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Once is enough: Atlanta St. Louis state of Fla. college football hall of fame Graceland Take me back: North shore-MN Memphis-Beale St. and Civil Rights Museum Alaska NYC San Francisco Chicago-Wrigleyville & much more

Would return: Chicago Portland (both) San Fran NYC Ireland Switzerland Boston Providence Tuscon Probably wouldn't: Scotland Toronto LA Washingt on San Antonio Philadelphia Phoenix Damn Sorry I went once: All of Florida Atlanta Baltimore Mexico Houst on

Places I would visit again (and again) Vancouver, BC--Georgous! New Orleans--shabby decandence, fabulous Oregon coast/Calif Redwoods Paris Barcelona--prepare to stay out late! The Rubicon Trail, Ca--4x4 Heaven Santa Cruz,Ca--love the rollercoaster Leavenworth, Wa--cheesy "bavarian" town in the Cascades but can't start the X-mas season w/o the Festival of Lights and a cup of steaming cider! Austin,TX--much better then its sister cities to the north and south 6th St and 4th St are like Bourbon St without the high prices or the grunge Disneyland--the original Places I would not return again Geneva Jackpot, NV Myrtle Beach, SC

NEVER again: Florida (except Miami) Atlanta Dallas Houston Indiana Rochester, NY Cancun any cruise Would go back, but only if someone paid me to go: Oregon Los Angeles Phoenix Savannah Ohio Miami (see "Florida" above) Want to return, but not THAT high on my list: Colorado Seattle Toronto South Africa Want to go back again and again: San Francisco/wine country and coast Boston/Cape Cod & islands NYC Washington DC Chicago Venice Paris London Keny a Turkey anywhere in the Caribbean, except Cancun Tuscany Ireland

Old threads never die... and they never just fade away either. They just: 1) get pushed to the top by a newbie adding his/her two cents; or 2) get placed by a "ttt", "topper", or "tiptop" pisser. To let this tired thread rest, shall we utter "Monkey-land?"

Let's try to put this MONKEY to sleep. I think we should all visit MARIAH CAREY in her PINK SWEATSUIT somewhere near JACKSON HOLE. Don't forget to take your DOG too, as well as your UNRULY CHILDREN. Plan to smuggle a GUN on the AIRPLANE or at least sit next to a SUSPICIOUS PASSENGER on your way. The TRAVEL INDUSTRY will thank you for SAVING IT'S ASS while you enjoy a 5 star vacation for the price of a KMART WORLD TOUR.

am I the only one who doesn't understand that last post?

will return: Portland, OR Moab Sedona Big Bend, TX UP Michigan (summer only) coastal Maine Manhattan thanks, but no thanks: Key West Orlando Wisconsin Dells Mt. Rushmore

Top picks: Belize Costa Rica St. John, USVI Chicago, of course Montana Yellowstone New Orleans Been there done that: Playa Del Carmen, Mexico Madrid, Spain San Francisco WDW Niagra Falls (don't waste your time)

I have really enjoyed reading everyone's comments and preferences, especially the ones who discussed why they liked or disliked a particular place, which is helpful for trip planning. It is hard to believe that someone prefered Haiti and Pittsburgh to the Virgin Islands, but as they say different strokes etc. So my choices are: Places I would love to see again and again are: St. John's V.I.(beautiful beaches and wonderful people) Boundry Waters, Canada & Minnesota Coast of Maine especially Bar Harbor San Francisco Bay area North Carolina - Outer Banks North Shore, Minnesota Sedona, Az (Love those red rocks) Northern Michigan Northern California Coast above SF Mt. Dora, Florida Cape Cod Boston (great history and city) WDW (in a few years, I am now suffering from overexposure) Beautiful places but I probably would not go again: The Baths, Virgin Gorda Port Townsend, Washington Colonial Williamsburg (overpriced but go for the illuminations if you get a chance) Charleston, beautiful colors Grand Canyon (seen several times) Places I would never want to see again (unless I had to pass thru them to get somewhere worth seeing): Paris (I am amazed that so many people wanted to go back there, they are rude and abusive to Americans or anyone who does not speak French, also covered with trash and graffiti). St. Thomas (Too many tacky duty free jewelry and liquor stores) Tiajuana Chicago (Dirty with lots of very poor people waiting on very rich people) Las Vegas Newport, R.I. (The type of people that made Rose want to throw herself over the railing of the Titanic) Miami Airport (makes the Oakland bus station look good) L.A. Martha's Vineyard (see Newport comments plus add too many motor scooters and t-shirt shops) Places I would hope to see before I die: Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Banff Holland (during tulip festival) Ireland New Zealand New Orleans (just once) NYC and upstate New York Vermont in the Fall Germany Swiss Alps Tuscany Places I do not want to see after reading everyone else's posts: Cancun Myrtle Beach Dollyland Niagra Falls (U.S. side) Paris (I had to add that one) Where is Abacos and Peggy's Cove???

Would Definitely Return to: Key West San Diego Palmilla Hotel in San Jose del Cabo, MX New York City Walt Disney World, FL Chicago Savannah Las Vegas Would Never Return to: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands! Am Dying to Go To: Charleston New Orleans Wine Country

My turn...... Would love to go back to.. 1. Manhattan 2. Chicago 3. Central California Coast 4. Northern Minnesota, Boundary Waters 5. The Tetons and Jackson Hole Never going back to.. 1. Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge 2. Wisconsin Dells 3. Orlando 4. Anywhere in Ohio Best week-long domestic vacation: Driving the California Coast!!

Don't need to return: Tortola St. Croix Jamaica (GOD PLEASE NEVER BRING ME BACK!!!) Toronto Atlanta (my least favorite US city by far) Killington, VT Wall Drug, SD Pinehurst, NC Can't wait to return: South of France Paris London NYC LA Whistler/Vancouver Nantucket, MA Kiawah Island, SC Switzerland

My turn.... this is fun. Go back to: 1. NYC 2. Chicago 3. Pacific NW - underappreciated! 4. Savannah/Charleston - so historic 5. Montana Mountains - best U.S. part of the range Don't need to ever see again: 1. Gatlinburg 2. Florida (all of it) 3. Atlanta (zero planned growth) 4. Denver (everyone associates it with mountains... it is 2 hours away from the mountains, and the city itself is unimpressive)

Places I would love to return: The Big Island (will be there again in 2 weeks) Cancun Italy Las Vegas (over and over) Mammoth (For skiing) Costa Rica Florida Keys Scotland Places I will never ever return: Cabo San Lucas Maui Miami (over-rated!)

Would not return 1. NY 2. Rio de Janeiro 3. Mexico 4. Slovakia Would return 1. Texas - not so much for the beauty but the people were great 2. North Carolina 3. South Carolina 4. Northern Calfornia 5. Italy 6. Maldives - a true far off paradise

Agree with many of the postings - but can only assume that people who said wouldn't return to Grand Canyon didn't take the trouble to get away from the crowds/shops/cars etc at the rim. Take the trouble to make a short hike into the canyon (taking good note of the safety advice) or better still invest in the mule trip or a whitewater ride to Phantom Ranch. You should never tire of this place. So, nice but not twice: Vegas Anything with a man dressed as mouse Paris (OK I'm biased because I'm English) Once is never enough: Yellowstone Tetons Yosemite Gr and Canyon Zion Bryce (for all of these, get your hiking boots on, within half a mile you'll feel like you've got the place to yourself) San Francisco North coast of California Mesa Verde Silverton, Colorado (after 4.00 pm when the tourists all leave on the train back to Durango)

Loved: Norway Italy Southern California Chicago Maine Lake Superior Don't go back: Hilton Head WDW The corn belt (great people, but boring) The rust belt (weird people, and boring)

Liked but once is enough, thanks= Costa Rica Cuba Puerto Vallarta Would definitely jump at the chance to return= the Yucatan(sp. Coba,Uxmal,Xtampu,and all the Mayan sites we haven't investigated) Portugal(the Algarve only whetted my appetite) and anywhere else in Western Europe! ja

LET'S BE POSITIVE!-------------------- GREAT PLACES! Monument Valley at sunrise Ragged Point,Ca Yosemite Grand Tetons Glacier Park-US &Canada California coast Maine,New Hampshire-White Mountains Vermont-Shelburne Farms Cloudcroft,New Mexico at sunset