How many countries in 1 day?
Jul 27, 2005 | 10:25 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: A Southern locale that ain't the South.
Programs: Bah, HUMBUG!
Posts: 8,014
Hmm... some nutty flights to save money in Europe. Most in one day, UK-France-Switzerland-Czech Republic-Germany-Denmark-Finland. It was one hell of a looong day.
Jul 28, 2005 | 8:10 pm
#19
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2
Originally Posted by Seachain
i rather suspect that many ft'ers will comfortably beat my recent experience and i'm curious to know what the target is!
i recently did UK-Amsterdam-Nice (flight), picked up a rental and drove via Monaco to San Remo (italy). Counting the principality as a bona fide "country", that makes 5 in a day.
easily beatable but the challenge is thrown!!
i recently did UK-Amsterdam-Nice (flight), picked up a rental and drove via Monaco to San Remo (italy). Counting the principality as a bona fide "country", that makes 5 in a day.
easily beatable but the challenge is thrown!!
Jul 29, 2005 | 12:07 pm
#21
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Southern California
Posts: 408
Originally Posted by stimpy
I think the most countries one can visit in single day is 3. This is so because to really visit a country you must have a proper meal and interact with the locals. So in one day I had a breakfast meeting in Brussels, a lunch meeting in Paris, and a dinner meeting in Torino. That's it. Top that!
No flights, no car, being driven in a van, 2 months ago, no business either, just fun
Jul 29, 2005 | 1:58 pm
#23
Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 112
During my LatinPass million-mile quest I flew to six countries in one day: Peru-Ecuador-Columbia-Costa Rica-El Salvador-Guatemala.
I've also done six driving: Germany-Austria-Italy-Liechtenstein-Switzerland-France (although the only reason I touched Italy was because I made a wrong turn and got lost.)
I've also done six driving: Germany-Austria-Italy-Liechtenstein-Switzerland-France (although the only reason I touched Italy was because I made a wrong turn and got lost.)
Jul 29, 2005 | 2:11 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: HKG
Programs: Miles & More Senator, CX Marco Polo Club, SQ Krisflyer
Posts: 249
All in one go I did five by air. BAH to DXB to ZRH to BRU to DUB. Unfortunately being based in a secondary European city means you usually have to transit at least once sometimes twice.
Jul 29, 2005 | 3:44 pm
#25
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: WashDC
Programs: UA, AA
Posts: 635
I guess my record is 5:
Flew US to France (Paris) to that wacky EuroAirport of Basle/Mulhouse/Freiburg, where I proceeded to drive (briefly) through France and Germany into Switzerland to Lugano. And then, at the end of the day, just for grins, took a boat across the late to Campione, which is an exclave of Italy surrounded by Switzerland.
Flew US to France (Paris) to that wacky EuroAirport of Basle/Mulhouse/Freiburg, where I proceeded to drive (briefly) through France and Germany into Switzerland to Lugano. And then, at the end of the day, just for grins, took a boat across the late to Campione, which is an exclave of Italy surrounded by Switzerland.
Aug 16, 2005 | 7:37 am
#27
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Delhi, India
Programs: BA Gold, Eurobonus Silver
Posts: 167
September 11th 2001
Set of from Equador early morning on a flight to New York, scheduled stop in Panama city, deplannned due to the problems in NY, asked to be rerouted to Europe, then went to Bogota, Colombia, then Madrid, Spain and finally to London, UK.
Have 9/11 stamps in my passport from all the above south american countries and got asked by US Immigration about my flying pattern for that day in 2002.
Jupeter
Have 9/11 stamps in my passport from all the above south american countries and got asked by US Immigration about my flying pattern for that day in 2002.
Jupeter
Aug 16, 2005 | 11:39 am
#28
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posts: 90
I can't beat it, but I did once have a breakfast meeting in Mestre (Venice-sort of), a lunch meeting in Munich (okay, at the airport), and a dinner meeting in Birmingham which never took place because the other guy no-showed. The meetings were organized at short notice and it was one of the most expensive flights I ever took within Europe!
It's also feasible to drive from Belgium (Brussels) through Luxembourg, France, and Germany to Holland and back to Brussels, which would make five countries. I did it once years ago, including stopping for a beer in each country. A long day, but fun.
It's also feasible to drive from Belgium (Brussels) through Luxembourg, France, and Germany to Holland and back to Brussels, which would make five countries. I did it once years ago, including stopping for a beer in each country. A long day, but fun.
Originally Posted by stimpy
I think the most countries one can visit in single day is 3. This is so because to really visit a country you must have a proper meal and interact with the locals. So in one day I had a breakfast meeting in Brussels, a lunch meeting in Paris, and a dinner meeting in Torino. That's it. Top that!