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Dream Travel Destination?
Posted: Jul 9th, '25, 16:57
by Carter
I am privileged enough to travel internationally 4-5 times a year and love hearing about other people's travels.
I have been to 40 countries and also dream a lot about travel.
My most memorable trips have been: 1. Oman 2. Russia 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina
The next countries on my list are:
1. Turkmenistan
2. Serbia
3. Malaysia
Post below your top 3 travel destinations (country or city).
Would also love to hear why!
Re: Dream Travel Destination?
Posted: Jul 10th, '25, 03:51
by Fire
Oh, I'm so excited you posted about this!
I am an eternal traveler. Been traveling since 2016, with a little break in 2020/2021 due to the whole covid epidemic. But otherwise, I've been a traveler for years!
So far the list is:
Spoiler
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Malaysia
Nepal
Japan
India
Sri Lanka
Spain
Italy
Romania
Serbia
Bulgaria
Albania
Northern Macedonia
Montenegro
Austria
France
Australia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
USA
I'd LOVE to hear about your travels!
Re: Dream Travel Destination?
Posted: Jul 10th, '25, 16:39
by Carter
Fire wrote: ↑Jul 10th, '25, 03:51
Oh, I'm so excited you posted about this!
I am an eternal traveler. Been traveling since 2016, with a little break in 2020/2021 due to the whole covid epidemic. But otherwise, I've been a traveler for years!
So far the list is:
Spoiler
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Malaysia
Nepal
Japan
India
Sri Lanka
Spain
Italy
Romania
Serbia
Bulgaria
Albania
Northern Macedonia
Montenegro
Austria
France
Australia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
USA
I'd LOVE to hear about your travels!
What a great list! I've been to about half of these. My favorite trip was definitely to Albania/Northern Macedonia. Lake Ohrid is beautiful and Albania was a "hidden gem" at that point in 2023. May be much more touristic now, but the beaches and food were very nice.
I have a big soft spot for the Balkans. Bulgaria was also a very special trip, I did not have high expectations for the country, but it had such a range of nature and things to do.
Where was the last place you've been?
Re: Dream Travel Destination?
Posted: Jul 12th, '25, 11:05
by Kitalpha Hart
I'm a homebody so I prefer to stay home but also, everything is expensive. Doesn't help that I have a house and all the bills associated with homeownership
I've been to Canada several times, though never very far in. Close to the border, such as Niagara Falls
Mexico once as part of a cruise, and that was maybe half a day. And that was a zipline course then beach relaxing as the rest did a scuba event, which I didnt attend on basis of no swimsuit (can't swim for shit anyway)
I would love to see more than bits and bobs of North America, but alas
Re: Dream Travel Destination?
Posted: Jul 13th, '25, 12:32
by AsheSkyler
I've been through over half of the states, but never gotten to go international. BUT, my passport has FINALLY been approved and shipped, so one step closer! I don't have a top three destinations because due to nature and food documentaries I want to go to all the countries. Although I guess one trip to the southern hemisphere would be in the top three because I want to see the Southern Cross in person.
Re: Dream Travel Destination?
Posted: Jul 13th, '25, 18:13
by Fire
I spent two months in Ohrid! It's such a beautiful area. Lovely churches, lovely people, lovely lake. I definitely plan to go back. We were there in.....2023, as well! X'D That Balkans trip started with a month in Sofia, then a month in Skopje, then two months in Ohrid, then 3 months in Albania. I think it was, like, a week in Tirana, then a month in Shkoder, then a week hiking in Teth National Park (which I CANNOT recommend enough!!!), then a month on the beach in Vlore, a week in Berat, a week in Durres, then back to Tirana for a few days, before we headed to Montenegro. Spent, like, a week in Bar, then a week in Podgorica, before heading to Vienna to meet up with my partner's mum for a month of museum-hopping, at her request.
I loved the balkans! I definitely plan to go back. My partner and I are Americans, so we do the schengen bounce with some regularity. The only thing stopping me from going back and forth between the Balkans and various Schengen countries is that I can't tolerate the winters in the Balkans - the cold exacerbates my chronic pain, and, unfortunately, I'm allergic to air pollution, so I can't handle the spike in AQI that occurs in the winter due to the combination of seasonal inversion and the mountains acting as a giant walled basin that keeps in the smog in.
My most recent trip was a 3 month trip to Japan. We managed to catch both ume AND sakura season, which was FANTASTIC! It was my second time to Japan, and I would go back in a HEARTBEAT.
Japan is one of my favorite countries to be in.
Where was your most recent trip?
Are you a digital nomad, or did you manage to hit all 40 of those countries on vacations?