Favorite Place You Have Ever Traveled To

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(03-07-2019, 11:54 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: I thoroughly enjoyed Japan.

Amazon Rainforest as well.

Put me down for Nippon as well.

The last 5 or 6 posts I've responded to of yours, we've been on the same wavelength or something lol

(03-08-2019, 11:19 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I haven't traveled a ton, especially internationally. I haven't taken a vacation in my adult life; just haven't been able to afford it. When I was in Scouts, though, I visited several states and went to Canada a couple of times. There is a camp I went to, Haliburton Scout Reserve, that is probably one of my favorite places. The camp was on a lake and you had to canoe everywhere. You dug your own latrines, you had your own swimming hole for the campsite. Some campsites were on islands in the middle of the lake. It was a week in the woods where we had some programs, but mostly it was just being teenagers in the woods. The Scouters let us do our thing while they drank beer and smoked Cubans. This was against all sorts of policies, but our leaders saw this as a vacation for them. They made sure we weren't screwing up too much, but other than that they just let us do our thing.

Those were two of my favorite weeks. I also got to visit Toronto where a whole troop of Scouts, in uniform, visited Hooters. I got to see Niagra Falls, as well, but truthfully it wasn't all that much to me.

Haliburton, as in 2 1/2-3 hours northeast of Toronto? Wonderful wilderness and lakes. Superb fishing.

(03-08-2019, 11:55 AM)sandwedge Wrote: I would have to say, Thailand. I had thought when I retired I would live there, but I met my wife, that ended that thought.
I loved Phuket and Pattaya Beach. Just pull up 2 palm trees and grab your hammock on a white sandy beach....

Not like that anymore... Now its overrun with loser millennials that travel there with their non-existent money, only to get trashed and debauched.

Its too bad and...

(03-12-2019, 04:15 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Traveled quite a bit with 6 years in the Navy. One place was head and shoulders above the rest, Bali. Clean, white sand, topless beaches as far as you can see, stayed in a 5 star hotel for $33 a night with a door that opened right on to the beach.

... the same can be said for Bali, though it truthfully isn't as bad as Phuket.

More Australians there than Thailand and they're a bit more responsible/mature than us North Americans.

(05-03-2019, 04:42 PM)Synric Wrote: As a 19 year old recently separated I was stationed in the Philippines...White Sand Beaches and women threw theirselves at you. On leave I was able to visit Japan and Australia. Easily the most fun I've ever had and and I've been all over the US and most of Europe.

Working with an absolute crapton of them, you can see it in spades; Filipinos on the whole, LOVE Caucasians and I know that if I wasn't married, it would be one-night stand central, as I used to be asked by a fair amount of Filipinas I used to work with, if they could, "come home with me." lol

Would love to visit the Philippines; their food is incredible and they people are super friendly/helpful.

Anyways, I'd rank the five best places I've ever travelled to as:

(Toronto is my favourite place on Earth, but its home, so it doesn't count)

HM: Jacksonville: Underrated city!

5. Cincinnati: I could put a bunch of places in Canada here, but I'm an Ontarian through and through and nothing compares to our great province, so I'll exclude the country and put my favourite place in the States! Yes, I know you guys may not be big fans, being that you live in and around it, but my wife and I love it in Cincinnati; walking/driving along the river is nice, OTR is nice and PBS is a wonderful stadium.

4. Edinburgh: I loved all of the UK when I went, but this was a wonderful city; nice big castle, got to see a 6 Nations game (what an awesome crowd!), best fish and chips I've ever eaten in my life, fantastic hosts and people and I had my first kiss here (and it was meaningful, not a drunken-thing or anything like that). Lots of great memories and I'd love to go back!

3. Bassano del Grappa: Have been all over Italy, Rome and north, but being my family's ancestral city (none of my family has lived there since pre WWII), it is just awesome to see your name on (certain!) buildings, on the central fountain, streets, etc. Wonderful town, I'd love to retire here, as it is slow-paced, great weather and fantastic food.

2. Costa Rica: Stayed in Guanacaste (near Liberia, to be exact) last year and it is a wonderful country. Friendly people, great food, great weather (IT RAINS WHEN YOU NEED IT TO!!!!!!!), fairly inexpensive and one of the 3 best fishing destinations in the world. I caught 2 Sailfish (one was just over 161 pounds) and 10 Mahi on a one-day charter with my wife. Caribbean side has yellow sand, Pacific side has white, Guanacaste has black/gray.

1. Japan: Been to Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Osaka, Himeji, Nara, Uji, Kobe and up and down Okinawa. By far the most wonderful and awesome country I have ever been to, with wonderful people, super clean and safe cities, beyond-phenomenal food and it is SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than travelling in Europe, especially for you Americans (as the Yen is essentially on par with the American Dollar or lower).

And the best tattoo artists live in Japan as well. Fact.