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with cost being of no concern, where would you go and why?
include pics if you like :D
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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Posts: 12,553
    pandora wrote:
    with cost being of no concern, where would you go and why?
    include pics if you like :D

    New Zealand with my dogs. I would love to hike through the mountains and spend some time at the pubs. Seems like the people are pretty friendly, too. Cool accents, too.
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    It's funny, I'm not really the adventurous type, when I travel, it's for a purpose - usually to see Pearl Jam :lol:

    Growing up I always wanted to go to Lake Tahoe, and I did a few years ago, so I guess I've satisfied that "before I die" thing when it comes to "must see" :lol:
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    ok so.. im planning on being in NYC in march. so if money was no object, id stay til my visa ran out instead of the 3 weeks im planning. why NYC? its NYC. 8-)

    i also discovered you can ride a train from istanbul to tehran. so lets write that one down. why? well... years ago i came across one of those lonely planet guide entitled istanbul to kathmandu. i thougt how cool would that be. at the time for whatever reason i didnt buy the guide. recently it started bugging me and so i did a google search and discovered that guide is now a classic and costs a god damn fortune. so.... i started googling other stuff and came across the istanbul-tehran train. i also discovered you can get off at lake van and catch a connecting train to damascus. to me, this is the big adventure.
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  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    catefrances wrote:
    ok so.. im planning on being in NYC in march. so if money was no object, id stay til my visa ran out instead of the 3 weeks im planning. why NYC? its NYC. 8-)

    i also discovered you can ride a train from istanbul to tehran. so lets write that one down. why? well... years ago i came across one of those lonely planet guide entitled istanbul to kathmandu. i thougt how cool would that be. at the time for whatever reason i didnt buy the guide. recently it started bugging me and so i did a google search and discovered that guide is now a classic and costs a god damn fortune. so.... i started googling other stuff and came across the istanbul-tehran train. i also discovered you can get off at lake van and catch a connecting train to damascus. to me, this is the big adventure.


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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    ok so.. im planning on being in NYC in march. so if money was no object, id stay til my visa ran out instead of the 3 weeks im planning. why NYC? its NYC. 8-)

    i also discovered you can ride a train from istanbul to tehran. so lets write that one down. why? well... years ago i came across one of those lonely planet guide entitled istanbul to kathmandu. i thougt how cool would that be. at the time for whatever reason i didnt buy the guide. recently it started bugging me and so i did a google search and discovered that guide is now a classic and costs a god damn fortune. so.... i started googling other stuff and came across the istanbul-tehran train. i also discovered you can get off at lake van and catch a connecting train to damascus. to me, this is the big adventure.


    nyc..its evolution baby

    its the vibe. NY has an energy that i know will fuel my soul. viewed from afar NYC is an ant farm. :P 8-)
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    unlost dogs wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    with cost being of no concern, where would you go and why?
    include pics if you like :D

    New Zealand with my dogs. I would love to hike through the mountains and spend some time at the pubs. Seems like the people are pretty friendly, too. Cool accents, too.

    Same here actually... maybe even parts of Australia as well. Wherever Ziggy and Catefrances aren't, of course. I think they'd posion me if given the chance.
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  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,440
    Hawaii for sure. Love to spend a month or two just checking out the scenery and beaches, totally relaxing. Australia maybe but can't imagine being on a plane for almost a full day.
  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    pjhawks wrote:
    Hawaii for sure. Love to spend a month or two just checking out the scenery and beaches, totally relaxing. Australia maybe but can't imagine being on a plane for almost a full day.


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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    pjhawks wrote:
    Hawaii for sure. Love to spend a month or two just checking out the scenery and beaches, totally relaxing. Australia maybe but can't imagine being on a plane for almost a full day.

    trust me.. that long haul flight will be totally worth it. 8-)
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    im pretty sure i'd go somewhere
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  • Electric_DeltaElectric_Delta Posts: 977
    Australia...Great Britain...Ireland...the list goes on and on
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Same here actually... maybe even parts of Australia as well. Wherever Ziggy and Catefrances aren't, of course. I think they'd posion me if given the chance.

    oh hey now.. im more likely to slip a knife under your ribs. that way i can look you in the eye and see the life drain out of you. 8-)
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    edited October 2010
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  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    Well my latest pipe dream is to move to Victoria, British Columbia to pursue my PhD next year...if I can get into the program. I have other options in mind but they're all still within Ontario...and honestly, I'm sick of Ontario. I fell in love with Vancouver 8 years ago and can't wait to go back out west.
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  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Italy. I want to eat myself silly with that delicious food.

    Then on to this place: Lake Louise
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    Full on Mediterranean cruise
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,854
    so many things to do and places to see

    Fishing exotic spots like christmas island, the seychelles, new zealand, iceland, russia
    Seeing Formula 1 grand prixs in monaco, singapore, malaysia, dubai
    Trekking in the himalayas-everest base camp
    African Safari
    Pyramids of egypt
    Private island somewhere
    over the water bungalow in bora bora
    Rainforest in south america
    private yacht out to the great barrier reef
    be nice to visit the countries in Scandinavia during the summer

    But seriously, I have two vacation dreams-all first class and with travel assistants:
    1. take my extended family on a ski trip to hokkaido japan during the snow festival
    2. take my extended family to hawaii-to some huge house on the beach-doesnt matter which island
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    New Zealand and Australia are probably my two hotspots to visit before I pass. I would also like to travel through Italy and France
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Italy. I want to eat myself silly with that delicious food.

    Then on to this place: Lake Louise
    Lake%20Louise%20Canoeing%20TB_jpg.jpg
    Anyone in the US or Canada needs to make plans to go to Banff / Jasper in the canadian rockies. I've seen a good bit of north america and I think this is possibly the most scenic region I've been to. Views like the one in the picture above become so commonplace it's almost unbelievable.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Jason P wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Italy. I want to eat myself silly with that delicious food.

    Then on to this place: Lake Louise
    Lake%20Louise%20Canoeing%20TB_jpg.jpg
    Anyone in the US or Canada needs to make plans to go to Banff / Jasper in the canadian rockies. I've seen a good bit of north america and I think this is possibly the most scenic region I've been to. Views like the one in the picture above become so commonplace it's almost unbelievable.


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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    i wana camping for a week here:
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    BinauralJam wrote:
    i wana camping for a week here:
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    It is a large place, if you ever want advice, let me know. Gotta get away from the road a bit, even though some 95% of the visitors never do. Bison are very friendly. You'll want to scratch them under the chin.

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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,025
    I'd like to spend a month or more in every single country on earth. For the bigger places , more time as needed to see and experience as much as I can.
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  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Italy. I want to eat myself silly with that delicious food.

    Then on to this place: Lake Louise
    Lake%20Louise%20Canoeing%20TB_jpg.jpg
    I try to make a point of stopping at Lake Louise every time I'm in Banff, or driving thru to BC....no matter how many times I see that view, it is as jaw-dropping as the first….it’s like standing in a postcard…almost surreal. There are a lot of beautiful places in the world, but the Canadian Rockies have got to be up there...vast and largely uninhabited....about as 'wild' as it gets without goin all Chris McCandless. I consider myself very lucky to have such an awesome playground within a few hours drive.

    I really couldn’t choose one place as a most-desired destination…there are not many places I wouldn’t want to go to. If someone offered me open-ended tickets, I’d just choose the hardest to reach, most exotic, expensive place I could find, since I probably couldn’t afford it otherwise. Maybe somewhere in the South Pacific, or Asia.
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    This is Peyton Lake, just north of Lake Louise.

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  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Jason P wrote:
    This is Peyton Lake, just north of Lake Louise.

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    You're right man, those lakes are pretty common....if you take the trans-canada from Calgary to Vancouver (or any of the other mountain pass highways) you pass several along the way....and I'm sure if you were to follow a logging road or two, you'd find a lot more. Eastern BC (Kootenay mountain range) is amazing too...mountains aren't quite as tall or rugged, but it's much more lush, and more lakes/rivers....now I wanna road trip!
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    Drowned Out wrote:
    You're right man, those lakes are pretty common....if you take the trans-canada from Calgary to Vancouver (or any of the other mountain pass highways) you pass several along the way....and I'm sure if you were to follow a logging road or two, you'd find a lot more. Eastern BC (Kootenay mountain range) is amazing too...mountains aren't quite as tall or rugged, but it's much more lush, and more lakes/rivers....now I wanna road trip!
    Yup, I'm starting to jones for a road trip after looking at some of my old pics from up there. I'll have to take your route sometime. My route was seattle > glacier > waterton > kooteney > bannf > yoho > jasper.

    There are a few backpack trips that I have planned for the area but I can't convince my friends to go there . . . even after showing them pictures of the place! I think they are scarred of the grizzlies :roll: Nonetheless, I plan on getting back up there in the next two years. :thumbup:
  • vomikus39vomikus39 Posts: 250
    Kilgore_Trout wrote:
    summer in cinque terre... winter in cortona

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    my plans for retirement

    i miss my old home :(

    That first pic is amazing!!! I travel often, never been there. Yep, that's my choice.
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    vomikus39 wrote:

    That first pic is amazing!!! I travel often, never been there. Yep, that's my choice.
    That town doesn't even look like it is real :shock:
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Jason P wrote:
    Yup, I'm starting to jones for a road trip after looking at some of my old pics from up there. I'll have to take your route sometime. My route was seattle > glacier > waterton > kooteney > bannf > yoho > jasper.

    There are a few backpack trips that I have planned for the area but I can't convince my friends to go there . . . even after showing them pictures of the place! I think they are scarred of the grizzlies :roll: Nonetheless, I plan on getting back up there in the next two years. :thumbup:
    That's pretty much the route I took to go to the Gorge shows in '06 :) Was that your picture? Awesome if so.
    There really isn't a bad spot to visit in the rockies, they're all breathtaking.
    Ya, I'm patiently waiting for my kids to get old enough for some real outdoor adventures...I'm pretty limited to townsites/hotels for now.
    Scared of grizzlies? Really? I've spent a ton of time in the rockies and I've never seen one in person...LOTS of black bears, but they're pussycats...would love to see a grizzly tho!
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