I've had unofficial CS experiences in Germany and UK which were great! My last long travel ended almost 2 years ago, and now I'm working in Paris. Yet I'm always happy to meet new people and speak english or spanish ! That's a very good way to keep an open-mind :)

Hiking around the Mont Blanc (french alps), 215 kms of great landscapes, awesome time spent with a friend. Going for an outside barbecue party in the middle of the frozen mountains (- 22° out there!).. well, we still managed to grill sausages!