Dreaming of Travel........

[Not Afraid]

Maybe it is the stress, but I've had terrible wanderlust lately. I really want to hop on a plane and disappear in a unfamiliar (or even familiar) city or immerse myself in somewhere silent and calm. So far, I've almost justified trips to:

Japan
New York
Seattle

And I'm doing my best to justify New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Alaska.

If the dollar didn't suck so much Scotland, France, Prague, Berlin and Ireland would be on the list too.

Where do you want to go?

[Morrigoon]

Deia, Mallorca. (http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/sections/news/news_press.php?article=22&section=news)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/LoT%20images/deia.gif

[MouseWife]

Wow, you have major wanderlust!

I just have been dreaming of getting away up the coast {I know, my major next deal is into the forest...} and enjoying some fog and the smell and sound of the ocean.

I'm stressing, but for other reasons {even as I sit here on this site ignoring all of my issues...} and want to hop in the car and go somewhere. Anywhere at this point.

But, I really am dreaming of heading up to Monterey for a few days, never been to Asilomar and looking forward to that. Also, never been away from home for the fourth of July, this will be interesting.

Thinking of getting away is what holds me together.

Flying? I'd love to go and explore more of the US. Dinosaur digs, digging for emeralds/diamonds {whatever, just for fun}, Mt. Rushmore, New England. Alaska...beautiful.

I can take the family with me because they ditch me a lot so I do end up with a lot of quiet me time. :rolleyes:


Ooo!! Morri! Your pics remind me of Samatha Browns' trip to a town in Italy...that is where I would love to go. Looks like your first picture....

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Can't wait for our Chicago/NY trip this fall. Woo!

[BarTopDancer]

DisneyWorld!
or
Australia to go diving with Sharkies!

[Stan4dSteph]

New Zealand next year almost definitely (got to visit the world's cutest nephews).

I want to do surf camp somewhere warm, like this (http://venussurfadventures.com/?gclid=CO6riuq9towCFQGPWAodt0RGRQ).

France - I would love to visit during the Tour de France.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Me, too!

Next year I'm going to Dorset for a week with my best friend. I'm dreaming mostly of that.

But I may also make a somewhat impromptu trip to Alaska in November, to live out my life long dream of being a fisherman groupie.

[blueerica]

Mallorca is one of the most amazing, serene and beautiful islands I've had the pleasure of going. I could really picture you there right now, NA.

[Snowflake]

OMG, now that I am actually saving for a trip....dying for it to be tomorrow.

Italy (anywhere and everywhere I can be in 2008)
France (mostly Paris and Disneyland in 2008)
Scotland (and if I work it right, I can stay with my boss's family in and about Dundee) and the Highlands
Ireland
London (for the bookstores, that enough would get me there, even if there were not great theatre, music and art)
India
Egypt to see the Pyramids and the Cairo Museum (but I think this is likely not to happen in my lifetime) I would have loved to go to Egypt circa 1910.
Alaska

and for the more local and more budget realistic
Another tour of the Pacific Northwest, flying up and driving down
Hearst Castle (it's been years)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (never been, shameful)
Bodega Bay

In the meantime, in my quest to become healthier and drop pounds as well as build up an exercise regimen, I've started walking (easy and free) and my goal is to do the walks in this book (http://www.amazon.com/Stairway-Walks-Francisco-Adah-Bakalinsky/dp/0899974295/ref=sr_1_1/002-9946697-7252845?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180549235&sr=8-1). It's daunting, back in the day and many many pounds lighter work cronies and I would walk on our lunch hour and often would climb up to Coit Tower and back down through North Beach and back to the Financial District. The thought of this now makes me sweat and wheeze just thinking of it, those stairs, yikes, my knees. This will also give me an excuse to re-learn the city I call home, so much changed in the 7 years I was gone and I don't know it any more.

Can I go to Italy now? Pretty Please?

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Maybe it is the stress, but I've had terrible wanderlust lately. I really want to hop on a plane and disappear in a unfamiliar (or even familiar) city or immerse myself in somewhere silent and calm. So far, I've almost justified trips to:

Japan
New York
Seattle

And I'm doing my best to justify New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Alaska.

If the dollar didn't suck so much Scotland, France, Prague, Berlin and Ireland would be on the list too.

Where do you want to go?

I also think you and Chris should visit Malta.

[Ghoulish Delight]

As CP mentioned, Chicago/NY this year. Next year Scotland. '09...Tokyo might be a possibility. Possibly Orlando.

[Not Afraid]

We do have our Panama Canal crossing scheduled for may of '08 however, I have a sneaking suspicion that Chris will not be able to get 2+ weeks off of work during that time. We'll see. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[mousepod]

Snowflake,

If you want to go to London for the bookstores, you'd better bump it to the top of your list. Brick and mortar media outlets (that includes book stores, record stores etc) are dying just as fast on that side of the pond as they are here.

[Prudence]

Seattle's having beautiful weather this week....

I'd really like to go do a tour of Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary. And Finland. Oooh! And Greece.

[Moonliner]

Have you looked into Argentina? From what the travel pro's are saying it's a great destination and a great deal vs the US dollar right now.

Right now I have booked:

June to Anaheim/Vegas (probably not your top get away spot)
Sept to Dublin, Ireland

With a tentative Paris for Summer '08

[wendybeth]

Maybe it is the stress, but I've had terrible wanderlust lately. I really want to hop on a plane and disappear in a unfamiliar (or even familiar) city or immerse myself in somewhere silent and calm. So far, I've almost justified trips to:

Japan
New York
Seattle

And I'm doing my best to justify New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Alaska.

If the dollar didn't suck so much Scotland, France, Prague, Berlin and Ireland would be on the list too.

Where do you want to go?

When you go to Seattle, let me know. It would be fun to have a PNW meet, and Seattle has some very uber-swanky meeting spaces!


I really want to go to the following:

New Zealand
UK
Germany
Antarctica (failing that, the southernmost tip of South America)
Iceland
Australia
Russia

[innerSpaceman]

My travel dreams start and end with winning the Lotto.





Till that happens, planning just makes me sad. :(

[Ghoulish Delight]

My travel dreams start and end with winning the Lotto.





Till that happens, planning just makes me sad. :(Quit your whining Mr. Grand Canyon/planning-a-trip-to-Tokyo. :p

[LSPoorEeyorick]

The isle of Capri. Also Venice, Florence, and Rome. T minus 12 days and counting...

(and also, my hometown. T minus 16 hours and counting...)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ooh, Capri. I'll raise a limoncello toast across the ether to the newlyweds while you're there. :cool:

[Kevy Baby]

We have a big vacation planned for next year to Fullerton.

[Drince88]

I have a friend just starting the process of getting a group together for Italy in 08.

I can't decide right now if I want to do that - or get my SCUBA certification and do a couple Caribbean/Bahama's like trips.

But I"m doing PNW for 4th of July (gotta see the new nephew - he was born May 1!) and Orlando in October.

[€uroMeinke]

If all goes well, I'll have a nice bonus next March - we'll see what strikes our fancy then - but where ever we go, we'll probably need a passport.

[Moonliner]

If all goes well, I'll have a nice bonus next March - we'll see what strikes our fancy then - but where ever we go, we'll probably need a passport.


I think that's pretty much a given these days.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm trying to convince Rose that we need to go to the PNE this year.

[innerSpaceman]

I really want to go to Italy (Florence and Lake Cuomo) more than anywhere. But I'm quasi-planning the Japan trip for the same reason I went to Paris .... double advantage of nation I want to visit and Disney Park I want to visit. Alas, if that Lotto win doesn't come up, I seriously doubt I'll be able to afford Japan in '08.

[Morrigoon]

Me, too!

Next year I'm going to Dorset for a week with my best friend. I'm dreaming mostly of that.

But I may also make a somewhat impromptu trip to Alaska in November, to live out my life long dream of being a fisherman groupie.

Dutch Harbor, here we come! ;)

Mousewife: those pics aren't mine, they're from the article I linked to. Makes me wanna see the place SOOOOOO bad!

[MouseWife]

Mousewife: those pics aren't mine, they're from the article I linked to. Makes me wanna see the place SOOOOOO bad!

They are awesome. I could just get lost wandering about. {oh, but not literally 'lost'!!}

[Disneykat]

Italy (specifically the Vatican, Ronme, Pompei, Venice, Florence)
Paris
Hawaii
Ireland


Just got back from NY 2 days ago :)

[thecorndogwalker]

I am obsessed with going to Spain right now to see the Dali museum...

[Prudence]

And just as I was thinking that I don't like visiting countries where I know nothing of the language (it seems both uncomfortable and disrespectful), the spousal unit spent about 20 minutes drooling over a mall kiosk of rosetta stone software. Which includes Japanese. Which wouldn't make me fluent or even conversational, but might let me at least be able to say hello and thank you and where is the bathroom.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I am obsessed with going to Spain right now to see the Dali museum...There's a Dali museum in Paris as well.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I wanna go everywhere. Its taking a lot of strength on my part not to blow all my homesale money on trips.

WDW is in Oct. so I'm very much so looking forward to that!!

[JWBear]

Places I’ve never been that I’d like to visit:

Scotland
Paris
Switzerland
Rome
Venice
Tuscany (Florence!)
Bavaria
Vienna
Greece
Japan (TDS!)
South Carolina (to see where Bill grew up)
Australia
New Zealand
Oh, and as ashamed as I am to admit it… I haven’t been to WDW yet.

Places I’ve already been that I’d like to go back to:

London
Wales
Stockholm
Amsterdam
St Petersburg (the one in Russia)
New York City
Upstate New York
Washington DC
Virginia
Yellowstone NP

[Gemini Cricket]

Japan
Italy
Australia
Back to London...
:)

[€uroMeinke]

There's a Dali museum in Paris as well.

And one in London too - perhaps a grand European tour is in order?

[Stan4dSteph]

I think you need to visit Montreal for the Anarchist Bookfair (http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/).

[CoasterMatt]

The Dali Museum in Spain pairs well with a visit to Port Aventura...

[wendybeth]

I think you need to visit Montreal for the Anarchist Bookfair (http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/).


Heh heh... I lived this bit on the Anarchist marquee:
"The main space is wheelchair accessible. For more informaiton or to inqiure about other accessibility needs, see our accessibility policy [here...] or contact the collective. Free on-site childcare is available."


Aside from the typos, what self-respecting anarchist cares about these things? Besides, we all know this is just a front for the Liberation de Quebec group.;)

[€uroMeinke]

Yeah some anarchists sound more like communists, with odd notions that in the absence of government we'd rally to the common good. Mind you, I am not that kind of Anarchist.

[wendybeth]

Whew! I must admit, I was a bit worried there. I mean, it's been a few decades, but things surely couldn't have changed that much! Anarchists gone soft- the thought was pretty frightening.

[Amberosia]

I hear ya, I would give my left arm to be able to go lay someplace warm and sandy near the ocean for a good week or so. *sigh*

Alas, this year's vacation will be a three day drive to Ontario to visit the husband's ailing parents. 5,000 miles in the family van with kids in tow... not exactly my idea of relaxing.

But at least we have lots of fun things planned for the next couple of years! Next spring we're finally taking our honeymoon (5 years late, but better late than never!) And in 2010 we're going to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, although that'll probably be more like a couple of weekend trips as opposed to an extended stay.

If nothing else, at least we get to live in a vacation area year round, so even if we're not on vacation ourselves, this time of year always feels vacationy. :)

[Alex]

There's a Dali museum in Paris as well.

Closer to home but still pretty good is the Salvador Dali Museum (http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html) (I'm not a fan of art museums but enjoyed my afternoon there) in St. Petersburg, Florida.

[Morrigoon]

I wish (http://www.vacationstogo.com/fastdeal.cfm?deal=15699)

[Chernabog]

I was just telling Morrigoon today about how I would love to travel to Chicago (never been there, and it seems like a cool city), or New York City (again) to see Mary Poppins, visit my cousins, and sunbathe in Central Park.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I was just telling Morrigoon today about how I would love to travel to Chicago (never been there, and it seems like a cool city), or New York City (again) to see Mary Poppins, visit my cousins, and sunbathe in Central Park.We're going to both in October. Always good to have travel companions...

[Kevy Baby]

I wish (http://www.vacationstogo.com/fastdeal.cfm?deal=15699)Yuo wish to register for that site? (That's what I get when I click the link.)

[Morrigoon]

Is it camping time yet? I need to get away.

[Morrigoon]

Yuo wish to register for that site? (That's what I get when I click the link.)

Oh, sorry, I forgot it was a registering kind of site. Here's what I was linking:


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That trip fulfills SO MANY of my "want to see someday" wishes: Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand, lesser-known polynesian locales... awesome. Oh, and Australia doesn't suck either ;)

[Alex]

A month on a cruise ship? I wouldn't fit into an airline seat for the flight home.

[sleepyjeff]

I just got back yesterday from seeing some sights here in Oregon.

I visited the Evergreen Flight Museum and saw the Spruce Goose.

Spent a day in Lincoln City to enjoy a rare sunny day on the Oregon Coast.

Spent another day touring my second favorite Theme Park the Enchanted Forest near Salem.

Durring my 3 day marathon tour of Oregon I noticed something.....Many of our farmers have switched to grapes(must be global warming;))

Where I'd really like to visit right now is Angel Fallshttp://www.ospreyvenezuela.com/tours_03_canaima/tours_angel.html

[Stan4dSteph]

Only 5 days in NZ, and you'd be getting the "cruise view"? You're better off getting a deal that includes a camper van and driving around the islands.

[Perle]

Maybe it is the stress, but I've had terrible wanderlust lately. I really want to hop on a plane and disappear in a unfamiliar (or even familiar) city or immerse myself in somewhere silent and calm. So far, I've almost justified trips to:

Japan
New York
Seattle

And I'm doing my best to justify New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Alaska.

If the dollar didn't suck so much Scotland, France, Prague, Berlin and Ireland would be on the list too.

Where do you want to go?
Hey! You want to meet me in Vegas? J is taking me there for my 33rd belated birthday. We'll be there Wed-Sunday.

[katiesue]

I'm currently planning the Nashville trip. Others on my list-

Chicago
New York
Austin, TX
Paris
Frankfurt
Berlin
London
Lincolnshire
Scotland
Ireland
Sand, Norway
Australia

[Morrigoon]

Right about now, I'd be happy with a Vegas trip if I had the dough to have a good time* there.

(*- my definition of a good time includes a trip to Commander's Palace, an evening at Phantom of the Opera, Bellagio Buffet, and a few hours at the craps tables)