I can't live with the idea of not travelling. Has everyone here travelled before?

If so, have you had many adventures?
Do you have a funny travelling story?
Do you have a scary one?

Tell us! ;)

I lived in Brasil for 17 years of my life (in Rio). I had never been robbed.

When I went to Rome, I witnessed my piano teacher (who was travelling with us, of course) being robbed by a bunch of kids. It was terrible, because he hadn't left his passport in the hotel. So we ended up spending the rest of the day trying to get a passport and a credit card (which was stolen too).

Also, I've been living in Victoria, BC for 3 years now and I've been robbed twice!!!!!! :eek:

are you brazilian?

a gente pode ficar falando português pra encher o saco do resto dos usuários, heh

i did a lot of work trips, which suck
last time i traveled for pleasure was to rio on october. i took some days off work and went all by myself. i told about it to an internet friend that lives in chicago, who decided to take a holiday and go to rio too. so it was a very weird experience, yet awesome... having someone who was just a bunch of 0s and 1s on my screen for 4 years suddenly be all tridimentional :D

are you brazilian?

a gente pode ficar falando português pra encher o saco do resto dos usuários, heh
Pois e, nao e? :p :cool:

i did a lot of work trips, which suck
last time i traveled for pleasure was to rio on october. i took some days off work and went all by myself. i told about it to an internet friend that lives in chicago, who decided to take a holiday and go to rio too. so it was a very weird experience, yet awesome... having someone who was just a bunch of 0s and 1s on my screen for 4 years suddenly be all tridimentional
huuumm... I unfortunately never had that experience. It could be interesting...

O meu cunhado uma vez foi conhecer uma garota que ele conheceu na internet. Ele nao teve tanta sorte.... Coitado... ela era muito feia.... :D

One time, when I was in Somalia with the army, I was stationed at the port in Mogadishu. A few of my soldiers and I would trade all kinds of stuff for beer from the Swedish army or for wine from the Italian army.

One night, we got so drunk we scaled the walls of our own compound (from the inside) and went out into the city. It was late at night, noone was up and we crept through the city with just our t-shirts, trousers and boots on. We carried our knives, but no guns. We were acting like spies and shit. Sticking to the shadows. One would move while the others watched. Being as silent as drunk americans can be. Felt like James Bond shit.

We eventually got tired and walked back in the front gate of our compound and got in a bit of trouble. Good times.

Yeah cotton.... typical of you... :rolleyes:

Lucky we didn't get killed. This was just before the events of Blackhawk Down occurred. We'd get stoned on the cliffs at night too, overlooking the Indian ocean, with some pot I brought back from Nairobi. Had to keep the troops' morale up somehow. Basically, I just didn't like rules. They couldn't test us for pot over there because of the malaria pill we took. It skewed the results, so they said.

haha, awesome

hey cotten, whenever i enroll will you re enroll, we would have some sweet times........

ive never traveled out of the country so i said i never traveled, but i have one out of state, for mpennsylvania to navada,( where in navada? the best palce of course LAS VEGAS!!!!) to see my uncle and aunt and cusine, it was the first and only trip so far, ive gone alone on. i was 12 at the itme and it was fuckin sweet, they elt me do pretty much anyhting i wanted :)

once, i was in the pheonix airport, and my flight was cancelled overnight. i didnt have alot of cash. i spent the entire night (about 5 hours) on the phone with the company i work for's travel agent.

the same james taylor song played over and over the entire time.

FUCK james taylor.

lol

hey cotten, whenever i enroll will you re enroll, we would have some sweet times........Please don't enroll/enlist. There weren't too many officers like me. Why do you think I did the things I did? :)

ive never traveled out of the country so i said i never traveled, but i have one out of state, for mpennsylvania to navada,( where in navada?
Huumm I dunno... But Nevada is right here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada

the best palce of course LAS VEGAS!!!!) to see my uncle and aunt and cusine,
Do they have french cuisine there?

it was the first and only trip so far, ive gone alone on. i was 12 at the itme and it was fuckin sweet, they elt me do pretty much anyhting i wanted :)
Of course. That's Las Vegas for ya. ;)

Please don't enroll/enlist. There weren't too many officers like me. Why do you think I did the things I did?
What!? :eek:
I thought you were the norm of the US army!!!!! :eek: :o

What!? :eek:
I thought you were the norm of the US army!!!!! :eek:

Me? :eek: I don't know.

the american army is filled with americans.
we are all very different kinds of folks...the american stereotypes dont really apply very well to us.

Oh! So the army is not fat? :D

Just teasing ya :p

you talking to me?!

i cant spell cuisine irght ok! i mean my moms brothers sun so shut up......... stop lauphing at me :(
ya cottten hes tlaknig to you

cause, you better not be talking to me. :D

Yeah! i'm talkig ta ya! Yeah! Ya! :D

i told you he was tlaknig to you.......

been to: Russia, Bolgaria, Estonia, Ukraine, Romania, Canada, USA, Mexico.
Been in US: San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Cancun, Boston, New York
Flew by plane: 30 times or so...lost count...
Considering I'm 19...thats pritty decent...

ive been just about everywhere in western europe, and everywhere worth going to (and alot of the not so sought after destinations as well) in north america, except for mexico city.

we went to amsterdam in 'o4. it was the best ever, i didn't want to leave, and i can't wait to go back. good place to get your sea legs...

i actually live about 2 hours (by car or train) from amsterdam.
my favorite game is to smoke a big fat one, and play "spot the americans".

Today I travelled from my bedroom to the computer. Does that count?

Count it doll. Today, I took the same trip. Don't even need a passport.

Today I travelled from my bedroom to the computer. Does that count?
nope

you talking to purple_hairstreak? cause, you better not be talking to purple_hairstreak.

I was in Israel once, in '91, and working on a kibbutz picking fruit (something like tangerines, I forget) to help pay for the trip. The kibbutz is just a farm, basically. They also had very large barns where they raised chickens. Row after row of chickens. Towards the end of my stay at the kibbutz, an Israeli jet flew over, too low, and accidentally or not, killed every chicken in the barns. Sonic boom or something. The kibbutz managers were pissed but said they would get compensation from the government.

Also, if you want a real experience, find some of the underground clubs and bars in Jerusalem. You'll think you were back in the days of the Romans. Pretty cool.

speaking of 'spot the americans', how about trick the americans? in the smart shop--'here, eat this, it's one dose...' try about 4 doses...thems some crazy 'shrooms, not like we have around here...