tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post3092019885267761358..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: HousingPANIC Stupid Question of the Day - Travel Editionbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-92082546383697821232008-09-04T05:10:00.000+01:002008-09-04T05:10:00.000+01:001) Do you have a passport?Yes.2) What countries ha...1) Do you have a passport?<BR/><BR/>Yes.<BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/><BR/>Mexico, Canada, England, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Italy, France, Australia<BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object, in which country would you like to live?<BR/><BR/>Tough call -- maybe Sweden? Australia? New Zealand? Manhatten would be awful nice if money were no object!<BR/><BR/>4) Do you feel travel enriches your life?<BR/><BR/>Of course. For example, one cannot appreciate the immigration problem until one has seen the poverty of Mexico.<BR/><BR/>5) Would you like to travel more?<BR/><BR/>Of course! However, I now have a toddler, so travel options are pretty much eliminated.<BR/><BR/>6) What is your favorite city in the world?<BR/><BR/>Another tough call -- Manhatten, Vienna, Melbourne, Dublin, Goteborg are all nice. In reality, I prefer small farming villages...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-65525050284517106122008-09-02T20:19:00.000+01:002008-09-02T20:19:00.000+01:001) Do you own a passport?Yes.2) What countries hav...1) Do you own a passport?<BR/><BR/>Yes.<BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/><BR/>USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Egypt, Tanzania, Kenya, St. Martin, India, UAE, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, China (via Macau & Hong Kong), Japan, Burma, New Zealand, Australia.<BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object I'd live in Switzerland or California.<BR/><BR/>4) Travel enriches your life- most Sheeple's view point is from Fox News. However more travel produces diminishing returns - it's easy to get overloaded.<BR/><BR/>5) At the moment I don't want to travel more - am on vacation right now. But I'd like to keep travelling<BR/><BR/>6) Favorite city - San FranciscoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-81469124316622310372008-09-02T13:09:00.000+01:002008-09-02T13:09:00.000+01:001) passport? For what? I got everthing i need righ...1) passport? For what? I got everthing i need right here!<BR/>2) I don't see no need go to no other countries, I am PROUD to be an AMERICAN!<BR/>3) There aint' no other country in the world like the good 'ol U.S. of A.!<BR/>4) Oh yeah! I go into a big city about 3 or 4 times a year.<BR/>5) like I said, I enjoy going down town Anaston Alabama and I am not going to stop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-19414742339391171242008-09-02T13:02:00.000+01:002008-09-02T13:02:00.000+01:00Thats gotta be the stupidest video i ever saw, but...Thats gotta be the stupidest video i ever saw, but it made me smile! I guess its not that stupid after all, then huh?<BR/>JDFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-25333334684405339902008-09-01T21:49:00.000+01:002008-09-01T21:49:00.000+01:001) Do you have a passport?Yes, on my 4th actually....1) Do you have a passport?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>Yes, on my 4th actually. No, I don't keep the old pages and put them into the new one. If there were any unexpired visas, then I would keep those, but this has never happened, at least not yet.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>Too many to list individually. Nearly all of Europe (Ireland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, the Baltic States are the exceptions), most of S. America, India, Pakistan, and a couple of others in Asia, about half a dozen African, mainly in East Africa.<BR/>Some of the countries I've visited are no longer countries (East Germany, Yugoslavia). In still others, the country there now was not the one I "visited" previously (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, etc.)<BR/>Haven't gone to Australia yet. Or Japan, China or Brazil. Those 4 are among the ones I plan to see before I die.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object, in which country would you like to live?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>That's a no-brainer if the USA is on the list. Hands down, I'd stay in the USA.<BR/>If you mean other than the States, then possibly Uruguay, Chile or Argentina in that order.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>4) Do you feel travel enriches your life?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>Among many many other things, yes.<BR/>What's your point here? Why ask such a facile question?<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>5) Would you like to travel more?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>No, the rate at which I travel now is fine for me.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>6) What is your favorite city in the world?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>hard to say<BR/>San Antonio, maybe.<BR/>Buenos Aires, maybe.<BR/>Hamburg, maybe.<BR/></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-25301218122526111572008-09-01T06:15:00.000+01:002008-09-01T06:15:00.000+01:001. Do you have a passport? Yes, I have 2 passports...1. Do you have a passport? Yes, I have 2 passports from different countries (dual citizenship). I had a passport since I was ten years old...and used it a lot back then.<BR/><BR/>2. What countries have you visited? I've lived in France, Canada, Brazil, and the USA. I've visited most countries in Europe, South and North America.<BR/><BR/>3. If money were no object, in which country would you like to live? Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Zurich<BR/><BR/>4. Do you feel travel enriches your life? It depends how you travel and where you go. I find that many people pose as a world traveler, even though they're incapable of learning a second language fluently. They're too dumb or lazy to learn.<BR/><BR/>5. Would you like to travel more? Nope, I travel a lot already. I usually don't do those 3 nights in Paris type of trips. I like to go to a country to explore it for a month or more. I don't do 6 European countries in 10 days type of trip either. Those trips are pathetic, used just to stamp passport to show off.<BR/><BR/>6. What is your favorite city in the world? Visually and for cultural events, Paris. The French people sucks though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-39784410989551436442008-09-01T02:07:00.000+01:002008-09-01T02:07:00.000+01:00I liked living in Idaho and hiking in the sawtooth...I liked living in Idaho and hiking in the sawtooth mountains. So I don't need to leave the US.<BR/><BR/>I've traveled a few places in the world and it wasn't my thing to treat people like zoo animals and watch them.<BR/><BR/>"being is free" and "happyness is free."<BR/><BR/>the sort of traveling that I like to do is reading books: philosophy, psychology, economics, math, engineering, physics, music...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-41549640049459792392008-08-31T21:53:00.000+01:002008-08-31T21:53:00.000+01:0065 countries in 30 years. 1.2 million airmiles. I...65 countries in 30 years. 1.2 million airmiles. I hate to fly.<BR/><BR/>Favorite residence Central Florida<BR/><BR/>Favorite Country - too many to count. Favorite city London<BR/><BR/>Escape Country if the US erupts into race war after Presidental election, Dems win or the financial crisis goes nuclear - it's a secret since the lemmings would all file over there but I can say its in the Pacific.<BR/><BR/>Travel puts a real world understanding of what's it like to be an American.<BR/><BR/>I'm done travelling. Been there and seen it, including Antartica and AfricaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-54377936811765045502008-08-31T19:15:00.000+01:002008-08-31T19:15:00.000+01:00I don't really enjoy travel much. That's why I cho...I don't really enjoy travel much. That's why I chose to live in my favorite place, so I don't have to travel. The exception is when my pilot friends invite us to hop on their jet and tag along with them. Much nicer than the ghetto airport and TSA crap :)<BR/><BR/>If and when the airlines improve service and we can go through the airport without being disrespected by pimple-faced $8/hour TSA dirtbags, I'll travel more.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully rising airfares will weed out a lot of the trash that ruins air travel for the rest of us.Frank Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625929422222490759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-80364565739266549072008-08-31T18:03:00.000+01:002008-08-31T18:03:00.000+01:00YesCanada, Mexico,HollandGermany,Italy,GreeceLive ...Yes<BR/>Canada, <BR/>Mexico,<BR/>Holland<BR/>Germany,<BR/>Italy,<BR/>Greece<BR/><BR/>Live in GreeceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-83576979651361527462008-08-31T17:03:00.000+01:002008-08-31T17:03:00.000+01:00Yes, three.I stopped counting years ago, but six o...Yes, three.<BR/>I stopped counting years ago, but six of seven continents.<BR/>Switzerland.<BR/>Yes, it's part of my work.<BR/>Travel itself is unpleasant though the destination may be comfortable.<BR/>Toronto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-87249004187131559282008-08-31T16:23:00.000+01:002008-08-31T16:23:00.000+01:001) Do you have a passport?Yes2) What countries hav...1) Do you have a passport?<BR/>Yes<BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/>Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Jamaica, Portugal, Spain, U.K., Switzerland, France, Italy, Tunisia, Holland...<BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object, in which country would you like to live?<BR/><BR/>Switzerland [I lived there for a year back in '92]<BR/><BR/>4) Do you feel travel enriches your life?<BR/><BR/>Absolutely; however I am mindful of the temptation to use travel as a form of 'escapism' i.e. from one's real life/problems<BR/><BR/>5) Would you like to travel more?<BR/><BR/>Yes. We have young kids, so somewhat tied down at the moment...<BR/><BR/>6) What is your favorite city in the world?<BR/><BR/>Lausanne, Switzerland - My second home and the most European city in Europe...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-75345775751710192722008-08-31T15:40:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:40:00.000+01:001) Do you have a passport?no, no immediate desire ...1) Do you have a passport?<BR/><BR/><B>no, no immediate desire to travel abroad again</B><BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/><BR/><B>most of europe and parts of africa and isreal, spain, portugal, england, france, italy, greece, egypt</B><BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object, in which country would you like to live?<BR/><BR/><B>U S of motherfuckin A baby!</B><BR/><BR/>4) Do you feel travel enriches your life?<BR/><BR/><B>nope, i found most of europe is over rated. rhodes greece was awsome though, crystal clear ocean. art and artists do nothing for me. the history is interesting but the art itself, bleh. as a poster above noted, people and relationships is what life is all about.</B><BR/><BR/>5) Would you like to travel more?<BR/><BR/><B>i have never been to japan, i would love to see tokyo. big, booming, economy driving, market thriving and driving cities is what turns my crank.</B><BR/><BR/>6) What is your favorite city in the world?<BR/> <BR/><B>NYC, and more specifically, madhatter(manhattan)! for the reasons above. i love the energy. i love that its dog eat dog, survival of the fittest, un apologetic, in your face capitalism! work you ass off, make a ton of money or get the fuck out and go live in brooklyn!<BR/>and the cafes, restaurants and coffee shops with the charming sidewalk seating is just as good, if not better than any i sampled in europe. its the people that make the difference.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-76174962729980471772008-08-31T15:14:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:14:00.000+01:001) Yes2) UK, Ireland, Canada, Spain, Malta, Turkey...1) Yes<BR/><BR/>2) UK, Ireland, Canada, Spain, Malta, Turkey, China, Italy, Trinidad & Tobabo, Nepal, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Germany, Turks & Caicos, Tunisia, Slovenia & South Africa<BR/><BR/>3) Still looking for it.<BR/><BR/>4) Yes, absolutely.<BR/><BR/>5) Who wouldnt?<BR/><BR/>6) Still looking for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-29805049509109894392008-08-31T11:57:00.000+01:002008-08-31T11:57:00.000+01:00Please stop posting this guy. He's a spoiled littl...Please stop posting this guy. He's a spoiled little brat dancing all over the world.<BR/><BR/>Think of all the CO2 and wasted resources just he alone consumes so he can do his little "feel good" dance.<BR/><BR/>Try doing something locally instead of destroying the planet with your mass consumptive ways.<BR/><BR/>Ok, I've done the obligatory venting. Let's all go have a cheesburger!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-83791549576330188692008-08-31T11:00:00.000+01:002008-08-31T11:00:00.000+01:00The friendliest people in the world are from Yorks...The friendliest people in the world are from Yorkshire, hands down. After that I'd say Iowa City, Iowa, and then Capri Italybloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-46898856169807298862008-08-31T10:50:00.000+01:002008-08-31T10:50:00.000+01:001) Do you have a passport?I hold two similar-sized...1) Do you have a passport?<BR/><BR/>I hold two similar-sized booklets titled "Passport". Keep this example of bureaucratic madness in mind when you vote for ID cards and migration control.<BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/><BR/>Does Lithuania count?<BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object, in which country would you like to live?<BR/><BR/>Can't say because climatic constraints would be prohibitive.<BR/><BR/>4) Do you feel travel enriches your life?<BR/><BR/>Yes, though in the Information Age this is the more expensive way of doing so.<BR/><BR/>5) Would you like to travel more?<BR/><BR/>Longer, yes. More often, no.<BR/><BR/>6) What is your favorite city in the world?<BR/><BR/>I'm too rustic to appreciate the virtues of cities!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-23365540049677915612008-08-31T09:51:00.000+01:002008-08-31T09:51:00.000+01:001) Do you have a passport?Yes2) What countries hav...1) Do you have a passport?<BR/>Yes<BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/>Canada,Mexico,Spain,Italy,Fiji,French Polynesia,Australia,Dominican Republic. All 50 states.<BR/>Lived<BR/>France,Costa Rica,New Zealand(permanent resident).<BR/>Watching the sun set on the pacific in New Zealand as I write this.<BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object, in which country would you like to live?<BR/>South of France.<BR/><BR/>4) Do you feel travel enriches your life?<BR/>Yes. Americans especially our leaders really need the experience of living overseas. Most people in the other industrialized nations have worked overseas. It really makes a big difference in outlook.<BR/><BR/>5) Would you like to travel more?<BR/>Yes.<BR/><BR/>6) What is your favorite city in the world?<BR/>Vancouver BC,Portland Oregon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-65265781328904528502008-08-31T08:15:00.000+01:002008-08-31T08:15:00.000+01:00Agent 99:I nearly fell off my chair when I read yo...Agent 99:<BR/><BR/>I nearly fell off my chair when I read your comment about wanting to visit Yorkshire!! I grew up there and it really is a beautiful area of England, one that not many tourists get to (which is actually a bonus). Just like anywhere, it has really unattractive parts too, but you can't beat the warmth and humour of the locals. Make sure you visit more than just the Dales (Herriot country) if you do ever get there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-11066423799264920532008-08-31T08:04:00.000+01:002008-08-31T08:04:00.000+01:00Yes. Wouldn't be without one.A lot in Europe ...Yes. Wouldn't be without one.<BR/><BR/>A lot in Europe & Asia, one in Africa, one in Australasia, three in the Americas.<BR/><BR/>Tough one...probably Norway.<BR/><BR/>Yep -- duh!!<BR/><BR/>See above.<BR/><BR/>Zagreb (post-conflict). Really cool brew pubs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-69045233705033070012008-08-31T07:51:00.000+01:002008-08-31T07:51:00.000+01:001. Yes, I have a passport and have owned one since...1. Yes, I have a passport and have owned one since childhood.<BR/><BR/>2. Been to 35 countries so far, including Brunei, Pakistan, and Morocco.<BR/><BR/>3. Would love to live in Japan (again) as it made me feel tall :-)<BR/><BR/>4. Of course travel enriches you. How could it not, when it expands your knowledge about so many aspects of human life and the planet? It's fun learning other languages too.<BR/><BR/>5. Absolutely--hope to visit every country before I die.<BR/><BR/>6. Favourite city--not a city, but probably my favourite place visited so far is Ubud (on Bali). This is closely followed by Hong Kong. The night-time view of the harbour from Kowloon is incredible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-47321338805246785152008-08-31T07:15:00.000+01:002008-08-31T07:15:00.000+01:00Anywhere there are no terrorists.Here's why both O...Anywhere there are no terrorists.<BR/><BR/>Here's why both Obama and McCain are a scam:<BR/><BR/>Democrats endorse the “Global War on Terrorism”<BR/><BR/>Seriously, does anybody that has spent a minute thinking about the idea of a "global war on terror" think it makes any sense - except as a reason to give carte blanche to the military industrial complex to justify massive defense spending and as a veil for US imperialism and global dominance?<BR/><BR/>-------------------------------<BR/><BR/>no terrorists? ha ha ha. why don't you try traveling around Afghanistan where an american flag t-shirt? or perhaps the tribal area of Pakistan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-42455388232050503602008-08-31T07:11:00.000+01:002008-08-31T07:11:00.000+01:00Hamsterhouse:1-Yes I have a passport.2-Countries V...Hamsterhouse:<BR/>1-Yes I have a passport.<BR/><BR/>2-Countries Visited: Japan(2x's)South Korea(2x's) China, Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, Thailand (2x's), Malaysia, Singapore(2x's), Australia, New Zealand(2x's) Vietnam, Cambodia,India, UAE, Egypt,Germany(2x's)France, Italy(2x's)England(2x's)Netherlands, Switzerland(2x's)Belgium, Ireland,Czech Republic, Austria, Canada, Mexico & Indonesia. Might have forgotten 1-2, I travel a lot.<BR/><BR/>3-If money were no object my top three places to live would be London, Tokyo & Paris.<BR/><BR/>4-Obviously I feel travel enriches my life, I've spent a year traveling around the world with my family and sold EVERYTHING we owned to do it, and have made other trips before that. <BR/><BR/>5-Yes I would like to travel more. I call myself a travel slut in that I would do any trip!<BR/><BR/>6-Favorite city in the world? Does it have to be one? Hong Kong for the ease, Thailand for the food, Japan for the fun, London for history and NYC for the energy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-55481888449650304192008-08-31T06:59:00.000+01:002008-08-31T06:59:00.000+01:001) Do you have a passport?Yes2) What countries hav...1) Do you have a passport?<BR/>Yes<BR/><BR/>2) What countries have you visited?<BR/><BR/>Canada<BR/>Mexico<BR/>England<BR/>Spain<BR/>Morocco<BR/>China<BR/>Japan<BR/>Singapore<BR/><BR/>3) If money were no object, in which country would you like to live?<BR/>Tough call.... Money is no object, I think I'd like to live in London.<BR/><BR/>4) Do you feel travel enriches your life?<BR/><BR/>ABSOLUTELY. More specifically, the people I've met during my travels have enriched my life.<BR/><BR/>5) Would you like to travel more?<BR/><BR/>YES<BR/><BR/>6) What is your favorite city in the world?<BR/><BR/>LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-7619254398430493322008-08-31T06:28:00.000+01:002008-08-31T06:28:00.000+01:00Keith, it's true but not for the reasons others ha...<I>Keith, it's true but not for the reasons others have stated. <B>I mean no one has to stay at a five star hotel in Sydney CBD to have a good time</B> in Oz.</I><BR/><BR/>Obviously, the nut-job who wrote that doesn't know my wife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com