A country you would love to visit/ would have loved to visit

MrsKen33

Japan, in cherry blossom time.

Alnwick Gardens in Northumberland has 329 cherry blossom trees that flower for two weeks at the end of April / early May. They are fabulous!

I have always been fascinated by Russia and its history and I visited the country some years ago-the usual Moscow and St Petersburg and some trips outside the cities. I would love to visit further, Lake Baikal, Siberia and even the trans Siberian express! I am unlikely to now, I realise, due to the terrible war. I would love to visit Iceland and the Scandinavian countries. Cuba too! I’m hoping I will someday.

Milestone Cani ask cruise company you go with.?

Argentina, and especially Buenos Aires, is definitely on my bucket list. A diversion to Patagonia while I'm over there is a must of course.

I would love to visit New Zealand and Canada. And St Petersburg- I was supposed to be visiting St Petersburg in August this year but that has had to be changed. Maybe another time.

I would love to go back to the Lebanon of my memory, I lived there as a child in the 60s and remember as a beautiful and happy place ……. but sadly it is now a broken and dangerous place.

I would love to see the Taj Mahal

The Taj is indeed wonderful and I paid 3 separate visits to it while I was in Agra. The great thing was to find that most of the tourists were Indian. They make a day of it and bring a picknic with them although there are places inside the very extensive gardens where you can get food and drink.

I would also have seen the other "Stans" although I have been to Afghanistan.

Milest0ne

The Canadian Rockies and the Alaska cruise is booked for late summer. The Galapagos trip booked for early winter. My treat for my 80th. Still some places on my wish list plus visiting my GD and family in Australia. Japan to see gardens.. I would like to see European countries in the summer rather than in the snow. Any one want to buy some skis and boots? I don't think I will be using them again, unfortunately

Oohhh- dream tours. Absolutely lovely and have a wonderful time. Japan is lovely, very safe and some stunning scenery though the cities are a bit crammed in.

I have travelled most of europe, and been out to Thailand, lived in Portugal and syria etc. But I have not managed to visit 2 places I have wanted to since a child. One is Macchu Picu, and the other was Ulan Bator - capitol of outer mongolia . dont I could afford to go to either now, partly the cost of insurance , being older and having health problems. Loved visiting Istanbul, and sort of called at Venice after most holidays going to different places each time., on the boats. Loved travelling around on local buses, meeting many people and travelling on my own. That way you get to meet people and learn stuff. Loved it and plan to keep travelling as long as I can

I’m lucky enough to have been to many of the places that people list here but the two I missed out - and almost certainly won’t do now - are Machu Pichu and Petra. I have also recently developed a longing to trek to Everest Base Camp but that will never happen.

Knittynatter

MrsKen33

Japan, in cherry blossom time.

Alnwick Gardens in Northumberland has 329 cherry blossom trees that flower for two weeks at the end of April / early May. They are fabulous!

Thank you- that is so good to know. We are planning a visit to Northumberland, where I've never been- so early May next year.

I’ve been fortunate to travel extensively, often paid for by my job, so now it’ll be the UK or Europe, with no flying involved.