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01-20-2009, 02:57 PM
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It's been a while, but can I ask that this be moved into the Travel Stories section? it seems like it fits there much better...
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Vincent: "So what you gonna do?"
Jules: "Well, basically, I'm just gonna walk the earth."
Vincent: "What you mean 'walk the earth'?"
Jules: "You know, like Kane in 'Kung Fu'...go places...meet people...get in adventures."
Trips (only counting recreational travel):
FIRST TRIP (2005): FIRST EUROTRIP EVER! UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland
SECOND TRIP (2007): First Solo Trip! Greece, Turkey, Syria, Spain
2008: China (Beijing, Shanghai, Yangshuo) ...right before the Olympics!
2009: Japan & HK, Southern Spain
[size=1]2010: All over Lebanon, Ibiza (Spain), Oktoberfest (Germany), Thailand.
2011: India (Goa), Jordan, Jerusalem, San Sebastian (Spain), Amsterdam (again), London, Driving from Vancouver to L.A. (stopping in Portland, Seattle, San Fran and all the little stops), Montpellier (France), Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland)
"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it."
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01-20-2009, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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First time I read this, but absolutely legendary. Good work getting it down to just one guy. Honestly at that point you could've grabbed his camera from around his neck and done all sorts of bad to him. Running works too though  .
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US Soccer and Toronto FC Fanatic.
July 23 - Sept 13: Back in Europe! Off to Brest, France for a French language course. Schedule is open before August 7 and after August 28, suggestions?
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01-20-2009, 06:22 PM
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No one regrets traveling
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Moved
--Joey
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Countries visited: USA, Netherlands, Norway, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain (and Gibraltar), Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Ireland, UK, Japan, Canada  , Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland, Andorra, Croatia, Montenegro
Next up: Mongolia, China
"I sought trains; I found passengers" - Paul Theroux
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01-21-2009, 05:24 PM
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french touch
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Since it is important infos for the safety of travellers, I'm copying it into the safety forum. 
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people are people
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01-24-2009, 07:32 PM
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Luxor, Egypt: same story, less smutty.
The people have polio and the horses have TB so naturally, you want to help support these people by giving them your business. This is good and fun, but once you're in a shop, good luck getting out.
Here's what happened to me:
My friend (male) and I were walking along the street when a guy driving a horse/buggy dealy pulled forward. He asked if we wanted to go on a quick jot around the neighborhood so as good tourists we obliged him.
After 10 minutes of trotting along and chatting us up, he said he needed to rest his horse and get a quick bite to eat. Of course he hitched the horse in front of a building that was a two story store that was having a "sale".
After we said no, no we really must get back he had this pleading look in his eyes like, "Please don't do this to me, stay for a minute". When we managed to get out after a making a purpose and got back to our boat, our guide told us that most of those horse n buggies are hired by the store owners to swing travelers by in exchange for meager commission and/or a meal.
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02-08-2009, 10:14 PM
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by the title of the aricle I thought they stole your balls
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02-09-2009, 09:06 AM
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^ lol... in a way, they tried. They did not succeed.
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Vincent: "So what you gonna do?"
Jules: "Well, basically, I'm just gonna walk the earth."
Vincent: "What you mean 'walk the earth'?"
Jules: "You know, like Kane in 'Kung Fu'...go places...meet people...get in adventures."
Trips (only counting recreational travel):
FIRST TRIP (2005): FIRST EUROTRIP EVER! UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland
SECOND TRIP (2007): First Solo Trip! Greece, Turkey, Syria, Spain
2008: China (Beijing, Shanghai, Yangshuo) ...right before the Olympics!
2009: Japan & HK, Southern Spain
[size=1]2010: All over Lebanon, Ibiza (Spain), Oktoberfest (Germany), Thailand.
2011: India (Goa), Jordan, Jerusalem, San Sebastian (Spain), Amsterdam (again), London, Driving from Vancouver to L.A. (stopping in Portland, Seattle, San Fran and all the little stops), Montpellier (France), Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland)
"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it."
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