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Post by stargurl »

Inspired by the "Who have you seen live (so far!) this year?" thread...

Where have you been this year? I am a complete travel nut, so I'll go first :D

February: Los Angeles, Melbourne, and Sydney for a friend's wedding
June: Detroit for Kraftwerk, then England, Holland, Belgium for Glastonbury and visiting other Loopz members/an old Orbital list member
September: Holland, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, France with the list member and visiting other Loopz members... plus a little trip to Detroit with my brother for a couple of baseball games
October: I got to play tourist in my own area when someone came to visit for a week... Niagara Falls, London (the Canadian one!), all around Toronto, etc.
November: Belgium (next weekend!) to visit the same list member again ;)

The women at work think I'm nuts, but I wouldn't have it any other way... especially now that I have a valid 'reason' to travel to Europe so often :D

Again, it's really all Orbital's fault. Before last year, I hadn't left North America... Then I went over for Brixton and Glastonbury and fell in love with travel. I almost chickened out (really) but from the moment I got in the air... no regrets. Through all of this I have learned so much about myself and I think it's helped me become a better person. To me there's nothing like throwing a few things together and boarding a plane alone.

I really, really want to do a big around-the-world trip. I've got the money put aside now... just a matter of planning!

Thank you a million times over to those of you who have provided me with couches and beds and tours and company... you're the greatest! I seriously wouldn't have made it to all of these places without you guys.
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Post by hippy dave »

sounds like you've had an amazing year 8)

went to new zealand in january, auckland and a few other places up and down the north island. incredibly beautiful place and generally really friendly people, would love to go again.

apart from that i haven't left the country this year. glasto was my summer holiday, so that was all good. um apart from a day trip to skegness :? the only other new place i've seen that i can think of is cambridge, where my lovely new girlfriend lives.
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Nowhere really :roll: ....

I went to see Roots Manuva in Amsterdam in March this year. But thats it.

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uhmmm new york toyfair in Feb folled by a few day with a friend in New Jersey which was fab

then in April I went to indianapolis to goto Star Wars Celebration.

thats my outta the UK travel this year.

was gonna do San Diego Comicon but spent the money on a new lving room which had to be done really !
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Don't think anyone's going to match you Aimee!

The only place we went to this year outside of the UK was Sardinia but it was very lovely still!
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Post by stargurl »

Ah, it's not a competition :) Just another one of my obsessions!

I love anything to do with music, travel, or a combination of the two.
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i moved from one side of holland to the other..

that's about it :D
not much traveling this year i'm afraid...
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i havent left the country once this year :)
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unlike last year where i visited many countries...this year has been very quiet in terms of travel as i have only been to Amsterdam and Turkey!

However i intend to kick off 2006 by celebrating my 30th Birthday with a few friends on a weekend break to New York. :D

....and i still have big plans on world travel too! 8)
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Post by davemacfrombath »

Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona this year.

Next year planning Cuba, Barcelona, somewhere else in Spain.

I also did a couple of festivals in UK.
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Post by Dollydagger »

I misread this
Willsy wrote: ....and i still have big plans on world travel too! 8)
as ....and i still have big plans on world domination too!

:shock:
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Post by Acid Gaz »

Madrid, Canada and Alaska (the last two in one holiday)

No more leave left, so that's it for this year.
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Dollydagger wrote:I misread this
Willsy wrote: ....and i still have big plans on world travel too! 8)
as ....and i still have big plans on world domination too!

:shock:
:twisted: That too!!! :D
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Post by little twin star »

erm.. only been to UK this year

aimee: 'a list member' .... 'someone'..
hahahaha :P
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Post by stargurl »

"list member"... "someone"... "man I'm madly in love with"... any of these will do :D
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