How Much Has TBA Traveled?

hollaatmenow · February 17, 2012 09:32 AM

How much has thebackalleys community traveled, throughout this massive planet of ours?

I haven't been to as much as the world as I've liked to, but a decent amount in my 18 years. I've lived in the US my whole life, but I've never been to another state besides California. Strictly a NorCal kid, too. I've only been to Southern CA once and only briefly (twice if you count a layover), but down there I've basically passed everything towards the Tijuana border. I've been to the outskirts of LA (the area where UCLA is), West Hollywood, and I've been to parts of Orange County, and I've been to the San Diego area. I've also visited a few beaches in Ventura County (north of LA). Here in Northern CA, I've been to S.F. (of course), Oakland, Richmond, Palo Alto, San Jose, Sacramento (and other nearby cities like Davis), Santa Cruz, Monterey, and others.

I've also been to the international airport in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. And I've been to China. I've been to Shanghai, Beijing, Hefei (a city a five-hour drive west of Shanghai), Suzhou, and I've passed through all the countryside from Shanghai to Beijing by bullet train, so I got to see all the cool countryside. I have some pictures and footage of it somewhere. This was all last summer, and the most remarkable summer ever. Hopefully next year I get to go to China again, and maybe visit Hong Kong and then Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, and Singapore. But I'd like to take a trip to the Philippines. And East Coast United States.

What about you guys?

rtil · February 17, 2012 09:50 AM

i've been to nearly every state in the US but ive spent most of my time in washington state, visiting california, nevada, florida and virginia and massachusetts the most. guess i've spent a bit of time in idaho and oregon as well, naturally. been to vancouver bc a few times , its very close to where i live. outside of north america i've been to many cities in spain and italy as well as a brief time in switzerland. i'd like to visit japan, south korea and the uk.. not really interested in any other place. maybe hong kong.. but only to see the city.

Crabarms · February 17, 2012 10:38 AM

From Michigan I traveled to Georgia thats about the only trip I have ever been outside of state.

Sinitron · February 17, 2012 10:50 AM

spain (it sucks)
denmark (it sucks almost as much as spain)
germany (it sucks but not as much as denmark)
sweden (it sucks a little less than germany)

want to go to iceland and observe the geysers or some shit, and jan mayen island

maybe australia because it has badass wildlife and can dig up the corpse of steve irwin or some shit but generally i prefer less scorching environments

i don't want to go to russia because everyone there is F*CKING INSANE

Ashington · February 17, 2012 12:04 PM

Scotland: it was shit don't bother
Wales: it was shit getting there but it was nice
Northern Ireland: Never go here unless you like twats and drunken stabbings
Republic of Ireland: Was very pleasant would go again
France thrice: First 2 times were great in the countryside but third time in paris sucked dicks on ice
Spain twice: Stayed away from touristy areas it was not bad but it wasnt particularly good
Portugal lost count: Thoroughly enjoyed every visit but for the love of sanity dont use their big supermarkets
Gibraltar: Went for a day. The monkeys, caves and mountain fortifications are great too see but that's all they have going for them, leave right away afterwards.
Italy 5 or so times: Varying cities/regions, generally staying in the mid to northern areas is ideal. The few times going south were not fun.
Elba 4 times: One of the better kept secrets of Italy, go here at least once in your life its fantastic. Only downside is the Germans like holidaying here a bit.
Egypt: Fascinating to see some of the history and culture but harrowing too because its gradually being turned into the WORST kind of tourist trap and seeing this side of things sucked major dick.
Jordan: Crossed into there briefly during visit to egypt, no touristy shit but armed checkpoints/patrols made things uncomfortable
Lanzarotti: Volcanos fucked up a lot of the island but the caves and geysers are a hoot.
Switzerland: was very young when i went here so i remember almost nothing but i was physically there IT COUNTS

Would love to see: Netherlands, US, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Vietnam, Germany, liechtenstein, monaco and just anywhere else that seems somewhat cool

lenko · February 17, 2012 02:44 PM

spain: i disagree with sin here, i fuckin love spain but i think thats mainly because i hate (most of) england. the weather is great and the people are ridiculously laid back. i've been to a fair few parts of it - lanzarote, ibiza, murcia and majorca. some of the architecture in majorca is fucking amazing especially some of the hotels. i met some graffiti artists in murcia and spraypainted a squid onto the side of some building

austria: i went snowboarding here with some friends when i was 15 and all i really saw were the mountains, but i enjoyed it. there's enough snow and enough sun at the same time that you can snowboard with your t-shirt on. i liked the aesthetics of it though, the wood cabins/snow everywhere as well as the friendly boarder community. the journey there was abysmal though (24 hours!)

USA: florida to be exact. the first time was 2000 and i can't remember much of it, in fact the most notable thing was at epcot they had this huge dreamcast/sega section with a giant sonic bursting through the wall, i remember playing one of the knuckles levels for ten minutes whilst this stupid american kid was on the second controller thinking he was playing it. the second time was 2004 and it was great because the hurricanes were in full force (i love bad weather). i remember taking my awful drawings to disneyworld in the hopes that they would employ me and i got SHOT DOWN by a disney rep who was like UM WE DONT DO THAT HERE (lmao). by the way disneyworld is shit compared to universal studios which is nearby, it has this awesome hulk coaster and an arcade machine with marvel vs capcom 2.

france: only been to paris, and most of it was spent in disneyland. disneyland SUCKS compared to disneyworld. this was a school trip and surprisingly the teachers let us do whatever the fuck we wanted. i ran out of money on like the second day and made my friend shell out for my meals because i was an asshole. they were having some sort of chinese new year theme for the park though, that was pretty cool. also i don't like the majority of french people except the girls. some rude asshole faggot french businessman flicked his cig ash onto one of my friends as we walked past a restaurant, and we kept getting hounded by franco-arabian merch peddlers. no, i don't want to buy a bootleg mini Eiffel tower, fuck off.

i wouldn't mind visiting australia, some parts of the caribbean, india, greenland, brazil and a few other places. my uncle also moved to south africa recently, so i'll hopefully end up travelling there at some point

psi43 · February 17, 2012 06:40 PM

Quote from: Sinitron on February 17, 2012 10:50 AM
spain (it sucks)
denmark (it sucks almost as much as spain)
germany (it sucks but not as much as denmark)
sweden (it sucks a little less than germany)

Same here, Spain, Denmark, Germany (which is where I live), Sweden. I don't like Denmark too much due to everything costing half a fortune, same with Sweden. For a visit they're fine, for living there, it's not.

Regarding Spain, i've been there several times: Mallorca, Gran Canaria, Ibiza - all of them several times and always different locations

I've also been to Greece twice, same with Egypt.

dilly · February 17, 2012 07:04 PM

From Ohio, I've been to Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington D.C, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia, and Florida

I've also been to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Caymen, and Cozumel, Mexico on a cruise to the Caribbean

cipher · February 17, 2012 08:14 PM

I've been to to many places to count, pretty much all over the world give or take. Ironically enough though, I've only been to a few states in the US, even though I live there

Quote from: Sinitron on February 17, 2012 10:50 AM
want to go to iceland and observe the geysers or some shit

Out of everywhere I've been in my life however, I would say Iceland was my favorite

Gladius · February 17, 2012 08:41 PM

Been to:

Northern Ireland, England, Wales, France, Switzerland, USA

Would like to see:

China, Middle East, Iceland, India, more of Europe

trent bortknob · February 17, 2012 09:06 PM

Quote from: hollaatmenow on February 17, 2012 09:32 AM
How much has thebackalleys community traveled, throughout this massive planet of ours?

I haven't been to as much as the world as I've liked to, but a decent amount in my 18 years. I've lived in the US my whole life, but I've never been to another state besides California. Strictly a NorCal kid, too. I've only been to Southern CA once and only briefly (twice if you count a layover), but down there I've basically passed everything towards the Tijuana border. I've been to the outskirts of LA (the area where UCLA is), West Hollywood, and I've been to parts of Orange County, and I've been to the San Diego area. I've also visited a few beaches in Ventura County (north of LA). Here in Northern CA, I've been to S.F. (of course), Oakland, Richmond, Palo Alto, San Jose, Sacramento (and other nearby cities like Davis), Santa Cruz, Monterey, and others.

I've also been to the international airport in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. And I've been to China. I've been to Shanghai, Beijing, Hefei (a city a five-hour drive west of Shanghai), Suzhou, and I've passed through all the countryside from Shanghai to Beijing by bullet train, so I got to see all the cool countryside. I have some pictures and footage of it somewhere. This was all last summer, and the most remarkable summer ever. Hopefully next year I get to go to China again, and maybe visit Hong Kong and then Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, and Singapore. But I'd like to take a trip to the Philippines. And East Coast United States.

What about you guys?

wait, you live in norcal? i live in san jose. where do you live?

i used to live in mesquite, texas, and i spent two years living in york, pennsylvania. now i live in san jose. as far as traveling, i've been to canada and mexico when i was a kid, though i don't remember them very well. i've also been to new york (not new york city, some very rural part of new york), georgia, oklahoma, and maine. i haven't done a lot of sight seeing in the US, but i'd like to. and i'd really like to visit another country

trent bortknob · February 17, 2012 09:08 PM

oh yeah i went on some cruise when i was a kid and i think we ended up at the bahamas but i don't even remember like at all

hollaatmenow · February 17, 2012 09:50 PM

Quote from: trent bortknob on February 17, 2012 09:06 PM
wait, you live in norcal? i live in san jose. where do you live?

i used to live in mesquite, texas, and i spent two years living in york, pennsylvania. now i live in san jose. as far as traveling, i've been to canada and mexico when i was a kid, though i don't remember them very well. i've also been to new york (not new york city, some very rural part of new york), georgia, oklahoma, and maine. i haven't done a lot of sight seeing in the US, but i'd like to. and i'd really like to visit another country

I live in Santa Rosa, about 50 minutes or so north of the Golden Gate. Not a whole lot up here, kinda the more "quiet" part of the Bay Area. The "ghettos" here are well... wannabes.

I was in San Jose last week at my uncle's place in Santa Clara, close to San Jose city limits. The "Koreatown" area/Stevens Creek (all the Korean restaurants and stores). It's pretty awesome.

hollaatmenow · February 17, 2012 09:52 PM

Quote from: hollaatmenow on February 17, 2012 09:50 PM
Quote from: trent bortknob on February 17, 2012 09:06 PM
wait, you live in norcal? i live in san jose. where do you live?

i used to live in mesquite, texas, and i spent two years living in york, pennsylvania. now i live in san jose. as far as traveling, i've been to canada and mexico when i was a kid, though i don't remember them very well. i've also been to new york (not new york city, some very rural part of new york), georgia, oklahoma, and maine. i haven't done a lot of sight seeing in the US, but i'd like to. and i'd really like to visit another country

I live in Santa Rosa, about 50 minutes or so north of the Golden Gate. Not a whole lot up here, kinda the more "quiet" part of the Bay Area. The "ghettos" here are well... wannabes.

I was in San Jose three weeks ago at my uncle's place in Santa Clara, close to San Jose city limits. The "Koreatown" area/Stevens Creek (all the Korean restaurants and stores). It's pretty awesome.

Sef · February 18, 2012 04:01 AM

Florida, Indiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Lousiana, Washington, all over Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, and Mexico for a few days.

Gladius · February 18, 2012 04:05 AM

i don't think any of us would refuse a trip here

hollaatmenow · February 18, 2012 04:22 AM

Quote from: Gladius on February 18, 2012 04:05 AM

i don't think any of us would refuse a trip here

I'd sure love to visit Squidward's house

psi43 · February 18, 2012 06:15 AM

Quote from: Gladius on February 18, 2012 04:05 AM

i don't think any of us would refuse a trip here

btw they started digging some of them out and apparently they also have bodies.

also fuck yes iceland, sinister, i've met 3 chicks from iceland and they all look fucking fantastic so pack a nice role of condoms on your way there

trent bortknob · February 18, 2012 07:31 AM

Quote from: hollaatmenow on February 17, 2012 09:50 PM
Quote from: trent bortknob on February 17, 2012 09:06 PM
wait, you live in norcal? i live in san jose. where do you live?

i used to live in mesquite, texas, and i spent two years living in york, pennsylvania. now i live in san jose. as far as traveling, i've been to canada and mexico when i was a kid, though i don't remember them very well. i've also been to new york (not new york city, some very rural part of new york), georgia, oklahoma, and maine. i haven't done a lot of sight seeing in the US, but i'd like to. and i'd really like to visit another country

I live in Santa Rosa, about 50 minutes or so north of the Golden Gate. Not a whole lot up here, kinda the more "quiet" part of the Bay Area. The "ghettos" here are well... wannabes.

I was in San Jose last week at my uncle's place in Santa Clara, close to San Jose city limits. The "Koreatown" area/Stevens Creek (all the Korean restaurants and stores). It's pretty awesome.

dude, i live HELLA close to stevens creek. i just biked through that whole street last weekend when i was biking to downtown.

Sinitron · February 18, 2012 05:48 PM

Quote from: psi on February 18, 2012 06:15 AM
also fuck yes iceland, sinister, i've met 3 chicks from iceland and they all look fucking fantastic so pack a nice role of condoms on your way there

uh if i wanted sci-fi hookers in weird clothes hanging from my balls i'd go to some shitty asian country and let my flowing blond mane do the talking