For me it's Germany (especially Berlin), the Netherlands (again!), England (again!), France, and the Scandinavian countries. Somehow Africa doesn't interest me (apart from travelling in my own country).
Didier69
For my part I would like to visit a city on eastern coast of Canada as Toronto for example. I had oportunity several years ago to travel to western Canada Calgary and I found it so marvellous. I'm a person who likes big cities.
Elaine
Geez, where do I start?? There are so many countries I'd like to visit, but top on my list are all the Southern European countries, from Portugal down to Greece. Next would be all the northern and central European countries and across the Channel to the UK and Ireland. I would also love to visit Brazil, and maybe Argentina.
André in Zuid-Afrika
Elaine wrote:
Geez, where do I start?? There are so many countries I'd like to visit, but top on my list are all the Southern European countries, from Portugal down to Greece. Next would be all the northern and central European countries and across the Channel to the UK and Ireland. I would also love to visit Brazil, and maybe Argentina.
Er... you've accidently omitted South Africa from your list...
Note to self: Cross Los Angeles off that list of places to visit...
André in Zuid-Afrika
Elaine wrote:
Geez, where do I start?? There are so many countries I'd like to visit, but top on my list are all the Southern European countries, from Portugal down to Greece. Next would be all the northern and central European countries and across the Channel to the UK and Ireland. I would also love to visit Brazil, and maybe Argentina.
Just joking up there! I would love to go to Greece as well, and somehow I'm also very interested in Argentina.
Elaine
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Elaine wrote:
Geez, where do I start?? There are so many countries I'd like to visit, but top on my list are all the Southern European countries, from Portugal down to Greece. Next would be all the northern and central European countries and across the Channel to the UK and Ireland. I would also love to visit Brazil, and maybe Argentina.
Er... you've accidently omitted South Africa from your list...
Note to self: Cross Los Angeles off that list of places to visit...
Oops! I completely forgot. Please forgive me. I'd love to visit South Africa!
André in Zuid-Afrika
Elaine wrote:
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Elaine wrote:
Geez, where do I start?? There are so many countries I'd like to visit, but top on my list are all the Southern European countries, from Portugal down to Greece. Next would be all the northern and central European countries and across the Channel to the UK and Ireland. I would also love to visit Brazil, and maybe Argentina.
Er... you've accidently omitted South Africa from your list...
Note to self: Cross Los Angeles off that list of places to visit...
Oops! I completely forgot. Please forgive me. I'd love to visit South Africa!
Good!!!!
KSa
EUROPE
I have been to western Europe many times, in some countries like Italy or Belgium on several occassions. I have never been to Portugal, Ireland, Holland, Luxembourg or Switzerland. I would like to go to Northern Scandinavia, especially Norway and Sweden (I was only in Uppsala recently). Somewhere around the polar circle. Interestingly, I have never visited Greece but, I don't know why, it is not on top of my list of the most desirable places to visit.
I would like to go to Ukraine and Russia. I was in Ukraine once, but very close to the Polish eastern border. Eastern European countries fascinate me in a way.
ASIA
Hmmm... So diverse continent, but... apart from Asiatic part of Siberia I have never been atracted neither to Arabic countries nor to the Far East. Not like I don't want to go there, but it's not my priority.
AFRICA
As a young boy, after I'd read lots of Verne's books and some books of Polish authors (unfamiliar to you) I wanted to be a naturalist and adventurer and go to Kenya. Now I find the idea of going to most of African countries rather scary in terms of personal safety. Well, maybe I exaggerate, but I have the impression that as a white person I wouldn't be a warmed-welcome guest. Still, I would love to go to Africa.
Supposing I forgot the safety issue, I would choose Kenya, South Africa and any country with a tropical forest.
NORTH AMERCIA
I would love to go to Canada to see those extensive, uninhabited areas of coniferous forests. In the US I was once in Colorado and Arizona (also a little bit of New Mexico and California). I think the strength of USA is in natural reserves - I'd like to see Yellowstone at least. As for the cities - New York, Chicago, L.A., San Francisco, Savannah...
SOUTH AMERICA
Peru, Bolivia, Argentina.
AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
Australia and one of the thousands of islands around it.
Uriel
Australia and NZ are still on my list from when I was a teenager, but I would also like to see Portugal (since my ancestors came from there -- hokey, I know, but bear with me). I would love to see the cold places of the world, too -- been to Canada and Alaska, and once I got to fly over Greenland -- I was enthralled! I would LOVE to see Antarctica at least once. It was always my goal to set foot on every continent, and I've already done three, so only four more to go.
My friend who teaches high school asked if I would be interested in chaperoning some kids through Europe with her, and I said Hell, no. Then she asked if I would be interested in chaperoning some kids through Europe for free, and I said, Now, we're talking ... this would happen (if it does happen) next year, to give the students time to raise the funds to go, and would involve Paris (which I've already seen twice), and a couple of cities in Italy (which I have never been to). So keep your fingers crossed for me.....
André in Zuid-Afrika
Uriel wrote:
Australia and NZ are still on my list from when I was a teenager, but I would also like to see Portugal (since my ancestors came from there -- hokey, I know, but bear with me). I would love to see the cold places of the world, too -- been to Canada and Alaska, and once I got to fly over Greenland -- I was enthralled! I would LOVE to see Antarctica at least once. It was always my goal to set foot on every continent, and I've already done three, so only four more to go.
My friend who teaches high school asked if I would be interested in chaperoning some kids through Europe with her, and I said Hell, no. Then she asked if I would be interested in chaperoning some kids through Europe for free, and I said, Now, we're talking ... this would happen (if it does happen) next year, to give the students time to raise the funds to go, and would involve Paris (which I've already seen twice), and a couple of cities in Italy (which I have never been to). So keep your fingers crossed for me.....
And like Elaine, you've accidently left out South Africa... How many times do I have to remind you people...?
KSa
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
And like Elaine, you've accidently left out South Africa... How many times do I have to remind you people...?
Of course I'm far from sucking up to you but please, André, have your kind look on my post -
Quote:
Supposing I forgot the safety issue, I would choose Kenya, South Africa and any country with a tropical forest.
David
I'd love to visit: Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Greenland, and Cuba (North America)
Brazil and Argentina (S.America)
Europe:
Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, San Marino, Poland, Romania, Andorra, Switzerland, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Belgium, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Cyprus, probably more, that's all I can think of.
Asia: South Korea, Israel, Syria, Jordan, China, Lebanon, Kazakhstan,
Mongolia, India, and maybe Saudi Arabia.
Africa: Kenya, Gambia, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt...
Also Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and Papua New Guinea,
David
and also several Pacific islands.
Sandman
I would like to visit South Africa, China, Australia and Latvia.
Uriel
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Uriel wrote:
Australia and NZ are still on my list from when I was a teenager, but I would also like to see Portugal (since my ancestors came from there -- hokey, I know, but bear with me). I would love to see the cold places of the world, too -- been to Canada and Alaska, and once I got to fly over Greenland -- I was enthralled! I would LOVE to see Antarctica at least once. It was always my goal to set foot on every continent, and I've already done three, so only four more to go.
My friend who teaches high school asked if I would be interested in chaperoning some kids through Europe with her, and I said Hell, no. Then she asked if I would be interested in chaperoning some kids through Europe for free, and I said, Now, we're talking ... this would happen (if it does happen) next year, to give the students time to raise the funds to go, and would involve Paris (which I've already seen twice), and a couple of cities in Italy (which I have never been to). So keep your fingers crossed for me.....
And like Elaine, you've accidently left out South Africa... How many times do I have to remind you people...?
All right, but I expect you to show me around personally. And cook for me. And I want back rubs, too. All that sitting in the plane, you know.....
André in Zuid-Afrika
KSa wrote:
AFRICA
As a young boy, after I'd read lots of Verne's books and some books of Polish authors (unfamiliar to you) I wanted to be a naturalist and adventurer and go to Kenya. Now I find the idea of going to most of African countries rather scary in terms of personal safety. Well, maybe I exaggerate, but I have the impression that as a white person I wouldn't be a warmed-welcome guest. Still, I would love to go to Africa.
Supposing I forgot the safety issue, I would choose Kenya, South Africa and any country with a tropical forest.
Good!
South Africa is probably, despite the crime rate, one of the safest countries in Africa. As long as you avoid certain areas, you should be OK. It's always big news when a foreigner is attacked here, but it actually seldom happens. Most cases are when tourists wander off in areas which law abiding South Africans tend to avoid.
Botswana and Namibia, and to a large extent countries such as Zambia and Mozambique are fairly safe as well. Kenya has some problems now... In general, the fact that you're a foreigner (and might therefore not be as alert), rather than the fact that you're white, could attact problems. In Zim, Americans and especially Britons may have problems.
André in Zuid-Afrika
Uriel wrote:
All right, but I expect you to show me around personally. And cook for me. And I want back rubs, too. All that sitting in the plane, you know.....
Hm, perhaps you, Ksa, Sandman, and David should form a group, and I'll be your tour guide, and cook for you!
Don't know about the backrubs though...
KSa
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
South Africa is probably, despite the crime rate, one of the safest countries in Africa.
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Botswana and Namibia, and to a large extent countries such as Zambia and Mozambique are fairly safe as well.
Hmmm... I thought Zimabwe and Nigeria were the safest...
André in Zuid-Afrika
KSa wrote:
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
South Africa is probably, despite the crime rate, one of the safest countries in Africa.
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Botswana and Namibia, and to a large extent countries such as Zambia and Mozambique are fairly safe as well.
Hmmm... I thought Zimabwe and Nigeria were the safest...
Oh, that Polish sense of humour! I must admit, you had me stunned there for a moment!
Uriel
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Uriel wrote:
All right, but I expect you to show me around personally. And cook for me. And I want back rubs, too. All that sitting in the plane, you know.....
Hm, perhaps you, Ksa, Sandman, and David should form a group, and I'll be your tour guide, and cook for you!
Don't know about the backrubs though...
Well, I won't tell if you don't tell.
Loic
It's a bit late and I have no intention of reviving a dormant thread, but this sounds interesting.
It would warm the cockles of Andre's heart that South Africa is genuinely on the list of one of those countries which I would dearly love to visit if not for the fact that flying there would be so dear. If I were to take SIA to go to Cape Town, I would definitely be poorer by S$3000 (US$2000). Maybe...one day.....in the near future, I'd like to go there or to these cities in particular: Cape Town, Pretoria, Pietermaritzburg, Elizabeth Town, East London, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, etc. In short, cities whose names often pop up when cricketing teams come to visit.
Zimbabwe also holds interest for me since it is also a Test country. I'd like to go to Harare and Bulawayo. Getting a visa to enter the country would be a bitch though.
The other African countries that interest me would be the Maghreb in general and Algeria, Morroco and Egypt in particular. I would love to enter a souk and mingle with the spivs and speculators in the market and just soak up the atmosphere.
Next on my list would be Lebanon (gorgeous girls) and Israel/Jordan/Syria. In short, the holy land.
Somehow, the appeal of a country heightens when it becomes more difficult to visit it. South America is a very exotic destination for me because there are virtually no direct flights between Singapore and any South American country. Visiting them would entail an obligatory stopover in either San Francisco or LA for me. Iraq and Afghanistan are dangerous and unstable, but that's precisely why I'd like to go. Visiting the more isolated frontier regions of Pakistan would also be an exciting venture.
But nowadays, really, what with the influx of travel programmes and documentaries, there is no real need to trave in order to broaden one's horizons. That can be easily achieved by watching tv. Travelling, like many other things in life, has become a commodity.
André in Zuid-Afrika
Loic wrote:
It would warm the cockles of Andre's heart that South Africa is genuinely on the list of one of those countries which I would dearly love to visit if not for the fact that flying there would be so dear.
André in Zuid-Afrika
Loic wrote:
But nowadays, really, what with the influx of travel programmes and documentaries, there is no real need to trave in order to broaden one's horizons. That can be easily achieved by watching tv. Travelling, like many other things in life, has become a commodity.
True, but it's still better to actually go to a place.
bickerstonehall
Guess I lucky as I have already been to more than 100 countries if I can count, Yugoslavia, when it was Yugoslavia, and now Croatia and Montenegro as 3 countries.
How many times do I have to remind you people...? 
In general, the fact that you're a foreigner (and might therefore not be as alert), rather than the fact that you're white, could attact problems. In Zim, Americans and especially Britons may have problems.