Italy for me too - I'd never been although I yearned to, and asked my (now ex) husband if we could go for my 50th. He said he'd be bored "just walking around and looking at things" (we went to Vegas, walked around and looked at things). 2 years after we split I took the plunge - I've visited Rome, Siena, spent 4 wonderful days in Florence on my own for my 54th birthday;, Venice (and Murano & Burano), and last Christmas in Minori, visiting Amalfi, Sorrento, Salerno and Pompeii. In October I went to Genoa, visiting the Cinque Terra (on TV last night with Gino's Italian cookery show). This Christmas is San Remo.