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Topic: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?

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betarhoalphadelta

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OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« on: February 19, 2020, 01:13:38 PM »
Thought this might be an interesting one in the vein of the memorable drives thread...

States you've visited, or if the list is shorter, states not visited.

Then, countries visited...

For me, states NOT visited:


  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont 
  • Arkansas
  • Oklahoma
  • North Dakota
  • Montana
  • Idaho
  • Alaska


I really want to see the big sky country states (Montana/Idaho), and Alaska is on my bucket list. Some of the others I probably won't mind if I never get there lol.

Countries visited (in order):

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Taiwan
  • France
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • China
  • Italy

I can almost count England (had to Uber from Heathrow to Gatwick) and Hong Kong (landed at airport, took car service over the border to Shenzhen), but I don't *really* count those even though I exited the airport... I didn't actually do anything to visit. 

I really want to check out Japan. But I think the next vacation destination (pushed to next year due to the puppy) will be England/Ireland, and then Japan will be the following international trip.

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2020, 01:25:44 PM »
Been to, or visited?

North Dakota is the only state I haven't been to, but I haven't really visited Michigan--I've been to the Detroit Airport, and I've driven on a highway near South Bend. Kind of an odd omission.

Countries I've been to:
Canada
Mexico
South Korea (and North Korea, counting a walk in the DMZ)
China (only Hong Kong)
Malaysia
Thailand
Peru
England
France
Germany
Austria
Spain
Italy
Greece
(I've been in the airports in Portugal and Switzerland, but I don't think that counts)

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2020, 01:30:02 PM »
I haven't been to Hawaii, New Mexico or North Dakota. Texas, I've only been to airports.
1919, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 44
WWH: 1952, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 72, 74, 75
1979, 81, 82, 84, 87, 94, 98
2001, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2020, 01:45:20 PM »
States not visited:

Alaska
Montana
New Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Delaware

Territories visited:

Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Key West

Countries visited:

California
Texas
DC
Bahamas
Jamaica
Gibraltar
Canada
Mexico
Bermuda
Grand Cayman
St. Kitts
St. Barthelemy
St. Martin
St. Maarten
British Virgins
Antigua
Tenerife
Spain
Belgium
France
Italy
Montenegro
Netherlands

Upcoming this year:

Germany
Austria
Portugal
Peru
Panama
Columbia

Future:

UK (maybe)
Croatia
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Denmark
Poland
Greece (maybe)
South Korea
Japan
Taiwan
Deep South States


I may have left off a few, and I want to make a lot of return trips (mostly Europe).

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2020, 02:21:47 PM »
States not visited as adult because I have been to almost all of the states except a few (Texas, Hawaii and Alaska) but have little to no memory of them:

Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusettes
New Hampshire
Maine

Countries Visited:

Canada
Mexico
Bahamas
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Italy
England
Czech Republic
France
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Russia
Finland
Sweden


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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2020, 02:27:19 PM »
Been to, or visited?

North Dakota is the only state I haven't been to, but I haven't really visited Michigan--I've been to the Detroit Airport, and I've driven on a highway near South Bend. Kind of an odd omission.

(I've been in the airports in Portugal and Switzerland, but I don't think that counts)
Define it the way you want... I left Vermont off the list because I can't recall if I've been there, but if I was there it was basically just driving through. Arkansas/Oklahoma I might have driven through somewhere, but didn't count it. And as mentioned I left England and Hong Kong off the list because although I've technically left the airports in both places and stepped on terra firma, I really don't consider them as places I've "been". 

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2020, 02:28:23 PM »
I will visit my 50th state this summer, Alaska w my family. 

Louisiana was No. 49 about five years ago

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2020, 02:30:01 PM »
States not visited:

Arizona - been to Sky Harbor many times though
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho (I may have technically been in the Idaho portion of Yellowstone way back when, but I don't really count it)
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia

I've been to Canada and New Zealand.  So not particularly well-traveled, but not awful either I guess.

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2020, 02:54:29 PM »
Define it the way you want...
I didn't count airport stops as a visit.

I figured if I spent more than 8 hours (other than driving), dined (and spent money), it's a visit.

Most of the Caribbean ones for me are cruise ship stops. The cruise line we use spends a lot of time in port - and many overnight. So, it's a visit. Most.. no need to revisit. 
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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2020, 03:48:02 PM »
I don't count airports.   I must conduct an act of commerce in order to count it.  North Dakota is my weakest visit, four hours and a dinner in Fargo.  Was fishing in Detroit lakes nearby.

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2020, 03:54:27 PM »
Wow!  All of you are very well traveled.  

States visited / lived in:
Born in Nebraska
Raised in South Dakota
Lived in Las Vegas, NV for four months
Wyoming
Colorado
Drove through Utah
Went to brother's wedding in New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa 

Country visited
Canada

Guess I'm pretty much a home body.  All family vacations were in the state I was living in.  Went to Canada once for a band camp at the International Peace Gardens and once on a vacation the summer before my senior year.  First time I ever flew on a plane was for my brother's wedding in New Jersey in 2002.  Flew to NC for a work conference and those were my only two times on a plane, lol.  

Someday (when I win the lottery, lol) I want to go Germany to look up family (we came to the US in 1630 or so) so I could spend a long time just doing that, ha ha.  Luckily both sides come from Germany with only one branch from Scotland way back when.  Wouldn't have to go to a lot of countries.  
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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2020, 04:23:16 PM »
I haven't been to Hawaii, New Mexico or North Dakota. Texas, I've only been to airports.
Missed part two of the two part question. My list of countries is rather exotic. You are going to want to sit down for this. Consider yourself warned.

1 Canada
2 Mexico

That is all.
1919, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 44
WWH: 1952, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 72, 74, 75
1979, 81, 82, 84, 87, 94, 98
2001, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2020, 04:38:20 PM »
Yeah, I may crush all the states but I'm just a 

Canada  (12+)
Mexico
Turks 
St. Martin/Maarten. 

Some consider LGA and JFK third world countries.  Btw, the new Delta terminal at LGA is pleasant.  Walked through it this morning.   Back to 1st world 

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Re: OT: States [Not?] Visited, Countries Visited?
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2020, 04:41:53 PM »
Umm, I've visited England and the Bahamas, Mexico.....oh, on the flight to the UK, they thought a bomb might be on board, so we landed in Dublin for a couple hours...does that count?
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