Have you been to the other side of the planet?

The lounge is boring without a poll.

Well duh - I grew up there.

Yes...ish. I have lived in North America and Central America, and been to both coasts (from Charleston SC to Juneau AK, visited both Canada and Mexico, and have been to several countries in the Caribbean. Europe is on my list, as is Oceana, but both are still in the future.

I live in Indiana. From a cultural standpoint, simply visiting either coast of the US is akin to going to the other side of the planet. From a temporal standpoint, it's like traveling forward in time about 25 years.

Yeah, after reading this I wouldn't mind the OP clarifying what qualifies as other side of the planets. Something requiring an 8 hour plane ride? 16?

Live in US, but been to Rome, Paris, London, etc. I could easily leave everything I have to live in Rome or Paris.

Unfortunately, for most of us in North America, the exact opposite side of the planet is in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

Antipodes Map - Antipodal location for any map point

Pennsylvania, Rome, Tokyo, St, Petersburg... every opposite is drowning.

Diego Garcia?

Been all over the world... but unfortunately it was always for work. I absolutely hate flying yet I've flown well over a million miles in the last 20 years. Those 14 hours flights are enough to make me insane.

We need some confirmation on how literal this thread is going to be.

I've never equated "leaving the continent" with "being on the other side of the planet"...can't think of any continent where that would even remotely be the case.

Oooh! Perfect.

Doing a quick run through, it looks like for everywhere I've been, to get on the other side I'd need to be in open ocean, except for the Dutch Antilles, which is kinda close to Indonesia.

I've never been to Indonesia.

It does look like you can hit Australia from some Carribean islands, but none of the ones I've been to.

People in parts of Spain can hit New Zealand! But the Eastern China/Southeast Asia to South America connection seems the best.

Anyway, the best way I could put it is I've been to two of the three hemispheres I don't live in. (South/Western and North/Eastern)

Not a public poll? phail

It's interesting that I'd peg Spain as being far from New Zealand, but I'd also peg it as being far from the farthest place from New Zealand, if that makes sense.

What makes it even sadder is that I'm into globes, so you'd think all that distortion free viewing would have given me a better handle on it.

Hey, I didn't mess it up this time.

I've been to Fiji and New Zealand, so that counts as a) different hemispheres, b) different continents, and c) 12 hour plane rides, so yeah, other side of the world, check.

For most of us, our only shot at going there is extraordinary rendition, so no thanks. :P

Yupp. Born in the US and have been to Mexico, England, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, The Czech Republic and furthest of all; Australia!

I've been to both sides of the Northern Hemisphere. Does that count?

I've been to North- and Middle America (incl. Carribean), Europe and Asia.

I have yet to go to South-America, Africa*) or Australia.

-t

*) I have been to the Canary Islands, which technically could be counted as Africa, but I will count it as Europe :-)

I've yet to make it to Asia, Australia, or Antarctica but I've hit the other continents at least once.

Been to all continents except Antarctica.

Never been to Zimbabwe, which is apparently the exact other side of the world for me (according the linked antipodes map site).

Yep, been there. Spent a little over a week there back in my navy (submarine) days (1982). I actually enjoyed it for a few days.

Yep.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19953/macnn/otherside.jpg

but did you buy the underwear from the vending machine?

Haven't left America yet, but I'll be traveling throughout the world this summer. Should hit London for a week, Cairo for two weeks, Beirut for six weeks, and hopefully a bit of Istanbul.

Which one is you?

my brother, who lived in Tokyo for a few years, told me that the most expensive vending-machine underwear were wore by sweaty men for the extra smell. true story.

The Asian one.

You look so tiny compared to round-eye.

The pair I bought are still sealed, and will stay that way. The cooties living in them can just sit and fester for all of eternity.

So it's like Schrödinger's cat - you don't actually know if it smells.

i suggest you take it out and give it a big draw, at least once.

I live in the UK, never been further than France and that was in School, so I said never left continent as I'm counting Europe as a continent here. I currently don't own a passport and I have no plans to.

So, the other side of the planet, what's it like over there?

Much, much greener :D

-t

You first, I'll ship them to you. :D

Never been out of the Northern Hemisphere, although I came pretty close in Singapore. Aside from that trip, my travel has been in N. America and Europe (including Moscow, which is sort of Asia as well I suppose).

And with less Cameras.

Yup - but I have been to the Seychelles and Mauritius... about as close as you can get while still being on land.

Also been to Scotland and New Zealand which are quite a ways apart.

I've been told Mauritius is a good country to go to if you want to see "non-tourist" North Africa (in contrast with, say, Morocco).

NZ, Australia, all over Europe, China, Japan.

edit:
I forgot about Canada and Mexico

Sadly, I’ve never managed to cross the Big Line and venture into the southern hemisphere. The antipodal point to Copenhagen appears to be somewhere about 1,500 miles southeast of the southern tip of New Zealand in the middle of the ocean—I don’t have any plans to visit there any time soon.

I have been to both the East and West Coasts of the US (plus Toronto), Iceland, all over Europe, and the eastern coastline of Asia (Anshan, Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Hong Kong), though.

I've been to Thailand. The antipode to that seems to be in Peru somewhere, so it's at least possible to visit, but everything else is in the middle of the ocean. I've been to Spain, but not as far west as you'd have to be.

Not done South America or Oz/New Zealand.

Close. I've been to Fiji and Southern Spain. Malaga and Marbella are directly north of the antipode.

I've lived in the north eastern United States most of my life, but have had a chance to visit in chronological order: Canada, France, Kenya, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Brazil.

Born and raised in California. Have been living in Virginia since 1998.

I've been to Canada (Vancouver, Montreal, and Ottawa), Caribbean (Bahamas, St. Thomas, Bermuda), Mexico, Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, and Luxumburg.

Also been to most U.S. states worth visiting, including Hawaii.

Hope to make it to Australia and NZ one of these days.

Mauritius is nowhere near North Africa... it is a small island east of Madagascar and is ethnically Chinese and Indian. Maybe you are thinking of Mauritania?

Lived in Texas all of my life and have been to Italy (Rome, Florence, and Venice); Geneva, Switzerland; Mallorca, Spain; and Aruba.
The 6 hour layovers in London or few hours in Madrid don't exactly count as visiting that City.