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PrintableXxAxX said: LleeLlee said: I think so, I mean If I had never been to Scotland I wouldn't know how freezing cold it is all the time and how everyone wears kilts even the tiny newborn babies.
Have you been abroad and what were your observions? I have more travel titbits to share like the above gem. But lets hear yours. You? . [Edited 4/28/09 15:19pm] sure enough, travel broadens the mind. if i had never visited the ORG, i wouldn't know how McMeekle likes to take his haggis tea. one lump. no sugar.   | |
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'Does travel broaden the mind?'
That really depends on how you are travelling. You could travel to an exotic tropical paradise and spend 2 weeks on the beach sunbathing but that experience alone won't broaden your mind very much. You could also spend your time visiting places, talking to the locals and other travellers and you might just have some very mind broadening experiences. Recently I returned from Costa Rica. I travelled for a month across the country, met many great and not so great people and had mosty good and also some bad experiences. After a couple of weeks I gradually started to realise that travelling doesn't just broaden the mind by seeing and doing things you've never seen and done before, it deepens it too. Maybe even you could say that it reflects your life and personality. What you choose to do and the experiences you then have are a reflection of your life and who you are. | |
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Tremolina said: 'Does travel broaden the mind?'
That really depends on how you are travelling. You could travel to an exotic tropical paradise and spend 2 weeks on the beach sunbathing but that experience alone won't broaden your mind very much. You could also spend your time visiting places, talking to the locals and other travellers and you might just have some very mind broadening experiences. Recently I returned from Costa Rica. I travelled for a month across the country, met many great and not so great people and had mosty good and also some bad experiences. After a couple of weeks I gradually started to realise that travelling doesn't just broaden the mind by seeing and doing things you've never seen and done before, it deepens it too. Maybe even you could say that it reflects your life and personality. What you choose to do and the experiences you then have are a reflection of your life and who you are. You beat me to it. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Lammastide said: Tremolina said: 'Does travel broaden the mind?'
That really depends on how you are travelling. You could travel to an exotic tropical paradise and spend 2 weeks on the beach sunbathing but that experience alone won't broaden your mind very much. You could also spend your time visiting places, talking to the locals and other travellers and you might just have some very mind broadening experiences. Recently I returned from Costa Rica. I travelled for a month across the country, met many great and not so great people and had mosty good and also some bad experiences. After a couple of weeks I gradually started to realise that travelling doesn't just broaden the mind by seeing and doing things you've never seen and done before, it deepens it too. Maybe even you could say that it reflects your life and personality. What you choose to do and the experiences you then have are a reflection of your life and who you are. You beat me to it. That's why I hardly ever did any travels booked with travel agencies or spent my time on beaches lying in the sun. When I last made a trip to a tropical island I stayed with a local friend in his house without electricity in the middle of the tropical rain forest and I had the chance to meet local people in their every day life. I learned a lot .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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sinisterpentatonic said:  
Bali in two months!  Let me just say, i'll be staying in Jakarta for most of the trip, it's just that Bali will be the highlight. so, yeah, i'm putting the work in, not just a trip to a beautiful "tropical beach or island". i'll be hanging with natives for the whole trip AND we will be going to a lot places that are usually off the tourist radar. just saying.  | |
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Serious said: Lammastide said: You beat me to it. That's why I hardly ever did any travels booked with travel agencies or spent my time on beaches lying in the sun. When I last made a trip to a tropical island I stayed with a local friend in his house without electricity in the middle of the tropical rain forest and I had the chance to meet local people in their every day life. I learned a lot .Same here, meeting the locals and sharing their lives had been the best experience ever. I'm just afraid of not being alive long enough to skim through whole planet Earth... Is there any place of refuge one can flee from this insanity | |
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MarySharon said: Serious said: That's why I hardly ever did any travels booked with travel agencies or spent my time on beaches lying in the sun. When I last made a trip to a tropical island I stayed with a local friend in his house without electricity in the middle of the tropical rain forest and I had the chance to meet local people in their every day life. I learned a lot .Same here, meeting the locals and sharing their lives had been the best experience ever. I'm just afraid of not being alive long enough to skim through whole planet Earth... I have that same fear. | |
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2the9s said: It depends on whether or not there is a McDonald's in the country I am traveling to.
Philistine! oh and lurking git. | |
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Ace said: As someone who traveled quite a bit when he was younger, I would say that the same "broadening" can be achieved via books, documentaries and Ye Olde Internete.
For example, I could've saved myself a lot of time, energy and money if I'd just googled "Are English people weird?". You can see in books but its not the same as being there. For example, I read that In Canada burping loudly in public is considered polite and showing your appreciation, but its not the same as seeing a person burp for real. . [Edited 5/2/09 5:01am] | |
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sinisterpentatonic said: sinisterpentatonic said:
Bali in two months! Let me just say, i'll be staying in Jakarta for most of the trip, it's just that Bali will be the highlight. so, yeah, i'm putting the work in, not just a trip to a beautiful "tropical beach or island". i'll be hanging with natives for the whole trip AND we will be going to a lot places that are usually off the tourist radar. just saying. Bali, you lucky piccolo playing man/goat. | |
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: When you travel to Europe you can eat all the fast food you want and dont gain a pound.
Really? Because of the portion size? | |
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LleeLlee said: Ace said: As someone who traveled quite a bit when he was younger, I would say that the same "broadening" can be achieved via books, documentaries and Ye Olde Internete.
For example, I could've saved myself a lot of time, energy and money if I'd just googled "Are English people weird?". You can see in books but its not the same as being there. For example, I read that In Canada burping loudly in public is considered polite and showing your appreciation, but its not the same as seeing a person burp for real. See what I mean?  |
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Ignore Ace, LleeLlee. 
Hey...  did you know that Canadians have tails? Well, just the Anglophones... but still.  Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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Ace said: LleeLlee said: You can see in books but its not the same as being there. For example, I read that In Canada burping loudly in public is considered polite and showing your appreciation, but its not the same as seeing a person burp for real. See what I mean? I am going to ignore you and pretend you're not here and ignore you and dont talk to me and also dont look at me or post next to me or anything. Okay? | |
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Lammastide said: Ignore Ace, LleeLlee.
Hey... did you know that Canadians have tails? Well, just the Anglophones... but still. I've seen Ace's tail. Actually he's really proud of it. | |
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I'd love to find out. 
I would like to travel further than the US's eastern coast by the end of next year. I've been trying to go to Amsterdam for years now, I wanna party with Aksel and spoon with Herman. Oh yeah, and be stoned 24 hours a day.  | |
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Cinnie said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: many people can't afford to, and that sucks.
MIGUELGOMEZ said: many people can't afford to, and that sucks. !!!! CIN IS TER... Have I got a deal for you!! and you live in the perfect city 
do you have your passport? you have to book by May 5th 
. [Edited 5/2/09 11:34am]  She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay | |
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JerseyKRS said: I'd love to find out.
I would like to travel further than the US's eastern coast by the end of next year. I've been trying to go to Amsterdam for years now, I wanna party with Aksel and spoon with Herman. Oh yeah, and be stoned 24 hours a day. The Normal Whores Club | |
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LleeLlee said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: When you travel to Europe you can eat all the fast food you want and dont gain a pound.
Really? Because of the portion size? I wish I knew. Maybe it's because when I was there I was non-stop. I needed a vacation after my vacation.  MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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