I'm 55 and travelled to over 60 countries with the Navy, work and pleasure. That's the most of anyone I know personally. Some places were fun, mostly because I was with friends or family. Worst place I was ever in was Paris. Best place was Costa Rica.
I've seen enough...only place left on my list is seeing orangutans in Borneo.
Merchant Marine, 46 and been to over 100. Been settled down last few years plus the COVID crap, so now looking forward to one international two week holiday a year with the family. Kinda challenging because I want some ease of travel, want destinations I would be interested in, having been before is ok but plenty of places I have no interest in going back, gotta be cool for the family. Next year planning a trip around central Mexico - been before, and year after Morocco - been before. At some point want to take senpai on a traditional Nile River cruise - never been to Egypt.
Yes, but not in this lifetime. But unironically study NDEs and realize that there actually is an afterlife and that we are eternal and will go to heaven unconditionally when we die. And NDErs talk about how life never ends. So we have infinite lives. Some of them we travel everywhere.
>b-b-but NDEs are dreams or hallucinations somehow
Already explicitly refuted in the literature you likely have not read on NDEs.
Here is a very persuasive argument for why NDEs are real:
It emphasizes that NDErs are representative of the population as a whole, and when people go deep into the NDE, they all become convinced. As this article points out:
>"Among those with the deepest experiences 100 percent came away agreeing with the statement, "An afterlife definitely exists"."
Since NDErs are representative of the population as a whole, and they are all convinced, then 100% of the population become convinced that there is an afterlife when they have a sufficiently deep NDE themselves. When you dream and wake up, you instantly realize that life is more real than your dreams. When you have an NDE, the same thing is happening, but on a higher level, as you immediately realize that life is the deep dream and the NDE world is the undeniably real world by comparison.
Or as one person quoted in pic related summarized their NDE:
>"As my soul left my body, I found myself floating in a swirling ocean of multi-colored light. At the end, I could see and feel an even brighter light pulling me toward it, and as it shined on me, I felt indescribable happiness. I remembered everything about eternity - knowing, that we had always existed, and that all of us are family. Then old friends and loved ones surrounded me, and I knew without a doubt I was home, and that I was so loved."
Even ultraskeptical neuroscientists are convinced by really deep NDEs.
It's a lifelong goal so I am working on it, and really trying to actually learn about places and not hop between countries to fulfill a checklist. Honestly traveling gets tiring after a while, it starts to feel not worth it, if all you are doing is traveling.
goal was to visit 50 country's by the time I turned 30 but covid and now career progression have kinda ruined that plan, been to 23 and crossing malaysia and thailand off the list later this year but i'm already 26 so idk if i can make it
is the enjoyment of "visit all the countries" about having a fixed goal to work towards?
because if it is to experience different places there are many countries that feel like they have multiple unique regions within them that are more appealing to me for ex - usa india russia china italy uk france spain. im sure most countries are like this if you have enough interest in them to care about.
also do overseas protectorates count, or special administrative zones etc or disputed countries
if going to the vatican or monaco counts, why wouldnt going to gibraltar?
>Is the enjoyment of "visit all the countries" about having a fixed goal to work towards?
It's about what is called "autism" here.
You can find joy in filling in maps, seeing passport stamps, currencies, etc.
I personally would rather visit some countries more deeply than seeing whatever city with the most convenient international connection of all countries. >also do overseas protectorates count, or special administrative zones etc or disputed countries
That depends on your level of autism.
The basic list is the UN 193, but most people want to add Vatican and Taiwan to those.
Then you can add places like Kosovo or the UK subdivisions.
Another common addition are disputed areas like Transnistria, North Cyprus or Somaliland.
A final touch on autism would be the various overseas protectorates, available in British, French, Dutch and American flavours.
I don't want to go to every country. I got some unique ones from the army though
Elaborate further with a brief depiction of said countries
Not many people visit Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria for leisure these days
Ramadi was pretty interesting in 2006 when i was there.
I wish those countries were safe so I could try their delicious food and see their ancient ruins
Afghanistan has some stunning mountains too
There are a bunch of Syria tours from Beyrouth.
unironically did afghanistan and iraq last year, posted trip reports here. would love to do syria one day.
I liked Syria more than Iraq honestly
https://mtp.travel/rankings?checklistType=uncountries&gender=&ageGroup=&facebookConnected=false&t_=6421966
After a couple you understand that states are just arbitrary and exist solely as a meter for how much shit people are willing to put up with.
Its not so much whether you can travel to these countries, but rather how much bullshit can you put up with to travel to these countries.
I'm 55 and travelled to over 60 countries with the Navy, work and pleasure. That's the most of anyone I know personally. Some places were fun, mostly because I was with friends or family. Worst place I was ever in was Paris. Best place was Costa Rica.
I've seen enough...only place left on my list is seeing orangutans in Borneo.
Giga based. Orangutans are the best apes/animals
Sounds sweet anon
are you going to the orangutan brothel? is this another coomer thread?
Just thinking about that video gives me chills
....the orangutan brothel?
Is SighSee full of such travel newbies that people here haven't visited the orangutan brothel?
>hes never been to a SEA orangutan brothel
Orangutans, like many other wild primates are very strong. Make sure you don't get ripped apart by them.
Merchant Marine, 46 and been to over 100. Been settled down last few years plus the COVID crap, so now looking forward to one international two week holiday a year with the family. Kinda challenging because I want some ease of travel, want destinations I would be interested in, having been before is ok but plenty of places I have no interest in going back, gotta be cool for the family. Next year planning a trip around central Mexico - been before, and year after Morocco - been before. At some point want to take senpai on a traditional Nile River cruise - never been to Egypt.
i think i would rather visit all 20 regions of italy than visit 20 more countries
Yes, but not in this lifetime. But unironically study NDEs and realize that there actually is an afterlife and that we are eternal and will go to heaven unconditionally when we die. And NDErs talk about how life never ends. So we have infinite lives. Some of them we travel everywhere.
>b-b-but NDEs are dreams or hallucinations somehow
Already explicitly refuted in the literature you likely have not read on NDEs.
Here is a very persuasive argument for why NDEs are real:
It emphasizes that NDErs are representative of the population as a whole, and when people go deep into the NDE, they all become convinced. As this article points out:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mysteries-consciousness/202204/does-afterlife-obviously-exist
>"Among those with the deepest experiences 100 percent came away agreeing with the statement, "An afterlife definitely exists"."
Since NDErs are representative of the population as a whole, and they are all convinced, then 100% of the population become convinced that there is an afterlife when they have a sufficiently deep NDE themselves. When you dream and wake up, you instantly realize that life is more real than your dreams. When you have an NDE, the same thing is happening, but on a higher level, as you immediately realize that life is the deep dream and the NDE world is the undeniably real world by comparison.
Or as one person quoted in pic related summarized their NDE:
>"As my soul left my body, I found myself floating in a swirling ocean of multi-colored light. At the end, I could see and feel an even brighter light pulling me toward it, and as it shined on me, I felt indescribable happiness. I remembered everything about eternity - knowing, that we had always existed, and that all of us are family. Then old friends and loved ones surrounded me, and I knew without a doubt I was home, and that I was so loved."
Even ultraskeptical neuroscientists are convinced by really deep NDEs.
It's a lifelong goal so I am working on it, and really trying to actually learn about places and not hop between countries to fulfill a checklist. Honestly traveling gets tiring after a while, it starts to feel not worth it, if all you are doing is traveling.
goal was to visit 50 country's by the time I turned 30 but covid and now career progression have kinda ruined that plan, been to 23 and crossing malaysia and thailand off the list later this year but i'm already 26 so idk if i can make it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemy_Lebedev is the only one I know
is the enjoyment of "visit all the countries" about having a fixed goal to work towards?
because if it is to experience different places there are many countries that feel like they have multiple unique regions within them that are more appealing to me for ex - usa india russia china italy uk france spain. im sure most countries are like this if you have enough interest in them to care about.
also do overseas protectorates count, or special administrative zones etc or disputed countries
if going to the vatican or monaco counts, why wouldnt going to gibraltar?
>Is the enjoyment of "visit all the countries" about having a fixed goal to work towards?
It's about what is called "autism" here.
You can find joy in filling in maps, seeing passport stamps, currencies, etc.
I personally would rather visit some countries more deeply than seeing whatever city with the most convenient international connection of all countries.
>also do overseas protectorates count, or special administrative zones etc or disputed countries
That depends on your level of autism.
The basic list is the UN 193, but most people want to add Vatican and Taiwan to those.
Then you can add places like Kosovo or the UK subdivisions.
Another common addition are disputed areas like Transnistria, North Cyprus or Somaliland.
A final touch on autism would be the various overseas protectorates, available in British, French, Dutch and American flavours.