Where Would You Vacation?

[JJ]

The only true American cuisine is buffalo burgers, corn, squash, and berries for desert. Oh, and maybe some trout and salmon.

Carolyn Marie

I hesitate to hurl the ephitat "Yankee" at someone I am so fond but REALLY!!!!!

What about Pecan pie, or sweet potato pie? Fried okra, fried squash, fried green tomatoes, fried pickles, fried steak--well just about fried anything? And cornbread and beans, buttermilk and catshead buiskits, blackeyed peas and greens with a bit of hogjowl? I could go on and on and on.

Hooray for Southern cuisine-we do now count as Americans too-ya'll didn't give us much choice!!

[Guest KimberlyF]

I would go on an endless around-the-world cruise.

The only part of cruising that sucks is disembarkation, so if its endless, I never have to hassle with that again.

Did anyone see my drink; it had a pink umbrellla in it?

Carolyn Marie

That sounds good on paper and I'd give it a try.

But our waiter on one cruise had worked an around the world cruise (like 104 days) and he said after about 30 days people were fighting with each other and everyone was miserable. The cabins where size doesn't matter because you're hardly in them is now almost like a prison, and you can't eat that much food every day. Plus it's hard to keep the entertainment fresh and different. If you go to the Casino for a few days it's fun. if you go every day for 3 months it's maybe a gambling problem. And the people who hog pool chairs...you'll see them being self-centered for 3 months.

I'd still give it a try but I never thought of these things.

[Guest Opal]

The only true American cuisine is buffalo burgers, corn, squash, and berries for desert. Oh, and maybe some trout and salmon. Carolyn Marie

You forgot good Ol' Kentucky Fried Chicken! Bagawk

I hesitate to hurl the ephitat "Yankee" at someone I am so fond but REALLY!!!!!What about Pecan pie, or sweet potato pie? Fried okra, fried squash, fried green tomatoes, fried pickles, fried steak--well just about fried anything? And cornbread and beans, buttermilk and catshead buiskits, blackeyed peas and greens with a bit of hogjowl? I could go on and on and on. Hooray for Southern cuisine-we do now count as Americans too-ya'll didn't give us much choice!!

OK, easy, easy. Some of us are on a Diet here!!!!

* goes and munches on a celery stick *

Huggs!!

[Guest Sam_P]

I've only been outside of the UK once (to Paris with the school, was a rubbish trip) so all of the cool holiday places I know are in England: Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, The Cotswolds, Lake District... I would like to visit Australia and Canada if I ever save up enough though. Quite a few family members have ended up living in Australia after going over for a holiday and falling in love with the place.

[Guest Sam_P]

P.S - Real destinations ^^ You can't go aboard the Starship enterprise or go live with Spongebob for a week

Oh and this scuppered my original response.

[Carolyn Marie]

You can't go aboard the Starship enterprise or go live with Spongebob for a week

I would go live with Squidward.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest Donna Jean]

You forgot good Ol' Kentucky Fried Chicken! Bagawk

Interesting...........

I've never seen that in english before........

Donna Jean

[Guest Cowboy]

Guess i really dont have one certain place id like to vacation.

My dream is to one day be able to see the country then to a few places in the world ive always wanted to see.

But if i had to pick (i hate decisions.)

Id visit somewhere in Europe. Id really like to go to Amsterdam.

Or Germany.

Guess it has something to do with my Dutch bloodlines.

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Thailand (for obvious reasons)- I am READY!!!

Lizzy

[Guest Renny-sama]

one place... Kyoto, Japan! I've seen how beautiful it is and I'd like to visit in spring to see the cherry blossoms bloom...

[Guest Mia99]

For me it would be Alaska! I have a few friends I keep in contact with there. I know I'm crazy I like cold weather! I moved fro NYC to Florida and couldn't take the heat. Pennsylvania is perfect for me. Nice change of seasons. But Alaska it would be. I heard there are spectacular train rides through the mountains. They have special observation cars that have a glass enclosure you sit in. Someday I'll check it out. Canada sounds nice to!

[Guest Cowboy]

For me it would be Alaska!

I do have to agree with you. Alaska seems like a very beautiful place to vacation.

[Guest Sotha]

I would go to Europe, travel from country to country, communtiy to community, spend maybe a few weeks to a month or so in different areas, with different kinds of peoples. Experience and live in the different cultures of each, helping people and creating friendships. And of course I would enjoy any sports or things like that that the locals do.

[Guest Sam_P]

How do people cope who visit countries where they don't speak the language? Unless you have someone with you who does I can't imagine it being much fun.

[Guest Donna Jean]

How do people cope who visit countries where they don't speak the language? Unless you have someone with you who does I can't imagine it being much fun.

Sam......

Back when (yeah a looooong time ago)....I flew on airplanes in the Air Force.

I got to more than 25 countries.

English has become pretty much universal...did you know that every airport controller in the world has to be able to speak english? It's the standard aviation language.

Most schools in other countries teach english as a second language, too...

Most anywhere that you travel these days ...you'll have little problem communicating .....

I think you'd have few problems....

Huggs

Donna Jean

[Guest Sam_P]

Sam......

Back when (yeah a looooong time ago)....I flew on airplanes in the Air Force.

I got to more than 25 countries.

English has become pretty much universal...did you know that every airport controller in the world has to be able to speak english? It's the standard aviation language.

Most schools in other countries teach english as a second language, too...

Most anywhere that you travel these days ...you'll have little problem communicating .....

I think you'd have few problems....

Huggs

Donna Jean

I hadn't realised it was quite that widespread though I guess it makes sense. I studied french and german language for years (up to GCSE level) but when I visited Paris I sucked at being able to communicate. I could always read the languages better than listening to them - need processing time! I suppose people in other countries have somewhat more motivation to learn english due to the huge amounts of media in english? I'd feel mean visiting somewhere and expecting everyone to speak to me in english though, I'd at least want to try. (And inevitably make a fool of myself! Or just stay silent!)

[Guest nelo]

The only place out of country I've been in Mexico. So I have... many places to go. I'd really like to check out Japan. But I'd like to travel in general... I used to always want a job that allowed me to do that...

Then I got pets, which I love, but don't allow me to leave home as much. Well, that and school, and because I'm really a homebody at heart.

Maybe when I retire I can fly around the world...

[Guest ohhlaala]

OHHHH I have a list.

If money were no object Id like to go to bora bora. I also have on my list of things to do before i die to stay in the baj al arab in dubai and stay in the ice hotel in sweeden.

[Guest ohhlaala]

I've only been outside of the UK once (to Paris with the school, was a rubbish trip) so all of the cool holiday places I know are in England: Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, The Cotswolds, Lake District... I would like to visit Australia and Canada if I ever save up enough though. Quite a few family members have ended up living in Australia after going over for a holiday and falling in love with the place.

Cornwall has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world i think

[Guest Melanie Dawn]

Ireland- To walk where my fathers family is from, and Scotland for spiritual reasons

Melanie Dawn

[JJ]

I hadn't realised it was quite that widespread though I guess it makes sense. I studied french and german language for years (up to GCSE level) but when I visited Paris I sucked at being able to communicate. I could always read the languages better than listening to them - need processing time! I suppose people in other countries have somewhat more motivation to learn english due to the huge amounts of media in english? I'd feel mean visiting somewhere and expecting everyone to speak to me in english though, I'd at least want to try. (And inevitably make a fool of myself! Or just stay silent!)

I've heard with the exception of France, most people are pleased when anyone makes any effort to speak their language.

Paris is the worst exception I think. My sister was married to a Parisian and when he went home to visit porple would pretend not to understand his French because he had picked up a non-Parisian accent form living in the states Drove him crazy because he knew as a native Parisian it was intentional rudeness. You may actually speak French better than you think:)

[Guest Hildagard]

Oh and this scuppered my original response.

Ah, reminds me of my good ol' days as a pirate <3

[Guest Sam_P]

Ireland- To walk where my fathers family is from, and Scotland for spiritual reasons

Melanie Dawn

Oh I forgot about Ireland! I've been there too. Everyone is so amazingly friendly, they wave at you all the time as they pass in their cars even though there's no way they know you! Being that I'm not at all religious though the strength of Christianity there made me a bit uncomfortable.

Cornwall has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world i think

I've never been one for beaches; they're generally too crowded and the towns are too touristy for my taste. I prefer woodland views to sea views. However I do concede that if I were to pick a beach it would be Cornwall. We once took a boat out to a deserted cove and had a barbecue there with some friends and it was awesome. Saw a shark in the water on the way back though and the boat stopped and wouldn't start for a while!

I've heard with the exception of France, most people are pleased when anyone makes any effort to speak their language.

Paris is the worst exception I think. My sister was married to a Parisian and when he went home to visit porple would pretend not to understand his French because he had picked up a non-Parisian accent form living in the states Drove him crazy because he knew as a native Parisian it was intentional rudeness. You may actually speak French better than you think:)

Perhaps. It did very much feel like they weren't interested in helping you out unfortunately. Particularly harsh for him considering that he was a Parisian himself!

[Guest Pól]

España!

Madrid, Seville, Valencia, Barcelona...

My Spanish (like most of my other non-English languages skills) is terrible, but still. I'd love to go and spend 2 or 3 months just going around Spain.