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okiepony
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Posts: 15589
Location: Finally There! :)
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:01 pm
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| lilcrazyfuzzy wrote: | | yaromir wrote: |
Lichtenstein :) - 2h |
:D and you were driving slowly ;) hehehe |
He probably had to stop for lunch... :P
I can't remember how many minutes it took me to drive through... :D |
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lilcrazyfuzzy
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
Posts: 12926
Location: 50°46′31″N 6°4′58″E
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:02 pm
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It's a cute little valley ;) |
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aynia
Joined: 18 Feb 2009
Posts: 2446
Location: The Land of the Vikings
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:03 pm
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| yaromir wrote: | | aynia wrote: | `Question is guys... how long did you spend... in each country..??.. were they just flying visits.. or was there an extended period.?
I'm of the opinion that anything less than 3 months is not enough to get to know a country and its culture..
And the more you know it, the better and more diverse the photos will be.
Since the title of the thread is well travelled photographer... I can't add me to the list, because while I have always photographed and travelled, I would say it is only since the digital era that I would consider myself a photographer... and the country list is not that long. |
3 months for each country? just for Europe this would be over 12 years!!! |
Lol!!
I guess I just like to take my time and experience the culture as well as just the scenery.
Of the few flying visits I had... Norway.. Oslo one day! Not enough.. didn't even get to experience the food. I just remember the creepy sculpture park and the rain and biting wind.
Holland... Rotterdam half a day.. can't remember it.... Amsterdam a week... only remember canals, old buildings and red light area and cheese shops....
Esbjerg in Jutland, Denmark,... was there for a day ... only remember red buildings.
Gothenburg, Sweden... also only remember red buildings.
London... 2 days.. hated it.. spent the night in a police cell and that was the most interesting part.
Germany... lived there for a year, icebergs in the North Sea would have been photogenic if I'd had a telephoto lens..... all those years ago, pre digital.
Spain... Lived in Madrid for half a year.. if I'd had a digital camera, I think my photos would have been crazy.. that was the craziest and dirtiest place I've ever lived. I probably wouldn't have noticed if I'd stayed in a hotel for 2 weeks and done the tourist trail.
Israel.. on the edge of the desert... great place to live.. great climate and if I'd only been there for a flying visit, I would probably have a very different view of life and politics there. Place was one of the most photogenic places I've ever been. Loved the landscapes.
Orkney.. Uk.. should be experienced in all weather or at least 2 or 3 seasons to be appreciated.
Many travel shots are very beautiful and I love looking at them, but they fail to tell the full story... unless the photographer gets lucky and is in the right place at the right time. |
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nstanev
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Posts: 2706
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:02 pm
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Well, I thought I've traveled a lot, but you guys... Let's see what I come up with...
Bulgaria - 19 years + frequent short trips
US - 14 years
India - 20 trips of 3 days to 3 weeks long
Macedonia - 7 days
Belarus - 1-2 months
Austria - 3 days
Germany - 2 days
France - 1 day
England - 1 day
Czech Republic - 2 days
Luxemburg - 1 day
Holland - 1 day
Belgium - 2 days
Greece - 10 days
Mexico - 4 days
Costa Rica - 5 days
Belize - 5 days
Honduras - 1 week
Brazil - 10 days
Tanzania - 10 days
Australia - 2 weeks
New Zealand - 2 weeks
Vietnam - 4 days
Thailand - 1 week
Singapore - 1 day
Not bad I guess. :) I wish I knew what I was doing with my camera during my earlier travels... |
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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
Posts: 17518
Location: www.xlr8photo.com, The real California
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:16 pm
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Well I guess I will have to push the envelope a bit further or raise the bar as it were ;-)
I have been to all of these countries many times, most for a week at a time, some for several weeks at a time, lived in the UK many years, and in Italy for 2 years
Argentina
Australia & Tasmania
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cyprus
Dubai
Egypt
Equador
France
Great Britain - Scotland, England & Wales
Greece - Athens, Rhodes, Mykonos & Santorini
Germany - East and West before unification
Holland
Hong Kong before reunification with PRC
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
New Zealand
Peoples Republic of China
Philippines
Puerto Rico
South Africa
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tahiti
Thailand
Taiwan
Turkey
USA
Venezuela
Cannot think of any more right now, but probably have forgotten something it is an age thing! LOL
Vatican City working at the Popes TV station in the city itself, like Monaco & San Marco it is regarded as a separate country :)
Last edited by jeffbanke on Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:03 am; edited 2 times in total |
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yaromir
Joined: 11 May 2006
Posts: 2591
Location: NCG
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:26 pm
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| nstanev wrote: |
Not bad I guess. :) I wish I knew what I was doing with my camera during my earlier travels... |
nice list, this hotel in Singapore is crazy! Love it.
there is a swimming pool on the roof... |
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themightyshrub
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
Posts: 943
Location: www.heathergreig.co.uk
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:59 pm
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Not that impressive, but...
England (21 years!)
France (3 or 4 days trips)
Switzerland (1 week)
Northern Ireland (1 weekend)
Belgium (1 weekend)
Turkey (2 2week trips)
Greece (Crete and Kos, 3 weeks)
Cyprus (2 weeks, for my 1st birthday!)
Majorca (1 week)
USA (2 states, about 2 months)
Thailand (about 2 hours on an airport stopover!)
Taiwan, ROC (2 weeks)
Than again, I am only 21 years old... |
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nstanev
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Posts: 2706
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:09 pm
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| jeffbanke wrote: | Well I guess I will have to push the envelope a bit further or raise the bar as it were ;-)
I have been to all of these countries many times, most for a week at a time, some for several weeks at a time, lived in the UK many years, and in Italy for 2 years
Holland
France
UK - Scotland, England & Wales
Monaco
Greece - Athens, Rhodes, Mykonos & Santorini
Germany - East and West before unification
Belgium
Luxembourg
Sweden
Spain
Italy
Isreal
Turkey
Cyprus
Malta
Egypt
Switzerland
Mexico
Thailand
India
USA
Canada
Puerto Rico
South Africa
Dubai
Japan
Philippines
Singapore
Hong Kong before reunification with PRC
Korea
Peoples Republic of China
Taiwan
Indonesia
Malasia
Australia & Tasmania
New Zealand
Venezuela
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Equador
Chile
Cannot think of any more right now, but probably have forgotten something it is an age thing! LOL |
Damn... |
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nstanev
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Posts: 2706
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:12 pm
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| yaromir wrote: | | nstanev wrote: |
Not bad I guess. :) I wish I knew what I was doing with my camera during my earlier travels... |
nice list, this hotel in Singapore is crazy! Love it.
there is a swimming pool on the roof... |
I was in Singapore a couple of days after it officially opened, but didn't go inside. Did you actually stay there? It's not very obvious from the picture, but the top is shaped like a ship... Everything they build in Singapore nowadays has some crazy shape! |
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yaromir
Joined: 11 May 2006
Posts: 2591
Location: NCG
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:57 pm
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| nstanev wrote: | | yaromir wrote: | | nstanev wrote: |
Not bad I guess. :) I wish I knew what I was doing with my camera during my earlier travels... |
nice list, this hotel in Singapore is crazy! Love it.
there is a swimming pool on the roof... |
I was in Singapore a couple of days after it officially opened, but didn't go inside. Did you actually stay there? It's not very obvious from the picture, but the top is shaped like a ship... Everything they build in Singapore nowadays has some crazy shape! |
No, I've never been in Singapore, I'm just generally interested in architecture so I follow new structures all over the world. This one is amazing, that's the pool ;) :
http://www.marinabaysands.com/SandsSkypark/Sands_Sky_Park.aspx |
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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
Posts: 17518
Location: www.xlr8photo.com, The real California
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:27 pm
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Interesting!
Thie is from the link you posted:
The following items are PROHIBITED and therefore not permitted on The Marina Bay Sands SkyPark:
•Luggage, prams, professional photographic equipment, professional video-recording equipment |
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ruxpriencdiam
Joined: 07 May 2009
Posts: 26840
Location: Third Stone from the Sun
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:27 pm
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| pjmorley wrote: | | If you are in the US, going to another state doesn't count ;-) Or does it? |
And yes the States should count due to the fact that it is over three thousand miles from east coast to west coast and some traveling in the States is no different that traveling from one country to another.
So here are mine "including the States" and before digital.
Ireland/ "All North and South"
London England
Scotland
Hawaii
california
North Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Connecticut
New York
Pensylvannia
New Jersey
Maryland
Washington D.C.
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Delaware
South Dakota
Nebraska
Georgia
Florida
I think that covers it pretty much. |
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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
Posts: 17518
Location: www.xlr8photo.com, The real California
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:28 pm
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| nstanev wrote: | | jeffbanke wrote: | Well I guess I will have to push the envelope a bit further or raise the bar as it were ;-)
I have been to all of these countries many times, most for a week at a time, some for several weeks at a time, lived in the UK many years, and in Italy for 2 years
Holland
France
UK - Scotland, England & Wales
Monaco
Greece - Athens, Rhodes, Mykonos & Santorini
Germany - East and West before unification
Belgium
Luxembourg
Sweden
Spain
Italy
Isreal
Turkey
Cyprus
Malta
Egypt
Switzerland
Mexico
Thailand
India
USA
Canada
Puerto Rico
South Africa
Dubai
Japan
Philippines
Singapore
Hong Kong before reunification with PRC
Korea
Peoples Republic of China
Taiwan
Indonesia
Malasia
Australia & Tasmania
New Zealand
Venezuela
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Equador
Chile
Cannot think of any more right now, but probably have forgotten something it is an age thing! LOL |
Damn... |
Yep I got around quite a bit in my youth! LOL |
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nstanev
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Posts: 2706
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:31 pm
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| jeffbanke wrote: | Interesting!
Thie is from the link you posted:
The following items are PROHIBITED and therefore not permitted on The Marina Bay Sands SkyPark:
•Luggage, prams, professional photographic equipment, professional video-recording equipment |
Well, my image is editorial, so they can smooch my posterior... :) |
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alison1414
Joined: 21 May 2008
Posts: 3106
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:35 pm
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France
Germany
Denmark
Spain
Italy
England
Austria
Mexico
Bermuda
Belgium
Holland
Canada
and
TEXAS haha |
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