Jan 25, 2015

Hi guys!
Sooo i am studying tourism and in one class we got this assignment when we have to get info of other cultures and their favorite country/city and i've done some quick research on google and some traveling forum but would be fun to see the what random induviduals from random countries that aren't that famililar with traveling (or what do i know) thoughts are.
And it may spark some interesting discussion. I know @escobar had this kind of thread on sl, you still here man?

anyways two questions What countries have you been to and what was your favorite?
I'll start, I've mainly been in europe but I would love to visit south and north america.
Sweden .. ofcourse (live here) but i've roadtrip through almost every city, think it is really beautiful in the summer f--- the winter though.
Thailand f---ing love the atmosphere and the people, got treated like a god with my blonde hair and blue eyes when I was there as a kid lol.
Spain
Greece
Turkey 4 times (typical for us scandivain people)
England
Wales
Norway - f--- so expensive everything is.. made a roadtrip there in 3 days trying to get to the top of europe's northernmost point ''Nordkapp'' but it was closed ofcourse.. we tried to sneak in but got caught almost at the top @Myril have you been there? and also what the f--- is up with your toilets man? Is this really necessary?
Finland
Denmark - christiania
France twice, Paris has some of the most interesting tourist attractions without a doubt - louvre museum, eiffel tower, Pantheon, Pere Lachaise Cemetery and so on
Germany
Czech Prague fell in love with this city directly, probably my personal favorite. Going back to it in april and i cant f---ing wait!
Estonia - went on a party cruise there and had a suite, probably one of the best things i've done and the city Tallinn was really beautiful. Do we got any people from tallinn here?
Latvia
Italy
Croatia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Monaco

Thats all i think. My favorite is Prague, it would be Paris if the people werent so f---ing rude, not the civils but the ones who worked at restaurants, museums, the hotel and the f---ing taxi drivers, its a beautiful city no question about it but whats up with the attitude?

Would be cool if you post pitcures too

 

Oct 24, 2016

Well about visiting, Sagrada Familia is probably the most known place (by Gaudí). In my opinion entering is not that worth it - unfortunately in Barcelona prices are quite high (we have a big gentrification and mass tourism problem btw). Anyway that's on you.

Then Casa Batlló and Pedrera are also worth visiting (also by Gaudí) and Park Guell (by the same guy) and from there you have a nice view of the city.

Then the old neighborhoods are all connected in the center - Born, Gotic, Raval, les Rambles, la Barceloneta... all the way down to the sea

You have Montjuic mountain, with its Historic castle, the Art History Museum.. also in the center there is Picasso museum. And many more ofc.

To go out at night, Razzmatazz and Apollo are two of the most known places to go - many foreigners and also students go there. In the middle of the week its cheaper btw. On the city center you have nice places also mostly for foreigners tbh. In the street you have pakistanis selling beer cans and samosas for cheap prices, also kebab places are everywhere.

To eat.. well, tapas are not so typical in Catalunya but you can still eat them. There is Blai street full of bars to eat.
Typical dishes in all Spain are tapas (croquettes, patatas bravas, calamares, etc), potato omelette (classic), paella, jamon, etc (in Catalunya the sandwiches have tomato spread on the bread, its traditional here). To drink; sangria, the beers are good (Estrella Galicia, Mortiz, Voll Damm..), cava (Catalan champange), kalimotxo (wine and coke)... i dont know there is a lot of stuff that i am probably not remembering now.

The metro service is pretty good and the night bus also. Watch out, the pick pocketing is very common in the touristic areas.

 

Apr 11, 2015

Been to:
England
Wales
Germany
France
Belgium
Poland
Spain
Italy
Sardinia
Corsica
Malta
Fuertuvenrura
Mexico
Dominican Republic
United States (Detroit)
Canada

This year going to:
United States (Chicago)
Gran Canaria
Tenerife
Lanzarote
Portugal

 

Oct 24, 2016

Haven't been out of country yet.. but I want to go to Ireland, I have cousins there.

England is on my list as well

EDIT : I've already posted in this thread it seems..lol

 

Oct 21, 2016

Portugal:
Start:
Porto:
- Visit the city first. Its amazing and the people are 5*. Them proceed to Douro wine route (cruise ship). Its f---in beautiful;
Obidos:
- Medieval town and very nice in the winter because of the chocolate festival;
Lisboa:
- A very good city. Things like Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Castelo de S. Jorge, Alfama ( amazing place to have a meal because every restaurant have people singing fado.)
Sintra:
- The most beautiful city of Portugal. its something else. You need to go there to understand.
Cascais:
- Amazing coast line and nice seafood.

Spain:

Sevilha, Pamplona (San Fermín Festival), Barcelona and Madrid.

 

Oct 18, 2016

p generic answer but for Spain i'd def say Barcelona, from what i've heard about it. have a friend that went there, said it has like everything, that you can't possibly be bored there. all sorts of beaches, stores, clubs, historic s---/museums/structures if u care bout that, restaurants, etc. seems like it's the place to go, center of like all things spain. somewhere i'd def go

as for Portugal, Lisbon or Porto look like they got a shitton of interesting stuff.

 

Oct 18, 2016

Espinho and visit porto

 

Oct 18, 2016

Where should I go in Portugal + Spain my friends?
@King V
@The Product
@Jimelej

 

Apr 12, 2015

Never been outside of the USA. I want to go to England, Ireland ( I have cousins, and a great uncle there), & France..but idk, tbh I'm kinda scared of getting on planes.

 

Apr 12, 2015

A few years ago for my 18th bday I went to Koln Germany, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Athens, Greece. It was a amazing experience! That trip I smoked the dankest pot and drank the tastiest beers !

 

Apr 7, 2015

Actually I just came back home from Italy yesterday. My childhood friend is a exchange student there, so we went there and rented a car and went on a road trip through six different countries (Italy,Switzerland,France,Monaco,Slovenia and Croatia) and I have to say that Italy was the best one, but that was also the country that I stayed the longest in so thats maybe why i think so. But nonetheless, it is an amazing country and I definitely think its a great choice for your first trip outside the US.
There is so many beautiful places, I had the chance to see Milano
Venice

Mantua

and Cinque Terre, the most beautiful of them all. That's a place that you just have to visit before you die and if you do you should definitely rent a car and drive up to the mountains, believe me you wont be disappointed
I had to tell my friend to stop the car like every tenth meter so I could take a picture.

I'm just a little sad that I didn't get the chance to go to Rome and see the Colosseum but yeah Italy may be the best country i've been to since Czech Republic.

But I have to show respect to Monaco and Switzerland too, two other amazing countries
The view over Monaco is indescribable

And Lugano in Switzerland is

 

Apr 7, 2015

I LOVE traveling--its one of my favorite hobbies. But I've never even been outside the USA yet. I'm still pretty young though- so hopefully I'll live a lot longer and I'm sure eventually I'll get to another country.

I'd go to any country, but if I could pick, I'd go to Colombia or Italy.

So far, the most fun I've had traveling is when I went to Las Vegas. I actually saw Gale Sayers the first night I was there and had a great overall trip.

Great thread, by the way