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whereshegoes	Jan 29 2007, 01:53 AM Post #1
Journeyer Group: Members Posts: 3450 Joined: 19-September 03 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Member No.: 5 Nominate me as a Local Expert	In 2006, Montenegro became the world’s 194th country after splitting off from Serbia. The country that received the most foreign tourists was France. USA had the most travel entries with 8799 and Australia a close second at 8184. Somalia, Guadeloupe and Sierra Leone each had only one lone entry all year! Where was your favorite place to travel last year? -------------------- Carmella That's all She wrote

rbisset	Jan 29 2007, 02:21 AM Post #2
Planet Pioneer Group: Admin Posts: 2214 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	Laos!!! Come on was there really any doubt! Malaysia, Cambodia, Nicaragua, China and Aus were also good -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

siscri	Jan 29 2007, 08:33 AM Post #3
Commuter Group: Admin Posts: 617 Joined: 22-June 06 From: Munter University (Dublin, Ireland campus) Member No.: 5389	Fiji - the east side, anyway. Absolutely brilliant. Wouldn't you love to be the one single person who visited a country in a year? -------------------- Bored? You will be...

whereshegoes	Jan 29 2007, 12:34 PM Post #4
Journeyer Group: Members Posts: 3450 Joined: 19-September 03 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Member No.: 5 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(siscri @ Jan 29 2007, 06:33 AM) Wouldn't you love to be the one single person who visited a country in a year? Well what's stopping you? Here is the list from last year of countries that had the fewest entries: One Entry made in 2006 Comoros Guadeloupe Guinea Mayotte Norfolk Island Palau Sierra Leone Somalia Timor-Leste Two Entries made in 2006 American Samoa Bouvet Island British Indian Ocean Terr. Chad Christmas Island Cote D'Ivoire Kiribati Saint Helena Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Wallis and Futuna Three Entries made in 2006 Algeria Angola Faroe Islands French Southern Terr. Greenland Martinique Mauritania Northern Mariana Isl. Samoa Solomon Islands Ready? Set? GO! -------------------- Carmella That's all She wrote

peacefrog	Jan 29 2007, 01:19 PM Post #5
Pathfinder Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 581 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I guess I'll have a hard time finding better: MONGOLIA: for the country, and for the people (even compared to Laos and Burma). Learn a bit with a local guide, then set off on your own by foot, horse, motorcycle or jeep... One of the only places where I experienced a frontier feel, and a very strong one! -------------------- A day back around the world « Sans curiosité on meurt et sans courage on ne vit pas. » [ Hugo Pratt ]

Jessica_CDN	Jan 30 2007, 11:05 AM Post #6
Commuter Group: Members Posts: 698 Joined: 16-February 06 From: Kingston, Ontario Canada Member No.: 519 Nominate me as a Local Expert	My favorite place was Guatemala. Not that exciting or exotic though! This year it'll likely be a toss-up between India and Iran! (hopefully!!) -------------------- Jess' Travelogue Jess' Website: publications, upcoming travel etc.

His Royal Monkeyness	Jan 30 2007, 01:02 PM Post #7
Expeditionist Group: Members Posts: 244 Joined: 23-March 06 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 580 Nominate me as a Local Expert	i made it to Montenegro in 2006. some guys in a bar informed me that the country had recently received independence from Serbia. it still retained the currency and i think had open borders. all the Serbians head to Montenegro's coast for the beaches. looks like i need to visit countries that are more off the beaten path. the least visited country i probably went to in 2006 was Albania, but quite a few people pass through there enroute to other destinations. my favorite country i travelled to in 2006 would probably be Slovenia. it's small so easy to get around, good nightlife in Ljubljana, beautiful outdoor scenery and cute coastal towns. runners-up would be Turkey, Romania and Poland. -------------------- t0m don't forget the monkey

rbisset	Jan 30 2007, 03:53 PM Post #8
Planet Pioneer Group: Admin Posts: 2214 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	QUOTE(Jessica_CDN @ Jan 30 2007, 04:05 PM) My favorite place was Guatemala. Not that exciting or exotic though! This year it'll likely be a toss-up between India and Iran! (hopefully!!) I went to Guate and it was ok but Nica was better -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

ashermj	Feb 1 2007, 04:56 AM Post #9
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 1-June 06 Member No.: 1021 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Mongolia without a doubt. Amazing country, beautiful scenery and an amazing amount of open space.

maritakane	Feb 1 2007, 05:06 PM Post #10
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 19-September 06 Member No.: 18461 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Ecuador!!!!! We had an amazing time in Ecuador last year--a very complete trip with time spent on the beautiful windy coast in Salinas to exploring the waterfalls and trams near Baños in the mountains and then getting evacuated because a volcano erupted!!

exploreamerica	Feb 1 2007, 11:27 PM Post #11
Planet Pioneer Group: Members Posts: 2073 Joined: 15-January 07 From: Miramar, Florida, U.S.A. Member No.: 34506 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I visited Israel this past summer. It was my thrid trip, but my 1st in over a decade and so I enjoyed it in a whole new perspective as an adult. It was also quite an experience to share it with my wife. And even more exciting in that I am Jewish and she is Catholic and together we explored all of the history and roots of our two religions. The reason for my trip was my cousin's Bar Mitzvah and so we had our own bus tour filled with our family. The craziest part, however, was after spending a week in Jeruslame, we drove up to saty on a kibbutz in northern Israel. One of the men pulled me aside an told me that if I heard a couple of explosions or jets to calm my wife down and say it was nothing. In fact, this was the day where the two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped and taken to Lebanon. We were less than ten miles from the border on the first night of conflict. There was more than just a little noise. Bombs shook the ground all night...believe me because we couldn't sleep. In the morning I walked out on my pation and saw a ketusha missle strike down about 2 miles away. Within the hour we were all loaded on the bus and headed south. We stopped of in Haifa which was "safe" only to learn later in the day that it had been bombed too about an hour after we left. Other than these events, the trip was amazing. We had the whole week in Jeruslame before this and learned and saw so much and the last week was in Tel Aviv and Eilat which was out of harm's way. I ended the trip with a day excusrison to Petra. If you'd like to see my pictures of the trip then here they are: Israel 2006 Travelogue -------------------- Stuart Visit my brand new summer trip to China, Malaysia, India and Egypt Visit all of my Travelogues A collection of all my worldwide travels over the course of my lifetime My latest of three separate solo U.S. road trips QUOTE Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. Broad, wholesome views cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth. By mark twain

kacampau	Feb 18 2007, 12:18 PM Post #12
Nomad Group: Members Posts: 137 Joined: 12-September 06 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 17223 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I find it hard to believe that there was only one entry for those countries. Does that mean, in the entire year only one person who did not reside there entered the country? I find that hard to believe. Thier record keeping must just be messed up. -------------------- GermanyTravelAdvisor.com

whereshegoes	Feb 18 2007, 03:50 PM Post #13
Journeyer Group: Members Posts: 3450 Joined: 19-September 03 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Member No.: 5 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(kacampau @ Feb 18 2007, 10:18 AM) I find it hard to believe that there was only one entry for those countries. Does that mean, in the entire year only one person who did not reside there entered the country? I find that hard to believe. Thier record keeping must just be messed up. No it just means that we only have 1 entry from that country in TravelPods system. -------------------- Carmella That's all She wrote

kacampau	Feb 27 2007, 04:32 PM Post #14
Nomad Group: Members Posts: 137 Joined: 12-September 06 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 17223 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Got It! Croatia was the best for 2006! We are planning on going back and heading out to the National Park (shot! I forgot the name) inland in the country. Then hitting up some nude beaches. -------------------- GermanyTravelAdvisor.com

rbisset	Feb 27 2007, 04:39 PM Post #15
Planet Pioneer Group: Admin Posts: 2214 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	QUOTE(whereshegoes @ Feb 18 2007, 08:50 PM) QUOTE(kacampau @ Feb 18 2007, 10:18 AM) I find it hard to believe that there was only one entry for those countries. Does that mean, in the entire year only one person who did not reside there entered the country? I find that hard to believe. Thier record keeping must just be messed up. No it just means that we only have 1 entry from that country in TravelPods system. Some of those in the list aren't countries! -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

tamalamarta	Aug 23 2007, 08:15 AM Post #16
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 23-August 07 Member No.: 82089 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Slovenia was the best!!!!The best mountains ever...and we stayed in the best hostel Pr' tatko in Kranjska Gora (check www.prtatko.com) in the middle of the mountains and the Triglav national park. You have to come to this relaxing place!!I loved it! martina

Paul	Aug 23 2007, 10:03 AM Post #17
Navigator Group: Members Posts: 1251 Joined: 9-November 04 From: Thailand Member No.: 98 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Thailand

rbisset	Aug 23 2007, 10:34 AM Post #18
Planet Pioneer Group: Admin Posts: 2214 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	I'm off to Slovenia in a month so hopefully I'll love it too -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

tamalamarta	Aug 23 2007, 01:26 PM Post #19
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 23-August 07 Member No.: 82089 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Hey! Go to Pr' tatko hostel. Really nice, nice athmosphere, relaxing..... m

raniroo	Aug 27 2007, 01:59 AM Post #20
Frequent Flyer Group: Local Expert Posts: 879 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	I visited Cambodia at the beginning of the year and it made a huge impact on me.....a place that I will forever be in my heart. The only other place that has left that emotion is Africa. R -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

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