What countries besides your own have you visited? - Page 2

Ana4Stapp · 03-28-2006, 07:31 PM

Well ...Sounds interesting what Ralphy, Stephen and Chase commented here about americans having no knowledge about what is non-american...honestly I must admit I had the same impression...especially about Latin/South America..

I dont remmember exactly who...but one of your presidents (Reagan , Bush 1...I dont know...) started a speeche during his visit to Brazil with something like ..."here in Bolivia..." LOL

But I have to say that Chase's knowledge about Brazil, including politics... REALLY impressed me a lot...

PS: Seeing all those countries you mentioned here makes me want to travel soon...too soon... Hey I NEED a passport!!!!! lol

Ana4Stapp · 03-28-2006, 08:21 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Chase) With the exception of L.A., people in Southern California are more conservative, patriotic, and traditional

Wow...You definitely belong to the place you live in...

lol

uncertaindrumer · 03-28-2006, 10:49 PM

Why? Chase isn't conservative. He favors massive amounts of spending on questionably needed wars.

Ana4Stapp · 03-28-2006, 11:08 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by uncertaindrumer) Why? Chase isn't conservative. He favors massive amounts of spending on questionably needed wars.

Well he's conservative about the social issues (and thinks that Im too liberal in this issues...) like gay marriage for example... but of course his big characteristic isnt this...

Btw the word conservative fits better to the other people here....

RalphyS · 03-29-2006, 05:34 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Bridge of Clay) wow Ralphy! What did you think of Brazil? Honest opinion, I don't want politically correct answers! hahaha

Well Brasil, we landed in Rio de Janeiro and stayed for one night at a hotel on the Copacabana and climbed the Sugarloaf, where we got stuck in the cablecar. Rio is a very impressive city, beautifully located with the hills in the back and around and the magnificent beaches.
We travelled to Sao Paulo, which I found quite the opposite. I gathered you are a citizen of this city and I'm sorry, but I think it's maybe the ugliest city I've ever been too, a very polluted river, which is more like an open soeer (sp?), the city itself looks like a big lego box erected. We were warned both in Rio, but specifically in Sao Paulo to be carefull in regard to pickpockets and one of our troop got robbed nonetheless. The center was also very quite in Sao Paulo in our hotel's area in the center at evening. We were told that's because people are afraid of criminals. Because of this we had little interaction with the inhabitants, except for our guides.
Later we visited this round pyramid cathedral in SP and the second largest catholic church in the world, somewhere in the middle of nowhere, especially the latter was impressive.
Next we went to Curitiba, a nice country site, we visited the botanical gardens and some outdoortheater, nice, but not very special.
What was very special were the falls of Foz de Iguacu, which we visited both from the Brasilian and the Argentinian (on top) site, I've seen a few waterfalls on my travels, but so far these are the most beautiful.
Very impressive was also the big dam, that we visited on the border with Paraguay. I recently saw a documentary on National Geographic about it, a true technical waterpiece, alas the floodgates weren't open during our visit.
Next we went to Bonito or Bonita in a mosquito ridden hotel, where we went swimming/snorkling in a nearbye stream. I had a good time.
Another high point of our visit was the trip through and the stay in the Pantanal. I had never heard about Capibara's before, strange animals, piranha-soup I didn't like, holding the tail of a Anaconda was funny, the lit eyes of the crocodiles in the night boattrip were an experience too.
From there we travelled back towards the ocean through some unimpressive cities, and we stayed in Santos for 2 days, which had a very nice botannical garden and a great beach.
What stuck from Brasil was the rain! You think of Brasil, as that sunny country were everybody is running around in thongs on the beach, but we had a lot of rain (downpours at times) during our fortnight roundtrip. Also the huge distances that had to be covered, large amounts of times in the bus, the evening dinners were mostly very entertaining and cozy, the guides were very friendly, I'm sorry we didn't get to know the people better.
Oh yeah, and I remember also that we went to this coffee house for export coffee, which was way better than all the coffee we got in Brasil itself.

Some pictures we took in Brasil

Ana4Stapp · 03-29-2006, 05:44 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by RalphyS) Well Brasil, we landed in Rio de Janeiro and stayed for one night at a hotel on the Copacabana and climbed the Sugarloaf, where we got stuck in the cablecar. Rio is a very impressive city, beautifully located with the hills in the back and around and the magnificent beaches.

YESSSSSSSS!

Quote: We travelled to Sao Paulo, which I found quite the opposite. I gathered you are a citizen of this city and I'm sorry, but I think it's maybe the ugliest city I've ever been too, a very polluted river, which is more like an open soeer (sp?), the city itself looks like a big lego box erected.

Hahaha...here in Rio we think the same, Ralphy....lol

Bridge of Clay · 03-29-2006, 08:02 AM

bleh, Rio sucks.

uncertaindrumer · 03-29-2006, 01:18 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Ana4Stapp) Well he's conservative about the social issues (and thinks that Im too liberal in this issues...) like gay marriage for example... but of course his big characteristic isnt this...

Lol, I was joking obviously. I knew what ya meant.

Quote: Btw the word conservative fits better to the other people here....

Meh. I am conservative morally but economically and politically I am generally a bit to the left.

Ana4Stapp · 03-29-2006, 05:02 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by uncertaindrumer) Meh. I am conservative morally but economically and politically I am generally a bit to the left.

I dont remember saying your name here...

LOL

uncertaindrumer · 03-29-2006, 10:48 PM

Bah. I knew who you were talking about. lol

Ana4Stapp · 03-30-2006, 07:16 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by uncertaindrumer) Bah. I knew who you were talking about. lol

lol

Lunar Shadow · 04-14-2006, 04:58 AM

Lets see hmmm

Canada (2x)
Mexico (3x)
Barbados
Dominica
Antigua
St. John
Pueto Rico (2x)
Dominican Republic

as far as the USA goes it is easier to list the states I have not been to
Hawaii
Alaska
Montana
Idaho
North Dakota
South Dakota
Florida
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnisota

I have been to every other State except the ones listed above so I have been to 40 of the 50 states

03-28-2006, 10:49 PM	#18
uncertaindrumer USER INFO » Status: Wound Up Posts: 1,255 Joined: Dec 2004 Currently: Offline	Re: What countries besides your own have you visited? Why? Chase isn't conservative. He favors massive amounts of spending on questionably needed wars. __________________ Titans baby, Titans.

03-29-2006, 05:34 AM	#20
RalphyS USER INFO » Status: A Melody Posts: 340 Joined: Nov 2004 Currently: Offline	Re: What countries besides your own have you visited? Quote: (Originally Posted by Bridge of Clay) wow Ralphy! What did you think of Brazil? Honest opinion, I don't want politically correct answers! hahaha Well Brasil, we landed in Rio de Janeiro and stayed for one night at a hotel on the Copacabana and climbed the Sugarloaf, where we got stuck in the cablecar. Rio is a very impressive city, beautifully located with the hills in the back and around and the magnificent beaches. We travelled to Sao Paulo, which I found quite the opposite. I gathered you are a citizen of this city and I'm sorry, but I think it's maybe the ugliest city I've ever been too, a very polluted river, which is more like an open soeer (sp?), the city itself looks like a big lego box erected. We were warned both in Rio, but specifically in Sao Paulo to be carefull in regard to pickpockets and one of our troop got robbed nonetheless. The center was also very quite in Sao Paulo in our hotel's area in the center at evening. We were told that's because people are afraid of criminals. Because of this we had little interaction with the inhabitants, except for our guides. Later we visited this round pyramid cathedral in SP and the second largest catholic church in the world, somewhere in the middle of nowhere, especially the latter was impressive. Next we went to Curitiba, a nice country site, we visited the botanical gardens and some outdoortheater, nice, but not very special. What was very special were the falls of Foz de Iguacu, which we visited both from the Brasilian and the Argentinian (on top) site, I've seen a few waterfalls on my travels, but so far these are the most beautiful. Very impressive was also the big dam, that we visited on the border with Paraguay. I recently saw a documentary on National Geographic about it, a true technical waterpiece, alas the floodgates weren't open during our visit. Next we went to Bonito or Bonita in a mosquito ridden hotel, where we went swimming/snorkling in a nearbye stream. I had a good time. Another high point of our visit was the trip through and the stay in the Pantanal. I had never heard about Capibara's before, strange animals, piranha-soup I didn't like, holding the tail of a Anaconda was funny, the lit eyes of the crocodiles in the night boattrip were an experience too. From there we travelled back towards the ocean through some unimpressive cities, and we stayed in Santos for 2 days, which had a very nice botannical garden and a great beach. What stuck from Brasil was the rain! You think of Brasil, as that sunny country were everybody is running around in thongs on the beach, but we had a lot of rain (downpours at times) during our fortnight roundtrip. Also the huge distances that had to be covered, large amounts of times in the bus, the evening dinners were mostly very entertaining and cozy, the guides were very friendly, I'm sorry we didn't get to know the people better. Oh yeah, and I remember also that we went to this coffee house for export coffee, which was way better than all the coffee we got in Brasil itself. Some pictures we took in Brasil __________________ And if you want my address, it's number 1 at the end of the bar Ralphy's Cool Music Site www.aowekino.nl

03-29-2006, 08:02 AM	#22
Bridge of Clay USER INFO » Status: Tree of Wisdom Posts: 8,025 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Re: What countries besides your own have you visited? bleh, Rio sucks. __________________ .:: "If people don't like guitar solos... then they're frikkin' stupid!" - Mark Tremonti ::.

03-29-2006, 01:18 PM	#23
uncertaindrumer USER INFO » Status: Wound Up Posts: 1,255 Joined: Dec 2004 Currently: Offline	Re: What countries besides your own have you visited? Quote: (Originally Posted by Ana4Stapp) Well he's conservative about the social issues (and thinks that Im too liberal in this issues...) like gay marriage for example... but of course his big characteristic isnt this... Lol, I was joking obviously. I knew what ya meant. Quote: Btw the word conservative fits better to the other people here.... Meh. I am conservative morally but economically and politically I am generally a bit to the left. __________________ Titans baby, Titans.

03-29-2006, 10:48 PM	#25
uncertaindrumer USER INFO » Status: Wound Up Posts: 1,255 Joined: Dec 2004 Currently: Offline	Re: What countries besides your own have you visited? Bah. I knew who you were talking about. lol __________________ Titans baby, Titans.

04-14-2006, 04:58 AM	#27
Lunar Shadow USER INFO » Status: Wound Up Posts: 1,244 Joined: Jun 2005 Currently: Offline	Re: What countries besides your own have you visited? Lets see hmmm Canada (2x) Mexico (3x) Barbados Dominica Antigua St. John Pueto Rico (2x) Dominican Republic as far as the USA goes it is easier to list the states I have not been to Hawaii Alaska Montana Idaho North Dakota South Dakota Florida Michigan Wisconsin Minnisota I have been to every other State except the ones listed above so I have been to 40 of the 50 states __________________ Lunar Shadow

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