Boasting your Passport

[Arsenal14]

How old are you? 29

How many countries have you been too? 32 (depends on how you define a country)

Most exotic location? Probably Uganda

Reason you travel? Exploration, Fun

Place you would never go back to? None.

Place you cannot wait to go again? London

Place you've been that nobody goes to? Uganda

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? All but Australia and Antarctica.

Where would you live? London or Hong Kong

Next Trip? Eastern Canada/USA or possibly Ukraine for Euro 2012

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Been to a couple and would consider doing them again, but not my preference.

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Probably Cairo just ahead of Nairobi and no I wasn't doing the driving.

Longest you've been away? 2 months

Biggest surprise? Peru

Appreciate home more having left? Always

Still broke from your travels? Usually

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Oktoberfest. I know reaching my hotel required a couple of train rides but I have no memory of how I got back there.

Been robbed? NoName that event you were at. Oktoberfest.

Name that restaurant.
Fallen Angel, Cuzco, Peru

[Phanuthier]

Fun!

How old are you? 25

How many countries have you been too? 34

Most exotic location? Cuba (in term of beaches and stuff)

Reason you travel? Culture and the outdoors... actually any reason is good enough for me

Place you would never go back to? Britain (if I had to pick one)

Place you cannot wait to go again? China

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

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? East, West, North, South...

Continents? most

Where would you live? Spain

Next Trip? Hong Kong / Bangkok (international), NY (local)

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay

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

Worst driving and were you driving? N/A but getting into diving, hopefully Phillipines one of these years

Longest you've been away? 7 weeks

Biggest surprise? Cambodia

Appreciate home more having left? sometimes, or envious

Still broke from your travels? Nope! I would trade in for a much lower salary for more vacation time any day

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Sarajavo, Belgrade, Tijuana, Bratislava... long list

Been robbed? pickpocket once in Paris

Name that event you were at. None (hopefully in 2014 I can add Brazil to the list)

Name that resturant. (not really one to dine uberclass)

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

Where would you live? Boulder, Colorado

LOL!

Originally Posted by Kybosh

Next Trip? Patagonia or India

Nice! What are you looking at?

[J epworth]

Originally Posted by Phanuthier

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? East, West, North, South...

How did you circumnavigate the world north and South? Have you been to Antarctica and North Pole? Twice?

[habernac]

some great stuff here. If I can offer some advice to the younger posters here, it's get out there and see the world. I've seen so little of it and am very envious of those of you that have. I've seen a ton of north America, but there's so much more.

How old are you? 40

How many countries have you been too? 5

Most exotic location? Venezuela

Reason you travel? fun

Place you would never go back to? none

Place you cannot wait to go again? Hawaii, Moab, Utah,costa Rica too many to list

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Venezuela

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? not yet

Continents? North and South America

Where would you live? Northern California

Next Trip? Rio de Janeiro!

All inclusives (yah or nay)? been there, it's not awful, but not ideal

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Las Vegas, I went to visit family

Worst driving and were you driving? Caracas, Venezuela - not driving

Longest you've been away? 3 months

Biggest surprise? Richmond, VA

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? No

Name that event you were at. Last game at the Forum in Montreal, 1996

Name that resturant. Wolfgang Puck's

[troutman]

How old are you? 44

How many countries have you been too? 20+

Most exotic location? Tierra Del Fuego

Reason you travel? Eat, pray, love

Place you would never go back to? Tijuana

Place you cannot wait to go again? France

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Flyfishing in Patagonia

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? n/a

Continents? NA, SA, EUR

Where would you live? San Francisco

Next Trip? Phoenix, this week

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Normally not

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Athens

Longest you've been away? 5 months

Biggest surprise? Lima, Peru

Appreciate home more having left? Yes

Still broke from your travels? No

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Had to sleep on the streets of Banos, Ecuador, Xmas Eve 1993

Been robbed? Ecuador - my SF Giant hat was stolen as I peeked out the window of a bus

Name that event you were at. 2000 New Years Eve, Koblenz Germany

Name that resturant. El Delfin Magico, Ecuador

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Aeneas

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

We went to Salzburg?

[Akai-Sesui]

How old are you? 27

How many countries have you been too? 22

Most exotic location? Thailand

Reason you travel? Expand my views of the world
Place you would never go back to? France

Place you cannot wait to go again? Japan

Place you've been that nobody goes to? Russia
Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No...maybe when I'm retired.

Continents? Everywhere but Antarctica Where would you live? Haven't decided that yet; the world's big and there are still lots of places to see.

Next Trip? South East AsiaAll inclusives (yah or nay)? Nah; i like stumbling around and getting lost. You actually get to see the place and experience the culture...well...only certain places allow for this.

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

Worst driving and were you driving? China...not me driving.
Longest you've been away? 3 months

Biggest surprise? France...in a bad way.

Appreciate home more having left? Bed at home always unique, and always the most comfortable.Still broke from your travels? Usually

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Ukraine...shady people following around. Had to detour to a police station.

Been robbed? Yes...was helped by some strangers, and got away without injury (and not a single penny lost)

Name that event you were at.
...Really can't remember

Name that restaurant.
Modern Toilet, Hong Kong.

[Addick]

How old are you? 24

How many countries have you been too? 20

Most exotic location? Morocco

Reason you travel? Pleasure, exploration, school, to learn, and pass time.

Place you would never go back to? I wouldn't want to go back to certain places but I'd never want to stop an adventure and they can take you anywhere.

Place you cannot wait to go again? I need to wreck some more Amsterdamage.

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Portsmouth.

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? Nope.

Continents? All but Antartica and Oceania.

Where would you live? Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, Sevilla, Stockholm, or Zurich.

Next Trip? Cowtown or Newcastle.

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Nay.

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Calgary, yes.

Longest you've been away? 5 Weeks.

Biggest surprise? Berlin.

Appreciate home more having left? Nope, just wanted to leave faster.

Still broke from your travels? Yes.

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

Been robbed? Yes, first time my family went back to London.

Name that event you were at: Chemical Brothers in Berlin Summer of '07 Euro Tour.

Name that restaurant: Aphrodite's Tavern, London.

[_Q_]

How old are you? 28

How many countries have you been too? 16

Most exotic location? Depends how exotic is defined, but if I had to pick some, Egypt, Syria & Jordan

Reason you travel? Work, pleasure and to visit relatives

Place you would never go back to? Edmonton, Mexico and Toronto if I had the choice

Place you cannot wait to go again? Montreal

Place you've been that nobody goes to? Qatar

Circumnavigated the world, what direction? No

Continents? North America, Europe, Africa (Egypt only), Asia (Middle East only)

Where would you live? Montreal and Dubai

Next Trip? Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon in December

All inclusives (yah or nay)? I have been once and will never do it again

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Dubai to visit relatives and not to go shopping

Worst driving and were you driving? Taking a taxi between Beirut and Damascus, I thought I was going to die about 60 times within a 2 hour span.

Longest you've been away? 4 months

Biggest surprise? Washington, DC. It is surprisingly very beautiful with a lot of things to do. The people there are also the smartest Americans I have ever met.

Appreciate home more having left? Surprisingly, only when I travel inside North America.

Still broke from your travels? No

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Can't remember

Been robbed? No

Name that event you were at. Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010

Name that restaurant.
Al-Majlis, Doha, Qatar

[J pold]

How old are you? 23

How many countries have you been too? 7

Most exotic location? San Pedro, Belize

Reason you travel? Why not?

Place you would never go back to? Rome...well I can't say that I would never go back but I'm in no hurry

Place you cannot wait to go again? London

Place you've been that nobody goes too? San Pedro, Belize. A small island off the mainland of Belize that you need to ride in a tiny private plane to access.

Continents? North America, Central America, Europe

Where would you live? London or New York, or any other major global financial hub

Next Trip? Mexico in May for a friends wedding

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Not exactly my thing but I've had a good time before

Place you've been but didn't go for the reason everybody else goes for? Can't really think of anything, in Europe I was a tourist, in Belize I was a fisherman, and in Mexico I was drunk. Well I guess I went to Mexico to visit family, most don't do that I suppose

Worst driving and were you driving? Rush Hour in Mexico City.

Longest you've been away? 3 weeks

Biggest surprise? Mexico City, amazing city

Appreciate home more having left? Always

Still broke from your travels? Nope I wouldn't go unless I could afford it

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? A couple of times in Mexico

Been robbed? Pick-pocketed in Italy, luckily it was an empty wallet

[Kswiss]

How old are you? 28

How many countries have you been too? 12

Most exotic location? Meurter Island, Croatia

Reason you travel? Internship/escape from normal life

Place you would never go back to? None really

Place you cannot wait to go again? Slovensky Raj, Slovakia, Prague Czech Republic

Place you've been that nobody goes too? Ostrava, Czech Republic

Continents? North America, Europe

Where would you live? Prague Czech Republic

Next Trip? Poland

All inclusives (yah or nay)? Never did it, but really want to try it

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

Worst driving and were you driving? Hitchhiking through Croatia

Longest you've been away? 10 months

Biggest surprise? Bratislava, Slovakia

Appreciate home more having left? Not until the end of my stay

Still broke from your travels? Nope,

The night you probably should have not made it home safe? Hitchhiked with crazy guy in Crotia

Been robbed? Friend got robbed in Amsterdam, but luckily I did not.

[Flabbibulin]

^^^^ Hey KSwiss, do you know anywhere in Calgary that you can buy Krusovice??

[Kswiss]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

^^^^ Hey KSwiss, do you know anywhere in Calgary that you can buy Krusovice??

Haha, actually I dont know in Calgary, funny i still have some though from the Prague airport....Im guessing the COOP liquor store would be a good bet. They have the Polish vodka burovka which is also good! Definitely missing the Radegast