What's the most awesome place you've ever been on vacation?

[Pilot7893]

If I could have remembered it, it would have to have been the Canary Islands. But I was only 5, so I would have to say Florida. Too bad we probably won't be able to go there again, with our budget

 

[dbeachy1]

For me, it was Sedona, AZ hands-down.

 

[tblaxland]

It's tough to pick just one, but I'd have to say New Zealand's South Island. Milford Sound was just one of the highlights. The pictures below are from Wikipedia, but the three-masted boat is the one we stayed on. It looked this when we went to bed:

And like this when we woke up:

Awesome in both cases.

 

[Pilot7893]

Sweet.

 

[James.Denholm]

For me, it would have to be a toss-up between the Li River, China, The Grand Canyon, USA, and Innsbruck, Switzerland.

Photos when I get home.

 

[Andy44]

Hard to say, but for now I'll go with Yosemite national park in California. Standing at the edge of a 2000 ft cliff while the river hurtles over the edge a few feet away was amazing. Niagra Falls was amazing in that way, too, but of course it's more commercial. Yosemite requires some hiking to truly enjoy it.

Also, I was once in a storm at sea that was so violent and awesome I couldn't decide whether to be terrified or thrilled.

 

[tblaxland]

Hard to say, but for now I'll go with Yosemite national park in California. Standing at the edge of a 2000 ft cliff while the river hurtles over the edge a few feet away was amazing. Niagra Falls was amazing in that way, too, but of course it's more commercial. Yosemite requires some hiking to truly enjoy it.

Also, I was once in a storm at sea that was so violent and awesome I couldn't decide whether to be terrified or thrilled.

That reminds me of a time I went hiking in the Budawangs. We had to spend a night holed up in a cave on the side of an impressive sandstone mesa called "The Castle" while a violent electrical storm raged in the valley below us. At times I felt I would be able to reach out and touch the lightning. The name of the valley only added to excitement: Deadman's Gulch.

 

[dutchpirate]

Hard to nail down just one, I've been in Paris (check out the sculpture, it's solid marble!) and Nevers (French F1 Grand Prix), Disneyland and Disney World, England, Scotland, and many times back to the Netherlands. Hawaii and the Carribean, Inside Passage Vancouver-Alaska.

Still, I've lived in Canada almost all my life, but I still feel the biggest pull to the Netherlands. I'm taking my kids there for the first time this summer, and I'm really excited by that!

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Hmm, tough one. I've been to the Grand Canyon twice, Yosemite, up Pikes Peak on the railroad, Niagara Falls, Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
OOOHHHH! I know, I got to go on a tour of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. We didn't see the actual beam pipe or anything, but we got to go up into the 15 story building they have and see the circular roads, lakes etc. that mark the accelerator, got to go inside some of the buildings that house the antiproton generator, first stage accelerator etc. and we got to see the Cockcroft-Walton pre-accelerator which is basically the start of the accelerator.

 

[pete.dakota]

Good question. I've climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, but I wouldn't call that a vacation; rather my most awesome experience. Vacation, i.e. relaxing, wise, it'd have to be Lake Louise/Banff and the entire Bow Valley of the Canadian Rockies. I've been there 7 times and only love it more and more with each visit - just something about it there. Me and my family muse they put something in the Bow River - the source of the entire valley's water.

 

[Redburne]

For me, it was Sedona, AZ hands-down.

Beautiful! I'll be in the Flagstaff area at the end of March. I'll put Sedona on my things-to-see list.
(It probably won't be quite that green so early in the year, though ...)

It's tough to pick just one, but I'd have to say New Zealand's South Island. Milford Sound was just one of the highlights.

Nah, too many sandflies!

Just kidding ... Yeah, Milford Sound is an awesome place.
So are the Queenstown area, the Tongariro National Park (North Island), and lots of other places in NZ. My five weeks on the islands have been my favorite vacation, by far!

My personal favorite was a hike to Rob Roy Glacier in the Wanaka area. The NZ Tourism Board was so kind to use one of my pictures for their official web page describing the Rob Roy Glacier Track.

Two nice videos of the place:

 

[SiberianTiger]

It's tough to pick just one, but I'd have to say New Zealand's South Island. Milford Sound was just one of the highlights. The pictures below are from Wikipedia, but the three-masted boat is the one we stayed on. It looked this when we went to bed
Awesome in both cases.

Oh... I'm speechless. Honestly, I thought that a line in a song about "... and the most beautiful fjord in the world - Milford Sound" was just something barely over an invention of the poet's imagination.

Now, it turns out that such a place exists and people who I can speak to, went there.

Thank you.

 

[tblaxland]

So are the Queenstown area, the Tongariro National Park (North Island), and lots of other places in NZ. My five weeks on the islands have been my favorite vacation, by far!

I'm jealous, we only had two weeks! Yeah, there are lots of other good places - Lake Taupo was a bit too commercialised but it looked pretty awesome when stepping out of the door of a plane at 12,000ft!

My personal favorite was a hike to Rob Roy Glacier in the Wanaka area. The NZ Tourism Board was so kind to use one of my pictures for their official web page describing the Rob Roy Glacier Track.

Two nice videos of the place:

Very nice! We didn't get to Rob Roy but did get to see a little of Franz Joseph - literally a little, visibility was less than 50m!

Oh... I'm speechless. Honestly, I thought that a line in a song about "... and the most beautiful fjord in the world - Milford Sound" was just something barely over an invention of the poet's imagination.

Now, it turns out that such a place exists and people who I can speak to, went there.

Thank you.

You're welcome. I'd find you some more great photos but I was using film in those days and they are buried in a box somewhere.

 

[Kveldulf]

For me, it was Germany. The best part was when we walked through the Black Forest, which was absolutely amazing.

This was through a student group though, so I dont know if it can count as vacation. All we did was play tourist though.

 

[astrosammy]

For me it was the Sognefjord in Norway, I've been there three times now. Very awesome was when I flew from Sogndal to Oslo, I had a great view of the fjord.

 

[simonpro]

Not really a vacation (I was, theoretically, working) but the best trip I've been on was to Kenya last year. 2 weeks in the country and about 2 days of actual work.

The rest of the time I was drinking beers with the locals and driving around the countryside. I also got to participate in a Rhino hunt, which was kind of fun.

Out of proper holidays, either one of my various trips to the middle east or my trip 2 years ago to Jukkasjärvi with my girlfriend. I'd heartily recommend a trip there for anyone who wants to try something alittle different.

 

[Pilot7893]

Wow, you guys have been to some pretty exotic places!

 

[T.Neo]

Wow, you guys have been to some pretty exotic places!

Agreed.
In my travels (limited) I seem to only have been to boring or ugly places.

I'd love to go to some of the places where they shot this.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Well, I've never been outside Europe, but here's my top places I would most like to visit someday (OK, there are quite a few actually):

(list going around the world in an anticlockwise direction, starting point being England):

1. Rio De Janeiro, Brasil
2. Quito, Ecuador
3. Bogota, Colombia
4. Panama City, Panama (for the canal)
5. Caribbean (no island in particular, maybe a month-long cruise or something)
6. USA coast-coast, road-trip style, including all major cities, & Cape Canaveral
7. Papeete, Tahiti
8. Sydney, Australia
9. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10. Hong Kong SAR
11. Tokyo, Japan
12. Manila, Phillipines
13. Bangkok, Thailand
14. Singapore, Singapore
15. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16. Maldive Is.
17. Mumbia, India
18. Agra, India
19. Dubai, UAE
20. Victoria, Seychelles
21. Cape Town, South Africa
22. Nairobi, Kenya
23. Venice, Italy

Basically, anywhere hot & far away:speakcool:
I think this is a good mix of pampered & relaxing, but also backpacking style of holidays (vacations).

I wouldn't mind a road trip across Australia either: 4X4, open road, sleeping rough in the bush, barbaques, ice-cold Fosters, catching crocodiles to eat with your bear hands (Crocodile-Dundee style)! Or maybe I just watched too many movies, & my somewhat stereotypical view of Oz is not entirely correct....


Better idea: A day in orbit & see all these places inside 90 mins:rofl:

 

[T.Neo]

21. Cape Town, South Africa

Sorry, couldn't help noticing that.
If there is anywhere I'd advise people to go to in SA it is Cape Town and the surrounding areas, though it is a popular touist destination (not "off the beaten track") and does get cold and rainy during winter (southern winter = northern summer, In case anyone would forget ).
Other then that, SA is a dangerous country and one must have their wits abouth them at all times. I don't want to scare anyone off, I'm just warning you to be alert.

Better idea: A day in orbit & see all these places inside 90 mins:rofl:

:lol: