If You Could Go Caching Anywhere In The World

[+Happy Bubbles]

So if you had $25,000 and a year of free time to go geocaching outside the United States, where would you go? What countries are the best geocaching hotspots? What caches are not to be missed? Famous ones? Really dang cool ones that never get visited? Anywhere at all outside of U.S. territory . . .

[+New England n00b]

Anywhere... I mean, free money AND geocaching? Where's the downside?

 

(well, okay, a war zone might not be the best place, but hey).

 

Seriously, I'd like to hit Japan & mebbe Norway or Finland or something. Dunno about cache density, but even if there is only one per country, It'd still be worth it.

[+Chuy!]

Since Antartica is the only continent I have not been to, I would choose there.

 

I've cached in Mexico, Belize, and Switzerland. Of the three I enjoyed Switzerland the most 'cause the caches I hit were in really cool forest areas and I had to use the train system to access the three or four that I visited. The caches themselves were nothing to write home about, it's the means that was the funnest.

 

However, one of my most memorable individual caches was at the now-archived Croc Adventure 'cause I came within 20 feet of some crocs; I still have moving footage that is quite incredible.

[+bear&fox]

Hmmm... I'd also like ot head for Antarctica, but $25 000 won't get you too far. So my vote will be Europe (Germany has many caches) - buy and old bike and tour the country... (sigh)

[+Snoogans]

New Zealand!!!

 

I don't even know if there are caches there. I just wanna go there.

[+graldrich]

New Zealand,theres like 1800 caches to find there!

[+Renegade Knight]

New Zealand,theres like 1800 caches to find there!

Works for me. New Zealand, Australia, Japan, UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, All of Scandanavia and some places in between.

[+Snoogans]

and some places in between.

Here's one of THOSE places I'd like to see.

 

Workin' the midnight shift gives me a perspective on euro cachin' even if I can only understand the pictures sometimes. I get to see the stuff as it gets logged. I really love reading the UK cache logs.

[+GSVNoFixedAbode]

New Zealand!!!

 

I don't even know if there are caches there. I just wanna go there.

Heh Heh - just to whet your appetite:

[+Anonymous']

New Zealand,theres like 1800 caches to find there!

Works for me. New Zealand, Australia, Japan, UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, All of Scandanavia and some places in between.

Liechtenstein?

[+Snoogans]

Liechtenstein?

Hmmmm, how many caches CAN there be in a country that you could skip a stone across?

[+Robespierre]

Michigan!

[+joefrog]

I want to head to Russia, to the Pacific NW, England, Austria, Scotland, New Zealand, Antartica, Thailand, Italy, and Peru, to name a few...

[Shoobie & the Sand Crabs]

New zealand doubt

[+Anonymous']

Liechtenstein?

Hmmmm, how many caches CAN there be in a country that you could skip a stone across?

Liechtenstein caches Heehee 5

[Mark Twain Impersonator]

I think it would be cool to do a caching tour across the U.S. finding caches as you go. but if not I'd pick either of the two contenants totaly below the ecquator.

[+Agent K]

TIMBUKTU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey,I don't know if there are caches there,I just want to go there!!!!!!!!!!!

[+magking1971]

I would have to say Nevada, With $25,000 that might just cover gas there and back.

[+TeamTurtles]

I would have to say Iceland...My wife is from there and she has been to almost every place there is a cache. And she doesnt cache..

[+Team Neff]

I would cache back in the UK, I only started caching when i moved to Michigan, it would be interesting to see where the caches are around Oxford (my home city).

Otherwise its been a lifelong ambition of mine to visit New Zealand where by the looks of it i could really boost my meagre cache total

[Tahosa and Sons]

I would go to Ireland, find a micro, trade a dollar and have $24,999.00 left to taste some Guiness at some local pubs.

[nobby.nobbs]

spend that on a small camper van and cache more around uk. so many places that i haven't been to yet.

[+worldtraveler]

So if you had $25,000 and a year of free time to go geocaching outside the United States . . .

What do you mean, "IF"?

 

Actually, A couple weeks per month is enough for me. I can't spend ALL of it geocaching; but expenses are paid, and I manage to enjoy the free time I have. Every place so far has been interesting, though I prefer cool or cold weather and no biting insects or poison plants.

[+JohnnyVegas]

The south pacific, and I don't wouldn't even care if I found a cache or not.

[WH]

Anyplace where scantily clad women pine after pear shaped men in their 30's.

[+briansnat]

Probably Thailand. I was there for two weeks once and it wasn't close to enough time. After that, Ireland, GB, France and Germany.

[+Kilroy Gang]

We just came back from a month of travel in Germany and Denmark. The typical caches in Germany, at least in the Berlin area, are quite a bit more complicated than the usual ones in California, where we are from. There are quite a number with complicated puzzles, games and factoid problems, where data must be gathered from web sites, compiled etc. before finding the coords.

 

Also, there are fewer satellites in Berlin than other areas, making coverage a little spotty at times. We use a Garmin e-Trex Legend.

 

Most caches are in German, with only a few in English, so that presents a challenge to those not speaking German. We were lucky to have a native German speaker with us, and Danish is similar enough that we didn't have too much trouble.

 

Denmark was more consistent with our California caches. Most were placed in beautiful geographic or historic places, with cache descriptions in Danish and English, making caching there easy and enjoyable. The caches were pretty easy finds, at least the ones we tried, and there seemed to be a cute little signature way of covering the on-ground caches with straw or hay swirled in a birdsnest fashion, which made discovery simple, once you realized the technique.

 

I must say that caching in both those places enhanced our vacation travels and made the journeys that much more interesting, as it took us to spots we otherwise would not have seen. And that's why we love geocaching so much!!! KG3

[+Fakari Mama]

This forum caught my eye because I just booked a trip to Chile, Argentina, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego for November. Has anyone cached in these places? What is the best way to get local cachers to suggest caches? Will be with a tour group most of the time, but will have some free time to wander.

[nobby.nobbs]

Anyplace where scantily clad women pine after pear shaped men in their 30's.

if they were rich aswell then i'll join you.

[+StarBrand]

I know it is still the USA but Alaska is where I'd want to go. Really remote areas.

 

As for outside the USA - Mongolia. Met a student from there a few years ago and was facinated by both stories he told and pictures he shared.