Loved: <BR>1. Yosemite <BR>2. Sequoia <BR>3. Coastal Maine <BR>4. Finger Lakes, NY <BR>5. Boston <BR>6. Williamsburg <BR>7. Aruba <BR>8. Bermuda <BR> <BR>No need to return: <BR>1. LA <BR>2. Atlantic City <BR>3. Jamaica <BR>4. Hartford <BR>5. Detroit

Love this thread! <BR> <BR>Glad I've been, but don't send me back: <BR>Munich/Oktoberfest <BR>Geneva <BR>Venice <BR>Vancouver <BR>KL and Penang in Malaysia <BR>Moscow <BR>Tokyo <BR> <BR>Please sir, can I have some more? <BR>Rome, Rome, Rome! <BR>Tuscany <BR>Wales <BR>The Great Ocean Road outside Melbourne <BR>Beijing <BR>South Island of NZ <BR>southern Utah <BR>Maine coast (esp. Bar Harbour/Mt Desert Island) <BR>Chicago <BR> <BR> <BR>As other have so aptly put it, "Not again in this lifetime!" <BR>Singapore <BR>Guangzhou (Canton)in China <BR>Atlanta <BR>LA <BR>Detroit <BR> <BR> <BR>

So interesting (and such a relief!) that we are all so different. Being someone who enjoys spending most of my time outdoors, it seems I can almost always find something fun/amusing to do no matter where I am visiting as long as there aren't tons of people and the landscape/vegetation/wildlife is beautiful/interesting. Can't help but add my opinion. <BR>Love: <BR>NY's Adirondacks (live here) <BR>NY's Finger Lakes Region (great wine) <BR>Coast of Maine north of Portland <BR>California's Central coast area (Capitola, Monterey, Point Lobos, Carmel Valley, Santa Cruz) <BR>San Francisco, Berkeley, Northern Calif. <BR>Yosemite Nat'l Park (in winter) <BR>Death Valley (4-wheeling thru backcountry) <BR>Glacier Nat'l Park,MT (simply gorgeous) <BR>Grand Canyon (hard to imagine anyone not being humbled by it - gotta hike to the bottom & back up a few times) <BR>Southern Utah & it's parks (Bryce, Zion) <BR>Arizona (Tucson area, Mt Lemmon, Saguaro <BR>Nat'l Park, Ajo & Organ Pipe area, Chiricauhua Park in southeastern Arizona, Sedona, Flagstaff) <BR>Seattle (loved it in 1985) <BR>St John, USVI (just perfect) <BR> <BR>Never again: <BR>Cruise to anywhere (boring & claustrophobic) <BR> <BR>The USA is truly a spectacular & beautiful country with so much to see and do. I'll never get tired of it.

Yes! <BR>1.anywhere in the northern part of Italy, my number one favorite country. <BR>2.England, especially the Lake District and Wales. <BR>3.Australia, especially Melbourne and the Great Barrier reef area. <BR>4.Canadian Rockies <BR>5. New England <BR> <BR>Glad I went ONCE <BR> Vegas <BR> Brazil, especially Rio <BR> Anywhere in India! or Nepal <BR> Florida <BR> New Orleans <BR> Bahamas <BR> Lisbon and Barcelona

return: <BR>1) Philly- where I live-just have to live in a city where biking is easy and enjoyable. <BR>2) Atlantic City- Its not the beach or the casinos...its all the ghosts! (so many people have had good memories there...they must be returning beyond the grave) <BR>3) Pattaya Thailand...same reason as above <BR>4) Oklahoma City bombing memorial..truly <BR>moving. Now the museum is open. I want to go back <BR>5) Joshua Tree park in California...awesome <BR>6) anywhere in mexico <BR> <BR>Dont need to return..Washington D.C..scary..Europe except for the waterways..Japan..too clean..Times Square..totally ruined..Beverly Hills..the armpit of humanity.

TO THE TOP

Wow! Surprised to see my hometown Chicago listed on the "would return" list so many times. I guess when you have spent 30 years in one place its not so exciting. <BR> <BR>Never Return: <BR>WDW <BR> <BR>Would Return: <BR>Savannah <BR>San Francisco <BR>Charleston <BR>New Orleans <BR>Alaska <BR>Cruises <BR>

Chicagoan - <BR> <BR>Where specifically do you live/work/play in the Chicago area?

To: Curious <BR>I grew up on the Northwest side (thats NW side of Chicago, not the burbs) when I go out with my friends we usually visit Wrigleyville or Lincoln Park. I worked for a time in downtown Chicago. I hope your message wasnt trying to point out that I havent explored Chicago, cuz I have lived here for 30 years and I have done it all or so it seems. I am moving to Florida next summer cuz I need a change of scenery and climate.

Yes, this is a fun one. <BR>We(husband and 10 yr old daughter) JUST got back from our first visit to Las Vegas and had a really good time <BR>but probably will never go back. It was like Disneyland and we enjoyed seeing the different theme hotels,the buffets, the fun pools and Cirque du Soleil show "O." <BR>Now for my never go back list(actually pretty short): <BR>Tahiti <BR>Western part of North Carolina (we blew it on that trip and missed the Outer Banks) <BR>Las Vegas <BR>Florida <BR> <BR>Would love to go back: <BR>Fiji <BR>Buenos Aires <BR>Hawaii <BR>Savannah <BR>Ireland <BR>Portugal <BR>Spain <BR>Maine <BR>Cape Cod <BR>Bali <BR>Mediterranean cruise <BR>England <BR>New Zealand <BR> <BR>We live in California and still think the California Coast is the most beautiful we have ever seen and San Francisco the best city! <BR> <BR>

Will return (since this is the US board, I won't include international locations); in no particular order: <BR>San Francisco / No. Cal. <BR>Washington DC <BR>Anywhere in New England <BR>Boston <BR>Chicago <BR>US Virgin Islands <BR>Las Vegas <BR>Colorado (any ski town will be just fine with me) <BR> <BR>Will probably return, but not too high on my list: <BR>New York <BR>LA <BR>Florida <BR> <BR>Never again: <BR>Tennessee <BR>Atlanta <BR>Niagara Falls/Buffalo <BR>NJ shore (especially Atlantic City/Wildwood section) <BR>Texas

So glad I went - when can I go again?<BR>-Paris (ah....)<BR>-Aruba<BR>-Palm Beach/Singer Island<BR>-Charleston, SC<BR>-New York City<BR>-San Francisco<BR>-A Princess Cruise Anywhere<BR>-Chicago<BR>-Dowagiac, Michigan<BR>-Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac<BR>-Abacos<BR><BR>Yeah I went, it was swell, let's not go back:<BR>-Maui (what is the fascination???)<BR>-London<BR>-Key West<BR>-Lake Tahoe<BR>-New Orleans<BR><BR>Never, no way, not if you paid me and sent me on a first class tix:<BR>-Puerto Vallarta (NO WAY)<BR>-Kings Dominion<BR>-WDW<BR>-Cozumel<BR>-Caracus, Venezuela<BR>-Friendly's Ice Cream Parlor<BR>-Reno, NV<BR>-Atlantic City, NJ<BR>-Myrtle Beach, SC<BR>-Jamaica (yeah, the whole island)<BR>

Places I would never go back again:<BR>London - dirty and overpriced<BR>England - ditto above<BR>most of Europe except France<BR>Most of Asia<BR>East coast of USA<BR>Indonesia ........yuk including Bali<BR><BR><BR>Places I would love to return to:<BR><BR>Western parts of USA and NW<BR>Jordon <BR>Turkey<BR>France +++++++<BR>Australia +++++++<BR>Alaska++++++++<BR><BR>I really hope that Buddists are right and that I can come back as a travel writer - with experience that is.

This is a fun thread. I loved the repsonses; we are all so different! I really like most the places I've traveled to, but there are few times when I would really want to retrace my footsteps...<BR><BR>Places that I would love to return for an encore:<BR>Most of Italy<BR>southern Spain<BR>Luxembourg<BR>Chicago ( I had the worst travel companion & need to actually see it!)<BR>NYC (see Chicago)<BR>Paris<BR><BR>Places I saw once (or more) & that's OK with me if I don't make it back:<BR>Quebec City<BR>Niagara Falls<BR>Lisbon<BR>Islamorada<BR><BR><BR>Places I would have to be offered large amounts of money to return:<BR>Any major Texas city, especially Houston<BR>Jamaica (scary place outside the resort)<BR>Buffalo<BR>Cancun & Cozumel<BR><BR><BR><BR>Berlin<BR><BR><BR>

Note to "Planning": If you can't see the MAJOR difference between Maui and Aruba, Abacos and Palm Beach, then indeed, you definitely have BATS in the BELFRY!!

What fun! We all seem to have been to the same places - I guess we've all met(!!) Some thoughts from a Brit in the UK......<BR><BR>Nice - but enough!<BR><BR>Paris<BR>Rome/Florence<BR>Amsterdam<BR>Philadephia <BR>Monterrey/Carmel <BR>Geneva/Zurich<BR>Munich/Dusseldorf/Stuttgart<BR>Toronto<BR>Chicago<BR>Brussels/Bruge<BR><BR>Didn't like at all.....<BR><BR>Menorca<BR>Southern Spain (tourist hell - the worst we Brits can export)<BR><BR><BR>Adore spending time in.....<BR><BR>Boston & Cape Cod<BR>Vancouver<BR>Venice<BR>New York<BR>Ghent<BR>Cyprus<BR>Canterbury/Oxford/Cambridge<BR>Berlin<BR>The Alps (most bits)<BR>Whistler<BR>The Sunshine Coast (BC)<BR>New England (haven't seen all of it!)<BR><BR>

I've been reading this thread since it started but am just now getting around to making my list:<BR><BR>Can't wait to go back to:<BR>Wales<BR>Salzburg<BR>New Orleans and plantation country<BR>Montana<BR>Charleston & Kiawah Island<BR>Santa Barbara<BR>Berner Oberland<BR>Vermont<BR><BR>Don't need to ever go back to<BR>San Francisco<BR>Charles de Gaulle Airport<BR>Houston<BR>Stratford on Avon<BR>Oregon<BR>Isle of Skye<BR>Philadelphia<BR>Vienna<BR><BR>

Note to Ted: If one lives on the East Coast, flying 12 hours to Maui is the most overrated experience ever. Even in first class. Even in a luxury resort.<BR><BR>Not that it isn't a nice place, it is. But once is more than enough to endure that flight. The traffic congestion is HORRIBLE, the mosquitos will LITERALLY kill you, the beaches suck, and it is just as commercialized as any Caribbean island. Thus, the love for Aruba (commercialized but gorgeous beaches, fabulous restaurants, and a 4 hour flight), Palm Beach (gorgeous beaches, fabulous restaurants, lots to do), and Abacos (gorgeous beaches, no restaurants, no people, relaxation heaven.)<BR><BR>If you think Maui is the be-all-end-all, then you obviously haven't been anywhere else. And the fact that you chose to single this one comment out and need to defend one place (that I might add others have also declared within this posting as overrated), shows you need more to do.

Best of the best:<BR><BR>1. Santorini (Greek Isles)<BR>2. Venice, Italy<BR>3. Hawaii (anywhere)<BR>4. New Orleans (if you're a hedonist)<BR>5. Vancouver (for the scenery alone)<BR>6. Bergen, Norway (if you're not a night owl)<BR>7. Ireland (the countryside)<BR>8. London (if you like pubs and history)<BR>9. Paris (stay away from the tourist traps)<BR>10. Florence, Italy

MarySue, what bugged you so much about San Francisco?<BR><BR>Paris Charles de Gaulle I can understand! LOL.