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Africa

Africa(95,783)

Sub-Saharan and North Africa forum

Americas

Canada(11,684)

Including Vancouver, Montréal, Toronto, Banff, Québec

Caribbean(9,951)

Including Aruba, The Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and more

Central America(47,649)

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Cuba(16,519)

Tips on Cuba visas, CUCs and pesos, Cuban healthcare, cigars and trip reports

Mexico(23,480)

Mexico travel forum

South America(95,231)

Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Easter Island, trekking Machu Picchu and more amazing experiences

United States of America(35,280)

From sea to shining sea, including NYC, LA and California, Las Vegas, Hawaii

Asia

Central Asia(12,455)

Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Indian Subcontinent(83,622)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

North-East Asia(68,165)

China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet

South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula(60,848)

Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore

South-East Asia Mainland(64,653)

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam

Thailand(54,226)

Travel forum for Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Ko Samui and more

Australasia & Pacific

Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica(35,313)

Do they speak English? Australia travel forum, New Zealand travel advice, plus Antarctica

Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea(7,929)

Advice for French Polynesia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and more

Europe

Eastern Europe & the Caucasus(62,211)

Eastern Europe travel forum, including the Baltics, Balkans and Turkey

Scandinavia & the Nordics(14,952)

Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

UK & Ireland(20,687)

England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Western Europe(85,452)

Italy forum, France forum, Western Europe forum, including the Canary Islands and Greece

Middle East

Middle East(33,833)

Middle East travel forum … and does anyone know if Israeli passport stamps are still a problem?