Travel (non-Japan)

phlargo wrote:

ooooh! Was this composition and depth of field intentional? It's so cool!

A total fluke to be honest. I like the inadvertent inclusion of the London Underground sign.

Tu_triky wrote:

A total fluke to be honest. I like the inadvertent inclusion of the London Underground sign.

Sometimes those are the best. I actually won a photographic award on a random shot... It just goes to show - take lots and lots of pictures: some will surely turn out interesting.

phlargo wrote:

Sometimes those are the best. I actually won a photographic award on a random shot... It just goes to show - take lots and lots of pictures: some will surely turn out interesting.

Haha. Nice. In my case, it's the definition of "dumb luck." :bonk:

Tu_triky wrote:the Houses of Parliament

Cigarettes or the funk group? :beaten: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Cigarettes or the funk group? :beaten: :hehe:

:rofl: :rofl:

Wynter wrote:OMG! You've been there?! I grew up on Anne of Green Gables and it's always been my dream to visit PEI. I'm so uber jealous.

So, you've been all over the world but not to PEI? :headscratch: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: So, you've been all over the world but not to PEI? :headscratch: [/list:u]

I've been all over the wold but never out of my own Province. It's pathetic. I've never explored Canada. I've been to more states than provinces, more continents than provinces. :shakehead:

Wynter wrote:I've been all over the wold but never out of my own Province. It's pathetic. I've never explored Canada. I've been to more states than provinces, more continents than provinces. :shakehead:

That's not that unusual, ne?

Most people always seem to visit everywhere else except their own backyard... Familiarity breeds contempt? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
That's not that unusual, ne?

Most people always seem to visit everywhere else except their own backyard... Familiarity breeds contempt? :sweat:

I don't think "familiarity breeds contempt" applies here at all. The reason I haven't travelled around Canada is because I LIVE here, so I'm under the assumption that I'll have loads of time later to travel west. Whereas, for example with China, it was more like "wow, once in a lifetime opportunity!"

The same works for tourist attractions, I think. People who visit Canada (TO) will always go see the CN Tower, whereas most of us who live here haven't been up it once. I myself didn't visit the tower until a few years ago. :beaten:

Wynter wrote:I don't think "familiarity breeds contempt" applies here at all. The reason I haven't travelled around Canada is because I LIVE here, so I'm under the assumption that I'll have loads of time later to travel west. Whereas, for example with China, it was more like "wow, once in a lifetime opportunity!"

Yeah, that's what I really meant... It's like "I can visit these places anytime," as opposed to places like China, Japan, etc... :)

Wynter wrote:
The same works for tourist attractions, I think. People who visit Canada (TO) will always go see the CN Tower, whereas most of us who live here haven't been up it once. I myself didn't visit the tower until a few years ago. :beaten:

True. The last time I was at Disneyland, I was 11. :shakehead: [/list:u] And I wasn't even living here then, we came out to visit my Aunt. :beaten: [/list:u]

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, that's what I really meant... It's like "I can visit these places anytime," as opposed to places like China, Japan, etc... :)

Yup! Mind you, I hope my visit to Japan isn't just a one-time opportunity. :fingerscrossed:

gaijinmark wrote: True. The last time I was at Disneyland, I was 11. :shakehead: [/list:u] And I wasn't even living here then, we came out to visit my Aunt. :beaten: [/list:u]

I think I was around that age when I visited Disneyland.

Wait, now I'm confused. In Orlando, they have Disneyland. That's the one I went to. How many Disneylands exist?! Or is there a Disneyworld...?

Wynter wrote:

I think I was around that age when I visited Disneyland.

Wait, now I'm confused. In Orlando, they have Disneyland. That's the one I went to. How many Disneylands exist?! Or is there a Disneyworld...?

The one in Orlando is Disney World, with the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and the Hollywood Studios.

I think I have the list of parks:
Disneyland Resort (Disneyland and California Adventure) in Anaheim
Paris Disneyland, formerly Euro Disney
Tokyo Disney Resort (Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea)
Hong Kong Disneyland

dochira wrote:
The one in Orlando is Disney World, with the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and the Hollywood Studios.

I think I have the list of parks:
Disneyland Resort (Disneyland and California Adventure) in Anaheim
Paris Disneyland, formerly Euro Disney
Tokyo Disney Resort (Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea)
Hong Kong Disneyland

I see! So is Disney World the original, then? Does Mickey Mouse not frequent the others?

Wynter wrote:

I see! So is Disney World the original, then? Does Mickey Mouse not frequent the others?

Disneyland out here came first and then Disney World was next. But Mickey gets around to all of them, kind of like Santa Claus, he's everywhere. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: True. The last time I was at Disneyland, I was 11. :shakehead: [/list:u]

Yeah, I haven't been to Disneyland in over a dozen years at least... And I've never been to Magic Mountain. :beaten:

Wynter wrote:

I've been all over the wold but never out of my own Province. It's pathetic. I've never explored Canada. I've been to more states than provinces, more continents than provinces. :shakehead:

My family did the motor coach thing through western canada one year and eastern another.

Wynter wrote:

OMG! You've been there?! I grew up on Anne of Green Gables and it's always been my dream to visit PEI. I'm so uber jealous.

It was beautiful. And charming. And the beaches were gorgeous.
Did you read all of the books. I reread them all not too long ago. Timeless. :thumbsup:

I am very exhausted at the moment so my boss agreed to let me go for an additional 2 weeks after my holidays in Tokyo.
I will go to Bali to meet up with some friends and then go to Singapore for 4 days. :woot:

I will then have to plant at least 2 trees to make up for my CO2 footprint :sweat: :shamefulcry:

EstherM wrote:I am very exhausted at the moment so my boss agreed to let me go for an additional 2 weeks after my holidays in Tokyo.
I will go to Bali to meet up with some friends and then go to Singapore for 4 days. :woot:

I will then have to plant at least 2 trees to make up for my CO2 footprint :sweat: :shamefulcry:

I loved Singapore! I didn't want to leave - it was the only leg of my trip where I was travelling on my own but it such an easy place to get around. Great food too! And I got to meet my colleagues in our Singaporean office - they took me out drinking on my last evening. I boarded my midnight flight completely drunk - I don't recommend it but I slept about 8 hours of my 12h flight to Frankfurt.

EstherM wrote:
I boarded my midnight flight completely drunk - I don't recommend it but I slept about 8 hours of my 12h flight to Frankfurt.

Esther drunk!!! :shocked: I don't believe it!!! My whole image of you is shattered!! :puppydog: [/list:u]