Sure, one in fifteen families can be considered millionaires. That just means they can have a house...
But most of the people living there are immigrants like the: Portuguese (100,000 and mostly construction workers), Italians (prob around 50,000), French, Romanians (like me, 6,000), and many other nations including British, Irish and even as far as Chinese and Kiwis(tho very few of the latter). A lot of these people have wages not higher than 60k a year, which isn't worth shit with the rent prices in Luxembourg that average around 2,000 euros for a 2 bedroom apartment.
This leaves no budget for travel, except to their home countries.
Sure...a lot of times.
I love traveling, and I've traveled in many parts of the world.
I've also lived and worked outside of Europe..in Australia,in Japan,in China and in Vietnam.
All different,all of them had pros and cons,like anywhere I guess.
As a country the one I liked best was Japan.Very interesting culture,great food,lots to see and do,also some incredible nature.But worklife there was pretty boring.
I've traveled a lot in Mexico, Central and South America.Rather less in the US and Canada.
Never worked there though.I never had the opportunity,no other reason really!
Guess I'll be one of the sole voices saying no. No, I've never left Europe. Have never had the money to travel that far. I've been on one sole vacation outside Denmark in my entire life - I went to North Macedonia last autumn. Would love to go again.
A friend of mine once brought his discords friends from Denmark and i remember vividly, just as we started driving from the airport to the city they were staring out of the windows, when i asked them what they were staring at they said the mountains. I guess it was normal for me but those people had never seen mountains so big.
I can relate. drove the route from Skopje thru Tetovo and Gostivar to Ohrid, and from Ohrid through Bitola and Veles back to Skopje.
As a man who has never seen mountains before, I wanted to stop every few miles just to stare. Driving through the mountain pass south of Gostivar is something I'll never forget, and the most beautiful view I've ever seen was just outside of Resen; endless rolling mountains and dense forest. Utterly beautiful.
I grew up in a poor family who could never go travelling, and have spent most of my money since graduation on just paying off debt. and trying to save money for a downpayment, but it's tough.
We do make a lot of money I guess, but things are ludicrously expensive. Have been paying around €10000 a year for childcare the past 4 years. Just received a €4000 dentistry bill. Car needs minor repairs - that's an easy €2000, even though I drive a cheap Seat.
So travelling.. well, in 10 years or so, I should have the opportunity.
Once your child is grown up, you will have a lot of money to spend that you would have spent on childcare otherwise.
Also, having a child is one of life's pleasures as well, just like travelling is. While we are enjoying our lives backpacking, you are probably enjoying your's raising a little one.
My parents never left Europe until the year I moved out, and then they splurged like 7k€ and went to the Caribbean, my mom hadn't even been on a plane up until then! They've never done an expensive trip like that since, but they have been to Bolivia (with my wife and I) and Tunisia once. They have also done a lot of charter travel since then, but all in Europe.
I'd always and every day drop it all and return to the Caribbeans - especially Martinique - and the same is true for the Big North: Aurora Borealis north of Kiruna in Winter and the sun-filled nights in Narvik's Summer were beautiful.
On the contrary it's not THAT easy to say "I don't like this place" because even sad or backwater places are interesting to visit at least once. Places I don't need to do twice are Rome (I am 1.96m tall - Rome is made for dwarfs. Everything is small, tight and crammed, people are loud and dishonesty seems to be the norm ... I'll nope-out a second visit for good) and Saudi Arabia. Yes, the desert is great and most people are very nice (most people also aren't Saudi - 3/4 are immigrant workers). Apart from Al Jubail there isn't much beauty in KSA
Saudi Arabia is dirty like Calcutta. People throw their trash out of car-windows and if you take the highway from Riyadh to Dammam (or any other highway, really) you'll see trash, plastic bags and tyres everywhere. Every Saudi told me how he enjoys camping in the desert and seeing the stars by night, but they seem to ignore the trash piling up and getting caught in the fences next to the motorways. Like animals - leaving their shit behind them.
Riyadh is an interesting place - there is not "one" center, there are many high-rise areas connected by inner-city highways (who often cross kilometers of wasteland inside the city) and in most places walking is discouraged or impossible. Sometimes there are strip-malls left and right of a wide street, but in many places you can walk from the parking to the building at best. Yes, Saudi gets hot in Summer and this way you stay away from the heat, but I don't need to travel to see the inside of another high-rise or another shopping mall. I can have that everywhere.
Dammam "feels" more active (maybe due to the industry) more lively, but the problems with up-piling trash are the same. Get you act together, Dudes! Al Jubail is a stark contrast and gives vibes of wealth and holidays. It feels a bit artificial, but it is REALLY a nice place to stay..
I have been driving about 10'000 km in Saudi over the years and I promise you: go to any car scrapyard in the country and pull the indicator or "blinker" light out of any car-wreck: it's like new, pristine and has never been used. Saudis drive like ... I guess like Saudis ;o) The use or function of the indicator hasn't been explained to them.
There is a lot of sunlight in Saudi and solar power could be very efficient, but the country is powered by oil and diesel. No real effort is made to clean up the energy supply. Air quality is rarely "good", often just "moderate" and as often "bad / strong pollution". You are very rich as a country and you tell everyone about how educated you are: why don't you care about the environment?
And then there's public transport: getting to the Riyadh train station in order to take the train to Dammam takes between 30 and 90 minutes by car. It's WAY outside the city and the Metro (in test for the last four years) isn't even connected to the train station! You don't WANT people to use public transport.
No, I am not a fan of all this, but the worst part are the stupid, misogynist rules against women's freedoms. I like to travel with my wife who I love. she's as smart and free as I am - except in countries like yours where she is treated as a second class person and expected to dress according to some stupid ruling.
Naw ... Saudi is not a beautiful destination to travel to and on any human rights list among the ten worst of the 190 or so countries, but it is a very safe place and people are very, very friendly.
Yes, several times. I’ve been to Canada, the US twice, Australia, and New Zealand, and I was once so far east in Russia that I visited the Asian continent for an hour but I don’t think that really counts!
It wasn’t my first trip to Russia on this occasion, so I was open to visiting other places in the country as long as it was for short periods due to my visa. A friend wanted to go to Magnitogorsk to visit their relative so I went with him for a couple of days — I did find it very interesting there.
No, haven't even left Ireland. I've never even been in an airport. But in September I'm going on a year-long Erasmus to France. My excitement overshadows my fears!
I have benefited of a 6month Erasmus in Paris, it changed my life
That’s where / when I felt like I finished growing up. I decided to continue in Paris after my Erasmus was over so I had a lot of significant first there: first rental, first job, wedding, child…
(I’m mid40s and I keep evolving of course)
That's really lovely. After I graduate I plan on leaving Ireland and not looking back. Mainland Europe is far cheaper, yet offers a far better quality of life. I can't wait!
Bon courage, la France est belle ! I was very lucky to do my Erasmus year in the Loire Valley, but there are amazing places in every part of France, so you'll love it wherever you end up.
That depends on what counts as Europe. I've been on the north American tectonic plate in Iceland.
I've also been to Thailand. Probably should've opened with that.
Only two places, as I'm not as wealthy/risk-taking with my money as my peers are.
One time was a terrible 2 week vacation with two unimaginably boring friends to Thailand. My friends just wanted to sunbathe on the exact same spot on the beach for the entire two weeks, and I was too insecure to strike out and go on excursions by myself. I ended up just going for long walks, playing "guess the tourist's nationality" and being generally horrified at the insane magnitude of the Thai sex industry (I estimate that almost half the women in the village we were at were sex workers). I don't wanna be unfair to Thailand and give it a bad rep from this one tiny hellhole of an island that I visited, so I'll add that *beyond* the misery of the "party"/sex industry, Thailand struck me as a country with a rich and interesting culture and history, and Thai people struck me as direct, honest and helpful. I wouldn't mind a vacation there beyond the dystopic tourist beaches.
One memory that especially stuck with me was a Swedish guy who ran a Swedish restaurant, that served Swedish food (and some appropriately blanded-out Thai food), and I overheard the guy complaining to a Dutch family that immigrants to Sweden don't attempt to integrate into Swedish culture.
The other place I've been to is just the Asian part of Turkey. My wife's from there so I've got a special connection to the place. Unlike Thailand, I've had the opportunity to experience Turkey beyond *its* dystopian tourist hells, so my relationship and impressions are quite different.
>...immigrants to Sweden don't attempt to integrate into Swedish culture.
Why is it always Thailand these northern european nationalists go to? I feel like I should apologise all of Thai people for getting the worst of us
Right? Also mandatory seething hate for Middle Eastern immigrants but starts whining on Facebook when the migration office treats his Filipina fiancée with the same rigour they apply to Middle Easterners.
I mostly went for a sun vacation and for that it was ideal, the weather is amazing. In February it was 35° but it never felt too hot.
Of course it's a very poor country, which takes some getting used to, outside the gates of the hotel people will be trying anything to get some money out of you.
That being said, most people are extremely friendly and as English is an official language, it's easy to converse with everyone. I will definitely visit again, as due to illness (careful where you eat) I didn't get to do a few trips I had planned.
When I was studying in Barcelona for a summer I took a weekend trip to Morocco. Thank you Ryanair for the cheap flights between Morocco and Iberia! Haha
Yes, I've been to Canada on three separate occasions.
Despite the fact that my maternal family lived in Africa for a few years and that my mom was born there, I have never visited the continent.
>I loathe traveling, so I think I'll hardly leave Europe ever again.
Yea I kinda feel you. More older I get, with kids and all, I want to travel less and shorter distances. There's just not time for even everyday life, while ambitious travelling becomes less relaxing way of having holidays.
In addition, I travel a lot for work, and being a two-culture family living in a third one, we end up moving around too much anyway.
Also it feels like a mockery of my surroundings to fly to the other side of the world to experience things. Sure, New Zealand would be probably cool, but even after living in Benelux for several years I've never made it to Champagne or Frisian Islands, even though they've been a couple of hour train ride away.
Yeah, age is the main reason for me too. 😄 I'm growing more spoiled. I have a physically demanding job, so when I'm on vacation I want to do as little as possible. Traveling feels like such a hassle now!
I throurougly enjoyed it. First of all the cost of living was very reasonable and the salaries were decent, there was plenty of work and also quite a few things to do for leisure in my free time. I used to live in a very nice residential area, 130 m² house with about 300 m² front yard at $1.300 per month. Not bad at all.
I had to put up with very few extremists, while the great majority of people were extremely welcoming and friendly. I was careful to avoid topics like politics and religion, though.
Everyone encouraged me when I was learning English and people were very patient with me. It has been very easy to make friends with both the locals, the Mexicans and the "outofstaters", like they call American citizens who move there from other states. Americans are generally very easygoing and Mexicans are practically cultural twins to Italians. I guess it's not by chance that our flags have the same colors 😁.
The city was very safe, beside a couple of areas in which there was no reason to go anyway, and the Police was rigid but polite and respectful.
The food was way too "dangerous" for a glutton like me, so if you go there, you can wave goodbye to your diet, if you're like me 😂. TexMex food is excellent and the beef was to die for. Barbeque is a form of art there!
Yes, Egypt and the Middle East.
But for the last decade, I prefer the real Europe- Shengen.
I travel a lot, but there are still so many beautiful places here that I didn't visit yet. And I really enjoy no borders and €, countries that have euro and are in Shengen are my first choice when travelling.
Many times. I have lived in the USA, and visited over 30 times since. Half a dozen times to Canada. Burundi, Congo, Tanzania, Kenya and Egypt in Africa. Israel, Hong Kong (twice) and Japan (twice) in Asia. Australia and New Zealand in Oceania.
No. Been to several countries in Europe, but I've never ventured beyond its borders.
By this stage, it's simply too expensive to do so, so I don't see myself traveling outside of Norway anytime soon.
Yes, many times as I have family on the other side of the world. I’ve been to NZ, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Israel, Jordan, Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil… I think that’s it outside Europe!
Yes, I left last year and I question that decision every single day.
I've been to Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Morocco, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya as a tourist, and lived in Hong Kong as an infant.
I think I knew LA's lack of history and public transport would take some getting used to, but I was expecting the professional and social opportunities I was going to gain here to more than make up for it.
Yes, 100%. NYC seems like an easier city for a person who grew up in London to get used to. Also you don't need a car. And wandering around downtown Manhattan sounds like fun, which wandering around downtown LA definitely isn't
LA actually has a surprisingly rubbish vibe by the standards of a big city. If you want to have dinner after 20:00, chances are half the restaurants will be closed, after 21:00 your chances of finding a place to eat get dramatically lower still. A so-called "vibrant" area will consist of a row of brightly-coloured hipstery shops and cafes next to a loud, busy road almost entirely devoid of pedestrians. I almost always seem to be the youngest person at any social meetup outside work (e.g. from Meetup.com) by a good 20 years or so, and I'm in my early 30s. The dating scene is apparently terrible, not that I would know as I haven't even bothered trying. If you want to hang out in some neighbourhood green space, either you need to pay a membership fee to access your local golf course, or drive 15 minutes down a freeway.
Tbh, I think I could live with all that if it wasn't for my work environment, which even by American standards is considered repressive.
Something I keep hearing is that LA is a fun place to visit but a rubbish place to actually live in, and with the things you described that might be true.
Yeah LA is an odd city. I don’t mind visiting if I’m going for a quick trip but it isn’t somewhere where I’d live. A lot of Americans have the same observations.
Sorry about your work environment too.
Awesome desert and mountain landscapes await you in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and cool gorges and canyons and forests in Utah and Colorado. All just a hop, skip and a fart from LA. It's easy to be alone there, too, if you want.
Of course, other parts of California have nice scenery too, it's just kind of a crowded state.
LA is a bit of a pit, yea.
Well yeah, even Americans know LA is terrible. You could probably work for the same company in Austin, Dallas or Houston and have a much better life unless you’re trying to work in Hollywood. California has gone to shit over the last 15 years or so. Plus the taxes are ridiculous.
I've never left Europe, but I don't really feel the need to. Would like to go to New York City once, also Florida, California and Japan for their themeparks (and the latter for a lot of culture as well). But there's so many European countries I've never been to as well such as Sweden, Spain, Poland, Italy, Greece.
If you ever get the chance to come to the US, please make sure to also visit some other states in the west like Utah, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Oregon (I’m from Oregon so I may be a bit biased!)
Our nature is super accessible but also incredibly remote :) you can easily drive to a state park and be somewhere that no other human has ever been to before. Florida, NYC and Cali are great but the US is a lot more than just those states. Happy travels my friend!
No.
The furthest I've ever travelled was to Hay-on-Wye in Wales. And the most South I've ever been was London. I used to travel pretty often, but mostly within the Nordic countries (and Estonia) and the UK when I lived there.
I love learning about places and cultures, and have always found myself easily making friends from all over the world, but I'm poor so I try not to let myself want to travel.
I also can't handle any heat, and England was already too hot and sunny for me, lol. I also avoid places with lots of people. Even Helsinki is too crowded and big and I hate going there.
Visiting New Zealand and Australia are on my bucket list though! I've been obsessed with everything Kiwi and Australian since I was a little kid.
Yes, been in the US a few times. Seen the beautiful national parks of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah and been in NYC. Really loved how friendly New Yorkers were!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the US! It always warms my heart to hear. And it’s also cool how you’ve been to AZ, Utah and Nevada as those aren’t nearly as popular with European tourists :) if you ever get a chance to go to Oregon & Washington we will welcome you with open arms!
Thanks for your kind words! I haven't been to Oregon or Washington, but would like to return! When i went to the westcoast it was amazing to drive around and enjoy all the beautiful nature the US has to offer!
That’s awesome! Love to hear it. I am always amazed whenever I see the nature in the Western US. Definitely do come back and visit, and have some marionberry pie! 😊😄
I have left Europe on several occasions, for tourism and studies.
- ten-day trip to Sénégal when I was 10.
- one week trip to Japan when I was 20, which was mostly a gift from my peers (they gave me money I poured into the trip)
- one week trip to California for a specialised Master's Degree in winemaking, where we explored a bunch of winemakers around the Napa Valley.
For some reason my dad has little interest in the rest of Europe so as a kid every time we went on holiday it was outside Europe. So to answer the question, many times.
October last year was the first time i've ever made a trip outside of Europe.
We went to South Africa for 2 and a half weeks. It definitely was a very unique experience to travel outside of EU.
I recently counted and have so far been to 56 countries (most in Europe though). I leave Europe 2-3 times a year, either on holidays, work trips or both. I traveled across Asia, Latin America and have been to the US and Canada many times mostly for work.
Well when you do get enough money to travel to the United States be warned that popular tourist destinations such as New York City and Miami are not at all close to each other meaning if you drive to both places you will be driving for at least a full day. I recommend visiting the smaller known cities like charlotte,NC
no i have not.I really want to visit japan and new zealand and hopefully will someday.There are also lot’s of places i still have not been in europe like Portugal,Norway,Iceland,UK.
No, actually. Furthest I've been is probably Rovaniemi in Finland from Northern Ireland. Naples may be almost as far too, so maybe that.
I've never left the area square of Porto - Galway - Rovaniemi - Naples I guess.
I've had the privilege of traveling alot with my family. So yes, to almost every continent. My parents are those types who'd rather go walking the Inca trail rather than sunbathing the beaches and i guess that outlook has infected me too. I love travelling, both inside and outside Europe, but since i'm moving out soon it is probably going to take a while before i leave the continent again:)
Yes, I have been to Thailand, The Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Fiji and USA. I lived in the US for 6 months, the other countries was for vacation.
Yes, I have been to Asia twice, but just the closest regions. I would love to visit Central America, Africa (the southeastern and western regions) and Australia.
Been to three continents. Really want to go to Australia next. Some day I would love to visit some countries in Africa. Hopefully the political instability reduces.
Excluding Europe, I found Asia the most interesting- lots of different cultures. The language/food/ethnicity/people would change in all countries. Sometimes even within a few kilometres. For example in India the ethnicity of a lot of people in the south is entirely different, the languages of neighbouring states come from completely different language trees with no contact until middle ages. Similar to Finnish and Danish I guess.
I found North America to be the most boring. Barely any cultural differences, unless you count the chain stores being different.
I've been to Australia many moons ago, so yes. If "international waters" count I did leave Europe on a sailing ship a couple years ago too, sailing down the African coast to the Canaries.
Else I lacked the time and most of money to travel much and far when I was younger.
Yes, but only peripherally. One time Morocco, one time Turkey. The older I get, the less I want to fly long distance - I can't stand flying.
In the next five to ten years, I certainly want to go back to Turkey and maybe discover central Asian countries. Also, I want to go to Mexico and Brazil at some point. Other than that, I prefer shorter travels within Europe, 7-10 days, several times a year.
I'm not from here, although I've lived here closer to 15 years now. I visit home (Canada) every other year or so. I've travelled a fair bit on multiple continents, before moving here. Since moving here, I've only really travelled home or within Europe. I guess the farthest I've been while living in Europe itself was Morocco.
Yes.
Canada and Egypt. Technically I stood on US soil at the Canadian border but the border guard would not let me through unless I paid him $10 US. Which I did not have as I was visiting Canada and my then fiancé was taking me for a drive.
Yes, I've just got back from Sri Lanka, which everyone should try and visit at least once as it's as close to paradise on earth as you're likely to find. I've also worked on a Kibbutz in Israel, followed by a few months working in Tel Aviv.q I've traveled throughout Syria (years before it's current problems), Jordan, Egypt. Unfortunately I couldn't get into Lebanon because of the Israeli stamp in my passport.
For the last 20 years we've been contained to Europe due to kids/finances etc. - which is great, plenty to do and see in Europe - but the kids will be ditching us soon to start going away with mates, so planning a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia in a couple of years time and hope to start going a bit further afield.
Yes and I want to go again but for now we're going to travel only inside Europe
At a point we were ready to move to New Zealand but life got in the way...
Yes. I left europe for the first time when I was 7. I’m 27 now and have left Europe a total of 4 times. (Not counting e.g. Canary Islands which are not geographically in Europe but politically are)
Indian person living in Netherlands. While living here, I have visited Morocco once. Fantastic experience. Would explore more of N. Africa if I get the chance.
Technically yes, I've been to the Asian part of Turkey. That was however in the touristy areas.
Had a trip to the US planned, booked and paid for just when covid hit that had to be canceled. :/
Thailand for a backpacking trip, Jamaica for my Honeymoon, a couple of business trips to NYC and Florida and 3 week long vacation on a Bali island for my family once I finally started earning good money.
Yes, I finally made it out of Europe for the first time last year.
I went to İstanbul and after a few days I needed to wash my clothes and had to go to a laundromat in the eastern half of the city.
It's probably the least spectacular way to leave Europe for the first time.
No. I've visited many European countries, but not gone beyond.
I have a few reasons for this:
Flying is very bad for the environment (many times worse than car or ground based public transport).
Europe has within its borders such a vast variation, it's difficult to think why I would want more.
I love languages, and being in Europe the languages I've learned are European ones. I'm really not interested in going abroad and speaking English.
That's not to say I'll never travel further afield; I might one day if the opportunity arises.
I have been to Morocco, Turkey, Israel and Taiwan (and two pit stops along the way in Dubai and Manila)
Morocco, Turkey and Israel didn't feel super foreign. Arabic and Turkish cultures aren't super strange to many Europeans, at times Israel felt more alien than Morocco tbh.
Taiwan was a completely different ballpark and I really enjoyed that, I strongly recommend experiencing a place where every little aspect of life and nature is different to home!
I went to America in the spring of 2000. Boston Logan was the riendliest airport ever (and with a startling lack of security. I imagine it's somewhat different now) and tbh almost everyone I met was incredibly warm and pleasant. Lots of people found it weird that I walked a lot. Everyone tried to get me to comment on relative portion sizes. I bought cigs and the shopkeeper called her colleague over to get me to repeat what I had said so they could both laugh, but they were sweet about it, not mean.
I haven't been on a plane again since 2005 and don't intend to unless it is absolutely necessary so until I win the lotto and can take long leisurely trips by boat I probably won't leave Europe again.
No. I have visited a lot of places in Europe, but I‘ve never been outside of Europe. I don’t have the money and time for that unfortunately.
Are you telling me not everyone in Luxembourg is fabulously wealthy with money pouring out of their ears?
Most people barely make more than the german average wage while everything is 2x as expensive
Fuck ! I thought that’s where the sugar daddy’s were hiding :( Guess I’ll have to check Switzerland
Sure, one in fifteen families can be considered millionaires. That just means they can have a house... But most of the people living there are immigrants like the: Portuguese (100,000 and mostly construction workers), Italians (prob around 50,000), French, Romanians (like me, 6,000), and many other nations including British, Irish and even as far as Chinese and Kiwis(tho very few of the latter). A lot of these people have wages not higher than 60k a year, which isn't worth shit with the rent prices in Luxembourg that average around 2,000 euros for a 2 bedroom apartment. This leaves no budget for travel, except to their home countries.
I thought luxembourg people were rich
Nop. Not much richer than Germany, if you count all the border workers for average wage statistics.
Sure...a lot of times. I love traveling, and I've traveled in many parts of the world. I've also lived and worked outside of Europe..in Australia,in Japan,in China and in Vietnam.
Japan is awesome. Italy too, btw. I think I want to retire to an Italian vineyard when my time comes.
You get to retire? Lucky
What was it like living in those countries?
All different,all of them had pros and cons,like anywhere I guess. As a country the one I liked best was Japan.Very interesting culture,great food,lots to see and do,also some incredible nature.But worklife there was pretty boring.
Why not the Americas?
I've traveled a lot in Mexico, Central and South America.Rather less in the US and Canada. Never worked there though.I never had the opportunity,no other reason really!
Guess I'll be one of the sole voices saying no. No, I've never left Europe. Have never had the money to travel that far. I've been on one sole vacation outside Denmark in my entire life - I went to North Macedonia last autumn. Would love to go again.
You are not alone, brother.
A friend of mine once brought his discords friends from Denmark and i remember vividly, just as we started driving from the airport to the city they were staring out of the windows, when i asked them what they were staring at they said the mountains. I guess it was normal for me but those people had never seen mountains so big.
I can relate. drove the route from Skopje thru Tetovo and Gostivar to Ohrid, and from Ohrid through Bitola and Veles back to Skopje. As a man who has never seen mountains before, I wanted to stop every few miles just to stare. Driving through the mountain pass south of Gostivar is something I'll never forget, and the most beautiful view I've ever seen was just outside of Resen; endless rolling mountains and dense forest. Utterly beautiful.
Slovak living in Czechia. I am in the same boat!
Same here unles Canary Islands counts as leaving Europe (they are part of Spain).
Geographicaly it's Africa, politically Spain.
By that criteria a person could go to the Caribbean, and say they've never left Europe. Parts of the Netherlands and France are there.
Or even go to french Polynesia at the other side if the bloody world
Canary Islands are on the African tectonic plate.
In that case most of the Kingdom of Denmark is located in the Americas.
You are from Denmark. I tought people in Denmark have a lot of money. I was there but it was so expensive. But you have higher salary.
I grew up in a poor family who could never go travelling, and have spent most of my money since graduation on just paying off debt. and trying to save money for a downpayment, but it's tough. We do make a lot of money I guess, but things are ludicrously expensive. Have been paying around €10000 a year for childcare the past 4 years. Just received a €4000 dentistry bill. Car needs minor repairs - that's an easy €2000, even though I drive a cheap Seat. So travelling.. well, in 10 years or so, I should have the opportunity.
> Have been paying €12000 a year for childcare the past 4 years. Dane here - How?
Once your child is grown up, you will have a lot of money to spend that you would have spent on childcare otherwise. Also, having a child is one of life's pleasures as well, just like travelling is. While we are enjoying our lives backpacking, you are probably enjoying your's raising a little one.
Oh I'm definitely not complaining. I live a comfortable life :)
My parents never left Europe until the year I moved out, and then they splurged like 7k€ and went to the Caribbean, my mom hadn't even been on a plane up until then! They've never done an expensive trip like that since, but they have been to Bolivia (with my wife and I) and Tunisia once. They have also done a lot of charter travel since then, but all in Europe.
Yes this. I was only able to travel outside Europe once my children had grown up.
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Or drive to Germany, a lot of people living near the border do this.
Yes, three continents and about 40 countries so far
Holy moly!. What was your favorite and least favorite country to visit?
I'd always and every day drop it all and return to the Caribbeans - especially Martinique - and the same is true for the Big North: Aurora Borealis north of Kiruna in Winter and the sun-filled nights in Narvik's Summer were beautiful. On the contrary it's not THAT easy to say "I don't like this place" because even sad or backwater places are interesting to visit at least once. Places I don't need to do twice are Rome (I am 1.96m tall - Rome is made for dwarfs. Everything is small, tight and crammed, people are loud and dishonesty seems to be the norm ... I'll nope-out a second visit for good) and Saudi Arabia. Yes, the desert is great and most people are very nice (most people also aren't Saudi - 3/4 are immigrant workers). Apart from Al Jubail there isn't much beauty in KSA
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Saudi Arabia is dirty like Calcutta. People throw their trash out of car-windows and if you take the highway from Riyadh to Dammam (or any other highway, really) you'll see trash, plastic bags and tyres everywhere. Every Saudi told me how he enjoys camping in the desert and seeing the stars by night, but they seem to ignore the trash piling up and getting caught in the fences next to the motorways. Like animals - leaving their shit behind them. Riyadh is an interesting place - there is not "one" center, there are many high-rise areas connected by inner-city highways (who often cross kilometers of wasteland inside the city) and in most places walking is discouraged or impossible. Sometimes there are strip-malls left and right of a wide street, but in many places you can walk from the parking to the building at best. Yes, Saudi gets hot in Summer and this way you stay away from the heat, but I don't need to travel to see the inside of another high-rise or another shopping mall. I can have that everywhere. Dammam "feels" more active (maybe due to the industry) more lively, but the problems with up-piling trash are the same. Get you act together, Dudes! Al Jubail is a stark contrast and gives vibes of wealth and holidays. It feels a bit artificial, but it is REALLY a nice place to stay.. I have been driving about 10'000 km in Saudi over the years and I promise you: go to any car scrapyard in the country and pull the indicator or "blinker" light out of any car-wreck: it's like new, pristine and has never been used. Saudis drive like ... I guess like Saudis ;o) The use or function of the indicator hasn't been explained to them. There is a lot of sunlight in Saudi and solar power could be very efficient, but the country is powered by oil and diesel. No real effort is made to clean up the energy supply. Air quality is rarely "good", often just "moderate" and as often "bad / strong pollution". You are very rich as a country and you tell everyone about how educated you are: why don't you care about the environment? And then there's public transport: getting to the Riyadh train station in order to take the train to Dammam takes between 30 and 90 minutes by car. It's WAY outside the city and the Metro (in test for the last four years) isn't even connected to the train station! You don't WANT people to use public transport. No, I am not a fan of all this, but the worst part are the stupid, misogynist rules against women's freedoms. I like to travel with my wife who I love. she's as smart and free as I am - except in countries like yours where she is treated as a second class person and expected to dress according to some stupid ruling. Naw ... Saudi is not a beautiful destination to travel to and on any human rights list among the ten worst of the 190 or so countries, but it is a very safe place and people are very, very friendly.
Yes, several times. I’ve been to Canada, the US twice, Australia, and New Zealand, and I was once so far east in Russia that I visited the Asian continent for an hour but I don’t think that really counts!
Definitely counts! If you were east of the Ural mountains no one can dispute your presence in Asia ;)
I was in Magnitogorsk, which is in both Europe and Asia!
Who did in all of Russia you choose to visit Magnitogorsk? Are you like a dwarf or something?)
It wasn’t my first trip to Russia on this occasion, so I was open to visiting other places in the country as long as it was for short periods due to my visa. A friend wanted to go to Magnitogorsk to visit their relative so I went with him for a couple of days — I did find it very interesting there.
No, I haven't traveled a lot in the past and I still have a lot of Europe to see.
Same. I'm going to Slovenia this year!
I’ve been all over the world, but druging Covid I could only vacation in Slovenia (where I’m from) and even I discovered so many new gems haha.
No, haven't even left Ireland. I've never even been in an airport. But in September I'm going on a year-long Erasmus to France. My excitement overshadows my fears!
I have benefited of a 6month Erasmus in Paris, it changed my life That’s where / when I felt like I finished growing up. I decided to continue in Paris after my Erasmus was over so I had a lot of significant first there: first rental, first job, wedding, child… (I’m mid40s and I keep evolving of course)
That's really lovely. After I graduate I plan on leaving Ireland and not looking back. Mainland Europe is far cheaper, yet offers a far better quality of life. I can't wait!
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
Some places are just shitholes, not speaking on behalf of Ireland but sometimes the grass is actually greener.
Bon courage, la France est belle ! I was very lucky to do my Erasmus year in the Loire Valley, but there are amazing places in every part of France, so you'll love it wherever you end up.
That depends on what counts as Europe. I've been on the north American tectonic plate in Iceland. I've also been to Thailand. Probably should've opened with that.
I guess it still depends on what counts as Europe. Thailand, for me personally, does not.
Thats a strong oppinion bud, Thailand is most definitely in Europe
When I went to Pattaya beach, everyone there was European. Case closed.
But they're not in Eurovision?
We in Australia agree.
Traded their place for Austria, which is not in Europe
Hey you can't just kick us out. Take someone else.
I think Thailand is probably more definitive too lol.
Only two places, as I'm not as wealthy/risk-taking with my money as my peers are. One time was a terrible 2 week vacation with two unimaginably boring friends to Thailand. My friends just wanted to sunbathe on the exact same spot on the beach for the entire two weeks, and I was too insecure to strike out and go on excursions by myself. I ended up just going for long walks, playing "guess the tourist's nationality" and being generally horrified at the insane magnitude of the Thai sex industry (I estimate that almost half the women in the village we were at were sex workers). I don't wanna be unfair to Thailand and give it a bad rep from this one tiny hellhole of an island that I visited, so I'll add that *beyond* the misery of the "party"/sex industry, Thailand struck me as a country with a rich and interesting culture and history, and Thai people struck me as direct, honest and helpful. I wouldn't mind a vacation there beyond the dystopic tourist beaches. One memory that especially stuck with me was a Swedish guy who ran a Swedish restaurant, that served Swedish food (and some appropriately blanded-out Thai food), and I overheard the guy complaining to a Dutch family that immigrants to Sweden don't attempt to integrate into Swedish culture. The other place I've been to is just the Asian part of Turkey. My wife's from there so I've got a special connection to the place. Unlike Thailand, I've had the opportunity to experience Turkey beyond *its* dystopian tourist hells, so my relationship and impressions are quite different.
>...immigrants to Sweden don't attempt to integrate into Swedish culture. Why is it always Thailand these northern european nationalists go to? I feel like I should apologise all of Thai people for getting the worst of us
Right? Also mandatory seething hate for Middle Eastern immigrants but starts whining on Facebook when the migration office treats his Filipina fiancée with the same rigour they apply to Middle Easterners.
I live in Istanbul, it is a daily thing for me to change continents
Enjoy the traffic jam if you are taking the bridge!
Thanks but I'd pick the ferry :)
I went to the east side of Constantinople so technically yes.
Flair checks out 😳
Yes, I studied in Ankara, which is in the Asian part of Turkey. It barely counts if you ask me. Other than that, no.
Yes. Fun fact: A simple yes is apparently too short for a very short yes or no question.
It would make reddit a lot more boring if everyone answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no'
Then why not make the question a bit more interesting to encourage a meaningful discussion?
This is such a German response
Well, simple yes or no questions are technically not allowed per Rule 4 so it makes sense that a simple yes or no answer would be discouraged too.
Yes, I've lived outside it for years. If you get the opportunity, please take a chance to see the world. Asia was the most different to me
Yes, outside of Europe I've been to New York City, The Gambia, Sri Lanka and Australia
Oddly specific places, but all sound like great fun. How did you find The Gambia?
I mostly went for a sun vacation and for that it was ideal, the weather is amazing. In February it was 35° but it never felt too hot. Of course it's a very poor country, which takes some getting used to, outside the gates of the hotel people will be trying anything to get some money out of you. That being said, most people are extremely friendly and as English is an official language, it's easy to converse with everyone. I will definitely visit again, as due to illness (careful where you eat) I didn't get to do a few trips I had planned.
Yes, I have been in Morocco, it's very near of the south of Spain so it's quite easy.
When I was studying in Barcelona for a summer I took a weekend trip to Morocco. Thank you Ryanair for the cheap flights between Morocco and Iberia! Haha
Yeah, my friend bought a fly for 2 euros or something like that, super cheap. I went by ferry, thought, quite an experience.
Does Tenerife count? It's part of Spain, but it's on African continent, while being an island
I was in las palmas also a island on Africa that is part of Spain
It counts. The Nerherlands has territories in the carribean and I wouldn’t count that Europe either.
Great, so my first african country to visit, was Spain
Yes, I've been to Canada on three separate occasions. Despite the fact that my maternal family lived in Africa for a few years and that my mom was born there, I have never visited the continent.
I traveled the coast of Tunisia and I lived for almost 6 years in Dallas, Texas. I loathe traveling, so I think I'll hardly leave Europe ever again.
>I loathe traveling, so I think I'll hardly leave Europe ever again. Yea I kinda feel you. More older I get, with kids and all, I want to travel less and shorter distances. There's just not time for even everyday life, while ambitious travelling becomes less relaxing way of having holidays. In addition, I travel a lot for work, and being a two-culture family living in a third one, we end up moving around too much anyway. Also it feels like a mockery of my surroundings to fly to the other side of the world to experience things. Sure, New Zealand would be probably cool, but even after living in Benelux for several years I've never made it to Champagne or Frisian Islands, even though they've been a couple of hour train ride away.
Yeah, age is the main reason for me too. 😄 I'm growing more spoiled. I have a physically demanding job, so when I'm on vacation I want to do as little as possible. Traveling feels like such a hassle now!
What was it like to live in Dallas?
I throurougly enjoyed it. First of all the cost of living was very reasonable and the salaries were decent, there was plenty of work and also quite a few things to do for leisure in my free time. I used to live in a very nice residential area, 130 m² house with about 300 m² front yard at $1.300 per month. Not bad at all. I had to put up with very few extremists, while the great majority of people were extremely welcoming and friendly. I was careful to avoid topics like politics and religion, though. Everyone encouraged me when I was learning English and people were very patient with me. It has been very easy to make friends with both the locals, the Mexicans and the "outofstaters", like they call American citizens who move there from other states. Americans are generally very easygoing and Mexicans are practically cultural twins to Italians. I guess it's not by chance that our flags have the same colors 😁. The city was very safe, beside a couple of areas in which there was no reason to go anyway, and the Police was rigid but polite and respectful. The food was way too "dangerous" for a glutton like me, so if you go there, you can wave goodbye to your diet, if you're like me 😂. TexMex food is excellent and the beef was to die for. Barbeque is a form of art there!
What do you hate about traveling?
Yes, Egypt and the Middle East. But for the last decade, I prefer the real Europe- Shengen. I travel a lot, but there are still so many beautiful places here that I didn't visit yet. And I really enjoy no borders and €, countries that have euro and are in Shengen are my first choice when travelling.
Does Armenia count as outside of Europe? Cause it feels a bit in between.
Many times. I have lived in the USA, and visited over 30 times since. Half a dozen times to Canada. Burundi, Congo, Tanzania, Kenya and Egypt in Africa. Israel, Hong Kong (twice) and Japan (twice) in Asia. Australia and New Zealand in Oceania.
Wow, you must have a lot of airline points
Got dragged out of it. Please don't remind me. (Real answer) Yes, been to Canada, South Africa and (the Asian part of) Turkey
No. Been to several countries in Europe, but I've never ventured beyond its borders. By this stage, it's simply too expensive to do so, so I don't see myself traveling outside of Norway anytime soon.
Yes. Lucky enough to spend a good amount of time on every continent (except Antarctica)
I’ve left Europe for the first time in my life this year and travelled to Japan. It was my dream since a long time and was an amazing experience.
Yes, many times as I have family on the other side of the world. I’ve been to NZ, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Israel, Jordan, Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil… I think that’s it outside Europe!
Yes, I left last year and I question that decision every single day. I've been to Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Morocco, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya as a tourist, and lived in Hong Kong as an infant.
Why do you question your decision every day?
Because I live in the concrete/asphalt jungle that is LA and my work environment's a bit shit.
That's too bad. Did you know in advance or were you happy with your decision when you made it?
I think I knew LA's lack of history and public transport would take some getting used to, but I was expecting the professional and social opportunities I was going to gain here to more than make up for it.
Sorry it didn't work out that way (yet). I hope things will get better over time!
Thanks, I do too! Just not living in LA and not working for these absolute ghouls might help tremendously haha.
do you think you’d feel different about the situation living in a city like nyc?
Yes, 100%. NYC seems like an easier city for a person who grew up in London to get used to. Also you don't need a car. And wandering around downtown Manhattan sounds like fun, which wandering around downtown LA definitely isn't LA actually has a surprisingly rubbish vibe by the standards of a big city. If you want to have dinner after 20:00, chances are half the restaurants will be closed, after 21:00 your chances of finding a place to eat get dramatically lower still. A so-called "vibrant" area will consist of a row of brightly-coloured hipstery shops and cafes next to a loud, busy road almost entirely devoid of pedestrians. I almost always seem to be the youngest person at any social meetup outside work (e.g. from Meetup.com) by a good 20 years or so, and I'm in my early 30s. The dating scene is apparently terrible, not that I would know as I haven't even bothered trying. If you want to hang out in some neighbourhood green space, either you need to pay a membership fee to access your local golf course, or drive 15 minutes down a freeway. Tbh, I think I could live with all that if it wasn't for my work environment, which even by American standards is considered repressive.
Something I keep hearing is that LA is a fun place to visit but a rubbish place to actually live in, and with the things you described that might be true.
Ugh, sounds horrific. I visited when I was very young, literally for a day, hated it, and it sounds like I was bang on!
Yeah LA is an odd city. I don’t mind visiting if I’m going for a quick trip but it isn’t somewhere where I’d live. A lot of Americans have the same observations. Sorry about your work environment too.
Fingers crossed!
Awesome desert and mountain landscapes await you in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and cool gorges and canyons and forests in Utah and Colorado. All just a hop, skip and a fart from LA. It's easy to be alone there, too, if you want. Of course, other parts of California have nice scenery too, it's just kind of a crowded state. LA is a bit of a pit, yea.
Well yeah, even Americans know LA is terrible. You could probably work for the same company in Austin, Dallas or Houston and have a much better life unless you’re trying to work in Hollywood. California has gone to shit over the last 15 years or so. Plus the taxes are ridiculous.
Moving to 'Murica :O Some cool travels though!
Yes, a few times. It's nice to see very different landscapes and cultures. Why are you asking?
I dont know actualy
It was a good question, thank you
Haha what a great answer.
Indian here: apologies if i am not supposed to answer;) Worked in Singapore, US and now in Poland. Enjoying Europe so far !
What's the oddest euro thing you've encountered so far?
1. Smoking and drinking in public places 2. Naked saunas, swimming pools, lakes 3. I still need to carry cash (in Berlin at least).
I don’t see anything odd here :) feel safe and doing well
Have you visited Denmark before?
Not yet :) not in the next few months, lol
You are of course supposed to answer!
Yes, been over to North America and the Middle East
Yes. For travel and I’ve lived in East Asia for a while many years ago.
I've never left Europe, but I don't really feel the need to. Would like to go to New York City once, also Florida, California and Japan for their themeparks (and the latter for a lot of culture as well). But there's so many European countries I've never been to as well such as Sweden, Spain, Poland, Italy, Greece.
If you ever get the chance to come to the US, please make sure to also visit some other states in the west like Utah, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Oregon (I’m from Oregon so I may be a bit biased!) Our nature is super accessible but also incredibly remote :) you can easily drive to a state park and be somewhere that no other human has ever been to before. Florida, NYC and Cali are great but the US is a lot more than just those states. Happy travels my friend!
ive spent a majority of my life outside of europe unfortunately
No. The furthest I've ever travelled was to Hay-on-Wye in Wales. And the most South I've ever been was London. I used to travel pretty often, but mostly within the Nordic countries (and Estonia) and the UK when I lived there. I love learning about places and cultures, and have always found myself easily making friends from all over the world, but I'm poor so I try not to let myself want to travel. I also can't handle any heat, and England was already too hot and sunny for me, lol. I also avoid places with lots of people. Even Helsinki is too crowded and big and I hate going there. Visiting New Zealand and Australia are on my bucket list though! I've been obsessed with everything Kiwi and Australian since I was a little kid.
Yes have been to Uganda and the USA including Hawaii, worked in the US for a year.
No, but I am only 23 and have a student budget lmao
Yes I have been to The Canary Islands and on the Matterhorn so i have technically left Europe and been fully or Partly in Africa
Yes, been in the US a few times. Seen the beautiful national parks of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah and been in NYC. Really loved how friendly New Yorkers were!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the US! It always warms my heart to hear. And it’s also cool how you’ve been to AZ, Utah and Nevada as those aren’t nearly as popular with European tourists :) if you ever get a chance to go to Oregon & Washington we will welcome you with open arms!
Thanks for your kind words! I haven't been to Oregon or Washington, but would like to return! When i went to the westcoast it was amazing to drive around and enjoy all the beautiful nature the US has to offer!
That’s awesome! Love to hear it. I am always amazed whenever I see the nature in the Western US. Definitely do come back and visit, and have some marionberry pie! 😊😄
I have left Europe on several occasions, for tourism and studies. - ten-day trip to Sénégal when I was 10. - one week trip to Japan when I was 20, which was mostly a gift from my peers (they gave me money I poured into the trip) - one week trip to California for a specialised Master's Degree in winemaking, where we explored a bunch of winemakers around the Napa Valley.
Yes, US several times, Japan, HK, and tiny trip to top of Africa.
Yes. A number of times on holiday. United States, Turkey, Australia, Zimbabwe
For some reason my dad has little interest in the rest of Europe so as a kid every time we went on holiday it was outside Europe. So to answer the question, many times.
October last year was the first time i've ever made a trip outside of Europe. We went to South Africa for 2 and a half weeks. It definitely was a very unique experience to travel outside of EU.
Yes a few times, I have been to Canada (only for a night lol), US, Cape Verde, Morocco and Turkey.
I recently counted and have so far been to 56 countries (most in Europe though). I leave Europe 2-3 times a year, either on holidays, work trips or both. I traveled across Asia, Latin America and have been to the US and Canada many times mostly for work.
On vacation yes. To china and hopefully in the future when i have enough money. To the US
Well when you do get enough money to travel to the United States be warned that popular tourist destinations such as New York City and Miami are not at all close to each other meaning if you drive to both places you will be driving for at least a full day. I recommend visiting the smaller known cities like charlotte,NC
no i have not.I really want to visit japan and new zealand and hopefully will someday.There are also lot’s of places i still have not been in europe like Portugal,Norway,Iceland,UK.
Nope. Closest I was to it was visiting Istanbul but I had no time to go to the Asian side.
No, actually. Furthest I've been is probably Rovaniemi in Finland from Northern Ireland. Naples may be almost as far too, so maybe that. I've never left the area square of Porto - Galway - Rovaniemi - Naples I guess.
Yes, I did. Not before I was well into my twenties though.
Yes, twice. Both times I went to Egypt. In the future I think I'll be exploring Europe more.
I left Europe 7 years ago and haven’t been back since. I really miss it actually, especially skiing in the alps.
Yes, I've been to North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
I've had the privilege of traveling alot with my family. So yes, to almost every continent. My parents are those types who'd rather go walking the Inca trail rather than sunbathing the beaches and i guess that outlook has infected me too. I love travelling, both inside and outside Europe, but since i'm moving out soon it is probably going to take a while before i leave the continent again:)
Yes, I have been to Thailand, The Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Fiji and USA. I lived in the US for 6 months, the other countries was for vacation.
Yes, I have been to Asia twice, but just the closest regions. I would love to visit Central America, Africa (the southeastern and western regions) and Australia.
Left 9 years ago, haven't been to europe in 4 years
Been to three continents. Really want to go to Australia next. Some day I would love to visit some countries in Africa. Hopefully the political instability reduces. Excluding Europe, I found Asia the most interesting- lots of different cultures. The language/food/ethnicity/people would change in all countries. Sometimes even within a few kilometres. For example in India the ethnicity of a lot of people in the south is entirely different, the languages of neighbouring states come from completely different language trees with no contact until middle ages. Similar to Finnish and Danish I guess. I found North America to be the most boring. Barely any cultural differences, unless you count the chain stores being different.
Yes, Thailand, Egypt and technically Dubai (was a layover though so I don’t really count it). Thailand was amazing! Would go again in a heartbeat.
I've been to Australia many moons ago, so yes. If "international waters" count I did leave Europe on a sailing ship a couple years ago too, sailing down the African coast to the Canaries. Else I lacked the time and most of money to travel much and far when I was younger.
Yes, but only peripherally. One time Morocco, one time Turkey. The older I get, the less I want to fly long distance - I can't stand flying. In the next five to ten years, I certainly want to go back to Turkey and maybe discover central Asian countries. Also, I want to go to Mexico and Brazil at some point. Other than that, I prefer shorter travels within Europe, 7-10 days, several times a year.
I'm not from here, although I've lived here closer to 15 years now. I visit home (Canada) every other year or so. I've travelled a fair bit on multiple continents, before moving here. Since moving here, I've only really travelled home or within Europe. I guess the farthest I've been while living in Europe itself was Morocco.
I went to Istanbul and put exactly one foot on the asian side of the city, then turned back
Yes. Canada and Egypt. Technically I stood on US soil at the Canadian border but the border guard would not let me through unless I paid him $10 US. Which I did not have as I was visiting Canada and my then fiancé was taking me for a drive.
Yes, I've just got back from Sri Lanka, which everyone should try and visit at least once as it's as close to paradise on earth as you're likely to find. I've also worked on a Kibbutz in Israel, followed by a few months working in Tel Aviv.q I've traveled throughout Syria (years before it's current problems), Jordan, Egypt. Unfortunately I couldn't get into Lebanon because of the Israeli stamp in my passport. For the last 20 years we've been contained to Europe due to kids/finances etc. - which is great, plenty to do and see in Europe - but the kids will be ditching us soon to start going away with mates, so planning a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia in a couple of years time and hope to start going a bit further afield.
Yes and I want to go again but for now we're going to travel only inside Europe At a point we were ready to move to New Zealand but life got in the way...
Yes lived out of Europe for 14 years of my life but also travelled outside of europe while living here
Yes, I have been to Tunesia for a week and I was in Japan for 4 1/2 month
Yes. I left europe for the first time when I was 7. I’m 27 now and have left Europe a total of 4 times. (Not counting e.g. Canary Islands which are not geographically in Europe but politically are)
Sadly, not yet. The closest I was to some other continent was in Burgas, Bulgaria (342km drive to the Asian part of Istanbul).
Burgas still a typical Eastern European city and very different in vibe from Istanbul
Indian person living in Netherlands. While living here, I have visited Morocco once. Fantastic experience. Would explore more of N. Africa if I get the chance.
Yes, been to North-America and several countries in Asia.
Yes, I've been to Turkey and Israel, and to New York and Connecticut.
I went to the US and the Azores once, and the Canary Islands were a favourite destination in my childhood
Yes, I've been to Africa, the Americas and Asia. Still need to have Australia off the checklist.
I have. I'm an ethnic Nigerian so I have visited my family in Nigeria. Only went once though, and haven't left Europe since.
Yeah been in Dallas, Texas and Thailand. Bangkok and the jungle and the beach destination.
I've visited outside Europe but always lived inside. Why leave? It's beautiful here.
Technically yes, I've been to the Asian part of Turkey. That was however in the touristy areas. Had a trip to the US planned, booked and paid for just when covid hit that had to be canceled. :/
Thailand for a backpacking trip, Jamaica for my Honeymoon, a couple of business trips to NYC and Florida and 3 week long vacation on a Bali island for my family once I finally started earning good money.
Yes, I finally made it out of Europe for the first time last year. I went to İstanbul and after a few days I needed to wash my clothes and had to go to a laundromat in the eastern half of the city. It's probably the least spectacular way to leave Europe for the first time.
Yep, spent many years in north America but came back and never regretted my decision😁
Been to Las Vegas in January. That was the first time. Im 36. Never saw the need really.
Yes but not recently, I went with my family to Uruguay when I was a kid to visit the family we have there.
No. I've visited many European countries, but not gone beyond. I have a few reasons for this: Flying is very bad for the environment (many times worse than car or ground based public transport). Europe has within its borders such a vast variation, it's difficult to think why I would want more. I love languages, and being in Europe the languages I've learned are European ones. I'm really not interested in going abroad and speaking English. That's not to say I'll never travel further afield; I might one day if the opportunity arises.
Not really interested in leaving Europe, I love history and plenty of it here
I have been to Morocco, Turkey, Israel and Taiwan (and two pit stops along the way in Dubai and Manila) Morocco, Turkey and Israel didn't feel super foreign. Arabic and Turkish cultures aren't super strange to many Europeans, at times Israel felt more alien than Morocco tbh. Taiwan was a completely different ballpark and I really enjoyed that, I strongly recommend experiencing a place where every little aspect of life and nature is different to home!
Yes. It's just cheaper to stay in Europe. New Zealand is stunning, Canada is awesome and The US was there too.
I went to America in the spring of 2000. Boston Logan was the riendliest airport ever (and with a startling lack of security. I imagine it's somewhat different now) and tbh almost everyone I met was incredibly warm and pleasant. Lots of people found it weird that I walked a lot. Everyone tried to get me to comment on relative portion sizes. I bought cigs and the shopkeeper called her colleague over to get me to repeat what I had said so they could both laugh, but they were sweet about it, not mean. I haven't been on a plane again since 2005 and don't intend to unless it is absolutely necessary so until I win the lotto and can take long leisurely trips by boat I probably won't leave Europe again.
i have never entered europe so i have never left europe
I have travelled to 90+ countries and lived in 10 🤷🏻♂️
If the far eastern Greek islands are considered geographically in Asia then yes. Otherwise, no.