Europe Board

Libertandonien wrote:

I would like to travel, but I'm not 18 yet :(

me too );

Libertandonien

Einswenn wrote:

Here's a random story from my trips.

Once in Morocco I've met a guy from Russia who came there... by bicycle. He spent months and months but all his transportation option was his old yet working bike. All the route he took was practically visa-free which made the task be easier and Morocco wasn't his last stop though. I mean I don't think I would have such courage and enthusiasm to do this

Tbh, I kind of wanna do that. Just cycling to a far place, even if it's only Zurich :D

Einswenn

Suissen

Estellan wrote:

I'll be eighteen in four years. Still have to wait a while ;-(

oh too i have to wait 4 years to eighteen

Shangyuen

The Final of The Champions League

Estellan wrote:

Ok, here goes nothing

I've been to:

the Netherlands
Most of the western USA
France
Mexico
Hawaii

Yea that's pretty much it, not very impressive

The Netherlands
Germany
Vietnam
South Korea
Malaysia
Brunei
Japan
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Nepal
The US

and lastly, my homecountry of Indonesia

Einswenn and St Scarlett

The new mexican confederation wrote:

Como estas,de que pais eres?

De México ¿y tú?

Einswenn, Libertandonien, and The Kingdom of Denmark

Sicilian imperial-capitalist empire wrote:

Interesting how most of those cities are in Occitania.

Speaking of which, what do you think about the Occitans?

Occitans ? They haven't been around for centuries imo
They're just as french as Normandie

Sicilian imperial-capitalist empire, Yahlia, and United engiresco

The Rriknor of Einswenn

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Nah that's just Paris and Marseille
Paris is ruined by mostly non French and European tourists while Marseille is overrun with random northern Europeans

Most Americans don't know many cities in France (not saying you don't) so they usually don't even bother looking outside of côté d'Azur or Île de France. Some of the most authentic and beautiful cities in France are just not that well known like Saint-Malo, Orleans, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Avignon

That's true. Unfortunately I haven't been to cities like Orleans, Avignon, Lille, and others but they're part of my dream trip to la France

Libertandonien wrote:

Tbh, I kind of wanna do that. Just cycling to a far place, even if it's only Zurich :D

I love bicycles and do miss my bike which is not with me anymore. SPb is not a really comfy city to ride a bike outside of designated areas in parks so I have a hunger for it. But having intercontinental bike tour is insane if you ask me :D Intercontinental crossing the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul doesn't count

The Oriental Empire, Libertandonien, and New skandenivia

Suissen

Shangyuen wrote:

The Netherlands
Germany
Vietnam
South Korea
Malaysia
Brunei
Japan
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Nepal
The US

and lastly, my homecountry of Indonesia

Czechia
Slovakia
Turkey
United Kingdom
Germany (My Country)
France

Einswenn

Shangyuen wrote:

The Netherlands
Germany
Vietnam
South Korea
Malaysia
Brunei
Japan
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Nepal
The US

and lastly, my homecountry of Indonesia

Greece
Albania
Turkey
Bulgaria
Croatia
Slovenia
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Vatican city
France
Monaco
Belgium
The Netherlands
UK
Ireland
Spain
Portugal
Malta
Cyprus
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Poland
Norway
Estonia
Latvia
UAE
South Korea
Japan
China
Hong Kong
Australia
USA
Canada
Mexico
South Africa
Iceland
Israel
Saudi
India

Einswenn, Yahlia, The Champions League, and New skandenivia

Libertandonien

Einswenn wrote:

That's true. Unfortunately I haven't been to cities like Orleans, Avignon, Lille, and others but they're part of my dream trip to la France
I love bicycles and do miss my bike which is not with me anymore. SPb is not a really comfy city to ride a bike outside of designated areas in parks so I have a hunger for it. But having intercontinental bike tour is insane if you ask me :D Intercontinental crossing the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul doesn't count

RIP your bike 😔

Sure, I can do that. But I need to be back home for dinner said mom 😔

Einswenn and The Oriental Empire

Occitans ? They haven't been around for centuries imo
They're just as french as Normandie

I'd say that the French - Occitan relationship is comparable to the relationship of the United Kingdom and Wessex

The New Nordic Union, Sicilian imperial-capitalist empire, Yahlia, Libertandonien, and 1 otherUnited engiresco

Estoniia

The Constitutional Monarchy of South St Maarten

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Shangyuen wrote:

The Netherlands
Germany
Vietnam
South Korea
Malaysia
Brunei
Japan
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Nepal
The US

and lastly, my homecountry of Indonesia

The US
Canada
Bermuda
Curaçao
Uk
Ireland
Andorra
France
Spain
Gibraltar
Portugal
Bahrain
Macau
Lichtenstein
Hong Kong
Japan
Egypt
Tunisia
Peru
And lastly
Singapore

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Estellan wrote:

I mean, there's still a lot of cuisine from SE Asia from the time that the Dutch owned Indonesia

Did you prefer Rotterdam or Amsterdam style

Amsterdam style is better by far in my opinion

Einswenn wrote:

As for Europe I've been only to France, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, the Netherlands, Serbia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Turkey (Istanbul part in particular) :3 although it's not even a third part of the countries I would love to visit on this continent

So far, my list is:

UK (England and Scotland only)
the Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Liechtenstein
Denmark (Faroe Islands & Mainland)
Iceland
Norway

As you can see most of it is quick trips I took as a student in Amsterdam in Northwestern Europe, I'd like one day to head south more (Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia, etc.) or somewhere in the Baltic area (Latvia, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Finland) and Wales :)

I want to make a list of the places I've been but I'm afraid it will sound like me flexing

It is not, just letting us know :)

Nah that's just Paris and Marseille
Paris is ruined by mostly non French and European tourists while Marseille is overrun with random northern Europeans

Most Americans don't know many cities in France (not saying you don't) so they usually don't even bother looking outside of côté d'Azur or Île de France. Some of the most authentic and beautiful cities in France are just not that well known like Saint-Malo, Orleans, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Avignon

Fun fact, the southernmost place I have been in Europe is Bordeaux, which is ironic because it isn't even that far south haha

But yes, Paris was a bit too touristy for me, although it was pretty, I definitely prefer Bordeaux or even places like Brest are pretty cool too

Estellan wrote:

Did you get to see the Hague and Delft. Both gorgeous. They really showed off the Netherlands' history and I would see them a second time for sure

West-Terschelling was awesome too, it is like another world up there.

Estellan wrote:

Ok, here goes nothing

I've been to:

the Netherlands
Most of the western USA
Canada
France
Mexico
Hawaii

Yea that's pretty much it, not very impressive

Hey, that is more than a lottttt of people I know.

Einswenn wrote:

That's true. Unfortunately I haven't been to cities like Orleans, Avignon, Lille, and others but they're part of my dream trip to la France
I love bicycles and do miss my bike which is not with me anymore. SPb is not a really comfy city to ride a bike outside of designated areas in parks so I have a hunger for it. But having intercontinental bike tour is insane if you ask me :D Intercontinental crossing the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul doesn't count

You don't know the pain when you live in Amsterdam for a little bit, then come back to America and people are like "Bikes? To go places? Hahaha funny joke" :/

Greece
Albania
Turkey
Bulgaria
Croatia
Slovenia
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Vatican city
France
Monaco
Belgium
The Netherlands
UK
Ireland
Spain
Portugal
Malta
Cyprus
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Poland
Norway
Estonia
Latvia
UAE
South Korea
Japan
China
Hong Kong
Australia
USA
Canada
Mexico
South Africa
Iceland
Israel
Saudi
India

Impressive! If you don't already you should get one of those big scratch off maps of the world and mark every country you have been to, yours would be filled quickly!

Sicilian imperial-capitalist empire wrote:

Calais seems interesting for it's unusually long English rule compared to the rest of France.

Yes, I would think

Calais is one of those places I feel like I've been but I haven't, I've just taken the Eurostar so many times through there XD. Next time I'm in Europa I should get off and do some sightseeing

Einswenn, Sicilian imperial-capitalist empire, St Scarlett, The Oriental Empire, and 2 othersRivierenland, and Drew Durrnil

As disappointing as it might be France is well, French

People in Calais call themselves french and are quite proud of it

Same goes for the south

St Scarlett, Rivierenland, Libertandonien, Drew Durrnil, and 1 otherUnited engiresco

Estoniia

South St Maarten wrote:

Amsterdam style is better by far in my opinionSo far, my list is:

UK (England and Scotland only)
the Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Liechtenstein
Denmark (Faroe Islands & Mainland)
Iceland
Norway

As you can see most of it is quick trips I took as a student in Amsterdam in Northwestern Europe, I'd like one day to head south more (Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia, etc.) or somewhere in the Baltic area (Latvia, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Finland) and Wales :)
It is not, just letting us know :)Fun fact, the southernmost place I have been in Europe is Bordeaux, which is ironic because it isn't even that far south haha

But yes, Paris was a bit too touristy for me, although it was pretty, I definitely prefer Bordeaux or even places like Brest are pretty cool too
West-Terschelling was awesome too, it is like another world up there.
Hey, that is more than a lottttt of people I know.
You don't know the pain when you live in Amsterdam for a little bit, then come back to America and people are like "Bikes? To go places? Hahaha funny joke" :/
Impressive! If you don't already you should get one of those big scratch off maps of the world and mark every country you have been to, yours would be filled quickly!
Yes, I would think

Calais is one of those places I feel like I've been but I haven't, I've just taken the Eurostar so many times through there XD. Next time I'm in Europa I should get off and do some sightseeing

I would like to visit wales too!

South St Maarten, Drew Durrnil, and United engiresco

Libertandonien

The most-southern point in Europe I've ever been to lies on the same latitude as Chicago 😳

Einswenn, South St Maarten, Yahlia, The Oriental Empire, and 3 othersRivierenland, Drew Durrnil, and United engiresco

New skandenivia

Am*r*ca

Einswenn, Yahlia, St Scarlett, The Oriental Empire, and 4 othersRivierenland, Drew Durrnil, United engiresco, and Estoniia

United engiresco

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The Democratic Republic of Estellan

As disappointing as it might be France is well, French

People in Calais call themselves french and are quite proud of it

Same goes for the south

Ar chas doñv a 'yelo da ouez
(The domesticated dogs will become wild again)

This line refers to the region of Brittany in France, with "domesticated dogs" meaning being ruled by the French, and "will become wild again" means an independent Breton people.

The Oriental Empire

Greece
Albania
Turkey
Bulgaria
Croatia
Slovenia
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Vatican city
France
Monaco
Belgium
The Netherlands
UK
Ireland
Spain
Portugal
Malta
Cyprus
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Poland
Norway
Estonia
Latvia
UAE
South Korea
Japan
China
Hong Kong
Australia
USA
Canada
Mexico
South Africa
Iceland
Israel
Saudi
India

Jesus, Orient, I think that's longer than Einswenn's

Einswenn, St Scarlett, Libertandonien, and New skandenivia

United engiresco wrote:

Ar chas doñv a yelo da ouez
(The domesticated dogs will become wild again)

This line refers to the region of Brittany in France, with "domesticated dogs" meaning being ruled by the French, and "will become wild again" means an independent Breton people.

Bretons are a minority
Less than 20% actually know the language

Libertandonien

The Rriknor of Einswenn

Edited

South St Maarten wrote:

As you can see most of it is quick trips I took as a student in Amsterdam in Northwestern Europe, I'd like one day to head south more (Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia, etc.) or somewhere in the Baltic area (Latvia, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Finland) and Wales :)

Old town of Tallinn, Estonia, is like a piece of fairytale on Christmas (especially if it snows) :3

South St Maarten wrote:

You don't know the pain when you live in Amsterdam for a little bit, then come back to America and people are like "Bikes? To go places? Hahaha funny joke" :/

Yeah I love to see so many bikes in Europe but frankly I liked it more in Copenhagen because they have wider streets with bike lanes comparing to a very, very tight Amsterdam

Estellan wrote:

Jesus, Orient, I think that's longer than Einswenn's

It is. I've only been to 15 countries so far excluding Russia and its regions

South St Maarten, St Scarlett, The Oriental Empire, Libertandonien, and 1 otherElisabethshagen

The Democratic Republic of Estellan

Estellan wrote:

Jesus, Orient, I think that's longer than Einswenn's

I traveled a lot when I was younger

Einswenn and Yahlia

The Constitutional Monarchy of South St Maarten

South St Maarten wrote:

Amsterdam style is better by far

You don't know the pain when you live in Amsterdam for a little bit, then come back to America and people are like "Bikes? To go places? Hahaha funny joke" :/

Amsterdam was nice, but really loud and touristy

I DO know the pain, but it was muted for me since I live in Portland, aka bike city, USA

South St Maarten, Rivierenland, and Libertandonien

The Federal Queendom of Elisabethshagen

Bretons are a minority
Less than 20% actually know the language

That's sad, if I was living in Breton I'd be sure to learn the language, it annoys me here in America the only language to learn is boring English

(Unless you are Hawaiian or Native American :)

Yahlia, St Scarlett, The Oriental Empire, and New skandenivia