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GSteed Oct 7th, 2004 11:18 PM

Ultimate Trip
 
Is a visit to the Titanic the ultimate trip?

TopMan Oct 8th, 2004 03:55 AM

I suppose if that is your final resting place it would be. Undoubtedly, someone here will tell you that flying there is better than taking a boat!

Infotrack Oct 8th, 2004 03:55 AM



no

m_kingdom2 Oct 8th, 2004 04:39 AM

A trip on the Titanic might be, although I wouldn't go near a cruise. As for going in some submarine to see the wreck which you can see for nothing on the television - madness, grow up!

ira Oct 8th, 2004 04:46 AM

>Is a visit to the Titanic the ultimate trip?<

No.

kaudrey Oct 8th, 2004 04:55 AM

I am somewhat of a Titanic buff, but I'd also say no. People with no real interest in the Titanic, or those who are claustrophic, for example, would never think of that as the ultimate trip.

I think everyone's definition of the ultimate trip is different, so there is no one answer:

A flight on SpaceShipOne? A trip to Antarctica? Exploring the Amazon? The Great Barrier Reef? Visiting Angkor Wat? Heck, for some, a trip to Paris could be their ultimate trip!

There are so many places that people could define as their "ultimate" trip. Is a trip the the Titanic YOUR ultimate trip? If so, why? :)

Karen

degas Oct 8th, 2004 05:56 AM

What color fins should you wear on a deep dive like that one? Yellow for better visability?

strass Oct 8th, 2004 07:28 AM

It sounds scary to me!

ira Oct 8th, 2004 07:45 AM

>What color fins should you wear ...<

Black, with 5" stiletto heels.

traveldawg Oct 8th, 2004 11:18 AM

This gives me hope for the American economy that so many of us can take the time at work to read this stuff and respond to it. America is on the way back!

kaudrey Oct 8th, 2004 12:09 PM

How do you know we're at work, traveldawg? :)

Karen

mr_go Oct 8th, 2004 12:54 PM

Okay, so what IS the ultimate trip?

Round the world...with stops in Paris, Venice, Istanbul, the Seychelles, Angkor Wat, Kyoto, Sydney, Maui, Macchu Pichu and San Francisco?

Or what?

Clifton Oct 8th, 2004 01:02 PM


I suppose it would be better to go down to the Titanic, that with it.

The ultimate trip? I think RTW too, but I'm still not entirely convinced I would do it. Missing the family and the pups and such.

Right now, the two trips I'd really love to do would be 1) Bhutan or 2) A combo of Mali and Morocco. These are two that I'd seriously like to work out in the coming years. Not the only ones and probably not the next ones, but major contenders.


cherylforeurope Oct 8th, 2004 01:03 PM

GSteed - What possessed you to ask such a
question? Wouldn't even make the top 20 in my book.

Clifton Oct 8th, 2004 01:04 PM


Typo: I suppose it would be better to go down to the Titanic, <i>than</i> with it.

Mathieu Oct 8th, 2004 01:12 PM


Bravo for Morocco and Mali, Clifton.
Have you researched both yet ? I know Morocco is great fro travelling and theres lots to see, but I'm not sure whether Mali has the supporting infrastructure, and getting about in limited time could be a headache. Still, definitely a place to see. Good luck and keep us informed.

P_M Oct 8th, 2004 01:20 PM

My ultimate trip is one that will probably not be available, or at least not affordable, in my lifetime. That would be a ride on the space shuttle. Then I could see the entire world at once. :-)

But if I can't have that, I would love to see more of the African continent. I have been to Morocco and Egypt, but I would like to see many other parts, such as Kenya and South Africa. Another dream of mine is to see Israel, but every time I tried to plan it, things got cancelled because of the unrest in that part of the world. I WILL go there someday, but I don't think now is the best time.

As for the Titanic, that would be interesting, but I don't think I could take the clausterphobia of riding in that tiny little sub to get there.

Clifton Oct 8th, 2004 02:39 PM

Mathieu,

Time would be the hard part... always is.

I've read on Djenne, Mopti and the Dogon areas and people. Toumbouctoo sounds like a place where people get &quot;stuck&quot; for transportation. I guess that goes with the reputation! Fascinating sounding countries to me.



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