Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong (when it was a country)
China
Thailand
Vietnam
Philippines
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Bermuda
UK - England Wales Scotland
France
US -26 States
Canada -7 Provinces
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.
I see that you haven't been there, but I'd like to think New Orleans would be on your list of standouts. It certainly isn't like Milwaukee.
Thank you all for your responses, how kind of you to take the time! We now have 240 answers from the KU alumni and students. I will post the 'results' when my kid gets them compiled. CP'ers are the perfect sample because you're all different age groups and you're all educated. It should be interesting. So far from what I've browsed, Americans DO travel within the country, many have not been outside the US. Some of them have traveled extensively though. None have been to Cuba but one guy who flew in from Toronto. CP is a very well traveled group!
As for me:
Canada:
Ontario (lived)
Quebec (exchange)
BC (lived while in military)
USA:
South Dakota (lived)
Colorado (lived)
Missouri (lived)
Kansas (live now)
North Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Minnesota
Michigan
Idaho
Washington State
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Montana
Nevada
Iowa
Countries:
England
Ireland
Scotland
France
Belgium
Holland
Cuba
Jamaica
Mexico
Australia
New Zealand
I see that you haven't been there, but I'd like to think New Orleans would be on your list of standouts. It certainly isn't like Milwaukee.
was going to mention the same thing (I have not been post-Katrina); anyways to their point, while I understand that may North American cities for a variety of reasons may have a 'sameness' I think there are some US cities I really enjoy - NYC, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago, Washington, San Francisco topping the list
For those lamenting their limited traveling experiences based on seeing this thread, don't. This is a uniquely well-traveled group, I would think. None of the people I know have been to more than 4 or 5 countries.
As for my list:
Canada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec)
USA (Montana, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Texas)
UAE (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Quwain, Ras al Khaimah .... oh you didn't ask about Emirates)
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Bahamas
St. Maarten (not really a country)
St. Thomas (not really a country)
England
France
Germany
Netherlands
Egypt
Canada: Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
USA: Montana, Idaho, Washington, California, Florida, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New York, Illinois and Texas
Countries: England, France, Greece, India, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Antigua, Barbados, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Aruba, Curacao, St. Kitts and Venezuela
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.
I suspect many of us had one or more big trip where we checked off a few countries. In my case I worked in Finland then spent a month touring around Europe which checked off a number. Mrs. Furnace also has relatives in France so we go often (I've been 7-8 times) and have tried to fit in another country or two when we can. My list is also mostly the compilation of the past 20 years.
For vacation time, we both have careers where we were able to accumulate more weeks and are both at 6 weeks now which means a few trips a year. For example this year we will have 3 trips:
Panama
Finland (4th time), Estonia (2nd time), France (9th?)
Honduras (5th time)
Just thinking that's one thing in the survey which was missing, the number of times you've been to the same country. I think that changes things as it gives you more chance to get off the beaten path and something beyond the usual tourist sites.
Awesome the amount of travel CP has done, we should have a compiled list so we know who to ask for tips.
I knew a girl in Kitimat BC in her 20s who had only ever been to Terrace and Prince Rupert! Basically, she was never more than 200km for where she lived.
If you look at airfares from Terrace to anywhere, you will see why.
My list:
China * 2
Mexico
US
- WA
- OR
- CA
- MO
- WY
- ID
- MA
- NY
- TX
Canada
- BC
- AB
- SK
- MB
- ON
- QC
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.
Only for people for whom cities=places.
I find it disturbing how easily you toss landscape aside.
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I remember reading an article around the time they made passports mandatory for driving across the border. Only something like 30% of Americans had a passport as very few of them ever left the country. A big part of the reason was that they have such diverse climate and geography within their borders. Beautiful weather & beaches in Florida & California, desert in Arizona, mountains in Colorado, island living in Hawaii, etc.
It probably doesn't hurt that it's often cheaper for me (as a Canadian) to fly & vacation in another country as opposed to flying somewhere on the other side of Canada (ex: can fly to Orlando for way cheaper than it costs to get to the Maritimes).
I find it disturbing how easily you toss landscape aside.
He wouldn't say that if he'd been to Yellowstone National Park. Or Devil's Tower, Wyoming. Moab, Utah. Jamestown, Virginia. Mesa Verde, Colorado....... We live on an awesome continent, so much to see.
He wouldn't say that if he'd been to Yellowstone National Park. Or Devil's Tower, Wyoming. Moab, Utah. Jamestown, Virginia. Mesa Verde, Colorado....... We live on an awesome continent, so much to see.
Or the Everglades, the Devil's Millhopper, Kissimmee Prairie, Lake Okeechobee,Blue Springs hey those are just within a few hours drive of here.
haha, i don't think i will, i think i just like exaggerating how large canada is... 
