The Countries You Have Visited Thread

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Ok, here it goes...

1. Switzerland - Place of birth.

2. Liechtenstein - School trip (very vague memories. And not because I was too young to remember).

3. Germany - Alle Jahre wieder...

4. Austria - Went to Vienna, and mainly around the Lake of Constance.

5. Italy - Rome, Venice, Cavalino (camping), Riccione (BMX WC)

6. France - Paris, Bordeaux, Bonnieux (BMX WC), and some other place for the BMX EC).

7. Belgium - Brussels; went there on a school trip and ended up in the hotel room for most of it due to illness.

8. Holland - Had a stop-over in Amsterdam and went strolling through the streets

9. Sweden - Had a girlfriend from there. Went to visit frequently especially Stockholm.

10. Finland - Again, a stop-over. This time in Helsinki. Didn't really see much.

11. Spain - Had a two week holiday at a friend's place in Barcelona. Also, been to some other place as a kid (dont' remember). The only thing that points to a holiday in Spain was me having a pee somewhere in a dark alley...

12. Greece - Rhodes, and some other islands. Again, I was too young to remember much of it. I do remember that I was fascinated with all the ancient ruins...and some donkey ride.

13. The UAE - Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah. My first ever stay in a five star hotel. Quite the exprience.

14. Israel - Went there when it was relatively quiet. Lots of history. Saw Nazareth, Tel Aviv, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Masada. Great memories. Swam in the Dead Sea.

15. Japan - Lived there about 18 months mainly in Okinawa. A fantastic place for diving and generally enjoying a very quiet lifestyle. Also been to Fukuoka, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Chiba. Have lots of friends there.

16. England - Studied there for 5 years. Must probably rate among the best times of my life.

17. Wales - Again, studied in Cardiff. Great citiy for students and rugby.

18. The USA - New York for a weekend, Atlanta (meh), Miami, Orlando (Disney, yay)

19. Bulgaria - A few years back now but that was my last proper holiday. Was near Nessebar. An excellent little ancient town with relics dating back 2000 years. The town still looks like it's stuck in Byzantine times. Brilliant.

20. Zimbabwe - Had friends there until there were forced to move to New Zealand because of the political situation there. A very beautiful place.

21. Kenya - Yeah, not bad. I don't remember much but it was good.

I sort of feel that I have forgotten a few. Probably have but I reckon this should do for the moment.

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