Jeff

Hi Eva, <BR> There are several places that come to mind, but there are three that stick out in my mind more than the others. <BR> (1) Tintagel Castle on the north coast of Cornwall <BR> (2) Minack Theatre in Porthcurno near Lands End <BR> (3) Wengen in the Jungfrau area of Switzerland

judy

Hi all, and thanks topper! Since finding this site around six months ago, I have become familiar with a lot of you,,and now feel very warm and fuzzy about this forum,,,Eva, this is a nice post, and it was good to read about others magical places, and love of travel,,,I, too, am differant person when I travel and hopefully a better one since finding this great"travel lounge"... MUIR WOODS,CA; Montserrat(Spain); Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii; Westminster Abbey, London; top of Duomo in Florence; top of Notre Dame,....so many places so little time.....

Jody

Thank you for asking! <BR> The most magical place I,ve been to is the Hill Country Texas- not around cities and certainly without any definate plans. The many clear and cold rivers just beg to be swam in. Some are so cold during the summer you actually go numb! The scenery is a mixture of desolate and vibrant(?) Truly a magical place.

art

Of all of the places I've been (not as many as a lot of you), my magical place was the first time I stood in the middle of a grove of giant redwood trees. It was a truly magical moment. <BR> <BR>Art

Stacey

No particular order <BR> <BR>Standing on the Cliffs of Moher with my best friend. <BR> <BR>Coffee and a muffin on the terrace cafe at the Kauai Hilton just after daybreak. <BR> <BR>Sitting inside the ring of roses on the castle grounds in Heidelberg. <BR> <BR>A bench in Cambridge watching the University students

Larry

The first helicopter drop in the Canadian Rockies (Caribous) on a heli-hiking trip - on top of the world where few people have been - awesome!!

wildschwein

Germany's Externsteine, midway between Detmold and Paderborn. A site of Pagan worship, co-opted by the church after Christianity's domination of the region. Not to get all "new-agey", but it can produce some powerful feelings on a misty Westphalian morning-tide... <BR> <BR>Also try wndering the Lüneburger Heide (Heath), in the vicinity of Wilsede, on a moon-lit night.

adeleh

What a great question. <BR> <BR>1)LUNA RUNTUN which stands half way between heaven and earth,between the majesty of a volcano above and the roar of a river below in Banos Ecuador. <BR> 2)The little town called Montefioralle outside of Florence where not many tourist know about. <BR>3)Sina cathedral.

SharonM

magical and mysterious to me... <BR>-Venice (off-season) <BR>-Bazaar Sabado in San Angel, Mexico City on a Saturday morning <BR>-Sintra, Portugal...take a right at the house where Lord Byron lived and drive into the woods along the mountainside...

carol

- The view from the rooftop garden at the Acropolis View Hotel in Athens was a magical place to me. I'd sit on the rooftop garden in the evening or any time of the day and seeing the Parthenon so close was magical to me. <BR>-Camping along a fjord in Norway and waking up to the early morning and seeing all that glorious scenery. <BR>- Looking from a distance at Segovia castle in Spain is magical to me too. I love that castle.

karin

Thanks for the inspiration....My three, in no particular order, <BR>Northwestern Glacier in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, on a clear day; <BR>Na Pali from Kokee State Park (and a strong second for the sunset view from Cafe Hanalei); <BR>Lake Titicaca, but I was there a long time ago. <BR>...And the luster of antiquity in many many places in Europe. <BR>Aloha, <BR>k

Karyn

I am compeletly biased, but after travelling the worls - there is only one magic place in the world for me - New Zealand. A country dreams are made of.

topper

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jen

Here are my magic places: <BR> <BR>1. At the top of Rousillion, Fr. at sunset - the light magically sets the red cliffs on fire! <BR> <BR>2. Assisi - the highest walk way in town is spiritual. <BR> <BR>3. Volcano Nat'l. Park - near any steam vent...makes you remember that the Earth is alive.

Joy

Thanks for sharing your magical places, they all brought those tingling feelings, which I enjoy so much when traveling. Here's my moment… <BR> <BR>Somewhere in the Aegean Sea, on my way to Istanbul, Turkey I woke up around 5:30 in the morning and wandered out to the ship's deck where I sat by myself and witnessed the most incredible sunrise. The skies exploding in a magnificent pink, the ocean awoke in the deepest of blues, the small surrounding islands stood desolate yet saturated with spirit. With the earth and air as my only campaigns, I reflected upon my life and began to weep. Everything became clear; life was so beautiful. More importantly, it was at this moment, I became conscious of my love for a boy back home and realized "he was the one." <BR> <BR>We're married and traveling, living happily ever after… <BR>

vienna

the Azure Window <BR> <BR>in Gozo, Malta, breathtaking.

Mystic

A little hamlet outside of Forcalquier, France. Lying on the grass on a bluff, hand in hand with my life's partner, summer evening with the Big Dipper just above us, pouring down its sweet and universal magic all over our lives.

Bob

Dal Lake, by Srinigar, in northern India <BR>is heaven on earth. Staying on houseboats made from sandalwood, on a lake which does not allow motorized craft is wonderful. You get rowed around in boats where you get in and basically sit or lie on mattresses (not a gondola, but the same idea). At night with complete silence except for the ripple of the water, and the Himalayans in the distance, it is magical. As darkness descends and the stars are visible, the atmosphere is wonderful. I'm glad I went when I did, because it is now restricted because of racial and political difficulties.

traveler

1. Standing on the beach at Dover, looking over the choppy, murky water of the channel and knowing my grandfather crossed that water 40 years ago as a soldier - then looking over my shoulder to give him a smile. <BR>2. standing in front of Abbey Rd studios <BR>with my dad <BR>3.anywhere on the paths of the cinque terre - where my wife and i spent a magigal 4 days

kim

Wow--this is a long thread! <BR> <BR>1. Hiking up the Picos de Europa mountains in northern spain, surrounded by green, then stumbling on a natural spring well at the top. <BR> <BR>2. In Siena, the view from the top of the tower in the main piazza is pure magic. <BR> <BR>3. Everywhere in Taoromina. <BR> <BR>3.