Net54 Around The World

[rayray]

Lived in beautiful Japan for 3+ years. How about we do Malaysia next?

[frankbmd]

Malaysia - koala lump here

[rayray]

Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) in Normandy, France. Figure it be the appropriate country to add next. Traveled to this country while on a eurotrip in summer 2011, with a few quick uploads I could find from Paris.

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This one has been done but offered as tribute to Roger Moore

[frankbmd]

Geez Louise
I thought we were still in Malaysia.
Missed ray ray appropriately adding France after a week in the doldrums.

Al is a different story though.

Remember Denny adding a laundry list of countries including Hawaii (?) and being disqualified.

Al has basically has done the same thing, except his ten countries are all in separate posts, are all correctly identified and all contain beautiful photos.

The Board of Directors of this thread is going to give him a warning regarding the rules going forward, but has voted to add his ten country blitz to the list in post one.

For those who may have been waiting for this ruling, we are now in Tahiti.

[Griffins]

this gets so confusing

Tahiti (Bora Bora)


And down to South Africa

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[Griffins]

Frank, glad you just gave Al a slap on the wrist, we're going to need him when we get down to Kygyzstan or Nauru.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Originally Posted by Griffins

Frank, glad you just gave Al a slap on the wrist, we're going to need him when we get down to Kygyzstan or Nauru.

If I went after that dog, Leon would ban me.

[Griffins]

updated map

[nat]

I'm going to invoke the 7-day rule and move us on to the Czech Republic. The pictures below are from Prague.

[Griffins]

Czech Republic was country #12, a few weeks ago

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Griffins

Czech Republic was country #12, a few weeks ago

I just double-czeched. You are correct.

[Griffins]

Ok, then lets move on. Costa Rica is up next:

[Corporal Lance Boil]

Oh boy, I can jump right in! We're going a little north to NICARAGUA next.

Though I will violate the rules by not posting pictures because I've just moved, don't know where the scanner is, and have no idea how to post them anyway.

In compensation, I will offer a story:

Right after college a buddy of mine and I decided an extended surf trip to Central America would be a grand thing, and we purchased a 1969 Grumman Step Van, outfitted it with surf racks on the roof and a bed in back, and drove to Costa Rico from Charleston, SC...two and a half weeks of seat-of-the pants travelling. We stayed there 2 1/2 months, surfing every break, both east and west, and living in the van.

When we decided Managua, where we had stopped for several days with a couple of Nicos we had met, was not for us (partially because we did not want to eat the beef testicle soup they were preparing that night) we beat a hasty path to the Costa border. Right before we hit customs and were waiting in line a high-ranking military officer approached us and asked for a ride across the border into a town in Costa Rica. Think full military uniform, epaulets, medals, etc. Our passenger seat at this time was a vinyl-covered blue-and-purple floral design that we had found discarded in Charleston and bolted in. If you've ever been to Central America and understand who wields power, you will understand we said "Of course, please hop in and take this place of honor on the vinyl seat!" Which he did.

Needless to say it was one of the easiest border crossings I have ever experienced, just kind of waved on through when they looked at the man in the floral recliner.

Tony

[Griffins]

Nicaraqua was the most chaotic border I've ever crossed. Absolute madhouse.
Since we're moving north, I'll offer up Guatemala.

[ALR-bishop]

I am on thin ice with Frank and Anthony so will try to do this right. First, only because the Lance Corporal did not have access to his pics, here are a couple from Nicaragua ( first 3). Next Anthony's Guatemala ( 2nd 3), and then Cartegena Columbia ( last 3)

[ALR-bishop]

Since we are getting close on South America, I want to add one. Did a Circle South America 80 day cruise two years ago. Only countries we did not hit were Bolivia and Paraguay, neither being on the coast. I will likely never make Bolivia ( I have settled for scenes from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), but did end up in Paraguay last year for my son's wedding in Asuncion. I do not recommend it as a tourist destination. If you look up the top 10 things to do there they are mostly in nearby countries like Brazil, Argentina, Chile or Peru. You will have to take my word on it, although I have a lot of expensive receipts from there. I can say it was the fastest Catholic wedding I have ever attended, 25 minutes

[Griffins]

uh oh, Al just broke the 7 day rule. Ice getting thinner, show mercy Frank!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Griffins

uh oh, Al just broke the 7 day rule. Ice getting thinner, show mercy Frank!

LOL, I say we scrap this thread and have Al post pictures of all his travels.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Griffins

uh oh, Al just broke the 7 day rule. Ice getting thinner, show mercy Frank!

Even if there were no rules, Al would break them.

[Griffins]

Originally Posted by bnorth

LOL, I say we scrap this thread and have Al post pictures of all his travels.

Al's pictures and stories are amazing.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Griffins

updated map

Since, technically, no one has added the big country just south of Canada, I'll make my sole contribution to this world traveling thread:

camera pictures 045.jpg

[ALR-bishop]

Thanks for jumping in there Raymond and for following the rules too

Following Raymod, here is another ( first 3) US ( Alaska and either Mt McKinley if you are from Ohio or Mt Denali if from anywhere else). Then a couple ( 2nd 3) from Paraguay since my last one had no actual place pics, and a new one ( last 3), French Guiana, more specifically Devil's Island

[frankbmd]

With all the desaparecidos on the forum and in the hobby, this one will not last long. I think my doppelgänger lives there.

[rayray]

Mind the gap. Here's adding England/UK to the list as country #51. Pics from my summer 2011 Eurotrip.

[ALR-bishop]

Ray-- I can only hope Frank and Anthony don't come down as hard on you as they did on me for violating the rules. Unless maybe you were imprissoned on Devil's Island too

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Ray-- I can only hope Frank and Anthony don't come down as hard on you as they did on me for violating the rules. Unless maybe you were imprissoned on Devil's Island too

Well, I've never been a world traveler...I let the rest of the family do that.

What I do have is a collection of postcards that anyone would envy. Those same loved ones were always instructed to send me postcards...which they did religiously.

My sole ventures out of the country were cruises in 1999 & 2000 - not many 'tame' photos from those trips.


Besides, it took me quite a lot of work to get that condor to pose like that.


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[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Ray-- I can only hope Frank and Anthony don't come down as hard on you as they did on me for violating the rules. Unless maybe you were imprissoned on Devil's Island too

I hereby nominate Al for appointment as the new head of the Forum Bureau of Investigation. The duties of this position include but are not limited to enforcement of both forum and thread rules.



Hearing no objection, Al, you're in. Congrats.

[smallpaul2002]

Well I have read this thread with quite a bit of confusion and will try my best to follow the rules..I have been to England, London to be exact, after that I was off to Antwerp Belgium...I have no pictures handy but a grabbed a few pics off the web to avoid any problems..I could dig up some photos if requested to do so...

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by smallpaul2002

Well I have read this thread with quite a bit of confusion and will try my best to follow the rules..I have been to England, London to be exact, after that I was off to Antwerp Belgium...I have no pictures handy but a grabbed a few pics off the web to avoid any problems..I could dig up some photos if requested to do so...

Jolly Good, Paul.


Sic 'im, Al!

[Griffins]

Ok, here's Belgium (Brugges, one of my favorite places in the world)



And I'll add Cameroon, one of the most difficult to travel in.

[ALR-bishop]

I am going to the Republic Of Kalifornia today for a short stay so you guys are on your own. Not sure If Kalifornia counts as an independent country yet. Anthony would know.

[Griffins]

We're hoping.

[Corporal Lance Boil]

Love the pictures. Methinks Cameroon is going to be a week-long wait.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Corporal Lance Boil

Love the pictures. Methinks Cameroon is going to be a week-long wait.

good thing there are no rules anymore!

[Griffins]

ok, Cameroon was a bit too far flung. Lets keep it closer to home, here's The Bahamas (or at least a bit below The Bahamas).

[ALR-bishop]

Bahamas by land


Then through the Canal



to Panama, where all the Panama hats are from Equador

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