Have anyone explored all of Europe?

Scott Chandler:
Our family did a 2 month tour and only spent time in 7 countries and
felt like we didn't scratch the surface. I also found that we tended
to enjoy the spots that we spent the most time in.

Of course, that's likely to happen if you spend the most time in the
spots you enjoy the most.
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Mark Brader, Toronto "Logic is logic. That's all I say."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes

gtr wrote:

On 2012-04-24 04:20:10 +0000, Ayesha said:

How much time is required to explore all and everything of Europe? Do
people go for such extensive expeditions? Is there someone who can say
I have seen 100% of Europe?

By "everything", do you mean "everything"? Every city and hamlet, all
the restaurants, historic sites and bucolic scenes?

The answer, now and forever, is an unqualified "no".

Not before lunch, certainly.

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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Tue, 8 May 2012 22:53:01 +0100, (David Horne)
wrote:

gtr wrote:

On 2012-04-24 04:20:10 +0000, Ayesha said:

How much time is required to explore all and everything of Europe? Do
people go for such extensive expeditions? Is there someone who can say
I have seen 100% of Europe?

By "everything", do you mean "everything"? Every city and hamlet, all
the restaurants, historic sites and bucolic scenes?

The answer, now and forever, is an unqualified "no".

Not before lunch, certainly.

Finish your spag bol. You can't see bucolic Europe on an empty
stomach.

But you have more time to devote to sightseeing if the buses have bathrooms.

--
JohnT

On 05/08/2012 08:46 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
Scott Chandler:
Our family did a 2 month tour and only spent time in 7 countries and
felt like we didn't scratch the surface. I also found that we tended
to enjoy the spots that we spent the most time in.

Of course, that's likely to happen if you spend the most time in the
spots you enjoy the most.

Over the past years a group of us have been walking across Europe. This
is only practical at intervals, but we have covered Switzerland and half
of France. What I found most fascinating is that you can relate the
changes in the geography, even the kind of mud and stones you walk
through, to the names of the regions. Each region is different. This was
most striking in France - when you cross the Rhone, the soil changes
abruptly, as do the crops grown in the fields, and changes again when
you get to the Auvergne.

Tom P writes:

On 05/08/2012 08:46 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
Scott Chandler:
Our family did a 2 month tour and only spent time in 7 countries and
felt like we didn't scratch the surface. I also found that we tended
to enjoy the spots that we spent the most time in.

Of course, that's likely to happen if you spend the most time in the
spots you enjoy the most.

Over the past years a group of us have been walking across
Europe. This is only practical at intervals, but we have covered
Switzerland and half of France. What I found most fascinating is that
you can relate the changes in the geography, even the kind of mud and
stones you walk through, to the names of the regions. Each region is
different. This was most striking in France - when you cross the
Rhone, the soil changes abruptly, as do the crops grown in the fields,
and changes again when you get to the Auvergne.

This shouldn't be fundamentally suprising. Historically, geography
has a significant influence on regional boundaries.