VirtualTourist Member Travelchili
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| Cheetah posing to me in Namibia - amazing! |
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HAPPY AND SAFE TRAVELS IN 2008!
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Postcards from VT friendsPostcard count: April 5, 2008 - 736 cards receivedLatest postcard arrivals from: Kid-A (Chobe National Park, Botswana), Loisl (New Orleans, US & Macau), Neilward (Gran Canaria, Spain), Spacemanspiff (two vintage cards: Frankfurt, Germany from 1906 & Washington DC, US from 1937), Xinta (Map of Malaysia), Horsescoby (2 free cards) - THANK YOU!Oh, and I can't resist, but kindly ask you to send me a postcard from your next travels - please :):)******************************************************************************************************************************************************* |
| Ready for new journeys & taking photos |
TRAVELING ********************************************************************************************************** A warm hello and thanks for stopping by. I am delighted that I can share this wonderful travellers community with you. Like many here, I am mad about travelling and I can't stop dreaming about new and exciting destinations to visit. I have been fortunate to visit 65 countries and have lived in five of them for longer periods (Estonia, USA, Germany, Sweden and Czech Republic). As of today, I can say that my goal is to visit up to 100 countries during my lifetime, although I am not sure how realistic that is considering the fact that I live in Europe and have seen all European countries, but three. Thus, for new destinations I have to travel far and the older I get, the less I want to travel too far away. But we'll see; it's nice to have dreams at least :) ********************************************************************************************************* |
| Always preparing for my next trip... |
2003 - 2008 TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS **********************************************************************************************************
Upcoming trips
April 18-May 4 - Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana - FANTASTIC!
May 16-May 25 - Japan (confirmed)
May 30-June 2 - London, UK (confirmed)
June 14-June 22 - Cannes, France (confirmed)
June 26-27 - St.Petersburg, Russia (tentative)
August 28-31 - Berlin, Germany (confirmed)
October 08 - two weeks in the US (tentative, but probably not)
October 08 - Paris, France (tentative)
Fall 08 - Madrid, Spain for a long weekend (tentative)
*2007* was a fantastic travel year. After not traveling outside of Europe in 2006, I certainly saw some far-away lands this year. At the beginning of the year I was in US (Nevada) and Mexico (Mexico City, Puebla, Cholula, Teotihuacan, Acapulco) and a bit later in India (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Aurangabad, Ellora Caves, Ajanta Caves, Mumbai). Trips within Europe included Czech Republic (once), Lithuania (twice), Latvia (twice), Finland (5 times), Germany (Cologne, Aachen), Estonian islands of Vormsi Prangli and Saaremaa (great spa weekend!) and finally a roadtrip through parts of Italy and France (Milan, Como and lake region, Bergamo, Crespi d'Adda, Verona, Padua, Vicenza, Ferrara, Florence, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Corsica (Bastia, St. Florent, Porto, Ajaccio), Aix-En-Provence, Orange, Pont du Gard, Lyon, Grenoble, Torino.
*2006* was perhaps a bit less exciting travel year with no trips outside of Europe, however, it can't be called boring either ;) My year was brightened by trips to Copenhagen (twice), Englad, Finland (twice), roatrips throughout Estonia, Monaco, France, Rhodes (Greece for the first time!), Lithuania and finally a roadtrip around Portugal (Guimaraes, Porto, Sintra, Lisbon)
*2005* well, can't say that 2005 was a bad traveling year. I got to visit three new countries and plenty of new destinations. So, where did my trips take me? Hmm, London, Dublin, Spain, Morocco, Estonia, around the Czech Republic, China (yay!), Copenhagen (twice), Germany, Russia, Hungary, Moldova, Kazakhstan (another yay!) and Finland.
*2004* started out with a wonderful one-month trip to South Africa and Lesotho. It turned out to be one of the greatest traveling years with trips to Germany (4 times), Serbia and Montenegro (twice), Albania, Kyrgyzstan, England, Estonia, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria(twice), Slovakia, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Russia & many trips around the Czech Republic
*2003* was a really great traveling year and my trips took me toAustria, Germany (4 times), Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Poland (twice), Lithuania (twice), Estonia, Slovenia (twice), England, Scotland, Italy, Portugal & many places in the Czech Republic.
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WHY EUROPE? **********************************************************************************************************
Many people have asked why my profile says "Europe" and not an exact place where I live, so I better forsee further questions on this and explain my view: while I've traveled to 60 countries and lived in various places, I've come to understand that I can be at home in many places. The famous saying of Socrates - I am not an Athenian nor am I a Greek, I am a citizen of the world - is what I believe in. Today world is smaller than ever and I feel that I am much more citizen of the world than of any particular place (not that I am not proud of being born in one place (Estonia, that is) and having a certain connection to it, but many other places have contributed to my life and to who I am today, too, so I am a sum of many-many experiences that I've had in varous places at different times). Hope it makes sense :)
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| My best friend Freddie :) |
FREDDIE **********************************************************************************************************
Two and half years ago I made one of the best decisions of my life - I took a dog! I dreamt about having a dog all my life, but never had a chance to make my dream come true. Even back in 2005 I wasn't fully sure if my decision was a right one as I am a busy girl... now in 2007, however, I can say that I made the best decision ever as my pup has grown to be my best friend and we always have time for tons of fun. I couldn't imagine my life without him anymore! Any other big dog fans out there??
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HOBBY - POSTCARDS:) **********************************************************************************************************
I am a big postcard collector. Please read more about my hobby under the 'Postcards from VT friends'
If you would like to make me happy by enriching my collection by a card from your home or travels, please drop me a line and I will be glad to share my postal address. And, of course, I would be always glad to send you a postcard from my home or travels. Just ask!
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY SENT ME CARDS!!
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TOP 10 PAST & FUTURE **************************************************************************************************
DREAMS: Top 10 countries that I want to visit in the future (not in order)
* Japan * Argentina * Madagascar * Brazil * New Zealand *
Oman * Bhutan * Malaysia * Nepal * Jordan *
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DREAMS THAT CAME TRUE: Top 10 countries that I have already seen (not in order either)
* South Africa * Haiti * Slovenia * India * Namibia *
Kyrgyzstan * Mexico * Georgia * Morocco * China *
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VincentJJ Wed May 14, 2008 10:23 UTC
No pic's from Holland? | sunlovey Fri May 2, 2008 01:58 UTC
aruba greetings are on there way to you! | starship Fri Apr 25, 2008 03:13 UTC
Ande, I hear from one of my bosses that Namibia is terrific! Zambia sounds exotic! Would it be rude to ask for a postcard from Zambia? In any case, hope! you're having a great time!! Sylvia | gubbi1 Sun Apr 6, 2008 12:09 UTC
Hi, just came back from a very Finnish males weekend in the woods :) Very nice experience and enjoyed it very much! Yes I will tell you when heading south to Helsinki! Cheers, Christian. |
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