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Best and Worst Experiences Overseas
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:51 am
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:51 am
Best was a mission trip to Oradea Romania. We built an orphanage for missionaries our church supported.
Worst was a mission trip to Mexico where we got pulled over by a cop. We all thought we were going to jail.
Worst was a mission trip to Mexico where we got pulled over by a cop. We all thought we were going to jail.
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Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:52 am to rebeloke
I'm in Colombia right now, it's turning out to be my best overseas experience thus far.
As far as bad ones; I don't have one, they've all been pretty good trips.
As far as bad ones; I don't have one, they've all been pretty good trips.
This post was edited on 6/1/14 at 9:53 am
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:54 am to rebeloke
Best was being stationed in Japan in the A.F. Sorry no worst. Had a blast, toured most of the orient while I was there. All on Uncle Sams dime.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:54 am to rebeloke
Best: Probably getting smashed in Hong Kong.
Worst: Going on a 28 hour train ride through China where a mentally retarded female was across the aisle from me and tried to kill everyone on board.
Worst: Going on a 28 hour train ride through China where a mentally retarded female was across the aisle from me and tried to kill everyone on board.
This post was edited on 6/1/14 at 10:57 am
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:54 am to rebeloke
Best:Afghanistan
Worst: Mexico
Worst: Mexico
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:55 am to rebeloke
Best was a long night of partying in Timisoara, Romania.
Worst was bailing my buddy out of jail the next morning in Timisoara, Romania. Then having to fly to Germany to explain to a general why we were paying so hard in Romania.
Worst was bailing my buddy out of jail the next morning in Timisoara, Romania. Then having to fly to Germany to explain to a general why we were paying so hard in Romania.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:55 am to OMLandshark
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:56 am to rebeloke
I make the best of everything
favorite place the last few years was 5 days in Split/Hvar Croatia.
favorite place the last few years was 5 days in Split/Hvar Croatia.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:56 am to OMLandshark
Best: Getting smashed on Rhodes for 3 weeks/getting engaged in India.
Worst: India, Having some monkey trainer get pissed when we took a picture of his monkey and started rocking the car, etc.
Worst: India, Having some monkey trainer get pissed when we took a picture of his monkey and started rocking the car, etc.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:56 am to StraightCashHomey21
Eastern Europe is kicking arse in this thread, surprising.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:58 am to Corkfather
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Eastern Europe
Even though I've only been to Greece and Turkey I find Eastern Europe to be more interesting.
Going to Barcelona this year so maybe that will change.
This post was edited on 6/1/14 at 9:59 am
Posted on 6/1/14 at 10:02 am to rebeloke
I got food poisoning in Turkey, that was not fun. Rafting in the Alps was.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 10:04 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Hooking up with a swedish teen on a beach in stockholm 
This post was edited on 6/1/14 at 10:05 am
Posted on 6/1/14 at 10:33 am to rebeloke
Worst was a nightmare hospital stay in Mexico when my daughter got sick. Poor care, a nurse stole my wife's phone, and they wouldn't treat or release my daughter until the credit card cleared. The ultimate experience in unregulated for-profit medicine. They let her sit in a coma with 104 fever until card cleared but it was a Sunday and bank stopped my card bc the fraud dept didn't know I was in Mexico. I was nearly arrested for losing my mind.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 10:45 am to biglego
Worst. Trying to go out to pool with Montezumas while in Mexico. At a shitty resort pun intended. Had to run to pool restroom. This is in august. It is not air conditioned and is a sunken bathroom meaning below pool deck level. This shitter had been obliterated 12 times over before I gave it an uppercut. Sweating and discharging my back valve whilst smelling a symphony of odors.
Best. Jamaica. In Negril on a catamaran trip to a cliff diving site. Perfect amount of GOOD food and red stripe. Sunset and perfect water. I asked the guys on board if they had any snorkeling gear. He looked at me weird and said nobody ever asks. Gave me his own fins and mask from below. Water was so crystal I thought it was about 20 feet and I could get to bottom. Kicked down and realized it was about 60 feet and I have 20 feet to get up with no air left and no bottom to push off of. Only tip the guy on board wanted was my old Nike hat. I told him it was beat to shite and wanted to leave him $$. He said he'd rather the hat for working on the boat. All around great day.
Best. Jamaica. In Negril on a catamaran trip to a cliff diving site. Perfect amount of GOOD food and red stripe. Sunset and perfect water. I asked the guys on board if they had any snorkeling gear. He looked at me weird and said nobody ever asks. Gave me his own fins and mask from below. Water was so crystal I thought it was about 20 feet and I could get to bottom. Kicked down and realized it was about 60 feet and I have 20 feet to get up with no air left and no bottom to push off of. Only tip the guy on board wanted was my old Nike hat. I told him it was beat to shite and wanted to leave him $$. He said he'd rather the hat for working on the boat. All around great day.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 10:53 am to rebeloke
Best experience was spending three weeks in Australia flying 9 hours every other day looking for MH370. The days off were amazing also.
I don't really have a worst experience besides leaving my family behind for 13 months out of the past 24. It takes a toll after a while (1 more month though)
I don't really have a worst experience besides leaving my family behind for 13 months out of the past 24. It takes a toll after a while (1 more month though)
Posted on 6/1/14 at 11:01 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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I find Eastern Europe to be more interesting.
its only fun in places that like Americans
Posted on 6/1/14 at 11:03 am to JAXTiger16
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Best experience was spending three weeks in Australia flying 9 hours every other day looking for MH370. The days off were amazing also.
talk about a fricking TDY
Were you in Perth? I heard its amazing and basically a hidden gem.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 11:07 am to StraightCashHomey21
Yea I was in Perth, its such an amazing place. It was real expensive thoughnbut I was getting $160/day in per diem so you can't really beat that.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 11:09 am to JAXTiger16
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Yea I was in Perth, its such an amazing place. It was real expensive thoughnbut I was getting $160/day in per diem so you can't really beat that.
Yea the cost of living there is insane, esp since their dollar is basically worth a little less than ours.
If I can get a deployment in before the stan wraps up im taking 2 weeks of RR to downunder.
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