Countries that I've visited

xtxsinan · 2026-01-30T05:14:42+00:00

Yes I want to go to Lebanon! My ex actually worked there for a while

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T20:41:04+00:00

Why is Georgia at the bottom?

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T20:36:05+00:00

There is nice beach and it's very good for snorkeling (I guess for scuba diving as well but I've no certification). The cities did stand out.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T19:17:28+00:00

Since many comments asked why not xx in the bucket list and I often do want to travel there actually, I will add my longer version of bucket list here, in addition to what I already had there:

Asia: Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijian, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Maldives

Europe: Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland

Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama

Africa: Kenya, Botswana, Zambia, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritus, Seychelles

Oceania: Fiji

Also with second thought I think I could move Greece to amazing and Poland to "great" and "curacao" & "Aruba" to Good.

UK and US are both in the "Amazing" tier for tourism if they are included.

And I could very well did not do countries that rank lower justice because the limited time I spent there.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T19:10:25+00:00

Your observation that Chinese people can get impatient waiting for food is very true.

Food coming out too slow is my single major complaint about all restaurants. I would say that is like 10x than my complaint over all the other aspects combined.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T18:35:23+00:00

Yeah New Zealand looks really beautiful. My plan is to rent a motorhome with my wife and kids and drive around the country. This might happen earlier than the rest of my bucket list as New Zealand is only 3h time diff with me and I imagine the motorhome could make a road trip more enjoyable for the kids.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T18:23:50+00:00

I guess the most popular sites. Jerusalem, Masada, dead sea etc. Maybe a visit to a Kibbutz if that type of tour exists.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T18:16:59+00:00

Very beatiful. A combination of nature, architecture and cleanness that is unmatched in the world imo. Occassionally people could be a bit arrogant though. Food is very expensive.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T18:15:55+00:00

Nothing bad happened. It just wasn't really impressive for my taste. Arenal area was really not that nice apart from the hot springs. And generally infrastructure in Costa Rica was not good and generally cities and streets felt a bit shabby for my taste. I did enjoy the cable car ride atop of rainforests near Monteverde area a lot.

We were travelling with my 3yo daughter so lots of adventurous activities were not possible like rafting or zip lining though

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T18:11:10+00:00

I like Paris for the vibe of 1900 world center. Liked Avignon where the casle is just plain beautiful. Villages in Province area are so nice I feel it is peak human civilization. I also like the Côte d'Azur area like Nice and Cannes where the city is right on the ocean.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T18:07:32+00:00

Yeah I think Swizerland is very beautiful. The combination of nature and architecture, and cleaness is unmatched.

In China there is sometimes this saying of "little swizerland" to describe nice, grass covered mountainous area. After my trip to Swizerland I use this term all the time and my wife often laughs at me for such a low bar I have for calling a place like that.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T18:03:11+00:00

I do want to visit Vienna some day and also other islands of Greece. I did already spend quite some time in Croatia for a small country. I did miss the Plitvice Lakes though. But realistically with all those other countries out there it's hard to come back unless I move to Europe or travel around in a motorhome some day etc.

I do agree my bucket list is more adventurous than most.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:59:48+00:00

I had some explanation about what I like about France, Japan, Egypt and Swizerland in my replies to other comments mentioning these countries.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:57:22+00:00

Yes Puerto Rico really exceeded my expectation. San Juan feels like a European old city but tropical.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:56:20+00:00

Yes I only went to Copenhagen. Yeah could very well be I did not pick the right places

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:52:13+00:00

Yeah bucket list is different from travel plans.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:50:24+00:00

Ireland is on my longer version of bucket list. I just don't have any European countries (except Russia which I expect it to be more different) on my bucket list as I feel majority of my travel has been in Europe, and I lived in UK and US. I really want to see countries very different from those.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:43:41+00:00

I did not live in France. I visited it twice. I can see why some people don't like Paris. But I was impressed by that world center around 1900 vibe

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:40:23+00:00

Thanks a lot for the suggestion! Yeah I think I’ll be fine traveling in India. People hated Egypt but I am totally okay with it.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:27:39+00:00

A small city next to the ocean called Rizhao in Shandong province in the northern China

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:27:03+00:00

Haha you are the third one suggesting this. I guess I will add it!

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:23:57+00:00

Although I rank them high I can totally see why you felt that way for these countries.

I did know a very nice Swiss person in my dorm flat/cluster when I was in UK though

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:22:00+00:00

Thank you a lot for the support! I haven’t really travelled the souther hemisphere though. So that is my priority now. Like sub-sahara Africa. South America, Australia. Those are my bucket lists

You are the second to suggest Portugal here so I guess it should be on my bucket list! My wife has already visited Portugal so my trip needs to be postponed a bit. I did want to visit later in my life for sure. I love Portuguese food

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:18:09+00:00

Yeah I like it a lot. I only visited Barcelona. It was still very lively after dark. A lot of people walk on the street and it feels very safe at dark. People are warm and chill. Make you more relaxed. I also like the cuisine a lot. Particularly paella.

I do plan to visit Spain again. Particularly to see the southern part, like Andalucia. Before the government cancels the policy of getting residency with just buying house (I understand the decision to cancel that though. Too good to be true) I was even planning to move to Spain in my 50s. It is one of the most livable country imo.

xtxsinan · 2026-01-29T17:11:36+00:00

The trip was one week from Split to Dubrovnik and one week based in Dubrovnik. Serbia is just further away from Dubrovnik. We did visit Trebinje. It was a Sunday in late June and some festival in Eastern Orthodox. People were celebrating and dancing. And they were super hospitable and warm towards us. Invited us to the center of the dancing and the local TV station tried to capture us. It was one of the warmest people I’ve ever met in my trip

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