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[sianeth]

No thanks! It would put you right off. By the way, give me the Outback rather then the Great White North. I am a tropical animal.

When I was a youngster I told my Mum I wanted to go to Hell. She was shocked. I told her that if Heaven was in the sky, it must be bloody cold up there, whereas Hell was nice and warm!

Well well, are you aware that there is a "Hell" in Norway (and maybe even one in Sweden)? Which I suspect are both bloody cold... Hows that for a dilemma now, Mum!

[starlagurl]

Haaaaaaaahaha. It's dark as well, though.

[rbisset]

not necessarily. I was in Denmark last week and I swear it was never dark! I came out of a club at 4am and it was broad daylight!!!

[starlagurl]

Well, it's only dark all the time in the winter...You were there in the summer, when it's always light.

[mmbcross]

I was thinking more about the one in the Cayman Islands!

[inasia2008]

LMAO!

[mmbcross]

"Wank" in "Hell"?

[starlagurl]

Yet another special "Martin groaner"

[sianeth]

This reminds me of the author "William P. Wanker" who features on many Amazon lists for the most ridiculous names ever.

[mmbcross]

I wonder if Mr. Wanker lives in Hell?

[inasia2008]

Nah its not a sin, its good for the soul!

Anyway we have a doctor here called Dr. Wanker on base!

[sianeth]

Well Martin, I definately have one for you here:

20 Tricky Names

7."Unwin?" - "sir!"
"Vine?" - "sir!"
"Wanklyn?" - (whole room sniggers) "sir".
As for the rugger coach who insisted on calling everyone by the first syllable of their surname followed by "ers". My mate Giles Smith was fine...he was "Smithers"...Thomas Benson was "Beners". Me? oh yes...he said it...I was "Wankers". I kid you not!
Peter Wanklyn, Northants

[mmbcross]

Um..fascinating. My surname is Crossland, but it is extraordinary how many people here spell it with a "G" instead of a "C". I suppose the rugger coach would call me "Crosses".

When you think of it, what better name can a traveller have than Crossland. Seems it originated in Yorkshire, and is not very common. We are the only Crossland in the Miami phone book.

[starlagurl]

Hey we should probably get back to these top 10 lists...How about you, Gerre or Dave?

[uktokyoite]

Fair enough Starlagurl - back to the original topic

Hmmm... I've already done Japan as that's now my home but.... I lived in the UK for long enough so here goes. Heading to Blighty - here's my recommends : )

1. London - capital city with so much going on I'll let you find your own way round ; )

2. Haworth - West Yorkshire home of the Bronte family. If you like their books you can visit their home - otherwise go anyway for the olde worlde atmosphere of the cobbled streets and shops

3. Center Parks Nottingham - set in Sherwood Forest this is a great get away - no cars allowed so you can bomb around on a bike all day long. Great wave pool too!

4. Cambridge or Oxford for some genteel viewing and you have to check out the university buildings of either or both places - magnificent!

5. Northumberland - we used to stay in a farmers cottage for our holidays when I was a kid - only way in was to drive through 5 fields - we used to argue about who got to open the gate! Great memories therefore it's on the recommend list.

6. Edinburgh - class and a Scottish accent wrapped up in the same package - fantastic - don't forget the Edinburgh Festival

7. Cleobury Mortimer - in Shropshire way out in the countryside - find Birmingham on the map - look West and find Kidderminster and then keep going west towards Wales - a real countryside experience

8. Nottingham - great shopping by day and apparently the ratio in this city is 3 girls to 1 guy - or it used to be anyway - not sure anymore...

9. Newcastle - check out the geordie accent and get a taste of how different parts of the UK are from each other. Try a stotty cake or some pease pudding for good measure

10. Cornwall - gorgeous - enough said

[starlagurl]

Very nice. There are so many places in the world, hahaha.

[lar4290]

North Carolina (in no particular order):
1) Drive through the Blue Ridge Parkway in October and stop for a picnic in the mountains as you watch the leaves change
2) Do your own "lighthouse tour" driving down the outer banks; stop at all the lighthouses along the coast (and the great beaches)
3) Charlotte, a charming southern city with a quickly growning uptown area
4) Stop at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville during the Christmas season
5) Watch a Tarheel Basketball game in Chapel Hill - and enjoy the college town atmosphere
6) Raleigh, the state capital has one of the highest concentrations of PhDs in the US and is constantly ranked among the best places to live
7) Golf at Pinehurst, one of the best courses in the country
8) Wilmington, NC"s largest coastal city; most famous site is the USS North Carolina, a preserved WWII era battleship
9) Visit a historical plantation to see what life in the south used to be like (Hezekiah Alexander Homesite at the Charlotte Musuem of History, James K. Polk House, Somerset Place, Historic Stagville, etc.)
10) Visit Reed's Goldmine, the original site of America's goldrush - where gold was discovered in 1799

Great things that aren't places to visit include: quick travel time from mountains to beach, wonderful southern food at every corner, and the great accents (yalls included)

[darrenstravels]

Top Six Reasons to Visit the South East of the UK, made up by Darren 3 minutes ago.

1) London.

There is no place like it on earth. It's got everything you want (and don't want) in a place. Two thousand years of history; a whole mixture of cultures; fantastic entertainment; worldclass museums; stunning architecture and so many nationalities blending into one. It has it's problems, sure, but I love the place. Everyday I find something new there. Each inner suburb has it's own theme, it's own way. It's awesome.

2) Thousands of years of History.

Southeast is full of History. Take all the Castles, for instance: Off the top of my head, there is Leeds Castle (1119), Bodium (1385), Dover (Roman to World War 2), Hever (13th century), Rochester (11th century)...plus then all the old houses and Roman forts all over the place.

Oh and there is of course the two World Wars. The skies of Kent played host to the air battles between England and Germany. As a results there are tons of fortifications, monuments and hidden things all to do with those times.

3) The Countryside.

Sure, it's not quite like the moors or the Lakes. But it is very nice. We have amples of forests, lakes and marshlands to explore. Factor in all the crops grown, including of course Hops, of which we have the famous Oast Houses that tourists love, as do Estate Agents. There are few things more enjoyable than going for a walk in early spring, with the new born Lambs trotting about.

4) South Coast.

One word: Brighton.
Two more words: Camber Sands.

The former is a cool, trendy and slightly edgy students paradise, full of cool clubs, restaurants and stores. The later is the South Easts best beach....with huge sand dunes and masses of kite boarders.

5) The land of Dickens and Chaucer.

Can you read? Then you know of the above two. A ton of Dickens' work is based in Rochester; and of course Chaucer is best known for The Canterbury Tales, based on those on a Pilgrimage to Canterbury. Both are in Kent.

6) The Edge of Europe.

The UK is indeed an Island (or two, actually). However we are linked to mainland Europe through a rail tunnel, of which is based in Kent. Being just 16 miles from the coast of France, we are at the edge of Europe. Two hours train travel will get you to Paris or Brussels. Two hours flight time and you can be in almost any Northern, Central or Western European country....and all those places are served by cheap budget carriers, based at Gatwick and Stanstead.


Darrenstravels lives in central Kent and thinks Tourists are overlooking the area.

[starlagurl]

Aw, very nice. Sounds beautiful...thanks for adding to my list guys!

[starlagurl]

Thanks everyone for contributing! I will take these lists and make something pretty out of them:

I started with Ontario, I will slowly work through them all!

http://blog.travelpod.com/2009/04/20/10-be...ontario-canada/