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Ok, my evil mind came up with an evil game.

Can you allocate a town/city/region you have been to, to each letter of the alphabet? And just to make it trickier: you can only use one town/city/region per country! (That prevents people having 26 towns from their home country.)

Sounds easy when you think of all the places you've ever been to. But start filling in the gaps and you realize it's not THAT simple...lots of moving around. Took me 2 hours! And at the moment I still can't think of an city with the letter X....

Here's mine:

Amsterdam, Holland
Brussels, Belgium
Chiloe (Gran Isla de), Chile
Dublin, Ireland
Edirne, Turkey
Filadelfia, Paraguay
Guanzhou, China
Hamburg, Germany
Iguazu, Brasil
Jodhpur, India
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Meteora, Greece
Nairobi, Kenya
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Piran, Slovenia
Queenstown, New Zealand
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Singapore, Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
Uyuni, Bolivia
Verona, Italy
Wien, Austria
X --
Yekaterinenburg, Russia
Zurich, Switzerland

The heat is on...

As long as we are talking about the English alphabet, I am 6 coutries short of a full list.

I'll keep this post in mind for future.

Oh, c'mon Mim, have a go*, post it. I didn't complete mine either.

*The "have a go" thing is still cracking me up...even after living here for two years now.

Gotta love database queries. Unless, of course, I screwed up the script:

Arusha Tanzania
Belize City Belize
Chiclayo Peru
Dhaka Bangladesh
Ella Sri Lanka
Flores Guatemala
Granada Nicaragua
Hervey Bay Australia
Isla del Sol Bolivia
Jeffrey's Bay South Africa
Kathmandu Nepal
Lilongwe Malawi
Male Maldives
Nairobi Kenya
Ooty India
Paro Bhutan
Quito Ecuador
Roatan Honduras
San Felipe Mexico
Tokyo Japan
UB Mongolia
Vic Falls Zimbabwe
Windhoek Namibia
Xian China
Yosemite USA
Zurich Switzerland

You've been to all these places halfnine? That's really impresive. Some really cool countries in there! Kudos!

Oh, this is fun

Alexandria (Egypt)
Bangui (Central African Republic)
Caracas (Venezuela)
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Ende (Flores, Indonesia)
Frederiksberg (Denmark)
Gibraltar
Harare (Zimbabwe)
Ilulissat (Greenland)
Jo'burg (South Africa)
Kisangani (Dem. Rep. Congo--Zaïre back then)
Lusaka (Zambia)
Montreal (Canada)
Nashville (US)
Osaka (Japan)
Patna (India)
Queensborough (England)
Rouen (France)
Stirling (Scotland)
Tainan (Taiwan)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Verona (Italy)
Xanten (Germany)
Yeppoon (QLD, Australia)
--I've never been to Zürich!

Phew, that took some time.

I told you: it sounds way easier than it is. I guess, all the others are still shuffling.

Alright, the first time was fun enough. I figured I'd give it a second shot with all new cities:

Athens Greece
Bruges Belgium
Copenhagen Denmark
Durban South Africa
Edinburgh Scotland
Florence Italy
Georgetown Cayman Islands
Hiroshima Japan
Isiolo Kenya
Janakpur Nepal
Kandy Sri Lanka
La Fortuna Costa Rica
Munich Germany
Nice France
Oslo Norway
Prague Czech Republic
Queens USA
Rio Dulce Guatemala
Stockholm Sweden
Tegucigalpa Honduras
Udaipur India
Vienna Austria
Wangdue Bhutan
X..... DAMN YOU X !!!
Yangshuo China
Zermatt Switzerland

Well, almost.....

Agana, Guam, USA
Bari, Italy
Casablanca, Morocco
Denpasar, Indonesia
Elat, Israel
Faro, Portugal
Girne, Turkish Republic of North Cyprus
Hamamet, Tunisia
Incheon, South Korea
Juarez, Mexico
Knysna, South Africa
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Madrid, Spain
Nordhorn, Germany
Osaka, Japan
Penang, Malaysia
Quebec, Canada
Rivas, Nicaragua
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Taipai, Taiwan
Udon Thani, Thailand
Veszprem, Hungary
Wimbleton, London, UK
Xiangbouli, Lao PDR
Yalova, Turkey
Zagreb, Croatia

Respect, halfnine--have you really been to all these places?

I was briefly tempted to give it another go, but no--still no Zs and no more Xs, either.

I'm such a lightweight since I've only been to 9 countries. But I think I have been to an X, or at least outside of it, and I know I've got a Q. So I'll just concentrate on the weirder letters if I can.

Amsterdam, Nethelands
Brussels, Belgium
Cancun, Mexico
Jutiapa, Guatemala
Koblenz, Germany
Maria Alm, Austria
Prague, Czech Republic
Quebec City, Canada
Xenia, Ohio, US

wow guys those lists are impressive - mine pales in comparision. i even had to cheat slightly....

Amsterdam, Holland
Budapest, Hungary
Chicago, USA
Dresden, Germany
Eze, France
Florence, Italy
Gerona, Spain
H
Icmeler, Turkey
J
Keith, Scotland
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Malia, Crete
Newport, Wales
O
Protaras, Cyprus
Q
R
Salzberg, Austria
Terezin, Czech Republic
U
Vatican City, Vatican
Weymouth, England
X
Y
Z

and then i run out of countries that i have been to!

Michelle

quote:

Respect, halfnine--have you really been to all these places?

Yes, I have. But, unfortunately I think I lose to my GF in this game. She tells me if want more X's I have to spend more time in China.

quote:

Originally posted by whalewatcher:
Yeppoon (QLD, Australia)

OOOH - no fair, I was going to put Yeppoon!! - does it count if I can hardly remember being there?

quote:

Originally posted by Mim:

quote:

Originally posted by whalewatcher:
Yeppoon (QLD, Australia)

OOOH - no fair, I was going to put Yeppoon!! - does it count if I can hardly remember being there?

Sure it counts.

The only destination that doesn't count are airport stop-overs whern you never left the airport. I barley remember Verona. I remember it was nice and romantic, went for dinner with my gf...got drunk...some recollection of neighbours in the hotel complaining about the music somewhen during the night...embarassing meeting with them at the breakfast buffet...my gf dragging me into a train...feeling sick.

Damn I love Cuba Libres....

This is the list that I have for pre-RTW trip. Wonder what can be switched around post-RTW. still need an X and U.

Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Bridgetown, Barbados
Cartagena, Columbia
Dingle, Ireland
Edinburgh, Scotland
Flagstaff, Arizona, US
Gibraltar
Haiti
Invercargill, New Zealand
Jerusalem, Israel
Kingston, Jamica
Lakeville, Connecticut
Myconos, Greece
Nova Soctia, Canada
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Prague, Czech Republic
Quebec, Canada
Rabat, Morocco
Sausolito, CA, USA
Tel Aviv, Israel
U
Venice, Italy
Wellington, New Zealand
X
Yucatán, Mexico
Zion National Park, Utah, USA

I just realized I re-used countries for more than one letter... such a cheater. Ill give it a go when I get back next year, this time no cheating...I promise!

A Amsterdam, Holland
B Belize City, Belize
C Cheltenham, England
D Dinant, Belgium
E
F Fraser Island, Australia
G Gothenberg, Sweden
H Hua Hin, Thailand
I Isla del Sol, Bolivia
J
K Kyoto, Japan
L Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
M Moshi, Tanzania
N Nairobi, Kenya
O Oslo, Norway
P Paris, France
Q Quito, Ecuador
R
S San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
T Tilcara, Argentina
U Urubamba River Valley, Peru
V Vail, Colorado, USA
W Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
X
Y
z Zacatecas, Mexico

Looks like I have some more travelling to do!

ok i'll give it a go bu still got a long way to go i feel.


A Aberystwyh (Wales 'I was at uni there)
B Brussels (Belgium)
C Colombo (Sri Lanka)
D Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Ok technically
E Einhoven (Holland)
F Frankfurt (Germany)
G Galicia (Spain)
H Hanoi (Vietnam)
I
J
K Kumgangsan (North Korea)
L Larnaka (Cyprus)
M Macau (Macau)
N New York (USA)
O Oporto (Portugal)
P Paris (France)
Q
R
S Shanghai (China)
T Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala, India)
U Uijeongbu (South Korea)
V Verona (Italy)
W Wolverhampton (England)
X
Y Yau Sin Mong (Hong Kong)
Z


I haven't started my travels yet so quite happy so far. I admit Dubai is dodgy because although i have been there 5 times all of those times are on long transfers.