Where are places you would like to vacation to, on your bucket list

Any place I want to see, I go to YouTube.

It ain't like being there but it's a helluva lot cheaper and I don't have to spend an inordinate amount of time in the air wondering how horrible it would be if we plunged into the ocean. (Not a fearless flyer).

Short stays in a place are not worth it.

As the years go by, so do the memories.
 
OldFeller said:
Any place I want to see, I go to YouTube.

It ain't like being there but it's a helluva lot cheaper and I don't have to spend an inordinate amount of time in the air wondering how horrible it would be if we plunged into the ocean. (Not a fearless flyer).

Short stays in a place are not worth it.

As the years go by, so do the memories.
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When you go to some of these places in person, they're commercialized or they're packed with tourists and traffic, which takes some of the fun out of it. But watching travel videos isn't the same thing since you only get to see what the producer of the video wants you to see.

One day, or they may already have them, there will be virtual reality tours that will allow the user to explore popular sites without leaving the comfort of one's couch.
 
I did the classic three months of bumming around Europe when I was a teenager and hit about every country there. Then I lived in Turkey for 2 1/2 years in my early 20's.

But in my middle years, when I had the youth and the health, I didn't really have the time or money to do a lot of traveling. Mexico, Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Morocco, Hawaii for short vacations, but nothing epic. And I so longed for "epic"....y'know...African safari, The Camino, boating down the Amazon, exploring ruins at Angkor Wat, etc., etc.

In my old(er) age, while I could still get around well, I did some semi-epic things....Turkey again, Ecuador, Costa Rica, India. And we travelled for 4-5 months a year in our RV all over the country. I can't say I was the spryest one in the bunch, but I managed to keep up.

Now, I have lots of time and a bit of money I could devote to travel and it's just HARD to get my bones moving. I did go to Mexico in 2024 and that was fun but it was....well....hard...all that walking on cobblestone streets and climbing steps. I kept up with my sisters, but that bed sure felt good at night.

I long to go to Australia and New Zealand, but THAT AIRPLANE TRIP!!!! Even with a layover in Hawaii, I think they'd have to take me off the plane with a fork-lift at the end.
 
jujube said:
I did the classic three months of bumming around Europe when I was a teenager and hit about every country there. Then I lived in Turkey for 2 1/2 years in my early 20's.

But in my middle years, when I had the youth and the health, I didn't really have the time or money to do a lot of traveling. Mexico, Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Morocco, Hawaii for short vacations, but nothing epic. And I so longed for "epic"....y'know...African safari, The Camino, boating down the Amazon, exploring ruins at Angkor Wat, etc., etc.

In my old(er) age, while I could still get around well, I did some semi-epic things....Turkey again, Ecuador, Costa Rica, India. And we travelled for 4-5 months a year in our RV all over the country. I can't say I was the spryest one in the bunch, but I managed to keep up.

Now, I have lots of time and a bit of money I could devote to travel and it's just HARD to get my bones moving. I did go to Mexico in 2024 and that was fun but it was....well....hard...all that walking on cobblestone streets and climbing steps. I kept up with my sisters, but that bed sure felt good at night.

I long to go to Australia and New Zealand, but THAT AIRPLANE TRIP!!!! Even with a layover in Hawaii, I think they'd have to take me off the plane with a fork-lift at the end.
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I once worked with a woman who went to Australia. I think she said the flight was 27 hours.
 
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