User:G2bambino

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Note: I used to go by the name Gbambino (big difference, I know...)

This user is a Wikipedian in Canada.
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This user is a proud Canadian.
This user comes from Ontario.
This user's Canada includes Québec.
This user is a Wikipedian who supports the Canadian Crown.
This user is an advocate of democracy.
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eh This user is a Canuck, and speaks Canadian English.
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This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.
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This user drinks. Period.
This user drinks beer.
This user eats poutine.
This user enjoys contributing to Wikipedia without wearing clothes.
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d'oh! This user thinks The Simpsons is simply...excellent.
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Verifiability is policy
This user loves using Google Earth.
Clerks. This user isn't supposed to be here today!
This user does not like getting Philiminated from the Race.
This user knows that bears are Godless killing machines.
Good news, everyone! This user is a fan of Futurama!
FC This user DOES NOT talk about Fight Club
This user accepts the alias Pink.
This user is evil, and frequently says mwhahaha!
This user is straight but not narrow.
This user spends far too much time editing his/her user page.
This user uses public transit.
This user enjoys llama racing.

[edit] Countries/areas visited

Next up: Japan (again), April, 2007

Seen 31 countries and over 193 cities or towns through travelling over 312,000 km (or, about 8 times around the Earth) in my lifetime.

World Heritage Site (currently 43)

= Sampled local McDonalds fare (currently 54 - it's kind of a running joke now)

Isn't it sad I've been to more McDonalds than World Heritage Sites?

= Commonwealth Realm

Country Province/State/Territory Year City
Canada (home country has to come first, right?) Alberta 1977 Banff 304, Calgary
British Columbia (x2) 1991, 2002 Vancouver (x2) , Victoria, Whistler (& Whistler-Blackcomb)
New Brunswick 1992 Blacks Harbour, Grand Manan Island
Ontario Barrie (x4), Belleville (x8) , Brighton (x65), Collingwood (x6), Fort Erie (x5), Hamilton, Kenora, Kingston (x6) , Kitchener (x4) , London (x5), Minaki, Niagara Falls , Niagara-on-the-Lake (x4), Orillia, Oshawa, Ottawa (x6) , :Scepia/Owen Sound, Parry Sound (x16), Peterborough, South Baymouth, Stratford (x3), Sudbury , Thunder Bay, Tobermory (x4), Toronto , Wiarton, Windsor
Québec (x5) 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002 Gatineau (x3), Montebello, Montreal (x5) , Quebec City (x2) 300
Antigua 1989 St. John's
Australia (lived 1 yr.) Australian Capital Territory 2001 Canberra
Jervis Bay Territory 2001 Jervis Bay
New South Wales 2001 Blue Mountains 917, Bombaderry, Condobolin, Sydney , Griffith, Katoomba, Nowra , Parkes , Wollongong
Northern Territory 2001 Alice Springs
Queensland 2001 Brisbane , Fraser Island 630, Noosa , North Stradbroke Island
Western Australia 2001 Broome , Kalgoorlie, Karijini National Park, Marble Bar, Newman, Perth , Port Hedland , Rottnest Island, Tom Price, Wittenoom
South Australia 2001 Adelaide , Cook
Tasmania 2001 Devonport, Hobart, Port Arthur
Victoria 2001 Geelong, Loch Ard Gorge, Lorne, Melbourne , The Twelve Apostles
Austria 1997 Innsbruck
Barbados 1989 Bridgetown
Belgium 1997 Brussels
Belize 2004 Belize Barrier Reef 764,Belize City, Ambergris Caye (San Pedro Town), Caye Caulker, San Ignacio Cayo
Chile 2003 Arica , Iquique, Lago Chungara, Putre, Santiago , Valparaíso 959
China Hong Kong S.A.R. (x2) 2000, 2001 Hong Kong
Macau S.A.R. 2001 Macau 1110
Egypt 2006 Abu Simbel, Aswan, Cairo , Hurghada , Luxor
France 1997 Avignon 228 , Nice , Paris , Versailles
Guadeloupe 1990 Basse-Terre, Sainte-Anne
Saint-Barthélemy 1990 Gustavia
Martinique 1989 Fort-de-France
Germany (x2) 1997, 2005 Cologne, Frankfurt
Grenada 2000 St. George's
Guatemala 2004 Antigua 65 (climbing Pacaya), Flores, Guatemala City, Tikal
Haiti 1976 Port-au-Prince
Honduras 2004 Copán, Copan Ruinas, San Pedro Sula
Italy (lived 6 mo.) 1997 Bologna, Florence 174 , Naples, Pienza 789, Pisa, Pompei , Pompeii 829, Rome (x2) 91 , San Gimignano 550, Siena 717, Tivoli (Hadrian's Villa), Venice 394 , Verona 797 , Vicenza 712
Ireland 1981 Cork, Dublin, Galway, Waterford
Jamaica (x2) 1976, 1980 Kingston (x2), Half Moon Bay, Ocho Rios (Dunn's River Falls)
Japan Osaka Prefecture 1999 Osaka
Netherlands 1997 Amsterdam , Rotterdam
Aruba 1990 Oranjestad
Saint Martin (x3) 1976, 1989, 1991 Marigot (x3)
Spain 1997 Barcelona
Saint Kitts and Nevis (x2) 1989, 1991 Basseterre, Charlestown (x2)
Saint Lucia (x2) 1976, 1990 Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1990 Georgetown, Kingstown
Switzerland 1997 Lucerne, Zurich
Taiwan 2000 Taipei
Thailand 2000 Ayutthaya, Bangkok , Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Samui, Surat Thani
United Kingdom (x5) England (x3) 1988, 1997, 2004 Birmingham, Carlisle, London (x2)
Scotland (x5) 1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 2005 Aberdeen, Ayr (x3), Dumbarton, Dumfries, Edinburgh (x2) , Elgin, Falkirk, Glasgow (x5) , Glencoe, Inverness, Kilmarnock (x5), Oban, Stirling, Troon
British Virgin Islands 1990 Road Town
Montserrat 1989 Plymouth
United Nations 1993 United Nations headquarters
United States (x23) Florida (x5) 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002 Clearwater, Florida Everglades 76, Miami (x4) , Tampa
Illinois 1996 Chicago
Louisiana 1989 Baton Rouge, New Orleans
Maine 1992 Bangor
Maryland 1976 Baltimore
Michigan 1985 Detroit, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, St. Ignace, Vanderbilt
New Hampshire 1992 Drove through
New Jersey (x3) 1993, 1995, 2004 Newark (x3)
New York (x6) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004 Buffalo (x4) , New York (x4)
Ohio 2000 Cleveland
Pennsylvania 1993 Scranton
Texas 2003 Houston
Vermont 1992 Drove through
Washington 1991 Bellingham
Puerto Rico 1991 San Juan
U.S. Virgin Islands (x2) 1990, 1991 Charlotte Amalie
Vatican City 286 1997
Cities visited
Cities visited

[edit] Transit systems

Public transit train and ferry systems I've ridden on:

Country City System Image
Australia Brisbane CityTrain
CityCat
Perth Transperth
Sydney CityRail
Sydney Ferries
Canada Montreal Montreal Metro
Toronto Toronto Transit Commission
Island Ferry Services
Chile Santiago Santiago Metro
China Hong Kong MTR
Egypt Cairo Cairo Metro
France Paris Paris Métro
Germany Frankfurt U-Bahn
Italy Venice Vaporetti
Thailand Bangkok Skytrain
United Kingdom London London Underground
United States New York New York City Subway
Chicago Chicago 'L'
Vatican City Popemobile