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sleepyjeff 06-24-2008 11:55 AM

Life Top 100 Dream Destinations
 
For Families:
London
Riviera Maya
Orlando (check)
Wisconsin Dells (check)
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, California
New York City
The Bahamas
Snowmass, Aspen, Colorado
Memphis
Cuzco, Peru
Montana’s Dude Ranches
The Impossible Dream: Space

For Culture Vultures:
The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Italy
Sundance, Utah
Austin, Texas
The Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford, England
Hemingway’s Havana, Havana, Cuba
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Rajasthan, India
The Musikverein, Vienna
The Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
Gauguin’s Tahiti
Giverny, France
Lenox, Massachusetts
Montezuma, Costa Rica
The Rodin Sculpture Garden, Stanford, California
Nanjing, China
The Impossible Dream: Carnegie Hall, New York, New York

For Sightseers:
The Inside Passage, Alaska
Morocco by Camel
Phuket by Elephant
The Masai Mara, Kenya
The Burren, Ireland
The Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey
Borneo’s Rainforests, China
Great St. Bernard Pass, connecting Switzerland and Italy
Bucks County, Pennsylvania(check)
The Orient Express
Le Marche, Italy
The Huangshan Mountains, China
Lake Okeechobee, Florida(check)
Eden, England
Nova Scotia
Stockholm and Its Islands
Snowdonia, Wales
Transylvania, Romania
Reykjavik, Iceland
The Impossible Dream: Under the Sea

For Sporty Types:
Banff and Lake Louise, Banff, Canada
Golf on the Oregon Coast(check)
The Sun Kosi River, Nepal
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Denali, Alaska
Provence, France
Anahola Bay, Hawaii
The Netherlands
The Tongariro Northern Circuit, New Zealand
Cooperstown, New York
Lillehammer, Norway
Palau
Daytona Beach, Florida(check)
Fort William, Scotland
The Snake River, Wyoming(check)
Key West and The Marquesas Keys, Florida
The Impossible Dream: Victoria Falls, border between Zimbabwe and Zambia

For History Buffs:
The Forbidden City, Beijing
Mount Vernon, Virginia
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail(check)
Captain Cook’s Polynesia
Jerusalem
Normandy’s Beaches
Cape Town
Crete
Cairo
St. Andrews, Scotland
The Kalaupapa Peninsula, Hawaii
The Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts
Antietam, Maryland
Vietnam
The Dinosaurs of Wyoming
The Impossible Dream: Lost Atlantis
For Romantics:
Wildflower Hall, Shangri-La
The Camargue, France
Kyoto, Japan
The Cinque Terre, Italy
Montreal
Brussels
Saint Lucia
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, D.C.
Napa Valley, California(check)
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Seville, Andulusia
Madeira Island
Burgh Island, England
Whidbey Island, Washington(check)
The Point, Adirondack, New York
The Impossible Dream: Kennedy Cottage, Montecito, California

Guess I need to get out more if I am going to finish this list by the time I am too old to travel:D

Tref 06-24-2008 12:02 PM

I can't believe my apartment didn't make the top ten.

BarTopDancer 06-24-2008 12:05 PM

Orlando
Sundance, Utah
Austin, Texas
Nova Scotia (19 or so times)

mousepod 06-24-2008 12:10 PM

Have been to many on the list. Haven't been to more. I like traveling.

innerSpaceman 06-24-2008 12:15 PM

I like travelling, too. I've been nowhere. Money doesn't like me as much as I like travelling. :(

Motorboat Cruiser 06-24-2008 02:01 PM

I hit four on the list. Damn, I need to travel more.

Gn2Dlnd 06-24-2008 02:19 PM

Impossible Dream:

Discovery Bay

LSPoorEeyorick 06-24-2008 02:25 PM

I must be a culture vulture!

The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy - yes!
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Italy - the amount of art there is insane.
Sundance, Utah - I haven't, but Tom has.
Austin, Texas - Yep.
The Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford, England - many times!
Hemingway’s Havana, Havana, Cuba
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia - and there's a picture of me holding it up.
Rajasthan, India
The Musikverein, Vienna
The Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
Gauguin’s Tahiti
Giverny, France
Lenox, Massachusetts
Montezuma, Costa Rica
The Rodin Sculpture Garden, Stanford, California
Nanjing, China
The Impossible Dream: Carnegie Hall, New York, New York

Others on the list that I've been to include:
Orlando
New York City
Memphis
Nova Scotia
Key West and The Marquesas Keys, Florida
Mount Vernon, Virginia
The Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts
Antietam, Maryland
The Cinque Terre, Italy (well, not Cinque Terre, but do Capri and Sorrento count? And why isn't Pompeii on the history list? Or Williamsburg VA?)
Montreal
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, D.C.
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

BarTopDancer 06-24-2008 02:55 PM

One of these days, before my mom sells her house there, we need to have a Nova Scotia swanking.

€uroMeinke 06-24-2008 06:30 PM

I've done 15, plenty more to go

Not Afraid 06-24-2008 10:23 PM

For Families:
London (check)
Riviera Maya
Orlando (check)
Wisconsin Dells
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, California (check)
New York City (check)
The Bahamas
Snowmass, Aspen, Colorado
Memphis
Cuzco, Peru (check)
Montana’s Dude Ranches
The Impossible Dream: Space

For Culture Vultures:
The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy (check)
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Italy
Sundance, Utah
Austin, Texas (check)
The Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford, England
Hemingway’s Havana, Havana, Cuba
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Rajasthan, India
The Musikverein, Vienna
The Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
Gauguin’s Tahiti
Giverny, France
Lenox, Massachusetts
Montezuma, Costa Rica
The Rodin Sculpture Garden, Stanford, California (check)
Nanjing, China
The Impossible Dream: Carnegie Hall, New York, New York

For Sightseers:
The Inside Passage, Alaska
Morocco by Camel
Phuket by Elephant
The Masai Mara, Kenya
The Burren, Ireland
The Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey
Borneo’s Rainforests, China
Great St. Bernard Pass, connecting Switzerland and Italy (check)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania(check)
The Orient Express
Le Marche, Italy
The Huangshan Mountains, China
Lake Okeechobee, Florida(check)
Eden, England
Nova Scotia
Stockholm and Its Islands
Snowdonia, Wales
Transylvania, Romania
Reykjavik, Iceland
The Impossible Dream: Under the Sea

For Sporty Types:
Banff and Lake Louise, Banff, Canada
Golf on the Oregon Coast
The Sun Kosi River, Nepal
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Denali, Alaska
Provence, France
Anahola Bay, Hawaii
The Netherlands
The Tongariro Northern Circuit, New Zealand
Cooperstown, New York
Lillehammer, Norway
Palau
Daytona Beach, Florida(check)
Fort William, Scotland
The Snake River, Wyoming(check)
Key West and The Marquesas Keys, Florida
The Impossible Dream: Victoria Falls, border between Zimbabwe and Zambia

For History Buffs:
The Forbidden City, Beijing
Mount Vernon, Virginia (check)
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail(check)
Captain Cook’s Polynesia
Jerusalem
Normandy’s Beaches
Cape Town
Crete
Cairo
St. Andrews, Scotland
The Kalaupapa Peninsula, Hawaii
The Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts (check)
Antietam, Maryland (check)
Vietnam
The Dinosaurs of Wyoming (check)
The Impossible Dream: Lost Atlantis
For Romantics:
Wildflower Hall, Shangri-La
The Camargue, France
Kyoto, Japan
The Cinque Terre, Italy
Montreal
Brussels
Saint Lucia
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, D.C.
Napa Valley, California(check)
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Seville, Andulusia
Madeira Island
Burgh Island, England
Whidbey Island, Washington(check)
The Point, Adirondack, New York
The Impossible Dream: Kennedy Cottage, Montecito, California

Twenty - and I've been on the Ranch where the Kennedy Cottage is, but not inside nor did I stay there.

JWBear 06-24-2008 11:33 PM

I've got 16. I've gotta get busy!

For Families:
London (Check)
Riviera Maya
Orlando
Wisconsin Dells
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, California (Check)
New York City (Check)
The Bahamas
Snowmass, Aspen, Colorado
Memphis
Cuzco, Peru
Montana’s Dude Ranches
The Impossible Dream: Space

For Culture Vultures:
The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia (Check)
The Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Italy
Sundance, Utah
Austin, Texas
The Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford, England
Hemingway’s Havana, Havana, Cuba
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Rajasthan, India
The Musikverein, Vienna
The Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
Gauguin’s Tahiti
Giverny, France
Lenox, Massachusetts
Montezuma, Costa Rica
The Rodin Sculpture Garden, Stanford, California
Nanjing, China
The Impossible Dream: Carnegie Hall, New York, New York

For Sightseers:
The Inside Passage, Alaska
Morocco by Camel
Phuket by Elephant
The Masai Mara, Kenya
The Burren, Ireland
The Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey
Borneo’s Rainforests, China
Great St. Bernard Pass, connecting Switzerland and Italy
Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Check)
The Orient Express
Le Marche, Italy
The Huangshan Mountains, China
Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Eden, England
Nova Scotia (Check)
Stockholm and Its Islands (Check)
Snowdonia, Wales (Check)
Transylvania, Romania
Reykjavik, Iceland
The Impossible Dream: Under the Sea

For Sporty Types:
Banff and Lake Louise, Banff, Canada
Golf on the Oregon Coast
The Sun Kosi River, Nepal
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Denali, Alaska
Provence, France
Anahola Bay, Hawaii
The Netherlands (Check)
The Tongariro Northern Circuit, New Zealand
Cooperstown, New York
Lillehammer, Norway
Palau
Daytona Beach, Florida
Fort William, Scotland
The Snake River, Wyoming (Check)
Key West and The Marquesas Keys, Florida
The Impossible Dream: Victoria Falls, border between Zimbabwe and Zambia

For History Buffs:
The Forbidden City, Beijing
Mount Vernon, Virginia (Check)
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Captain Cook’s Polynesia
Jerusalem
Normandy’s Beaches
Cape Town
Crete
Cairo
St. Andrews, Scotland
The Kalaupapa Peninsula, Hawaii
The Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts (Check)
Antietam, Maryland (Check)
Vietnam
The Dinosaurs of Wyoming
The Impossible Dream: Lost Atlantis

For Romantics:
Wildflower Hall, Shangri-La
The Camargue, France
Kyoto, Japan
The Cinque Terre, Italy
Montreal (Check)
Brussels
Saint Lucia
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, D.C.
Napa Valley, California (Check)
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Seville, Andulusia
Madeira Island
Burgh Island, England
Whidbey Island, Washington
The Point, Adirondack, New York (Check)
The Impossible Dream: Kennedy Cottage, Montecito, California

sleepyjeff 06-25-2008 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Afraid (Post 220602)
For Families:
London (check)
Riviera Maya
Orlando (check)
Wisconsin Dells
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, California (check)
New York City (check)
The Bahamas
Snowmass, Aspen, Colorado
Memphis
Cuzco, Peru (check)
Montana’s Dude Ranches
The Impossible Dream: Space

For Culture Vultures:
The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy (check)
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Italy
Sundance, Utah
Austin, Texas (check)
The Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford, England
Hemingway’s Havana, Havana, Cuba
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Rajasthan, India
The Musikverein, Vienna
The Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
Gauguin’s Tahiti
Giverny, France
Lenox, Massachusetts
Montezuma, Costa Rica
The Rodin Sculpture Garden, Stanford, California (check)
Nanjing, China
The Impossible Dream: Carnegie Hall, New York, New York

For Sightseers:
The Inside Passage, Alaska
Morocco by Camel
Phuket by Elephant
The Masai Mara, Kenya
The Burren, Ireland
The Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey
Borneo’s Rainforests, China
Great St. Bernard Pass, connecting Switzerland and Italy (check)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania(check)
The Orient Express
Le Marche, Italy
The Huangshan Mountains, China
Lake Okeechobee, Florida(check)
Eden, England
Nova Scotia
Stockholm and Its Islands
Snowdonia, Wales
Transylvania, Romania
Reykjavik, Iceland
The Impossible Dream: Under the Sea

For Sporty Types:
Banff and Lake Louise, Banff, Canada
Golf on the Oregon Coast
The Sun Kosi River, Nepal
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Denali, Alaska
Provence, France
Anahola Bay, Hawaii
The Netherlands
The Tongariro Northern Circuit, New Zealand
Cooperstown, New York
Lillehammer, Norway
Palau
Daytona Beach, Florida(check)
Fort William, Scotland
The Snake River, Wyoming(check)
Key West and The Marquesas Keys, Florida
The Impossible Dream: Victoria Falls, border between Zimbabwe and Zambia

For History Buffs:
The Forbidden City, Beijing
Mount Vernon, Virginia (check)
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail(check)
Captain Cook’s Polynesia
Jerusalem
Normandy’s Beaches
Cape Town
Crete
Cairo
St. Andrews, Scotland
The Kalaupapa Peninsula, Hawaii
The Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts (check)
Antietam, Maryland (check)
Vietnam
The Dinosaurs of Wyoming (check)
The Impossible Dream: Lost Atlantis
For Romantics:
Wildflower Hall, Shangri-La
The Camargue, France
Kyoto, Japan
The Cinque Terre, Italy
Montreal
Brussels
Saint Lucia
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, D.C.
Napa Valley, California(check)
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Seville, Andulusia
Madeira Island
Burgh Island, England
Whidbey Island, Washington(check)
The Point, Adirondack, New York
The Impossible Dream: Kennedy Cottage, Montecito, California

Twenty - and I've been on the Ranch where the Kennedy Cottage is, but not inside nor did I stay there.

Twice as many as me....awesome. I really need to get overseas one of these days.

Stan4dSteph 06-25-2008 12:59 AM

I have been to --

For Families:
London
Orlando
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, California
New York City

For Culture Vultures:
The Musikverein, Vienna
Lenox, Massachusetts (Tanglewood!)
The Rodin Sculpture Garden, Stanford, California Hell yeah! :cheers:

For Sightseers:
Bucks County, Pennsylvania

For Sporty Types:
Banff and Lake Louise, Banff, Canada
Provence, France (I passed through on a train, so maybe this only counts as half credit)
The Tongariro Northern Circuit, New Zealand
Cooperstown, New York
The Snake River, Wyoming

For History Buffs:
Mount Vernon, Virginia
The Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts
Antietam, Maryland

For Romantics:
Montreal
Brussels
Napa Valley, California
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand


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