runco

I was born in Colorado - and still live in Colorado-just outside Boulder. It's just too great here to leave.

cigalechanta

8883 and teacher33, there is a fodors GTG in October if you are interested????
And anyone in the Boston area or anywhere.

aussiefive

Born in Sydney Australia, live in Sydney Australia.

Nothing wrong with that!

cigalechanta

Where do you live? part 11


Author: cigalechanta
Date: 09/20/2004, 11:37 am
Welcoming all the new posters and we hope to see more of you. You all contribute to making this the best and most informative forum on the web. When you ask a question, we also learn from the answers you get.



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Author: jenstu13 ([email protected])
Date: 09/20/2004, 11:50 am
Mendenhall, Mississippi

I've not traveled as extensively as other posters (been to Europe only once), but I do enjoy reading the posts and hopefully being able to help other travelers sometimes.



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Author: kittrdg
Date: 09/20/2004, 11:52 am
Live in North London, near Bellsize Park and Primrose Hill but I hail from the Windy City of Chicago.



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Author: tpatricco
Date: 09/20/2004, 12:01 pm
Union, NJ USA About 30 minutes drive west of lower Manhattan.



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Author: radiofanatic
Date: 09/20/2004, 12:21 pm
I'm from Mechanicville, NY. It's in Saratoga County, about 20 minutes north of Albany, NY.

I've traveled to Venezuala, Canada, England, France, Switzerland, Italy and Greece. Lived in Southern France for 6 months as I was a French major in college. Hope to travel a lot more!



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Author: LoveItaly
Date: 09/20/2004, 02:44 pm
Good morning. I live northeast of San Francisco in the southern edge of the Sacramento Valley.



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Author: canuckuphereathome
Date: 09/20/2004, 03:03 pm
This canuck hails from southwestern Ontario..about 2 hrs. from Toronto. The winters are too cold but that's why they gave us the I75 straight thru to Florida. But I wouldn't trade living here for anything-it's a great place!



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Author: mimosa
Date: 09/20/2004, 04:16 pm
Now in Burlington,Vt. but only for a short time.



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Author: offwego
Date: 09/20/2004, 04:45 pm
New poster, reporting live from Austin, Texas.





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Author: flsd
Date: 09/20/2004, 05:17 pm
Have visited Europe - Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Belgium, England (also Morocco) - eight times; currently live in WV.



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Author: javachik
Date: 09/20/2004, 05:18 pm
San Francisco Bay Area, California



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Author: Suspaul
Date: 09/20/2004, 05:23 pm
Seabrook, Texas, between Houston and Galveston Bay, near NASA.



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Author: Statia
Date: 09/20/2004, 06:52 pm
suspaul, I am from the the Clear Lake area, too, although I live in the Dutch West Indies now. I grew up in the Webster/Friendswood area. Small world. I



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Author: ishki
Date: 09/20/2004, 07:17 pm
I am from Melbourne. Our city's motto is "The World's Most Livable City".



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Author: Postal
Date: 09/20/2004, 07:21 pm
Central Florida



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Author: ssachida
Date: 09/20/2004, 07:21 pm
I'm from Chicago,IL. I've lived here for 3 years now and sometimes the skyline still takes my breadth away!



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Author: ssachida
Date: 09/20/2004, 07:22 pm
breath, not breadth. I wish I could edit my post



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Author: wonderswhy
Date: 09/20/2004, 07:29 pm
Pretty new here tp Fodors and loving it Ü
Grew up in Germany, moved to El Paso, TX, back to Germany, northern part, then to Hinesville, GA, back to Germany, Wiesbaden this time, then to East Meadow, Long Island NY, and now Upstate NY in Ithaca.
Other then that been to Denmark, Holland, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Argentina, quick trip to Canada and a few places here in the US.
Can you tell Hubby was in the Army, LOL?
He kinda picked me up as his German souvenir




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Author: cigalechanta
Date: 09/20/2004, 07:33 pm
Lol,wonderswhy;the kind he keeps forever.



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Author: rdskier2000
Date: 09/20/2004, 07:50 pm
Sacramento
Been to all 7 continents



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Author: BethGL
Date: 09/20/2004, 08:03 pm
Brooklyn, NY!



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Author: kvadragon
Date: 09/20/2004, 08:55 pm
I am from North Wales, Pennsylvania which is about 30 minutes north of Philadelphia. I'm learning tons....keep the posts coming!



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Author: whoknew
Date: 09/20/2004, 11:56 pm
I'm born and raised in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California. Almost all the travel forums I've read always comment on how dull and boring the Valley is to drive through (I guess it's all that "dull" farmland), but they don't see the bounty the earth gives us.

I'm a long time lurker of fodors boards and I find it more civil than most. Not traveled much. Most of Italy once(with a couple of days in Germany and Innsbruck Austria), and back to Rome last December. Currently planning a solo trip to Vienna Austria but the future mr. whoknew is pouting in the background so maybe he'll change his mind.



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Author: JWitt ([email protected])
Date: 09/21/2004, 12:27 am
I'm from Hartford, Ct, anticipating a move to Miami, FL. next year. I've been around Europe (but it was a while ago as a teenager), London and Bath, Crete, lots of Mexico East and West coast (worked on a cruise ship for 3 years), Quebec, Canada (Gaspe) and planning on Barcelona, Spain this December. This forum is great and has inspired me to possibly begin keeping a journal when I travel.



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Author: diddl_maus
Date: 09/21/2004, 01:21 am
I have just survived the coldest summer in history here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada



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Author: moonchild
Date: 09/21/2004, 06:58 am
Good morning from Sudbury,Ontario.The Nickel Capital City of the world.Born and raise in the Belle Province of Quebec.
I have traveled to U.S.A.mostly Maine and Mass. where we have relatives. Been to Protugal once and Spain 4 times.Going back in Feb.



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Author: lesliec1
Date: 09/21/2004, 11:18 am
I live in Wayne, PA--outside of Philadelphia. Hey, kvadragon, I work in North Wales!



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Author: BigJohn
Date: 09/21/2004, 03:32 pm
Duluth, Georgia USA, since last year and Northern Virginia before that. Hey, ira, let's get together for a tractor pull, next time you visit Hotlanta!



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Author: SloJan
Date: 09/21/2004, 03:38 pm
Last time I answered this, I was living in Switzerland. Now, we are living in Ljubjana, Slovenia and loving it!
Cheers,
Jan



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Author: islandbeachangel
Date: 09/21/2004, 04:09 pm
Bogota, NJ -- right next door to Hackensack-ack-ack and 20 - 25 minutes west of New York City.

Traveled to much of US and Caribbean and planning first trip to Europe/Italy in 2005.

Thanks for the help!



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Author: jay ([email protected])
Date: 09/21/2004, 05:40 pm
Indianola, Washington across Puget sound from Seattle.



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Author: paula1470
Date: 09/21/2004, 06:01 pm
Fallbrook, California. 50 miles north of San Diego. You would never believe it's in So Calif. Small town, rolling hills, avocado trees and horses everywhere, 15 miles from the ocean, no traffic once I am off the freeway.

Grew up in Chandler, AZ, college in San Antonio, Texas then moved to Los Angeles. Lived in LA area for 17 yrs until moving south towards San Diego.

Have traveled to about 1/2 of the states, Mexico, Canada, England, Netherlands, Spain, France and some interesting trips to Romania and Yugoslavia when they were behind the Iron Curtain. This forum is great, helped me plan a wonderful trip to Paris. Next on my list, Italy.



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Author: odesseus
Date: 09/22/2004, 03:00 am
Sydney Australia[ maybe thats why my views are somewhat different to the mainly USA Fodorites]. Ive been to Indonesia [ which Aussie hasn't?] , New Zealand, Hong Kong, Thailand, Mauritius, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Litchenstein, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, England, Scotland, Wales and the USA[ But only to Hawaii unfortunately]. Greece overall is the BEST.



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Author: Mucky ([email protected])
Date: 09/22/2004, 04:10 am
Delightful Cardiff Capital City of Beautiful Wales..

Muck



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Author: Tangata
Date: 09/22/2004, 04:45 am
Well I answered this some time ago, but nobody is going to look back that far, so I guess that it is time that I did so again.

I live in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand, having arrived here from New Zealand, along the way living in Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia. A trip that took me 32 years.

At the last count, I had visited 37 countries, many of them more than once. London remains my favourite city and I don't see anywhere ever replacing it. There are many countries that I would like to return to, but there are also many countries that I have yet to see. At present, I am waiting to discover whether I am going to be spending the next 12 months working in India, or whether I am going to be free to visit Egypt and Greece, both for the first time.




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Author: Jenner
Date: 09/22/2004, 05:25 am
I'm a Canadian living in Melaka, Malaysia. Been here almost four years; we are moving to Heerlen, NL in December. Have also lived in the US, and travelled in a number of places (Europe, mostly).



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Author: portia
Date: 09/22/2004, 08:33 am
Farmington, Georgia. Population 3193 humans and many more cows.



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Author: TravelingMom
Date: 09/22/2004, 08:52 am
Ahh, the lovely Pittsburgh, PA - where I'm learning an entirely new dialect. ("Y'uns going to see the Stillers this weekend?&quot



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Author: strass
Date: 09/22/2004, 11:01 am
Chicago, Illinois.

I grew up outside Philly, so I'm still somewhat of an Easterner at heart, though. Went to college in western Michigan and lived in Grand Rapids for a few years, too.



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Author: propertravel ([email protected])
Date: 09/30/2004, 07:16 am
"Cappadocia" Land of Beautiful Running Horses..........On the most unique landscape of the planet....in Turkey



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Author: peels4
Date: 09/30/2004, 09:26 am
Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the last but was born just outside of Newcastle, England moved to NB, Candada when I was 11 moved to Ontario then west to Calgary. Also spent 7 years in the Banff/Canmore area where my son was born.



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Author: peels4
Date: 09/30/2004, 09:28 am
Sorry for the horrific punctuation and spelling! Still too early in the morning for me, I should have waited until later to post



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Author: Charley1965
Date: 09/30/2004, 09:29 am
East London, UK.



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Author: letour
Date: 09/30/2004, 10:32 am
In the greater Boston area. Do any of you Bostonites belong to the Alliance Francaise in Boston?



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Author: cigalechanta
Date: 09/30/2004, 12:08 pm
i dropped out of the French Library before they merged. I found them too expensive. Do you go to the MFA French film festival?



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Author: crefloors
Date: 09/30/2004, 12:11 pm
Reno, NV. Born in Salem, Oregon and when I was 10 moved to Marin County in the SF Bay area, and 28 years ago moved to Reno. Went to college in Columbia, MO and have been in about half the states. Have been to Mexico, England, France, Switzerland, and Italy...ah so little time and so many wonderful places. Looking forward to going back to London next year with my brother and looking at some day trips from there since it will be my third trip to London. Boy, some of you have REALLY been able to see the world. How lucy is that?




Author: elle
Date: 09/30/2004, 01:00 pm

Another Philadelphian here.




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Author: QtBonobo ([email protected])
Date: 09/30/2004, 01:32 pm
My husband and I were, like, born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, (L.A.) like, all our lives. And, like, we still live here, like, all the time. And, like, I don't think we'll ever leave Southern California. It's, like, waaaay expensive, but, like, we'll just have to deal.
I'm outy.



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basingstoke1

Born in New York City.
Lived in: Washington D.C.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Rural Upstate NY; Jerusalem, Israel. Now live in Maryland.

lazuliangel

I just caught this thread by accident and think it's an absolutely wonderful question. Here's my two-cents' worth.

Born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania to parents from Mechanicsburg and Lewisberry, PA. Their own parents were from that area, but their grandparents were Swiss Germans and Bavarians.

I was raised in my father's hometown of Lewisberry, though we did move a few times within it, and we were homeless for a few months when we tried to emigrate to Australia (and failed); during that time, we bounced from Scranton to Philadelphia to Gettysburg.

Following my high school graduation, I was a Rotary exchange student to Norway. I lived on the island of Sula, off the west coast of the country and close to the town of Ålesund. I spent my first 9 1/2 months in a place called Mauseidvåg, then moved to another family in a town called Langevåg. It was this year abroad that really fostered the wanderlust in me: until that year, I had never been out of the US, not even to Canada or Mexico. I had only seen a handful of states (PA's border states, the eastern seaboard on a marching band trip to Florida and Illinois and Michigan).

I spent two more years in Lewisberry, trying to decide what I wanted to do in college till I finally decided to major in Norwegian. I moved to Seattle and lived in the First Hill and Ballard districts during my four years there.

Following my college graduation, I took a Masters degree in Glasgow, Scotland. I went home for a year, and then came to where I am now--Cork, Ireland--to continue my studies.

I have travelled quite a bit since my exchange year. During that year, we did a three-week tour of Europe, which took in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, London, France, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy. I also went with a host family to Denmark, and we travelled (as students) extensively throughout Norway (Trondheim, Hell, Oslo, Molde, Åndalsnes). I was fortunate enough to also get to Lillehammer during the Winter Olympics there (this should tell you how old I am!!!)

As an undergrad, my best friend and I took spring break trips to: (freshman year) greater Seattle area and Issaquah/Snoqualmie, (sophomore year) western Montana (driving tour for a week which also took us to SK and AB), (junior year) London and (senior year) Victoria, BC. We also took day trips to Leavenworth, WA and Portland, OR. From Glasgow, I travelled to Cambridge, Manchester, Edinburgh, Dublin, St Andrews, Fort William, Loch Ness, Inverness and Cumbernauld. And since I've been in Ireland, I've seen the whole of the island in several long trips with friends who've come to visit, as well as Northern Ireland, Wales, southwest England, Denmark (a more extensive trip), Iceland, several trips to London and Amsterdam.

My last large trip was this past June, when my best friend and I drove from Pennsylvania south to Georgia (and my car broke down--we almost always have that happen on our road trips... ask me about moving to Seattle sometime!) via VA, WV, KY, TN, AL and GA, then coming back through SC and NC on our way to I-81.

I can't stand to stay in one place for too long: I get the itch to go and I can't ignore it. I'm actually moving back to the US at the end of this month, after 4 1/2 years in Ireland, and I really don't know what to do! I'm going back to Lewisberry, and I feel like I should be moving elsewhere.

My dream residences are London, Cape Town, Nelson (NZ), Missoula and possibly NYC, though I'm growing increasingly fond of New Hope, PA. Still don't want to retire in my home state, though. I think I'd like to spend my life abroad, actually. I seem to be happiest trying to adjust!

karentoft

born: Minnesota
live: Minnesota

sissy57

This is lovely!
I was born in England but have lived in Australia since I was 17.
I have lived in Melbourne but mostly in Adelaide - long, wide beaches; rolling hills covered in vineyards; mediterranean climate (40 degrees today though and too hot!); arts festivals; not much traffic; great shops & markets; lots of lovely wine ......

cafegoddess

Cool!

Born in the Philippines
Moved to Michigan as a young girl
Moved to Hawaii 3 days after graduating from High school
Would love to live in Europe (London or Rome) for 6 months/Hawaii 6 months.

outwest

I was born in Nanaimo Canada but spent most of my childhood in Victoria. After six years in Vancouver and 14 in Toronto I'm back in Victoria. I'm heading for Rome (first time) in February.

bashawdi

Born in Alexandria, Virginia. Moved to Maryland when I was 5 and was raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

In between:
Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Syracuse and Albany, NY.

Denver, Parker and currently, Aurora, Colorado.

lazuliangel

<quote>I was born in Nanaimo Canada but spent most of my childhood in Victoria. After six years in Vancouver and 14 in Toronto I'm back in Victoria. </quote.

From the home of the infamous Nanaimo bars to the best high tea that side of the Atlantic, outwest? Lucky person, you! I absolutely loved Victoria when I was there on spring break in 2000. We had such a fabulous time and the people were lovely. Spent time in Dark House books, stumbled across Munro's and found a chocolatier that made dark chocolate hedgehogs! And there was an Avoca there, if memory serves--a little bit of Ireland in Canada.

jgarvey

This is so engaging, because after you get to know certain people on the forum, you really do find yourself wondering about their lives and backgrounds.

For me--Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bachelor's degree in English from USL in Lafayette, Louisiana. Master's degree in English lit. from University of Arkansas (I think Bill Clinton was an undergrad when I was there, but not sure). Have lived in those places plus Milwaukee, Wis., Murray, KY, Manhattan (loft in China Town), New Orleans again, and now (for the last 24 years) in Oak Park, Illinois, nearest suburb west of the Chicago loop. Retired English teacher, ready for travel.

Pegontheroad

Lazuliangel mentioned that she gets the itch to move after she's been in a given place for a while. Sounds like me. After I finished college (in Spokane, Washington), I went to Seattle for a year, then back to Spokane for another year of school.

I then went to a ghastly little town in California (Boron--near Edwards Air Force Base) for two years. That was when I decided I'd never collect more belongings than I could get in my car, in case I wanted to make a quick getaway and that I'd never stay in one place for more than five years. The following year I was in Moses Lake, Washington, after which I moved to Chitose, Japan to teach on an army base for a year.

The next year I lived at Camp Zama, Japan, near Tokyo, and following that, at Heidelberg, Germany, for five years.

By this time I had forgotten my resolve about not collecting a lot of junk, but I stored it all in my parents' basement. After another year and a half in Spokane spent earning a masters' I moved to Sacramento, California, where I violated both my rules, remaining for 25 years and collecting two sofas, a refrigerator, etc.

I am now back in Spokane, which I love. No traffic to speak of, little crime, plenty of cultural activities, affordable standard of living.... But don't think about moving here. We're already filled up!

randola

born in philadelphia

moved to poughkeepsie ny when i was 4

went to college in miami

now live in kingston ny, heart of the catskill mountains in the beautiful hudson river valley

treetown

Interesting thread.

Ann Arbor (Michigan/U.S.) is my home; Born near New Delhi/India; travels... hmmm.... roughly 40 states within the U.S., fair bit of Canada, Spain, England, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Nepal, and India.

tower

Hi PegontheRoad:
>>>The next year I lived at Camp Zama, Japan, near Tokyo<<<

I'm returning to Japan for the first time in 60 years this April...I spent time in Camp Zama when it was the Fourth Replacement Depot, in 1946. Tokyo was charred beyond belief. We went south to Beppu, Kyushs where I wa sstaioed with the 19th Infantry Regt (24th Division)...going to visit Beppu this time too. Wrote to the Mayor who will be receiving me, and giving me a tour of where our base was located.

Very thankful that we didn't have to invade Japan back then. I would have been in the second or third wave.Ugh!

Stu T.

mikemo

tower,
Sounds like you are alive today thanks to nuclear weapons.
M

SusanD

Born in England (Ipswich and moved to Canada (Toronto) when I was 1 and have been there ever since. Can't imagine living anywhere else.

jgarvey

This post is so valuable when you find yourself hearing from the same people frequently and wanting to know just a little bit about their backgrounds. Is there a way to somehow sort this into alphabetical order, so that we could find out a little about one of our Fodor pals without going through thousands of names? I am defintely not smart enough to solve this, only curious enough to ask the question. Is this something that Fodors could do for us? Just wondering. jg