by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 04/28/2017 at 13:31
by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 04/28/2017 at 13:31
Tags: where have you been all these years
STARS: 1
I’ve started planning for Drive-cation 2017 , and my preliminary route would add two states (KS and OK) to my life list of states that I’ve visited (32 so far). So, which states have you been to, Oppo? Whether you drove in them, had a stopover on an airline, set one foot in, whatever, fill out this map and then post your results in this thread. Sorry, flyover states don’t count.
Update : I had to update my map, 1) to remove NV—I thought I had been there but I hadn’t; 2) to add the rest of the northeast states. My father, aside from being an inveterate traveler, is also obsessed with keeping lists of his travels and making sure he has been to every state in his lifetime (he has). He counts license plates daily and keeps a total in his head of the states he’s seen. When we took a month-long driving vacation to the Canadian Atlantic Provinces, we left VA and he made a point of making sure that we at least touched RI and CT so he could check them off his list. We also hit NH on that trip.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/28/2017 at 13:35, STARS: 1
You do have to specify what constitutes a visit. My wife is a stickler on this one; You have to have done something in that state other than is incidental to passing through (gas, eating, driving through etc)
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
04/28/2017 at 13:37, STARS: 1
Never realized how much of the U.S. I’ve been in. Although in fairness most were drivethroughs.
Edit: Forgot to add Maine. I stopped there on a flight once.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 0
I’m no stickler. If you’ve been there, you’ve been there.
"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
04/28/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 1
I need to start crossing oceans and seas.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/28/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 1
I can’t, because Kinja hates me. But 46 states - and I think 44 by HammerheadFistpunch’s rules. Missing the Dakotas, Montana, New Mexico — all of which have a LOT to see. NH/RI have only been fly in/drive out for me.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/28/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 0
My 2 maps. First is the significant rule (not just traveing through)
The second include pass throughs
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
04/28/2017 at 13:49, STARS: 1
not many places
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
04/28/2017 at 13:49, STARS: 3
Image uploading is still broken for me on my iPhone and Mac, so I’ll just summarize:
7 states, plus D.C., if a layover in O’Hare counts as visiting Illinois, otherwise I’ve never been west of D.C. (NY, NJ, PA, MA, MD, DE, DC, IL).
Ironically, I’ve been to 15 or so countries including the US, so I’ve actually visited more countries than U.S. states.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 0
Dat Midwest corridor doe.
"facw" (facw)
04/28/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 1
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 13:52, STARS: 1
Even by Hammerhead’s rules, I think I’ve done something significant in every state I colored in, with the possible exception of NV, which I drove across on my way from San Diego to the Grand Canyon. Actually, now that I’ve checked, I have to take NV off my list.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0
Interestingly similar.
"facw" (facw)
04/28/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0
Yep, pretty close.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 1
Whereas my int’l travels have taken me only to Mexico, Sweden, Denmark, France, and Germany. However, we did stop over at Zurich when we left Munich, so I guess that counts by my lax rules.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
04/28/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 1
I can’t make the image upload work for some reason (damn you, Kinja) but I’ve been to 39: all but Maine, West Virginia, Iowa, North Dakota, Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Alaska. Of those 11, I’ve missed opportunities (professional or recreational) to go to four in the past year alone, and I’ve been within a few miles of three others without actually crossing the border. I’ll probably knock two off in the next year.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
04/28/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 0
Where in the world does one fly that to that requires a layover in Maine? (Note: I’ve had one in Edmonton, so I get that it happens, but I’m very curious where Maine is on the way to instead of some larger hub).
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
04/28/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 1
No can post the pic because kinja’d...
But, ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD, WV, VA, NC, SC, FL, AL, MS, LA, TN, KY, OH, IN, MI, IL, WI, MN, IA, NE, SD, WY, NV, AZ.
31.
Technically AZ was just standing on the other side of the state border from NV on the Hoover Dam. That may not count by HammerheadFistpunch’s rules, but I do have a picture of me there...so that’s a thing.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/28/2017 at 13:58, STARS: 1
At one point, I was counting it if I spent the night there. But I’ve taken a handful of business trips to New England where I flew in to one of Providence/Manchester/Burlington, drove around several states, had meetings, stayed in different state, etc., and I lost track of which of those states I actually stayed in. I don’t recall doing anything more than flying into Manchester/Providence and driving away, but I might be wrong.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
04/28/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0
Crazy thing is I’ve driven to every single one of these. I’ve never been to a state that I have only flown to.
"t0ast" (t0ast217)
04/28/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0
Not a bad spread so far, though I really need to work on my PNW and SE game.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
04/28/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 1
I think it’s mostly because my family has always been concentrated in the Midatlantic so even as a kid, my parents never went anywhere. I was 19 when I first stepped foot on an airplane, and that was to fly to Egypt. Every time I’ve ever considered flying to another state, I’ve realized that it’s not that much more expensive to just go somewhere internationally.
"facw" (facw)
04/28/2017 at 14:02, STARS: 1
Zooming out really makes me feel like I need to visit more places:
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
04/28/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 0
Kinja’d - no images.
SD (home state), ND, MN, IA, NE, KA, CO, WY, MT, IL, KY, FL, MA, ME, CA
States that I’ve technically been to, but don’t count as visiting. ID, WI, NH, AZ.
Non states - Manitoba, Mexico.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/28/2017 at 14:04, STARS: 1
You international travel sounds like mine: Mexico, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Germany, grand cayman
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/28/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 0
Grand Cayman FTW! That’s my only experience driving on the left—
"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
04/28/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 1
I need to get out of Europe in the first place. ;) Though the Trans Mongolian in 1-2 years should help with that.
"XJDano" (xjdano)
04/28/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 1
28 maybe?
"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
04/28/2017 at 14:07, STARS: 2
If anyone is looking to branch out to Europe: you can easily add at least four countries to the list by joining us in June!
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/europpomeet-drive-alps-edition-now-open-for-everyone-1794572210
"Danger" (dangerray)
04/28/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 1
A few left to go
Edited: Forgot a couple work trips
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
04/28/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 1
Better than mine
"SPAMBot - Horse Doctor" (spambot2002)
04/28/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 1
My dad was a truck driver and I used to spend my summers riding with him. I may be cheating. I may have been through DE and CT but I honestly cannot remember. Anyways, here is my map. I’ve either driven through, stayed, or lived in all states highlighted. Not counting layovers, although that wouldn’t change much. Still need ND, OR, ME, CT, DE, and AK.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/28/2017 at 14:13, STARS: 1
I never drove in any of those places. We toyed with renting a car in norway but the one way fees were 2x the price of the rental...which wasn’t cheap to start. Trains and ferries for us.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 14:14, STARS: 0
I wish!
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
04/28/2017 at 14:14, STARS: 1
States I’ve actually spent time (more than one day) in:
California (most of my life)
Nevada
Washington
Idaho
Arizona
Minnesota
Michigan
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Maryland
Virginia (where I live now)
Hawaii
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0
The first trip was to Denmark with my wife’s family (her ancestry is Swedish/Danish). Did a fair amount of driving after leaving CPH. The other big trip was just me and my wife. We flew to Paris and spent three days there, then rented a car (a Ford Focus), and drove up to Normandy then to Strasbourg and on to Munich. It was a blast. Driving in Paris is not for the faint of heart, but I loved it.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0
I need to work on my northern tier. Maybe next summer we’ll make it up to North Dakota or Montana.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
04/28/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 1
Perhaps not as well traveled as I want to be but I still have 60 or so years to correct that.
EDIT: just realized I never clicked Vermont.
"Viggen" (viggen37)
04/28/2017 at 14:34, STARS: 1
Unfortunately, kinja is kinjaing hard right now so I’ll have to list them:
States: MA, NH, ME, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, OH, MI, IL, AL, MS, MO, KY, KS, CO
Countries: US, GB, IE, DE, KG, AF, RO
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
04/28/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 1
I need to explore out West more obviously. Utah and Arizona are only airplane layovers so those barely even count.
At least all of the others I have spent at least a day or more in.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 0
Here you go.
"The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)" (steve-still-hasnt-wrecked-the-powershift-in-his-12-ford-focus)
04/28/2017 at 14:45, STARS: 1
I’ve been more places than I expected - just about everything east of the Mississippi. I don’t know how I’ve missed Vermont since NJ really isn’t too far away. Most of the midwestern states I’ve flown to, which explains the weird distribution. The rest I’ve driven to or through at one time or another. I need to get out west and Gulf area - preferably via road trip.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/28/2017 at 14:45, STARS: 0
I don’t blame you- I’ve been to a number of foreign countries, including many trips to Mexico, and GC is the only country I’ve actually driven in, other than Canada. Once in a while, it’s nice to be able to relax and look out the window - especially when it saves $$!
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 0
Wow. I didn’t realize that you could zoom out and get Europe. I need to add Denmark, Sweden, France and Germany.
"Mondial goes to 11" (mondialgoesto11)
04/28/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 1
Visiting Illinois messed up my map with a gaping hole of “not the midwest”.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 0
I’m guessing you flew there.....
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
04/28/2017 at 14:57, STARS: 0
Interesting how I avoided OR
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
04/28/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 1
Unless he never went ashore on the Mississippi River and went all the way up from the Gulf. Or Enter Lake Michigan from Canada.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
04/28/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 1
Oh you have to drive the Beartooth highway in MT, my dad is from Red Lodge on one side of the pass.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
04/28/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 0
I read Grand Canyon for a sec.
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
04/28/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 1
The concept of never been to NY is crazy to me haha.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 2
Which reminds me of a song...
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 15:07, STARS: 0
I’ve been to CA on vacation, and flown to Seattle on a vacation to the western Canadian provinces. Haven’t made it to OR.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
04/28/2017 at 15:17, STARS: 0
Ireland
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
04/28/2017 at 15:18, STARS: 0
That’s quite surprising! Very cool though.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
04/28/2017 at 15:24, STARS: 1
Yeah I went to college in AZ so I drove places from there and my dad lives in CO and MT, I flew into WA, but never drove straight north. I think I went to South Dakota when I was a kid, we drove to some land and I remember my dad said we were barely in that state, otherwise I would never have known.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
04/28/2017 at 15:34, STARS: 1
needs moar stars
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
Everybody remembers him for Convoy , but I think this is a better song.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
04/28/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 0
I heard ‘Wolf Creek Pass’ before I ever heard ‘Convoy’. It was an instant favorite. The first time I ever heard Convoy, I said, “That sounds like CW McCall.”
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
I think WCP was the B side of Convoy on my 45. Yes, 45. Showing my age....
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
04/28/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 0
I’m 42, but it’s been less than 10 years since I heard either of them for the first time. I heard WCP on XM Radio when I still had a subscription...would’ve been 2008 or so as I got the receiver for my birthday that year.
Also, I still have a few 45s. Nothing to play them on, though...
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
04/28/2017 at 15:59, STARS: 0
I just looked at your DriveCation map...you stopping at the Neil Armstrong museum? Looks like you’re getting off I-75 right about there...
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
04/28/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 0
I’ll probably add Portugal to the list this year. I really want to visit Sweden, Norway and Ireland soon as well. And the Czech republic. I don’t think I’ll visit the US again any time soon, I found it a bit underwhelming and expensive.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
04/28/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 0
That’s rather different than mine. Disclaimer: I’m not American.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 16:04, STARS: 1
To be fair, there’s a whole lot of the US you haven’t seen yet. I only spent a few hours in Sweden. We took the ferry over from Denmark for the day.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 16:05, STARS: 0
Neil Armstrong museum? Tell me more....
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
04/28/2017 at 16:06, STARS: 1
Just did, in your Drive-cation thread.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
04/28/2017 at 16:06, STARS: 0
With a tiny bit of effort you could go to Liechtenstein as well. I’ve never been, I don’t remember having been there at least.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
04/28/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 0
Agreed. However, I don’t think you really go to the US for visiting cities. With a few exceptions. New England is probably the oldest part and even that was, well, okay at best. Culturally it’s very homogeneous, relatively speaking that is, considering it’s sheer size. Drive a day in the US and just the landscape changes (slight hyperbole). Drive a day in Europe and the language, the culture, the architecture, the everything changes. The US does excel in various types of nature and landscapes.
I realize this is merely the point of view of an outsider who’s seen very little.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 0
I understand completely, and that’s why I like Europe so much, though I’ve only seen a small part of it. I have often commented that you could plop yourself down in just about any major American city and have no idea where you are, because the roads look the same, the businesses look the same, the shopping malls look the same, the cars look the same. Homogenous indeed. Of course, it’s the lack of homogeneity in Europe that has led to centuries of warfare (generally speaking).
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/28/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 0
All of the US state, Mexico, and Canada we all driven to.
New Zealand, Australia, and American Samoa (hard to see on map) I sailed to.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 1
I really want to get down to the “antipodes.” I had a very good friend in grad school who was from New Zealand. He got me hooked on Rugby Union.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/28/2017 at 17:40, STARS: 1
I loved it down there. I wish I could have spent more time. I NEED to go back.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 17:52, STARS: 1
Did you see any Hobbits?
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/28/2017 at 18:07, STARS: 1
Unfortunately I was only there for 3 days and only in Wellington
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
04/28/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 1
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
04/28/2017 at 20:49, STARS: 0
without dedicated city centers, a lot can be missed unless you know where to look.
I had a friend that was French and in college an he did an internship in California. rented a car and planned 8 days to cross the us. he then spent a day in Yosemite, a day in las Vegas, two days at the grand canyon then realized he had 4 days to drive 2700 miles. he said before that trip “i don’t think i ever drove more than 4 hours in my life... you can cross France in 6... 10+hour days of driving never sank in”
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
04/28/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 0
Distances are much greater in the US. Speeds are lower too. Having said that, I quite frequently drive 900 km in one go just to visit my girlfriend. But that’s not typical here at all, usually people only tend to drive distances like that once or twice a year at most, on holiday. If they don’t fly.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/28/2017 at 21:31, STARS: 0
What part of VA?
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
04/28/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 0
very little. hanging out with friends in Alexandria one day, then another trip went to Katies cars and coffee and then the Smithsonian
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
04/28/2017 at 21:38, STARS: 1
"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
04/29/2017 at 02:42, STARS: 1
Huh, this was more complete than I remembered. I can’t remember if I’ve been to South Carolina or Iowa, or just driven around them.
"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
04/29/2017 at 02:44, STARS: 0
I’m this boring, too. I just got to add Mexico to the list last month! (Never mind that I’ve lived in the state next to it for over half my life at this point.)
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/29/2017 at 09:32, STARS: 0
We both have to work on our northern tier. My only foray into Mexico was walking across the border to spend a day in Nogales while visiting my mom in AZ. And we’ve been in TX for 26 years.
"Danger" (dangerray)
04/29/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
I’ve been to Tokyo, London, Havana, Buenos Aires, but still not NYC haha. Some day.
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
04/29/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 1
It won’t let me post images. I’ve been to all states but 4 states in the NE. Most of the Carribean, Canada, Mexico, Iceland, all of Western Europe, Chile, Columbia, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and some others.
I have been in 4 states this week. Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Wisconsin. I’ve been in the following countries this month, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and the US.
Air travel is my superpower.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/29/2017 at 15:45, STARS: 0
It’s not like you work for an airline or anything.
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
04/29/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 1
It does help!