One of the less pleasant aspects of living in a remote, isolated place like Wump does is that from an early age international travel as a certain allure and fascination. Travelling to a new country takes on a slightly competitive form as people try and outdo each other by claiming to have visited more countries then anyone else. Gradually as this friendly rivalry becomes more and more serious overseas holidays are not planned in the interests of having a great time or a break but rather as a scheme to get extra stamps in the passport and thus leapfrog ones opponent in the "most countries visited" stakes. btw: You can generate your own country maps like these on world66.
Wump has, unfortunately, fallen victim to this obsession and finds himself locked in battle with Bernie and Galbs (who's real names will be withheld here) to lay claim to the title of "he who is most widely travelled". Currently the lists stand as:
Wump (33): United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Macau (Portugal), China, Ireland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Greece, Albania, Austria, United States, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Fiji, Singapore, Brazil, Chile, Argentina
Galbs (22): Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, Denmark, Brazil, Netherlands, Argentina,Luxembourg, Germany, Czech Republic
Bernie (29): Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Cuba, United States, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, United Kingdom, Croatia, Bosnia, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Australia, Mexico, Guatemala, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belize
Saturday, 12 May 2007
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