How many countries have you been to and what were/are they?

[ma-skis.com]

Originally Posted by Locke

Its not exclusively an American attitude mind you, I've met Europeans (looking at you England) who had never left their town or island in 20+ years.

I dunno, considering the populations of England and America and the number of English folks i've met outside, vs the number of Americans, the English seem more keen to be out and around the world. (or at least out of England)

[valo403]

Originally Posted by ma-skis.com

I dunno, considering the populations of England and America and the number of English folks i've met outside, vs the number of Americans, the English seem more keen to be out and around the world. (or at least out of England)

It's pretty easy for the English to leave England, Europe is a bus ride away. It's a much bigger trip for Americans to travel overseas. Heck, for much of America a trip to Mexico or Canada is a pretty long journey. Americans probably travel a similar amount as any other population, but they likely travel more domestically than others. It's kind of hard to blame them really, I mean look at the lists of people on here. Most of them feature a number of states with obvious draws, when all of those places are in your backyard it's much easier to stay home than travel abroad.

[ma-skis.com]

Originally Posted by valo403

It's pretty easy for the English to leave England, Europe is a bus ride away. It's a much bigger trip for Americans to travel overseas. Heck, for much of America a trip to Mexico or Canada is a pretty long journey. Americans probably travel a similar amount as any other population, but they likely travel more domestically than others. It's kind of hard to blame them really, I mean look at the lists of people on here. Most of them feature a number of states with obvious draws, when all of those places are in your backyard it's much easier to stay home than travel abroad.

very true, i wonder if distance from your home city would be more revealing. People in europe are usually surprised when I tell them it takes longer to go from Vancouver to Toronto than New york to London.

I think also America is really good at marketing itself to other Americans, while as Canadians, we don't feel that same draw to see America and are drawn to the rest of the world... or nicer weather.

[Hair bleach and Vodka]

Only been within Canada (BC, Alberta, Sask) and Montana in the USA. I envy and admire those who get to travel long distances.. gotta be quite something.

[bcsoda]

Canada:
BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec

US:
Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Nevada, New York, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana

Other Countries:
Mexico, England, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland


Not as many as I'd like, but I'm still young!

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by BlackEleven

...
Vatican

So 49 if you count it all.

Ha I'd say that's almost cheating

I might as well add San Salvador since I stopped there once in a layover...

[valo403]

Originally Posted by ma-skis.com

very true, i wonder if distance from your home city would be more revealing. People in europe are usually surprised when I tell them it takes longer to go from Vancouver to Toronto than New york to London.

I think also America is really good at marketing itself to other Americans, while as Canadians, we don't feel that same draw to see America and are drawn to the rest of the world... or nicer weather.

Stop telling them that, it isn't true

4 1/2 hours from Vancouver to Toronto, just under 7 from New York to London.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by ma-skis.com

very true, i wonder if distance from your home city would be more revealing. People in europe are usually surprised when I tell them it takes longer to go from Vancouver to Toronto than New york to London.

I think also America is really good at marketing itself to other Americans, while as Canadians, we don't feel that same draw to see America and are drawn to the rest of the world... or nicer weather.

I suspect people find that surprising mainly because it's not true.

Toronto to Vancouver is 2085 miles, and New York to London is 3451 miles.

http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=y...OR=&MAP-STYLE=


edit: looks like Valo beat me with the same info...

[Bill Bumface]

Countries: (17)

US
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
UK
Portugal
Spain
France
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Hungary
Czech Republic
Slovakia

US States: (19)

California
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Tennesse
Georgia
North Carolina
DC
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Minnesota
Illinois
Michigan
Florida
Massachusetts
Hawaii

Provinces:

BC
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec

[Ryan Coke]

Well Vancouver to Halifax is very close in distance to Halifax to London.

The flight from Halifax to Calgary is longer then Halifax to London due to prevailing winds.

[looooob]

Countries (20 but really should branch out more)
Canada
US
Mexico
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Germany
France
Austria
Sweden
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Hungary
Spain
Monaco
Denmark

Provinces 8 (no New Brunswick or PEI)

States (25- not including a few that we drove through enroute somewhere else)
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia
Washington

[Montana Moe]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I had a friend in high school had never been outside Alberta. A few others had never been on a plane before their 20's.

A friend of mine in his 30's has lived here in Billings his entire life. He's been to Europe, but has never been to Yellowstone National Park, which is 1.5-2 hours away from here.

[worth]

So those of you who have traveled extensively: how do you do it? Do you generally visit many countries in one trip for months at a time, or do individual trips?

I can never get enough time off work. I spent 2 weeks in Japan, 3 weeks in Egypt and 3 weeks in Western Europe and each of those years I was saving my entire allotted vacation. I want to travel more and have fantasized about quitting my job and taking off for a year. I want to do this and hope one day I will.

[bagofpucks]

Countries
Canada
USA
Dominican Republic
Mexico

States
Montana
Minnesota
Iowa
California
Texas

Provinces
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario

Pretty sad list, but will be adding Denmark and Spain to the list next month.

[Mass_nerder]

Countries:
Canada
US
Mexico

Provinces:
BC
Alberta
Sask.
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
P.E.I.
Nova Scotia

States:
Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Texas

[DAN0383]

Countries... I might forget a few but..

Canada
USA
Japan
Taiwan
Malaysia
France
UK
Germany
Belgium
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Holland
Italy
Spain
Monaco
Andorra

US states:
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Nevada
California
Colorado
Minnesota
Illinois
Michigan
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont

Canadian provinces:
Alberta
BC
Ontario
Quebec

[habernac]

Cool thread.

Canada
BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QU

USA
30 states

Venezuela
Puerto Rico
Costa Rica
Brazil

I need to get out more

[the_only_turek_fan]

Canada: AB,BC,SASK,MB,ONT,QUE
USA: Montana, California, Florida, New York, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Massachusetts, Texas, Minnesota, Missouri,
World: Germany, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, Japan, India, Tanzania,Cuba, Czech.

[driveway]

Countries: USA, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba, England, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Denmark, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, The Philippines, Taiwan.

Already planned: Italy (Rome, Florence, Milan and Vatican City) in June, Hong Kong in September, Tokyo in October, Thailand summer 2014, which will push me up over 30 countries.

Canada: Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia.

USA: Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, South Dakota, Wyoming, Oregon, California, Nevada, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Hawaii.

[driveway]

Originally Posted by Table 5

probably because let's face it, there are a lot more interesting destinations in the US than Canada. It's pretty much it's own little world.

Meh, other than the climate and landscape, everywhere in the US is almost exactly like everywhere else. There are a couple standouts, pretty much limited to New York City and Hawaii, but if you've been to Milwaukee, you've basically been everywhere in America.