Not being american

[Jeff Graham]

It is still one of the most widely accepted passports in the world, without a visa. The group 1 countries on the list are accepted in 158 countries, the USA (group 4) 156...hardly a dramartic differentiator. 156 out of 190 or so (depending upon whose official count you use) is still over 80% of the countries on the planet. That Certainly qualifies as "almost any country in the world"...save the relatively few where its not accepted without a Visa or just a plain bad idea to travel to now.

Agreed, great passport to have. The ability to travel, it just one of the many advantages.

 

[RootedWanderers]

The only adventuring I have done outside of the U.S. have been trekking trips in Nepal and Spain. Plan on doing more, and would love to have a vehicle for some of it, but most of the villages and locations I have been you couldn't get a vehicle to where I was at.

 

[Curtis2010]

Agreed, great passport to have. The ability to travel, it just one of the many advantages.

I will be keeping mine too. I know a few people who have renounced their USA citizenship, for various reasons...very big step. Especially since you have to replace it with a passport from some other nation in order to travel.

Also handy to have for the extensive USA embassy/consulate precense. Great resources to have access to if you have passport/immigration issue abroad.

 

[Curtis2010]

The only adventuring I have done outside of the U.S. have been trekking trips in Nepal and Spain. Plan on doing more, and would love to have a vehicle for some of it, but most of the villages and locations I have been you couldn't get a vehicle to where I was at.

I have a good friend who runs trekking expeditions in Nepal. Been intending for years to do a trek with him to Everest Base Camp, have not yet, but its on the list again for next year.

 

[RootedWanderers]

I have a good friend who runs trekking expeditions in Nepal. Been intending for years to do a trek with him to Everest Base Camp, have not yet, but its on the list again for next year.

both my my trips were mission trips that we did 10 day treks of the Annapurna Circuit. The closest we got was after our trekking portion of the trip we did the whole small prop airplane trip up around the top of Everest and a couple of the other major peaks in the region. It was awesome, one day I hope to make it up to Base Camp.

 

[Neil Q Smith]

Once I got the travel bug, my long-term personal goal was to visit as many countries, as my age.

I am now 55 years, but sadly I have only managed 38 countries to date:

· Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland
· Europe: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland (Eire), Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Vatican State, Poland, Lithuania, N.Cyprus, S.Cyprus, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Spain & Tenerife
· North America: USA (Texas, Utah, Colorado, California, Wyoming, Nebraska & Kansas)
· South America: Venezuela, Chile
· Middle East: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Qatar
· Africa: Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt

Would love to add a lot more to this list, but the last couple of years have slowed my progress, due to a number of reasons.

Being British, originating in South Yorkshire, and now living in Norway, I strongly believe I have "Viking Genes".
If you look at a map of South Yorkshire, and can read old Danish or old Norwegian, you can clearly read the map as a Viking Map.
A lot of the place names on the older vintage maps even have Scandic spellings...

And Norwegians are renowned for their global travels, and have one of the highest percentages of passport holders per person (over 90% population).

Travel is a great educator.
You meet new people, gain new experiences, expand your cultural awareness, and positively develop your soul.

I look forward ot meeting more OB members during my future travels.

Bon Voyage

 

[Curtis2010]

...
Travel is a great educator.
You meet new people, gain new experiences, expand your cultural awareness, and positively develop your soul.

...

Yes it is. We have an interest in indigenous cultures and have spent a lot of time amongst the Kuna of Panama (first pic) and the Mayans of Guatemala (second pic). Interestingly, both cultures are known for their vibrant textiles, but their styles are very different.

The "Mola Patrola" aboard our boat...Kuna women selling their famous fabric work ("molas").

The market in Chichicastenango, Guatemala.

 

[Neil Q Smith]

Yes it is. We have an interest in indigenous cultures and have spent a lot of time amongst the Kuna of Panama (first pic) and the Mayans of Guatemala (second pic). Interestingly, both cultures are known for their vibrant textiles, but their styles are very different.

The "Mola Patrola" aboard our boat...Kuna women selling their famous fabric work ("molas").

The market in Chichicastenango, Guatemala.

Hei Curtis

Thanks for sharing :)

Very interesting.....I still have to visit this part of the world.

 

[Curtis2010]

If you do make it to Central America, esp if driving/Overlanding you may find these posts useful:

https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/index.php?threads/8654/


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[Neil Q Smith]

If you do make it to Central America, esp if driving/Overlanding you may find these posts useful:

https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/index.php?threads/8654/


Enviado desde mi SM-J110M mediante Tapatalk

Thanks a lot for sharing
Not sure when I will get the opportunity to visit that part of the world.
But always good to be prepared and have good information to hand.
Thank You.

 

[Buckaroo]

It is still one of the most widely accepted passports in the world, without a visa. The group 1 countries on the list are accepted in 158 countries, the USA (group 4) 156...hardly a dramartic differentiator. 156 out of 190 or so (depending upon whose official count you use) is still over 80% of the countries on the planet. That Certainly qualifies as "almost any country in the world"...save the relatively few where its not accepted without a Visa or just a plain bad idea to travel to now.

UK passport ain't a bad one to have either.
There are 174 countries that British citizens can travel without a visa. While they can receive 45 visas on arrival or evisa, and 35 countries require a British passport holder to apply for a visa beforehand.
HOWEVER, some of this may no longer be true after this Brexit fiasco has run it's course.

 

[MidOH]

Nope.

Outgrowing the expense of it all. My vacations are always in another country, but I'll fly in, and gladly pay a tourguide or a local overlander to show me the way around. I don't want to waste time exploring wasted areas of nothing, I'll gladly pay someone to point me in the right direction.

I'll RV, boondock, and overland in the states. Overseas, I'll gladly take a break from this hobby, and be more of a normal adventurous tourist. Go diving, enjoy a resort, cruise ship, etc. etc. I don't have to be Mr Hardcore overlander every weekend.

 

[Dilldog]

I have always wanted to travel, it's one of the reasons I find myself in groups like this. However my wife and I are of quite humble means so international travel is out of the question. So for us we do the next best thing and host international students. We have had kids from Japan, China, Thialand, and Spain live with us. And we have had kids from Hungary, Czech Republic, Holland, and Vietnam as hang arounds. It's been great, but now that we have essentially family in other countries we are saving to travel and are planning a trip to Thailand to see our first student graduate from veterinary school.

 

[grubworm]

Overseas, I'll gladly take a break from this hobby, and be more of a normal adventurous tourist. I don't have to be Mr Hardcore overlander every weekend.

but you'll still be posting to instagram, right??

 

[grubworm]

international travel is out of the question.

just come visit south louisiana...you'll SWEAR youre in a third world country....

 

[Joey83]

So far in my 36 years on this planet, I've been to the US (lived in Fairfield, OH 2 1/2 years), the UK (lived in Cranfield for a year), I've have been to Spain a couple of times, Germany once (just across the border), Sweden once, the Netherlands once, Denmark (7 times) and Norway (but being Norwegian, I guess that's cheating), there are still alot of places I want to visit.

 

[JP Kcrew]

I’ve been fortunate to travel fairly extensively including, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, France, Japan, Hawaii - although not overlanding...I did manage to travel here from Ontario across Canada to Vancouver island and then down West Coast all the way to Mexico and back across the US to Ontario in my last year of University/College camping along the entire way in my 97’ 4Runner....I loved that truck. Would love to do that trip again! We spend some time in Vermont and Florida as well.