BlueWarrior
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What are the top places you guys have ever been to?
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San Francisco and London are two cities I loved and if I could afford to, I'd move to either. San Diego was nice, but as a native Noo Yawka, that whole surfer dude persona became grating after awhile.
Moscow was a perfect fit for the old cliche: A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Hated Los Angeles with a passion.
Moscow was a perfect fit for the old cliche: A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Hated Los Angeles with a passion.
As a proud Northern Californian, this brings a smile to my face. What you said about surfer persona is funny. I grew up in a well known surfer town called, Santa Cruz. So that "guy" was everywhere, but I never really thought about it. Now when I go home after living in NYC for almost a year, it totally pisses me off haha.
I lived in San Francisco for 11 years before I moved here last September. For whatever reason, the Bay Area has been getting a bad wrap. But it is seriously a fantastic (but expensive) place to live. The Northern California coast is some of the most beautiful scenery you'll ever see. You have the ocean, the mountains, the valley, the snow, whatever you want. It's all right there.
I went to Sweden and Iceland last year and it was incredible. Iceland is a completely different planet. It's surprisingly cheap to fly there, but pretty expensive when you get there. I also ate horse, whale and reindeer.
Two of the best places I've visited in the US are Chicago and New Orleans. Both incredibly fun cities with amazing food. Great drinking cities as well!
Wow. Could use some focus. So far everyone has recommended cities. I'll add some variety, after adding a city of my own: Montreal, our opponent this week. A long drive or short flight from NYC, it is the closest city where English is not the first language. Some of the old town areas have a European feel, and I think you can get even more of that if you do a side trip to Quebec City.
I've been hitting some big natonal parks recently. Two years ago I visited Arches and Canyonlands in Utah, near Moab. Outstanding. Closer to home there is Acadia National Park on Mt. Desert Island off the Maine coast.
Spent a week in and around Sydney and its an amazing city. People are all so welcoming and the accents are great. Lot to do in the city and it had some great weather. Also visited New Zealand, which was a beautiful country, and Fiji, which was just amazing. It's amazing how different things are from here.
Z4CH3B99
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One of the best places I've ever been in the U.S. is Chicago. There was never a dull moment when I was there.
Another fun U.S. Location is Austin, Texas. Lots of funky little bars filled with great musicians. Oh, and let's not forget UT.
As far as international destinations go Mexico City is a favorite of mine. I'm there so much for work that I bought a house in the city.
Another great international destination is Vancouver, Canada. It's a big city in beautiful British Columbia. It's got everything from big city attractions to camping. I loved my visit.
Another fun U.S. Location is Austin, Texas. Lots of funky little bars filled with great musicians. Oh, and let's not forget UT.
As far as international destinations go Mexico City is a favorite of mine. I'm there so much for work that I bought a house in the city.
Another great international destination is Vancouver, Canada. It's a big city in beautiful British Columbia. It's got everything from big city attractions to camping. I loved my visit.
I could name a few. I loved Austria when I went there. The cities are beautiful and remarkably untouched by WW2, so they are still covered in baroque frescos and golden gilt, and there are some incredible views in the Alps. Malta was really nice too, with its Mediterranean views, Levantine architecture and brilliant weather. I really enjoyed Portugal as well. I'll put some pictures up later, when I get back from my trip to London this evening.
Z4CH3B99
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Those are some great pictures!
During the '06 World Cup, I stayed with relatives of some local friends just outside of Cologne. It was such a beautiful City especially in the Cathedral area, with the World Cup going on it had the special vibe to go with it. Also Kolsch beer is incredible. Transportation within town and all across Germany was incredibly easy by train. Gelsenkirchen and Nuremberg were a bit disappointing to me, but had some nice qualities. Kaiserslaughtern was incredible, but mainly because the US military bases along with the USvItaly match brought out thousands of Americans and the pre-post match atmosphere was incredible.
I'm not much of a beach vacation person, but my wife is. We went to Punta Cana recently and found it to be pretty decent. Plenty of English speaking people but still a bit of local culture to be experienced. All-inclusive and an overall affordable trip. Without a doubt it's a much better value than say Miami or some other US beach locales. I've only briefly been to Hawaii during a short leave during military duty so my experience was limited, but despite being very beautiful, not so sure it's worth the cost and travel time from this region.
To put out an underdog, lesser known but relatively close town, Burlington, VT. It's such a beautiful area with plenty of things to do summer and winter. They have a very nice lakefront/downtown area right on Lake Champlaigne with great views, restaurants and pubs. There are so many very cool local craft breweries to tour within a 30 minute radius, some of them having been around before micro-brews became so hip. And of course, some of the best skiing on the east coast is available during the winter. With round trip 90 minute flights available for under $200 from NYC, It's definitely worth a trip!
I'm not much of a beach vacation person, but my wife is. We went to Punta Cana recently and found it to be pretty decent. Plenty of English speaking people but still a bit of local culture to be experienced. All-inclusive and an overall affordable trip. Without a doubt it's a much better value than say Miami or some other US beach locales. I've only briefly been to Hawaii during a short leave during military duty so my experience was limited, but despite being very beautiful, not so sure it's worth the cost and travel time from this region.
To put out an underdog, lesser known but relatively close town, Burlington, VT. It's such a beautiful area with plenty of things to do summer and winter. They have a very nice lakefront/downtown area right on Lake Champlaigne with great views, restaurants and pubs. There are so many very cool local craft breweries to tour within a 30 minute radius, some of them having been around before micro-brews became so hip. And of course, some of the best skiing on the east coast is available during the winter. With round trip 90 minute flights available for under $200 from NYC, It's definitely worth a trip!
BlueWarrior
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those are breathtaking photos. My mom is from portugal, she always tells me how beautiful some areas of portugal are and how friendly everyone is. Unfortunately, I have yet to go.
I am also shocked at how nice malta looks, would have never thought id want to go there on vacation but it looks pretty cool.
I like to do event/adventure tourism. So top of my list:
1. Pamplona for running with the bulld - it was one if the best/craziest parties I've been to (8 day, 24hr wine festival with people dancing, singing, and pouring wine on each other in the street) and running was an insane experience and adrenaline rush. The bullfight was shocking, didn't expect that. Also if you go, definitely dress the part. San Sebastian wasn't too far either, great beaches and food.
2. Paris for Bastille Day - Paris is gorgeous and there is so much to do. The people get a bad rap, they act like NYers and actually love NYers - they just aren't into stereotypical Americans, which I understand. Bastille Day firehouse parties however were a complete circus - pretty amazing.
3. Munich for Oktoberfest - Munich itself isn't much to write home about but Oktoberfest is a lot of fun. If you ever go definitely dress the part.
Favorite Rainforest: Arenal, Costa Rica, Valle de Anton, Panama
Favorite beach: St Maarten (Dutch side), Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (because who doesn't like to watch little monkeys steal people's belongings and climb up trees)
1. Pamplona for running with the bulld - it was one if the best/craziest parties I've been to (8 day, 24hr wine festival with people dancing, singing, and pouring wine on each other in the street) and running was an insane experience and adrenaline rush. The bullfight was shocking, didn't expect that. Also if you go, definitely dress the part. San Sebastian wasn't too far either, great beaches and food.
2. Paris for Bastille Day - Paris is gorgeous and there is so much to do. The people get a bad rap, they act like NYers and actually love NYers - they just aren't into stereotypical Americans, which I understand. Bastille Day firehouse parties however were a complete circus - pretty amazing.
3. Munich for Oktoberfest - Munich itself isn't much to write home about but Oktoberfest is a lot of fun. If you ever go definitely dress the part.
Favorite Rainforest: Arenal, Costa Rica, Valle de Anton, Panama
Favorite beach: St Maarten (Dutch side), Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (because who doesn't like to watch little monkeys steal people's belongings and climb up trees)
