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Which continents in the world have you been to?

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  • 09-09-2015 8:06pm
    #1
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering which continents of the world have you been to?

    I remember doing a thread asking how many countries everyone's travelled to, but I just want to now see where in the world roughly people have been to, which parts of the world are more common/popular than others to travel to etc.

    I suppose this question is difficult because what is defined as a continent varies. For example my parents said they've never set foot in Asia but have travelled to Cyprus, and by the UN's definition that is part of Asia, not part of Europe (which surprised me), so if you've been to Cyprus you can tick the Asia box. Some models suggest there are only 3 continents in the world, but most western countries teach that there are 7, so we'll go with that. And I'm including Central America and the Caribbean as part of North America.

    If you aren't sure what continent the country you've been to there is a tedious list derived by the UN by which country belongs to which continent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_by_continent

    I'm not expecting this poll to be accurate, but I just want a rough idea of which regions in the world are more popular to travel to than others. Anyway I've been to four - Europe, Asia (UAE), Africa (Tunisia), Oceania (Australia). I've put Europe as an option, even though given this is an Irish forum it should be almost 100% anyway. This is multiple choice btw.

    Which continents in the world have you been to? 325 votes

    Europe
    0% 0 votes
    Asia
    27% 90 votes
    Africa
    17% 56 votes
    North America
    14% 46 votes
    South America
    22% 73 votes
    Oceania
    8% 26 votes
    Antarctica
    10% 34 votes


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    #2
    Paramite Pie
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    I've been to North America, South America, Asia and Europe.

    However for the first three I've only been to one country on each continent (US, Peru, South Korea). I've been to a few European countries. (UK, France, Belgium, Denmark & Sweden).


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    All of them.


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    The Backwards Man
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    You forgot the one we'll all probably visit at some stage.


    Incontinent


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    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    All except Oceania and Antarctica.


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    dan1895
    Registered Users Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭dan1895


    If it's permanently inhabited by something other than penguins then I've been there.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    dan1895 wrote: »
    If it's permanently inhabited by something other than penguins then I've been there.

    You should visit Antarctica so. Absolutely stunning.


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    biko
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    All but two.


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    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    Never been to antartica...and dont really have a mad desire to go there. Its cold apparently.


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    dan1895
    Registered Users Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭dan1895


    Kaiser Slow Newscast wrote: »
    You should visit Antarctica so. Absolutely stunning.

    Toyed with the idea in the past. Never happened though.


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    NachoBusiness
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    I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Europe, Asia.

    If you count Lanzerote as Africa then I suppose that squeezes in.

    I'm not very well travelled :o

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    OneArt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭OneArt


    Never really left Afroeurasia.

    Bit of a small town person, I am.


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    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Hmm almost twice as many people have been to North America than they have to Oceania, I find that surprising its amongst the least visited continents given how many Irish are heading over to Australia and New Zealand these days. I was expecting South America to be the lowest (aside from Antarctica of course).


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    Mesrine65
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    All except Antartica


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    Kylo Ren
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    Just Pangaea.


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    323
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    All but Antarctica, closest I got to it was the Falklands. Seen tons of penguins there.

    “Follow the trend lines, not the headlines,”



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    Nib
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    All except Asia, South America, North America, Oceania, Africa and Antartica.


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