Your Top 5 Countries In The World?

Trufflehound

Re-enfranchised

Aug 5, 2003

14,107

The democratic and free EU

• Jul 23, 2014

• #141

In no order:

The Netherlands - contractual obligation really. Been my home for most of the past 25 years, I've done very well out of them, I'm happy here and have no desire to move anywhere else, so I guess I must quite like it...
Cambodia - beautiful country, blown away by how a people who went through so much misery could be so open and welcoming.
India - like others have mentioned, an assault on the senses like nowhere else, but amazingly rewarding.
Slovenia - hard to pin down why, I just loved it.
Japan - because I flipped a coin between Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and Botswana, and Japan won...

 

Return of the Rev

Well-known member

Nov 26, 2008

21,045

Flitting between the county league and mates rates

• Jul 23, 2014

• #142

England
Canada
Turkey
Holland
Italy

 

Puppet Master

non sequitur

Aug 14, 2012

4,055

• Jul 23, 2014

• #143

Of the few I've been to....

Spain
Italy
Hungary
Holland
Ireland

 

A

ada4bha

New member

Jan 27, 2010

124

• Jul 23, 2014

• #144

Russia
Croatia
Greece
England
Kazakhstan

 

S

smeg

New member

Feb 11, 2013

980

BN13

• Jul 23, 2014

• #145

USA (visited 37 states including Hawaii)
NZ (Amazing)
Thailand (Amazing)
Turkey (have a house there)
Oman (Amazing)

England!!!! (Really?)

 

Tony Towner's Fridge

Well-known member

Aug 22, 2003

5,384

GLASGOW,SCOTLAND,UK

• Jul 23, 2014

• #146

France
Spain
Germany
Great Britain
USA

TNBA
TTF

 

Weststander

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Aug 25, 2011

64,000

Withdean area

• Jul 23, 2014

• #147

Northstander said:

South Africa
Southern Germany
US (mid west)
England
Austria

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Pleased to see at least one other person included Austria.
Austria has the beauty of the Alps and snowy proper winters (if you love that sort of thing), beautiful towns and villages, gorgeous hotels and guesthouses, with friendly fun-loving natives. They booze and party like us Brits, but from what I've seen normally without the fighting or anti-social chavvy-ness.

 

Steve Foster

Well-known member

Dec 15, 2008

9,803

Formerly the nice bit in Hove, now Caroline Lucas

• Jul 23, 2014

• Thread starter
• #148

9 further pollsters outlying their preferred holiday destinations. Whilst we all have a common footie club, it seems that our holiday preferences remain totally diverse. 32 separate destinations from the latest 9!

Top rated countries for holidays

United Kingdom 47 (UK 12, England 19, Wales 4, Scotland 3, Jersey 1)

Italy 34

USA 27.5

France 20 (Corsica 1)

Spain 16

Australia 13

Germany 12

South Africa 11
New Zealand 11

Canada 10
India 10

Ireland 9
Thailand 9

Netherlands 8

Cuba 6
Japan 6
Switzerland 6

Iceland 5
Peru 5
Russia 5
Sri Lanka 5
Turkey 5

Argentina 4
Brazil 4
Croatia 4
Greece 4
Maldives 4

Czech Republic 3
Hungary 3
Israel 3
Jamaica 3
Kenya 3
Malawi 3
Mauritius 3
Namibia 3
Slovakia 3
Sweden 3
Vietnam 3

Austria 2
Belgium 2
China 2
Cyprus 2
Ecuador 2
Egypt 2
Finland 2
Ghana 2
Indonesia 2
Laos 2
Malaysia 2
Malta 2
Mexico 2
Monaco 2
Pakistan 2
Portugal 2
Syria 2
Ukraine 2
Zanzibar 2

Hawaii 1.5

Afghanistan, Aruba, Bali, Barbados, Bolivia, British Virgin Is, Cambodia, Chile, Cook Is, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaco, Denmark, Dominica Republic; Estonia, Fiji, Gibralter, Grenada, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, North Korea, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Romania, Rwanda, Seychelles, Serbia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Uruguay, Venezuala---- all 1

The following NSC people have expressed their top 5 favourite countries, so far:

7:18; aberdare seagull; ada4bha; Algie; Ali_rrr; Amex Ruislip; Atfc village; Atwood; Badger; banjo; Barnham Blue; Barrel of Fun; Beach Hut; Birdre Boy; Biscuit Barrel; big nuts; Black Rod; bluenitsuj; bn1&bn3Albion; bravohotelalpha; brighton_girl87; Brighton Lines; Bulldog; Brian Fantana; c0lz; Commander; CPFC F, Crispy Ambulance; Czechmate; dannyboy; dazzler 6666; dig 54; DNB_Seagull; dingodan; Dr Notthenineo Clocknews; Dr Q; El Presidente; Fran Hagarty; Gazwag; Gers gull; get off the ropes; glasfryn; Goldstone 1976; Guiness Boy; Guy Crouchback; H Block; Hyperion; Irish Albion; Jim higham; JJ MCClure; Martin Tyler; Mellotron; mikeyjh; Nothstander; Notters; One Teddy Maybank; Pauli cee; penny's harmonica; Puppet Master; Raleigh Chopper; red star portslade; Return of the Rev; Rugrat; shingle; smeg; South Coast Owl; sparkie; Steve Foster; studio 150; Surrey Jim; terry berry1; The Camel; The Mole; thesis tips; The Wizard; Thunder Bolt; Tom Hark, Preston Park; Tony Towner's Fridge; Toongull; topbanana36; Trufflehound; Waino696969; Weststander; Wilko; wilko1;

As at Post 147

 

Petunia

Living the dream

NSC Patron

May 8, 2013

2,265

Downunder

• Jul 23, 2014

• #149

Are you still on holiday in Italy? It must be pretty dull if you have time to do this.....!

My 5 are:

Australia

Italy

The Maldives

St Lucia

Mexico

 

H

Harry H

Comfortably numb.

Aug 11, 2010

978

• Jul 23, 2014

• #150

1.Spain.
2.France.
3.America.
4.Canada.
5.Wales.

 

D

downham seagull

New member

Dec 6, 2012

1,184

Norfolk

• Jul 23, 2014

• #151

Israel
Cyprus
Slovenia
Poland
Italy

 

MissGull

New member

Apr 1, 2013

1,994

• Jul 23, 2014

• #152

Steve Foster said:

Updated list. As to who owns the Cook Islands, Virgin Islands, Zanziber etc will leave to others!


As at Post 134

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Reardless of own 'owns' them, they aren't countries in their own right. So surely cannot be included.

 

Steve Foster

Well-known member

Dec 15, 2008

9,803

Formerly the nice bit in Hove, now Caroline Lucas

• Jul 24, 2014

• Thread starter
• #153

Petunia said:

Are you still on holiday in Italy? It must be pretty dull if you have time to do this.....!

Tactics. Am in a Villa with the family. Gets me out of the washing up!
It's raining here this morning. Should have stayed in Brighton this week!

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Leighgull

New member

Dec 27, 2012

2,377

• Jul 24, 2014

• #154

knocky1 said:

I go to Plymouth to get my Bongo serviced every year but don't count it as a holiday. Pleasant maybe. I always thought more people holidayed in London than Plymouth but I am often wrong.

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Is that what you tell your missus? Aren't there any Bongo services in Brighton? God knows there's enough white blokes with dreadlocks playing them in the north laines.

 

rcf0712

Out Here In The Perimeter

Feb 26, 2009

2,428

Perth, Western Australia

• Jul 24, 2014

• #155

Australia
Japan
Spain
France
China

 

K

knocky1

Well-known member

Jan 20, 2010

12,970

• Jul 24, 2014

• #156

Leighgull said:

Is that what you tell your missus? Aren't there any Bongo services in Brighton? God knows there's enough white blokes with dreadlocks playing them in the north laines.

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My Bongo has a V6 2.5 petrol engine and hard to service that in Brighton as most are diesel. A few days by Plymouth sea Lido and walking in Dartmoor makes it an enjoyable trip and the missus is glad to get rid of me for a few days.

 

Trigger

Well-known member

Jul 4, 2003

40,457

Brighton

• Jul 24, 2014

• #157

Germany
USA
New Zealand
Australia
England

 

Stumpy Tim

Well-known member

Jul 6, 2003

14,031

Back in Brighton. Well Hove actually

• Jul 24, 2014

• #158

Vietnam
Australia
Brazil
Italy
South Africa

In no particular order

 

Stumpy Tim

Well-known member

Jul 6, 2003

14,031

Back in Brighton. Well Hove actually

• Jul 24, 2014

• #159

rcf0712 said:

Japan

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Forgot about Japan. Tokyo is quality

 

Steve Foster

Well-known member

Dec 15, 2008

9,803

Formerly the nice bit in Hove, now Caroline Lucas

• Jul 25, 2014

• Thread starter
• #160

Lots more votes as to your favourite countries

Current ratings:

United Kingdom 49 (UK 12, England 20, Wales 5, Scotland 3, Jersey 1)

Italy 37

USA 28.5

France 22 (Corsica 1)

Spain 18

Australia 17

Germany 13

South Africa 12
New Zealand 12

Canada 11

India 10

Ireland 9
Thailand 9

Netherlands 8

Cuba 7

Japan 6
Switzerland 6

Brazil 5
Iceland 5
Maldives 5
Peru 5
Russia 5
Sri Lanka 5
Turkey 5

Argentina 4
Croatia 4
Greece 4
Israel 4
Vietnam 4

China 3
Czech Republic 3
Hungary 3
Jamaica 3
Kenya 3
Malawi 3
Mauritius 3
Mexico 3
Namibia 3
Slovakia 3
Sweden 3

Austria 2
Belgium 2
Cyprus 2
Ecuador 2
Egypt 2
Finland 2
Ghana 2
Indonesia 2
Laos 2
Malaysia 2
Malta 2
Monaco 2
Pakistan 2
Portugal 2
Slovenia 2
Syria 2
Ukraine 2
Zanzibar 2

Hawaii 1.5

Afghanistan, Aruba, Bali, Barbados, Bolivia, British Virgin Is, Cambodia, Chile, Cook Is, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaco, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica Republic; Estonia, Fiji, Gibralter, Grenada, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, North Korea, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Seychelles, Serbia, St Lucia, Taiwan, Uruguay, Venezuala---- all 1

The following NSC people have expressed their top 5 favourite countries, so far:

7:18; aberdare seagull; ada4bha; Algie; Ali_rrr; Amex Ruislip; Atfc village; Atwood; Badger; banjo; Barnham Blue; Barrel of Fun; Beach Hut; Birdre Boy; Biscuit Barrel; big nuts; Black Rod; bluenitsuj; bn1&bn3Albion; bravohotelalpha; brighton_girl87; Brighton Lines; Bulldog; Brian Fantana; c0lz; Commander; CPFC F, Crispy Ambulance; Czechmate; dannyboy; dazzler 6666; dig 54; DNB_Seagull; dingodan; down ham seagull; Dr Notthenineo Clocknews; Dr Q; El Presidente; Fran Hagarty; Gazwag; Gers gull; get off the ropes; glasfryn; Goldstone 1976; Guiness Boy; Guy Crouchback; H Block; Harry H; Hyperion; Irish Albion; Jim higham; JJ MCClure; Martin Tyler; Mellotron; mikeyjh; Nothstander; Notters; One Teddy Maybank; Pauli cee; penny's harmonica; Petunia; Puppet Master; Raleigh Chopper; rcf0712; red star portslade; Return of the Rev; Rugrat; shingle; smeg; South Coast Owl; sparkie; Steve Foster; studio 150; Stumpy Tim; Surrey Jim; terry berry1; The Camel; The Mole; thesis tips; The Wizard; Thunder Bolt; Tom Hark, Preston Park; Tony Towner's Fridge; Toongull; topbanana36; Trigger; Trufflehound; Waino696969; Weststander; Wilko; wilko1;

As at Post 158