Net54 Around The World

[Griffins]

updated map

[nat]

I'm going to invoke the 7-day rule and move us on to the Czech Republic. The pictures below are from Prague.

[Griffins]

Czech Republic was country #12, a few weeks ago

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Griffins

Czech Republic was country #12, a few weeks ago

I just double-czeched. You are correct.

[Griffins]

Ok, then lets move on. Costa Rica is up next:

[Corporal Lance Boil]

Oh boy, I can jump right in! We're going a little north to NICARAGUA next.

Though I will violate the rules by not posting pictures because I've just moved, don't know where the scanner is, and have no idea how to post them anyway.

In compensation, I will offer a story:

Right after college a buddy of mine and I decided an extended surf trip to Central America would be a grand thing, and we purchased a 1969 Grumman Step Van, outfitted it with surf racks on the roof and a bed in back, and drove to Costa Rico from Charleston, SC...two and a half weeks of seat-of-the pants travelling. We stayed there 2 1/2 months, surfing every break, both east and west, and living in the van.

When we decided Managua, where we had stopped for several days with a couple of Nicos we had met, was not for us (partially because we did not want to eat the beef testicle soup they were preparing that night) we beat a hasty path to the Costa border. Right before we hit customs and were waiting in line a high-ranking military officer approached us and asked for a ride across the border into a town in Costa Rica. Think full military uniform, epaulets, medals, etc. Our passenger seat at this time was a vinyl-covered blue-and-purple floral design that we had found discarded in Charleston and bolted in. If you've ever been to Central America and understand who wields power, you will understand we said "Of course, please hop in and take this place of honor on the vinyl seat!" Which he did.

Needless to say it was one of the easiest border crossings I have ever experienced, just kind of waved on through when they looked at the man in the floral recliner.

Tony

[Griffins]

Nicaraqua was the most chaotic border I've ever crossed. Absolute madhouse.
Since we're moving north, I'll offer up Guatemala.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Griffins

updated map

Since, technically, no one has added the big country just south of Canada, I'll make my sole contribution to this world traveling thread:

camera pictures 045.jpg

[ALR-bishop]

Thanks for jumping in there Raymond and for following the rules too

Following Raymod, here is another ( first 3) US ( Alaska and either Mt McKinley if you are from Ohio or Mt Denali if from anywhere else). Then a couple ( 2nd 3) from Paraguay since my last one had no actual place pics, and a new one ( last 3), French Guiana, more specifically Devil's Island

[frankbmd]

With all the desaparecidos on the forum and in the hobby, this one will not last long. I think my doppelgänger lives there.

[rayray]

Mind the gap. Here's adding England/UK to the list as country #51. Pics from my summer 2011 Eurotrip.

[ALR-bishop]

Ray-- I can only hope Frank and Anthony don't come down as hard on you as they did on me for violating the rules. Unless maybe you were imprissoned on Devil's Island too

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Ray-- I can only hope Frank and Anthony don't come down as hard on you as they did on me for violating the rules. Unless maybe you were imprissoned on Devil's Island too

Well, I've never been a world traveler...I let the rest of the family do that.

What I do have is a collection of postcards that anyone would envy. Those same loved ones were always instructed to send me postcards...which they did religiously.

My sole ventures out of the country were cruises in 1999 & 2000 - not many 'tame' photos from those trips.


Besides, it took me quite a lot of work to get that condor to pose like that.


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[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Ray-- I can only hope Frank and Anthony don't come down as hard on you as they did on me for violating the rules. Unless maybe you were imprissoned on Devil's Island too

I hereby nominate Al for appointment as the new head of the Forum Bureau of Investigation. The duties of this position include but are not limited to enforcement of both forum and thread rules.



Hearing no objection, Al, you're in. Congrats.