You've just been given a trip on the Concorde to anywhere in the world...

Say money and time were no object, where have you always dreamed of visiting?


I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature!

I’d go to Canada…


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I’ve always wanted to go to Korea. I was born there, but I haven’t been back since I was 16 months old. I’ve never felt really Korean, and I think that it would make me feel more complete as a person to see where part of me comes from. I’d also like to track down my Mother’s side of the family, we haven’t heard from them since the mid-eighties (long story) and I’d like very much to be able to talk to them & ask questions.

The Seychelles archipelago. Supposed to be paradise on earth. My next stop would be the Maldives, also in the Indian Ocean. And I’d wind it up by going Bali (although I hear it’s becoming more and more “commercial”).

I want to go pretty much everywhere in the whole world, so I’ll go with New Zealand or Australia, because they are the farthest away from here, and therefore the most expensive to travel to. In other words, if money were no object, I’d do whatever was most expensive.

That being said, I’d also love to go back to Israel. And this time, go to Cairo on a side-trip. I want to kick myself for never going to Cairo, but it just wasn’t possible at the time. ::sighs::


~Kyla

“Anger is what makes America great.”

I vote for Australia, too. I’ve been there, and I loved it, but that 14-hour flight from/to LAX was a real, literal, pain in the ass.

I’d like to see South Africa, too, and have a look at the wildlife. Can safaris be included in the free plane fare?

I’d like to visit the sound barrier–WOOPS–passed it again!


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Buenos Aires. Actually, there’s a lot of South America I’d like to see. But definitely Buenos Aires first.

Unsolicited advice about flying on the Concorde – 1. Be Short. The damnable craft is little more than a hollow pencil with wings, and tall folks suffer horribly. 2. Be Hungry. The food is fabulous, and is served with style. 3. Bring Earplugs. The plane can hit sustained frequencies that would awe a screamin’ infant. 4. Don’t Be Prone to Vertigo. The sucker climbs steep, goes like a devil on a mission, and drops like a stone. If yer used to 747’s and the like, it’ll scare the kidneys outta ya.

To the OP – should I ever get back on one, I’d head for China. I haven’t been there in 15 years, but still remember it every day.
Dr. Watson
“We think our civilization near its meridian, but we are yet only at the cock-crowing and the morning star.” --Emerson, 1844

Somehow I got a little uneasy when it was mentioned on Larry King that when the Concorde radios the tower it’s given immediate clearance to land.
It is very fuel inefficient. By the time it has made it’s Atlantic crossing it’s close to running on fumes.
There doesn’t seem to be much wiggle room if–for any reason–the plane had to be diverted.

I’d like to visit Australia and New Zealand for the same reasons given above. I’m hoping the Concorde would shave a few hours off the 20±hour long flight (yikes!). Then I’d visit the rest of the world.


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I would like to go to Switzerland, always has been a dream - and Easter Island. Te statues have been a thing in my head for alot of years (as opposed to the voices that just started up again after a five year delay) :wink:


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Doug – The vast and infinite wisdom of Larry King and guests notwithstanding – bunk.

The Concorde is a passenger aircraft, and has no fewer precautions and options available, by both regulation and policy, than any other. I’m no aircraft expert, but I’m told by friends who are experts that the Concorde’s nearly automatic landing clearance results largely from the length of runway it requires, among other factors (such as uncertain timing).

It seems that there are very few civilian ‘commercial’ airports that can support a landing, and if the plane must be diverted for any reason, the available options are generally military bases. It shouldn’t be hard to imagine that the military, regardless of nationality, would tend to frown on having a planeload of drunken rich people dropping in on them.
Dr. Watson
“A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.”

I’d also like to go to China. I’m going there in May with my Chinese class, but it would save me an assload of money to ride the magic MPSIMS Concorde. :frowning:

–John

Columbus, OH

I feel bad for all the people in between NC and OH for the sonic booms…

No, actually, I don’t care! I’m on the plane! :slight_smile:


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Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays? Sonic Booms, aye?
Ohhhhh. You meant the plane. Well, isn’t my face red.

pat

I’d sell the ticket and buy something cool.

But if I had to take the trip… (now just isn’t a real “travel opportune” time for me) I’d probably go to England, Ireland, or France.



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Crick–Thank you for the information.
Part of the reason for this board is education. You just accomplished that, one investor at a time.
Now, to the OP’s question.
On a plane trip to Seattle last month I had the pleasure of sitting next to a delightful old fellow who had decided it was time to spend his money and see the world. He had already visited a good portion of it, and he offered this advice:
If you *must[/i[ pick between Australia and New Zealand…pick new Zealand.

Utah

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