Anyone have recommendations for my next trip? - Page 2

slang · 03-07-2006, 06:15 PM

It seems that tourist visas ARE being issued now.

I've got to go there more than anywhere else.

slang · 03-07-2006, 07:03 PM

Tourist visas were not being issued when the planning was going into the previous trip.

Now it seems like they are encouraging tourism.

Cyclefrance · 03-08-2006, 11:32 AM

Does it have to be Far East?

Mid-year could coincide with 'Le Tour' which is supposed to start in London this year. Get hold of a copy of 'French Revolutions' and try what Tim-boy did, but maybe 'post' as opposed to 'pre' - all that French scenery, food and wine, the effects of the latter two being suitably burned off each day in the saddle....heaven!

dar512 · 03-08-2006, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by slang

Tourist visas were not being issued when the planning was going into the previous trip.

Now it seems like they are encouraging tourism.

I thought one of your requirements was a place where you wouldn't get your ass shot off?

wolf · 03-08-2006, 11:38 AM

Good gods, man! Don't tell him to go to a civilized country! He could cause an international incident!!

slang · 03-08-2006, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Good gods, man! Don't tell him to go to a civilized country! He could cause an international incident!!

Another one?

Cyclefrance · 03-08-2006, 01:31 PM

That's OK - French farmers are always looking for an excuse to block motorways with their tractors - they'd probably treat him like a national hero!

BTW where's Bargalunan these days...? Ou ce trouve-t-il cet homme-ci?

wolf · 03-08-2006, 02:29 PM

Precisely.

slang · 03-08-2006, 03:30 PM

There was a flaming bag of carabao shit at the front step last week.

I take that as a message from Gloria.

zippyt · 03-08-2006, 05:37 PM

Rock on Brother Slang !!!!
Tell it like it is !!

Its YOUR adventure , do just the hell what you want !!!

Cyclefrance · 03-08-2006, 06:23 PM

Sounds like you will enjoy wherever you go as you seem to approach the adventure of travel with an open mind and a desire to learn. There's as much (no, more) to be gained from taking inward experiences of a country and its people as much as taking the visual record.

You have a great approach, Slang, and maybe that's why it becomes difficult to decide where to go - because you probably know at the outset that you cannot fail to take and make enjoyment from any place you visit.

slang · 03-08-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

...... because you probably know at the outset that you cannot fail to take and make enjoyment from any place you visit.

That's true.

Going places that dont normally see white Westerners is also a consideration of sorts as well.

There were villagers in Pakistan that had never soon a white guy in person. As much negative exposure as the US has and white Christians have in general having some positive experience is a good thing for everyone.

Having grown up in rural Pa and not actually meeting anyone non-white in person myself until age 13 or so....the exposure can soften harshness and open fairness with any specific group of people.

It's a start anyway.

There are clearly far more reasons to think that someone is an asshole than their religion, skin color, nationality or ability ride a bicycle in cold weather.

Like political party affiliation

03-07-2006, 07:03 PM	#2
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Tourist visas were not being issued when the planning was going into the previous trip. Now it seems like they are encouraging tourism. __________________ FTFF

03-08-2006, 11:32 AM	#3
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Does it have to be Far East? Mid-year could coincide with 'Le Tour' which is supposed to start in London this year. Get hold of a copy of 'French Revolutions' and try what Tim-boy did, but maybe 'post' as opposed to 'pre' - all that French scenery, food and wine, the effects of the latter two being suitably burned off each day in the saddle....heaven! __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

03-08-2006, 11:38 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Good gods, man! Don't tell him to go to a civilized country! He could cause an international incident!! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-08-2006, 01:31 PM	#7
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	That's OK - French farmers are always looking for an excuse to block motorways with their tractors - they'd probably treat him like a national hero! BTW where's Bargalunan these days...? Ou ce trouve-t-il cet homme-ci? __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

03-08-2006, 02:29 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Precisely. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-07-2006, 06:15 PM	#1
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	It seems that tourist visas ARE being issued now. I've got to go there more than anywhere else.

03-08-2006, 03:30 PM	#9
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	There was a flaming bag of carabao shit at the front step last week. I take that as a message from Gloria.

03-08-2006, 05:37 PM	#10
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Rock on Brother Slang !!!! Tell it like it is !! Its YOUR adventure , do just the hell what you want !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-08-2006, 06:23 PM	#11
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Sounds like you will enjoy wherever you go as you seem to approach the adventure of travel with an open mind and a desire to learn. There's as much (no, more) to be gained from taking inward experiences of a country and its people as much as taking the visual record. You have a great approach, Slang, and maybe that's why it becomes difficult to decide where to go - because you probably know at the outset that you cannot fail to take and make enjoyment from any place you visit. __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

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