An early Fodor's guide
Confession: I spend way too much time planning trips in my head. Sometimes I take them; sometimes I don’t—but hey, it’s been proven that the anticipation of a trip makes you at least as happy as the trip itself.
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What’s your dream travel destination, and why? Leave a comment here telling us by Friday, and you’ll be entered in a contest to win a selection of travel memoirs, including the three books reviewed in our roundup: A Moveable Feast, Big in China and Radio Shangri-La.
ETA: Congrats to Catherine, this week’s winner! Contest is now closed.
Love travel books – like Eat Pray Love and others, its a vacation you can take without leaving home, if you can’t afford it or don’t have time to go at the time.
Spain–never been–wonderful art everywhere
Italy! My Grandfather was 100% Italian and I’d love to see where my family comes from.
England and Scotland are vivid in my mind even though I’ve never been there. The history, the culture, and the achingly beautiful countryside make me a true anglophile, and I prefer English novels to all others.
I am no longer allowed to travel so all my traveling is done through books. I can go further, change destinations with a flip of a page, stop in midflight to prepare meals or play with my dog–all in all not the same but still I get to dream.
Istanbul and all of Turkey. So much history as cultures collide, so many antiquities, been planning this trip in my head for years. Hope to go soon
I love to read carol Field’s Italian baking books. She has us sitting right there in a tratoria sampling all the specialities and then sniffing around bakeries up and down Italy! It is a wonderful way to travel.
Love reading about Antartica & it’s dangers especially when I’m sitting all warm & cozy by the fire with my book, black lab, hubby & a bottle of red wine!
Would love to go to Denmark. My Greatgrandparents came from there. The only way I will get there is by books.
My best guy friend spent the summer after his freshman year in college in Edinburgh, Scotland. It’s been No. 1 on my list of places to visit since I saw his pictures after his return. Of course, my list extends far beyond that–I’ve only been outside the states once, and that was on a cruise to Cozumel. (I quickly learned that I’m not a cruise person!)
Actually, my sister, brother and I along with our spouses are going to our grandparents’ homeland in the Azores (Portugal) this summer. We are so looking forward to going!
I love to travel and read about exotic places. I like to read about places I haven’t yet travelled to-
Africa, smaller countries in Asia, the Middle East.
As this does not seem to be the year for overseas travel, my husband & I are driving to NY, storing the car, renting an apartment for a month to enjoy a Manhattan Spring Fling filled with opera, theater, music, art & gourmet dining in the Big Apple!
It used to be Alaska…………..and then my husband and I went there on land and sea………..it lived up to my imagination.
Egypt. I’m really into Egyptian culture. I’d love to take an archeological tour!
I get Fodor’s newsletter and yours. I love this contest. I really enjoy travel memoirs. Crossing my fingers!!!
I would love to go to Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, England where my husband’s ancestors came from. We have a pair of antique brass candlesticks from the castle(family heirlooms).
I’m trying to make a connection between my Dickinson family from LittleHoughton, Longhoughton,Rock, etc. to the ones in Bambaugh.
Do you know of the Dickinson family from this area Bambough?
In Regards, John Dickinson
Germany. I’d love to take my Dad there – to the area where his family is from.
China, because my son lives there.
Iceland! I’ve heard so many descriptions of the beautiful and unique landscape. Then there are geothermal spas and of course I’m curious about the place that produced Bjork.
i’ve wanted to visit scotland since high school, when i first read the outlander series (i’m also a bit scottish on my mom’s side)
My dream vacation would be to tour the areas of the UK. I want to see the beautiful castles and an actual moor! I, too, plan travel in my mind and do try to make as many little trips as money allows. I think that too many Americans don’t have a true appreciation of other countries and their histories simply because they don’t really have a desire to go there. I think if more people did travel internationally, they would have a greater understanding of how all countries need to work together for world peace.
I would really like to go to Italy – from Rome to Venice and beyond – it just sounds like a beautiful place!!
I really want to take my 8yr old son to Greece to see where all the myths he loves so much came from.
I would really like to go to Italy – from Rome to Venice and beyond it just sounds like a beautiful place!
My dream trip changes daily, but right now I have the strong desire to travel around Spain.
I have taken the usual trips to Europe with students, but have always dreamed of more exotic locales such as the land of the Pharoahs, Egypt.I’ve read historical texts, accounts of great archaeological excavations and exciting fiction – anything that will take me there.
paris…paris…paris…the food, wine, art, architecture…ah, the history!
I love any book that takes place on a cruise ship. I used to take cruises quite often, but then motherhood came along. I now do all my “cruising” through the pages of a book.
Torn between the Caribbean where I could lay on a beach and soak up the sun, and Ireland where the green is greener than we can imagine…
A Moveable feast is on my book clubs “choice” list this month…wouldn’t that be ideal…to win the book i need to read for book club?!
Another on our list…Travels with Charley by Steinbeck… looks like it fits today’s genre!
thanks for sharing!
I have always been fascinated by everything English. I have never been there, but I hope to join a friend there sometime in the near future. To walk on the moors, participate in a ghost walk, look up Baker St., and eat at a pub would be a dream come true for me. I received a book for my birthday that lists all of the haunted places in England, another passion of mine. Hopefully, someday my dreams will be a reality.
Australia would be my choice. I have read about it for years.
I have a couple dream destinations:
. Alaska — I’ve always wanted to take an Alaskan cruise.
. Palace on Wheels — I’ve heard of this luxorious train trip thru India.
The Scilly islands have been an armchair destination for years now. The Scilly webcam affords wonderful views. I’d like to go someday with enough time to explore all five of the islands.
My dream is a tropical getaway. With some family members who do not travel easy, my travel is escaping by reading about it – but, hey, I’ve traveled the world through books!!
England would be my next trip. I read it’s literature and history. To walk around in settings of their books – that so far, i’ve only made up from photos and a good imagination – that would be a dream come true!
My dream is to take a sailing trip like Embarrassment of Mangos, A Caribbean Interlude by Ann Vanderhoof!
I love books with exotic locales. There aren’t a lot of places that I wouldn’t love visiting!
As a Royal Watcher and avid reader,I travel only by book(s). I love to read the descriptions of England and Wales. Italy ranks second!
I am headed to Ireland and London in April. Would love to read this before I go!
I would like to fly to Switzerland and then get on a boat cruise down the Rhine River through The Netherlands.
I would love to go to Italy! I’ve read many books that take place there, such as John Grisham’s “Playing for Pizza”, and have been intrigued by the leisurely pace that life seems to go by.
England-Scotland-Wales! I go there all the time in my mind. I want to see the Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street, the Globe Theater, and I want to travel the path Shakespeare might’ve taken from London to Stratford-on-Avon. I also want to take the train to see the Lake District and to the opposite direction to Cornwall.
I dream of traveling overseas…to Europe, Australia, Egypt. I know where my first choice would be, if I had the chance. England (and Ireland and Scotland) because I know my ancestral roots are there, but also The Castles! I have long been fascinated with castles and I would love to visit as many as possible. A girl can dream, right?!
It wasn’t until I visited Paris in 1989 that I understood the phrase, “I’ll always have Paris.” What a place of style, beauty, grace and history! My only regret is that I didn’t choose to study at the Sorbonne.
Italy is my choice for the history, romance, culture and wonderful food. Travel is an experience and reading about it is great.
My dream destination is and always be Paris. I was educated by French Canadian nuns who taught us French and the love of all things French from the first grade. That love was further encouraged with a class in college on the French Revolution. I have always felt that I was French in a former life and, indeed, my first name is French, Jacqueline.
My dream vacation is to go back to England with unlimited time to see all I missed 11 yrs ago and to visit where my family originated in England.
A trip to Ireland and Scotland would be awesome. It is on my “bucket list”!
It has to be Italy. France is a distant second.
Would love to take our 5th Wheel and do a leisurely trip across Route 66 stopping whenever and wherever we see that suits our fancy.
Scotland. My roots go back to there, so I’d love to see it! And while I’m there, might as well check out Ireland & England too!
I would love to go to Greece – the brilliant whites and blues in all the photos I’ve seen really capture my imagination!
I dream of visiting the Africa of Beryl Markham and Isak Dinesen…the old Kenyan reserves and the places that influenced thier writings.
I would love to go to Poland to do some family genealogy. I hear it is a beautiful country.
My choice is Ireland.
I’ve read so many books set in Dublin, I’m fairly certain I could get around town without a map. From my teenage years (when I wore the covers off of Maeve Binchy novels like “Circle of Friends” and “Echoes” to today’s favorites like Roddy Doyle’s “A Star Called Henry,” I think I could confidently make my way from Trinity College all the way out to Dun Laoghaire (and back again).
Switzerland! I got a little tease of it last year when I visited Lucerne and I cannot wait to go back. My great-grandparents emigrated from there so I think it’s in my blood. This time, I want to see the whole country, including the small town my ancestors lived in: Innert Kirchen.
Jackson Hole Wy.is on my dream list.Visited there when I was in my teens and have always wanted to return.It truly is heaven on earth, as I remember it.
Hay-on-Wye for all the bookstores, then down to Cornwall, one part of UK I’ve missed in person but loved in legends and books.
I have been to England once and loved it. I have read lots of history and historical fiction based on the Tudors and other periods and would love to tour some of the castles that King Henry and his court lived in. Probably my real dream trip would be to go to Eastbourne in England for the annual pro tennis tournament held there right before Wimbledon. Eastbourne is a sea-side town and all the top tennis players in the world gather there for that one week! I am a player and fan of tennis so this would be heaven for me!
I would love to go to Tahiti – to experience the culture, relax, and to stay in a over the water room with a glass floor.
Ireland. What a beautiful country.
I have always wanted to go on an African Safari. I would love to see the animals in their natural environment.
The English countryside is my choice -the setting for so many wonderful cozy mysteries.
I want to go to the Paris Flea Markets!
Me, my mom & my niece in Hawaii!
Travel is a great wish of mine and to be able to see wonderful scenic vistas such as France and Italy would be a dream.
Ireland-it sounds beautiful
The Greek Islands. The first 2 weeks of my internship in London I worked for a man who was crabby, impatient and never smiled. He took a 2 week holiday to the Greek Islands and when he returned, if I hadn’t remembered what he looked like, I wouldn’t have known who he was because he was so relaxed, calm and happy! I’ve always thought it must be a magical place.
I would love to go to the part of England called Cornwall. (It’s on the coast.) I’ve read so many books that take place there. I would love to take walks by the sea!
I would love to Paris. My husband was to take me for my big birthday but the market crashed. I had the entire trip planned with all materials necesary to go
I’d love to go to Ireland, Australia and Hawaii!
England, I promised my father before he died that I would go back and see where out ancestors came from.
Also, I took one three tour of China back in 1992 and
I would love to go back see my son who is working there and the other parts of China that I missed. While other in my tour group were looking forward to a juicy steak,I was missing China so much when we were on the plane back.
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
Paris is my dream. Such a romantic setting.
Paris…the food, the culture, the architecture. All stunning!
Since I was a child, I have longed to go to Egypt to view and explore the pyramids, Valley of the Kings and their museums. What did Agatha Christie see when she accompanied her husband on their digs?
I would love to travel to Israel with my husband, yet I can’t seem to get further than the Jersey Shore! I’m not complaining, I love our time at the Shore, but I do dream of visiting my holy land one day. Thanks for taking the time to read this!
I THINK I’D LIKE TO GO TO THE IRISH COUNTRY SIDE. LUSH GRASS, BLUE SKIE SO PEACEFUL. TO REST IN A LITTLE COTTAGE. TO ME THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE HEAVEN. I’D ALSO LIKE TO GO TO ALASKA AND SEE THE UNTOUCHED LANDSCAPE BEFORE ITS GONE.
My favorite vacation would be a tour of all the great book festivals. I would go to the Honolulu Book and Music Festival, the LA Times Book Festival, the Washington DC Book festival, the Vegas Valley Book Festival, the North Carolina Book Festival and also to Hay-on-Wye and the Miami Book Festival. I would love to hear all the famous and not famous writers talking about their books.
Pack a bag,head out west and stop where we wanted,see every park,off track historical site,get off beaten trails,talk to locals,eat with them,stay a week at a working ranch,go to a state fair,rodeo,get me some gal boots,and of course I’d take my favorite hubby…YAHOO !!!!!!!! Ride ‘em Cowgal
My dream trip is to Antarctica, which I worry will become off-limits to tourists if we do tread lightly.
The Swiss Alps are high on my list, as well as the Galpagos Islands.
I’ve always wanted to see Ireland,get a little thatched roof hut for a few days, walk the country side,stopping and chatting,staying at an inn,eating and drinking tea and ale,I love all the photo’s of this beautiful countryside,if I’m dreaming ,stay with an Irish family,go into small towns and shop a bit..rent a small car and ride the towns and land.Aye,sounds good to me
This isn’t a matter of “if” but “when” I will go to Fiji. I visit it weekly online but to be able to go there would be like going to paradise!
My heritage is Irish, so Ireland is definitely on my list. Being able to tour Scottish castles would definitely help the pictoral descriptions as I read books based in historical Scotland. Then again, the United States has plenty of scenery I have never seen. Choices, choices, choices!
I really need to catch up with my daughters, they are my extensive world-travelers! I have always enjoyed listening to their exciting adventures, but now that I’m retired, I’d like to take in some of the sights myself. First I’d go to Sweden and see where my grandmother grew up. Then I’d go to Italy to throw some coins into the Trevi Fountain. This may sounds strange, but I’ve always wanted to visit the penguins in Antarctica. Poor things, I wonder if they ever get cold! So those three destinations would be a great start to future dreams – wherever they may take me!
I would love to go to see the remains of German concentration camps. My grandparents met there (Ukrainian and Polish working in the camps). Both are deceased now and, understandably, didn’t speak much of that time. My mother was born there before they immigrated to the US in the mid 40′s. I would like to take my mother for an affective trip.
I really want to go to Hawaii because I hear its so beautiful and everyone says if you go once your lucky, twice your forturnate and three times your rich!
I would love to visit the Orient — have not had the pleasure as of yet but this distination is on my wish list of countries to visit!
South Korea…my daughter will be teaching there so what a grand way to learn along with her their culture and people!
I dream of traveling throughout Ireland. I think reading a book in a castle or even a pub sounds like heaven.
Congrats, Catherine! You are the winner. An e-mail from me is on the way.
Egypt Just typing the word makes my heart flutter…..
That’s a hard one, since it is one of my favorite genres of reading. I read Fatu Hiva by Thor Heyerdahl and have never since stopped traveling. Perhaps my absolute favorite is about Tierra del Fuego in a book by E. Lucas Bridges, The Uttermost Part of the Earth.
Istanbul, Turkey is on the top of my list. I want to meet the people, said to be very friendly and welcoming. I’d love to experience the cuisine and to see the whirling dervishes!
I want to visit Greece and Turkey. There are so many beautiful churches and buildings to see. And the Greek food. Opa!
My dream would be to Italy and Ireland where I have roots. Both such beautiful places to travel. But my biggest dream is Scotland. I have always felt a pull there and after reading numerous books about Scotland I’d love to see it’s beauty.
Carol L
Lucky4750@aol.com
New Orleans, past or present. Jazz, food, heat.
My favorite travel destination would be to travel through every state of our beautiful country. In particular, to see the historic sites that formed the US and all the natural wonders. Then, I would travel through Europe to see each country there. After that, I guess I’d have to visit each of the other continents as well.
I’d love to travel back to Paris and onto other sites in France that I did not get to. It has always been the place I’ve wanted to explore!
I would love to go back to Germany. Been there once but would love to go back. Also to Italy- where my Grandmother came from. doing family research has given me the travel bug even more.
I’d love to winter in Jan Karon’s Mitford, and summer in the village of Three Pines in Canada, brought to life in Louise Penny’s wonderful Armand Gamache mysteries.
I love the city of Florence. The food, culture, wine, art, music, architecture and the people are wonderful. The surrounding area offers so much for the explorer or the person who would like to find that little restaurant with amazing food and wine.
I would love to go to Italy. The countryside is beautiful, the food enticing and I really enjoyed the book and movie Eat, Pray, Love.
I loved Venice. My daughter didn’t know what it was until we got there. We were both in awe. I know it has changed but I still think about being there.
The Isle of Capri is magical. My daughter and I walked up the cliff (I missed the sign to ride the tram). She pouted, groused, and was exhausted. At the top, seeing the huge lemons, feeling the breeze, and breathing fresh air was worth it.
I constantly dream of visting Italy. I am enamored with the architecture, the people, the way of life, and of course, the food. I am afraid that once I visit there I won’t want to leave!!
My dream travel destination: Ireland
Why? Because I really want to go there.
My idea of the perfect travel destination is a train trip up the Coast of California, Oregon and Washington then transfer to the Canadian train system and go from British Columbia to Toronto. What could be more perfect than reading a book, drinking a glass of wine (or a latte) and watching the most beautiful scenary go by your window.
My dream vacation is Australia – I hope to make it there some day!
My dream travel destination…traveling around the world. I would love to see the culture and art of all those places because I currently don’t have the financial ability to travel and make comparisons.
My idea of a perfect dream travel destination is anywhere in Italy. I recently spent a month in San Gimignano, Venice, traveling from town to town on the Amalfi Coast, Rome and Florence and definitely need to return to all these wonderful destinations. I think it would take a lifetime to experience all the wonder of Italy.
It’s funny but right now my dream destination would be NYC alone! A week in the big city without my kids or husband sounds like a dream to me. Book stores, coffee shops, time alone…a dream come true.
Still dream about the view at the Palace Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland! Floor to ceiling glass doors opened to a balcony overlooking a strolling area by the lake. Huge chestnut trees, glorious blue sky, the lake…ahh!
My dream is Siberia–all nine time zones by way of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The remoteness and ruggedness appeal to me in a deeply spiritual way. Surely it is no coincidence that so many Russian Orthodox monasteries are nestled deep in the Russian forests.
My brief visit to Japan intrigued me. I would love to return and have time to visit more places.
I would love more than anything to go back to Umbria. Two years ago my husband and I went to his sister’s destination wedding. It was a magical trip. I truly felt like I belonged there.
I love love love Italy- the people,the food, the scenery.
My dream destination is Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK. This charming village is a booktown filled with wonderful book shops selling both new and used books. It’s a book lover’s paradise. I love the feel and smell of a book in hand — no kindle for me!
I’ve been everywhere from Marrakech to Moscow, but my as yet unfulfilled dream destintion is France’s Dordogne region. Was enthralled by its history when I read Timeline a few years ago and have wanted to go there ever since.
My dream destination is Tuscany.The author in Under the Tuscan Sun made it come to life. The wonderful countryside was like a picture painting with the olive trees and the ripening grapes. The smells of the delicious food permating through the air. You couldn’t ask for anything any better!
Gosh, do I have to pick one?? Nova Scotia, the Canadian Rockies, the British Isles, The Emerald Coast of Italy, the Seychelle Islands — so many places, so little money, lots of children to get thru college…but maybe one day I will be able to see some of my “bucket list” destinations!
My dream trip would be to tour Ireland. I would like to do more research on my family history.
My dream destination would be any of the Greek Isles.
From photos and reading about the nearby quaint towns,
I could imagine myself snuggled in a cozy inn, with
boat trips out to the islands, and then home for a
great Greek meal! Heaven!
My dream trip is anywhere warm during these cold Wisconsin winters!!!
I would love to travel around Croatia. I an anxious to be in the pictures that I’ve seen of this beautiful country.
Prague, Czech Republic!
I would love to travel to Canada. I read some of Louise Penny’s books and the way she describes the food makes me want to go there.
I always wanted to travel to Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and then I read Erin Hart’s books. She simply amplified my desire to see the green hills and valleys of Ireland and to try and stay with the real folk of the nation, not in a hotel somewhere as a tourist. I don’t want to be a sightseer, I want to be a part of the place itself!
I would love to travel back to Scotland. I went there several years ago but was only able to see Edinburgh and Inverness. I would love to see even more of the countryside the Isle of Skye. Reading Diana Gabaldon’s
series was even more enjoyable because I could imagine the countryside in my mind. The scenery is spectacular and I love all the history of the country. Seeing all the historical buildings and the old cobblestone streets can’t help but take you back to another time.
We in the Pacific Northwest, Idaho Panhandle, can think of nothing else but sun! I envision the beach, hiking in canyons and lots of scenery. Australia comes to mind. Oprah’s trip to Australia inspired me to go there. That is my dream.
I have lived in several foreign countries and have traveled in more than fifty on six continents. My dream trip before I am unable to travel any longer is to go to Antarctica. To me it would be fascinating to set foot on a continent that until recently only scientists could dream of visiting.
I have a friend who asks me, “Is there any place in the world you DON’T want to go?” The short answer to that question is no. I am so curious about this planet and the people who inhabit it. I love learning about different cultures, ways of living and history. My dream vacation is to be a contant traveler. There is so much to learn, see, do and experience. I would love to be able to do this.
Hokkaido and Okinawa Japan – I’ve seen Japan from Tokyo to Hiroshima, but haven’t experienced Hokkaido or Okinawa. Laura Joh Rowland’s mystery series about Sano Ichiro was an excellent introduction to the places and history of Japan – very helpful in understanding the influence of the samurai and shogun culture. Still dreaming about the breakfasts at Ryokan Asakusa we savored, and the train ride along the Hida River….
Thank you for opening up a new avenue of exploration for me. I’ve never read any stories set in Japan so I’m going to read Laura Joh Rowland’s mysteries.
I would very much like to return to New Zealand someday. Many years ago I had the pleasure of spending Christmas there – Christchurch, Queenstown, the Milford Sound – and it was truly magical. I had never been so far from home…and yet so at home in my life.
The British Isles, of course, for armchair travel! O.K., so the weather’s not always so great, but the gardens, old architecture, variety of ancient cultures are all appealing when reading in over 100 degree weather all Summer in Texas!
My dream destinations are New Zealand, Australia, and Denmark. I have wanted to go “down under” since reading McCullogh’s The Thorn Birds, and I would love to go to Denmark to see the statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid.
Someday I would love to visit Croatia. It looks so beautiful and seems so far away!
There are so many places I would love to visit. Top of my list would be to travel to Great Britain.
I dream of England, home of the Beatles.
Although I’d most love to visit Italy and France, when it comes to armchair traveling, I’m all over England, from the Yorkshire moors of the Brontes to Oxford with Inspector Morse to London’s Globe Theater and especially to Miss Marple’s St. Mary’s Mead.
I’m in total agreement with you Ulkoski! Your choice of sights to see are perfect!
I would live to tour the British Isles – both my family & that of my husband come from England & Scotland… it would be fun to look into our histories.
So far I’ve only traveled in the US- I’d better get a passport…..
Would love to see more of the world!
I would love to tour the castles of Europe. Their history as well as their lore sparks my interest. To see catch a glimpse of how people in medieval times managed their daily lives would be fascinating.
I would love to get back to Tampa, Florida because that’s where my kids and two grand daughters are. They need their Mimi with them!
My dream travel destination would to be to go back to Paris. I went there, let’s just say a long time ago, and would love to go back! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Out of all the places I’ve visited, Venice is my favorite and a place I dream of returning to. It’s a city unlike any other city in the world…just a magical place.
I loved Crete – there is something magical about waking up to the smell of seaside and lemon trees – not to mention the sun that never seems to set and fresh fish everywhere.. If you haven’t gone, be sure to!
I think I would like to see and experience The Channel Islands off the coast of CA I just read a book about them, I had never heard of them before. They sound amazing. They are so close to L.A. and most people don’t even know they exist..
I would love to travel to Italy. Why? If I could eat my way around Italy, I’d be a very healthy yet happy person when I return.
Dublin, to see the bullet holes in the GPO and the cemetery “where the Fenians sleep.” I’m not sure exactly why; the Easter Rising has seemed such a compelling event to me since first I learned of it.
My first inclination is to say Australia. I have always been captivated by the prospect of going there. However, my wife and I have been wistful lately about the pacific northwest, and in particular, San Francisco. We are kicking ourselves for getting sucked into the Florida/Bahamas honeymoon and not going where we really wanted to go. Now, if someone is willing to foot the bill for either/both of these trips and arrange to watch our three kids…
I would love to tour Alaska and eat fresh grilled salmon caught just that morning
Really need to go to Switzerland with a detour down to Italy. My husband is Swiss, his mother married an American and we still have family there. The mountains, the food, the attitude – its a must for us. He visited many times growing up but I’ve never been. Italy though, is my true love, like many others, la dolce vita!
I have a folder on my computer named Travel Dreams. Asking me to pick a place that I want to visit the most is like asking me to count the grains of sand while at the beach. I can tell you though, the place that I have wanted to visit the longest! Since the age of eight when I first read Anne of Green Gables and saw the films I have dreamed of going to Prince Edward Island. Deep down inside I know that this might be the place where I am meant to spend the rest of my life, but I have still never gotten there. Each year I send away for their travel brochures and I continue to dream. Hopefully I will get there someday! Until then I guess I will just keep re-reading Anne and hold onto the hope.
My dream travel would be to go back to where I was born, Manila , Philippines. I have always wanted to go back , I am 53 and I left with my family when I was 12. Then my father died and it dashed our dreams of every traveling back since his job was with Firestone .
I want to go to Africa in the ninteen-teens and be a traveler-writer-adventurer, a la Karen Blixen. (This is DREAM travel, after all.) I’d like to see wild, new places and meet wilder, dashing men and women.
The places I keep coming back to are the polar regions by reading Antarctica and North Pole travelogues. Maybe it’s my Norwegian heritage, but cold weather places always have fascinated me. I’d love to get on one of those icebreaker ships and poke around Antarctica with the penguins.
Ireland and Scotland is my dream. Would love to go there with my two daughtersto finish researching our geneology.
My travel dream would have to be a trip to Greece. From the ruins of ancient Greece in Athens to the island of Santorini, the entire country just fascinates me. Hopefully one day, I’ll make it!
I want very much to travel to Spain. Search for my family and add to the family tree.
My first trip is planned: Mallorca — Sept 2014.
I have a long list of places I hope to visit. One of them is the Lake District in England to visit the farms of Beatrix Potter. I have often taken trips to see the settings of books I have read, including Laura Ingalls Wilder locations like Walnut Grove, Minnesota and DeSmet, S. Dakota or P.E.I., land of Anne of Green Gables, or Zane Grey country out west. I love books with a real sense of place.
I am absolutley enthralled with mountain climbing especially in the Himalayas. This year I fulfilled my long held dream of seeing Mt Everest from Base Camp. It was almost a religious experience and something I will always treasure. Now I have to figure out what will replace it as my number one destination. I think that if I could go anywhere in the world I would choose Egypt to see the Pyramids, Sphinx etc. Seeing something that old is awe inspiring for me.
My dream trip is to travel to Wales and look up my family heritage on my father’s side. I have some old papers that tell the old names and the long long names of the villages that were in my grandfather’s life. I am trying to match them with present day maps. I am trying to plan for this trip for next year. I would also like to include Scotland and England in this adventure.
i would like to paint the sunset on Duma Key.
walking in the sand on aruba or some other caribbean island.
or on one of the less painful pebble beaches in the south of france, on one of those endless nights where it doesn’t get dark until after 9 PM.
I would love to visit Italy. I think it would offer much adventure, decadence, and culture.
Because I’ve always been interested in British culture and it’s rich history, it’s become a personal goal to see London one day.
I would love to go back to Spain. My wish list includes England, Ireland, and France for sure. I’d like to go pretty much anywhere in South America too. And Australia.
I would really like to experience Oktoberfest in Germany!
I caught the travel bug when I first graduated from college (1972) and haven’t stopped yet. I’m always researching new places to travel to. In Fiji I met a British bloke who was riding his bike around the world. He was in his 11th year!! I asked him what his favorite experiences had been and he told me not to miss the diving in Indonesia and the animals in Africa. Both those counties are now on my bucket list.
I would love to visit Ireland, and adding Scotland and England to that would be fantastic. I have gone through several travel books of Ireland looking up and making a dream vacation…now I just need to get there!
Borneo. I saw three different conservationists talk about orangutans, sun bears, and rhinos at a conference. I dream about going to see the disappearing rainforest and the wonderful animals it contains.
My dream travel spot is the Pacific coast of Mexico, a little south of Puerto Vallarta. We love the food, the ocean, and the overall peaceful feeling.
My ultimate dream trip would be taking several months to travel around the world and also to visit each state in the US.
There are so many places that I would like to visit that it is hard to only choose one. I guess my dream vacation would be to visit each state in the United States taking enough time to visit all the historical attractions and places of interest. Then, I would love to visit Switzerland, China, Africa, Paris, Ireland, Australia just to name a few!!! It’s funny but on my iphone I have the weather forecasts of each place I would like to travel one day.
I’d love to go to Europe during the cycling spring classic bicycle races and have a food + bicycles tour.
I dream of going to Sri Lanka!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I simply adore the food and culture. The main reason for my pick is the Pinwalla Elephant Orphanage. I want to spend at least a month there volunteering to care, feed and esp. bath the elephants in the river!
St Petersburg,Russia. It looks like a magical place with wonderful museums and palaces. It is rich with history,culture and art. I hope to travel there one day preferably by boat so I can enjoy all its splendor.
Oh I wholeheartedly agree with the comment about planning the trip enhances the whole epxerience. I love to travel and were it realistic I would take many trips a year. But I always say that I wake up every morning because I know I am going to take a trip this year.
I always dream of city travel as I am a city gal. First choice without question is Paris then the rest can fall any other way including: London, Florence, Edinburgh, Brussels, Barcelona…you get the idea.
Safe travels to all whether you physically travel or do so with a good book from the comfort of a chair in the living room.
My dream travel destination is Italy. Aside from the typical tourist destinations, I would really enjoy spending time walking about on my own, trying to blend in and wandering about the local spots with no agenda in mind.
Going back to Ireland has been a dream since I was there in 1985, and a women’s mysteries trip to Greece!
We were incredibly fortunate to have travel arrangements for us to go to Italy for our honeymoon, we had soo much fun and loved the people, the food and the driving so much we cant wait to go back.
My gosh, I just want to travel! Road trips are my favorite but to see England, Israel, Greece, South Korea…what a lifetime experience that would be!
I want to go to any number of places (most off the beaten path) and a number of them are inspired by books I’ve read. If I had to choose one, at the moment, my top choice would be to go to Antarctica. Its remoteness and the otherworldly beauty pictures show have long intrigued me.
Dream destination is always Italy!
My dream travel woul be Germany. I would love to see where my family is originally from and learn more about my heritage.
Number one destination, has been since I was a child, is Scotland. It has an incredible history, incredible landscapes, and yes, I love bagpipes and Scotch. Number two is Greece, particularly Delphi. One of my favorite writers, Mary Stewart has written incredible novels set in each country, and I would have a hard time choosing between Wildfire at Midnight or My Brother Michael for my all-time favorite romance/suspense novel.
My dream trip is to travel the Alaskan highway and then cruise from Alaska to Vancouver BC.
I have two absolute favorite places I’ve always wanted to go.
Ireland, my father was Irish and his stories have always fascinated me of castles and bogs and haunted castles full of spirits and traditions.
Norway! To stay in an ice castle!
See my theme here…castles:)
I write ( not published) and I have to decide what to write about!
This is great!!
My dream is to travel to London and find a little flat with just enough space for a bed and a desk and live there.
Egypt and the pyramids, ancient Greece and Jerusalem. These are all places with great history on which we have built our current civilizations. How exciting to walk the same places great historic figures walked and to view ruins that are over 2000 years old.
My dream is to spend a year traveling through Europe.