If You Could Go Geocaching Anywhere in the World…

[+hamsterdude10]

Hey everyone,

 

We all know geocaching is a great way to explore new places—but if you could pick anywhere in the world to go caching, where would you go?

 

Would you head for the wild—like the Amazon, the Alps, or the Australian outback?

 

Would you pick a place rich in history—like Rome, Kyoto, or the pyramids of Egypt?

 

Or go extreme—Antarctica, a volcano, or even a space-themed cache at a science center?

[+Wanderschuler]

Canberra, Australia

[+Calypso62]

Antarctica. It's my last continent to find a geocache in! 👍

[+Goldenwattle]

17 minutes ago, Calypso62 said:

Antarctica. It's my last continent to find a geocache in! 👍

I did that last year and it was great, especially as Hurtigruten did not charge single supplements. Great voyage, can recommend them. I enjoyed the lectures by the biologists, etc on board. Worth attending. Far more worthwhile than the 'general entertainment' on cruise ships. Only managed three finds though in the Antarctic although one was a shared FTF with the other geocachers aboard. I know someone else who did an Antarctic trip and got more finds. It depends on where the ship stops for various reasons. Still, thrilled to have those finds.

Got my first caches in South America as well on that trip - Argentine, Chile and Uruguay. I took the local ferry across to Uruguay from Argentine for the day to tick off another country.

 

I still have Africa to find a cache on and hope to remedy that in a couple of months.

[+Goldenwattle]

6 hours ago, Wanderschuler said:

Canberra, Australia

Any particular reason, although we do have lots of caches🙂.

[+Goldenwattle]

15 hours ago, hamsterdude10 said:

Hey everyone,

 

We all know geocaching is a great way to explore new places—but if you could pick anywhere in the world to go caching, where would you go?

 

Would you head for the wild—like the Amazon, the Alps, or the Australian outback?

 

Would you pick a place rich in history—like Rome, Kyoto, or the pyramids of Egypt?

 

Or go extreme—Antarctica, a volcano, or even a space-themed cache at a science center?

I would pick them all. I like variety. Not a person to holiday in the same place every year. Now retired I can do more travelling. But even when young and working I would do what travelling I could, with my four weeks annual leave. Five if you counted the week off at Christmas. Plus the long weekends for shorter trips. Even ordinary weekends. Didn't have much money then as my income was below average, so travelling was cheap; youth hostels, sleeping sitting up on a train overnight in economy, sleeping on the floor of a boat. When home sleeping for free in my car while travelling instead of a motel. I wasn't going to let it stop me from travelling only having limited money. At home I lived frugally to save for my next trip; growing many of my own vegetables, etc. More financially stable now retired, so use motels. I get 'cabin fever and itchy feet' if I can't travel. It's what one prioritises.

Of your list, being Australian I have travelled to the Australian outback several times, including driving around Australia, over 17,500kms. Lots of free camping done in the north by travellers. When younger I took a bicycle through the Swiss Alps; had to walk up the Gotthard Pass, but wheee...coming back down again. Haven't been to the Amazon yet. Visited Rome for the first time two years ago, but wasn't well when there and it was raining, so unfair on Rome to comment. I have seen volcanos; NZ next door has lots, and there are extinct ones in Australia; some very volcanic shaped, the last one erupted maybe 5,000 yrs ago. They were hot spots, similar to what Hawaii has. I have stood in Hawaii and watched larva flow close by and visited a volcano there and looked over the rim. It was smoking. The one in PNG I saw was smoking too; more than the Hawaiian one. Flew over Mt St Helens in a helicopter. That was dramatic landscape after the eruption. Planning more trips this year.

There is mention of a 'traveller's gene'. If such a thing exists I suspect I might have it. 😆 If I had more money I would travel even more. Some say if they won a lottery (as I don't buy tickets this won't be me) they would get a new car, a bigger house etc. Things! No, me, I would travel more.

Edited May 19 by Goldenwattle

[+Weber_and_Sons]

seattle.

 

[+Viajero Perdido]

I can.  

 

I love places offering a comfortable base, and lots of trails within easy day-trip range, lined with lots of caches including challenging ones.  Keeps me young through exercise.

• Hong Kong
• Seoul, Busan and around
• Taipei and around, if it ever stops raining
• Europe*, before it's too late
• Canaries or similar, if I didn't have to drive
• Wherever @barefootjeff hangs out
• British Columbia and Alberta, driving distance, if they pull another 2020 stunt

 

 

How to make a whole day disappear.

 

* 

 

 

Edited May 23 by Viajero Perdido

[+cerberus1]

Someday Elon Musk and I will bump into each other, and I'll ask if there's any chance a regular guy can get a ride to the space station.

I still would like to play in Australia, but no smoking on that long flight would probably have me front n center with the sky marshal...

[+Wanderschuler]

On 5/18/2025 at 9:40 PM, Goldenwattle said:

Any particular reason, although we do have lots of caches🙂.

No huge reason. It's a cache dense area I've never been to, so I'd be playing tourist and geocaching at the same time.  My travel wishlist is very long (New Zealand, Germany, Peru, Bermuda...)

[+Calypso62]

I have my eye on the traditional at Port Lockroy, Antarctica.

[+Goldenwattle]

59 minutes ago, Calypso62 said:

I have my eye on the traditional at Port Lockroy, Antarctica.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DH5Xjs8xFvG/

[+Calypso62]

Well guess I'm not going there in the foreseeable future. 🤪

[+geodarts]

Pitcairn Island.  A few years ago we had made all the arrangements to go there (with a some time in Tahiti).  Shortly after, I had a serious accident that should have cost my life.  It will not happen but if I can dream . . . 

 

 

[RuideAlmeida]

On 5/18/2025 at 10:10 PM, Goldenwattle said:

Haven't been to the Amazon yet.

 

Always welcome in Manaus.

[+Calypso62]

If anyone wants a fantastic week (you only need a week) of geocaching fun in a stunning location with great history, visit Norfolk Island in the Pacific Ocean east of Australia.

I hosted a group of 34 geocachers to Norfolk Island and we all had a fabulous time finding every cache on the island.

You'll also receive a geocaching country souvenir.

If you want to know more, please message me. You won't be disappointed if you decide to visit. 😃

[+Goldenwattle]

I have been to Norfolk Island and I concur. One year the annual Australia and NZ Bookcrossing get together was held there. I spent a lot of time geocaching and cleaned the island out of geocaches. However, more have appeared there since my visit, as can be seen by this map. If you organise another trip somewhere and take non Sydney people I would like to have the chance to consider it. Solved some of the newer caches and they are waiting in case I get back there. Some ALs too. You need to find wi-fi for them.

Edited May 26 by Goldenwattle

[+niraD]

On 5/18/2025 at 11:45 AM, hamsterdude10 said:

We all know geocaching is a great way to explore new places—but if you could pick anywhere in the world to go caching, where would you go?

I really don't geocache that way. I tend to go places, and then find a few geocaches while I'm there.

 

And right now, the places I'd like to go aren't geocaching destinations, but places where people I haven't seen in a long time live.