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48 minutes ago, Raylenth said:

I would also like to visit Venice, but in Florence in particular there's such a lot of hidden stuff like all the secret Medici walkways it would be fascinating to see it all.

Venice is unreal :wub: but yeah Florence is very dear to me, and a must-go place if you like Medici history, with historical palaces and artworks scattered everywhere in the city. Regrettably when you live in/near a place you tend to get used to the sights and sort of take them for granted and never take the time to visit anything, but there’s so much to see ^_^

41 minutes ago, R4wly97 said:

When I went to Venice I went around finding all the Casino Royale filming locations :P

Lol that’s exactly what I do when I visit the UK, go around taking pictures of all Doctor Who and Harry Potter locations :lol: Film tourism and cons are my main motivations for travel :P:D

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7 minutes ago, Nerd Who said:

Venice is unreal :wub: but yeah Florence is very dear to me, and a must-go place if you like Medici history, with historical palaces and artworks scattered everywhere in the city. Regrettably when you live in/near a place you tend to get used to the sights and sort of take them for granted and never take the time to visit anything, but there’s so much to see ^_^

Lol that’s exactly what I do when I visit the UK, go around taking pictures of all Doctor Who and Harry Potter locations :lol: Film tourism and cons are my main motivations for travel :P:D

I do the same, wherever I get the chance I do it. Lately it has been alot of GoT locations for me. One day I will go to Northern Ireland and see that place.

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2 minutes ago, Chris1970 said:

I do the same, wherever I get the chance I do it. Lately it has been alot of GoT locations for me. One day I will go to Northern Ireland and see that place.

There’s something very special about visiting in real life the places you’ve seen in your favourite movies/show, it’s magical :wub:

Northern Ireland is the only country in the UK that I haven’t visited yet (shame on me) :crying::(

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59 minutes ago, Nerd Who said:

Venice is unreal :wub: but yeah Florence is very dear to me, and a must-go place if you like Medici history, with historical palaces and artworks scattered everywhere in the city. Regrettably when you live in/near a place you tend to get used to the sights and sort of take them for granted and never take the time to visit anything, but there’s so much to see ^_^

Lol that’s exactly what I do when I visit the UK, go around taking pictures of all Doctor Who and Harry Potter locations :lol: Film tourism and cons are my main motivations for travel :P:D

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4 minutes ago, Raylenth said:

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Where is the lie though :P

29 minutes ago, R4wly97 said:

@Nerd Who @Chris1970 I think the travel industry needs to start making fandom holiday packages, I would definitely go on a Doctor Who holiday!:wub:

Well, there’s already plenty of movie/book/tv show-themed city tours, so who knows what they might do next. Maybe a journey around the world in the TARDIS? ;):P

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2 hours ago, Chris1970 said:

I do the same, wherever I get the chance I do it. Lately it has been alot of GoT locations for me. One day I will go to Northern Ireland and see that place.

 

2 hours ago, Nerd Who said:

There’s something very special about visiting in real life the places you’ve seen in your favourite movies/show, it’s magical :wub:

Northern Ireland is the only country in the UK that I haven’t visited yet (shame on me) :crying::(

Ooo, my specialist topic! :lol: Do visit sometime, Chris & nerd. There's plenty to see over here! Who knows (See what I did there? :lol: Sorry.), you may come across me in Belfast! :lol:

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17 minutes ago, wjbleming said:

 

Ooo, my specialist topic! :lol: Do visit sometime, Chris & nerd. There's plenty to see over here! Who knows (See what I did there? :lol: Sorry.), you may come across me in Belfast! :lol:

NI is a must in the future, I was in Belfast in the mid 90’s but I guess it is abit different now. But, I have to return one day. Not only for GoT but to see the history, so much from the medieval and earlier.

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2 hours ago, Chris1970 said:

NI is a must in the future, I was in Belfast in the mid 90’s but I guess it is abit different now. But, I have to return one day. Not only for GoT but to see the history, so much from the medieval and earlier.

It's changed a good bit, yeah. Donegal Place leading away from the city hall has been updated and there's a thriving  Continental market twice a year. With the Titanic building opening a few years ago as well, there was a further boost to tourism! (And that's most likely all I can think of at the moment. lol)

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11 hours ago, wjbleming said:

It's changed a good bit, yeah. Donegal Place leading away from the city hall has been updated and there's a thriving  Continental market twice a year. With the Titanic building opening a few years ago as well, there was a further boost to tourism! (And that's most likely all I can think of at the moment. lol)

I’m going to Belfast after LFCC in August, to visit the city :D looking forward to it! 

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I've visited many counties but New Zealand tops it for me, we went to the south island and it was amazing. I'd love to visit Vancouver as so many great TV shows was/are filmed there. Here is a list where I've traveled...

Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, United States, Switzerland, Belgium, Scotland & Wales.

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I used to live in Australia for a number of years, back in the early/mid 90’s until 2000. Went back there for the first time since then last year, around this time. Always been a traveller, sometimes through work. Hard to pick a favourite because each place has its own pro’s and con’s. Australia has become my second home (Sweden first of course) so I dont count it really. If I should elevate some places it is Iceland, love the nature in Wales, Azores is fantastic..so much to pick. Up until now countries I have been to, some dont exist anymore:

Finland, Norway, Denmark (Greenland & Faroe Islands), Iceland, the UK, Rep of Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany (East & West Germany), France, Luxembourg, Poland, Soviet Union, Hungary, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Chechoslovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Malta, USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Fiji, Salomon Islands, Tonga, Singapore, Japan, India, UAE, Oman, Egypt, Vatican, Monaco, San Marino, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Albania.

But I have slowed down now, maybe 2-3 times to the UK each year and some other destination during summer for sun, sand and relaxation. 

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27 minutes ago, Chris1970 said:

Lithuania

OMG, really? I am in shock, since a lot of people just don't even bother to try and visit my country :D If anyone's interested, my list:

Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Germany, France, UK (England & Wales), Russia, Ukraine, USA (Chicago), Bulgaria

[Planning to visit Scotland for the first time this year, plus I will be going to US for an entire year with an exchange programme, so hope to travel there a bit]

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10 minutes ago, fanowaty said:

OMG, really? I am in shock, since a lot of people just don't even bother to try and visit my country :D If anyone's interested, my list:

Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Germany, France, UK (England & Wales), Russia, Ukraine, USA (Chicago), Bulgaria

[Planning to visit Scotland for the first time this year, plus I will be going to US for an entire year with an exchange programme, so hope to travel there a bit]

You know, Lithuania is close to Sweden so of course I must visit a neighbour. ^_^ 2012 I took a trip through the Baltic states, started in Tallinn and went by train and bus all the way down, from Riga to Klaipeda, Kaunas to Vilnius and from there a flight back to Stockholm. Had a fantastic time in Lithuania. I can highly recommend a visit. 

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45 minutes ago, Chris1970 said:

You know, Lithuania is close to Sweden so of course I must visit a neighbour. ^_^ 2012 I took a trip through the Baltic states, started in Tallinn and went by train and bus all the way down, from Riga to Klaipeda, Kaunas to Vilnius and from there a flight back to Stockholm. Had a fantastic time in Lithuania. I can highly recommend a visit. 

Sounds like a very interesting journey! I’m of to Egypt for a Nile cruise this year in October :lol:

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