I am not thinking very nice thoughts at the moment. After seeing an article on Yahoo about top vacation destination searchings using their search engine, I spent a long time working on a post about dream vacation spots, complete with Web links. But then my Web browser shut down and ate the post. GRRRRR!!!
Well, anyway, here’s a truncated version. If money and time weren’t issues, here are some of my top dream vacation destinations.
* A cruise up the Inside Passage to Alaska and then a land excursion to Denali National Park
* The Grand Canyon, including enough time to hike to the bottom and back to the rim
* Through-hiking the Appalachian Trail
* The 17-day Trans-Canada Rail Adventure
* A month to fully explore Yellowstone National Park, one of my favorite places
* A tour of the White House and plenty of time to fully explore the Smithsonian Institute museums
* Fall, leaf-peeping driving tour through New England
* Visiting the historical sites, including Colonial Williamsburg (also a favorite place), throughout Virginia
* Indian Country tour of sites in Tony Hillerman’s Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee mystery series
If I wasn’t scared of flying, I’d add these international destinations to my list.
* Ireland
* Scotland
* England
* Germany
* Greece
* China
* Italy
* Australia (particularly the Outback)
* New Zealand (all those gorgeous Lord of the Rings sites)
* One of those European river cruises. A friend has been on them and loves them.
So if money and time weren’t obstacles, what destinations and types of vacations would you have on your list?
December 28th, 2006 at 9:09 am
Your list looks good to me. Though I also want to go to someplace very tropical. The drinks, you know. Also… have you been to the Grand Canyon? SO lovely it looks sort of like a pix of itself. It’s hard to believe that what you are seeing is real. But… it is a hella long way to the bottom!
Teri
December 28th, 2006 at 11:12 am
I haven’t been there, Teri. But it’s so my kind of place — natural, in the Southwest, a national park. Has me written all over it.
December 31st, 2006 at 11:14 am
You already know I love number one. I want to go to Seattle, Maine, Yellowstone, Monument Valley, Colorado, and back to NYC and the Grand Canyon (and stay on the rim this time!)