

I was itching to put one up and finally, seeing this exchange in the Movies Thread, I thought it was a good time as any to give it a shot:
Spending some time in rural China this week and I have smuggled in exactly 3 TV shows to entertain me while I'm here: Season 1 of Fargo (before the show degraded to a point of where it stopped being watchable), "The Big C" and "Review".
Where in China are you mate?
I'm in Sichuan province, around Qingshen.
Pop down to HK if you have time, you'll enjoy the foodie life here.
I'm always intrigued by "ex-pats" and the whys and wherefores behind travel choices that you see people make.
Thought it might be interesting to know where you are planning to travel to, where you'd like to go back to and why. Maybe you've retired or are planning to retire and you're looking to move to a location completely different than the one you raised your family or where you spent most of your life.
Or maybe you're a student and you love adventure, backpacking, nature or whatever other passion. Or, you were or are fortunate enough to study abroad.
Or maybe ... you're into sports traveling. Going to watch teams that you like in other cities. What's that experience like? How often do you go? Maybe you go to Florida for spring training or you watch NFL games in Boston or NY.
What are the biggest differences between where you've been and where you are now? What do you look for in a travel destination?
Do you like to plan rigorously or do you prefer a less structured travel arrangement? What sites do you like to use? Where and when do you find your best deals?
We already have several posters who have a lot of experience abroad. Jaffy travels extensively on account of his job, Kriss E is in Hong Kong, we had VirginiaExPat the other day mentioning how he lived in Japan if I'm not mistaken and Per Sjoblom who hails from Sweden and who has been living in the US for years.
Post some pics, if you wish. You don't need to be in the pic, just the destination.
Let our collective imagination travel to where you've been or where you are or who knows, where you'll be traveling to.
Note to Jaffy: HF aircraft comes in white and silver livery, with purple lettering -- what else!!!
p.s. this thread is dedicated to the ultimate raconteur and globe-trotting intellectual of our time...


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