What country are your favorite country to visit for a vacation/leisure traveles?

Where else do the trolls want to hear about?

How about the time I ziplined over the Zambezi from Zambia to Zimbabwe? I mean, how can you not love a story with that much alliteration?

Or maybe the time I petted a cheetah? What about elephant bathing? Crawling through the pyramids? Some puking stories from Rajahstan? Dirt bike adventures from Cambodia? Quad-biking in the foothills of the Andes? Roasting marshmallows over a lava vent on a volcano?

Or maybe some scuba diving tales from the dozen or so countries I've dived in?

I know! Who about sandboarding in the desert, followed by snowboarding in a mall the next day?!

Some European adventure tales perhaps?

Let me know, trolls. I'll tell you lots more about my globe-trotting expeditions so you can once more be overwhelmed with jealousy and bitterness.

[quote]Finisher wrote:

I think if I was from somewhere else, the US would indeed be the best place to visit. /quote]

Jesus, you guys are ethnocentric as all get-out.

The US is certainly NOT one of the best places to visit. It's expensive and time consuming to travel around and even basic infrastructure isn't that traveler friendly for a solo backpacker. There's also a rather disjointed history and NO great historical monuments.

There are some nice places, to be sure, but the BEST place? I honestly wouldn't put it in my top 20.

OK, I've read enough of your bs. If anyone doubted you at the beginning of this thread, they certainly don't at this point. What a jacka$$.

Tumbleldweed wrote:

OK, I've read enough of your bs. If anyone doubted you at the beginning of this thread, they certainly don't at this point. What a jacka$$.

oh, back to posting under this name, now, huh?

but still jealous and insecure as ever, I see.

Tumbleldweed wrote:

OK, I've read enough of your bs. If anyone doubted you at the beginning of this thread, they certainly don't at this point. What a jacka$$.

And wait, if anyone doubted...what?

That I traveled?

Now they don't?

Alright. No reason to ever doubt in the first place unless you're...well...you, but I guess if it makes you feel better to tell me your doubt has been alleviated, then that's fine.

I was on your side until you or whoever's impersonating you made dozens of terrible posts. Congratulations on ruining what could have been an interesting thread by filling it with a showcase of your self esteem issues. I hope that annoying strangers on the internet has at least temporarily satisfied your craving for the attention that b!tch Cindy Sampson never gave you in high school. She doesn't know what she's missing, bro.

Scarlett Begonias wrote:

I was on your side until you or whoever's impersonating you made dozens of terrible posts. Congratulations on ruining what could have been an interesting thread by filling it with a showcase of your self esteem issues. I hope that annoying strangers on the internet has at least temporarily satisfied your craving for the attention that b!tch Cindy Sampson never gave you in high school. She doesn't know what she's missing, bro.

You replying to me?

You were on my side regarding...what exactly?

What side did I have?

All I did was respond to a thread about my favorite countries and a couple of trolls declared open season on my posts.

Then I destroyed said trolls only to read more inane posts like this.

You guys are hilarious. This has been a wonderful thread.

If you're truly upset about the direction it's going, then join in the troll eradication fun and run them out.

Then maybe the actual thread topic can be discussed once again. I'd like to read about other favorite countries and I even have a couple of other countries I'd love to recommend but as of now it's fairly pointless.

Yep, CC. I used to be defending your story as true (still think it is) even though I didn't like how you were posting. But you are being a total jacka$$.

No, this hasn't been a wonderful thread. You and some other people have ruined it.

P.S. I am an American who has traveled roughly as much as you have, from what I can tell, and I do NOT think it is ethnocentric to say that America is a pretty damn neat country to visit. In fact, I think anyone who suggests otherwise is probably jumping on the "trendy travelers are supposed to hate America" bandwagon. Sure it's expensive, and sure you probably need to rent a car. But there are some travelers for whom this isn't a concern, and it's remarkably condescending to call them ethnocentric as all get-out for this.

You, sir, have become a joke, and you don't get it. Right, man, you have "destroyed" lots of posters...good for you if that's what makes your day. I think a lot of us have travelled more extensively than have you, and were not so insecure that we think we have to come here to share fantasies. I can pretty much assure you that in years past, during my travels, I experienced a lot more of the real world than have you. You've been too busy visiting the zipline tourist traps to see anything real...but good for you, at least you are trying (if it's not completely your fantasy). In fact, I've travelled enough to realize that America truly has enough of the great natural wonders of the world to satisfy a person for a lifetime. On the other hand, visits to places like Petra (yes I've been there) though interesting, are not much more than a "bucket list" satisfier for such as you.

The joke, tumbledweeb, is your attempted trolling.

If I have to troll your ignorant a$$ back in return just to showcase that then that's perfectly fine with me.

Like I said earlier, dismantling your ignorant posts and those of your contemporaries is more entertaining than actually discussing traveling.

Again with your garbled writing. You're just outright contradicting yourself! I visit ziplinging tourist traps yet I'm coming here to share "fantasies"? Petra is a bucketlist item, but I'm actually just a liar that has never traveled?

I say this in all seriousness; how stupid are you? And how many times are you going to showcase your ignorant drivel and provide me an opportunity to showcase your stupidity?

Hell yeah it's made my day. It's been friggin' hilarious. You could have kept this thread intact if you were actually keen on traveling but instead you had to go out and showcase your despicable reading comprehension by brazenly questioning my travels and asserting that I'm a liar.

I'm the joke? You're right on that one, bud. I'll turn every post I make on this thread in to a big joke that points squarely back at your ignorant ramblings.

And it's quite a funny joke at that.

letsrun is for fools wrote:

Yep, CC. I used to be defending your story as true (still think it is) even though I didn't like how you were posting. But you are being a total jacka$$.

No, this hasn't been a wonderful thread. You and some other people have ruined it.

P.S. I am an American who has traveled roughly as much as you have, from what I can tell, and I do NOT think it is ethnocentric to say that America is a pretty damn neat country to visit. In fact, I think anyone who suggests otherwise is probably jumping on the "trendy travelers are supposed to hate America" bandwagon. Sure it's expensive, and sure you probably need to rent a car. But there are some travelers for whom this isn't a concern, and it's remarkably condescending to call them ethnocentric as all get-out for this.

You defended my story as true?

Is that really what you think the point is? If so it's all gone completely over your head.

And your reading comprehension seems to be on a similar level as tumblediks.

Who ever said anything about American being a pretty neat country to visit? I agree with that! Completely.

My response, if you'll take the time to actually read it, was to a quip that stated that if a poster were from another country, he'd think America is the best country to visit. Maybe you have a different definition of what that constitutes and that's fine. I'll stick to my initial assertion, however.

Learn to read a little more closely next time.

P.S. Still a wonderful thread in my opinion. Maybe you can figure out what it's actually about and start enjoying it more, too.

I think the biggest joke is how tumbledweeb makes a completely retarded post, gets it destroyed, and then is so dumbstruck at how easily said retarded post was destroyed that he has to start at scratch with yet another retarded post just to ensure he still gets my attention.

Awesome stuff.

Country club wannabe wrote:

Tumbleldweed wrote:

OK, I've read enough of your bs. If anyone doubted you at the beginning of this thread, they certainly don't at this point. What a jacka$$.

And wait, if anyone doubted...what?

That I traveled?

Now they don't?

Alright. No reason to ever doubt in the first place unless you're...well...you, but I guess if it makes you feel better to tell me your doubt has been alleviated, then that's fine.

Oh, tumbledweeb- still waiting for your brilliant response to this gem you previously shat out.

Haven't travelled extensively but Ecuador (especially the Galapagos Islands) was absolutely fantastic. A bit pricy taking in a cruise around the islands but well worth it, and pretty cheap on the mainland yet still with some incredible jungle, rainforest, and high altitude mountain destinations.

Country club wannabe wrote:

You defended my story as true?

Is that really what you think the point is? If so it's all gone completely over your head.

And your reading comprehension seems to be on a similar level as tumblediks.

Who ever said anything about American being a pretty neat country to visit? I agree with that! Completely.

My response, if you'll take the time to actually read it, was to a quip that stated that if a poster were from another country, he'd think America is the best country to visit. Maybe you have a different definition of what that constitutes and that's fine. I'll stick to my initial assertion, however.

Learn to read a little more closely next time.

P.S. Still a wonderful thread in my opinion. Maybe you can figure out what it's actually about and start enjoying it more, too.

Just because somebody has a different definition of "best country to visit" than you doesn't mean they're ethnocentric.

OK, so if the whole point of this isn't that you offered a reasonable response to the original question and people called you a liar...what is? Is the "whole point" your quixotic quest to "prove" that those accusing you of lying on letsrun are trolls? Tell me, CC, what IS the whole point?

And with that, I'm done. I'm not wasting any more time here.

I can honestly say that I'm sorry you haven't had the resources to travel throughout North America because you are missing the amazing natural beauty it has to offer. I'm sorry that you can't make it work with your backpacking style, but it works just fine for thousands or real travellers who have learned how to travel on limited budgets. I'm also sorry that you are stuck in the basement of your mommy's house, locked to a computer screen, picking your pimples and anticipating your next rush (from a post to this thread). OK, we know that you imagine yourself to be a really important young man. Reality? Your best bet is a future writing works of fiction.

Oh, and if you really want to learn about the world and travel, read the posts on this thread. If you'll quit hijacking the thread, folks might start to post some "real" travel experiences. Read, stay off the keyboard, and you might actually learn something.

letsrun is for fools wrote:

Just because somebody has a different definition of "best country to visit" than you doesn't mean they're ethnocentric.

OK, so if the whole point of this isn't that you offered a reasonable response to the original question and people called you a liar...what is? Is the "whole point" your quixotic quest to "prove" that those accusing you of lying on letsrun are trolls? Tell me, CC, what IS the whole point?

And with that, I'm done. I'm not wasting any more time here.

Mate, did you read the sentence? Because the example you're giving "different definition of best country to visit" isn't exactly following, here.

The whole point is trolling the belligerent trolls that feel compelled to chime into every decent thread going and make asinine, irrelevant comments.

Why can't threads just stay on topic with devolving into such absurdities? Why do these maggots use innocent posts as a springboard for their asinine attention seeking?

And why shouldn't have any input about it? Well now I do have input.

Starting with tacobender and his racist comments and continuing with genericid and finally tumbledweeb. All likely the same person if you look at their continually awful comprehension and asinine retorts.

I've said it repeatedly that whether or not anyone believes I've been to the places I've been is irrelevant. Nothing to do with anything.

But I'll point that out to you yet again because you've continued to show you're not getting things in the first go-around.

Well, bye.

Again, more reading comprehension failings on your part.

I've already stated I've been all across the Western U.S.

That has nothing to do with backpacking whatsoever, though. READ, bud!

I must say, you have a remarkable ability to immediately forget your last dismembered post in order to proceed so brashly with your next asinine attempt.

And yet more contradictions. I've traveled the world and been to lots of places but I haven't actually traveled the world and need to learn about it.

Hilarious!

You going to attempt to rebut any of your previously refuted attempts or just keep throwing up this nonsense?

I'm just going to make a list and copy and paste every inane thing you've said and then "forgotten" about in order to jar the memory of your previous failings on this thread.

This is the kind of honest post that we like...good on ya. I have not gone over to the G. Islands, but spent some time on the mainland also. I too think that there are a lot of things about Ecuador that are overlooked but great, especially the people (other than the police and the military). When we were there, we saw some of the rarest birds in the world (being protected in a preserve in the southeastern part of the country) and actually saw this amazing rare hummingbird at 14,000' elevation. They are making some strong eco efforts, knowing that tourism can really boost their economy. Like you, I liked the variety of 20,000+' mountains, the Amazon rainforest, the dry southern area and the beautiful coastline near Guayaquil (sp?). Hope to go back one of these days. Have you been to Bolivia yet? Several posters mentioned that area and seemed taken by it. I'm thinking that it is just now getting onto a lot of the tourist maps.