Besides Paris - where else have you been ? | Our Paris: Variations on a Theme

Shoesy Greeter-in-Chief Happiness is realizing that your trip to Paris was even better than you had expected. Posts: 5,795	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 8:02:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shoesy on May 24, 2007 8:02:47 GMT -5 sistereurope - You've really been around, I see.
	You haven't experienced life until you have breathed Paris.

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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 8:16:11 GMT -5

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Post by sistereurope on May 24, 2007 8:16:11 GMT -5

I just caught a very bad traveling bug Shoesy! Most of those trips were taken after I turned 40...now I go nuts if I'm not planning some kind of vacation...it's a total obsession. If I could only get PAID for it, I could subsidize my trips!!

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geordy
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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 9:25:56 GMT -5

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Post by geordy on May 24, 2007 9:25:56 GMT -5

I'll play a little late!

England : London, Bath Startford-upon-Avon

Amsterdam

Copenhagen

Italy Rome, Florence, Venice

Ireland Dublin, Cork, daytrips (Fota Island)

Austria Vienna, Saltzberg

Zurich

Frankfort

France PARIS Lyon, Nice, Avignon, Aix, Marseilles, Mont St. Michel, Bordeaux, Beaune, Dijon, Nancy, Strasbourgh, Lille,Rheims, Eperney, Toulouse,

Spain Madrid, Barcelona

Belgium Brussels, Bruge

Prague

St. Thomas

Bermuda

Puerto Rico

USA NY, NJ, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, Lousiana, California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,

Probably forgot some!

Living well is the best revenge!

"Paris has an electric thrill in the air you can't mistake" Daphne du Maurier

geordy Methuselah Vissi d'arte I love cathedral towns Posts: 3,693	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 9:27:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by geordy on May 24, 2007 9:27:45 GMT -5 And sorry for the typos/misspellings particulary if they are your favorites/hometowns!!
	Living well is the best revenge! "Paris has an electric thrill in the air you can't mistake" Daphne du Maurier

Ray(aka) tripnebraska
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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 9:39:18 GMT -5

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Post by Ray(aka) tripnebraska on May 24, 2007 9:39:18 GMT -5

We've been literally everywhere in the U.S. I could give you something positive to see in every state.(I sometimes worry that our international visitors see Las Vegas, and Orlando as the U.S.)
Ontario, and Br. Columbia in Canada.
Baja and The Mayan Riviera in Mexico. St. John and St. Thomas in the VI.
Naples Fl. is one of my favorite spots. I'm thinking I'll have to add the real one to my list soon.

If ever there was a city to distract us from our troubles, it would be Paris.(Thomas Jefferson)

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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 9:42:50 GMT -5

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Post by GitteK on May 24, 2007 9:42:50 GMT -5

I know we should have kept the West Indies - they would still be Danish now.........
ray - love your motto !! I love Bogart: "Of all the ginjoints in all the towns in all the world, she had to walk into mine"......

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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 9:48:54 GMT -5

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Post by dep0515 on May 24, 2007 9:48:54 GMT -5

Ray - I agree with you about Naples, Florida. My parents have a home there. It's beautiful (but starting to get much too built up).

Compared to the rest of you, I feel I've barely traveled at all:
- Just about every US state (Florida many, many times) including Hawaii and Alaska.
- Italy (Tuscany, Pisa, Volterra, Sienna, Rome)
- Mexico
- Bahamas
- Canada

But I am planning to see much, much more!

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Ray(aka) tripnebraska
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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 10:07:00 GMT -5

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Post by Ray(aka) tripnebraska on May 24, 2007 10:07:00 GMT -5

Gitte,
Don't get me started on Bogart. Casablanca is my all time favorite movie. But it is not the only Bogart movie on my list.
dep0515,
I know what you mean about the overbuilding going on in Naples. It really jumped up, even after the Hurricane a couple of years ago. My wife doesn't want to go back. So I'll get more of Europe now!

If ever there was a city to distract us from our troubles, it would be Paris.(Thomas Jefferson)

dep0515 Full Member Next time I'm hiding in your suitcase. Posts: 205	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 10:28:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dep0515 on May 24, 2007 10:28:29 GMT -5 Ray...not a bad trade-off! ;D
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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 10:36:04 GMT -5

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Post by annettecinca on May 24, 2007 10:36:04 GMT -5

This is a fun one! Interesting to read about where everyone has been. Good thing I keep a journal, or I wouldn't remember! Here's my list:

28 States in the US

Countries:
Mexico--all over (14 trips)
Jamaica--twice
Cayman Islands--(3)
Venezuela--Caracas
Grenada, West Indies
Guadeloupe
Aruba & St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Canada, BC--Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo
UK--London (twice)
France--Paris (7), Versailles (2), Nice (2), Marseilles,
Aix-en-Provence, Eze, Cannes, Chantilly, Loire Valley
Monaco
Spain--Barcelona (3), Valencia, Ibiza, Mallorca
Italy--Rome (2), Florence (2), Livorno (2), Pisa, Naples,
Civitavecchia (2)
Vatican City (2)
Malta
Bahamas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
Tortolla, Virgin Gorda
St. Thomas & St. John, USVI (2)

I'm sure I'm not alone in saying the list of places I still want to go is even longer!

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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 13:23:34 GMT -5

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Post by joan1 on May 24, 2007 13:23:34 GMT -5

Well , I will start chronalogically, so some of these trips were taken as a child:

France( starting at ten, several summers with relatives, done south, central, west coast( Normandy and Brittany) and of course Paris) ( 4 visits as an adult)
Hawaii ( 5 x) ( love it)
Los Angeles ( 3X) ( Disneyland mostly,, city itself not my favorite)
San Francisco
Las Vegas ( blinding and tacky, but everyone should do it once to see some shows, I saw Ann Margaret)
Reno
All over British Columbia and Alberta( where I live)
Nova Scotia
Germany
Austria
Netherlands ( at the dangerous age,, the age you must visit the " coffee shops" at. LOL
Switerzland( I think the phrase , " bring money" is very accurate!) ( Zermatt, I hiked to the hut on the Matterhorne!) and Lucerne( so pretty)
Belgium( passed through)
Greece ( Mykonos, Paros, and Athens) ( really loved Greece)
Italy ( Rome , Pisa, Florence and Venice) , hated Pisa, loved Rome.
Jamaica( on a cruise, so just a stop in)
St Thomas( ditto)
St Marten( ditto)
Bahamas( ditto)
Mexico ( east and west coast)
Washington State( it is so close)
London( Bath, Brighton, etc. ) not my favorite Europeon city, but, glad I have done it. ( 2x)

Sorry about my poor spelling, it is a weak point for me,! LOL

holger Methuselah Methuselah is getting too real Posts: 1,689	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 13:34:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by holger on May 24, 2007 13:34:11 GMT -5 Sorry, should have added Nevis/St.Kitts, St Martins/Tortola,St. Thomas, Bermuda, Curaca,Barbados.

Shoesy Greeter-in-Chief Happiness is realizing that your trip to Paris was even better than you had expected. Posts: 5,795	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 24, 2007 20:54:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shoesy on May 24, 2007 20:54:10 GMT -5 Just remembered - I've been to Bulgaria too.
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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 25, 2007 0:00:44 GMT -5

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Post by Penny on May 25, 2007 0:00:44 GMT -5

I'll have to figure out all the states which is not as impressive as goldenmama's but I traveled for business so saw lots of little towns.
Out of conntry:
Jamacia
Mexico (Puerto Vallarta)
Bahamas (Nassau, Freeport and Port Lucaya)
London (twice)
Paris (3 trips total of 29 days)
The only thing I was truly impressed with in London, was the politeness of the people, I had so many help me up the stairs in the tube to say the least I was shocked.
Fish and Chips (found the place only by accident) and afternoon tea.)

Give me a baguette, brie and red wine and I will be very happy!
Donnez-moi une baguette, brie et le vin rouge et moi serons très heureux

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Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 25, 2007 4:37:15 GMT -5

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Post by terezacz on May 25, 2007 4:37:15 GMT -5

The list will be too long so I will narrow it to my most favourite.

ITALY - fabulous 16 days, driving north-south, visited Venice, Verona, Firenze, Rome, Amalfi coast and then ... even more fabulous week in Sicily! You must visit this island! It´s unbelievable!

holger Methuselah Methuselah is getting too real Posts: 1,689	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 25, 2007 7:21:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by holger on May 25, 2007 7:21:11 GMT -5 Did you get to Erice? We loved it as well as the rest of Sicily. Great food and wine.

terezacz Junior Member Posts: 86	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 25, 2007 7:33:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by terezacz on May 25, 2007 7:33:25 GMT -5 No, we stayed at Naxos, close to Taormina - have you been there? Lovely.

susanb Methuselah Posts: 540	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 25, 2007 10:51:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by susanb on May 25, 2007 10:51:03 GMT -5 I just typed in my reply and I can't find it anywhere. So after all that, I have to wait and calm down and maybe I'll do it again. KaKa

holger Methuselah Methuselah is getting too real Posts: 1,689	Besides Paris - where else have you been ? May 25, 2007 16:29:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by holger on May 25, 2007 16:29:10 GMT -5 Did stop at Naxos when we stayed at Taormina.

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