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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is everyone so offended by the op noting she is well travelled!! We know what she meant.[/quote]

Maybe OP can tell us herself in her own words. [/quote]

It really doesn't matter for the OPs question. I would say I'm well traveled. I have been to about 45 countries over 5 continents (missing Antarctica, which I don't plan to visit despite having several friends who have done the Linblad cruises, and Australia, which I would like to visit), and lived outside the US for 9 years in 3 countries. But the earlier poster who has been to 120 countries is definitely better traveled than me and might argue with my assessment of me being well traveled. I will take OP at her word that she is well traveled enough to understand the pros and cons of owning a house and spending an extended time in another country. That's not what she is asking about.[/quote]

I wouldn't necessarily count the most number of countries as a measure of 'well-travelled". Do these people check off the US after three nights in New York, France after a day at the Louvre/Eiffel Tower and the UK after a trip to Buckingham Palace?

I'd consider someone better traveled who spends weeks or months in fewer countries but goes beyond the"top ten" in the guide books, meets the locals, and travels to lesser known spots.

My husband has been to many many countries, but sometimes doesn't get to see much more than the airport, the hotel and the conference room.[/quote]

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