I expected the Netherlands to be up there. There hasn't been a place I went to that I didn't find another Dutchman. Literally. Halfway up a goat trail in the Tatra mountains. Biking around Inle...
I expected the Netherlands to be up there. There hasn't been a place I went to that I didn't find another Dutchman. Literally.
Halfway up a goat trail in the Tatra mountains.
Biking around Inle Lake.
Wandering through the Forbidden City.
And too many to list.
Honestly it's funny and a bit jarring. We're everywhere!
I think it's fairly easy to rack up a bunch of countries in Europe. So growing up in Sweden most people will have at least visited the neighbouring Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and...
I think it's fairly easy to rack up a bunch of countries in Europe. So growing up in Sweden most people will have at least visited the neighbouring Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Finland). Then lots of schools arrange trips to some European country usually by bus. That let's you quickly rack up another 4-6 countries without much effort. In addition, historically Sweden has taken in immigrants and asylum seekers who by necessity have had to hop through a bunch of nations to just get here.
Yeah, when I lived in Germany, I not only visited, but actually skied in six countries in less than two months (Germany included). I could drive to three of those plus three more countries within...
Yeah, when I lived in Germany, I not only visited, but actually skied in six countries in less than two months (Germany included). I could drive to three of those plus three more countries within about three hours.
Interesting statistic. I guess for smaller, European countries it's just much easier to travel to "another country" even though that often isn't a terribly exciting change of culture (thinking...
Interesting statistic. I guess for smaller, European countries it's just much easier to travel to "another country" even though that often isn't a terribly exciting change of culture (thinking France-Belgium, Germany-Austria). But there also seems to be a direct correlation between travel and income. Maybe that's not entirely unrelated, either, those "travels" might be due to good business relations.
I got to 11 (and feel like I missed a few in making my list). I live in central Europe and 10 of those are European.
Sorry, terrible title (please feel free to edit). Interestingly despite being relatively wealthy Americans are less likely than people in similar nations to leave the country.
Sorry, terrible title (please feel free to edit).
Interestingly despite being relatively wealthy Americans are less likely than people in similar nations to leave the country.
There isn’t a lot of reason for Americans to want to leave the country. Those trips will be very far away and so they are very expensive. So for many people the only realistic option is either...
There isn’t a lot of reason for Americans to want to leave the country. Those trips will be very far away and so they are very expensive. So for many people the only realistic option is either Canada or Mexico. There are some island nations people can go to but they are either very expensive because of the tourism economy or are otherwise not super worthwhile to visit.
One time I visited Venezuela and it was beautiful but it was also kind of terrifying because it seemed everyone on the street was a peddler and there were very military-looking police everywhere. It makes you feel like you have become the out-of-touch millionaire trope.
Even though Canada is large and has lots to see, air travel is weirdly expensive. It costs more to fly from Toronto to Vancouver than it does to fly to Europe, so you might as well go to Europe....
Even though Canada is large and has lots to see, air travel is weirdly expensive. It costs more to fly from Toronto to Vancouver than it does to fly to Europe, so you might as well go to Europe. Similarly, flights to the Caribbean are quite cheap, especially Cuba, so a lot of Canadians head south for the winter.
Flying within the States is cheap, so there isn't any monetary pressure for Americans to go somewhere else.
I think it is actually that there are just more people who traveled internationally, so there is a larger pool of international travelers who can become world travelers.
I think it is actually that there are just more people who traveled internationally, so there is a larger pool of international travelers who can become world travelers.
Do you think it's paid leave thats the issue? Australians are more remote but travel more, however get 4 weeks leave plus public holidays instead of the two Americans get?
Do you think it's paid leave thats the issue? Australians are more remote but travel more, however get 4 weeks leave plus public holidays instead of the two Americans get?
It’s almost certainly part of it. There is no law saying that companies in the USA have to have any paid holiday hours. The company I work for doesn’t have any.
It’s almost certainly part of it. There is no law saying that companies in the USA have to have any paid holiday hours. The company I work for doesn’t have any.
The US contains so many different climates and terrains and cities that it is simpler not to. Some people only visit Hawaii for a tropical experience. There are however deal flights abroad if you...
The US contains so many different climates and terrains and cities that it is simpler not to. Some people only visit Hawaii for a tropical experience.
There are however deal flights abroad if you pay attention and are careful. A lot of people don't want to bother with a foreign language or suffer through jet lag, but a lot of us like to travel
I think it depends on why you travel – some people travel for business and other people travel because they are interested in learning about and discovering new places. For example the difference...
I think it depends on why you travel – some people travel for business and other people travel because they are interested in learning about and discovering new places. For example the difference between say LA and Boston is big but nothing like the difference between either of those cities and Jakarta or Hong Kong. Both of the last two are really interesting places [edit: of course LA and Boston are interesting, but if you only visit those two (or all the US cities) there's still an amazingly varied world out there].
I'm confident more of Canada's population lives closer to an international border, so I'd guess only Australia is comparable enough to mean anything. Neat that it's higher even without a land...
I'm confident more of Canada's population lives closer to an international border, so I'd guess only Australia is comparable enough to mean anything. Neat that it's higher even without a land border though.
A breakdown for countries traveled to could be neat.
Personally, I don't count it. I've had layovers in France (CDG) and Hong Kong (HKG), but I didn't leave the airports other than on the departing flight. On the other hand, I had a layover in Seoul...
Personally, I don't count it. I've had layovers in France (CDG) and Hong Kong (HKG), but I didn't leave the airports other than on the departing flight. On the other hand, I had a layover in Seoul (ICN) once and actually left the airport for several hours to tour downtown Seoul. So I think that counts.
I expected the Netherlands to be up there. There hasn't been a place I went to that I didn't find another Dutchman. Literally.
Halfway up a goat trail in the Tatra mountains.
Biking around Inle Lake.
Wandering through the Forbidden City.
And too many to list.
Honestly it's funny and a bit jarring. We're everywhere!
I think it's fairly easy to rack up a bunch of countries in Europe. So growing up in Sweden most people will have at least visited the neighbouring Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Finland). Then lots of schools arrange trips to some European country usually by bus. That let's you quickly rack up another 4-6 countries without much effort. In addition, historically Sweden has taken in immigrants and asylum seekers who by necessity have had to hop through a bunch of nations to just get here.
Yeah, when I lived in Germany, I not only visited, but actually skied in six countries in less than two months (Germany included). I could drive to three of those plus three more countries within about three hours.
Interesting statistic. I guess for smaller, European countries it's just much easier to travel to "another country" even though that often isn't a terribly exciting change of culture (thinking France-Belgium, Germany-Austria). But there also seems to be a direct correlation between travel and income. Maybe that's not entirely unrelated, either, those "travels" might be due to good business relations.
I got to 11 (and feel like I missed a few in making my list). I live in central Europe and 10 of those are European.
Sorry, terrible title (please feel free to edit).
Interestingly despite being relatively wealthy Americans are less likely than people in similar nations to leave the country.
There isn’t a lot of reason for Americans to want to leave the country. Those trips will be very far away and so they are very expensive. So for many people the only realistic option is either Canada or Mexico. There are some island nations people can go to but they are either very expensive because of the tourism economy or are otherwise not super worthwhile to visit.
One time I visited Venezuela and it was beautiful but it was also kind of terrifying because it seemed everyone on the street was a peddler and there were very military-looking police everywhere. It makes you feel like you have become the out-of-touch millionaire trope.
I was about to say something similar, but then I couldn't explain why Canada has so many people who've been to 5+ foreign countries.
Even though Canada is large and has lots to see, air travel is weirdly expensive. It costs more to fly from Toronto to Vancouver than it does to fly to Europe, so you might as well go to Europe. Similarly, flights to the Caribbean are quite cheap, especially Cuba, so a lot of Canadians head south for the winter.
Flying within the States is cheap, so there isn't any monetary pressure for Americans to go somewhere else.
I think it is actually that there are just more people who traveled internationally, so there is a larger pool of international travelers who can become world travelers.
Do you think it's paid leave thats the issue? Australians are more remote but travel more, however get 4 weeks leave plus public holidays instead of the two Americans get?
Aussies travel a lot to southeast Asia.
It’s almost certainly part of it. There is no law saying that companies in the USA have to have any paid holiday hours. The company I work for doesn’t have any.
The US contains so many different climates and terrains and cities that it is simpler not to. Some people only visit Hawaii for a tropical experience.
There are however deal flights abroad if you pay attention and are careful. A lot of people don't want to bother with a foreign language or suffer through jet lag, but a lot of us like to travel
I think it depends on why you travel – some people travel for business and other people travel because they are interested in learning about and discovering new places. For example the difference between say LA and Boston is big but nothing like the difference between either of those cities and Jakarta or Hong Kong. Both of the last two are really interesting places [edit: of course LA and Boston are interesting, but if you only visit those two (or all the US cities) there's still an amazingly varied world out there].
New Orleans has a unique culture but I take your point
I'm confident more of Canada's population lives closer to an international border, so I'd guess only Australia is comparable enough to mean anything. Neat that it's higher even without a land border though.
A breakdown for countries traveled to could be neat.
Maybe this is a silly question, but do airports count? If stops between flights count that doubles my number. It doesn't feel like it should, though.
Personally, I don't count it. I've had layovers in France (CDG) and Hong Kong (HKG), but I didn't leave the airports other than on the departing flight. On the other hand, I had a layover in Seoul (ICN) once and actually left the airport for several hours to tour downtown Seoul. So I think that counts.