Have you traveled to all your neighboring countries?

Many Australian people concentrate on seeing Australia because it is so large and varied so see no other countries. I am glad that you have traveled so extensively and have been to New Zealand, your next door neighbor my many miles. The South Pacific Islands are so gorgeous, Samoa is my favorite. It must be fantastic to live in Thailand and have so much of Asia on your door step. I hope that you have lots more interesting and enjoyable adventures in South East Asia. It is not long until you retire so that will be very exciting.

Wow! I think is it lovely how you have moved countries within your lifetime. My brother-in-law was born in England, moved to Canada and stayed there for most of his life, now he lives in England. His four brothers all live in Canada. I hope that you travel around England and Wales by train and go to Mexico one day. I haven't been to Canada yet but plan to go there. I have been to the USA three times and to Mexico twice.

I do not remember much about England. I was three years old at the time and all I remember was being scared by a snowman, and being on the ship, and having the top bunk, and my brother was in the bottom bunk with mum and he was sick. I know because I caught it on the train going to Vancouver.

Three years old was very young so it would be wonderful for you to see England now that you are grown up. It must have been quite a journey by ship and I know from personal experience it is awful to be sick when you are traveling. Thanks for such a fascinating response.

Hello, Munhozmib. Yes, it was great to visit so many different countries and I continue to travel to as many different places as I can. I haven't yet been to South America but it is at the top of my wish list. I would love to see Rio, the waterfall between Brazil and Argentina, the lakes of Chile, Patagonia, cruise around the Galapagos Islands and do the Inca Trail in Peru. Yes, the culture in each country is each South American country most be amazing. You speak Portuguese in Brazil so can you speak any any Spanish? I went to Portugal last year and liked the sound of the language. Best wishes, Maximax8

I find talking about languages very interesting. You would love it in Portugal and in the islands like Madeira, Porto Santo and the Azores. I hope to go to Brazil one day.

Oh, yeah, it must be amazing! No, the language spoken is different. Portuguese has some variations considering the Spanish languages. We do share some words in common, but usually a brazilian wouldn't understand what a chilen says. I can understand VERY LITTLE about it, but it is only because I hvae studied a bit of Spanish. And the Portuguese from Portugal/Brazil is like the difference between English from Britain and from the USA.

I bought my last plane ticket in December last year but since then prices have rocketed. Yes, New Zealand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I loved my time there exploring the great outdoors and seeing mother nature at her finest.

yeah i agree and New Zealand is green and clean.

It is a shame that it isn't the Paris of the East anymore. I know another country, Montenegro that used to popular and then the war sent all the tourism away. I went there in 2003 and think Ex-Yugoslavia is lovely. I have heard Syria is mad if a traveler has been to Israel and won't let them in. I think Greece is a superb country so I hope you go there soon.

It is excellent that when you lived in the USA you managed to go to Canada and Mexico multiple times. It is wonderful that you have been to Turkey, Cyprus, Jordan and Egypt. I fully understand that Lebanon and Syria are not places that you can go to. When I was in Singapore I met a girl from Israel and she has to fly to Thailand because she couldn't go through Malaysia. I went to Israel and Jordan in 1998 and had a great time.

It is a shame that Lebanon isn't what it once was. It's currently a puppet state of Syria. There was a time when Lebanon was considered the Paris of the Middle East. I really want my next vacation to be Greece. It's just a quick flight or an overnight boat ride away. When I go to see my folks in America, I hope I can go to Mexico again. They live in the LA area and it's not that far to Mexico.

It is excellent to live in different locations around the world. It must have been wonderful to have lived in India and just as great to live in Egypt. I flew over the pyramids when I was coming home from Kenya and I hope to see them from ground level next time.

I imagine that Egypt is hot this time of the year. The nearest I have been is Israel and Jordan in the summer months one year and it was 40 degrees in the Red Sea resorts. There is so much history and an interesting culture in Egypt. It certainly must be a fantastic place to live.

Yes living in Egypt is very different to what I am used to! But its great to experience other cultures. I haven't been inside the pyramids But I've stood just outside of them! I hope you too get to see them soon.

You are right; those living in the far North are challenged as far as travel is concerned. Either they are native people who are born and live there, lots of time on isolated reservations or they are people from the South who work there for a company, usually three or four weeks on and three or four weeks off, so when they get home there is lots of stuff to do. Then there are people who move up there and stay and work there for a time or forever. I guess they travel when their vacations are coming up.

I am pleased to hear that you have visited most of Canada's provinces. Wow! "It is 36 times bigger than Germany" shows demonstrates its size to any European people reading this. Yes, all Canadians should make an effort to pop over to the States. However I guess those living the far north might not do much traveling. Mexico is such a lovely country to explore.

The Philippines is surrounded by sea and airfares can be expensive. I hope that one day you will be able to fly to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore. Good luck for the future.

Hello Faith. I so wish to go there to do island hopping and snorkeling in the Philippines. It is surrounded by sea so it is necessary to fly to places. It is fantastic that you have been to China and Hong Kong. When I go tom the Philippines |I hope to stop off in Thailand. London is a long flight away for you and I hope you will see lots of Europe. It would be wonderful for you to go to the States. Which part of Africa would go like to see? Take care my friend.

Hi dear friend! Yes, I do hope that one day I could see all of Europe. I hope that you can visit our country and there are really a lot of beautiful beaches here. That will be great and maybe, we can see each other. I do wish to see South Africa such as the coastal towns of Hermanus, Cape Town, Knysna and Durban. And most especially, enjoy a safari in the oldest and best Wildlife Park in Southern Africa -- Kruger National Park. I have heard so much about it and hoping that I could see personally all those animals that I only see in the Animal Planet. It would really be great if all of us can do a lot of traveling and see so many beautiful places all around the world. lovelots..faith210

Canada is a large country so it is wonderful that you have seen three of its provinces. I would love to go to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, the Rocky Mountains and Vancouver. I have been to one of the Mayan ruins in Mexico, a one of them in Belize and one of them in Guatemala. They are superb to climb. I hope that you pop down to Mexico some time and go back to Paris one day. Europe keeps on changing, especially in the East.

That's wonderful that you were able to do so much traveling. I hope my income one day allows me to travel again. Right now, that's not possible, but who knows what the future holds? Thanks and take care.

Have you been to Hong Kong? I hope that you fly to America one day soon. America, the UK and New Zealand would fit together nicely on a round the world routing. Good luck with future traveling.

i have been to hongkong.it's nice there.that's my favourite city.i love living in hongkong.when i walking on the street,everything to me is so familar.i watch the TV programn from hongkong and affected by its culture,which combine eastern and western. have you been there? do you like it?

You have explored many different countries in the world so that is wonderful. You have been to Europe, Asia and the Pacific Islands. I hope that you travel lots more and enjoy experiencing different cultures. Australia is a huge country and I have met Australians that spend a year or so traveling around. Many Australians never go overseas.

I think Aussies go overseas for a long stretch because the longer you stay away, the less it costs per day due to the prices of airfares. Plus it is a long flight to travel halfway around the world. Most people I know have been to at least one foreign country, and in fact, many of them were born in one. I loved Europe, and I hope that one day I will be able to take my daughter there. I hope you get to travel here one day too!

Yes, a person that lives in Europe goes to another European country it is like an American that goes to a different state. It is wonderful that you have seen so much of Europe. I went to Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia after Yugoslavia split itself up. It is fantastic that you enjoy traveling so much.

Hello Sarinxr. Thanks for your lovely comment. Croatia and Montenegro make a superb holiday and add Slovenia as well it gets even better. The islands are so beautiful and the city of Dubrovnik is one of my favorites in the world.

I live in Croatia. Born and raised in Singapore. London used to be my home for 3 years. It's great to know that people bother to travel all the way here :) This is indeed a beautiful country with abundant natural resources which Singapore is lack of. I still would choose to live here anyday.

Wow! It is excellent that you have lived in so many different places in the world. If I lived in San Diego I would pop over to Mexico every month. I would love to go to Canada and hope to go one day soon. It must have been lovely to live in the Caribbean region. So your wife is half Canadian and half Danish. I hope that you go to Denmark in the near future. I would enjoy Russia but getting a visa is expensive and troublesome. Happy travels and writing.

I went to Latvia this year and looked into getting at Russian visa so I could go to St Petersburg. However I needed an invitation, a form about my toddler son, a visa for me and a visa for him. It would have cost me £300 with an agency or I would have had to to go to the embassy in London which would have cost about £50 return by train. I hope to go on the Trans Siberian Railway and when I do that I will get visas for Russia, Mongolia and China with plenty of time to spare.

Believe it or not, a Russian Visa is not that expensive and not that troublesome. It was $75 for mine and took one day. An American Visa (for a non-American) is $100 non-refundable) and can take up to 30 days (if they approve it). You can get a Russian Visa for a maximum of 30 days, unless you pay extra for a multiple entry or business visa. Their standard tourist visa is very straight forward and easy to get from any embassy or legate.

I hope that you go to Mexico and eat some delicious food. I have been on marches myself and know that the police don't like this sort of thing. I am a teacher and I don't go anymore because I don't like the worry of getting bother from the police. The Canadian government was unkind and unreasonable towards you. Deciding that you can go "under the escort of a responsible Canadian" is mean of the officials.

I have both visited and lived in many different places due to my dad's job. It was a mix of something really good and not so good, since it was hard to make friends knowing I wouldn't stay there forever. When I was in Africa I lived in Angola, and we lived in Morocco for a short period of time. WHile in there I had a chance to visit a lot of other countries but the ones I remember the most are Kenia and Mozambique. Bever visited South Africa though - at least that I remember. I had a change to travel trough Europe both with my parents and alone and I covered most of it during the two times I traveled with Euro rail I think it was called- Ireland excepted LOL -. I also visited Timor, right beside Indonesia and Macau which was part of Portugal and is now again part of China. I have some friends in Rotterdam and Amsterdam but nobody stole our bikes while we were there - I guess we were lucky. I loved Sweden and when I was younger I thought I would like to make my home there, but not for long because on that same year I visited Greece and made my final decision hehehehehe too bad I ended up in Canada

It sounds like you have lived in many different places in the world. Which part of Africa did you live in? I was surprised at how expensive Dublin was but I would like to see more of beautiful Ireland. If I lived in Brazil, south of Rio I would like to go to Chile, Argentina and Uruguay and Paraguay. Yes, the people in Belgium are polite and it wonderful thieves don't steal from out of the phone boxes. It is different in the Netherlands where criminals steal bikes.

Thanks for your excellent description of the wonderful times that you have had in your neighboring countries. It can be so enjoyable to arrive in a country by ferry. It sounds like in Mexico you bought a beautiful dress. You were wise not to drink the local water. I know all about sunburn and hopefully have learned my lesson after burning my shoulders in Greece and my legs in Hawaii. The special fruit drink sounds delicious. Take care and happy traveling.

Hello Pearl Grace. It is wonderful that you have been to Mexico and I hope that you go to Canada one day. Yes, speaking French in Quebec might be quite enjoyable. I have been to St Lucia and think the Caribbean islands are so relaxing. Yes, I love traveling. Take care.

Yes, Tijuana is busy with tourists but I got a costume doll there. My next visit was to south of Cancun and that was much nicer there. I would love to go to Canada, flying in to either Toronto or Vancouver. I hope that you will go to Spain and Germany on European Adventure and have a trip to Australia one day.

It is great that you have visited both your neighboring countries. I am hoping to go to Canada next year. I love it on Mexico's palm fringed beaches and enjoy looking around the superb Mayan ruins. I have been to Mexico twice and am learning Spanish.