Do you have a Passport?

[organix]

If so, which countries have you been to?

My list:
Hong Kong (foreign exchange student)
China (current residence)
Thailand (winter vacation)

Soon to be:
Taiwan
Cambodia
Singapore
Vietnam
India

[CaliGirl]

Yes, but it has expired as I used it many moons ago. I went to Europe and visited 7 countries in 2 weeks. I went to:
England
Germany
France
Switzerland
Italy
The Netherlands
Austria


I have also been to Canada, [no passport needed] to go to the World's Fair in 1967.

Been to Mexico a few times.
Just found out, no passport needed to live in Mexifornia!:question:

[CzechPrince]

Yes, I have a passport. I have been to (at least once in these countries)...

Mexico
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Germany
England
France
Poland
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Luxeumburg
Belgium
Austria
Russia

[Beowulf]

Don't have one. I used to be able to use my military ID card as a passport but it has long expired. The only countries I've visited?

Saudi Arabia and Iraq and that wasn't for pleasure.

[organix]

Czech,

How did you find Hungary to be? I have an interest in that country primarily for its incredible music, which was unleashed when government radio regulations came crashing down in the 90's.

Also Netherlands? That country was lauded by my professors for its successful urban planning policies, and I really want to visit and experience the city life there.

Beowulf,

Aside from your combat role, do you have any comments on the neighborhoods or civic life in Iraq? What was your impression of the Iraqi people, what are their characteristics? Are they generally happy despite the bloodshed? Did you get a chance to see what the average person lives like?

[Beowulf]

I had one encounter with Iraqi civilians and it is a story that I tell proudly often. It is also one of my fondest memories in life.
It was a day or so after the ground war halted from a cease fire. I was watching over my company's encampment while the aircraft were out doing there job when a small Datsun truck approached. Two men and a small boy of about 10 stepped out and approached. All were smiling and friendly. They were searching for plywood for there desert homes. We gave them what we had to these greatful people. But that's not the part I'll never forget.
That small boy was waving a small US flag. He came over to me first saying the only words in English he knew over and over, "USA! USA! USA!" He then shook my hand and that of my fellow soldiers. They all then got back in there plywood layden truck and drove away.

I often wonder about that child who would now be a young man of I dare say 24 or so. I hope he's well and I do pray for him from time to time.

I did see some Arab women in Daharan on my occasional trips there. Most would walk quickly away but a few younger, single ones would occasionally take notice. The most I ever did was give a quick smile of friendship.
I disagree with the treatment of women over there. I had two Saudi men once talking with me at my guard point once while I awaited my Duty Officer to meet them. The way they talked about "controlling women" repulsive. It was enough for me not to like them but I didn't say anything.

I really didn't get to see how they live so I can't really answer that. I also found them to be lazy based on how much foreign labor that was around me. I never once saw a Saudi working.

[CzechPrince]

Czech,

How did you find Hungary to be? I have an interest in that country primarily for its incredible music, which was unleashed when government radio regulations came crashing down in the 90's.

Also Netherlands? That country was lauded by my professors for its successful urban planning policies, and I really want to visit and experience the city life there.
Both are spectacular, you really cannot go to a bad place in Europe quite honestly. Sure every city has it's bad parts, but for the most part, almost everything is kept up nicely.

Budapest is very different than let's say Amsterdam, the beauty is totally different. Budapest is much more hilly, Amsterdam has more water and is flat. Buildings in both are breathtaking, if you get the chance, go to both. People in both nations are very nice, especially the Dutch. I will tell you their are some great clubs and bars in Budapest.

Beowulf--great story. It's moments like those in other countries you will never forget.

[Antigone]

Yes, I have a passport. So far I have stamps for:

Hong Kong
China

[Chap]

If so, which countries have you been to?
South Africa
Lesotho, Africa
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Honduras
England
Kenya
New Jersey

[Apollo5600]

No I don't have a passport, however I was once teleported to the planet Zarkon-Prime where I rallied the people together and led a rebellion against the evil Zarkon Emperor: Puudu Zhing-Zinny the 15th.

After liberating them I was made king over the whole planet, which I ruled for 500 years. (You see, the planet is in a sector of space called "Pada pagodadooch" or in our tongue, "The time distortion". For some reason time in this area of space is set apart from time in regular space. Though a 100 years may pass on Zarkon, just a day passed on the outside. And due to a unusual reaction my human body had with the Zarkon environment, I did not age more then a few weeks, though the Zarkonians aged just as normally as we do here on Earth.)

However on the last year of my reign, I was overthrown by the evil leftist traitor Kashanna Yomomma and sent to the Zarkon death camps "Pada Yanash Kanash" meaning "the place of death". Thus never to see my 45 children again or my beautiful 12th wife Queen Eesa Laleela (known for her great beauty through out the galaxy).

On my 100th year of horrible imprisonment at Yanash Kanash, I escaped with the aid of several fellow prisoners and returned to the Zarkon-Prime capital where I led an uprising against the government of Kashanna Yomomma the 2cnd, (son of the Kashanna who overthrew me). After defeating him, I established a lib-proof government based on the U.S.A's constitution and returned back to Earth in my replica USS Enterprise.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:moo: Oui, j'ai un passeport. Je suis allé à l'Indonésie. Tant pis que personne n'y parle français.

[Rink]

LOL @ Apollo

I have a passport it is still valid till 2008.

Went on a Cruise through the Panama canal, so been to mexico, panama, Aruba, columbia, etc, I need to look at the stop itinerary to be able to tell you where we all went (my mom and I)

But thats bout it, the trip though in some respects gave me a realization of just how good we have it here in this country.

One time visiting this fancy theater house that was gilt in gold, going to it people were hawking their wares pushing their stuff in our faces and such, (it was on a street going to the place, I think it was in Columbia not sure) but out of all those people there was one that caught my eye, this dejected poor old woman sitting quietly on the street corner not bothering anyone, mom and i approached her and gave her a couple dollars, whereas all the rich people passed her by, when we did this, all that poor old woman could do was thank us profusely in her language over and over and over again, for a few dollars.

i tell ya that bothered me, I wished I'd have given her a $20 instead of a couple of bucks, the twenty would have lasted her a lot longer.

In our cruise trip bunch there were a lot of richer people, and the thing that struck me most is they all ignored her and passed that poor old woman by, they could have easily afforded money for that woman but none gave cept my mother and I.

I'm still haunted by that.

Makes me realize just how good we have it here in America.

[GI Jane]

Yes...list includes:
Canada, Japan, Okinawa, China, Korea, Philipines, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, Kuwait, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq

Soon will be going to Afghanistan.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

No I don't have a passport, however I was once teleported to the planet Zarkon-Prime where I rallied the people together and led a rebellion against the evil Zarkon Emperor: Puudu Zhing-Zinny the 15th.

After liberating them I was made king over the whole planet, which I ruled for 500 years. (You see, the planet is in a sector of space called "Pada pagodadooch" or in our tongue, "The time distortion". For some reason time in this area of space is set apart from time in regular space. Though a 100 years may pass on Zarkon, just a day passed on the outside. And due to a unusual reaction my human body had with the Zarkon environment, I did not age more then a few weeks, though the Zarkonians aged just as normally as we do here on Earth.)

However on the last year of my reign, I was overthrown by the evil leftist traitor Kashanna Yomomma and sent to the Zarkon death camps "Pada Yanash Kanash" meaning "the place of death". Thus never to see my 45 children again or my beautiful 12th wife Queen Eesa Laleela (known for her great beauty through out the galaxy).

On my 100th year of horrible imprisonment at Yanash Kanash, I escaped with the aid of several fellow prisoners and returned to the Zarkon-Prime capital where I led an uprising against the government of Kashanna Yomomma the 2cnd, (son of the Kashanna who overthrew me). After defeating him, I established a lib-proof government based on the U.S.A's constitution and returned back to Earth in my replica USS Enterprise.And that's the truth, 'cause I was THERE! LOL (although I have no passport to prove it, LOL)

[jag]

...New JerseyVery funny!!

I don't have one and and just bought a vacation place in AC. I never have to leave NJ.

[Barbara]

Yes:

USA
Austria
Belgium
France
Barbados
Switzerland
Croatia
Italy
Spain
Denmark
Greece
Hungary
Romania
The Netherlands
Sweden

[Bob_Arctor]

I need to use mine more!

England
Ireland
Iceland

I've never even been to Canada or Mexico!

[DesertFox]

Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Panama
Venezuela
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Germany
England

[mabzie]

ya, i got one.

Ive been to at least:
Philippines
Russia
Canada
Japan
Veitnam

[Tamazoid]

I've got my stamps for:

Hong Kong (UK)
China
Singapore
Fiji

[Wyatt_Junker]

Does Disneyland count?

There's some serious multicultural crap in its a small world and I hear they stamp your little blue book at each watery, hairpin turn.

[Naturalized-Texan]

I have a passport that I have only used for cruises - no stamps. However, I have been to the following foreign lands:

Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, Tortola, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, San Blas Islands - all but Canada on cruises.

[sunsettommy]

I have one too,I used it to visit the Philippines a few times.

[someone036]

If so, which countries have you been to?

My list:
Hong Kong (foreign exchange student)
China (current residence)
Thailand (winter vacation)

Soon to be:
Taiwan
Cambodia
Singapore
Vietnam
India

Yes. I'm an expat so I have to have a passport. I had one before I moved too. I live in England, and have been to France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Wales, and... I feel like there are some other places but I can't think of any right now. I will visit many more countries while I am residing in England, and hopefully I will keep travelling when I move back to America.

interesting fact: under 10% of Americans have passports!!! :shocked:

[THEBIRD]

Mexico
Germany
England
France
Luxemburg
Czech Republic
Greece
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Serbia
Kosovo

[UnkHiram]

Nope, I dont have a passport. However I have been to a few other countries.

Mexico
Japan
Philipines
Korea
New Jersey

[Warlady]

Yes I have a passport but it has expired.

I have traveled to:

East and West Berlin before the wall came down. All through Germany by train along the Rhine river to Switzerland where we stayed at La Cheu Defond, Switzerland. Very beautiful country. We have also been to Holland, Amsterdam, the Hague, Delft and a few other quaint villages. I've been to Mexico and Puerta Vallarta. I enjoyed all of my trips. The Warlord has been all over the world on business trips. He's getting ready to return to Norway, China and Bombay, India. His passport has not expired :wink:

[washoeconservative]

Mexico
Czech Republic (cheap beer)
Slovakia
Hungary
Germany
Greece
England
France
Poland
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Luxeumburg
Belgium
Austria
Russia
Brazil
New Zealand (lived there for 6 months)
Korea
Thailand (picture of me in Thailand can be found on one of my travel sites (http://www.traveljive.com/about.html))

I own many budget travel related websites and find travel is a way of life.

[PrezLeefun]

DAMN!!! i need to travel. i dont have a passport. but i have seen alot of different people from all the places listed if that counts for anything. It is one of the cool things about living in New York. you know no matter what you'll see every kind of person. I'm never suprised to see someone new.

[Bakellende]

Also Netherlands? That country was lauded by my professors for its successful urban planning policies, and I really want to visit and experience the city life there.



Well, it's a little bit overcrowded in this small country, but the infrastructure is very good I think. Despite the terrible airpollution in the big cities here it's very good living in Holland. Even in the northern and eastern provinces of our country are many people living.

Both are spectacular, you really cannot go to a bad place in Europe quite honestly. Sure every city has it's bad parts, but for the most part, almost everything is kept up nicely.

Budapest is very different than let's say Amsterdam, the beauty is totally different. Budapest is much more hilly, Amsterdam has more water and is flat. Buildings in both are breathtaking, if you get the chance, go to both. People in both nations are very nice, especially the Dutch. I will tell you their are some great clubs and bars in Budapest.

Well, thanks for the compliment :D But I don't think that we are very different from other countries in western - europe, do we?

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I have a passport and have been to the following countries:
Germany
Denmark
Austria
Switzerland
France
Monaco
Belgium
Luxemburg


And I want to go at least one time in my life to the US, I think it's one of the most beautiful countries in the world :) I've got in my bedroom even a big map of the US hanging on the wall and I've got a roadmapbook of the US and Canada. I'm already learning the states of the US for my trip to America in the future :P

(sorry for my bad English..... But it's much better then my French and German :P )

[dajoga]

I'm on my second one:

Been to Venezuela & Bolivia where we landed at LaPaz the highest capital and airport in the world. Takeoff was very interesting--in the high altitude it takes a loooong runway to get going fast enough then the runway ends at the cliff and you take off from the edge.

Also, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Austria, and Italy.

[The_Sonarman]

Nope, I dont have a passport. However I have been to a few other countries.

Mexico
Japan
Philipines
Korea
New Jersey

- UnkHiram

And I thought Asia was a culture shock. New Jersey terrifies me.



Norway
Denmark
UK
Pakistan
Thailand
Japan (lived there four years)
Taiwan
South Korea
Vietnam
Singapore
Hong Kong
Phillipines
Australia
Kenya