almost everywhere I’ve vacationed. Galapagos, southeast asia, scottland… Traveling is the best.
France. Specifically, a little town called Ardres. J’ai passé des vacances là-bas. C’était incroyable. Nous avons loué un gîte à la campagne. Je retournerais si je pouvais.
J’adore la France.
J’ai passé des vacances dans Ardres aussi, quand j’ai onze ans avec mon école, de très jolis souvenirs de navigation sur les lacs
Les lacs d’Ardres sont très beaux. La ville est très conviviale.
Je parle français parce que j’aimerais retourner en France un de ces jours. Si je pratique chaque jour.
I’d love to go and live in Lyon, France. I was there for about a month and the people were cool, lots of local events, shops, scenery. The food was amazing. It was a bit pricey for someone who makes money in Japanese Yen, but it was totally worth it.
Bath is the coolest city I’ve ever been to; it started my lifelong interest in Roman history.
Galway Ireland. Just north a bit. Clonboo area. Just peaceful to me. Rented a house for a month. Visited the grocery store and the pub at the corner. I miss it a ton. Would move there in an instant if I could.
Hawaii definitely. But not while the current U.S. political situation is ongoing.
Hanauma Bay. My favourite uncle loved that place. He taught my cousin to swim there, in the ocean water, with the fish and turtles.
We want to go back because we miss him. Mom misses him dearly after his death. But we can’t go there while it’s crazy, and Mom’s on the decline herself. I think we don’t have a viable window to get there, but we’re hoping.
Northern California, but I’m not visiting the US again until there has been a revolution.
When I was 18 (don’t ask how many years ago), I went on a road trip with my girlfriend, across the country and back. We stopped at a gas station and there was a girl around our age with Native American heritage sitting on the floor while sewing moccasins. She sold me a pair for 175 dollars. I know this because the price tag is a sticker on the inside of the tongue that I’ve never bothered to take off.
I wear them frequently, mostly around the house. Very comfortable. Best-fitting footwear I own. The soles have never worn through and they’ve needed not even one stitch in repairs. But since they’re getting in the ballpark of two decades old, I worry they will wear out someday. I would love to go back to that area and spend more time than a quick stop at the gas station. Partly to find out who else around there is helping to keep these elements of native cultures alive. And hopefully I would also find my way into owning a backup pair of some really good moccasins.
Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto, more time in Osaka. Went 2 years ago for our honeymoon and I fell in love with Japan. Kyoto especially, sitting down by the river, drinking a high ball I bought from the Lawsons and just vibing was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had!
I love Japan in general, have been a couple of times, but last time I went we stayed on the shore of lake Yamanaka one of the Fuji five lakes.
We rolled up in the evening and there was a heavy fog, you can only see 5m in front of you sort of heavy. Found where we were staying which was right on the shore but you could barely even see the lake still. It was a traditional futon on the floor type place, first impressions were alright.
The next day we woke up to a beautifully clear day, look out the window to a view of the lake with Fuji rising up behind it, it was fucking amazing! I can’t recommend the lakes enough after this experience!
The rabbit island down near Hiroshima is awesome too :D
Tacoma, Washington. Just beautiful peaceful and green.
Oh, god. I had the pleasure of living in northern Oregon. I miss it so much, it was gorgeous everywhere I went.
Wolf Creek Pass / Pagosa Springs, CO.
My old man was a fan of C.W. McCall, so grew up with his song about it. Randomly had a friend’s family invite me with them to a ski trip there in college. Slopes were solid (my ski experience is very limited, but my amateur ass liked them), and the hot springs were great. First time I ever saw a couple unabashedly and openly smoking a joint in public (this was before state said pot was legal).
Montserrat in the Caribbean. Visited multiple times as a kid after the volcano as I had family working there in regeneration projects. Beautiful place, beautiful people, wouldove to see it again as an adult and see how it’s changed now.
We went on a highly illegal and potentially dangerous trip (if the volcano went off again, by the time we heard it, it would be too late to escape) to see the old airport from where you can see directly up the volcano and the path the pyroclastic flow took and covered the terminal building which was half buried in the dust.
There were wild horses roaming and nature was already starting to reclaim the place so the intervening 30 years probably have accelerated that and I’d love to see it.
I went to Europe when I was 11, but now that I’m an adult and have an appreciation for history I’d love to go back. Me and my fiance have talked about traveling at some point. The main destinations are Ireland and Scotland, because our families are from there
The Mojave. The desert is gorgeous, I long for getting away from the humidity, and I NEED a burger at Goodsprings.
I just did this! 11 day road trip vacation back through Yellowstone and surrounding areas after going on the same trip (but only spending ~18 hours in Yellowstone) 29 years ago with my dad, uncle and his son. Had my wife and kids and my wife’s best friends’ family along.
