No news is good news, I guess.

Lets not worry abt the 'P' word. Instead maybe sharen infomation on things other than investment, hyips or lotto. Better than being wound up tighter than an alarm clock for moday morning! Let BoN and BM do their work.

When I was little I used to wish I'd be travelling the world. Now with a little patience and faith I can. But I have to do my medical things 1st. So my fellow PIPsters, please share with me about your part of the world. If you like to and take your mind off things. Who knows one day, we'll be sharing lunch. But feel free to share anything else as this is a free thread. No complaints or fighting allowed!

theBat$ is a virtual tourist.

the first stop of my trip around the world would be Malaysia.

Hello from Midwest USA here. We've been going from snow to rain and back again since November. It was 60 deg.F when I got off work yesterday and 19 deg.F on the way to work this morning. They always say, "If you don't like the weather in Indiana, just wait a few hours; it will change."

People tend to hate winter but I love all of the seasons, here. The "greens" in Spring and the "golds" in Fall make up for all the cold and hot months. Everything is pretty well balanced; we get basically 3 months of each season and you can definitely tell what season it is. We've got every kind of tree (except Palms) that you can name; Maple, Ash, Oak, Pine, Walnut, Pecan, Birch, Sycamore, Willow, Apple, Peach, Crab Apple, Cedar. We've got Ginseng, Sasafras, edible Morel mushrooms (which are wonderful fried up with a little butter and flour).

We're on the southern most reach of where the North American Glaciers stopped advancing so we have lots of huge boulders left behind as well as lot of hills and valleys. We've got the largest number of covered bridges in the smallest area in the world; many well over 120 years old and still able to be driven through with your car. We've got the longest single-span and double-span covered bridges in the world. We collect Maple syrup and mushrooms in the Spring and we have a Festival every Fall.

I hope I didn't ramble too long "Bat" and I hope this is what you were looking for...

everwiser

Thanks Everwiser,
That's exactly what I am looking for. If we don't leave the house at least we can know about things around the world from first hand accounts.

Now my turn, Malaysia is comprised of 13 states. Peninsula Malaysia, joining the mainland with Thailand at the border to the north and the island of Singapore at the end and East Malaysia seperated by South China Sea and bordering Kalimantan. It is a wonderful place to visit, we have beaches, resorts, wonderful shopping as well as entertainment centres. For those that want discos, pubs and that sort of things drop down to KL the capital for the latest happening places. Idyllic places like Langkawi, Penang, Cameron Highlands, Redang and Pangkor not to mention places like Sipadan Islands.

The currency we use is Ringgit and is about RM3.80 to USD$1. Discounting tourist traps and airports. A can of coke is about USD$0.40 cents. An average room for a four-star hotel just cost around USD$80. As you can see foreign tourist have quite a bang for their buck. It is a safe country, we are from different faiths. Muslim, Buddhist, Chrisitian, Tao, Sikh and more all living in harmony.

Well... I'll continue later.

I live in Texas, USA. I live outside the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. Texas is a very large state with several different types of landscapes. It borders the Gulf of Mexico so we do have a coast with popular beaches. I live in North part of the state where it tends to be dryer. During the winter it averages about 55 degrees and about 95-105 degrees in the summer. The whole area from Texas to Oklohma has been in a major drought. Every year it seems to be less and less annual rainfall. It is now Winter and we have had little to moderate rain this year. That is bad news considering we are entering the dry season of summer.
Texas is also very diverse with many races, colors and religons living in this area. For the most part we do a pretty good job of getting along. I say this to dismiss any rumors of Texas being a "southern" state with the typicial southern state atttitude. I am from the South orginially so I can speak of this first hand. Anyway more to come..

I live in a little beach area called Mudjimba on the Queensland (Australia) Coast just one hour north of the Capital, Brisbane. At our front door we have miles of open beach where at times you can be the only person strolling along it. It is summer here at the moment and very hot. Also very humid.
The sand is very fine and golden and some days are very calm and others very woolly, but always beautiful. We are also very short of rain and praying for some relief only hoping it does not come in the form of a cyclone which used to be prevalent in this part of the world but have not been around for many years. We are a very friendly and laid back people and seem to take everything at a slower pace than most. We have a saying in this part of the world - beautiful one day, perfect the next. Any questions, just ask and I will endeavour to answer them for you. Cheers.

I live in England. Don't bother coming here.

Hello Bat$, this is a nice thread, thanks for opening it.
well, we live in Arizona USA, its very very dry here as well... no rain
for 110 days now. We are averaging around 65 winter degrees....
and 95-110 in summer. We have many small mountains long stretches
of desert, which abounds with snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, mountain
lions, quail,roadrunners, coyotes, small lakes in the northern part of
the state with pine trees and cooler temps. We too have many diverse
peoples many from Mexico and other states. Tourists abound in the
winter to come to the "valley of the sun" for the warmer temps,
so there are many attractions as fishing, hunting,theatres,live shows,
opera etc for entertaining. Its a lovely state and we are very lucky
to live here, thanks to all who are answering this thread, it is wonderful
to get to know some of you, and as bat$ says maybe we will all be
able to meet some time soon.
have a great day all......

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Originally Posted by nej

I live in England. Don't bother coming here.

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After the beautiful beach description of Mudjimba (thanks maxib) I laughed out loud when I saw your post nej.:rofl:

Seconded anyway.

Makes a change to have something to laugh about.

Hi all (particularly maxib) We live at Hervey Bay, QLD. Just about 2hrs further north than Maxib, still on the Queensland EAST coast. A total of about 4 hrs from Brisbane. We have a lot of tourists come here including Backpackers from all over the world. Our best season is July-November (which is our WINTER- SPRING) when the Humpback Whales come to pay us a visit. They bring their babies or sometimes even give birth here in "the bay". There are about 1/2 dz boats that are aloud to go out to see them and I can tell you all they are truly wonderful. They play and come (and bring the babies) right up to and under the boat. Some are bigger than the boats that people are on watching them. And you may find yourself less than 1 yard/metre from an enormous whale.

We also have fishing, diving and lots of other things to do. We are one of the fastest growing cities in Australia with our current population just under 50000. It is not as hustle and bustle as the likes of the Gold Coast or even the Sunshine Coast (near where maxib is from) but still is a great place to live or visit. Well we think so anyway.

Joy

We have a pretty good transportation. You can get to one state to another via interstate buses, rail or plane. City to city transport varies with the best in KL. States such as Penang and Melaka, you'll probably have to take stage buses or mini buses or taxi cabs which are abit uncomfortable and the latter expensive. You can rent bikes or bicycles in Penang or car if you like. No such luck in Melaka though.

Penang is an island state. You can take the scenic route via the ferry at Butterworth or cruise along the Penang Bridge. Here there are beaches for fun and frolic. Shopping for the ladies and young women. Some decent watering holes and just about the best food in the whole of Malaysia!

Try satay, rendang, nasi kunyit and a host of other delicious food await you. I'll provide you with a website link later.

Nej, I would like to visit England as I am quite fond of English girls. :) To my fellow contributors and pipsters, thanks for writing in.

Let's keep positive. When the $ comes in, we'll be knocking on each others door.

theBat$ just back from work.

From The Mitten.....formally known as Michigan. Like Indiana (neighboring state), four seasons to enjoy, my favorite being spring and fall. Surrounded by four large lakes and we have hundreds of inland lakes of all sizes. If you don't like the east side of the state (most populated), drive to the west side....less populated and beautiful scenery (particularly in the fall with all the colors on the trees). Third largest state in America for golf courses (go figure, with only 6 mos. of golfing weather).

jjm

It is snowing here in Middle Tennessee, USA. Everything is quiet and still. The horse is at the hay roll and the two dogs are sleeping on the nearby couch. What a blessing, so nice to be on this side of the ground today.

here's the website!

http://www.tourismpenang.gov.my by the state gov.

enjoy!

theBat$