[ul] [li]Africa - I’d narrow it down to a region if I could, but that’s impossible. I’d want to go to Ethiopia to see the only remaining African country that resisted white rule. I want to see Kenya and hang out with the Masi. I want to see North Africa, Morocco and Tunisia with the deserts and the nomads, Egypt to see Lower Egypt and what’s left of Alexandria. Egypt itself could be a whole other bullet. West Africa to Ghana, learn more about the Asante. And South Africa. I’ve had this strange magnetic attraction to South Africa since I was 12 or 13.[/li][li]Ireland. My grandfather went back and found the cottage where his father was born, I have all the information, someday I plan to go, too. Hopefully soon.[/li][li]Italy. Rome specifically. I took Latin for a few years, mostly because the Roman history part of the class facinated me. To walk through the forum would be grand.[/li][li]India. I’d rent a car and just drive. Meet people out of the cities.[/li][li]Nepal/Bhutan. Preferably Bhutan. It’s even more remote than Nepal. However, I’d like to see the Shrine of the Monkey in Nepal. And I’d like to see Kathmandu. I guess both will have to stay on my list.[/li][li]Peru. Mostly to see Machu Pichu. But the country itself would be a nice trip.[/li][li]Greece. Before the ruins get totally ruined.[/li][li]Turkey. Ditto.[/li][li]I would like to backpack through Europe, without a schedual. [/ul][/li]
I’d better get off my ass and on a plane.
Travel has always been a major desire of mine. I even majored in anthropology, hoping that a career in that area would allow me to go all over the place. Sadly, I ended up in a job totally unrealted to my major, and I haven’t travelled anywhere. My trip to Utah was the first time I had been out of Tampa in years. I still want to travel. I would start with the US first, then…who knows? I think it will always remain a dream and nothing more. I don’t have the finances to have a weekend getaway, let alone leave the country. 
There is plenty that I want to see :
UK
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovenia
Netherlands
Belgium
Scandinavia
Estonia
Latvia
Russia
Switzerland
Hungary
Poland
Gibraltar
Australia
New Zealand
Most of South America
And so on…
EVE said:
• The Midwest. You people who live there might think it’s hell on earth, but as an East Coaster, I wanna SEE those “fly-over states.”
Hey Eve, we’d love to have you (and some of us don’t think it’s hell on Earth. Having lived on the East Coast for 12 years, I kind of enjoy the more laid-back atmosphere - not to mention the additional elbow room). If you ever do head this way, check out the book called “Roadside Attractions.” That will point you to all the odd, smalltown, non-touristy sites that will really give you more of a midwest experience.
As for me:
I’ve never been to the West Coast (Arizona and Vegas is as far West as I’ve been). I’d like to make it to the Pacific some time.
Norway and Australia are also intriguing.
Coldfire—When I get there, you are cordially invited to bite me. Then we’ll go out and look at the fjords.
Xizor—NIAGARA FALLS? Sloooowly I turned . . .
Ike—You DO have a Pirate King complex, don’t you?
Struuter and Gazoo (sounds like a vaudeville act!)—I know there are some lovely places in the Kidwest; gorgeous small towns, beautiful nature-type stuff. Someday I’d like to take a train across the U.S. and get out every few states for a few days . . .
Misc. folks—Scotland and Wales are beautiful! Never seen any hills like that, anywhere else, and the coast by the Irish Sea is amazing.
I always thought Mars would be a neat place to vist.
“Kidwest?” Hahahahaha . . . That’s gotta be my best typo this week.
Gosh, I feel pretty lucky because I’ve been to or lived in most of the places y’all have mentioned.
Places On My List To Visit
(1) Petra, in Jordan. I’ve always wanted to see the temples carved out of solid rock.
(2)Dublin, Ireland. Beer, “Angela’s Ashes,” and James Joyce.
(3)Hiking the Annapurna Trail, Nepal. Meant to visit Nepal while I was in India, but I was too sick to go.
(4)Ayers Rock, Australia. I won’t, however, be wearing heels, sequins, and a tiara.
(5)Kruger National Park, South Africa
(6)Ankor Wat, Cambodia
(7)Go rafting in New Zealand
(8)Cuzco, Peru. I’d like to visit Inca ruins.
(9)Lhasa, Tibet. I’d like to see the Jokhang Temple and the Potala.
(10)Spain, especially Madrid, Barcelona, and Cordova.
I was born and raised in New Hampshire, and I used to think that too. Now, after two years in Chicago, I can tell you:
You’re not missing much. Some of the cities in the midwest are pretty neat (Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, if it can be counted) but for the most part, it’s just really flat. There’s no way to prepare the east-coast mind for the unimaginable flat-and-straight of it all. Oh, sure, the first hundred miles are pretty neat. “Look, there’s a farm house. Look, there’s a silo. Look, there’s a small cluster of trees.” By the second hundred miles, it gets a little old, and then you realize that the country looks about the same from Cleveland to Denver. Now, some of the Northern midwest has some things which might pass as “Nature” (forests, a few hills, lots of lakes) but most of it is quite uninteresting. “Tourist” attractions out here are mostly theme parks and national chain restaurants, though Cedar Point is someplace that MUST be experienced. I will never understand why people would want to come to Chicago and eat at The Hard Rock, but c’est la vie…
As far as where I want to go: anywhere, but especially Europe. But I have a universal wanderlust to travel anywhere I have never been before.
I’ve never been everywhere (with a few exceptions).
Man, I know only three time zones in North America. However, there are definitely some places I’d want to go:
[ul]
[li]England - I gotta act like Austin Powers to annoy the locals[/li][li]France - I’ll leave my hand in my shirt and tell everyone that Waterloo was not that bad of a loss. Also, I’d practice my 3 years of high school French[/li][li]Germany - I would visit my ex girlfriend in Munich and get dead drunk[/li][li]United Arab Emirates - The name is so funky that I would want to stand next to the border where the name of the country is posted and have my picture taken just to say that I’ve been there[/li][li]Micronesia - Another country I just want to say that “I’ve been there”[/li][li]Japan - I gotta use the toilets that have that warm stream of water that squirts after you’re done![/li][/ul]
Basically I would be the tourist from hell, or just another typical American (of the 60’s stereotype).
Having grown up in the US military, one place is pretty much like the rest–this is a lie, unless you’re talking about military bases, specifically.
I lived in many part of the US growing up, and even spent three years in Germany.
Places I have visited: Stonehenge, Worms Cathedral, York Abbey, The Roman baths at Bath, Barcelona, yada-yada-yada…
Places I think people should visit at least once in their lifetime:
New Zealand–the combination of palm trees, mountains, and cool weather is more than enough to make most people say, “Wait a minute!”
Australia–As Robin Williams confirms, God has played more than a few evolutionary tricks here.
Nepal–the survival rate for foreigners is equal with the survival rate for the inhabitants. Does this say “safety” or “run for your life”?
The Mid-East–every American should know why this is the cradle of civilization on a personal scale.
Finally, Los Angeles…
…this is what civilization comes to when offered everything in plenty–do we really want/need this? And, how do we get around this?
There are many, many places I’ve wanted to visit but haven’t gotten to, but I’ll just list the two most important:
Galapagos Islands: Always wanted to go here, but who’s got the time?
Antarctica: Actually, this may change soon. On Monday I submitted an application to the Nat’l Marine Fisheries Service for a position that spends 70 days a year in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Please, please, please wish me luck!
Japan and Korea, because I find the culture interesting and the ladies there are generally rather attractive…
New Zealand and Australia, I know they really aren’t that close, but still they should be experienced together.
Alaska, Mongolia, Antartica, I often find that what many consider desolate, more than just a little beautiful. I love both hot and cold deserts almost as much as I love mountains viewed from a distance.
Rio de Janiero, specifically during Carnival
New Orleans, specifically during Mardi Gras
Hawaii
Alaska
The Moon
Australia
Ireland
Charleston, South Carolina
The Netherlands
The Grand Canyon
The Redwood Forest
It would rock supreme to visit any of these places. There are others, so many others, but I don’t want to make this post too long.
I’d love to visit Siberia, take the train there. See all that wonderful forest. But not in the winter.
Germany
Ireland
England
Scotland (for all parts of my family)
New Zeland
Mars!
and, this one is impossible, but I can always dream, can’t I?
Amber, Courts of Chaos, Rebma, and everything else Zelazny came up with…