Where would you go on your last trip?
 

Hi fodorites, <BR>Just wondering where you would choose to go if you knew your next trip would be your last trip. And no, you can't say an around the world vacation. Would you go to an old favorite? Or someplace new and exotic? <BR> <BR>To answer my own question: I would absolutely go someplace I've never been before. I love nature and spectacular scenery - my first thought was Alaska. But on second thought, I've heard that Alaska can't compare to the fjords - so maybe I would choose that instead. Then again...

Heaven.

This is depressing. Sorry.

Upward Bound: Do you know of any good hotel in heaven?

Kevin, I've heard good things about the "Let Me Inn."

I'd travel to the nearest 7-11 and stock up on lots and lots and lots of ice cubes, just in case.

You people are morbid. Just because its your last trip doesn't mean your going to die. You might just be going to the poor house, having children, or getting too old to travel. <BR> <BR>I couldn't decide on just one place for my last trip. I would want to go to all the places that are on my list of vacations. Aruba, New York, Paris, London, Egypt, Alaska, Venice, and Greece. <BR>

Kathy, and you call us MORBID? Of the four options you mention, I'd prefer dying!

Kathy, do you know how much they charge for a double room at the poor house?

It's my experience that regardless of why, most people don't ever realize that it's their last trip when its happening. My parents are in their 80's and no longer travel at all. They did travel quite a bit in their 50's / 60's. Asked them what their last trip was and they said to bury one of my uncles in Florida. (Are we having fun yet?) So I do think one answer may be to plan every trip as if it were your last and if you really want to see something, see it sooner rather than later.

Jeanette's philosophy is on the mark. When you are 80, like I am and still travel, you also eat dessert before dinner.

Good one Charles...And always drink the GOOD wine. <BR>If it is the last as in I'll be DEAD trip...Hmmmm. <BR>No matter where I'd go, it would be in first class. Whether in a plane, train,cruise ship, bicycle, or car it would be top of the line and no bargain shopping. I may even let an evil travel agent plan it! <BR> <BR>Oh and make sure there would be enough life insurance $$$ left over to pay for it so I wouldn't dump on the wife. <BR> <BR>

I would just go to Florence and spend at least a month. Then I could die happy. Ciao!

Naples, of course.

Kim, if I knew that my next trip would be my last I would not go anywhere! I'd have friends over for dinner more often, I'd tell my spouse & son how much I love them, <BR>I'd play with the cats, I'd go for long walks & stop & chat with the neighbors, <BR>I'd call my parents every day & tell them I love them, I'd worry less & I'd <BR>listen more. I'd try to be a hell of a lot more forgiving. I'd learn to love my life and not always be questioning what it's all about..... <BR>

I'd eat delicious food until I was a bloated mess. They wouldn't be able to lift the casket.

The comment about "morbid" was right on. What this thread needs to round it out is a comment or two on plans by actual dying people. Shiver!!!!

All these comments have been written by somone who is dying, sooner or later. Jeanette is still correct.

Why is everyone so obssessed and disturbed about death and dying? Face it, we're not living until eternity. Just live and enjoy each day as if it were your last. Each new day, then, becomes a gift! My last trip? Nepal.

Everytime I have traveled, I've done so thinking it COULD BE MY last trip. I have the time of my life every time...even if I AM alone. LOL <BR> <BR>I'd go to Boston and the Cape in the fall.

L, since you want to hear what someone did for thier last vacation who actually was dying, let me tell you. I live in the midwest, and before my dad died he went back home to California. The purpose of his trip was to have his brother and 2 sisters, who haven't spoken to each other in 20 years, be on speaking terms before he died.

Kathy, I hope your dad was successful in his mission. Thinking of it like that, I guess I would go back to Mississippi where I was born. I would lie under a shade tree and just watch the clouds drift by, just like I did as a small child.

I'd go to the hot tub! (see post "Best <BR>Sex on Vacation" above). And I'd <BR>also do what Jeanette, Charles, Sam <BR>& Slim suggested!

Assuming there wasn't a morbid reason for it's being "my last trip," I'd opt to return to my favorite haunt in the U.S.: New Orleans & environs (including the Cajun country & the English hill country around St. Francisville). If not confined to the U.S., I'd return again to Italy. What a way to go!

Well, at this time last year I was told that my cancer had "probably" metastisized to my lungs and that I'd probably be dead by June 2000. <BR> <BR>And, guess what! I couldn't think of anyplace I wanted to go to. Also thought that the sporty, red convertible that I always said I wanted before I died, wasn't so important to me anymore. <BR> <BR>My husband kept trying to ask me where I wanted to go - and it was just to stay home and be with my family! <BR> <BR>FORTUNATELY, I was mis-diagnosed and have a clean bill of health (for now!), but we really put all of this in perspective as a loving family. <BR> <BR>BUT, can't wait to visit Ireland, Greece, the fjords, etc. We plan to use any time we're here to party hardy! <BR> <BR>CHEERS...

I think visiting friends and family would be the best "last trip"...but if I wanted to really get away, the coast of Maine is my favorite place. (off season is even better!)

A place I couldn't refuse -- Sicily, naturally beautiful and clean, fascinating history and culture, fantastic food and people -- a great place to live or die!!!!!

I have my parents' only 2 grandchildren. They have made lots of trips over the last 10 years all over the USA and Europe. Now that they are in their 70s and my daughters are both school age, my parents have decided that one of the things they want to leave their grandchildren are memories of doing seriously FUN stuff with their grandparents. Last year they took them to Disney World. We're looking to do that again or take them on a Disney Cruise this year. I think it's a GREAT idea. I would like to do the same when I have grandchildren.

TO CAROL: Hi, Carol...I too have cancer <BR>(breast) & am concerned about metastasis. It's one of the things people with cancer have to learn to live with. I am also <BR>an attorney. As a person living with cancer & as an attorney I just had to send a note here to say that I am <BR>distressed to read your message. Any <BR>doctor who would tell you that you 'probably' have metastasis & that you wld. 'probably' die within 6 months <BR>is IMO clearly negligent! ( For those of you who are apt to say that this is NOT a <BR>medico-legal BB, you're right! But I do feel that this has to be said so pls. <BR>bear with me....) There are medical tests to determine metastatic disease & it's pretty clear cut when cancer has spread! And, even when cancer has spread <BR>no one can say with any degree of certainty ( or probability!) when a cancer patient will die b/c each case varies tremendously. To give someone a 'six month' sentence is to give up hope! <BR>I have seen many, many breast cancer <BR>patients outlive the statistics by <BR>years! Nobdy knows what keeps people going. There are huge 'psycho-neuro-immunological' <BR>variables that simply cannot be accounted for. <BR>And, your doctor should know that! <BR>Think of the psychological "pain & suffering" you & your family have endured <BR>b/c of the negligence, ignorance & insensitivity of your doctor! <BR> On a more personal note, I do hope that you are 'back on track' & that the next time you will consider a 2nd opinion if someone tells you that your <BR>cancer 'probably' has metastasized. <BR>All the best, Carol... <BR>Susan <BR>