Tagik cabs are insane!

Longest you've been away? 3 Weeks

Biggest surprise? Saint Petersburg, most beautiful city I've ever been to.

Appreciate home more having left? For sure!

Still broke from your travels? Well broke from everything.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Moscow metro around midnight on Moscow day

Been robbed? Nope (knock on wood), but was accused of robbing someone in New Zealand.

Name that event you were at. Sydney Olympics 2000.

Name that restaurant. Gimnazia Restaurant, St. Petersburg Russia.

[GoFlamesGo89]

How old are you? mid-thirties

How many countries have you been too? 22

Most exotic location? Laos FTW

Reason you travel? Exploration, Education, Business, Visit family

Place you would never go back to? Pushkar, India (would go back to India in a heartbeat though)

Place you cannot wait to go again? Brazil

Place you've been that nobody goes too? ?

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Not yet directly

Continents? All but Antartica, for now.

Where would you live? So many places for so many reasons-- lets say Singapore

Next Trip? Sardinia, Italy

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay upto now, but maybe for family vacations

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Brazil - stayed in Sao Paulo for 6 months, but had a great time

Worst driving and were you driving? Hand's down India - no

Longest you've been away? 6 months x 2

Biggest surprise? Shanghai

Appreciate home more having left? Yup

Still broke from your travels? Nope

The night you probably should have not made it home safe?

Been robbed? Nope

Name that event you were at. Don't travel for big events-- closest would be Expo '86 as a kid!

Name that restaurant. Don't remember the name-- beautiful select your fish restaurant in a deserted coastal Portuguese town under the moonlight...