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Iraq, Quwait, Syrie, UAE, Kenya, England, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and i live in Holland.

hopefully many more countries to come!

UAE is the first foreign country I've been to

23 for me, not counting one night in Bankok (and that's a song title).

I was stuck on 21 for ages then remembered the Maldives and Kuwait

24 if Gibraltar counts as a country...

What did you did during the 1 night in Bangkok? Isn't it strange that it sounds like Bang KOK---take out a K and add a C and another C.

puppypup wrote:What did you did during the 1 night in Bangkok? Isn't it strange that it sounds like Bang KOK---take out a K and add a C and another C.

Naughty. I was there for a business trip, but during the day I also went to see the Golden Palace, and night time I stayed in my hotel alone, very unusual for me to be good, maybe I was ill......


One Night in Bangkok (CHESS) Murray Head.

^ David Carradine just died in Thailand. Creepy. Yeah, I liked Kung Fu. I'm entitled to like Asian themed stuff even though I'm not Asian.

OMG just realized Thailand is pronounced TIE-LAND.

Ohh My list is So Small.... Mine Is Just 8!!.......

japan,singapore,france,holland,italy,austria,germany,hungary,romania & monaco.

judith09 wrote:japan,singapore,france,holland,italy,austria,germany,hungary,romania & monaco.

Boy o Boy!..... nice!.......

17 Countries, 102 Cities

I was in the UK recently for my first ever visit. I stayed in London and Edinburgh and move around in Scotland. In some way they seemed like two different countries.
I interacted quite intensively with some Scots during a climb and found them to be quite different from the Brits in London.

I LIKE ASIA, SUCH AS SOUTH KOREA , HONGKONG AND SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, GERMAN \FRANCE

vistasad wrote:I was in the UK recently for my first ever visit. I stayed in London and Edinburgh and move around in Scotland. In some way they seemed like two different countries.
I interacted quite intensively with some Scots during a climb and found them to be quite different from the Brits in London.

Er, they ARE different countries!

Also the world over you will find people from large cities very different from people from smaller cities or towns. That's quite normal and there are various psychological and sociological reasons for it

Edinburgh is a very civilised city. You could have walked down Union Steet in Glasgow after 11 pm, and you would have found another side of the UK also

Speedhump wrote:

vistasad wrote:I was in the UK recently for my first ever visit. I stayed in London and Edinburgh and move around in Scotland. In some way they seemed like two different countries.

Er, they ARE different countries!

Also the world over you will find people from large cities very different from people from smaller cities or towns. That's quite normal and there are various psychological and sociological reasons for it

Edinburgh is a very civilised city. You could have walked down Union Steet in Glasgow after 11 pm, and you would have found another side of the UK also

Point taken and I did some research. It's like having a Schengen visa and moving from Holland to Belgium. I found that Scotland has its own parliament and PM.
Wish people wrote in more detail about their experiences especially food. I tried Haggis and found it strange and varied. I had it a few more times and quite liked it. I was told Haggis is now being served in select London restaurants. Maybe we will see it in Dubai eateries?

Haggis is tasty if it's well spiced, and is now claimed to be an English rather than Scottish dish. This was in the UK news and backed up by some research or other. This was in response I think to some Scot claiming to have invented Chicken Tikka Masala, the bland and bright red version of curry acceptable to most British palates and on sale all over the UK (though there are many very good Indo/Pak restaurants in the UK also).


Haggis is English, historian says:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8180791.stm

Speedhump wrote:23 for me, not counting one night in Bankok (and that's a song title).

I was stuck on 21 for ages then remembered the Maldives and Kuwait

24 if Gibraltar counts as a country...

I can now add Hong Kong and Bali to the list, and I forgot the Channel Islands so 27!

Still stuck on 59 countries and have been for a few years now.Was travelling all over the place for about 25 years.Then i got bored of flying and bored of airports.
Have also been to a few countries more than once like Ukraine 15 times,Canada 12 times,Australia 6 times.(i`ve only counted different countries though)But since i`ve got married all we seem to do is go back to the countries i`ve already visited.
So maybe next year i`ll get to the 60 mark with family in tow.

I have been to 80 cities in 23 countries, in Asia, North America and Europe.

about 15, and 90 % in europe...

Prague, Karlovy Vary..both in Chzech Rep. Very nice...was twice in Prague....nice history and best architecture.
Istanbul, Turkey...twice....gooooood kabab. Waw.....second time I went just for eating it:)) ..and nice leather clothes.
Seoul, Korea....technology at her home.
Bahrain....)..all the cities, as the city is half hour by car. Nice sweets! And nice sea landscapes.
Paris, France....expensive shopping, but nice city....history and of course Louvre Museum, Sena river dinner.
Cairo, Egypt....try not to cross the street, as u may end dead:)...but nice city, very crowded and dusty. Be care about hotels...as u may choose a cheap one and end sleeping on used sheets. I stayed Intercontinental City...recommendation.
Inside UAE...everywhere, but a must is Fujairah resort...
Mekka, Madina, KSA....nice cities, only if u are a Muslim, as for sure u are going to pray. Is not allowed to wear revealing clothes.
Athens, Greece....nice nice....old city, culture and nice shops. and u may buy a fake designer bag from the Somali vendours running around with sheets full of LV or Prada bags:)
Bucharest, Constantza, Iasi, Brasov(beautiful mountains), Cluj, Danube Delta(fishing), ......many more..all in Romania...all culture and history.

I've been to Dubai and many cities in India..

50 so far, 34 since moving to the Middle East in 1986

I was in Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Egypt, Israel and Palestine. Now I live in Poland.

I have been to Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Turkey, Indonesia so far.

i've been to Korea, Hongkong, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, UK and France. I'm living here in Dubai for a year now. Looking forward to more tours this year.

Hong Kong and Tai Wan, they are not countries. They are parts of China.