Amazing places you have been
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I have never really traveled. I live in Ohio and I have been all over Ohio, but never really out of it. I have been to Pennsylvania, but that isn't too much of a journey. I would like to start traveling though. I bet it was awesome to be there.
Dak
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Driving down I-84 east of Portland Oregon and I-70 west from Denver,CO into Utah are two of the most beautiful stretches of road in the country. Never got to drive through Yellowstone though.
It is truly one of the most amazing sights you'll ever see. If you ever find yourself in Paris, make sure you visit it. The queue might be massive but it's well worth the wait. It's really weird to think that all those bones actually used to be living, breathing people. Plus, there's the whole "being a metal fan in an underground network of tunnels full of human skeletons" thing.
Well, if I ever do find myself there, I will surely take your advice and visit that. I'm sure it is so fascinating. I want to try and travel some where this Summer, but I doubt I will be. I really want to go to Germany or even Australia. Any where would be nice, actually. Some where other than Ohio. Hit up Texas, Washington, or Kansas. Some where man. It doesn't have to be extremely far, just some where new.
Dak
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I would recommend never bothering with pretty much the entire midwest.
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, etc.
West Texas isn't bad though.
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, etc.
West Texas isn't bad though.
King Richard
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Oh, alright. I always thought the Midwest would be interesting and a wonderful sight. I really want to go some where that has a view. Not like some big city. I would like to enjoy nature for once.
cookiecutter
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Summer 06 I went on a backpacking trip at the Philmont Boy Scout ranch in New Mexico. It was an amazing time in a beautiful landscape
Summer 07 I went to Europe with my Dad. We went to London, Paris, Bayeux, Bruges and Waterloo. It was awesome, especially for a history buff like me.
Summer 07 I went to Europe with my Dad. We went to London, Paris, Bayeux, Bruges and Waterloo. It was awesome, especially for a history buff like me.
ZosKiaCvltvs
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Bergen tops my list by a mile. Walking around the mountains, it's easy to see how bands like Bak De Syv Fjell got their inspiration. Some places up in the far northwest here in Scotland are pretty epic as well.
Belligerent
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My most recent trip was my honeymoon Cruise in the Bahamas, St.Thomas, St.Maarten. Ridiculously beautiful islands.
San Diego,California is one of my favorite places i've been to.
My next trip i plan on going somewhere in Colorado.
San Diego,California is one of my favorite places i've been to.
My next trip i plan on going somewhere in Colorado.
Dak
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panzerfaust666
German Asshole
Ive been to Japan twice, and thinking about it makes me want to shed many tears...
Greatest place on earth,im pretttty sure
Greatest place on earth,im pretttty sure
Srontgorrth
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The coast of California in a lot of places is very nice (San Diego, Newport and Huntington Beach, the Santa Monica pier etc), the Grand Canyon was pretty awesome, and so was spending a week on a boat sailing through all of the islands in Maine, near Rockland.
Belligerent
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@Dak
Im looking at pics of Silverthorne now and it looks amazing. Any particular spots worth checking out? I plan on renting a 4 wheeler for the day and sightseeing that way.
Im looking at pics of Silverthorne now and it looks amazing. Any particular spots worth checking out? I plan on renting a 4 wheeler for the day and sightseeing that way.
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BlackMetalWhiteGuy
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We I was younger, I went on a whale watching trip to Boston with my mom and younger brother and we also visited the Boston Aquarium.
For spring break 2006, I went on a road trip from Oswego NY to Orlando FL with some college friends. We visited MGM Studios (alright) and Magic Kingdom (disappointing). Without the rest of the group, my girlfriend and I also went to Sea World (awesome) and Animal Kingdom (highlight of the entire trip).
During fall break 2008, one friend and I drove from Oswego to Maryland to visit our friend, who had graduated. While there, we took a day trip to DC to visit the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and we also visited Baltimore and the Baltimore Aquarium.
I've also been to two NOAC events and had a great time at each, but since NOAC is always hosted by an American college campus, I wouldn't classify it as an amazing place, although I definitely had a great time.
For spring break 2006, I went on a road trip from Oswego NY to Orlando FL with some college friends. We visited MGM Studios (alright) and Magic Kingdom (disappointing). Without the rest of the group, my girlfriend and I also went to Sea World (awesome) and Animal Kingdom (highlight of the entire trip).
During fall break 2008, one friend and I drove from Oswego to Maryland to visit our friend, who had graduated. While there, we took a day trip to DC to visit the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and we also visited Baltimore and the Baltimore Aquarium.
I would love to visit Philmont, but haven't had the opportunity yet. I've visited the national jamboree in Virginia twice, but I wasn't that impressed. One kid from my OA lodge attended an international jamboree in Thailand, but I haven't spoken to him since before he went. Another guy from our lodge went to another international jamboree and was placed with a Swedish Boy Scout troop. Since other countries don't have girl scouts, the entire Swedish Boy Scout troop was female and he claims to have had sex with three of them while he was there. I was reluctant to believe him when he told us, but having since learned more about the reputation of Swedes, I don't have any trouble believing it now.
I've also been to two NOAC events and had a great time at each, but since NOAC is always hosted by an American college campus, I wouldn't classify it as an amazing place, although I definitely had a great time.
damnromulans
Klingons do not faint
Don't ever move here, it'll all become mundane and average.
Most amazing places I've been...hmmm, I've been lucky in that my living expenses in Japan are extremely low and I can afford to travel, plus my mom brought me to Europe a few times with her when I was in college.
1.) Berlin, Germany. My favorite city of all time, I keep going on about it but it is just perfect. 85% of the city was destroyed in WWII so it's a really interesting architectural mashup with a lot of bleak Soviet influence which I actually like. Tons of history everywhere, bullet holes in buildings, EXTREMELY attractive young artsy-fartsy population, "alternative" vibe to much of the city, best nightlife in the world, lots of metal-friendly spots. I've been fortunate enough to take a couple trips there, including New Years Eve 2009. Clubbing has not been the same since.
2.) Tagawa, Japan. If it counts, as I live here now. It's a terribly depressing rural yet industrial merger city of about 50,000 in the middle of Fukuoka Prefecture, but I love the place. There are lots of yakuza here (their cars have 2222 or 8888 on the plates) and it is generally regarded by people from other towns as being extremely rough and dangerous, but I'm not worried because I am approximately 95% more badass than most Japanese girls. I have witnessed street brawls, had to report stalkers/panty thieves, and met a best friend in Tagawa, and the rice paddy behind my house is a great place to just chill out at night listening to music looking at the stars (no light pollution out here in bumblefuck!).
3.) Nice/Cote d'Azur, France. You'll never see more lovely beachfront scenes, with gorgeous and inaccessibly fabulous tanned men and women being fabulous smoking their Capris or whatever it is rich southern French people smoke while wearing expensive sunglasses and sipping aperitifs. And then if you go like five blocks away from the coast, it is an absolute shithole warzone of poor people in burqas, graffiti on buses, and crumbling housing projects. Interesting for contrast, but the beach area really is as good as it looks in pictures. The picture below is the view from the balcony of the hotel I stayed at.
4.) San Diego, California, USA. My grandparents lived in Rancho Bernardo (near Poway/Escondido - northeast SD County) until they died when I was 17. We visited every year and I was so in love with the place - gorgeous weather, 2 of the best zoos in the world (I'm a zoology dork), Sea World (also a marine zoology dork), a great aquarium, and at the time I was immensely drawn to the carefree surfer lifestyle. Represented a beach paradise and oasis with tremendous significance for my entire childhood.
5.) Old Town, Salzburg, Austria. OK, so maybe I watched "The Sound of Music" too much as a kid, but I was SO happy to visit here last summer. Everything is pristine and touristy as shit, but it is absolutely beautiful and I think particularly as a violinist there is special in-your-head significance to Austria as a classy place. Had Sacher Torte at an original restaurant and watched extremely rich people from all over the world strutting around in their ballgowns and coattails and top hats. I went to the one metal pub in town and also saw a Hermann Nitsch art exhibition, so I felt adequately subversive to complement the freakish museum-like state of the place. Also, the legend of Krampus originated in the Bavarian/Austrian Alps...
6.) Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Tokyo, Japan. It is the biggest city in the world and that is all it takes to impress me. Nothing special about Tokyo aside from being big, but when you're standing in the middle of the scramble crossing by Hachiko Exit at Shibuya Station, you think "oh my god I'm in the movies!"
7.) Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, England. I LOVE HENGES. This one is on top of a hill and there are sheep everywhere. It is so gorgeous and so primeval somehow. I'll never forget the 15 minutes or so I stood up there with my mom after climbing over barbed wire fences when we got lost in sheep pastures.
8.) Arhur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh itself is an incredibly cool city, but even cooler is climbing the little hill-thing known as Arthur's Seat and looking down over ruined chapels at the city.
9.) Paris, France. Yeah, I can't deny it, Paris is effing romantic and it's a shame I've only ever been there with my mom. The second time I went was cool as I met up with an old-money upper class friend from London and she bought us REAL champagne. I drank a lot and visited the Eiffel Tower by myself at 10:30 pm, and on the way back to the hotel some drunk midget fell on my lap on the Metro. I like Paris not only for its beauty but also for how gritty and rude everyone is. And French house rules.
10.) Abney Park Cemetery, London, England. DURRR how did I forget this one, should probably be tied for #1 - there is a steampunk/goth band of the same name and I decided when I was 19 to visit the namesake place. Turns out it's in the middle of Stoke Newington and full of homeless dudes, but it is fucking amazing to behold - totally overgrown Edwardian/Victorian headstones of angels and lions, a huge abandoned chapel with broken windows full of crows, and miles of trails through wooded paths. Absolutely stunning.
panzerfaust666
German Asshole
Yeah I could see that happening Krampus;it being much better to visit then to live. But we'll see, Im young and I just feel like given'er and moving there for a year on Working Holiday Visa. I was thinking Osaka over Tokyo though, not sure.
and yes, Shibuya is just mind blowing.
and yes, Shibuya is just mind blowing.
damnromulans
Klingons do not faint
Osaka > Tokyo
OK I forgot some. This is a great thread.
11.) Tucson, Arizona, USA. I LOVE it there, the desert is mind-blowingly gorgeous and as a birdwatching freak it is so cool to see birds native to the desert that I can't see in my hometown in NY. I've been a few times with my parents, my dad says when he gets old and decrepit he wants to be left in the desert to die.
12.) Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Visited there on a birdwatching trip when I was a kid and visited again when a friend's family took me. There's something undeniably romantic about the lore of the sea, and while I am not a terribly beachy type of person I enjoyed the beaches there.
13.) Nanzoin Temple, Sasaguri, Japan. This isn't too far from me, about an hour from Tagawa by train. Kyoto is great and all but Nanzoin isn't all crowded and touristy, and they have the world's largest reclining Buddha.
14.) Amsterdam, Netherlands. I went last year for my birthday and Christmas and turned 22 at "The Cave" which is a neat metal bar/club. I also had an otherworldly experience with two of my best friends which was delightfully "Alice in Wonderland" (a shame they've banned psylocibin now) and is to date one of the coolest things I've ever done.
15.) Black Forest, Germany. Freiburg in particular is a cool university city with trams and bikes and hippies, really interesting architecture, and there are a lot of mountains around to climb so you can gawk at the Black Forest. "My Way" is a cool metal bar. I also went to Baden-Baden which for all its stuffiness and money has some amazing trails.
16.) BONUS: Abilene, Texas, USA. The absolute WORST city in America, I am convinced. It doesn't help that I visited as part of a road trip with my bf to visit his grandma who is the saddest, senilest woman alive. She is devastated that her only son is an alcoholic atheist and that her only grandson is also an atheist, and comments frequently "I'm just waitin' for God to take me." Abilene has pretty much nothing going for it, just some sad strip malls and about 9,035,256 Churches of Christ. The "downtown" area hasn't been updated since the 1950s and there are NO decent Asian restaurants or concert venues or bars anywhere. I would take any of the crappy small towns near it over Abilene any day. Give me Brownwood or Santa Anna before Abilene.
OK I forgot some. This is a great thread.
11.) Tucson, Arizona, USA. I LOVE it there, the desert is mind-blowingly gorgeous and as a birdwatching freak it is so cool to see birds native to the desert that I can't see in my hometown in NY. I've been a few times with my parents, my dad says when he gets old and decrepit he wants to be left in the desert to die.
12.) Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Visited there on a birdwatching trip when I was a kid and visited again when a friend's family took me. There's something undeniably romantic about the lore of the sea, and while I am not a terribly beachy type of person I enjoyed the beaches there.
13.) Nanzoin Temple, Sasaguri, Japan. This isn't too far from me, about an hour from Tagawa by train. Kyoto is great and all but Nanzoin isn't all crowded and touristy, and they have the world's largest reclining Buddha.
14.) Amsterdam, Netherlands. I went last year for my birthday and Christmas and turned 22 at "The Cave" which is a neat metal bar/club. I also had an otherworldly experience with two of my best friends which was delightfully "Alice in Wonderland" (a shame they've banned psylocibin now) and is to date one of the coolest things I've ever done.
15.) Black Forest, Germany. Freiburg in particular is a cool university city with trams and bikes and hippies, really interesting architecture, and there are a lot of mountains around to climb so you can gawk at the Black Forest. "My Way" is a cool metal bar. I also went to Baden-Baden which for all its stuffiness and money has some amazing trails.
16.) BONUS: Abilene, Texas, USA. The absolute WORST city in America, I am convinced. It doesn't help that I visited as part of a road trip with my bf to visit his grandma who is the saddest, senilest woman alive. She is devastated that her only son is an alcoholic atheist and that her only grandson is also an atheist, and comments frequently "I'm just waitin' for God to take me." Abilene has pretty much nothing going for it, just some sad strip malls and about 9,035,256 Churches of Christ. The "downtown" area hasn't been updated since the 1950s and there are NO decent Asian restaurants or concert venues or bars anywhere. I would take any of the crappy small towns near it over Abilene any day. Give me Brownwood or Santa Anna before Abilene.
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