Popular Post tonyh29 13,130 Posted April 22, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Herman22 said: What is your favorite country that you have visited? Always a tricky one to answer and I don’t think I could give a single choice , so rather than favourite I’ll answer with for the unexpected then Myanmar .. it was a country run by the military with a hard nosed reputation , we expected to be relaxing in the hotel in the evenings , reality was it’s got a nightlife that meant getting home pissed at 6am , if Bangkok is your thing then forget BKK head to Myanmar instead you’ll get the same sort of scene but with less chance of being infected with the pox afterwards . That said a few days and you’ve seen everything the place has to offer , so it’s appeal would soon wear off .. for uniqueness then it would have to be North Korea , I mean you won’t get an experience like it anywhere else on the planet ... the feeling that you are taking part in the Trueman show , the surreal atmosphere of going to the Mass games with Kim Jong Un standing a hundred feet away from you being cheered and cheered ... and cheered because nobody wants to be the first one to stop cheering ... and the games itself is arguably the greatest show on earth ... oh and the military parade with thousands of tanks , I’ve never been so happy to throw a shirt away as it was ruined by diesel fumes ... I went in 2012 and again in 2018 ,(with my son ) the progress and change in those 6 years is staggering ... It’s not a place without flaws though ie the lack of Human rights etc Iran would probably win best overall country it’s not at all as you’d expect it to be .. friendly people who basically just want to welcome you , chat with you and share tea , the chance to visit Persepolis and find you are the only people there , the beauty of towns like Isfahan with its stunning mosques and gardens , Tehran for a contrast with a more concrete jungle type feel but overlooked by snow capped mountains In a look back fondly countries then special mentions would go to China, Armenia and Kazakstan but realistically ,with the exception of Slovakia, I think just about every country I’ve been to has something that would allow me to give it a “best of” award of some description 6 Link to post Share on other sites
theboyangel 7,058 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just off the top of my head united kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Lichtenstein, Andorra, Luxembourg, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Yugoslavia (Pre Balkan war), Greece, Cyprus, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Japan, Australia, America Link to post Share on other sites
Adam_ 43 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Austria, Belgium, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, UK(lol), USA, Vatican So, 23 countries... think that's all of them! Favourite probably Costa Rica & Mexico. Love Italy too and Thailand was good. Next up... bugger all at this rate! Thinking Switzerland. Link to post Share on other sites
fightoffyour 3,930 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 (edited) On 15/10/2019 at 10:02, fightoffyour said: Just added 2 last week so I'll make my first list here: ArgentinaArmenia Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt FranceGeorgia Germany Greece Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Laos Malaysia Malta Mexico Morocco Nepal Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovakia Spain Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) United States of America Uruguay Vatican City Vietnam = 45 (48) Haven't been anywhere new since here, but there's a little game between friends to guess and then find out how many countries we've all been to cumulatively so I came back to check my list and realised I missed off Romania (Bucharest / Summer Well Festival) a short while just before Georgia in 2019. Bolded Austrailia too for all of the 2019 (and 2020, none ) new entries: ArgentinaArmeniaAustralia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt FranceGeorgia Germany Greece Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Laos Malaysia Malta Mexico Morocco Nepal Netherlands Norway Poland PortugalRomania Singapore Slovakia Spain Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Vatican City Vietnam = 45 Will hopefully be able to visit some friends who've moved to Switzerland soon ish, and got plans/hopes for Japan and South Korea which might involve a layover in China somewhere or Doha (been to the aiport before but not the city tour that time sadly) to bring me nicely up to 49 not 50. Edit: had counted one too many Edited February 23 by fightoffyour Link to post Share on other sites
Wainy316 9,706 Posted Wednesday at 10:50 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 On 10/09/2019 at 10:49, Wainy316 said: That puts me on 38. Expect to at least add Canada and Norway next year with the latter becoming my 40th. They'll be partying in the streets of Oslo with that honour I'm sure. Still haven't hit 40, or 39 for that matter. Stooooopid virus. Link to post Share on other sites
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