How many different countries have you been to?

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How many different countries have you been to?

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Post by Valigarmander » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:44 am

I have nothing to say here, because as of yet I've never traveled outside the U.S. :sob:

But I'm interested in seeing how well-traveled the rest of you are.

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Post by Calamity Panfan » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:49 am

I've been to Canada multiple times (though not since I was in grade school probably) and Germany. I've also been in the Netherlands but that was just a layover in Amsterdam and I didn't leave the airport.

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Post by United Nations » Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:09 am

Currently in Canada. I've also been to England, Scotland, S. Korea, China briefly, Thailand, and the Cayman Islands.

One of the chaperones on this trip has been to 49 countries and 49 states! :eek: I'm so jealous!

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Post by I am nobody » Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:01 am

Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, England, Wales, Ireland, Spain, Japan, and technically Germany via the Frankfurt airport.

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Post by Marilink » Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:19 am

Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and I had a layover in Brazil. That's it, though.

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Post by I REALLY HATE POKEMON! » Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:00 am

Only America, but I wouldn't want to leave. Every country but Canada has horror stories attached to it which I want no part of, and I have little interest in Canada so it's staying at 1.

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Post by I am nobody » Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:25 am

^What are the horror stories about Liechtenstein? Or the Faroe Islands? And Canada has some really nasty unsolved serial killings.

I'm not going to tell you you're wrong for being content where you are, but it's a little hard to believe that you've found something to hate about all but two countries that isn't also true of them.

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Post by Random User » Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:26 am

I have unfortunately never been outside the US, nor have I even gotten my passport. I want to, though. I live like 3 hours from Montreal and I'm currently learning French so I'd love to start my international travels there.

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Post by MeowMan » Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:05 am

1 (the US)

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Post by Apollo the Just » Sun Feb 04, 2018 1:20 pm

Canada (once, to visit my aunt and uncle)
France (a lot. My grandparents lived there before they passed, my Great-Aunt still lives there, and my dad grew up there/my sister was born there so there are lots of family ties. We used to go every holiday season because my dad has a lot of frequent flier miles from his job.)
Japan (twice. Once to visit my sister alongside a mutual friend, which my dad also covered with his miles, and another time I saved up for on my own to visit my sister, girlfriend at the time, and friend - all of whom lived in the country for totally independent reasons.)
Italy (a couple times; I always visited Southern France near the border and a couple times we made day trips to Italy)
Australia (IT WAS LAME AND SUCKED lmao jk it was fkin awesome just hot as balls; first time on the Southern hemisphere though and I'd like to go back sometime)

I'm super lucky because I was able to travel a lot as a kid thanks to my dad's job. And as an adult I've been really bad at saving money because any time I made enough to cover an international plane ticket I would immediately spend it on an international plane ticket. #NoRegrets tho and I'm also definitely lucky to have made enough to cover such expensive travel at all, and to have friends overseas who can help house me <3

I like visiting people, not places, I guess. Or rather I use people as an excuse to visit places. I don't think I'd want to travel if I didn't know people situated at the destination because I hate feeling lost, unanchored, or tourist-y. Having a local friend helps me feel slightly less tourist-y.

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Post by smol Kat » Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:08 pm

I've also not left the States but my goal is to visit all of the states. So far I've lived in three (OR, GA, MD) and been to thirteen others (CA, NV, NM, IL, TX, TN, FL, VA, WV, PA, MA, NJ, and NY). Also have driven through both Carolinas but never stopped for more than a bite to eat (that Maryland-Georgia drive is long af). I've also had a layover in Colorado.

I think that's it??

e: also I am 100% with AJ on the preferring to know people where you're visiting thing and I'm also not the kind of person who plans their itinerary ahead of time; it makes me feel trapped
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Post by Deku Tree » Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:31 pm

Outside of the US, it's England, Ireland, Germany, and Austria. And Turkey if you count the airport.

12 States too.
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Post by CaptHayfever » Sun Feb 04, 2018 4:37 pm

Just 1 country so far. (I don't even have a passport yet.)

But 22 states!
Live in: MO
Significant visits to: IL, AR, CA, CO, TX, MI, OH, TN, FL, SC
Slept the night in: OK, MS, GA
Passed through/briefly entered: WI, IN, KY, LA, AL, UT, KS, NC

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Post by Marilink » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:02 pm

Oh, cool site, Capt.

39 States and 2 Canadian Provinces far. I’d like to turn anything that’s White or Red into, at the very least, Amber.

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Post by I am nobody » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:36 pm

32 states and 2 provinces for me:

I definitely want to see the rest of the Pacific Coast and AK/HI as well as some of the northern plains states. Not likely to ever go to the others.

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Post by Marilink » Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:57 pm

^Yellowstone is a must, if you ever get to the Northwest part of the country. Yosemite, too. Lots of amazing National Parks out there.

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Post by I am nobody » Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:01 pm

Has anyone been to Iowa? So far it's a total whiff on the lists posted, even though most of the states around it are pretty common.

Poor Iowa.

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Post by Marilink » Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:04 pm

Despite being intimately familiar with basically the whole Midwest...no, I don’t believe I’ve ever set foot in Iowa

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Post by Booyakasha » Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:53 pm

All my dad's people are from Iowa, so I've been there quite a few times.

As far as countries visited, I make three-----------Canada, Germany, and Austria.
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Post by Calamity Panfan » Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:58 am

21 states and 1 province

defined "seen a lot of" as at least staying three days

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