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04-08-2012, 11:48 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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46 for me with no airport stops. Most has been in the service of Uncle Sam. I have 6 more lined up in the next few months.
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04-08-2012, 03:23 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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USA (not Hawaii or Alaska), Puerto Rico, USVI, Canada
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04-08-2012, 04:50 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Eastern USA
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04-08-2012, 07:43 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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The number of places I reported earlier might seem high, but the truth is that I have such superficial knowledge of those places, either just passing through or spent just a night or two.
To really travel the world, one cannot do it by airplanes. The world looks small when one is cruising at 35,000 ft altitude and at speed of 500-600mph. But when one is on a ground vehicle, it is a totally different thing!
A few years back, I read a couple of books by Jim Rogers, an eccentric billionaire who toured the world twice with ground vehicles. The first trip was on a motorcycle, and the second time in a specially built SUV. Each trip took a couple of years. He talked about traveling through war-torn countries, and places where there were no roads. Each time he crossed the borders, he had to deal with customs and immigration. He bought and eat local food, negotiated and arranged for transportation and repair of his vehicles.
Now, that is a real word traveler. I will have to check out and read his books again.
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04-08-2012, 07:49 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
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My total so far is 24 !
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04-08-2012, 11:25 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: West Tx
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1 besides the US. Pretty sad.
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04-09-2012, 01:08 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by NW-Bound
To really travel the world, one cannot do it by airplanes.
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Does hitchhiking, (and using local buses/trains), count? Did a fair bit of that in "my time".
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04-09-2012, 05:10 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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35, 30 or so of which I've visited more times than I can remember. I'm on my 3rd passport in 12 years, the first two having had additional pages added twice (the limit), the third has one set of additional pages that is now almost full, and I need to find a two-week "no-travel-period" so I can have the embassy add more pages again.
85-90% of the above is for work.
Been to more countries that I have been to US states.
I wanna go home...and stay there.
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04-09-2012, 05:36 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Central MS/Orange Beach, AL
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Originally Posted by Ally
1 besides the US. Pretty sad.
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Cheer up.........you got me beat. 
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04-09-2012, 07:46 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2007
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I thought it was more - but after a count - 30
Austria
Belize
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Poland
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
United Kingdom
Venezuela
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04-09-2012, 08:57 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: NC
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Originally Posted by Ally
1 besides the US. Pretty sad.
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I suspect it's not at all unusual, this crowd notwithstanding...
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04-09-2012, 10:55 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: GTA
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12.. I expect to triple that in short order just after ER.
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04-09-2012, 12:23 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2009
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30. All in the Northern Hemisphere. Need to try the other half someday.
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04-09-2012, 12:59 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Charleston, SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
The number of places I reported earlier might seem high, but the truth is that I have such superficial knowledge of those places, either just passing through or spent just a night or two.
To really travel the world, one cannot do it by airplanes. The world looks small when one is cruising at 35,000 ft altitude and at speed of 500-600mph. But when one is on a ground vehicle, it is a totally different thing!
A few years back, I read a couple of books by Jim Rogers, an eccentric billionaire who toured the world twice with ground vehicles. The first trip was on a motorcycle, and the second time in a specially built SUV. Each trip took a couple of years. He talked about traveling through war-torn countries, and places where there were no roads. Each time he crossed the borders, he had to deal with customs and immigration. He bought and eat local food, negotiated and arranged for transportation and repair of his vehicles.
Now, that is a real word traveler. I will have to check out and read his books again.
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I loved his book Adventure Capitalist. I think he's maybe a better writer/adventurer than hedge fund operator these days, though. 
And I've only got 11, dang it. But if we make it to the mongol rally next year, I will up the tally considerably!
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04-09-2012, 03:01 PM
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29, all were at least a day except for a few cruise ship stops (I only counted them if I actually got off the ship).
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04-10-2012, 12:30 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Location: Southern California
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23 for me.
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04-10-2012, 12:32 PM
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31 at this point. Lived in six.
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04-10-2012, 02:32 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Feb 2012
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10 for me
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04-13-2012, 11:05 AM
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#59
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Pacific latitude 20/49
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31 for me. I could not find St Martin anywhere so that is probably +1
Many mutiple times. e.g. US Cda Mexico France Italy Philippines Malaysia
Got some good ideas for the bucket list.
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04-13-2012, 11:35 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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32 countries with visits of at least a week. Didn't count 1 day type stops. Also didn't count about 6 Central American and 6 Caribbean because it was Spring breaks in college and I cannot recall anything about the countries other than the hotel rooms and the drinking.
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