How many countries have you been to?

Wales (uni)
Scotland
Ireland
France
Austria
Spain
Italy
Vatican
Portugal
Croatia
Hungary
Morocco (lived)
Tunisia
Canada
Vietnam (lived)
Thailand
Cambodia
Malaysia (lived)
Singapore
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Hong Kong
South Korea
Japan

I also had a long layover in UAE where I technically entered the country but only to sleep in a Premier Inn so I don't count it. And I've probably had a piss in a service station in Switzerland.

I've not really bothered trying to rack up the countries though. I've been to a few places multiple times and done different things each time, and obviously I've seen quite a lot of the countries I've lived in.

I really want to do Indonesia, but that's fucked for now. Normally an £80 return flight from here too. And Taiwan. And I'd like to get back to Korea and the Philippines. And Japan. And I should do India and Australia while I'm in this part of the world. It's never ending.
 
Bovril said:
Pembroke coast is a beautiful part of the world. A walk from Manorbier to Castlemartin coastal route is a must for walkers, stunning.
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I know it. We're a stones throw away from Castlemartin as a family. The village is Angle.
 
Istanbul is probably the craziest place I've ever been to. It's a population of something like 14 million and the culture over there is haggle and get your business.

The hotelier recommended the Nevizade street for food and drink and the touts are absolute swines to get you in to their place. They block your path and start some bullshit conversation with you. Next thing you know you're sitting at a table with a menu in front of you.

I'm never shopping at the Grand Bazaar again. There's no prices and you've got to try and get them down as best you can. If you're not a sales kind of person like me then you've got no chance. I paid about £12 for my Fenerbahce scarf.

One thing with the Turks is that they are very proud people. Welcoming too.
 
nimrod said:
This thread is just a wankfest.
I've been to a lot of countries but no way would anyone persuade me to write a fucking list..... I'm way too cool for that.
:)
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Where have you not been, that you would like to see.

To my shame, I’ve never been to Scotland.
I’ve only driven across Wales. Usually in the early hours of the morning or the middle of the night.
I did stop once in a service station before reaching Anglesey.
The lady serving us was very pleasant.

Scandinavia
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Iceland

Would love to see Greenland.
Not going to happen though.
 
I'd like to go to Iceland. I was also due in Finland for the Nations League earlier this month but that was soon stopped.

I used to know an Icelandic girl back in the day. Single handedly the most eccentric lady I've ever known in my life. She was brilliant but absolutely nuts.
 
peoffrey said:
I'd like to go to Iceland. I was also due in Finland for the Nations League earlier this month but that was soon stopped.

I used to know an Icelandic girl back in the day. Single handedly the most eccentric lady I've ever known in my life. She was brilliant but absolutely nuts.
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Bjork?
 
peoffrey said:
I love to travel. It’s changed my life. I’ve been to:

France
America
Spain (three times)
Sweden
Serbia
Georgia
Germany (six times)
Denmark
Ireland
Albania
Hungary
Slovakia
Turkey
Azerbaijan

Anyone beat that?
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I see that you haven't been to Greece. Could it be connected to the above emboldened country?

I've not been to South America, Africa, Oceania, Asia. I like to keep to a place where I can get a 'koffie verkeerd' or similar. Thus, France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, Austria. And then the medical insurance is a small consideration. If I end up on the slab, I would want to make it as inexpensive as possible for Mrs Ewing to get me back to Blighty! Oh, forgot Malta - but I shan't be returning! And then there's Monaco, but I couldn't afford the property prices.
 
peoffrey said:
Istanbul is probably the craziest place I've ever been to. It's a population of something like 14 million and the culture over there is haggle and get your business.

The hotelier recommended the Nevizade street for food and drink and the touts are absolute swines to get you in to their place. They block your path and start some bullshit conversation with you. Next thing you know you're sitting at a table with a menu in front of you.

I'm never shopping at the Grand Bazaar again. There's no prices and you've got to try and get them down as best you can. If you're not a sales kind of person like me then you've got no chance. I paid about £12 for my Fenerbahce scarf.

One thing with the Turks is that they are very proud people. Welcoming too.
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I hate haggling too. Syria was much the same, and the souk at Aleppo was quite fun to watch others on the carpet stalls.
 
MillionMilesAway said:
I hate haggling too. Syria was much the same, and the souk at Aleppo was quite fun to watch others on the carpet stalls.
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-"Hey! Friend! Where you from?"
-"Wales!"
-"Oh Wales! Yeah!"
-"Do you know where Wales is?"
-"No!"

Istanbul was slightly too full on for my liking although I will go back. I'd like to take a boat across the Bosporus and get to Fenerbahche's ground that way.

There was lots of diversity in terms of visitors. Two German lads were on the next table and Ethiopian boys on the other side.
 
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