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I'm amazed that none of you guys or girls have been to Australia!
I would LOVE to go to Australia, I've always wanted to (New Zealand too!) but as mentioned, the flight time is crazy long from where I live. Japan is bad enough at 12 hours, Australia would be 20 or more. I don't know if I could handle that long of a flight unless I could go first or business class in one of those big seats that fold out into a bed.
Originally posted by Adam West
As far as Cuba, it isn't legal for a U.S. citizen to visit. I'm not sure if it is also illegal in other countries.
I think it's just a US thing. I haven't heard of any other country that has laws against going to Cuba. I'll leave it at that, as we can't get into politics here.
I really want to visit the world, and plan on going to most continents and as many countries as I can, but have been trying to see the US in the meantime. I have about 10 states to go.
My countries are limited to this side of the Atlantic...
Mexico
Canada
Bermuda
Bahamas
Turks and Caicos
Jamaica
I live in the USA and have only been out of the country once. I spent about a week in Niagara Falls, Canada. I've only been to about eight of the states, but one of them was Hawaii. My wife and I got a free trip to Maui.
Being on the East Coast of U.S., it is a 8-9 hour flight I believe to Continental Europe compared to a 24 hour non-stop flight to Australia. It is basically on the opposite side of the world. Would love to visit someday but haven't seen enough things that are much closer.
As far as Cuba, it isn't legal for a U.S. citizen to visit. I'm not sure if it is also illegal in other countries. It was fun to try a few Cuban Cigars in Germany where they are legal but I'm not really a cigar afficionado so I really can't tell that much of a difference between a good Cuban and a good cigar from the Dominican Republic.
I live in the USA, in Texas which as they say is "like a whole other country"!
I went to Manzanillo, Mexico about 10 years ago. Semi-tropical, mountainous, beautiful beaches.
When I was in high school I went to Europe for 3 weeks. We spent almost a week in Holland (mainly Amsterdam), a week in Germany (mainly Munich, but also Cologne and a picturesque village named Rothenburg), a couple days each in Switzerland (Lucerne: indescribably beautiful), Austria (Salzburg and Vienna), overnight in Belgium, and two days in London, England. The trip still lives in my memory very vividly, though it was 20 years ago. Looking back it felt like we spent three months there because we hardly ever slept and the experience was so robust and colorful.
I haven't travelled internationally much, there is so much to see here in Australia and the distances are so great that you can fell well travelled without having left the country :-)
I've visited all the Aussie states including Tasmania, they all have something to offer. Internationally I've been to Fiji a few times, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and a couple of others I can't think of right now.
I'm amazed that none of you guys or girls have been to Australia! We talked a few years ago about an Aussie Mego Meet, we should really plan something to give you all an excuse to visit.
I'm planning on getting to the USA next year (My bro lives in New York, and the Aussie Dollar is about to be worth more than the US so it makes financial sense to go soon) and hopefully I'll pop across the pond to the Mother Country (as Australians used to refer to Great Britain) and around the isles.
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