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07-19-2017, 05:05 PM
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#3801
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,401
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I got 38. Credits for Canary Islands and Spain, and for Madeira and Portugal. And a day trip into Paraguay. This methodology is generous!
Like NWBound, I will never reach 100, nor will I ever compete with the globetrotting Nemo2. But it's not a competition, so it's all good!
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07-19-2017, 05:21 PM
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#3802
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo2
At a quick count, (may have missed one or two), I'm at 82...but then I've been wrong before.
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Having recounted, 82 appears to be correct......I'd better get moving.
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The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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07-19-2017, 05:22 PM
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#3803
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
Posts: 11,447
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I do not consider myself well traveled but I am at 43 . Mostly due to the Caribbean islands.
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07-19-2017, 05:23 PM
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#3804
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Redmond
Posts: 260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by athena53
I'm headed to Iceland next month and just booked a day trip from there to Greenland. One more country to add to my list!
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Wow, that seems like a really long distance for a day trip! I would love to hear what you think of both places. I recommend two books that feature Greenland - "No one Thinks of Greenland" and "Smilla's Sense of Snow".
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07-19-2017, 06:14 PM
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#3805
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,306
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pullmyfinger
Wow, that seems like a really long distance for a day trip! I would love to hear what you think of both places. I recommend two books that feature Greenland - "No one Thinks of Greenland" and "Smilla's Sense of Snow".
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It's only a 2-hour flight and it's out of Reykjavik airport, which is very close to town. Thanks for the book recommendations!
For the record, my country count using the list I cited is 33.
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07-20-2017, 10:56 AM
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#3806
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 10,622
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Do you count a country it if you were flying, and only stopped for fuel? I've always said "no, unless you leave the airport, you haven't been there". The great circle took me to Reykjavík, but must go back to "get credit".
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07-20-2017, 11:29 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
Posts: 25,155
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sengsational
Do you count a country it if you were flying, and only stopped for fuel? I've always said "no, unless you leave the airport, you haven't been there". The great circle took me to Reykjavík, but must go back to "get credit".
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Yes, the TCC criteria say that refueling stops count as a visit.
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07-20-2017, 12:10 PM
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#3808
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 10,622
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Quote:
Originally Posted by braumeister
Yes, the TCC criteria say that refueling stops count as a visit.
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You knew it would happen: a poll to record the number of countries you've been to.
Talking about the poll, I need to edit the ground rules to allow for stopovers!
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07-21-2017, 11:08 AM
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#3809
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Redmond
Posts: 260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by athena53
It's only a 2-hour flight and it's out of Reykjavik airport, which is very close to town. Thanks for the book recommendations!
For the record, my country count using the list I cited is 33.
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Wow, I had no idea it was that short a flight. Are you going to Nuuk?
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07-21-2017, 04:44 PM
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#3810
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo2
Having recounted, 82 appears to be correct......I'd better get moving.
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It would appear, given the parameters outlined in the associated poll, I'm currently at 89 countries......all being well, as of October 23, when we're scheduled to land in Sofia, Bulgaria, it'll be 90.
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"Exit, pursued by a bear."
The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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07-22-2017, 08:42 AM
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#3811
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Brick
Posts: 16
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Just looked at website and found out I'm at 87, and I still haven't been to Hawaii. Between Greenland and Iceland I enjoyed the former more than the latter, but I lean towards the outdoors and not so much nightlife and overpriced food and spirits. If you want to see icebergs the west coast of Greenland is the place to go and late spring/early summer is the time.
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07-27-2017, 07:33 PM
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#3812
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 805
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Taking off for Natchez, MS tomorrow morning - for two nights. A short trip for our 37th anniversary. I booked a place on Air BnB within walking distance of downtown sites and saw last night that thunderstorms are predicted for Saturday (100% probability).
It's gonna be a great trip, however/whatever.
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07-27-2017, 08:02 PM
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#3813
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: DC area
Posts: 2,464
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So we're divers and right now have booked Bonaire in October, St. Lucia in April, and Turks and Caicos next July. It will be our third time in Bonaire, first in St. Lucia, and 9th in Ts&Cs.
DW loved visiting New England last year (Newport and New Bedford) so we'll probably do that again soon as well. A European river cruise is no my near-term list as well.
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Consulting to stay engaged
"All models are wrong, some are useful." - George Box
“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem: neat, plausible, and wrong.” - H.L. Mencken
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07-31-2017, 01:59 PM
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#3814
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 249
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Just got confirmation from my sister for a trip to Mexico in late Winter. She will celebrate her 70th birthday by putting us all (sisters and spouses) up at a lovely small hotel outside a small fishing village north of Ixtapa. We just pay for the flights and food and taxi to the hotel. Stayed there last year for a yoga retreat with the same sister. Beautiful place-so looking forward to the trip. We get a lot of rain in the Winter, and some Mexico sun and body surfing will be a welcome break from the gloom!
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07-31-2017, 02:27 PM
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#3815
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mango1956
Just got confirmation from my sister for a trip to Mexico in late Winter. She will celebrate her 70th birthday by putting us all (sisters and spouses) up at a lovely small hotel outside a small fishing village south of Ixtapa. We just pay for the flights and food and taxi to the hotel. Stayed there last year for a yoga retreat with the same sister. Beautiful place-so looking forward to the trip. We get a lot of rain in the Winter, and some Mexico sun and body surfing will be a welcome break from the gloom!
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Zihuatanejo?
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The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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07-31-2017, 02:53 PM
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#3816
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 249
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo2
Zihuatanejo?
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Troncones. Shhh, don't tell anyone. Too many gringos there already
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07-31-2017, 03:08 PM
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#3817
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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I shall not breathe a word.
(I recall visiting Ixtapa in the early-mid 1970s when the Mexican government had just started building it up as a resort....only a couple/few hotels there at that time.)
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"Exit, pursued by a bear."
The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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07-31-2017, 03:20 PM
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#3818
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 249
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo2
I shall not breathe a word.
(I recall visiting Ixtapa in the early-mid 1970s when the Mexican government had just started building it up as a resort....only a couple/few hotels there at that time.)
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We didn't spend any time in either Ixtapa or Zihua, but they looked built up from a distance. Just took a taxi from the airport to Troncones. We did a day trip to Ixtapa Island for some swimming and snorkling (I failed at snorkling-maybe try it again next time) It was fun taking a fishing boat from Troncones down the coast to Ixtapa. We may or may not rent a car this time and take a trip to the big city for some shopping. Otherwise, I shall be content to swim, read, walk and drink margueritas
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07-31-2017, 04:18 PM
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#3819
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Conroe, Texas
Posts: 18,593
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After Googling Troncones, looks like the place has been "found"!
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07-31-2017, 04:26 PM
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#3820
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gone traveling
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 3,375
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ohyes
Taking off for Natchez, MS tomorrow morning - for two nights. A short trip for our 37th anniversary. I booked a place on Air BnB within walking distance of downtown sites and saw last night that thunderstorms are predicted for Saturday (100% probability).
It's gonna be a great trip, however/whatever.
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This is probably too late for you.
Loved the mansions, particularly incomplete Longwood. But have to recognize how they got built.
Went over to AR & visited cotton gin farm.
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