Best vacation spot ever

A2ZGrammie said:
You should!! It's not fancy by any stretch of the word, but it's beautiful there. We've gone for years. Just be sure to ask for the third floor, or you'll have no view. There's lots of stairs to climb though.
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We love ‘not fancy’. Lol. Can you walk to eat?
 

An anniversary vacation to Hawaii with my husband several years back was my favorite trip. We did the island hopping to four islands. I just remember all the lush greenery all around, and the volcano on the big island spewing lava as we stood and watched.
 
I love different places for different reasons and am pretty much happy to be vacationing anywhere. Just returned from 5 days of RV camping at June Lake, CA. Gorgeous, quiet and serene. Love it there!
 

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This is probably a big yawn to most. We are Civil War Nuts. We went on a pilgrimage of most of the battle grounds in the South. Andersonville- a Confederate prison, where thousands of Yanks starved to death, was especially moving. Seeing the Mississippi River in Vicksburg was cool.
(One of the strange things is, we found a mall, which was a carbon copy of our hometown mall. They were identical.)
 
fuzzybuddy said:
This is probably a big yawn to most. We are Civil War Nuts. We went on a pilgrimage of most of the battle grounds in the South. Andersonville- a Confederate prison, where thousands of Yanks starved to death, was especially moving. Seeing the Mississippi River in Vicksburg was cool.
(One of the strange things is, we found a mall, which was a carbon copy of our hometown mall. They were identical.)
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That sounds fun!
 
Liberty said:
Egypt...meditated in the Great Pyramid of Giza, up close and personal between the paws of the Sphinx and a great time on the Nile River. So many fascinating places and memories, thinking about them now.
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Wow. Can you get that close today?
 
Kimwhiz said:
Wow. Can you get that close today?
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You know, I do think so, but its like when we went, you have to have "connections" with the right TD (trip directors). We went in the late 90's and just like today, you have security all the way. Our Ground TD was the best, he had guided Lady Di, Elizabeth Taylor, etc. He was born across from the Sphinx and we watched the laser light show on the Sphinx from the roof of his place.

We were able to meditate in the King's Chamber (which is at the very top) of the great pyramid. There is an open sarcophagus there and some that have meditated in it have had some real head trips...lol. Remember, no bodies were ever found in the pyramids, its not about a burial place like the V of K is (Valley of Kings"). These pyramids are "spiritually oriented built".
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Kimwhiz. I've had a lifelong dream of seeing the Pyramids. There is a video of a walk around them. A guy slowly walks all around them- you do get the feeling you are there. You could almost touch them.
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fuzzy...the beautiful thing about the pyramids and Sphinx (which is the only ancient wonder of the world left) is that it does look like you have "imagined it" to look. If you stay at the Mena House Hotel, - which is a Marriott,..you can wake up and look out the window with a beautiful view -right at them - its fantastic!

Also the Bedouins are so clever.

I ask one of them "like why do you take tourists out to camp in the desert for several days". He replied "because its there?" They are so westernized its not to be believed and almost instantly know where you came from. They are not Egyptians by definition, they are Arab nomads.
 
I meditated at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England with a group of (other) weirdo's and felt nothing, but heard my friend say we better go or we will miss the bus.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
This is probably a big yawn to most. We are Civil War Nuts. We went on a pilgrimage of most of the battle grounds in the South. Andersonville- a Confederate prison, where thousands of Yanks starved to death, was especially moving. Seeing the Mississippi River in Vicksburg was cool.
(One of the strange things is, we found a mall, which was a carbon copy of our hometown mall. They were identical.)
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Sounds great to me. One of my favorite vacations ever was to Washington DC, just walking the National Mall was thrilling. I love a sense of history, the Smithsonian museums, Holocaust museum, monuments, etc.
 
We are also RVers and have had so many wonderful vacation trips, mostly "out west" to scenic locations in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, etc. Of course we also enjoy short trips to the casinos along the Gulf coast of Mississippi and the beautiful lakes of Arkansas. So many beautiful things to see in the good ole' USA.
 
I lived in Australia on and off for about 7 yrs. Specifically in Adelaide, South Australia. If you visit the State of Victoria, Melbourne is awesome .. take The Great Ocean Road trip. It will take your breath away.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
This is probably a big yawn to most. We are Civil War Nuts. We went on a pilgrimage of most of the battle grounds in the South. Andersonville- a Confederate prison, where thousands of Yanks starved to death, was especially moving. Seeing the Mississippi River in Vicksburg was cool.
(One of the strange things is, we found a mall, which was a carbon copy of our hometown mall. They were identical.)
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We did that one summer, hit as many of the revolutionary and civil war battlefields and areas as possible. It was moving. I kept thinking of my dad, who was a civil war enthusiast. Every year, he'd suggest visiting battlefields for vacation and every year he'd be voted down in favor of the beach. So, I'd be at some interesting spot and I'd mutter, "Are you looking at this, Pop?"

We visited the furthest west civil war battle site, the Battle of Pichacho Peak, near Tucson. We saw a site, even further west (can't remember for the life of me where) that (weakly) claims to be THE furthest west battle, but that was actually just some confederate troops riding into town recruiting, which some locals took offense to. Apparently there was some chest-bumpin' and possibly (but only possibly) a bullet or two involved, so it's hard to determine whether that can be considered a battle or even an "action". Probably wasn't more than some bitch-slapping and some hurt egos.
 
jujube said:
We did that one summer, hit as many of the revolutionary and civil war battlefields and areas as possible. It was moving. I kept thinking of my dad, who was a civil war enthusiast. Every year, he'd suggest visiting battlefields for vacation and every year he'd be voted down in favor of the beach. So, I'd be at some interesting spot and I'd mutter, "Are you looking at this, Pop?"

We visited the furthest west civil war battle site, the Battle of Pichacho Peak, near Tucson. We saw a site, even further west (can't remember for the life of me where) that (weakly) claims to be THE furthest west battle, but that was actually just some confederate troops riding into town recruiting, which some locals took offense to. Apparently there was some chest-bumpin' and possibly (but only possibly) a bullet or two involved, so it's hard to determine whether that can be considered a battle or even an "action". Probably wasn't more than some bitch-slapping and some hurt egos.
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ju, there's a civil war powder mill right over the hill from us. Some of the German immigrants got blown up when it exploded. There is a big stone historical plaque there telling the story right by Spring Creek. Think this part of Texas had a lot of ammo being produced for the Civil War.
 
C'est Moi said:
Sounds great to me. One of my favorite vacations ever was to Washington DC, just walking the National Mall was thrilling. I love a sense of history, the Smithsonian museums, Holocaust museum, monuments, etc.
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I love doing that too.
 
jujube said:
We did that one summer, hit as many of the revolutionary and civil war battlefields and areas as possible. It was moving. I kept thinking of my dad, who was a civil war enthusiast. Every year, he'd suggest visiting battlefields for vacation and every year he'd be voted down in favor of the beach. So, I'd be at some interesting spot and I'd mutter, "Are you looking at this, Pop?"

We visited the furthest west civil war battle site, the Battle of Pichacho Peak, near Tucson. We saw a site, even further west (can't remember for the life of me where) that (weakly) claims to be THE furthest west battle, but that was actually just some confederate troops riding into town recruiting, which some locals took offense to. Apparently there was some chest-bumpin' and possibly (but only possibly) a bullet or two involved, so it's hard to determine whether that can be considered a battle or even an "action". Probably wasn't more than some bitch-slapping and some hurt egos.
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My G Grandfather survived 3 years of the war..If he had not, our bloodline would have stopped there..
 

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