Most exotic/interesting place you've ever been?
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MikeD said:
Ahh go on you know you want to!
Yeah, rideit has ridden in cooler places, the only place I've ridden out of the country was Bracknell, UK. I'm planning to ride in Taiwan this summer.
I think I've been to ~35-40 of the 50 sates and been to ~25 or so countries.
Coolest things I've seen:
Great Wall of China
Mt. Fuji at sunset
South of France (anytime)
Hong Kong
Rock of Gibralter
Guinness Brewery in Dublin
Amsterdam
Pompeii
The list goes on and on, should do a ton of international travel this year. May go to Dubai in a week or two if things work out.
I think I've been to ~35-40 of the 50 sates and been to ~25 or so countries.
Coolest things I've seen:
Great Wall of China
Mt. Fuji at sunset
South of France (anytime)
Hong Kong
Rock of Gibralter
Guinness Brewery in Dublin
Amsterdam
Pompeii
The list goes on and on, should do a ton of international travel this year. May go to Dubai in a week or two if things work out.
Valbonne?!?!? Whoa? didn't expect to see that - I love Valbonne. I spent a week there in October of 99. Very cool place.Heidi said:
I've been kinda all over - grew up in Hawaii - been to every state except Alaska, Iowa, New Mexico and N Dakota. Been all over Europe, a bit in S America and am currently writing this from Beijing - my last stop in a 3 week round the world tour. Here's a photo from my hotel room on Kowloon, Hong Kong
If you look directly out the window there, straight across the bay you'll see my hotel. After a week in the crap hole of the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, the week in the Hong Kong Grand Hyatt was a dream:
Are you there now? I was at the Sheraton Kowloon. Nice hotel, great location.Austin Bike said:If you look directly out the window there, straight across the bay you'll see my hotel. After a week in the crap hole of the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, the week in the Hong Kong Grand Hyatt was a dream:
I miss Hong Kong...haven't been there for 10 years. My sister lives there now...works for some Japanese bank. I loved taking the ferry between HK and Kowloon. Hong Kong reminds me of New York just built up against the mountains. super blade runnerish.
i went to vermont once....
Nope, that was only a week.Five said:
I will be going to asia a lot this year, however. Probably hit Taipei and Seoul a lot, Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghi and Singapore as well, but less often.
Taipei has a group of mountain bikers and I plan to get in some miles while I am there on business.
Been to Hawaii, Thailand, Australia (is that exotic?) Fiji, Japan and Kentucky
Thailand is great - the best food in the world, even the stuff you buy from vendors in the street is awesome.
Hookers are only like $8 too.Austin Bike said:
I had a good time there, and the food was excellent. There were a few things I didnt like, like frenchmen walking around with little boys and stuff, and all the flies and near dead people on the streets, and the traffic and the heat and the smell. But other than that it was cool. I watched some bootlegged DVDs, got to rip a chickens head off and drink some cobra blood and whiskey...
Prague was awesome, as was amsterdam.narlus said:
Most exotic though? Did 2 weeks in Nepal when I was about 8, that was amazing, along with 4.5 years in Tokyo and 6 months in Bankok, Thailand. I liked China and Costa Rica a lot too. I'd really love to do New Zealand or Australia next though. I hear croatia is cool too.
Costa.
Austin Bike said:
God Thailand was awesome. That 6 months of my life was like a half year vacation, full on tropical weather everyday, slammin food everywhere, and everything is so cheap. I can't wait to go back.
Singapore and Malaysia were def cool too. I wish I made it to India and Vietnam while I was over there though.
Oh, man, I forgot about Amsterdam. Been there 4-5 times and I would go back in a second. Actually, I think I'll try to find a way to sneak it into my next euro business trip.
The best indomesian food in A-dam is Puri Mas. Check it out if you are ever there.
The best indomesian food in A-dam is Puri Mas. Check it out if you are ever there.
Sevilla Spain and Copper Canyon Mexico.
Depends on where in Texas.Bicyclist said:
Seville, Spain is a great city. I could spend a summer there. There's a bunch of great little restaurants along the river with unbelieveable white fish. My wife freaked out because they left the heads on.
Fvck no.Bicyclist said:
Going to China/Hong Kong/Japan have been the most intresting and exotic places Ive been.
When we were in HK we took a day trip to a town called Aberdeen. Walking around we found a cemetary. It was sorta creepy... we werent sure if we should be there.. let alone taking pictures.. I took this...
When I got back to the states we looked up HK island on Google and found the cemetary... look how large it is....
When we were in HK we took a day trip to a town called Aberdeen. Walking around we found a cemetary. It was sorta creepy... we werent sure if we should be there.. let alone taking pictures.. I took this...
When I got back to the states we looked up HK island on Google and found the cemetary... look how large it is....
Two week surfing trip to the Mentawai's living on a 100' yacht.
Tavarua island, Fiji.
Since my step-dad's from New Zealand, I've been fortunate to have visited there twice. Once just after he and my mom married to meet his family (man, are they a great group of people) and stayed for two weeks, then again with my youngest brother and stayed for six months. I'd really like to go back. However, my new favorite "out-of-country" place to visit is a little fishing town called Rocky Point (aka Puerto Penasco), Mexico. Granted, my family has been going there for about 25+ years, and have now taken over the Remax real estate brokerage there. The main reason is that the developer of their new office building has named the office building "Placita Alaina", has some pull with the government and got the street number to be Alaina's b-day (814), AND was able to have the side street it's on named after Alaina. I think I want to buy one of the remaining offices just to live there.
I've been to some cool places around southeast Asia... Am currently living in Seoul, so it's easier to travel from here than it is back in Van.
Saipan
Japan: Fukuoka and Osaka
Hong Kong
Thailand
Korea
Austin Bike: drop me a line when you come to Seoul! Can hook you up with some trails, and a bike if you don't bring yours.
Saipan
Japan: Fukuoka and Osaka
Hong Kong
Thailand
Korea
Austin Bike: drop me a line when you come to Seoul! Can hook you up with some trails, and a bike if you don't bring yours.
zahgurim said:
Definitely. Looks like Taipei, Seoul, Beijing, HK and some other stops this year. Someone is joining my team who is Korean and can speak the language, and the business is booming big time, so I will definitely be there.
Last time I landed ~4:30 in the morning from Hong Kong, and all I can say is NEVER go drinking with the Australians if you have a midnight flight to catch. And if you do, don't start drinking at 4 in the afternoon.
Ouch.
i heard if you try that stuff w/ VB or partsy you wake up w/ a sore arse.Austin Bike said:
Looks like I'll be spending a week in the Caymans in August diving on and getting certified on a rebreather. SWEET!
MikeD said:Saw some neat stuff in Jordan:
Indiana Jones much?