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Posted On: Jan 11, 2012 18:51:40 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Jan 11, 2012 18:51:40 GMT -5
Do you do it much? Where have you been already, US and otherwise, and where would you go, given unlimited financial resources?
My dad's family grew up with month-long, transcontinental camping trips, so I guess you could say my dad caught a traveling bug or something. We started traveling when I was six or so, first around the US and later Europe. Over the years, I've visited about 28 states and 23 countries. I like traveling, though not for the see-the-museums-and-mountains. I'm interested in the culture, history, and language. Domestically, my favorite place I've visited in the US probably has to be Mount Rainier in Washington, and internationally, France and then Italy.
Personally, I'd love to go backpacking one summer through Europe, preferably before I finish college. The plane tickets are pretty expensive, but aside from that, backpacking is pretty cheap. I know people who have done entire summers for less than $2000. The problem is finding people to do it with :S Even if money wasn't a problem, I don't see any of my friends being interested.
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Posted On: Jan 11, 2012 19:10:24 GMT -5
Post by Umbra on Jan 11, 2012 19:10:24 GMT -5
Domestically, my favorite place I've visited in the US probably has to be Mount Rainier in Washington. When was this? I haven't even been to the mountain and I see it like every day. (Says something already, doesn't it?) I have cousins that have went mountain climbing there, though. I don't travel too much at all. The furthest I've been was to Texas on a family trip 11 years ago. Went counterclockwise through the states to get there. The second furthest I've been was to Idaho on a school trip a few years ago, in which we crossed through the state (Eastern Washington is MUCH different than Western Washington, where I live.) I've never been out of the country either. Not even to neighboring Canada. I could probably blame it on the fact that me nor does anyone else in my immediate family drive. Where would I want to go if I got all the financial support in the world? To see the seven wonders, maybe. Japan has been on the list for a while now, too. (Which I might actually have a chance to study abroad there if I get everything paid by scholarships that I have yet to apply for. Two people from my college actually went there last year on full scholarship so it does work. I need to stop procrastinating.)
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Posted On: Jan 11, 2012 19:21:14 GMT -5
Post by sukotsuto on Jan 11, 2012 19:21:14 GMT -5
I wish I can do that much traveling. I'm broke as the rest of the family, but when an opportunity presents itself, I would immediately set out and travel since I've always wanted to just go out and travel all over before truly settling down. The only places that I've been are the Philippines (where I was born), USA (where I'm at right now), Guam (not a country, but is a US territory where I lived for a couple of years) and Japan (as stopover for my US-Philippine travels, but only for a couple of hours).
I've always wanted to just be on the road a lot, wandering aimlessly from one place to another. Probably meet with some of the online friends I've known for some time IRL along the way.
Heck I'd love to also do that backpacking through Europe idea, as an excuse for me to go all over.
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Posted On: Jan 11, 2012 19:24:13 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Jan 11, 2012 19:24:13 GMT -5
I went to Mt. Rainier in the summer of 2001. I don't think it's all that unusual that you haven't been there. In my experience, locals never really ever visit the tourist spots, probably because they figure they have all the time in the world to do it. i.e., I've never been to the Statue of Liberty or Ground Zero.
How do you get around without being able to drive? I can understand not driving in NYC, SF or other similarly big cities, but you live in Olympia, right? Olympia seems too tiny to have a sophisticated public transit system.
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Posted On: Jan 11, 2012 19:37:25 GMT -5
Post by Umbra on Jan 11, 2012 19:37:25 GMT -5
Olympia actually does have a fairly big transit bus system called Intercity Transit. It services the surrounding cities Olympia and its surrounding cities (like Lacey where I actually live), as the name implies. I believe it was voted best transit bus service in America a few years ago.
The fact that my college ID gets me unlimited free rides with IT makes me have an even less incentive to drive. (Not to mention that parking is HORRIBLE at the college.)
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Posted On: Jan 11, 2012 19:38:42 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Jan 11, 2012 19:38:42 GMT -5
I wish I got free public transport. I easily spend at least a hundred dollars a month traveling to and from campus. MTA doesn't even offer a student discount.
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Posted On: Jan 12, 2012 18:09:28 GMT -5
Post by hikarihanazono on Jan 12, 2012 18:09:28 GMT -5
Man, you guys've always gone everywhere....I've only been to Tennessee and Arkansas (On the Way to Tennessee. )
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Posted On: Jan 14, 2012 3:33:45 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2012 3:33:45 GMT -5
I've gone to Saudia,UAE,Oman & Egypt..not to mention a few towns in Yemen.
so you can say that I like traveling a lot...getting to know more people is the best part of it.
I liked Oman more because the people there are unbelievably nice & kind...they say you can live in Oman even if you don't own an ID or a passport because no one would ask you to show them...
if I were to gain the ability to travel anywhere I'd visit NY,LA & Seattle in USA...I'd love to visit Malaysia,Indonesia or even Japan....England is on my list too
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Posted On: Jan 14, 2012 4:06:01 GMT -5
Post by Umbra on Jan 14, 2012 4:06:01 GMT -5
^ Isn't the tallest building in the world in UAE? Were you able to see it?
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Posted On: Jan 14, 2012 4:54:45 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2012 4:54:45 GMT -5
I've been able to see it while I was still outside Dubai...like 30 miles away!..or maybe more!
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Posted On: Mar 1, 2012 12:15:55 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Mar 1, 2012 12:15:55 GMT -5
Is it true what they say about Dubai, Kindo, about it being a comparatively liberal place, relative to the rest of the Middle East? I've heard rich Saudi Arabians often go there to drink (and in some cases, visit prostitutes) because the laws are considerably more relaxed.
(Then again, probably most places have more relaxed laws than Saudi Arabia. Wahhabism is a bit ridic.)
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Posted On: Mar 1, 2012 13:01:11 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2012 13:01:11 GMT -5
It's true but only in Dubai alcohol is allowed because of the large number of foreigners...
other states in UAE prohobits alcohol...
I think I told you before there is no such thing as Wahhabism in Saudia....it's just thier laws are a bit strict...if there were any....
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Posted On: Mar 1, 2012 13:14:55 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Mar 1, 2012 13:14:55 GMT -5
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Posted On: Mar 1, 2012 13:18:41 GMT -5
Post by supersonic1453 on Mar 1, 2012 13:18:41 GMT -5
I have been to China and a few islands in the Caribbean.
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Posted On: Mar 3, 2012 9:54:22 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2012 9:54:22 GMT -5
that historic information is true but the phrase "Wahhabism" IS wrong....we call the movment that happened in that era as "Renewal"
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