sakis

Hungary:the view of Buda when you look at it from Peste's side of Dune<BR>Netherlands:Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam and keukenhoff gardens<BR>Spain:All Gaudi's works in Barcelona<BR>Englandig Ben and National Gallery in London<BR>Turkey:Aghia Sofia and Bosporhus<BR>Greece:the view of caldera in Santorini island

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Christy

England -- Nottingham (lovely town!)<BR>Scotland -- the Isle of Skye... so desolate!<BR>Ireland -- Kilkenny<BR>Wales -- Caernafon<BR><BR>

M & J

San Alfonso, Chile. A small village in the mountains. We heard music and thought is was a local festival. Turned out to be marching band camp for young Chilean children. We were the first North Americans the children had met (really).<BR>Incredible experience. We continue contact with the band teacher and recently visited with him and family in Santiago.

quebec

USA: Madison, WI; Northampton, MA; Portland, OR; New Oleans, LA; Yomesite National Park, CA<BR>Canada: Quebec City, QU; Vancouver, BC; Toronto, ON.<BR>

maitaitom

Wow, let's see if I can remember. Many brain cells killed on these trips through the years.<BR><BR>FRANCE (not in Paris)<BR>Bayeaux Tapestry<BR>Normandy<BR>Les Baux - (at end of day when no tourists)<BR>Chateaus in the Loire valley<BR>Ribeauville in Alsace<BR>Rousillon in Provence<BR>PARIS<BR>Sainte-Chapelle - favorite church on earth<BR>Rodin Museum - great gardens<BR>Climbing Notre Dame every decade since I was a kid in the 60s.<BR>The Crepe guy on the Rue Cler<BR>GERMANY<BR>Residenz in Wurzburg<BR>Wieskirche<BR>Schloss Linderhof<BR>Oktoberfest (what I remember of it)<BR>AUSTRIA<BR>Melk Abbey<BR>Driving the Danube<BR>I still love Salzburg<BR>ITALY (this could take awhile) <BR>Hiking the Cinque Terre<BR>IN FIRENZE<BR>David<BR>Duomo<BR>The Arno at sunset (looks like a painting)<BR>Il Latini Restaurant (long story)<BR>IN VENEZIA<BR>getting lost at night<BR>Romance<BR>Yes, a gondola ride (touristy, but a must)<BR>IN TUSCANY<BR>Volterra<BR>Montepulciano<BR>Pienza and pecorino cheese and wine<BR>IN UMBRIA<BR>Staying at La Badia Abbey<BR>POSITANO<BR>Dining at Donna Rosa in Montepertuso (also a long story)<BR>Driving the Amalfi Coast<BR>ROMA<BR>Vatican Museum<BR>Pantheon<BR>NORWAY<BR>train ride from Bergen to Oslo<BR>SWITZERLAND<BR>Jungfrau<BR>View of Eiger from Grindelwald<BR>CANADA<BR>Jasper<BR>Hiking to the teahouse above Lake Louise<BR>U.S.<BR>Grand Canyon<BR>Bryce<BR>Wrigley Field (every baseball fan MUST go once)<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>

ThinGorjus

It would take me hours to list the highlights of all the countries I have been to. I will just list some of the entities that have made a huge impact on me: Angkor Wat, Great Wall of China, David in Accademia, Taj Mahal, Kathmandu, Hogmanay in Edinburgh, Farmacia Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Riva Schiavoni in Venice at night with full moon, Sagrada Familia, Hermitage Museum, taking a train across Switzerland, Parthenon, Sigiriya frescoes of Sri Lanka, all of Bangkok, helicopter ride over Rio.

Daisy2222

England - Leamington Spa<BR> Total I have spent 3 &amp; 1/2 weeks there. I love it!!!<BR>France - Only been to Paris and that was just a day trip, didn't really get to see much.

Andrea_expat

<BR><BR>France - Paris<BR>England - Liberty in London<BR>Russia - Red Square<BR>China - Traditional housing neighborhoods<BR>Hong Kong - Skyline at night<BR>Macau - Fernando's open-air restaurant<BR>Mexico - The 40-inch baraccuda I caught on a fly rod in the Yucatan!<BR>Philippines - Fabulous food, friendly people<BR>Italy - Apartment in Rome on Campo de Fiori<BR>Vietnam - Chu Chi tunnels<BR>Greece - Lamb for dinner in Plaka<BR>Switzerland - Lunch overlooking the lake in Geneva<BR>Germany - A beer garden outside Frankfurt<BR>Thailand - Tuk tuks in Bangkok<BR>Indonesia - River kayaking in Bali<BR>Singapore - Raffles (just for a drink, sadly)<BR>Cambodia - Angkor<BR><BR>

mrwunrfl

<BR>USA - home in Pittsburgh<BR>Canada - only Niagara Falls<BR>Mexico - only Tijuana<BR>Spain - Al Hambra<BR>Morrocco - hydrofoil to Tangier from Spain<BR>France - Eiffel Tower<BR>Israel - old town Jerusalem<BR>Egypt - Khufu's pyramid<BR>Greece - Acropolis<BR>Turkey - friendly people, Sultanahmet<BR>England - the Royal Enclosure at Royal Ascot<BR>Scotland - West Scot railroad &amp; boat to Skye<BR>Germany - Taunnus Therme in Frankfurt<BR>Austria - castle on the hill in Salzburg<BR>Netherlands - window shopping<BR>Luxembourg - Battle of the Bulge museum<BR>Japan - a bento at sumo, beautiful women<BR>China - the wall<BR>Brazil - view from the Corcovado in Rio<BR>Argentina - tango show in B.A., bargains<BR>

TracyB

Holland (10 times)- The canals, the coffeeshops, the shopping, the tulips fields, the pastry shops...etc!!!!<BR>Switzerland - the greenery<BR>Austria - the fall colours<BR>Italy - Rome @ night &amp; fall colors<BR>London - Trafalgar Square<BR>Germany - traffic jams!!<BR>Spain - Alhambra, Toledo<BR>Portugal...Fatima<BR>Gibtraltar - the airport<BR>Morocco - Jemma El Fna, Fez<BR>Paris - the whole city is beautiful<BR>Beijing - The Great Wall<BR>Singapore - the Night Safari...jurong bird park, the clean city<BR>Bali - the Rice Terraces<BR>Lombok - the beauty of the countryside<BR>Thailand - the people...the food...Phang Nga Bay..Chiang Mai night market...temples<BR>Kuala Lumpur - Batu Caves<BR>Trinidad/Tobago - Crab &amp; Dumplings...Arnos Vale<BR>Jamaica - Martha Brae Rafting..Negril Cliffs<BR>Aruba - white sand beaches<BR>Bonaire - colored fish<BR>Curacao - New Year's Celebration<BR>Costa Rica - banana plantations!!<BR>Cartegena,Columbia - cruise stop...<BR>Egypt - Nile Riverboat Cruise...Shisha<BR>Mexico - Iguanas, Bahia Principe Akumal, Sol Beer, climbing the pyramid<BR>L.A.- newport beach, balboa island, disneyland<BR>SFO - Sour dough bread, Alcatraz<BR>Las Vegas - too many years ago!!<BR>Arizona - Mexican Border Towns<BR>Vancouver Island BC-Tofino...Clayoquot Sound...Long Beach<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>

Nina66

ITALY: tacky tacky highlight.. many, many, many years ago meeting Marco Napoli on the Spanish Steps, and years later, touring the Italian car factories.<BR>SWITZERLAND: Lake Lugano<BR>FRANCE: Paris of course, Mt. St. Michel, the people, Pont du Gard, the D-Day landing beaches, and cemetaries in Normandy, Corsica, and many other sights and locations too numberous to mention... in other words, the entire country, and of course the food.<BR>ENGLAND: The theater, and some really great restaurants where our local friends took us.<BR>GERMANY: Linderhoff Castle, the Bodensee. and Mainau, the flower island in that area, and of course Berlin.<BR>THE NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam, love that city.<BR>BELGIUM: Brugge and the 4500 foot lighting store that we happened upon. Brussels, the Horta House, a must if you love Art Nouveau.<BR>RUSSIA: St Petersburg, oysters, cavier and vodka. The museums, in St Petersburg and Moscow, especially the Armory Museum, and the people.<BR>TANZANIA: The free roaming animals, Ngorogoro especially, and again, the people. Warm, friendly and anxious to talk to us. ZANZIBAR - The Indian Ocean and the laid back feeling.<BR>ISRAEL: The spirit of the people, Masada, and the Wall in Jersuleum.<BR>JORDAN: Petra and the BIG earthquake at 6:00AM.<BR>MEXICO: Chitzen Itza, Uxmal, and being stung by a sea urchin while snorkeling on Cozumel <BR>COSTA RICA: Tortuguero, laying on the beach at 3:00AM waitng for the egg laying turtles. They never appeared, and it was the most peaceful, calm, night that I have ever experienced. <BR>BELIZE:The Lamanai Outpost Lodge, one of the most interesting rooms we have ever stayed in, and the nearby ruins.<BR>GUATAMALA: Tikal. A return visit very early in the morning, before it was light. My husband said that it was the most haunting - other wordly experience he has ever had. <BR>USA: SF - my home, and NYC. The best of each coast.<BR><BR>This is a good question, we can brag, share, and relive our trips all at one time. Thanks Maurice.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><B R> <BR><BR>

Nina66

Last but certainly not least ... CANADA: Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia - the Wickeninish Inn.

TracyB

Isn't Tofino a wonderful place...I am from Alberta and it was my first visit to Tofino last summer...I loved it, it was just as nice, or if not nicer than anywhere else i have travelled to in the world!!

dita

USA - NYC the energy and great food. Central Park and walking the Brooklyn Bridge facing the great NYC skyline<BR>GRAND CANYON - so many stars, amazing sight, the canyon at sunset, you'd think you're in heaven, the colors are magnificent !<BR><BR>AUSTRALIA - dinner under the stars in the red (sand) dessert of Ayers Rock with the aboriginals dancing and chatting with them about their life<BR><BR>ITALY - dining out in the terrace of Al Veluu in Lake Como overlooking the beautiful lake with different peaks of the surrounding mountains and the cute little houses all around the lake, lit just right , a dream-like experience. Truly beautiful<BR><BR>SOUTH AFRICA - SINGITA GAME RESERVE in Kruger Nat'l Park- BEST accommodation ever, without a doubt.<BR>OUtdoor shower overlooking the river and the wild bush, watching the elephants play in the water, the animals running around the bush, your own private pool next to the most amazing, private outdoor shower. AMAZING PLACE, truly unforgettable !<BR><BR>SEYCHELLES - Praslin (Lemuria Resort)<BR>swimming in the gorgeous blue/turqoise water of the Indian Ocean, in the drizzling rain, no one around , paradise...all to yourself.<BR><BR>MEXICO - Cancun, our favorite winter vacation , go there every year. The water and the beach DOES NOT get any better than this (MELIA CANCUN hotel)<BR><BR>EGYPT - what can you say about the Pyramids, being in KIng Tut's tomb.<BR>Staring at his golden mask (eerie mysterious, power over you) Standing over Ramses II mummy (Cairo museum, Royal Mummies Room). UNBELIEVABLE, you can see his hair, his nails, perfectly preserved !<BR><BR>FRANCE - Paris, walking through the Tuileries garden, just hanging out.<BR>Favorite restaurant, Au Bon Auciel, the Eiffel Tower in your face, as the sun goes down, perfect lighting, perfect wine...<BR><BR>

NathanCLA

Starting from the best:

1. Australia - Sydney Harbour

(Never seen a place combining spectacular sights of an opera house, arched bridge, cliffs, green bushes/forrest and bright blue waters &amp; skies, ALL THESE in one vantage point).

2. Switzerland - Mont Blanc Alps in Chamonix

3. New Zealand - The Remarkables Alps in Queenstown

4. England - Oxford

5. France - Versailles

6. England - London

7. France - Paris

8. Other cities in Japan, Europe, Canada.

violagirl

GERMANY: (this has got to be done by city, as I've been there so many times!)
Berlin: Checkpoint Charlie (only 3 years after the wall came down)
Wurzburg: Mass in the Cathedral during Kilianifest (although the three shrunken heads weren't good for my hangover)
Frankfurt: The shopping! (hey, I was 16!)
Goettingen: The beer, the University library, my life there!
Munich: The Olympiapark

JAPAN: (quite a few highlights)
Hiroshima, a music festival on Sado Island, the World Cup, seeing the girls in kimono wearing mickey mouse ears at Tokyo Disneyland, sashimi

U.K.: Hampton Court maze

FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (I think it was in the current Croatia): Spectacular caves - my first real holiday, aged 5 - all I remember are the caves.

SPAIN: Madrid: The village of Segovia just outside the city, and the Thyssen museum.

ITALY (Venice): The convent I stayed in, and a little church (St. Francis, perhaps?) that I stumbled into when I got lost one day. In some ways, that church saved my life.

HOLLAND: The Anne Frank House

MALTA: Cassandra's Cave &amp; the old man who showed us around

PORTUGAL: My first love

CZECH REP.: The Charles Bridge in the snow

US: Water-skiing on Lake San Antonia, lunch in Chinatown in San Fransisco, trying to explain to our hosts that &quot;no, Ireland isn't in the middle of a civil war&quot;.

kcapuani

USA - Na Pali coast off Kauai
Canada - Niagara Falls
Mexico - Chitchen Itza
Aruba - off-roading on the uninhabited side of the Island
Belize - tie: petting a jaguar and snorkeling off Goff Caye
Costa Rica - staying on the Osa Peninsula
Guatemala - Mayan ruins at Tikal
Switzerland - Weeping lion of Lucerne
France - viewing Monet's waterlilies at the Musee d'Orangerie
Italy - walking along the canals in Venice
Spain - Barcelona
Austria - Innsbruck
Ireland - St Kevin's monastery in Glendaloch
Morocco - riding a camel in the Sahara

I will be adding England and Scotland to my list this May. I can't wait!

Curt

I find the opportunity to travel and experience new and different cultures to be the highlight of every trip. I won't list everywhere I have been but I have not been to a place I did not find enlightening and worthwhile. I have found good in every place I have been. Each is an adventure and I am thankful that my wife and I have been blessed with the health and financial ability to travel like we do. We both hope to continue doing so for a long time and continue to make new friends and explore new parts of this earth. Life without travel would be much less rich.

doctor_lorenzo

Belgium - seeing the &quot;Adoration of the Mystic Lamb&quot; in Gent
Netherlands - the Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem
Austria - Schoenbruenn Palace
Czech - Sv. Mikolas church in Mala Strana, Prague
Hungary - Szentendre, and old town area of Sopron
Poland - the Wawel in Krakow