Places you could have EASILY visited but did not
 

and now regret.

Like many of us I have a long list. For me near the top is Trieste. I passed it by twice driving to then Yugoslavia but never stopped. I could even see it across the water from my table in a Piran waterfront restaurant. The June issue of National Geographic features Trieste and now I am sorry I missed it. It seems like just the kind of city I would enjoy.

How about you?

Pisa comes to mind. Drove by without stopping.

My list would take too long.
I would not have visited New Orleans if my three travel buddies hadn't voted to visit one extra long weekend. We usually just do an annual roadtrip but every few years did a splurge.

I’m more likely to regret places I felt I had to fit in to my itinerary versus those I missed. There was a time I was a very ambitious traveler because a part of me knew “now or never.” I’m glad I ticked off most of the places I had a really strong desire to see. I’m not ambitious for travel at all any more.

We had dinner with international friends last week and the conversation turned to places we might like to visit that we haven’t been to or those we’d be inclined to re-visit. Between the four of us our lists were small. They’d like to see the Great Wall (we’ve been and loved it) and we’d like to go to Japan someday (my husband has been but I have not).

Both of the women agreed we used to really want to see India but that urge has passed as we’ve gotten older and less inclined to risk getting sick abroad. Both men have been there and said no need to return.

Hawaii . . passed thru the airport a hundred times but never left the airport other than to sleep at a nearby hotel during a layover . . .buggers!

I lived in Hawaii for several years. Some would say you didn't miss much and others would disagree. What I do know is that it isn't "like it used to be" not surprisingly.

There is nowhere I can think of that I could have visited whilst travelling and didn't, apart from the Lalique museum, in WIngen sur Moder which we couldn't visit as it was too hot to leave the dog in the camper. Maybe I'll still make it there though, as it isn't so far away.
There are places I would have loved to visit but won't. I have accepted that we won't be travelling far any more.
I would have loved to have gone with DH on some of his business trips, but didn't/couldn't. I perhaps regret not going to Colombia with him, but the thought of all that time on my own in cattle class while he was up front was enough to put me off going.
I regret not going away on my own once in a while, leaving him to deal with life at home. He had it too easy.

Second generation Angeleno and I never set foot on Catalina Island.

Portugal..............we drove from Bordeaux to Segovia and, at one point, were 20 miles from the border......our "rigid" travel schedule didn't allow much deviation, so we just kept going. Very regretful...foolish choice......wish I could do it again.

Moved to Travel Tips

I cannot think of any place because I usually plan my trip pretty well and make a list of places I do not want to miss that are on the trip.

The closest I came to not see a place that was on the list , was when I was leaving the Bran Castle ( Dracula ) in Romania.

We were on our way from Bran to Brasov and the Rasnov Fortress was on the list.

Now from Bran to Ranov is 7 miles and it is on the way to Brasov ( which is 18 miles away.)

We were going to have lunch in Brasov , and having just spent several hours at the Bran Castle we decided to forego Rasnov..............

then at the last minute we turned into Rasnov to see the Fortress. ...... Good move, Thank Goodness !!!


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On the highway approaching Rasnov in Romania, we were going to bypass the town and the Fortress.
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As we got closer, we decided to turn in.
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What a quaint little place this was. I took this picture through the car windshield !! We spent an hour at the Fortress. I would have regretted not seeing this place.

Cordoba. Made it to Granada and Seville but couldn't find time for Cordoba.

Basingstoke, now that space a travel is not happening and no clue when it will again my husband is sad we never went to Japan. So many flights from the west coast. Maybe we still have time. I fall into a rut and love doing what I know I love best but should try something that scares me a bit.

When we were in Jordan we did not go to the Dead Sea.
Buenos Aires- skipped Iguazu Falls for more time in the city. But we actually liked this decision, just not what most travelers choose.

Canada. We lived in North Dakota for a few years, and I regret not getting up to Canada while we were relatively close.

Never made it to Bali either, although we lived in Indonesia and then later Perth, Australia, where we referred to Bali as a suburb of Perth (it was easier and faster to get to Bali than to most other places in Australia).

Don't regret that miss one single bit though.

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HappyTrvlr: I can certainly see your regret,

I was in Jordan 2 years ago and the Dead Sea is so much better on the Jordan side.

I am glad I saw Iguazu Falls, Took the short flight from Buenos Aires !

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You can still come down after August 9th ( Driving) ;) :suv: :plane:

Canada is still on my radar Percy, but a helluva road trip from Colorado.

Oh, and we lived about halfway between NY and Philadelphia for three years. Went to NY just about every week. Never once went to Philadelphia.

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Hey !!!!

I drove to many of the parks in Southern Utah.

Both Rims of the Grand Canyon.

Palm Springs

Las Vegas

Yuma Arizona

Tombstone Arizona

Monument Valley

The Four Corners

Not as a Snowbird, but for holidays

Tucson

etc. :S- :cactus: :palm: :pine: :car:

You have to come to Banff and Lake Louise and Jasper and the Columbia Icefields.

I will vouch for you at the border. ;)

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Glacier Skywalk outside of Jasper
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The Skywalk and Tourists.
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Lake Louise ,... blue green water, just waiting for you. ;) But you have some very nice places in Colorado... I have been there, sorry I missed you.
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Puerto Vallarta. With a bit of a disclaimer. We did visit on a cruise some 30 years ago and loved it. In fact, PV probably was a big reason why we became enamored with Mexico and Latin American culture. It was the first place where we set foot on in Mexico. But so far, after those 30 years, we've had little desire to go back. And even now, after 10 years of living in Mexico and only a day's drive to PV, there are so many more interesting places yet to see. So, I guess when I read the title about places you could easily visit but didn't, I didn't necessarily take that to mean places you'd wished you'd visited but didn't. Won't rule it out someday, however.

Percy --

Please have the Glacier Skywalk removed so I can visit the area.

Percy, the Canadian Rockies have been moved to the top of our travel wish list! We would also return to Vancouver which we enjoyed on other trips.
We have friends we have been invited to visit in Kamloops. We all met on a wonderful trip to Vietnam and they used to spend winters in AZ where we live part time.

I made the opposite choice on Iguazu vs Buenos Aires and regret it. Mostly because I should not have spent more than two days in BA. But I have been to many other major South American cities and BA is the one I would not go back to.

I haven't been to Japan so that would be at the top of my regret list. I would have liked to visit India but probably 30 years ago, not today! Neither one would be "easy".

Australia would have been 'easy' from New Zealand, but it isn't anywhere near a regret list.

Percy, I have been to the Dead Sea and, while fun, I would not call it a "must do." It was not terribly scenic although floating around was a kick.

My husband and I did not take the train up the Jungfrau as we were in Switzerland on our honeymoon and funds were tight, although we could have splurged. We have always regretted it. Maybe some day!

We could see the Dead Sea in the distance from Mt. Nebo in Jordan so wanted to see more of it.
We got to the top of the Jungfrau and it was quite an experience. It did have a wow factor for sure.
In the snow and cold there were many Indian women in sandals and saris who were freezing and a group of British women who basically did a strip show up there. So much for the solitude of a natural space!

Oh lots of places. Close to where I was living at different times. But I don't have "regrets" so I guess they don't count for this survey :-) suze

Back in 1984, when I was backpacking around Europe with my Interrail pass, I had plans to visit both Prague and Dubrovnik. I started feeling a little pressed for time, and was worried I couldn't do both. Well, I thought, it took some effort to get a visa to get into Czechoslovakia, and who knows if I'll be able to do THAT again! But Yugoslavia will always be there. So much for my powers of foretelling geopolitical events. The only part of the former Yugoslavia I saw was Zagreb because it was directly on my train route.

Having said that - I am so, so glad I had the experience of visiting Prague when I did. But I regretted Dubrovnik for years...it is still on my wish list.

Y’know, weirdly, it’s less somewhere I haven’t visited but more something I have. I walked through Notre Dame several times but mostly focused on the crèche scene. Because it’s notre dame, right, it’ll always be there...

well, it’s going to be a while until it’s restored and even then it won’t be the same...at least I did climb the stairs to see the gargoyles...

I really wish I had visited Pompeii. And the Venetian islands. But that was the trip that I had an awful lung bug, unfortunately.

I have never missed any place. I have pre-plan all the things and just note them down so as I could not miss any opportunity to go to a place which I have never been to. So, that's an amazing part of a road trip that you can change your direction to any place which you feel you would like to go.

Two regrets really spring to mind.

The first was that for the last 4 years of my working life I sat at my desk literally looking out over the Tower of London, maybe 100 metres away. Never got around to actually visiting.

The second was when we spent several months travelling around Argentina. It had always been an ambition to travel the entire length of Ruta 40, some 5200km from the La Quiaca on Bolivian border in the north to Ushuaia, the worlds southernmost city. We did travelled all the way down to Bariloche in Patagonia, mostly by bus, occasionally by car but got sidetracked and decided to cross to the east coast to see the whales around Peninsula Valdez. Have returned twice since then but always at the wrong time of year - maybe next year😎

Places I could have easily visited but did not
 

A place I dream of visiting since many years is Australia. It's definitely in my list of countries to visit!!!
I hope could visit it easily, moreover I have friends living there. One reason more to make up my mind!

Leon, France . We drove by it on a highway on the way somewhere. I’ve always regretted not stopping.