Travels

[RallySonsOfND]

I always like talking with people about different travels they've taken. So how well traveled are IE members? Where has everyone gone? (For vacation, work, military, etc everything counts!)

I've traveled to Costa Rica, Mexico (more times than I can count), Bahamas, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, England, France, Australia and New Zealand (currently here for the second time).

 

[NDPhilly]

Traveling to Italy in June. We'll be there 10 days. Starting in the north in Venice and going to, Padua, Bologna, Florence, Rome, and Naples. Can't wait.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

Canada - Lived a summer there

Spain - Ran with the Bulls July 1997

Europe - Austria was breath taking, France (eh), Spain is nice, Italy was kool, Switzerland was $$$$.

Israel - worked there for 3 months. Woman are second to none (i was single then)

Ireland - My job sent me there for 3 weeks

 

[Irish2015]

Only a freshmen in college, but I've been to Switzerland(my favorite country), France, Italy, Spain(Barcelona-great city), the Dominican Republic and Hawaii. Also been to about half the states.

 

[RallySonsOfND]

Travelling is probably my second favorite thing.

All the tropical places I've been were vacations. And my family has a beach-condo in Florida that is the main spring break spot.

England and France were for college. (Best 3 credits ever)

My current New Zealand stint is my semester abroad. (Friendliest people on the planet)

When I graduate college next spring I get to go on a first-class trip with my grandpa, haven't decided yet where to go.


Next on my travel to-do list is a Route 66 road trip.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

On my list for the future:

Brazil

New Zealand

 

[Walter White]

Sadly, I've only been to Canada a couple times and Puerto Rico once. Prettiest place I've been was Hawaii but not sure that counts since its still in the U.S.

Puerto Rico was for a church mission trip back when I was in high school. Beautiful Island but I didn't get to see much of it because I was working on building a house.

Went to Toronto for vacation when i was younger and got to go the hockey hall of fame which was awesome. Touched the real Stanley Cup! Toronto was also an alright city.

The other time my Senior year in high school, my ice hockey team won a silver sticks tournament and got to go complete for the finals in a small town just north of Grand Rapids. We surprised people up there by beating a few teams while being from Tennessee. It was fun listening to the Canadian coaches berate their players for losing to a bunch of Southerners.

 

[RallySonsOfND]

On my list for the future:

Brazil

New Zealand

To do New Zealand right:

1.) Rent a car

2.) Give yourself AT LEAST 2 weeks. (You will be busy everyday but won't see anywhere close to everything.)

3.) If you are an adrenalin junkie spend at least 4 days in Queenstown (can do anything ridiculous you can think of there)

 

[TerryTate]

Costa Rica (Manuel Antonio, Jaco)
St. Lucia
Cayman Islands
Montreal
Whistler
London
Bermuda
Prague
Puerto Rico

 

[gkautz10]

Traveling to Italy in June. We'll be there 10 days. Starting in the north in Venice and going to, Padua, Bologna, Florence, Rome, and Naples. Can't wait.

Went to Italy for 3 weeks last January. I also started in Venice. Best place you will ever visit. Have fun, it was the time of my life!

 

[Walter White]

On my wish list of destinations:

Norway

Peru

India

Southern Germany during Octoberfest

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

Born in Madrid, Spain.

I have lived in Germany, Canada, Washington, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, and Georgia.

Been to nearly all states except Alaska and Hawai'i.

Traveled to the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic.

 

[Rack Em]

Canada
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
England - London
Scotland - Edinburgh
Sweden - Stockholm
France - Paris
Germany - Berlin, Munich
Austria - Vienna
Italy - Venice, Florence, Assisi, Rome
Spain - Barcelona
(My trips to Amsterdam and the Canary Islands was cancelled due to the Iceland volcano)

Going back to Rome to study abroad for 4 weeks this summer and then Strasbourg for 1.5 weeks.

 

[Rack Em]

Southern Germany during Octoberfest

Go to Munich in March during their Starkbierzeit. It's way less touristy and every place has their own dark beer they bust out for the 2 weeks. Mad fun.

 

[D-BOE34]

I love to travel. I haven't really been out of the country besides Mexico a few times. I plan on skiing the Swiss Alps. I have been to Hawaii and damn near every other state. Work sends me to California every month for 3 weeks at a time, so I get to see all of that "country". Somewhere I had never been before this so I am making as much of it as I can.

 

[gkIrish]

About 30 states
Canada and Mexico
Cruised the Caribbean
Greece about 10 times including semester abroad
Italy
Spain
UK
France

New Zealand, Germany, Japan, and Thailand are at the top of my list

 

[Irishnuke]

Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
London
Hawaii x 6
Victoria, Canada
Hong Kong
Singapore
Perth, Australia x 2
Hobart, Tasmania
Bahrain
Japan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cayman Islands
Belize
Cozumel
And of course...Tijuana

 

[Fbolt]

Been to many states, including Hawaii and Alaska. Lived in Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Maryland.

Travels to many countries outside the US: Canada, Mexico, Panama, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and currently living in Singapore.

Wish list: Ireland and India.

 

[BGIF]

47 States (missing The Dakotas, Wyoming)

Canada - Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria

Mexico - Acapulco, Juarez, Tijuana

Anguilla

Bermuda

St Martens

Saant Martin

Austria - Salzburg, Vienna, Innsbruck, Kitzbuhl, Zell Am See, Spittal, Villach

Austraila -Sidney and Blue Mountains

Belgium - Brussels, Leige, Bastogne

Demark - Copenhagen and environs

England - Represented British Company. Lectured at U. of Leeds. Manchester, Stoke on Trent, London and environs

France - Paris, Nantes, Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse

Germany - Stationed in Hohenefels, Bavaria with USAEUR, later represented 3 German companies. Pretty much everything from Dusseldorf southward along Rhine Valley to Switzerland and west, Cologne, Koblenz, Frankfurt, Heidleberg, Pforzheim, Frieburg, Stuttgart, Ravensburg, Fussen, Garmish, Ulm, Augsburg, Munich, Dachau, Regensburg, Nuremburg, Rothenburg, Dinkelsbuhl Wursburg, Grafenwehr, Passau, Aachen ...

Greece -Crete and Athens

Holland - Eindhoven, Venloe

Iceland - Reykavik

Ireland - From Dublin (Certified Guinness MasterPourer, Powerscourt, Glendalough, New Ross, Waterford, Cork, Cobh, Kinsale, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen, Bantry, Killarney, Ballinskellig, Castelmaine, Inch, Dingle, Slea Head, Tralee, Limerick, O'Briensbridge, Ennis, Cliffs of Mohr, Miltown Malbay, Lahinch, The Burren, Galway, Claddagh, Clifden, Westport, Castlebar, Rosscommon, Athlone,

Italy - Represented an Italian company. Bolzano, Casteggio, Florence, Milan, Rome, Tuscany, Po Valley, Venice

Lichtenstein - Vaduz

Luxemburg - Luxemburg

Monaco

New Zealand - ChristChurch

Norway - Oslo

Sweden - Malmo, Stockholm

Switzerland -Basel, Bern, Luzern, Davos, Maloja Kulm, St Moritz, Zurich, Zug, Altdorf, Andermatt

Tahiti - Papeete

Thailand - Bangkok

Taiwan - Taipei

 

[notredomer23]

I have been to Indiana if that counts haha. I have never been south of Delaware, north of Maine, and West of Illinois. I was supposed to go to Italy for two weeks this summer but that trip got canceled. In college I am definitely going to do a semester abroad to Italy and since travel is so inexpensive over there I hope to see a few other countries in Europe.

 

[IrishinTN]

I'm obviously not as well-traveled, but have been to Alaska, the Bahamas and Germany when it was still two Germanys, which was amazing. Spent 6 hours in East Berlin. To be able to visit a real communist country and see how things really are there makes me want to punch people in the face who scream this country is a facist country.

 

[dshans]

New Zealand, Germany, Japan, and Thailand are at the top of my list

And I understand that they have potential ...

 

[dublinirish]

USA, Mexico, Peru, UK, Germany, Holland, Spain, France, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Luxembourg, Belguim, Denmark..

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

I have lived in Panama, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Naples, Italy. Been to too many places to list but some of my favorite places are:
Costa Rica
Chile
Dominican Republic ( Punta Cana)
Southern Germany, Switzerland, Innsbruck Austria
London, Paris, Rome, Normandy
Israel was beautiful as well.

All in all been to over 40 countries and love to travel. The places I want to visit the most would be Russia, China and probably Thailand.

 

[Old Man Mike]

The summer after I graduated from ND, four of us got on a retrofitted Dutch government military ship [with about 60-70 other college kids] and set sail for Europe. At that ancient time, sailing on a "college ship" was by far the cheapest conventional way to go. The Atlantic crossing was eight days. We landed in Rotterdam, were taken by the trip providers to Amsterdam, rented a Volkswagen bug, and went off to "circle" western Europe. With bad initial planning, we had to sleep in or under the bug that first night just east of the great dike that holds back the sea. We bought tent equipment the next day, and then camped around Europe for 50 days.

We managed to get through Soviet checkpoints [with very grim looking guards brandishing automatic weapons] and drive across to Berlin [the wall still very intact]. Then it was back out, down the Rhine, visiting several castles, to Munich, Vienna, Austrian Alps, Venice, Assisi, Rome [5 days], Vatican with a mass with Pope John 23rd --- one of my buddies was going into the priesthood and had contacts, Herculaneum, Naples, Pisa, Florence, Italian Riviera [we had a friend], Monaco, Barcelona, Carcassone, Andorra, The Cro-Magnon painted Lascaux caves [turned out we were in the last tourist season allowing you into the real ones], Lourdes, Paris [5 days], including Notre Dame and the Louvre, of course, London [5days], Stonehenge [I insisted], Brussels, Rotterdam and back home. LOTS happened and it was a great mind-expander to the world outside.

Since then I've been privileged to return to many of those places, plus Ireland, Scotland, [looked for the Loch Ness Monster but no luck --- did meet all the guys who "professionally" try, though], Mexico, especially the pyramid ruins, and the main Mayan sites, and Guadeloupe, Egypt, Peru, including Macchu Picchu and the Plain of Nazca, and the Amazon. and Ecuador and the Galapagos. Through all of that, not to slight Canada's wonderful stuff nor our own, I've never had a bad trip. It's been wonderful and blessed, but now this old body can't go anymore --- but that's OK; I've seen as much as anyone "has a right to" as it is.