| Top 5 part 5 08:33 - Apr 2 with 2447 views | eastangliaisblue |
So todays top five is countries you've been to.
In no particular order.
New Zealand - Scenery like no other.
Bolivia - Has a wildness to it and slight danger. (Mostly because of poor mountain roads and clapped out buses.)
Tibet - I know technically it's part of China but is most certainly a occupied territory. The people are the most friendly and humble i have ever met.
Sri Lanka - Beautiful hill stations, Beautiful beaches, Beautiful food.
Slovenia - Reminds me of New Zealand but with history.
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| Top 5 part 5 on 12:29 - Apr 2 with 670 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Top 5 part 5 on 11:33 - Apr 2 by StokieBlue |
Sounds incredible.
Any yeti sightings?
SB |
Only us after a month in the field! |  |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 12:34 - Apr 2 with 663 views | WeWereZombies |
| Top 5 part 5 on 12:18 - Apr 2 by SomethingBlue |
Goreme, that takes me back! Spent some time there in 2009 during a summer that (long story) I don't think I will ever forget. On some days Turkey would easily be in my top five — one of those places that just seem infinite in possibility. |
Did you get up to those rock churches on the east side of town, breathtaking for the antiquity, the decoration and the view. And Pigeon Valley with the old guy who camouflages the tunnel mouth and then acts the hero as he reveals the entrance that 'only locals know about'. |  |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 12:44 - Apr 2 with 656 views | SomethingBlue |
| Top 5 part 5 on 12:34 - Apr 2 by WeWereZombies |
Did you get up to those rock churches on the east side of town, breathtaking for the antiquity, the decoration and the view. And Pigeon Valley with the old guy who camouflages the tunnel mouth and then acts the hero as he reveals the entrance that 'only locals know about'. |
Definitely remember the rock churches, quite something! And the "Fred Flintstone" hostel, which was partly built into one of the caves and not blessed with top-notch sanitation to put it mildly, but great fun. And seeing it all from a hot air balloon with a Canadian girl I'd met in Fethiye a couple of weeks previously. Stunning part of the world. |  |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 12:56 - Apr 2 with 644 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
USA - Geographic diversity
Cuba - Culture and beautiful Caribbean
Switzerland - prettyness/quality of life
Scotland - nature/scenery
Greece - history | | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 13:28 - Apr 2 with 634 views | Romeo4 |
France
India
Portugal
Scotland
N Ireland |  | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 14:16 - Apr 2 with 622 views | Epiphone |
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Indonesia
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| Top 5 part 5 on 15:11 - Apr 2 with 611 views | Lord_Lucan |
Thailand - love the place, love the people
Hong Kong - 24 hour party town
Netherlands - see both above
India - laid back, weather, food
Germany - I just love The Gerries |  |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 15:21 - Apr 2 with 610 views | unstableblue |
Really fancy Slovenia and Tibet.... for me:
1. Nepal - if you haven't been and can (at some point in the future), go; albeit places I trekked to now have roads! so imagine changed a lot
2. Mexico - I have travelled extensively through Mexico, from Mexico City, to the old mining towns, to the Pacific surf coast to the hipee chic of Tullum and the Yucutan - great place
3. Thailand - sadly many many places I've been are now pretty fecked up by tourism (Koh Chang), but Bangkok and the Andaman side more remote islands remain just brilliant - the food and people are the highlight (albeit the people are not always what they seem, and I'm not talking lady boys)
3. Cambodia - this may be because I went during a coup, and walked an empty Angok What with some mates, but Phnom Penh for example is crazy and exhilirating.
4. India - hard travelling, but well worth it... I particularly like Rajhastan and Kerala, very different places
5. Greece - the med gets no better than in Greece, Island hopping just fantastic, greek salads do get boring
Other mentions Japan, Hong Kong, Australia (specifically South Australia and Tasmania, with Sydney remaining one of the best cities), the U-S-A is just frickin crazy but I do love Seattle and New York, Costa Rica
Ooooh look at me with all my travel destinations!
Don't recommend China or many parts of Africa, plus places like Dubai |  |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 16:32 - Apr 2 with 589 views | eastangliaisblue |
| Top 5 part 5 on 15:21 - Apr 2 by unstableblue |
Really fancy Slovenia and Tibet.... for me:
1. Nepal - if you haven't been and can (at some point in the future), go; albeit places I trekked to now have roads! so imagine changed a lot
2. Mexico - I have travelled extensively through Mexico, from Mexico City, to the old mining towns, to the Pacific surf coast to the hipee chic of Tullum and the Yucutan - great place
3. Thailand - sadly many many places I've been are now pretty fecked up by tourism (Koh Chang), but Bangkok and the Andaman side more remote islands remain just brilliant - the food and people are the highlight (albeit the people are not always what they seem, and I'm not talking lady boys)
3. Cambodia - this may be because I went during a coup, and walked an empty Angok What with some mates, but Phnom Penh for example is crazy and exhilirating.
4. India - hard travelling, but well worth it... I particularly like Rajhastan and Kerala, very different places
5. Greece - the med gets no better than in Greece, Island hopping just fantastic, greek salads do get boring
Other mentions Japan, Hong Kong, Australia (specifically South Australia and Tasmania, with Sydney remaining one of the best cities), the U-S-A is just frickin crazy but I do love Seattle and New York, Costa Rica
Ooooh look at me with all my travel destinations!
Don't recommend China or many parts of Africa, plus places like Dubai |
China was hard going once i got out of the main cities like Beijing and Xi'an. The people weren't always the friendliest i found. Might of been the language barrier that didn't help. | | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 17:43 - Apr 2 with 569 views | NewcyBlue |
| Top 5 part 5 on 16:32 - Apr 2 by eastangliaisblue |
China was hard going once i got out of the main cities like Beijing and Xi'an. The people weren't always the friendliest i found. Might of been the language barrier that didn't help. |
I’ve never liked China. Never enjoyed going ashore there, hate joining ship there too. |  |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 18:58 - Apr 2 with 561 views | Pecker |
South Africa
Italy
Jamaica
Canada
England |  | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 19:41 - Apr 2 with 552 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Vietnam,
Poland,
Denmark,
Greece,
Spain. [Post edited 2 Apr 2020 19:42]
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| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 19:51 - Apr 2 with 547 views | azuremerlangus |
1. South Georgia - 900 miles from the Falklands - best remote place in the world for wildlife
2. Hong Kong (pre-97) - The place I always wanted to go and did it in '88 - the year of the dragon.
3. Monsterrat (pre, during and post-volcano) - my favourite caribbean island (still)
4. Guatemala - mental place for a night out (story for another day...)
5. Virgin Islands (British) - there are better places to dive/snorkel but this place is the home of Pussers Rum!!! [Post edited 2 Apr 2020 19:59]
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| Top 5 part 5 on 20:25 - Apr 2 with 532 views | eastangliaisblue |
| Top 5 part 5 on 17:43 - Apr 2 by NewcyBlue |
I’ve never liked China. Never enjoyed going ashore there, hate joining ship there too. |
Because of the people? | | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 20:32 - Apr 2 with 532 views | Theonlywayisup |
Australia......so much space most people very laid back and the sun.
Germany......Vibrant full of fun and the beer is awesome.
UAE....Unbelievably clean and so friendly.
Thailand....some of the scenery is breathtaking.
USA.....Have to include this purely because of Las Vegas. | | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 20:45 - Apr 2 with 529 views | Meadowlark |
Zaire
Yemen
Pakistan
S. Korea
Trinidad |  | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 20:54 - Apr 2 with 527 views | NewcyBlue |
Mostly. Spitting everywhere, smoking, the Chinese authorities are truly dreadful.
It never feels like a clean place to be.
When they come on to the ship they are always looking for something to steal. We have to take the brass caps off our fire hydrants or they will go missing. They steal batteries out of the lifebuoys lights. Sometimes they steal complete lights. | |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 20:55 - Apr 2 with 526 views | azuremerlangus |
| Top 5 part 5 on 20:54 - Apr 2 by NewcyBlue |
Mostly. Spitting everywhere, smoking, the Chinese authorities are truly dreadful.
It never feels like a clean place to be.
When they come on to the ship they are always looking for something to steal. We have to take the brass caps off our fire hydrants or they will go missing. They steal batteries out of the lifebuoys lights. Sometimes they steal complete lights. |
A bit like Liverpool then? | |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 21:01 - Apr 2 with 521 views | NewcyBlue |
| Top 5 part 5 on 20:55 - Apr 2 by azuremerlangus |
A bit like Liverpool then? |
I did 3 months on a Dublin-Birkenhead ferry.
A guy in the port of Birkenhead asked me “how did you get into being on the ships?”
I asked him if he had ever heard of being press ganged. He hadn’t so I explained it to him.
To this day there is someone in Birkenhead telling his mates that. | |
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| Top 5 part 5 on 21:03 - Apr 2 with 519 views | eastangliaisblue |
| Top 5 part 5 on 20:54 - Apr 2 by NewcyBlue |
Mostly. Spitting everywhere, smoking, the Chinese authorities are truly dreadful.
It never feels like a clean place to be.
When they come on to the ship they are always looking for something to steal. We have to take the brass caps off our fire hydrants or they will go missing. They steal batteries out of the lifebuoys lights. Sometimes they steal complete lights. |
The spitting is something that got me. It seems everybody is constantly doing it.
I don't like to generalise people but there is something about the Han Chinese. I think they do tend to have a bit of racism about them. I certainly felt that's how they are towards Tibetans. | | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 21:08 - Apr 2 with 512 views | Ace_High1 |
Australia, Australia, Australia - can't beat it would happily move out there.
If I do this properly:
Australia
USA
Spain
Italy
Portugal |  | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 22:17 - Apr 2 with 489 views | Churchman |
Meagre offerings compared to many on here, but for me:
Canada - British Columbia, Alberta are beautiful. The east is nice too and the Canadian people
Malaysia - Fascinating place.
USA - Always feel comfortable there. Some amazing places to see and wonderful people
Malta - Yes, it’s a shambles, but I’ve always loved it. Valletta: wonderful place and what a history.
Greece - Again, because of the people more than anything else. |  | | |
| Top 5 part 5 on 22:29 - Apr 2 with 487 views | allezlesbleus |
South Africa - amazing diversity, people, culture and scenery. Superb meat and seafood.
France - stunning scenery and history. Great wine and seafood.
England - such much to love in such a small country. No country offers such a diverse range of pubs / bars as England / UK. Also home to the best football club in the world.
Brazil - once again, the diversity appeals - from the stunning beaches and coastline, to the vast nature of the Amazon.
*Edited - for some reason, I forgot Thailand. Only been once, around 25 years ago, but that was fantastic.
Scandinavia - I can't pin it down to one country, as I have only spent the odd couple of days in a few of the Scandinavian countries. I really enjoyed their friendliness and willingness to party. It also felt clean, fresh and healthy (even with some blinding hangovers). [Post edited 2 Apr 2020 22:33]
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| Top 5 part 5 on 22:35 - Apr 2 with 482 views | allezlesbleus |
| Top 5 part 5 on 15:11 - Apr 2 by Lord_Lucan |
Thailand - love the place, love the people
Hong Kong - 24 hour party town
Netherlands - see both above
India - laid back, weather, food
Germany - I just love The Gerries |
I think the Germans are great. Very welcoming, know how to enjoy a few pints and a party. | | | |
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