If You Could Go Anywhere In The World...

[Angel_Eyes]

Yeah, the title pretty much says it all. Where would you go if you could go anywhere in the world?

Me... I'd love to go to Australia. :) Not for the reason you guys probably think though, but I actually have relatives in Oz. Most of us didn't know about them until the Spring of 1998 and everyone met them (well, just my uncle, aunt and cousin) when they came to visit the following Summer. I would tell you the whole complicated story, but basically, when my papow (that's southern for "grandfather" ;)) was in World War 2, he had to go overseas. He eventually met a woman, she got pregnant, he was confused and didn't know what to do so when he could come back home, he did. She, of course, stayed there and raised my half uncle while my papow raised a family of his own. My papow only told a select couple of people about what happened and when my uncle got old enough, he started searching for him. Of course, he finally found him, they exchanged emails and they planned their trip here. They're really nice people and I love the Aussie accent. :) They were supposed to come back down for Thanksgiving in 2001, but after 9/11, they were scared to. :( I don't blame them though.

So, where would you guys like to go, and why? I'm just curious. :)

[michaelsjewel]

i would like to go to hell.....JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!! :mooner: :omg: :muhaha:

Let's be serious here...... i think some place just far from here... i haven't been outside of nebraska, iowa, and south dakota and there's far more to explore out there.

i really would like to visit NEW YORK CITY.... or perhaps LONDON or PARIS - i'm a city person...love em...lol (even though i grew up in the country).... but yah, a EUROPE trip would be nice

there's lots more places i'd like to go, but then i'd be listing most of the country except justin's backyard...that'd be creepy...lol

[bluediamond]

Well i went to Morocco in December (for xmas) and i loved it, it may be a muslim country but they are really nice caring people, and when you are a visitor in there country they treat you as one of them. Im going back in 4 weeks!! mainly to look at buying a property there, but also to get back to the casino's lol.

Ive been to Warsaw in Poland and Geneva in Switzerland, both are nice, but if i could go anywhere it would have to be New Zealand....oh well perhaps one day.

Dave. :lalala:

[Lissa]

I LOVE Florida!

[Eibhlin]

I would love to have a european tour...*sighs wistfully* However mostly I am in love with the idea of visiting Finland to meet my relatives there; London; Ireland...not sure what part yet; Norway, because the mountains and fjords look so pretty, and Italy and France...as for inside the U.S., I would really like to go to New Orleans, esp. after reading so many Anne Rice novels. Oh, and I definitely want to go to Alaska. Guess I had better start a travel fund... :lol:

andrea

[folderol and]

I'd love to go to Germany...maybe some other places in Europe...maybe because of the food, a few sights, but not too much walking...anyplace tropical and exotic--anyplace with palm trees. I've been to Dominican Republic, and twice to Florida, and loved both trips. I've been to New York too--a lot of walking around. I'd just rather sit on a beach and do nothing.

But at the moment I'd most like to go to Antigua.

\ david

[MrCC]

I would also love to go to Europe. I've been over most of the US mainland, Hawaii, Canada, and a little in Mexico. I'm too chicken to go to the mideast, but I think I could do Europe. I would especially like to see The British Isles, France, and Italy. I like art and architecture and Europe certainly had allot more interesting architecture than most cities in the western US.

[Little Bird]

There are loads of places I would love to go but the main places are New Zealand, Prague, Egypt, Venice and New York. I'd say New Zealand would be my favourite out of those choices but in the cooler months instead. I have relatives who run Kiwi farm there so I already have somwhere to stay. They send home videos every Christmas so I have been fascinated about the place my whole life.

[bluediamond]

This is really strange, the people from the US. want to visit Europe, the Europeans want to visit the US, or just about anywhere than here lol.

Honestly, you Americans, Canadians dont know how lucky you are. Europe (im speaking for the UK) is :mooner: - pants!!

London is rubbish, the weather is always raining and grey, and we queue up for everything and everything....Englands national pastime IS queueing!

:lalala:
Dave.

[Eibhlin]

perhaps it fits the idea that the grass is greener ( and more interesting ) on the other side, or in this case other continent or country :P

[MrCC]

Originally posted by bluediamond@Mar 7 2005, 01:36 AM
This is really strange, the people from the US. want to visit Europe, the Europeans want to visit the US, or just about anywhere than here lol.

Honestly, you Americans, Canadians dont know how lucky you are. Europe (im speaking for the UK) is :mooner: - pants!!

London is rubbish, the weather is always raining and grey, and we queue up for everything and everything....Englands national pastime IS queueing!

:lalala:
Dave.
Another example is the people who live in Hawaii. What a beautiful place, but do you know what the number one travel destination for Hawaiians is? Las Vegas. Go figure.

[michaelsjewel]

i don't really always think it's the grass is greener on the other side... we hear stories about these places and wish to visit them b'c they are different than we are used to....as for london....yah it's old - but it's got some magnificent history behind it and that's what makes it attractive - that and the architecture :) and no......not jack the ripper! :hammer:

[MrCC]

I like living in America, but I like to travel to see what other places are like. Just because I would like to spend a week or two there doesn't mean I want to move. It's just nice to see where other people live and experience their culture for a little while. When I've traveled for two weeks away from home it's sure great to get home. I miss my home, family, and friends too much if I go for longer than that.

[georger]

I'm born in and live in Canada - and love it.

Been to the US, to Germany, I've lived for a while in Austria, Switzerland and the land of my ancestors, Hungary when it was still under communism.

It's mostly good! Some parts of the US I've been to have been very depressing and discouraging, I've seen too much poverty, social degradation and apathy in poor parts of Washington DC, Cincinatti, Buffalo, Newark and other cities.

I've lived in some of the major cities as far west as Saskatoon.

I'd love to explore rural parts of Russia, Scotland and especially Ireland. Then I've love to live in a motorhome and travel to every small town and village throughout all of Canada.

[Sitdogboy!]

I'd go to the bottom of the Ocean. I cant swim actually, but I think it would be cool.

Think of all the undiscovered things! Who knows, there could be a portal from Earth to a far, far galixy!

[DreamsLast]

I don't know how I missed this thread!! :-) My husband and I were born & raised in the Midwest and always dreamt of the amazing outside world. Our dream was to travel and experience everything out there we could (mostly cause we were bored in Iowa with nothing to do!!) HaHa!

My life's passion is to TRAVEL. So I have many thoughts on this subject. Once my husband gets his education settled here in the next year or so, that's our main goal. He feels the same way.

The #1 place we both want to go???? AUSTRALIA!! Hubby wants to scuba dive with Great Whites, I want to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, and we both want to see the landscape, animals, and culture of Australia. It's such a unique place and we've always been fascinated with it. Now we'd like to add going to the Australia Zoo to see the facility and for the memorial for the "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. My husband and I are passionate animal & nature lovers, and losing him has been such a tragedy for the animal/conservation world. He was such a passionate man and lived every day to the fullest. An example of how we all should be!

Anyway, #2 on the list is Europe. For the first time there, we'd probably do one of those 2 week treks where you go all over Europe to get an overview of what it's like. For me, I specifically want to see IRELAND (I'm of Irish descent-maybe I'll stop & see ya Kiera!), SWEDEN (my family is mostly Swedish), and Venice, Italy. Ever since I was a little girl I've wanted to go on a gondola ride through the city. Many people say Venice is a dirty town, but I'm trying not to let that skewer my dream! :-)

#3 Fiji, (very expensive!) or some other tropical location like the Virgin Islands. This will likely be one of our first trips (the V.I. that is) because it's relatively close to where we live and it's easy & pretty cheap to take a cruise right out of Florida. It will be our 'starter vacation'!!

[Sitdogboy!]

Am I the only one that didnt pick a country/city/ something like that? I mean, the bottom of the ocean, that is clever :p

Besides the bottom of the Ocean, going to the inside center of the earth would be cool. I wonder if there could be animals living it it, like worms and bugs and such. Thats interesting....

[Little Bird]

For me, I specifically want to see IRELAND (I'm of Irish descent-maybe I'll stop & see ya Kiera!)

Yep no problem. I'll have the kettle on ready to make a cuppa!

[Eibhlin]

Right now, I want to be in New Hampshire in the mountains so bad I can practically taste the air...

:MECRY[1]:

[ItBeThatWay27]

GILLIGAN'S ISLAND for me, thank you

[Eibhlin]

ya, you just want Mary Ann and Ginger, don't you?

[ItBeThatWay27]

I want to escape the world I live in for something simple and I don't need Ginger, I am a Mary-Ann guy all the way :)

[last_dance_rodeo]

oh oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I would so go to Narnia, do you think it's gay if i want to be the white witch? haha

[ItBeThatWay27]

yes, very . . . . (i am typing more so it's over 10 characters to please the system)