Boasting your Passport

[Chingas]

How old are you? 30

How many countries have you been too? 18

Most exotic location? Mongolia

Reason you travel? Work and Play

Place you would never go back to? I never say never but I'm not in a hurry to return to Cuba

Place you cannot wait to go again? Rome

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Kazakhstan

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Not really

Continents? North america, Asia, Europe, Australia (I think it counts)

Where would you live? Italy

Next Trip? England, and Scotland

All inclusives (yah or nay)? yah to good ones

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Hands Down UlaanBaator Mongolia, and yes I drive

Longest you've been away? Years...

Biggest surprise? Singapore

Appreciate home more having left? Yes

Still broke from your travels? Nope

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

Been robbed? Hostel, Byron Bay, Hustled at a game of Poker, when I was young.

Name that event you were at. 2009 Champions league Final in Rome.

Name that resturant. Koi

[Flamesguy_SJ]

How old are you? 22

How many countries have you been too? 5

Most exotic location? Varadero, Cuba

Reason you travel? Pleasure

Place you would never go back to? None

Place you cannot wait to go again? Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Edmonton

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope

Continents? North America, Central America, Europe,

Where would you live? Czech Republic

Next Trip? Edmonton/Calgary (Feb 2011)

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Only done one in Cuba, and it really wasn't that bad.

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Berchtesgaden, for a tour of a salt mine instead of the mountains; Niagara Falls for a choir festival, not a honeymoon

Worst driving and were you driving? NYC, and no

Longest you've been away? 2.5 weeks

Biggest surprise? Negative - Vienna; Positive - Prague

Appreciate home more having left? Yes

Still broke from your travels? More like broke from arranging my next travel..

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

Been robbed? Nope

Name that event you were at. Hockey Day in Canada 2009

Name that resturant. Hotel Pension Schwaigofen in Eugendorf, Austria

[cheevers]

How old are you? 26

How many countries have you been too? 23

Most exotic location? Non really, Dubrovnik, Croatia if I had to name one

Reason you travel? School, enjoyment, football (soccer), Hockey

Place you would never go back to? Oslo

Place you cannot wait to go again? Ljublana, Slovenia

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Ukraine

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope, just North America and Europe.

Continents? North America, Europe

Where would you live? Stockholm, Ljublana

Next Trip? Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Never drove personally, but Romania, scary stuff

Longest you've been away? 1.5 months

Biggest surprise? Lviv, Ukraine

Appreciate home more having left? Parts of it

Still broke from your travels? Yep

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

Been robbed? Nope

Name that event you were at. Football games in London, an event to themselves

Name that resturant. This pizza place in Ljublana right on the river, huge pizza, the size of the table, absolutely delicious, 3 glasses of awesome Slovenian wine, all for about 11 Euros.

[Machiavelli]

How old are you? 24

How many countries have you been too? 16

Most exotic location? Nigeria

Reason you travel? Why not?

Place you would never go back to? Nowhere

Place you cannot wait to go again? Munich

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Salzburg (?)

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? East a couple of times

Continents? NA, Europe, Africa

Where would you live? Munich, Prague

Next Trip? Southeast Asia

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Don't know

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Nigeria, and no

Longest you've been away? 1 month

Biggest surprise? Venice, in a negative way

Appreciate home more having left? For sure

Still broke from your travels? Yes

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

Been robbed? No

Name that event you were at. None

Name that resturant. LOL, don't know...Cheesecake Factory

[IgnitedSoul]

How old are you? 18

How many countries have you been too? 9

Most exotic location? Tiny Greek villages visiting family

Reason you travel? It's a need

Place you would never go back to? Hawai'i, Paris

Place you cannot wait to go to again? Germany, the Caribbean, Las Vegas

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Montana?

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Not yet

Continents? NA, Europe

Where would you live? Munich

Next Trip? NYC in Dec. to see Rammstein

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Fun in Mexico

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Florida and New Jersey for hockey games, Boise for a concert, and Bruges because of the movie In Bruges as opposed to anything romantic

Worst driving and were you driving? Tiny, twisting roads through Greek mountains, no

Longest you've been away? Traveling: 1 month, right now for school: 2.5 months

Biggest surprise? Haven't been able to stop thinking about Neuschwanstein Castle since being there 4-5 months ago. Also not being scandalized by Las Vegas at age 11, I loved it.

Appreciate home more having left? Only on the long trips

Still broke from your travels? Not really

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Can't think of much, been mostly lucky.

Been robbed? Thankfully not that I can think of, either.

Name that event you were at. Redmile ('04), Discovery shuttle launch STS-114 (first after the Columbia disaster) ('05), Eiffel Tower fireworks for Bastille Day ('10)

Name that restaurant. Any Cheesecake Factory

Places you'd love to go? Finland, Morocco, Antarctica, Venice, Santorini, Australia, Fiji

[BaldyAuldy]

How old are you? 25

How many countries have you been too? 9

Most exotic location? Frasier Island, Australia

Reason you travel? Food, drinking with locals, experiencing sufferer cultures

Place you would never go back to? Edmonton and Mexico

Place you cannot wait to go again? New Zealand

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Grenada

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? nope

Continents? Australia, South and north America, Asia

Where would you live? New Zealand

Next Trip? Peru

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Not a chance

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for?no clue

Worst driving and were you driving? Grenada - yes - windy roads on cliffs with room for only 1 1/2 cars on a two way road

Longest you've been away? 3 months

Biggest surprise?Was surprised how mch fun I had in Byron Bay

Appreciate home more having left? Without a doubt!

Still broke from your travels? Nope

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Roppongi, Tokyo. Absolutly redicilous night. Ended at 10am

Ever been robbed? Yup, last week. In japan. $1700 but I probably deserved it

Name that event you were at. Oktoberfest in Japan. Believe me it was weird seeing a Japanese flag next to a German flag

Name that resturant.Fugu Restaurant in japan

[bizaro86]

How old are you? 24

How many countries have you been too? 16

Most exotic location? Turkey

Reason you travel? "The world is a book, and those who don't travel read only one page." St Augustine

Place you would never go back to? Egypt

Place you cannot wait to go again? Italy

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Moldova

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? All except S. America and Antartica, will hit South America next summer

Where would you live? Melbourne, Australia

Next Trip? Brazil/Argentia

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? New York, to Eat

Worst driving and were you driving? Cairo, and the insane cab driver was driving

Longest you've been away? 1 month.

Biggest surprise? Melbourne. Coolest city ever

Appreciate home more having left? Yep

Still broke from your travels? Nope

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? The time I illegally entered a repressive dictatorship (Moldova).

Been robbed? No

Name that event you were at. I'm more into experiences than events

Name that restaurant. Maya on the Upper East Side in NYC

[Berger_4_]

How old are you? 20's

How many countries have you been too? 9 (I think)

Most exotic location? Plitvice Lakes in Croatia

Reason you travel? To see the world!

Place you would never go back to? Budapest in the summer

Place you cannot wait to go again? Croatia

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Topolcany, Slovakia

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? N.A. and Central Europe

Where would you live? Here. Nowhere better than the prairies!

Next Trip? Would love to either go back to Europe, or head to Aus to meet up with some friends

All inclusives (yah or nay)? If it's Mexico, yay. Otherwise nay.

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Slovakia, to watch hockey.

Worst driving and were you driving? Calgary, and yes. Didn't find the driving all that bad.

Longest you've been away? 2 months.

Biggest surprise? How much stuff is left over from the USSR in Central Europe.

Appreciate home more having left? For sure.

Still broke from your travels? Negative.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Wandering around drunk in Vienna trying to find my way out to the airport to meet up with my family.

Been robbed? No

Name that event you were at. GYLC trip in '08.

Name that restaurant. Skybar in the old square in Vienna.

[enthused]

How old are you? 23

How many countries have you been too? 17

Most exotic location? Red Frog Beach, Panama

Reason you travel? Adventure and escape from reality.

Place you would never go back to? Puerto Cortes, Honduras... A "safe" hotel was similar to a prison compound and I was kept awake my gunshots all night.

Place you cannot wait to go again? San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

Place you've been that nobody goes too? I'm sure most places I've been to, other people have been to as well. Semuc Champay, Guatemala maybe?

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Neither.

Continents? North and Central America, Europe.

Where would you live? Somewhere in either France or the Netherlands, or a small coastal town in Central America.

Next Trip? Scotland and Ireland (and hopefully Sweden) in April.

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Not my first choice but I'd go on someone else's dime!

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Panama City... I didn't go for the Canal... but I did go see it. Or maybe France... studied there.

Worst driving and were you driving? Sitting in a cab in rush hour traffic in Guatemala City wasn't my favourite experience.

Longest you've been away? 5ish months.

Biggest surprise? Every country in Central America. All amazing.

Appreciate home more having left? Of course.

Still broke from your travels? Nope, which is why I am planning the next trip.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Deciding to leave "Bar in the Bush" in Utila, Honduras, without telling anyone, buying a baleada from a sketchy street vendor, and letting a strange local man that was creeping outside of the bar walk me home in the pitch black when I couldn't even form a coherant sentence.

Been robbed? Busted a man slithering under the seats of a bus rummaging through everyone's stuff going from Malpais to San Jose in Costa Rica. Luckily he didn't end up with any of our stuff.

Name that event you were at. Semana Santa.

Name that resturant. Le Loup Blanc in Paris.

[You Need a Thneed]

How old are you? 31

How many countries have you been too? 3

Most exotic location? hawaii

Reason you travel? "pleasure, mostly

Place you would never go back to? None, but wouldn't go back to Juarez right now

Place you cannot wait to go again? San Diego, Hawaii

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Juarez, Mexico (twice)

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? just north America, sadly./B]

Where would you live? San Diego, Vermont

Next Trip? Europe, perhaps

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? San Diego, for a work seminar

Worst driving and were you driving? Juarez, the bus driver said he would have been fired had they known the roads he was driving on, but those were the roads that lead to where we wanted to go. No road planning at all, there were places where the bus would drive off the road and through the ditch for a while just to get on the next road we needed tone on.

Longest you've been away? 1 month.

Appreciate home more having left? Yep

Still broke from your travels? Yes

The night you probably should have not made it home - none that I can think of

Been robbed? No

Name that event you were at. Can't think of anything famous.

Name that restaurant. casa de la Guadalajara - San Diego

[Mad Mel]

How old are you? 40

How many countries have you been to? 11

Most exotic location? I'll go with Tonga. South Pacific island paradise, minus the tourists.

Reason you travel? Kill time until I die.

Place you would never go back to? I'd go back to any of them.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Vietnam

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Tonga

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope.

Continents? North America, Europe, Australia, Asia

Where would you live? Da Nang, Vietnam or anywhere on the South Island of New Zealand

Next Trip? Motorcycling Tasmania this Christmas

All inclusives (yah or nay)? No f'ing way

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Australia. I moved here.

Worst driving and were you driving? Vietnam, and yes. But not in Ha Noi, too crazy for me.

Longest you've been away? 2.5 years and counting.

Biggest surprise? How upscale Singapore is.

Appreciate home more having left? The opposite, I see it more objectively, and that doesn't always make it hold up to all that we presume it is.

Still broke from your travels? Nope, never get away long enough for that.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Woke up in the hospital last time I was in San Diego, so I guess I didn't make it home.

Been robbed? Nope

Name that event you were at. New Years Eve in Tonga, which is tight to the international date line, so we got to celebrate first.

Name that restaurant. Can't remember the name, it was very Swedish in Stockholm, and damned fine.

[Flabbibulin]

How old are you? 28

How many countries have you been too? 'bout 25, but I'm a sucker for going back to the same places multiple times- Paris & London 4 times in 5 years

Most exotic location? Malta & Gozo

Reason you travel? Work, fun, visit family

Place you would never go back to? Auschwitz... once was enough

Place you cannot wait to go again? Najac, Southern France

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Transylvania!

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nah

Continents? NA, SA, Europe, Africa

Where would you live? Anywhere, but I'm fond of Carmel, California

Next Trip? Zanzibar

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Never have, but would

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Caracas Venezuela, No

Longest you've been away? 1 year

Biggest surprise? Egypt

Appreciate home more having left? Nah

Still broke from your travels? Nah

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Florence Italy, after getting pushed around by some Iti soccer hooligans for cheering for Liverpool in the 2005 Champion's League final against Milan

Been robbed? see above

Name that event you were at? Vienna International Film Festival, 2008

Name that restaurant. The Cow and Snuffers, Wales

[Flame Of Liberty]

Originally Posted by Berger_4_

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Topolcany, Slovakia

haha that's awesome, I hope you made it there before SABMiller killed the local brewery.

[JohnnyB]

How old are you? 27

How many countries have you been too? 14 I think

Most exotic location? Fiji or Cambodia

Reason you travel? Fun, sustenance

Place you would never go back to? Taiyuan, China. I think it is ranked as the third most polluted city in the world. I lived there for a month and was very happy to leave.

Place you cannot wait to go again? Right now I'd say Thailand

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Trinidad & Tobago

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? NA, Europe, Asia, Australia

Where would you live? Hong Kong, Provence, Thailand

Next Trip? Thailand

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Alaska, for visiting girlfriend's family

Worst driving and were you driving? I find driving in Canada boring

Longest you've been away? I've been living abroad for about 4 years, but I take vacations back to Canada once or twice a year

Biggest surprise? China

Appreciate home more having left? Very much

Still broke from your travels? No. My travels sustain me.

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? So many I can't possibly count, but that happens when you live abroad.

Been robbed? My cellphone in Shanghai.

Name that event you were at. Full Moon Party, Harbin Ice Festival, 2008 Olympics, 2010 World Expo. There must be more I guess.

Name that restaurant. I don't even know the name of my favorite restaurant in Shanghai. It's basically a little old Shanghainese home with good local food. It's in Jingan district.

[NBC]

How old are you? thirtysomething

How many countries have you been too? 52

Most exotic location? Mauritius

Reason you travel? Too many to list

Place you would never go back to? Singapore

Place you cannot wait to go again? India

Place you've been that nobody goes too? El Salvador

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Westbound

Continents? Not Antarctica

Where would you live? Como, Italy

Next Trip? Japan

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Preferably not

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Netherlands. No weed, no hookers.

Worst driving and were you driving? Milan, Cairo, Guangzhou - no.

Longest you've been away? 10 months

Biggest surprise? Nicaragua

Appreciate home more having left? Yes

Still broke from your travels? No

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

Been robbed? Yes, at some craphole in Amsterdam.

Name that event you were at. 1998 FIFA World Cup

Name that resturant. Tutti Frutti Gelateria - Placencia, Belize.
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[Berger_4_]

Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty

haha that's awesome, I hope you made it there before SABMiller killed the local brewery.

Sadly we did not. But more than one Topvar and that devilish slivovitz was quaffed regardless.

[604flames]

How old are you? 25 (26 next week)

How many countries have you been too? 8
Most exotic location? Mauritius

Reason you travel? visiting family in Europe mainly

Place you would never go back to? France, Toronto

Place you cannot wait to go again? northern Minnesota

Place you've been that nobody goes too? good question, central Turkey maybe?

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? no

Where would you live? Okanagan

Next Trip? Kimberley, BC

All inclusives (yah or nay)? not a chance

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Salt Lake City, went for an NBA game.

Worst driving and were you driving? Turkey, no.

Longest you've been away? 2 months

Biggest surprise? Turkey, a lot more western than I'd anticipated.

Appreciate home more having left? Yes

Still broke from your travels? Yes

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

Been robbed? no.

Name that event you were at. 2010 Olympics

[Nammer403]

How old are you? 21

How many countries have you been too? 8

Most exotic location? Cozumel, Mexico

Reason you travel? Experience, Education

Place you would never go back to? Ha Tien

Place you cannot wait to go again? Vietnam!

Place you've been that nobody goes too?

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Not Yet

Continents? 3

Where would you live? Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Next Trip? States or Amsterdam

All inclusives (yah or nay)? yay

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

Worst driving and were you driving? It's a tie: Vietnam and yes its too crazy for me to drive

Longest you've been away? 1 month

Biggest surprise? Vietnam

Appreciate home more having left? Yes and No

Still broke from your travels? Nope

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

Been robbed? Nope

Name that event you were at. Nothing interesting yet

Name that resturant. Nem Chua

[Canada 02]

How many countries have you been too? 21

Most exotic location? Zambia

Reason you travel? recreation, work

Place you would never go back to? enjoyed every place

Place you cannot wait to go again? Cape Town, S. Africa

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Zimbabwe

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? no

Continents? N.A, Asia, Africa, Europe

Where would you live? Love to live in London, New York, San Francisco; Love to retire in Thailand, Malaysia, Cotswolds - England,

Next Trip? other than Calgary for Christmas, Asia will be next

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

Worst driving and were you driving? Bus driver on very narrow roads in the mountains of Crete

Biggest surprise? fat naked people on european beaches

Appreciate home more having left? yes

Still broke from your travels? no

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Walking unlit streets of Johannesburg alone late at night

Been robbed? attempted robberies a few times in Africa; held at knife point by a punk in Barcelona; pick pocket in NYC

Name that event you were at. Chinese New Year in Hong Kong; Pride 26, Yokohama, Japan. Wouldn't call the next two 'events'; Flew to NY Sept. 11th, 2002, which was a errie. Also, was flying the day a plane crashed in Queens, 2 months after 9/11

Name that resturant. Morimoto's in NYC; Oia Waterfront, Santorini; so many others

[Kybosh]

How old are you? 29

How many countries have you been too? 16

Most exotic location? Backwoods Cambodia

Reason you travel? Any reason is good enough for me.

Place you would never go back to? Phuket, Thailand

Place you cannot wait to go again? I want to go back to the Balkans.

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Sarajevo

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Not Yet

Continents? 3

Where would you live? Boulder, Colorado

Next Trip? Patagonia or India

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Big nay and no cruises either.

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Phnom Penh, Cambodia and there was no way in hell I would drive in that.

Longest you've been away? 6 weeks

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? Bangkok

Been robbed? Not necessarily robbed but I was strong armed for money before I was allowed to leave an establishment in Bangkok.

Name that event you were at. Singapore Grand Prix

Name that resturant. A small cart beside where I stayed in Krabi, Thailand called "Good Thai Food". It was very good, and cheap.

As an aside, I've noticed a lot of people mentioning Croatia on here and I really have to agree. My trip through Slovenia/Croatia/Montenegro/Bosnia was unbelievably awesome.