andrejeffry

In this thread we tell about our favorite country

Like how many times have you visited it?

Would you want to live or retire there?

Are you going to visit it again in the near future? when?

Your favorite cities in that country?

etc, etc, etc

It doesn't have to be European country, any country in the world is fine, as long as it's not your home country

Pegontheroad

I'd say that Germany is my favorite country. I lived there for 5 years in the 60's when I was teaching at Heidelberg American High School. I have returned many times--maybe 8 to 10 times.

I love the architecture, especially the baroque churches, and the scenery. I like the people. I like the fact that I always feel safe there.

My sister and I traveled together for seven or eight years, and at first she was reluctant to go to Germany because she thought it would be kitschy. However, when we arrived in Germany, her comment was "I could live here."

I feel the same way. I could live in Germany.

Avalon2

uk =at least 60 times go twice a year fir the last 40 years we've been all over from land's end to john O'groats!

France- at least 20 times. going to London adn paris again in 2 weeks

I culd live in either place easily if I had the money!!

bobthenavigator

No question---Italy is our favorite and we have visited 17 times now. The highlights of our trips would take a book and would not fit here. I am often asked my favorite destinations:

1. The lakes
2. Tuscan hill towns
3. Venice
4. The Amalfi coast
5. The Ligurian coast

StCirq

France - just back from trip #109.

Yes, I plan to live there.

Love the whole country, at least every part I've visited (except Mazamet), but clearly my heart's in the Périgord.

hetismij2

This would probably be better in the Lounge, and provide some nice, non political, light relief over there right now.

Favourite country, Tanzania, only once sadly.
Second favourite, USA 7 or 8 times.

Not including the UK which is my all time favourite, because I was born there, but no longer live there .

danon

Been to Paris more than 20 times,
but only discovered my favorite country -Spain- in
the last 5 years.....visited six times so far ,going again in 2 weeks.

DRJ

Italy. Two weeks in Venice late November will be the 22nd trip since '98.

hollywoodsc

Wow some of you must be professional travelers!
I love Italy, have visited a few times now.
Heading back in a week to see some new regions and start to look at areas to purchase a small vacation/retirement home.

I'd like to have something to enjoy before I'm too old to enjoy it!

gwan

I think maybe my favourite country is "the next one", but I've lived in France twice - first time 7 months and I've just had my 3 year anniversary this time round, so we could say I'm in a long-term relationship with France I've lived in 4 different regions here, but definitely haven't seen all of the country by a long shot. Not sure on favourite city, but I liked Strasbourg a lot (not one of the places I've lived).

ahiddenbird

My favorite country is Austria, no contest. I spent all my summers there as a kid, because my mother's family lives there. We stayed at my Oma's house usually 6-8 weeks during the summer holidays.

We went every single year until my Oma died, and I've been back once since, when I was 25. Yes, I'm going back soon! I'm going back next year when I'll be 29.

I do dream of retiring there. My Oma used to run a bed and breakfast out of the house for many years (it's quite large with three big bedrooms downstairs), and its always been a sort of secret desire of mine (and my sister's too, I think) to keep the house in the family, live there and start the B&B again.

My favorite cities in Austria include the small town of Altmunster where my family is from and nearby Gmunden, where we visited often. I also love Salzburg, Bad Ischel and Hallstatt (of course).

Mainly though, I love the mountains. Even after all this time I find them overwhelmingly beautiful.

ahiddenbird

Oh, and I guess to give you a number, I've been there 18 times!

wanttogo

Oh! Some many Fodorites travel so much. How do
they manage to keep their socks clean? Just kidding, of
course.

My favorite country is Italy. I have been there 3 times
since first visiting in 1967. DH and I will be going again in 2013 to Sicily. So far, my favorite area in Italy is the Amalfi Coast. Maybe that will change after seeing Sicily!

No, I don't want to retire there. Our current location, Washington D.C.) has so much to offer that i want to remain.

Pat

danon

p.s.
No , I don't wish to retire in Spain( too hot!) just continue visiting every fall ( and if possible spring as well)

andrejeffry

wow, I was gonna brag about how many times I have visited my favorite country, but after seeing your guys number ....

how old are you guys anyway?

DAX

Andrejeffry: Oh I am so old that I would hate to tell you, but I remember watching Reagan walking down Pensylvania Ave on his inauguration day and sadly now I can't even remember his first name....Walter, Don or...help me here...

Anyway my favorite country is FRANCE, about 20-25 times, however, I have visited GERMANY at least 30-35 times ( I gave up trying to remember how many exactly). plus I used to spend my summers in Basel and Geneva where I used to take the bus/train/car to France and Germany at least a couple more times.

LSky

I love Germany and haven't been as often as I'd like because I live in the US. It's been a blessing to go 9 times.

bobthenavigator

Old !

danon

some of us are not that old but started traveling young.
My parents took me to Italy when I was ten or so.
(we lived in Europe at the time)