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    18 May '17 19:13
    Originally posted by sonhouse
    What were you doing for living to go to that many places? I did a lot of US travel as a Varian rep but I don't think I did near the number you did.
    Some of it was pleasure, but other was business-related when I was in a buying position... and the rest of it was picking people up at said airports.
    He didn't say flown in/out, right?
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    18 May '17 19:18
    Originally posted by FreakyKBH
    Some of it was pleasure, but other was business-related when I was in a buying position... and the rest of it was picking people up at said airports.
    He didn't say flown in/out, right?
    What does that mean, 'buying position'? Real estate deals?
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    18 May '17 21:35
    Originally posted by sonhouse
    What does that mean, 'buying position'? Real estate deals?
    Nothing that fun.
    Negotiating deals for internally-used supplies directly from manufacturers instead of second and third party sources.
    The travel part convinced me that travel sucks.
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    18 May '17 21:50
    My current list is 44 that I can remember.
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    18 May '17 22:18
    Originally posted by JS357
    My current list is 44 that I can remember.
    Just from reading a few of the other posters, it is very clear that quantity is nothing compared to quality.
    If I could, I'd give up 3/4's of my destinations/stops for a handful of the far more interesting places described by some herein.

    But then again, if you lived your whole life in Mozambique, Phoenix looks incredibly exotic...
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    18 May '17 23:09
    Originally posted by FreakyKBH
    Just from reading a few of the other posters, it is very clear that quantity is nothing compared to quality.
    If I could, I'd give up 3/4's of my destinations/stops for a handful of the far more interesting places described by some herein.

    But then again, if you lived your whole life in Mozambique, Phoenix looks incredibly exotic...
    Mozambique looks far more interesting than Phoenix.
    What parts of East Africa would you recommend?
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    18 May '17 23:56
    Originally posted by FreakyKBH
    Just from reading a few of the other posters, it is very clear that quantity is nothing compared to quality.
    Isn't this true of almost everything.
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    19 May '17 00:01
    Originally posted by FreakyKBH
    But then again, if you lived your whole life in Mozambique, Phoenix looks incredibly exotic...
    I have been fortunate enough to visit both; and I assure you there is little exotica in Phoenix and where I was in Mozambique, while certainly not typical, was infinitely more exotic than Flatsville Arizona.
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    19 May '17 00:53
    Originally posted by divegeester
    I have been fortunate enough to visit both; and I assure you there is little exotica in Phoenix and where I was in Mozambique, while certainly not typical, was infinitely more exotic than Flatsville Arizona.
    Agreed, but if you're from there, even mundane (Phoenix or etc.,) appears exotic.
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    19 May '17 12:07
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    Mozambique looks far more interesting than Phoenix.
    What parts of East Africa would you recommend?
    East Africa. Cairo! and specifically, the Cairo museum, what an incredible place! Mind boggling the amount of tech they actually had 3000 years ago. I saw a model 'airplane' more like a small bird but with a vertical stabalizer and rear wings as well as front wings. It looked spookily like it could have been carved and painted by a modern mid west USA farmer for his kid to play with.

    Our tour guide, a now famous dude named Zahi Hawass, he showed us on the collonade of columns going from the great pyramid at Giza to the Sphinx, he said I made a disovery I am writing a paper on it so don't write to anyone about this for 4 months or so I can get it published. What 'it' was was on one of the columns so deteriorated by wind and sand over thousands of years, but Zahi sussed it out anyway and once he showed us it was obvious: One of the columns had an inscription carving of a kangaroo! That was shocking! It said right there, back 3000 odd years ago, ancient Egyptians KNEW about Austalia, the only place that has roo's AND they brought some back to make pets for the Pharaoh's garden but they didn't thrive in Egypt and eventually all died out. Maybe when that Pharaoh died the new one didn't want to take care of them or something. Anyhow, an astounding discovery I thought.
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    19 May '17 21:43
    Originally posted by sonhouse
    East Africa. Cairo! and specifically, the Cairo museum, what an incredible place! Mind boggling the amount of tech they actually had 3000 years ago. I saw a model 'airplane' more like a small bird but with a vertical stabalizer and rear wings as well as front wings. It looked spookily like it could have been carved and painted by a modern mid west USA farme ...[text shortened]... ew one didn't want to take care of them or something. Anyhow, an astounding discovery I thought.
    Anyhow, an astounding discovery I thought.
    Agreed.
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    20 May '17 03:01
    Originally posted by sonhouse
    East Africa. Cairo! and specifically, the Cairo museum, what an incredible place! Mind boggling the amount of tech they actually had 3000 years ago. I saw a model 'airplane' more like a small bird but with a vertical stabalizer and rear wings as well as front wings. It looked spookily like it could have been carved and painted by a modern mid west USA farme ...[text shortened]... ew one didn't want to take care of them or something. Anyhow, an astounding discovery I thought.
    Last time I looked Cairo was in North Africa.
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    You know, I like the window seat but frankly would rather drive

    Which reminds me. Drive across the desert and time of day says pull over until the sun gets out of the way. This is a real thing.
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    21 May '17 17:53
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    Last time I looked Cairo was in North Africa.
    Yeah, that is as close as I got.
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