Travel

Places on the scorch of the earth that I've been to

These include, in alphabetical order by ISO-code:

ad (Andorra): been there with the choir, during the last year that I was not yet too old to do so; so that's about 2003.
ar (Argentina): DebConf8
at (Austria): been there ages ago, with another choir, on a summer trip. Must've been like 12 or so. Don't remember much of that trip. Then I went there again in the summer of 2005 (Vienna), with the ensemble on a daytrip, after visiting Bratislava
au (Australia): the farthest I've been away thus far (and probably the farthest I'll ever be away, unless I ever happen to visit either New Zealand or another planet in our solar system). Wonderful trip during the summer (winter over there) of 2001, with the ensemble.
ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina): DebConf11
be (Belgium): Happens to be where I was born (and still live)
ca (Canada): DebConf 17
ch (Switzerland): DebConf13
cz (Czech Republic): Faintly remember having been in Prague some day. Don't recall when exactly, though.
de (Germany): Mostly when passing through to other countries, usually don't actually sleep there or anything. Exceptions: September 2005, during the Oldenburg meeting; September 2014, when I slept at various friends' places and did a trip all over Germany
es (Spain): Been to Vitoria while I was 16, on a trip with the choir. First trip I joined them. Remember fainting in a church while doing a performance... didn't take proper care of my breathing. Also, Debconf9 was there.
fi (Finland): Have been to Helsinki in 2005 for DebConf5
fr (France): Been there a few times; once on a family trip ages ago, once with the ensemble to the French Ardennes in 2002. A number of times to Paris, too
hu (Hungaria): Been there on a music camp some time ago. Don't remember much details, except being in love with a girl back then *g*.
ie (Ireland): Two days in 2007. On a business trip for a few days in 2008, too.
it (Italy): Went there in my senior's year while on high school. One of the better trips of my life; visited much of Italy, including the Vatican.
lv (Latvia): The second trip I did while in Cantilene. We also went to Poland (Warsawa) for a few days during that period. Visited lots of Riga (Latvia's capital); I remember having been silly enough to forget my backpack somewhere while on the way to the airport, and having to rush by taxi to go back and get it...
lu (Luxembourg): Been there a few times passing through. Also visited it once for business, slept there one night.
ni (Nicaragua): DebConf12
nl (The Netherlands): Been there more than I can count; .nl is only a few kilometers from where I used to live, and we often went there on Sundays when the shops are closed in Belgium, but not necessarily in The Netherlands. Also been to Friesland (the upper north of .nl) for a week with the choir, mostly to do rehearsals.
pl (Poland): Been there with the choir, on the same trip that brought me to Latvia.
sk (Slovakia): Trip with the ensemble in 2005, to Bratislava (capital of .sk). Which is a very nice city, BTW.
uk (United Kingdom): Daytrip with family, some 7-ish year ago. Also passed there while en-route to Australia. Went to visit Steve for his barbecue in 2006. DebConf7. The Miniconf Cambridge a few years ago.
us (United States): DebConf10, in 2010.
va (Vatican City): visited in 1997, while also visiting much of the rest of Italy.
za (South Africa): Debconf 16. Also visited it again that same year, for... different reasons.

Graphically, that ends up like this:

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