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Francis Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 595 Gender:	what's the most off the beaten track your been? Aug 10^th, 2017 at 9:54pm Myself - Cuba and the Domic republic . Anyone else been somewhere different to the normal and Like to share ?
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: what's the most off the beaten track your been? Reply #1 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:01pm Are countries considered off beaten track? I thought that more applied to how far off an actual road you went.
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Reply #2 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:11pm

went up a mountain track in the Romanian countryside years ago to look at a 50 000yr old glacier. Going up the mountain there were a few subsistence farms around, no other infrastructure to speak off ... about halfway up the mountain there appeared to be a little shop the size of a average WC.

I thought sweet, I'll grab a drink. When I went in there was the most gorgeous little 10 yr old girl sitting on a cut up log being used as a seat, a rough sawn timber slab (hand cut) across two other logs to make up a counter, and behind her was one small shelf on the wall with three items on it. That was the whole shop. I couldn't buy a drink as they didn't have any so I bought a can of beans. I had to buy something, I was probably the only customer she's had all month.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 131563 Gender:	Re: what's the most off the beaten track your been? Reply #3 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:14pm Off the beaten track? Hmm I went 3 kilometres down a salt mine in Poland once.
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Reply #4 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:17pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:14pm:

Off the beaten track?

Hmm Undecided

I went 3 kilometres down a salt mine in Poland once.

ohh, I did a couple of k's into a cave once ... again romania. To look at a cave bear skeleton

wankers in charge thought they'd be funny and turned the lights off on us. It was end of holiday season so my wife and I were the only ones in there. they were a little disappointed when I just sat down with my wife and waited them out. I think they expected me to start yelling out or something. Instead I pulled out a torch I had in my backpack and enjoyed the stalagmites by torchlight.

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Reply #5 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:26pm

John Smith wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:14pm:

Off the beaten track?

Hmm Undecided

I went 3 kilometres down a salt mine in Poland once.

ohh, I did a couple of k's into a cave once ... again romania. To look at a cave bear skeleton

wankers in charge thought they'd be funny and turned the lights off on us. It was end of holiday season so my wife and I were the only ones in there. they were a little disappointed when I just sat down with my wife and waited them out. I think they expected me to start yelling out or something. Instead I pulled out a torch I had in my backpack and enjoyed the stalagmites by torchlight.

Yeah, they turned out the lights about half way down the salt mine I went in.

They DID give us warning, though.

This is one of the many rooms down the mine.

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Reply #6 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:31pm

John Smith wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:14pm:

Off the beaten track?

Hmm Undecided

I went 3 kilometres down a salt mine in Poland once.

ohh, I did a couple of k's into a cave once ... again romania. To look at a cave bear skeleton

wankers in charge thought they'd be funny and turned the lights off on us. It was end of holiday season so my wife and I were the only ones in there. they were a little disappointed when I just sat down with my wife and waited them out. I think they expected me to start yelling out or something. Instead I pulled out a torch I had in my backpack and enjoyed the stalagmites by torchlight.

Pfft, couple of Ks. Wink

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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: what's the most off the beaten track your been? Reply #7 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:35pm https://scontent.fcbr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15977724_599824130213414_9223853... And also me
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Reply #8 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:35pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:31pm:

John Smith wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:14pm:

Off the beaten track?

Hmm Undecided

I went 3 kilometres down a salt mine in Poland once.

ohh, I did a couple of k's into a cave once ... again romania. To look at a cave bear skeleton

wankers in charge thought they'd be funny and turned the lights off on us. It was end of holiday season so my wife and I were the only ones in there. they were a little disappointed when I just sat down with my wife and waited them out. I think they expected me to start yelling out or something. Instead I pulled out a torch I had in my backpack and enjoyed the stalagmites by torchlight.

Pfft, couple of Ks. Wink

https://scontent.fcbr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22141123_720624918133334_2789303...
Me in the middle

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Reply #9 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:36pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:35pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:31pm:

John Smith wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:14pm:

Off the beaten track?

Hmm Undecided

I went 3 kilometres down a salt mine in Poland once.

ohh, I did a couple of k's into a cave once ... again romania. To look at a cave bear skeleton

wankers in charge thought they'd be funny and turned the lights off on us. It was end of holiday season so my wife and I were the only ones in there. they were a little disappointed when I just sat down with my wife and waited them out. I think they expected me to start yelling out or something. Instead I pulled out a torch I had in my backpack and enjoyed the stalagmites by torchlight.

Pfft, couple of Ks. Wink

https://scontent.fcbr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22141123_720624918133334_2789303...
Me in the middle

Where?

What?

Does the link work?

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: what's the most off the beaten track your been? Reply #10 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:37pm greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:26pm: Yeah, they turned out the lights about half way down the salt mine I went in. I've been down a curry mine in India once, but.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72272 Gender:	Re: what's the most off the beaten track your been? Reply #11 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:39pm well done bojack ... That looks a little more hard core than anything I've done. I've just done the touristy stuff with boardwalks and paths already laid out for me. Love the abseiling down the waterfall. Tried abseiling once, loved it. I want to do it again
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Reply #12 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:40pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:36pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:35pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:31pm:

John Smith wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:14pm:

Off the beaten track?

Hmm Undecided

I went 3 kilometres down a salt mine in Poland once.

ohh, I did a couple of k's into a cave once ... again romania. To look at a cave bear skeleton

wankers in charge thought they'd be funny and turned the lights off on us. It was end of holiday season so my wife and I were the only ones in there. they were a little disappointed when I just sat down with my wife and waited them out. I think they expected me to start yelling out or something. Instead I pulled out a torch I had in my backpack and enjoyed the stalagmites by torchlight.

Pfft, couple of Ks. Wink

https://scontent.fcbr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22141123_720624918133334_2789303...
Me in the middle

Where?

What?

Does the link work?

Yes.

Where was the photo taken, and what were you doing?

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Reply #13 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:41pm

John Smith wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:39pm:

well done bojack ... That looks a little more hard core than anything I've done. I've just done the touristy stuff with boardwalks and paths already laid out for me.

Love the abseiling down the waterfall. Tried abseiling once, loved it. I want to do it again

1st pic is Mammoth Cave Jenolan. 2nd is Kanangra main canyon.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 131563 Gender:	Re: what's the most off the beaten track your been? Reply #14 - Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:41pm John Smith wrote on Oct 25^th, 2017 at 12:39pm: well done bojack ... That looks a little more hard core than anything I've done. Ditto. I got some water splashed onto my shoe in the Polish salt mine, and I wasn't impressed.
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