Where have you been? (Page 1 of 2)

Funny, that question firstly brought out a show-off in me who wanted everyone to know where I've been... and then straight after that I got all paranoid in case there's some hidden agenda to why you'd want to know that.

So I overcame the second part and tried to upload it, but don't know how.  Suffice it to say, where your pattern makes a nice red triangle, mine makes a nice red diagonal going from top left, to bottom right.

Nuff said!

Yeah, I figured that - I admit I can be paranoid.  Mind you, if I was listening to the paranoid 'voice', I wouldn't have said anything at all. 

But I'm learning to be more outspoken, and figure NR is the place to put that into practice.

I hope you weren't offended. And you certainly seem - from what I've read - that you've learned a lot from your travels, experiences and listening to others.

Here's where I've been.  I've been to Hong Kong on a stopover - but I felt ticking China would have been a bit of a misrepresentation!!

Aannsha

In all the countries I've been in, including those where you shouldn't drink tap water like in many South American countries, dirty drinking water is one thing that's never a problem because you ALWAYS buy bottled water which is usually sold everywhere and costs virtually nothing. Nobody, not even the locals drink the dirty water.

Strange diseases are far less common that you think, and the truth is you're probably just as likely to catch something nasty in America these days, particularly with all the contrails and what-not.

It's true that many police are corrupt but they are rarely a problem for tourists. The kinds of countries you are talking about here are, in most cases, doing everything possible to improve their image to tourists because they can bring a lot of much needed money into the economy. So tourists are rarely given hard time. Certainly in my experience anyway.

Believe me travelling is not scary. I can appreciate why you might say that because right now it's an unknown to you, and it's always the unknown that scares us. I remember the first time I went to South America (Peru) when I was about 21 and I was fairly apprehensive about it. But as always, the reality turned out to be completely different, and once you actually get to these countries you start to wonder what the hell you were ever scared of. That's not to say that problems don't exist, you always need to be on your guard and keeping your wits about you, just as you do anywhere else in the world. But I think statistically you're far more likely to be a victim of serious crime in the USA than you are in most South American countries.

haha - Wait, could we get a map that's zoomed in onto the Counties in my state !

or how'bout just the streets in my neighborhood!

OR

I somehow gather that a map of the astral realm or other extradimensional area could be more appropriate !

Ermolai......you've been to Morocco?   What was it like?    That's actually one place I've been very interested to go if I only had the money and resources.   We found a Dutch guy's website which was all about his travels through Morocco...it was very detailed.  There was a link for every major city or town, and tons and tons of pics, and tips and recommendations.   It was a virtual tour, pretty much.  Pretty cool!   Anyway, just wondering what you thought of it since you marked it off.....

Yes I really liked it. The festivals I went to during my trip were a disaster but I really liked the Moroccan people and the atmosphere which was both relaxed and alive -- always with something going on. The best was the silence, something I haven't heard anywhere in Europe. I went there hitchhiking, which was cheap... but it may take a bit longer to do this from the US

I foresee this, feritciva. In time. Or beyond it