Travelling

[LadyDuff]

As you all have travelled from the States or Canada to Sweden, I am guessing that some of you have also been in other countries of the world....

Now, I have a dream of going to Ireland! I loooooooove Ireland, has anyone ever been there? If this is the case, where have you been? I would like to see a place called County Cork, has anyone been there??

[Carolyn]

I myself have been to all but 6 of the United States. I lived in England for nearly 5 years and in Sweden for a total of 3 years, two times.

I have visited extensively France and Spain (mostly Catalunya) and have visited to some degree Italy, Holland and Greece. I've also spent week-ends in Oslo, Norway, Helsinki, Finland (loved it) and Juarez, Mexico.

Places I DEARLY want to visit include Japan, India, Republic of Ireland, St. Petersburg, Russia, Poland, Petra and Samarkand (just because of the name, doesn't it sound magical?).

[Sabeine]

I've never been to Ireland either, although I would love to visit sometime.
I've traveled some over the years, and will be going to Bali this January. I would also love to visit St. Petersburg, Eygpt (Anders has been there 4 times!) many countries in Asia, and travel around Europe. I also want to go to Alaska someday.

[LadyDuff]

Oh that`s really cool! I have been to alot of places in Europe such as Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Portugal and of course Spain, both North and South, where I also have my roots.

I also have a few places I would like to see: Canada and perhaps also North Carolina, if I can get there some day and Ireland and Scotland, those are the places I can think of at the moment

I have also been to England, to London! Looooooove England! Where in it did you live, Carolyn? I have been for a week in London and Im dying to go back!!

[Carolyn]

I lived in Luton, which is about a 40 minute train ride north of London and I commuted to work in London every day. I was in an office on Old Bond Street about two blocks up from Piccadilly and I LOVED it. I've also spent lots and lots of time traveling throughout much of England (never Scotland unfortunately). Last time I wsa there in '95, I rented a car for 2 weeks and went to all those little out of the way places I've always wanted to go to and you have to have a car to see.

Why North Carolina? Not that it's not a beautiful state, I used to holiday there as a child, but it's not on most people's lists of places to go to first.

[lisa]

Ireland is great! Although I've only ever been to Dublin for a long weekend, I would highly recommend it. The people are just so friendly, welcoming and warm (just like my fellow Scots!)

I'm definitely going back there for another adventure.

[LadyDuff]

Well Carolyn, I cant say if I have been close to your job or not since I dont remember the names of the streets very well ( I have a serious problem with directions hehe) but other than that I agree with you, London is a wonderful place and I would have loved it too if I had been there working and living! The one week I was there I loooved it!

Well simply because my father in law´s new wife is from there, she is still living there and I would like to see her some day ( I have not yet had the chance to go to Canada for a visit to the inlaws, she is the only one living outside of Canada at the moment. She is also my only American relative).

[LadyDuff]

Hello Lisa! How nice to hear you liked it so much! Are you Irish in some way, like ancestors or such?
I would love to go there some day, see Dublin of course and then of course County Cork!

I would also like to go to Scotland, which is the land of my husband´s ancestors, the legendary MacDuibh ( Mac Duff) clan! There is a castle there that is part of the family history, but it is just ruins today, although, it is still a castle and we even have a family ghost