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between all of ilx i wonder if we have been to every country in the world?

chuck in one country at a time, lets see how far we get.

i'll kick off with...

Portugal

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:39 (twenty-three years ago)

France
Belgium
Morocco
Spain
Ireland

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry - didn't bother to read the 'one country at a time' bit.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Belgium

― Graham (graham), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Croatia.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Switzerland

― Miss Laura, Monday, 25 November 2002 10:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Bulgaria

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Denmark

― Graham (graham), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:52 (twenty-three years ago)

germany

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Austria.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:55 (twenty-three years ago)

let's think of the countries no one has been to, shall we:

Burundi
Rwanda
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgizia

and much, much more.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Wales!

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 25 November 2002 10:57 (twenty-three years ago)

estonia

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Scily Isles

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Scotland
Iceland
Hungary

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:08 (twenty-three years ago)

finland

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:08 (twenty-three years ago)

luxembourg

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Slovenia

― stevo (stevo), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Italy

― Graham (graham), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Isle of Wight

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:14 (twenty-three years ago)

czech republic

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:16 (twenty-three years ago)

lithuania

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:17 (twenty-three years ago)

england

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:17 (twenty-three years ago)

USA

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Argentina

― B.Rad (Brad), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:20 (twenty-three years ago)

russia

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:20 (twenty-three years ago)

australia

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:21 (twenty-three years ago)

canada

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Lebanon!

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Sweden!

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:24 (twenty-three years ago)

turkey

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:34 (twenty-three years ago)

tunisia

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:36 (twenty-three years ago)

The Netherlands

― Graham (graham), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:38 (twenty-three years ago)

greenland

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:39 (twenty-three years ago)

new zealand

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:39 (twenty-three years ago)

greece

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Poland

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:41 (twenty-three years ago)

south africa

― zebedee (Jeff W), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:43 (twenty-three years ago)

botswana

― minna (minna), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Isle of Shepy

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:47 (twenty-three years ago)

slovakia.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 25 November 2002 11:51 (twenty-three years ago)

kuwait

― V, Monday, 25 November 2002 12:18 (twenty-three years ago)

malawi

― Sam (chirombo), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Vatican City

― dave q, Monday, 25 November 2002 12:39 (twenty-three years ago)

thailand

― michael wells (michael w.), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Vanuatu

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:44 (twenty-three years ago)

China

― C J (C J), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

taiwan - wait, does that count by itself?

― V, Monday, 25 November 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Philippines

― C J (C J), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Papua New Guinea

― C J (C J), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

i just *knew* this was a gareth thread, btw.

― michael wells (michael w.), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Singapore

― C J (C J), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Taiwan

― C J (C J), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

France
Italy
Spain
Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Netherlands
Belgium
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
China
UK
USA
Australia
New Caledonia
New Zealand

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

oops - sorry - skimmed over the thread and didn't see that V had already posted Taiwan before me

Kenya

― C J (C J), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:52 (twenty-three years ago)

My post -> How much of your posting on here is "showing off" - and who does it the most?

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Whoops, I realised I put "Spain" there even though I haven't been yet.

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 25 November 2002 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

India

― V, Monday, 25 November 2002 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Mexico

― Alfie (Alfie), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Nigeria
Lesotho
Pakistan

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Jordan
Canada

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:45 (twenty-three years ago)

egypt
venezuela
ecuador
peru
bolivia

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Israel

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Monday, 25 November 2002 16:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Lichtenstein

― Mark C (Mark C), Monday, 25 November 2002 18:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Tahiti

― Bill E (bill_e), Monday, 25 November 2002 20:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Japan
South Korea

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 25 November 2002 21:09 (twenty-three years ago)

isle of man

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 25 November 2002 21:10 (twenty-three years ago)

lemuria in the east when i wz young

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 25 November 2002 21:11 (twenty-three years ago)

morrocco

― chris (chris), Monday, 25 November 2002 21:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Mexico.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 25 November 2002 21:32 (twenty-three years ago)

brazil

― gygax!, Monday, 25 November 2002 22:28 (twenty-three years ago)

japan
nz

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 00:07 (twenty-three years ago)

i am a big fat liar!!!

― minna (minna), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:04 (twenty-three years ago)

this illiterate has only been to czech republic + england of those places i have listed.

― minna (minna), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:05 (twenty-three years ago)

xol

― boxcubed (boxcubed), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Jamaica

― j.lu (j.lu), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:10 (twenty-three years ago)

no, she went of her own accord.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Jim, that joke was outlawed by the Geneva Convention. The Security Council will now be after you with stern resolutions.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:14 (twenty-three years ago)

*flees*

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a fondness for jel's parochialism in this thread; a good way of disguising one's not being well-travelled.

in my case, France. and that's it.

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:19 (twenty-three years ago)

If I could get my sister to post, she would win. She's somewhere around 200 countries, if not more. And yes, she belongs to the Traveler's Century Club.

As for myself, I'm at 15 countries (and all 50 states).

― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 06:13 (twenty-three years ago)

countries i've visited: canada, britain, ireland, france, spain, italy, switzerland, austria, czech republic, poland, germany, netherlands, sweden, norway, denmark

countries i was supposed to have visited (i.e., got a visa but didn't show up): turkey, latvia, russia

states i have visited: new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts, connecticut, vermont, new hampshire, maine, delaware, maryland, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia, florida

states i have no plans on visiting if i can help it: mississippi, oklahoma, idaho, nebraska

― Tad (llamasfur), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 06:24 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm so disappointed in minna;)

i was going to start a thread for you to tell us about those places...

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 10:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Tanzania

― gazza, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 10:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Iran

North Korea

Pakistan

So ner.

Who's going to collate all this?

― jon (jon), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 14:27 (twenty-three years ago)

zambia

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 05:07 (twenty-three years ago)

mauritius (sp?)

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 05:07 (twenty-three years ago)

i don't think any othersd that haven't already been mentioned

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 05:07 (twenty-three years ago)

curacao (sp?) , is that a country in its own right? i went there once.

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 05:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I once "dated" the niece of the head of the Head of Bulgarian Intelligence...does that count?

― B, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 05:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry...minus one "the head."

― B, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 05:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Usa.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 05:15 (twenty-three years ago)

From a fairly comprehensive looking list:

A
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia - Andrew
Austria - Archel
Azerbaijan

B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium – Matt DC
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia - Alan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil - Gygax
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - Plinky
Burkina Faso
Burma (Myanmar)
Burundi - DV

C
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada – Mark H
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China - CJ
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia – Archel
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic - Minna

D
Denmark - Graham
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic

E
East Timor
Ecuador - Alan
Egypt - Alan
El Salvador
England (U.K.) - Minna
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia

F
Fiji
Finland
France – Matt DC

G
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia - DV
Germany - Gareth
Ghana
Great Britain (U.K.) - jel
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

H
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary -Andrew

I
Iceland – Jeff W
India - V
Indonesia - Andrew
Iran - jon
Iraq
Ireland – Matt DC
Israel – Eyeball Kicks
Italy - Graham

J
Jamaica – J.Lu
Japan – Dan P
Jordan – Mark H

K
Kazakhstan - DV
Kenya - CJ
Kiribati
Korea, North - jon
Korea, South – Dan P
Kuwait – V.
Kyrgyzstan - DV

L
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon – DV
Lesotho – Liz x
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein – Mark C
Lithuania
Luxembourg - Graham

M
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi - Sam
Malaysia - Andrew
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico - Alfie
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco – Matt DC
Mozambique
Myanmar

N
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
The Netherlands - Graham
New Zealand - Andrew
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria – Liz x
Northern Ireland (U.K.)
Norway - Tad

O
Oman

P
Pakistan – Liz X
Palau
Palestinian State
Panama
Papua New Guinea - CJ
Paraguay
Peru - Alan
The Philippines - CJ
Poland - Tad
Portugal - Gareth

Q
Qatar

R
Romania
Russia
Rwanda - DV

S
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Scotland (U.K.) – Jeff W
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore - CJ
Slovakia - RJG
Slovenia - Stevo
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa - Zebedee
Spain – Matt DC
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden - Tad
Switzerland – Ms Laura
Syria

T
Taiwan - V
Tajikistan
Tanzania - Gazza
Thailand – Michael Wells
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia – Jeff W
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

U
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States - Gareth
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

V
Vanuatu – Andrew Thames
Vatican City – Dave Q
Venezuela - Alan
Vietnam

W
Wales (U.K.) - jel
Western Sahara

Y
Yemen
Yugoslavia

Z
Zaire
Zambia - doorag
Zimbabwe

Still plenty left.

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

you can stick me down for Ethiopia and Eritrea

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:45 (twenty-three years ago)

(and please don't mention coutnries already taken
Also:
Minna, I hate you and your firstborn.

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

has Greece really not been taken? i've been there, put me down for that

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:00 (twenty-three years ago)

:(
i'm a silly duffer but does that really deserve the bitter hatred of two generations??!

― minna (minna), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have been to Sri Lanka can I have that one please?

― Emma, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:31 (twenty-three years ago)

andorra is mine.

― joan vich (joan vich), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 14:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh alright then minna, I forgive you.

I'll edit new entries into my original list.

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 14:40 (twenty-three years ago)

haha Graham, you are turning into DJ Martian!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I've been to Yugoslavia and Cyprus.

I've been to Estonia and Finland too. As has Minna but Graham is refusing to mark them on his list for some reason.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:19 (twenty-three years ago)

no.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, and I'll have Turkey and Barbados too (and Estonia and Finland if Graham insists on being rockist about minna's travels)

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:25 (twenty-three years ago)

no, no.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:36 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not getting you.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:49 (twenty-three years ago)

this illiterate has only been to czech republic + england of those places i have listed.

-- minna (girl_thursday@hotmail.com), November 26th, 2002

yes?

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

no.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I only saw that post after my first one. But I thought I could get away with it. Hence the 'rockist' comment. It's still for some reason, no?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 20:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Whatever happened to Kodanshi? Kodanshi to thread!

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 20:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Aah.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 20:23 (twenty-three years ago)

kodanshi has been to huddersfield!

n, where in yugolavia? (it better be eithe serbia or montenegro dude or you;re too late)

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 28 November 2002 00:29 (twenty-three years ago)

ten years pass...

reckon ShariVari's done this on his own

― check yr poptimism (imago), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:22 (twelve years ago)

he's a great poster imho

― Mordy , Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:22 (twelve years ago)

well yeah. terrifying knowledge of every single country among other things

― check yr poptimism (imago), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:23 (twelve years ago)

Ha, I should point out that the list of countries I've never been to does include Spain, Greece and the Netherlands so there's plenty of Europe, even, that I haven't seen.

― Inte Regina Lund eller nån, mitt namn är (ShariVari), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:29 (twelve years ago)

list 'em, go on (the ones you have been to)

― check yr poptimism (imago), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:31 (twelve years ago)

sharivari on a reverse euro winners trip imo

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:42 (twelve years ago)

proper poster tho imo obv

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:42 (twelve years ago)

I have to do that every time I apply for a Russian visa and it takes me about half an hour to remember. It's not that many though - less than thirty. I don't travel as much as I would like to. Xps

― Inte Regina Lund eller nån, mitt namn är (ShariVari), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:43 (twelve years ago)

not including airport stopovers I've been to 17, feels like it should have been more

― check yr poptimism (imago), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:48 (twelve years ago)

i been on the mainland and i went to the north too once

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:50 (twelve years ago)

19 I believe. I took a bus through Paraguay but stupidly did not alight; feel like the chance isn't likely to come up again.

My mate who pretends he doesn't collect countries, but who really does, is off on holiday next month - just a week in Djibouti, nbd.

― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:58 (twelve years ago)

djibouti is a full question where ur from tho iirc

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:05 (twelve years ago)

my wife's gone to east africa

― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:09 (twelve years ago)

mum's gone to iceland

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:11 (twelve years ago)

sorry i've no idea where you were going there and i just panicked

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:11 (twelve years ago)

I have visions of him in his eighties looking for that one last Saga dual-centre break to Kyrgyzstan and El Salvador

― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:17 (twelve years ago)

ah saga, there's a brochure hotline i dont miss working for

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:17 (twelve years ago)

lol

― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:18 (twelve years ago)

sputtering ex military ringing you up to tell you the ad says caribbean all wrong

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:18 (twelve years ago)

Jibe might be the ilx passport stamp champion

― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:18 (twelve years ago)

money's on sharivari for the euros

underrated aero for the worldwide crown perhaps

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:20 (twelve years ago)

sic is doing a pretty fine job tbf

― check yr poptimism (imago), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:22 (twelve years ago)

those bus-tours are a cheap effort at qualification, trap out

― unblog your plug (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:23 (twelve years ago)

Merle Haggard

― fresh (crüt), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:25 (twelve years ago)

I've been to Kyrgyzstan but I've never been to me

― swmp thing (wins), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:26 (twelve years ago)

no wait I've never been to Kyrgyzstan

― swmp thing (wins), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:27 (twelve years ago)

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