I’ve traveled a bit in my time, but not not too much outside of Europe and North America. I’ve been to 49 states, most of continental Europe, and technically South America – although we never traveled the continent.
The one place I have not been to yet, but would love to travel to is Australia. My dream vacation is to fly to Hawaii and stop for 1-2 days (when we went to Hawaii the flight was so long, we were exhausted. I can’t imagine going further without a rest of some sort.) Then onto Fiji where we stop for a week. I’ve always been intrigued with the idea of Fuji! Then onto Australia for a week or two. Australia is so far away that I doubt we’d return there again, so may as well stay long enough to see all the high points!
To get home, I’d like to take a “world cruise”. You can cruise for 180+ days, and the cruise takes you to Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America and Australia. I haven’t found a world cruise that gets you to Antarctica yet. To see the penguins you actually have to fly down to the bottom of South America and take the cruise from there. You can choose the segments of the world cruise you’d like to take too (provided there is an open cabin) – 30 days, 60 days or more. The choices depend on you, the itinerary, and the cruise line.
So, that’s my dream vacation – a trip to Australia followed by a world cruise home!
What’s Your Dream Vacation? What traveling would you like to do?
Skirnir Hamilton says
That is a hard one to say. My hubby doesn’t like to be away from home for more than a week. I also like our own bed, as I sleep better in it, etc. But would like to travel too. Went on our first cruise this past summer and did enjoy it. Maybe my favorite vacation would be going to a foreign place, and that means new place to me, doesn’t have to be outside the US and being paired with a host family to show me the area. Not ncessarily live with them or anything, but I want to see the real area, not what a tour book shows me. One of the things I did on the cruise that I want to make sure I always do, is to walk some of the area on my own, with no tour guides. My husband’s father and I wound up walking around a bit on one of the islands of Hawaii and stopped off in a real estate office. We talked to the realtor there for awhile about housing costs and such. Was an interesting way to get to know the area a bit outside of a guide book. So on future cruises, I want to leave a few open days for me to walk an area.
Ann says
That is a great idea, Skirnir (the walking around days).
Ann
Tamona Valentine says
Is it strange that my dream vacation is your life?
Ann says
You just want my husband, Tamona. Admit it.
😉
Ann
KimH says
The dream vacation that I may actually make before too many more years is an Alaskan cruise… but the one I dont see at any time in the near future is an extended stay in Europe.. I especially want to spend lots of time in France and try to trace more of my family history from there.. & Normandy too. I’d also like to spend some time in Brugge Belgium as some family came from that region as well. A friend was living there for a couple years & I should have gone then but I would have had to go on credit and I didnt want to do that.. I’d like to spend some time in Germany to do genealogy there too..
I’d like to see all the tourist traps first… but then I’d like to spend time in villages, meeting & living with people of the region to see what it is truly like there, eating native foods, etc..
I used to want to go to Australia but as I’ve gotten older, the desire has gotten less..especially when I heard the weather is just like Texas weather.. yuk!
I think I’d love to go to New Zealand more than Australia.. My dad went there for about a year to work and hunt and he said it was one of the most beautiful places he’d ever been.. and hes been all over the place.
Honestly, there isnt anywhere in the world I wouldnt want to go if the conditions were right.. I love to travel, and I love learning, and I love people & sociology… M’honey does NOT like to travel though he’ll go if I insist.. doesnt make for great traveling.. I always wanted to be a Snow Bird (Winter Texan) but I doubt that M’honey will buy into it unless we win the lotto or something Oh well.. such is life! Dream dream dream. 😉
Ann says
New Zealand is Hubby’s dream vacation, Kim. I am sure that if we ever do this big, long, extravagant trip, we plan for a week in New Zealand too. There is actually a cruise (basically the cruise ship is your hotel) that goes around New Zealand and Australia. I forgot how long it lasts, but it may work for us if it is still around when the dog passes (no way could we be away for 6+ months still having the dog).
Ann
Shell says
I always wanted to travel around the world but I no longer want to. I don’t even want to fly any more. Our youngest daughter now lives in Portland and we have not been there. My dream trip is to drive to the Grand Canyon and then to Vegas. After Vegas on to Ca to visit family, then up to Portland to see dd. Spend about a week there and then drive back home. I think this trip would take about 3 weeks and that would be a very long time to me. I don’t like being away from home real long any more. We have 3 dogs and 3 cats who get very sad when we do go away.
Ann says
Shell I no longer fly. Security theater bugs the crap out of me, and I refuse to be a part of it if at all possible. Saying that, my father was making noises about going back to Alaska and I’d have flown to Seattle or Vancouver for that. And, if Hubby wants to visit his mom in Vegas, I’ll get on a plane for that.
Ann
KimH says
Just thought I’d count them.. I’ve been to 22 states in the US and many places in Mexico including Monterrey, Tampico & Mexico City. I lived 3 miles as a crow flies from Mexico growing up & my dad had many friends in Mexico. My dad used to go hunting & fishing in Mexico often and the family went once with about a half dozen other families for a couple weeks trip on the Gulf of Mexico for a fishing trip. It was an amazing trip.. except when we came home.. I got sick on iffy bologna in the beautiful mountains and to this day I wont eat it. Bleck!
I’ve not been to the Eastern Seaboard states besides Ga & Fla and I’ve not been the the Far West or the North West states except Nevada.. I’d at least like to make my way thru them all one of these days.
Ann says
Wow, sounds like you got the middle covered, Kim – now you just need the ends!
Ann
Stephanie B says
My mom was born in Berlin, Germany and lived there until she was almost 14 and moved to WNY (of all places!!). She still has many cousins there, but the rest of her family has either passed away or moved to America. My dream would be to take my family, my mom and step dad, siblings and grandmother to Germany so they could show me where she grew up. I would like to go there and meet the rest of her family some day even if I can’t take my whole family along with me, but it sure is nice to dream!!
Ann says
That would be cool, Stephanie! The only time I was in Germany, the Berlin wall was still up and it wasn’t a pleasant place to be. Everyone in my family that has gone in the last 20 years has said it is fabulous now!
Ann
Stephanie K says
I would love to just take my kids to London. I adore my husband, but if we’re talking dream vacation, he stays home with the cat, and my parents come along. I lived there for two years in the early 90’s when I was 12-13 and I still keep in touch with four of my friends (at first by mail and now by Facebook!). I went back for my 16th birthday, but haven’t been since.
Ann says
LOL Stephanie – Hubby doesn’t travel well?
Ann
Stephanie K says
He drives me crazy when we travel. He started going to conferences four years ago for work. The first year we went to Malmo, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark and he had to see EVERYTHING. We walked or toured on a boat from sun up to sun down. I was exhausted. Then the following year we went to Hollywood, FL and stayed at the most beautiful hotel I’ve ever seen, but he was bored to death and therefore made me miserable. Last year was better because the kids went with us and they were a bit of a buffer between my “relax, we’re on a vacation” and his “we’re in a place we may never be again, let’s see it ALL”. We were in San Diego this year and it was pretty good, I still felt like I had to be his tour guide and make sure he had very little down time, but he attended more meetings, so I got my relaxation time in.
KimH says
I’d rather travel with your man than mine.. haha.. I want to see everything too.. Once M’honey does get on board though.. he is pulling me thru the throngs… Im exhausted & can barely walk by the nights end but I enjoy it.. 🙂
Ann says
I’m very lucky with Hubby – when it gets too much, downtime isn’t a problem for him. There is almost nothing he “needs” to do, so he’s very willing to sight-see at my pace. Even when he took his Mom to Paris the last few times they did whatever she wanted.
Ann
Barbee says
You said DREAM vacation, right?
OK, here goes: To the moon or anywhere else off planet.
Just getting there will be exciting enough, the training, the shopping for special equipment, learning to use the equip etc. Then the trip, the thrill and excitement of the launch, the travel through zero-G, (I wonder what the in-flight meal would be). The approach to our destination: I’d be glued to the window and if they had the approach on video, I’d get whip lash snapping my head by trying to watch both at once. The landing would be amazing as the return of gravity kicks in and then to stay at a low-G resort for a few days. I’d do ALL the organized sports, swimming and dancing at low G. (I think doing a nice slow dance at low-G would be so sexy) And you just know they’ll have an arboretum where you can explore all the local soils, minerals, rock formations, etc. And then maybe even an excursion flight out-of-dome where you can tour the natural wonders of the exciting new off-world vacation destination!.
You said: Dream, right? 🙂
KimH says
Oh wheeee Barbee… Thats some dream.. I have no desire to give up terra firma.. not even for a dream.. No thanks.. We’ll all have that soon enough..
Ann says
Dream big, Barbee!
But I’m with Kim… no thanks! I wouldn’t go if it were possible because I’d be scared to death!
Ann