If you could go anywhere...

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 1:17 pm

...where would you go? Would you go somewhere you know really well, or would you go somewhere you've never been before?

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:06 pm

Assuming basic requirements for survival? Somewhere I've never been before.

Specifically, the Moon.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:07 pm

Damn. That is a really hard choice.

∞ · Post by **∞** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:18 pm

I thought a strong-opinioned bunch as yourselves would find it a lot easier than this.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:25 pm

Jestyr brought up a good place. I was restricting myself to the planet. But I would very much love to go to the moon.

∞ · Post by **∞** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:35 pm

That's a good one, let's restrict it to this planet.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:36 pm

Ahhh, shoot. I can't decide then. I liked the moon as a choice!

∞ · Post by **∞** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:41 pm

All these potentially wonderful places right down here on earth, and you are already looking to outer space?

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:48 pm

Hell yes. I remember standing out in my back garden at night, staring up at the stars. Almost /hurting/ because I wanted to be out there, so bad. Hoping there was something out there worth seeing, and hoping beyond hope that maybe one day I'd get the chance to see it.

Lektrogirl · Post by **Lektrogirl** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:52 pm

If I didn't have to worry whether or not it was safe, I would go to Israel. I would love to visit all of the ancient buildings, walls, and places.

BUT, if safety is a concern... hmm... Scotland.

Being on the Moon would freak me out, it's too isolated.

∞ · Post by **∞** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:55 pm

Lektro :: Depending on where you want to go and when, it should be more than possible to go to Isreal.

3278 · Post by **3278** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:56 pm

Well, I would like to go see Centralia.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:56 pm

On Earth? Places I'd never seen before, for sure. Why waste an opportunity like that on familiar turf?

∞ · Post by **∞** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:05 pm

3278 wrote: Well, I would like to go see Centralia.

Urban Exploration all the way, baby! You should have Eva take you to the harbors in Hamburg at night, man. You'd love it.

Lektrogirl · Post by **Lektrogirl** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:05 pm

If I ever did go to Israel I would want to go down the back alley ways, into the small villages, into the Gaza strip, Jerusalem, everywhere, and anywhere. I doubt it would be safe to go anywhere I wanted to, not when people are indiscriminantly shooting or bombing.

I have a friend who was in Israel for six weeks two years ago, he told me horror stories, sooo, I think I will only dream about visiting there. Maybe one day, when I am old and gray I shall walk the street of Israel.

∞ · Post by **∞** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:07 pm

That's interesting, my aunt regularly visits Israel, and she says that all the horror stories are overrated. When you go there in a time of [relative] peace, things should be a-okay.

Lektrogirl · Post by **Lektrogirl** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:11 pm

Well my friend went before al of this stuff happening lately. Who can predict when a [relative] time of peace is going to occur? Not to mention I don't want to go when the peace is only [relative] I want to go when there is NO danger at all, I heard enough gun shots and crap like that in my life, when I go somewhere I'd prefer to never have to worry at all about idiots with their guns, tanks, or bombs.

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:16 pm

First choice would be an orbital holiday with a stay on a space station like Denis Tito had with the Russians. You get to see the stars as well as the earth from way above. And it really cuts down on the travel time.

Failing that, if it's not allowed- although it technically is almost Earth- I'd probably have to say Southern Wisconsin and this years Gathering.

∞ · Post by **∞** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:27 pm

Good answer Flak. Make sure I prepare one of my LIIT's for you as a reward.

Pistons · Post by **Pistons** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:15 pm

I've been to Israel; it was for a week, several years ago, and I loved the time spent there except perhaps sitting in the Ben Gurion airport for 24 hours.

I spent most of the time in Haifa, which to me was lovely. I also spent a little time in Tel Aviv (it is /gorgeous/ at night when there's a full moon shining on the Med), went to the gardens at Baji (sp?) and passed through Akka. We would have gone to Jerusalem, but my mother's plane was delayed for a day (see the comment above about the airport) so that had to be canceled. Ah well.

Should things over there die down (and I really hope it does), if you get the opportunity, go. It's lovely, the people that I encountered were very nice as well as attractive, and I wished the whole time that I knew any Hebrew. I still have some shekels left. The exchange rate is nice.

Where I would absolutely love to go? On a tour of England and Ireland. A close runner-up is Australia. I want to see Uluru.

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 5:15 am

I'd love to go to China. The architecture, the art, everything there just seems so beautiful to me. I also love the idea of a place where "recent" can mean, "Oh, in the last 200 years or so." It's so completely opposite of what I've grown up with.

I'd love to hike the mountains, see the Great Wall... the works.

Hell, really, if I could travel anywhere, I'd love to see the world.

I'd love to see more of the U.S., Canada, Mexico. I'd love to go to Costa Rica and see if I could look up my old friend Nubia. I'd love to go to Brazil, see Rio de Janeiro (crap, that doesn't look like I spelled it right).

I've love to go visit Europe - England, Scotland (lots of Scotland), France (museums and food only), Italy (oh, I'd spend a month in Italy at least, sample all the regional cuisines, wander the lovely towns, try to look up my grandfather's family), Spain (try to look up my friend Luli, gorge myself on tapas, and wander some more lovely towns), Sweden (try to look up Caviar - that was her camp name, and I can't remember how to spell her given name)... Poland, Germany... crud, I'm starting to blank out on countries... Austria, Russia, all the new countries that sprang up when the USSR dissolved... of course Denmark and Holland (another month-long stay while I let my dear friends run me ragged).

Then to the Middle East (it's an area I'm not all that familiar with, honestly, but I still wanna see it) and into Africa. I want to see the Kinshasa Highway and have a good long cry over all the people who've died of AIDS there. I want to go on a safari and see gazelles and lions and water buffalo and black panthers... and no big giant scary bugs.

And then back to the Middle East and from there to the Far East. India, Polynesia, Thailand (particularly Bangkok), Korea (the doctors I used to work with were all Korean), Mongolia (tchooo!), China (the Great Wall, the pagodas, the mountains, Beijing), Japan...

Yeah, so, pretty much everywhere. The moon wouldn't be bad, but I think I'd prefer Mars.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:05 am

Yeah, so, pretty much everywhere

Except Australia, I note.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:05 am

Going on the Wonder Wheel on Coney Island. Standing on the Great Wall overlooking the plain of Tsan-Pa. Rafting the wild rivers of the Amazon. Standing underneath the waterfalls in northern Thailand. Walking the jungles of Borneo. Surfing the cold surfs of South Africa. Eating at a bistro in Bologna. Standing on Ayers Rock in Australia. Skydiving above the coast of California. Running through the great forests of Canada. Seeing the warzone in Beirut. Cheering at a K1 match in the Tokyo Dome. Skiing down the slopes of the Alps. Walking on the Red Square outside the Kremlin. Treading the halls of the Forbidden Palace. Exploring the jungles of India. Lazing in the sun on the Fiji islands. Dancing in the nightclubs of Kyoto. Shopping down in Kowloon. Bicycling along the Black Sea. Enjoying the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Providing aid to children in Colombia. Watching the apes in the jungles of Sudan. Feel the vibrant nature of Madagascar. Trek across the plains of Antarctica. Walk the grassy fields of New Zealand. Marvel at the geisers of Iceland. Cheering on the huski's on Greenland. Checking out the Icepalace in Norway. Drinking a cocktail on Bora Bora. Seeing the dragonboat races in Hong Kong. Trekking along Nepal's Annapurna trail.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 10:13 am

∞ wrote: All these potentially wonderful places right down here on earth, and you are already looking to outer space?

Hell yeah. Ever see the tape of the Apollo 15 mission. I remember sitting there in Astronomy class just drooling. I so want to go.

There are so many places that I want to go and want to go back to that I couldn't list them all.

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 4:06 am

Except Australia, I note.

Crap! I knew I'd forgotten something!

I definitely want to go to Australia. I want to have a picture of myself in front of that opera house (is that in Perth or Sydney? I wanna say Sydney, but I forget) and visit Jes and play Spot-the-Goth with Crazy Elf. Oh, and try to look up Pia "Daggy" Hunter. And I want to see New Zealand. I'd love to get a tour of the WETA workshops and all that loveliness. And I want to visit that island where the crabs all migrate at once (Christmas Island?). Just for a day or so - anything more than that would probably give me some serious whim-whams, but still. I wanna see it.

Oh, and I forget - I specifically want to visit Prince Edward Island when I traipse through Canada. I loved L.M. Montgomery's books when I was a kid, gotta visit all the sites.

The Eclipse · Post by **The Eclipse** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 4:43 am

Personally i just want to move anywhere that isn't southern california.

Reika · Post by **Reika** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 5:13 am

I'd *love* to go around the world, but namely take a tour of the haunted castles of England, Scotland and Ireland. Take a road trip through the 48 continental states to visit different folks. Go to Australia to visit people there. Maybe learn to snorkle a bit so I can check out some of the reefs around Florida and the Carribean.

There's so many cool places on the Earth I'd love to check out, I don't think I'd ever have enough time to go to outer space (though I admit it'd be kinda cool to go to a space station.....)

JohnnyRico · Post by **JohnnyRico** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 5:43 am

Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. not many places in particular once I'm there, but I would want to go paintballing in all three places

Bishop · Post by **Bishop** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 6:32 am

Do places in time count?

The Mighty Buddha · Post by **The Mighty Buddha** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 6:58 am

Amsterdam =)

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 7:33 am

You're always welcome, B.

Instant Cash · Post by **Instant Cash** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 3:02 pm

Personally there really arent many places I wouldn't go. I love going to new places and seeing new things (obviously). However there are also things about some of the places I have been that I would love to see again. Except maybe omaha, that place sucks. In fact, just avoid all of Central United states, not a pretty site.

PMWrestler · Post by **PMWrestler** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:16 am

If i could go anywhere, it'd be Afghanistan, so I can kill some friggin rag heads, and get some revenge 4 the 11th.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:30 am

*sigh*

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 7:19 am

PMW: You know how I said I had respect for you because you wanted to become a fire fighter; that has so been drowned out by your retarded statement right there.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 9:38 am

It's nice to know that intolerance and racism have been stamped out in 2002. Chee-rist.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 9:42 am

If i could go anywhere, it'd be Afghanistan, so I can kill some friggin rag heads, and get some revenge 4 the 11th.

I rather get the impression that most of the 'friggin rag heads' responsible are sorta dead already. Which means you'd just be perpetrating terror and pain on innocent civilians. Hmm.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 10:15 am

But as long as they have a rag on their head and don't look like blond hair, blue eyed Americans, then it's ok to kill them. [/s]

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 10:23 am

Islam is evil, after all.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 10:39 am

If they don't like baseball, hot dogs, and mom's apple pie, then all are enemies and should be killed. Excuse me while I be sick.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 10:54 am

In other words, "if you are not with Us, you are against Us"?

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:13 pm

If i could go anywhere, it'd be Afghanistan, so I can kill some friggin rag heads, and get some revenge 4 the 11th.

That's a beautiful sentiment PM.... Let's go!

*MooCow hands PM a white cloak and hood*

And when we get back, lets go lynch us some uppity niggers.....

MooCow
The sarcastic cow

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:17 pm

Moo::

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:19 pm

oh yeah... in answer to the originial question....

Ireland/British Ilses. Specifically Trinity College, and Stone Henge. Trinity is where Bram Stoker graduated from, and of course Stone Henge is just cool. Such an amazing work of art/architecture/etc. Too bad Woodhenge and Strawhenge didn't survive (damn wolves....)

I'd like some time to research the ancient myths of the British Ilses. One of my favorite book series is "The Dark is Rising", which makes heavy use of traditional myths and stories.

MooCow
The mythological cow

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:25 pm

Intellectually I understand that there are people like this around. It still boggles me when I come up against it, though.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:28 pm

You know what I think is odd; that there are so many takers for the British Isles. I think it might be that whole escapist, roleplaying, swords and magic, castles sort of crowd that hangs out here.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 1:08 pm

Note that people who live anywhere near by the British Isles didn't want to go there..

PMWrestler · Post by **PMWrestler** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 12:21 am

I'm quite sure you guys won't all have the same love for these people after they've killed your cousin, and the 6 guys you look up to most in the world. Not to mention all of those 7 guys brothers. Because I'm quite sure that not of you have had everyone and everything you look up to taken away in the span of 24 hours. We'll see how much love you have for the bastards after that happens to you. So I couldn't care less if you hate me for saying that, because thats the way it is.

JetPlane · Post by **JetPlane** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 1:12 am

I'd like to travel. Anywhere, on an unexpirable plane ticket. I'd love it.

The Mighty Buddha · Post by **The Mighty Buddha** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 5:54 am

PMWrestler wrote: If i could go anywhere, it'd be Afghanistan, so I can kill some friggin rag heads, and get some revenge 4 the 11th.

If you could go anywhere...

If you could go anywhere...

Where to go...