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El Samo Wrote:no?
Thats disapointing...
I've always wanted to live in a different country, not permanent i dont think, Id miss the crappy weather and greyness of England it think
I do love England, but i dont actually know why...
Ya I know what you mean about wanting to live in a different country. I've been in Canada for 9 years now, first in Vancouver, then Toronto, then finally settled in Ottawa. I don't think it's much of a trade up in terms of weather from England. It sure is sunny here, but it was -35C with windchill yesterday.
I'm looking to do my grad school down in the States or Australia in 2 years.
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Yeah, i cant see the weather being much of a trade up in Canada, but im not too bothered about weather really, it wouldnt have too much of a bearing if i was to move. I wanted to live in California when i was younger, i'd imagine the weather being a bit better there...
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I've been to Trinidad, Jamaica & the States a few times...
Off to Sardinia in October with my bf which I'm well excited about! We've never been on holiday together before, so this is long overdue!!!
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Only holidays I've really had abroad are rugby tours (best two weeks of my life). Hoping to inter-rail around Europe this summer, visit Sweden & Latvia at the least
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reid Wrote:Only holidays I've really had abroad are rugby tours (best two weeks of my life). Hoping to inter-rail around Europe this summer, visit Sweden & Latvia at the least
that sounds good!
Most of my friends arent interested in travel, which is a shame, because they never want to go traveling anywhere, so it leaves me with very few people to travel with!
Im gonna start saving this year to go on a wicked holiday next year, i havent decided where yet, but i think it will be outside of Europe!
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I grew up poor
and still haven't been out of the state of Western Australia except
for the end of last year when my girlfriend took me to Kuala Lumpur and Phuket!
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I grew up poor too, most of my travel has been done by extreme saving lol...
Once when i was a kid my parents saved for a year to pay for me to travel round europe with my school, That was awesome of them. And they saved to send me to Barcelona with the school a few years before. They both grew up poor and never traveled, so they wanted me to see some of the world and learn. My parents rock
And
I won a holiday to Estonia once, at a place i used to work
And last year i saved to go back to Barcelona cos it was awesome last time i was there. It was hard work saving though!
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If your at Uni use that as an excuse to go and visit places - I worked for a Footy Camp (Go NOGA Soccer!! 
) in Long Island/CT/NJ about nine years ago and literally had the time of my life - it was the first time I'd been out of Europe and my first visit to the States.
Went to Japan for the 2002 World Cup, but spend most of it round Shibuya looking at trainers!! 
So many places on my doorstep not been, going to Newquay this summer for the first time and looking at a weekend away in Barcelona in May, so any suggestions on what to do/visit when I get there are most welcome.
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Theres loads to do in Barca! Depending on what youre into...
The zoo is great. Theres loads of shops, bars and two beaches.
If you're into culture you should go see the sagrada familia (The cathedral that they are still building like 100 odd years after they started- i suspect that all those siestas are the reason it isnt complete yet) its wicked and you can go up one of the towers and get a great view of the city. Then theres parc du guel (sp?) a park designed by Gaudi, its pretty impressive. ANd theres also gaudis house and lots of other Gaudi designed buildings...
The harbour is cool too, lots of restaurants and things, and a cable car across the harbour.
Theres neu camp for sports/football fans.
And theres the olympic village, its impressive, but largely deserted these days
One important thing i will advise, try to avoid las ramblas at night, and if you have to go there, dont go alone, lots of foreign people get mugged there, and the muggers use hypodermic needles...
Newquay, i know nothing about lol
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Funnily enough for a Scot I aint been that many places. So many people seem to want to bolt from here as soon as they can, usually to Australia or "travelling". Guess it must be coz of the weather. Personally I think the Scottish weather builds a good character!
Places I have been - England, Ireland, Wales, Florida, Spain, Jersey, Holland and The Isle of Wight!
Me and the good lady are of to Spain this year for our firsy holiday together and I must say I cant wait, her dads got a 4 bed villa there so we are getting it for 12 days free of charge. Taking a few of the boys along to benifit from my lucky buggerness.
As for leaving my home country for ever I dont think I could, I think it would be hard to go anywhere else and have the same quality of life that I have here in Bonny Scotland. Cheers![/b]
