I'm just curious how many people who own Minis travel a lot. I first saw the (original) Mini in Englad while on a trip and fell in love with it, so if I didn't travel, I may not even have one!
In the US, I've been to 44 states, and then I've been to 7 other countries. Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, France, Switzerland, Italy.
(Of course those of you in Britain and Europe have it easier - you're so lucky!:p )

I'm not sure if territories count, but I've been to England, Spain, (almost) Russia, Japan, Korea, Philipines, Guam, Okinawa (Japan, but not really), Canada, Mexico, and the Virgin Islands.

Next adventure is either Peru or Sweden.

Here's a picture of me at Ground Zero in Hiroshima:

American (NYC, Florida 6 times)
Main land Spain a few times
Cyprus
Mexico
Greece
Gran Canaria
Fuerteventura

ohhhhh and England :rolleyes:

stopped of fin Canada to re-fuel a few times :rolleyes:

England (lived there most of my life)
Wales (lived there for 6 years)
Scotland (been there for a weekend)
Israel
British Virgin Islands
USA (Chicago & New York)
France
Channel Islands
Holland

Off to BVI again on the 17th :-).

I make that 7, counting England, Scotland and Wales as one.

Oh yes, I forgot the US! And Mississippi, a land unto itself!

UK (many times)
France
Switzerland
Canada
Netherlands
Hungary
Saudi Arabia
Denmark
Mexico
Belgium

I've been to Mexico, thats it.:rolleyes:

Apart from within the UK,

Ise of Man (TT week 3 times)
USA- Chicago & Florida (7 times!!) (Got married there!) ;)
Mexico
Greece
Spain
Majorca
Portugal
Barbados
Bulgaria

England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Spain
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Czech Republic
The Gambia
Senegal
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
Paraguay
Brazil

And more probably, can't think off the top of my head. There's a lot of gaps in there, I'd better get back to filling them...And AprilWhine you've practically got my list of next to visits....

Lee.

LeeH wins! That's quite a list.

AprilWhine, was that USVI or BVI?

I'm off to Tortola soon, but return via St Thomas.

I voted none, but the one I've been in is a BIG one.;)

Maybe I'll have to head north just so I can say 1.

OOPS! My mistake, I thought the question was who has traveled to other countries/territories/states in their MINI/Minis.

Hmmmm, now lets see, there was;
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Japan
Phillipines
Vietnam
Guam
Okinawa
Mexico
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusettes
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Deleware
Pennsylvania
Washington D.C.
Virginia
North Carolina
South CArolina
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Oregon
Wasington
Kansas
Missouri
Hawaii

There were a few oceans and seas in there also, but you can't drive on those;)

Canada
Switzerland
Austria
France
Monaco
Iceland
Luxembourg
Israel
Greece
Norway
Bahamas

I took a train through Lichtenstein once, I doubt that counts...I probably forgot somewhere, Its annoying you never get passport stamps these days, or when you do its someplace like Israel that you worry if it'll offend some other country. (Not like having a US passport won't offend people anyway.)
I think I'm doing well for being less then a quarter century old...

US (*)
UK (*)
France (*)
Spain (*)
Belgium (*)
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Russia
Israel
Canada (*)
Jamaica (*)
Barbados
Cayman Islands (*)
Australia
Guadeloupe (*) Is this a separate country or part of France?

An variation is how many countries have you driven in? That's what the asterisks show in my list.

I wasent driving, but I can claim to have got to the Central African Republic by road, or at least dirt track (including across the Sahara)

I can also put Lebanaon on my list, although I was only 2 at the time.

Mark

Originally posted by LeeH
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Spain
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Czech Republic
The Gambia
Senegal
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
Paraguay
Brazil

And more probably, can't think off the top of my head. There's a lot of gaps in there, I'd better get back to filling them...And AprilWhine you've practically got my list of next to visits....

Lee.

Wow Lee, that's quite a list! Lots of places there I want to visit.

Originally posted by oldnell
LeeH wins! That's quite a list.

AprilWhine, was that USVI or BVI?

I'm off to Tortola soon, but return via St Thomas.

Hi OldNell, I visited USVI, Charlotte Amalie. I was only there for a weekend but loved it!

This never home thing is quite a mistitle. Been about, but home's been the same place for six years - longest in my life.

I just counted so this should be easy to type:

Argentina
Mexico
Bahamas
Puerto Rico
England
Scottland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Czeck
Hungary
Austria
Italy
Spain
Portugal

Most every coningent state in the union.

In the MINI so far:
NY, MA, CT, DE, NJ, MD, VA, RI, PA

.

Belgium
Cancun - Mexico
Cyprus
France
Fuerteventura
Gran Canaria x2
Italy - F1 Grand Prix
Lesvos
Rhodes - Club 18-30 yeah!!!
Yugoslavia x2
Zakynthos

Wow! You guys really travel! My theory was right:D

I'd love to talk to some of you about some of the places you've been. My husband and I are starting to plan our next big trip. We plan for a long time in advance - we're talking summer 04. (We hope to come to Englad for a short trip this spring however) So far we are thinking of starting in either Belgium or Germany, and going to Prague and around Bohemian Czech, Budapest Hungary, Austria (Vienna and/or Salzburg and/or Innsbruck) and finishing up in Switzerland. I so loved the Swiss Alps, we stayed in Gimmelwald last time, and I'd love to finish up there this time.
Since we were in western Europe before, these more central somewhat eastern Europe countries will be a new challenge. (Language, food, etc)
We travel on a tight budget, and look for hostels with private rooms, or lower cost pensiones/B&Bs.
If any of you would like to contribute any info on the above places, I would love to hear from you! You can email me at travelingmcmahans@europeanemail.com .
Does anyone have websites about their travel experiences? I'd like to see those too.

My turn...

US
England (lived there for 4 years)
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Holland
Belgium
France
Germany
Luxemburg (sp?)
Leichtenstein (sp?)
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Canada

the list gets really long if I start listing states and provinces.

Not that these are all countries you'd be wanting to go to for a vacation, but I'll see what I can remember, starting from home ground, the United States, and in vaguely chronological order:

Mexico
Canada
Bahamas
Guatemala
Belize
Nicaragua
Solomon Islands
Australia
New Guinea
Indonesia
Phillipines
China
Thailand
Peru
Columbia
Equador
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Antartica
Portugal
Spain
Italy
France
England
Germany
Russia
Malta
New Zealand
Malaysia
Japan
South Korea
North Korea {by a foot or two)
Greece
Macedonia
Croatia
Bosnia
Kosovo
Slovenia
Romania
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Kasakistan
Krygistan
Afganistan
United Arab Emirates
Quatar
Kuwait
Cuba
Morocco

so you can see I'd like to travel some more in Africa, though I have been on all seven continents!

Europass and Hostel days:
Canada
Germany
France
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
Luxembourg
England
Austria
Switzerland
Italy x 2, John Paul I and II's Papal Election
Greece


Military Days

In addition to a few above
East Germany (when the wall was up)
South Korea
Panama
Quatar
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Bahrain
Philippines
Guam
Okinawa
Japan
Wake Island
Midway Island
and a few more

As far as I can remember:

Mexico
Holland
Germany (West and East)
Poland
Belgium
Austria
Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia)
Romania
Czechoslovakia (only Slovakia)
France
Spain
Switzerland
Italy
Norway
UK (England, Scotland, Wales)
Israel
Jordan
Egypt
Kenya
South Africa
UAE
Pakistan
India
Thailand
China
South Korea
Taiwan
Philippines
Singapore
Malaysia
Australia
New Zealand
Brazil
Cuba
Jamaica

California
France
Ireland
England
Russia
Canada
Boston
Washington
Florida
Carolinas
Virginia
Maryland
PA
Jersey
NY
Texas

but lets face, there is enough to see in anyone of these places, to keep you busy without having to travel around.

I'm quite pleased to see there's a lot of people with more stamps in their passports than me!

If anyone is looking for travel advice, the Thorn tree at Lonely Planet's website is very good. You'll have to endure a lot of rubbish to get decent information but there is genuine help to be found there.

Thorn tree at lonely planet (http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/)

Happy travelling!
Lee.

every European country ( even andorra and lichtenstein)
Vietnam (1x)
Thailand (1x)
USA (20x)
Canada(2x)
Mexico(1x)

I don't want to take it too off topic, so I posted in the site feeback about setting up a home exchange type program. Since we all seem to travel so much, I thought it would be kind of neat if we rented rooms to each other in our homes for holidays on an informal basis. If you have any feeback or suggestions, please go to
http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21845

Where I've been:
France
Spain
Andorra
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Morocco
Algeria
Egypt
Ethiopia
Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo (Ex Zaire)
Ivory Coast
Turkey
Hong Kong
USA
Canada (last, but by no means least!)

The MINI has been to:
France
Belgium
Germany

By Memory.........

England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
USA( 25 states)
Jamaica
Bermuda
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Galapagos
Ecuador
Bolivia
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Botswana
South Africa
Mauritius
Spain
France
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Holland
Belgium
Austria
Hungary
Portugal
Greece
Turkey
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Russia
Chechoslavakia
India
Nepal
Malaysia
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
New Zealand
Taiwan