I want to travel! I truly feel experiencing other cultures and life styles is important to the growth of our inner spirit. Who would be up for a group trip and where would you absoulutly want to go?? What do you want to experience? And where? I want to do a culinary/ tour of Italy/Europe.. Walk and eat....
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I've really been thinking about Iceland. Go figure! I don't even like fish. Lol
We were there a while ago. There are whale burgers. Puffin pies. All sorts of fish stews. However, as a veggie I was well served too.
@Buddha It was lovely. There were lots of Americans there as it is easier than visiting Europe for them.
We walked along where the world is splitting as the tectonic plates pull apart. We watched Geyser, but it was a bit of a damp squib. Whale watching was very cold, even in the insulated suits we wore. We saw extinct volcanic craters. Frozen waterfalls, where the ice formed instantly. An amazing trip.
We completed a travel blog for our grandson. If you like, I can look it out.
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They have glass igloos to rent so you can see the northern lights...
@Stargazer13 the northern lights always intrigued me..
Remember that old TV series , "Northern Exposure " ?
I always enjoyed it..
If only I could afford it, absolutely!
@Stargazer13 Maybe we all need to pool our resources.
Watch yourself at those culinary tours. After the tour you will have to go on a very strict diet.
@Stargazer13 Yes that is true but it takes you way more time to loose all that weight then it took you to put it on.
Oh man, a culinary tour of Italy? OY! That would be awesome! LOL! I'm German and love German food. I've been to the Mediterranean and had some interesting things there (don't ask me to recount them). I have done a fair amount of traveling because I was a military brat so born in Germany (West Germany back then). Lived in Italy briefly, visited France, Italy, Greece, Turkey. I went to Singapore on a week-long business trip back when I worked for Intel which was cool. I've never been to Great Britain or Ireland and would love to go there. Been to Cairo. Seen loads of ruins and Temples of Apollo. I think it would be fun to do a Culinary Tour of Europe. Probably can't afford it these days tho (see my post seeking a sugar momma). LOL!
@Stargazer13 See you're from Buffalo. My dad was from Horseheads. I was born in Wiesbaden.
I'll go anywhere if it's cheap. And by anywhere, I mean where I'm not likely to get killed. Okay, actually my greatest interest is Ireland, followed by Scotland, and my ancestral home in the former Perch region of France. I will do a culinary tour if there is always a bathroom nearby. My tummy is used to its regular food.
We see the USA as a place we might get killed. Ireland and Scotland are very safe. As your president told you, we all have the right to openly carry our shields and scimitars!
I'm disabled, now. That makes traveling difficult, I've been to Europe and South America we could talk about.
@Stargazer13 After high school I went to see a friend who's dad got a job at Rhein/Main Airbase. He was so glad to see me he threw my back-pack out the 13th floor window. Then we moved in with squatters in Berlin.
I love traveling. My husband and I are getting ready to mark one of our bucket list items off with a trip to Niagara Falls, Ontario in a few weeks. I have many places I would love to see. Hopefully, I'm lucky enough to be able to see them all.
I'm a foodie and I think Italian food is tops followed by French. My wish is to go on a culinary cooking tour of the different regions of Italy - experiencing how the locals "really" cook their famous dishes. Yes, that's the ticket!
Travel as in hotels?
Or living with the people and living their lives?
I'm out of vacation time until December 2nd, but after that there's a damn good chance I'd go. Just let me get my passport updated.
I'd love to go back to the U.K.; check out Scotland and Ireland. And Germany, swing back through Belgium (or, as I call it, the "Iowa of Europe" ) for a brief moment, and then head pretty much wherever in Europe. I'd also adore seeing New Zealand and Australia.
One of my regrets in life (although regret isn't exactly the correct word) was that the last time I was in Paris, with my then-gf, she had a sinus infection. It was disappointing to be in "the city of love" and there was absolutely no love-making, or even kisses, to be found. It was a little cathartic that she was the one who got sick while I was healthy, considering she'd been teasing me that I was going to get sick because I'd never been exposed to European viruses (she grew up in Belgium). I was healthy as a horse the whole trip
The ancient world especially the walls of Troy. Antarctica. Oh and an Alaskan salmon run. ?
@Stargazer13 yeah but just think of it. Antarctica have to bring the food ?
@Stargazer13 indeed. Would love to hang out with the scientists there for a bit. Ice core fascinate me.
@Stargazer13 yes an intersting history especially of the climate.
We take two or three Road Scholar tours each year. Our last one was to the upper Amazon River, and then Machu Pichu. The groups are small, usually 20 or less. Highly recommended.
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Good morning! I apologize for this way overdo response. Here's the link to their organization. We use their services for out-of-country tours and we look through their itineraries for planning our self guided tours here in the States.
I've included a few pics of our last trip to the upper Amazon and Machu Pichu: [roadscholar.org] Send for a catalogue!!!!
My only comment for you... I've done a lot of my traveling around the world on bussines trips by myself. Not only whatever may have happened is between me and no one else but the best part is that you own your time and schedule. I did a lot of traveling with my family and pretty much always my daughters will team up with my wife to sabotage any of my suggestions....I would take traveling alone any giving day
I'd be happy to do any of the long walks in the UK. To date I've only done the Pendle Way and I loved it.
@Stargazer13 lots of nice hills and fields, pubs on the way. Good company helped I suppose and there was some interesting history in the area.
Europe is a perfect place for going on a culinary trip. European cuisine is well developed, and every part has delicious dishes for everyone. I have never eaten so much delicious food as in Europe. Most of all I loved the food in Spain. It is a wonderful and warm country, and the food tastes extraordinary. I always find a good place in Spain with the help of spanelskonadosah.cz, and stay there for a minimum of one week. I never go to the same region of pain because I like experiencing something new every time I visit this country.
And I'm thinking of visiting Germany, a year ago I was there, and I liked it. This time I want to visit the ski slopes. There are several hundred ski resorts in the country, but the most popular are Obersdorf, Berchtesgaden, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. They have well-equipped trails of different difficulty categories. They will be comfortable for both beginners and experienced professionals. Many people say it is hard to get to those mountains, but if you go by train, there is nothing difficult. In addition, on the website [dbreiseauskunft.com], there is a schedule. Therefore, there should be no fear of being late without knowing the time.
I'd suggest South East Asia having spent almost 2 years their. It's possible to still have one foot in the 17th century and the other in modern times. Diving ship wrecks and historical tours of WWII to the rain forest of Borneo. Stumbling between these realities has been a blast. From Borneo, to Thailand, the Nipa Huts on the beaches, and China's vast unexplored world as it rushes into modern times. And the food is wonderful.