Philippines! Life changing experience.

Anyone ever been there? It was my first time.

I loved it. It was so fun. I went because my relatives are over there. I finally met my grandparents.

It was my second time out of the country. It's more of a culture shock being back in the US :/

What's the furthest you've ever traveled? &

Where is your favorite place to go/where you wish to go

I am definitely going back either this summer or next year. It's been two days and I'm already tired of this place, I want to go back!

I've never been out of the country...

I'd like to check out Ireland and around that area...

Looks like you had fun though..

Don't think i'd like the Philipines..

And i don't have a favorite place to go..

going there for vacation this July :) haven't been back home since 2003, can't wait to go back :)lonewolf604

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]going there for vacation this July :) haven't been back home since 2003, can't wait to go back :)tepni

Never been.. the furthest away i have been is Majorca, Seeing as i am In Ireland that isn't much of a distance plus it is a big holiday spot so there isn't much of a culture just lots of bars, clubs and arcades.

As for where i would like to go i wanna travel ALOT of places.. wanna travel the world at some point. But for the sake of the thread Russia is up there as one of the places i most wanna see.

All I see are the endless photoshop capibilities with some of those pictures...

I have been up and down the East coast pretty much. Furthest inland I have gone is Ohio and have never been out of the country. I would love to go to Ireland though, I'm mainly Irish.

my grandma and grandpa lived in the phillipines for 3 years.

Never really been outside of the US. Been to some amazing places in the US though. I live in Florida and been to North Carolina, Wyoming, Montana, Washington State, Utah, California, and many more. Many beautiful places to see in the states but I'd definitely like to visit another country somewhere in Europe would be nice.

I've been to South Korea to visit family and Japan just for fun. What I don't get is why Philippines the country is spelled with a 'Ph' and two 'P's when the adjective Filipino is spelled with an 'F' and one 'P'.goth_bacon

No pics of SM mall? >__> That's where it's at!!!!

Philippines. Going back probably for the last time this summer.

Lemme see...

China for a student exchange program, altho I will have to say it was in Shanghai (I dont think the chinese goverment wants exchange students to see the "not so modern" parts") I did quite a bit of traveling tho while I was there.

I did love it there, As long as you dont ask what youre eating it all tastes good ^^

And Russia will have to be mentioned aswell, that is one strange country... You can go from a very modern city to the worn out relics of the soviet era in less then an hour. Been in Russia a few times before, and ironicly had a bigger impact on me then any other country.

Gotta arm yourself with patience in that country,can take up to 5 hours to cross the border, can take a few hours to getfuel on your car, and again the rule applies, dont ask what youre eating or drinking.

Russians are not very kind to outsiders in general tho, untill they figure outwhere yourefrom, they can be somewhat xenofobic, and always think you are there for laughs... So showing respect seems paramount ^^

Least impact must be the rest of Europe, most of Europe looks the same to me, beento about half of them (since I live in the EU anyways) likely no different to traveling to different states in the US.

I do want to go to Japan, and Vietnam tho. Beautiful nature, different ways of life, anddifferent points of view...

I do agree tho, Traveling the world really expands theawareness of anyone, andoffers a wealth of wisdom and understanding. ^^

The furthest?

Crete. :P

I've never left the country.

So you are filam? (fil.american by blood?) OMG Im about to go there on 19th of this month and have a 6 month vacation!! cant wait!!! I bet all eyes were on you and the white chick when you were there.Arctic_Grillz

No pics of SM mall? >__> That's where it's at!!!!

martialbullet

No, Never been out of Country. Well, unless you count when I went to England/Belgium/France in my Mothers Stomach :P

I'd like to go to Germany, since I'm part German. I'd also like to go to Sweden and Greenland :D

Haha awesome! I was born and raised in Philippines, then emigrated here in US. Philippines is a nice country, lots of beaches and huge malls, what part in Philippines did you visit?, oh btw. You look very sexy :] ,Bloodseeker23

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No pics of SM mall? >__> That's where it's at!!!!

tepni

[QUOTE="tepni"][QUOTE="martialbullet"]

No pics of SM mall? >__> That's where it's at!!!!

martialbullet

lol. i've been here since i was 3.. XD..

My kind of place. :lol: Plus she got killer body. :shock:

I definately want to go to the Philipinnes or somewhere in the south pacific. Closest I have been was Vietnam, and that was gorgeous.

I really dislike the big cities in asia, though....theyre so nasty and full of people. The countryside and towns are beautiful though.

As for where I have been:

-Most of the western European countries
-England
-Italy
-Vietnam
-Japan

As for where I want to go:

-India
-China
-East Europe before it turns into another tourist attraction like west Europe
-Iceland
-Ireland and Scotland
-and I definately want to go back to Southern Germany (Bavaria)for a beer tour.

good old Philippines i miss that place. i wanna go back cuz my grandfather is sick but is getting better. is that jolly bee i seeee!! :D wow i luv that place!!

Lemme see...

China for a student exchange program, altho I will have to say it was in Shanghai (I dont think the chinese goverment wants exchange students to see the "not so modern" parts") I did quite a bit of traveling tho while I was there.

I did love it there, As long as you dont ask what youre eating it all tastes good ^^

And Russia will have to be mentioned aswell, that is one strange country... You can go from a very modern city to the worn out relics of the soviet era in less then an hour. Been in Russia a few times before, and ironicly had a bigger impact on me then any other country.

Gotta arm yourself with patience in that country,can take up to 5 hours to cross the border, can take a few hours to getfuel on your car, and again the rule applies, dont ask what youre eating or drinking.

Russians are not very kind to outsiders in general tho, untill they figure outwhere yourefrom, they can be somewhat xenofobic, and always think you are there for laughs... So showing respect seems paramount ^^

Least impact must be the rest of Europe, most of Europe looks the same to me, beento about half of them (since I live in the EU anyways) likely no different to traveling to different states in the US.

I do want to go to Japan, and Vietnam tho. Beautiful nature, different ways of life, anddifferent points of view...

I do agree tho, Traveling the world really expands theawareness of anyone, andoffers a wealth of wisdom and understanding. ^^

Maddie_Larkin

I live there for 4 years in Manila when I was a baby, then had to leave because of political instability and volcano eruption. Don't remember much of how it was except that it was relatively peaceful and quite beautiful.

Went back again to visit when I was about 12, wasn't the same this time around though... really a shame. I was quite fond of Philippines :(

I wish I could travel outside the USA but that will never happen. The furthest I've been in the USA is to Florida, but I didn't really like it that much. I love going to central Wisconsin(Wisc. Dells area). Last semester I went to far northern WI and the upper peninsula of Michigan. The UP of Michigan is *extraordinarily* beautiful, especially during fall. Seriously, I just wanted to stay there. I would love to die there if I had to. Go visit the town Crystal Falls in the UP...you'll see beautiful scenery, churches, parks, rivers, and 2 billion year old Banded Iron Formations(!). ;) Seeing as this wasn't a scenery field trip, we never stayed anywhere very long. I've never been to the western USA, but I will be going somewhere like Montana or South Dakota next summer for a geology class. Places I'd like to visit outside the USA would be Mont St-Michel in Normandy or just Normandy in general, since it is my ancestral homeland. The Normans made some wonderful medieval castles, churches, and buildings.

Why would you be happier in a third world country? It doesn't make sense to me.

btw I am Filipino, so don't think I haven't given this thought.

Canada has free health care and the economy is much better. I'd be happier in Canada than Phillipines if I had the choice.

I hate Phillipino's

They ruin HoN.

Why would you be happier in a third world country? It doesn't make sense to me.

btw I am Filipino, so don't think I haven't given this thought.

Canada has free health care and the economy is much better. I'd be happier in Canada than Phillipines if I had the choice.

RJay123

Lemme see...

China for a student exchange program, altho I will have to say it was in Shanghai (I dont think the chinese goverment wants exchange students to see the "not so modern" parts") I did quite a bit of traveling tho while I was there.

I did love it there, As long as you dont ask what youre eating it all tastes good ^^

And Russia will have to be mentioned aswell, that is one strange country... You can go from a very modern city to the worn out relics of the soviet era in less then an hour. Been in Russia a few times before, and ironicly had a bigger impact on me then any other country.

Gotta arm yourself with patience in that country,can take up to 5 hours to cross the border, can take a few hours to getfuel on your car, and again the rule applies, dont ask what youre eating or drinking.

Russians are not very kind to outsiders in general tho, untill they figure outwhere yourefrom, they can be somewhat xenofobic, and always think you are there for laughs... So showing respect seems paramount ^^

Least impact must be the rest of Europe, most of Europe looks the same to me, beento about half of them (since I live in the EU anyways) likely no different to traveling to different states in the US.

I do want to go to Japan, and Vietnam tho. Beautiful nature, different ways of life, anddifferent points of view...

I do agree tho, Traveling the world really expands theawareness of anyone, andoffers a wealth of wisdom and understanding. ^^

Maddie_Larkin

Furthest I've been was Egypt. Absolutely amazing.

Sweden is as far as I've gone, I'd like to explore more of Canada and take some trips into Europe and tour around.