What are you lookin for when you travel?
By arkaf61
@arkaf61 (10881)
Canada
March 24, 2007 11:59pm CST
Me, I want a nice not too crowded place right by the beach. I don't need shopping, I don't need casinos, I don't need much as long as I'm by the beach. If there is a chance to visit some museums or historical monuments I would like that too, but it's not a priority.
Of course a lot of people choose their travel destinations to be quite different from mine. Some look for places where they can do a lot of shopping, some want a place with a lively nightlife, some want to visit big cities, some want exotic places... What do you look for when you're planning the place where you want to travel to?
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@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
25 Mar 07
i love to travel ,anywhere with a casino is a place for me but we also enjoy many other things ,we look for places with battlefields we also look for waterfalls,but being handicap now its sometimes hard to get to some of them shopping isnt important,but i like places with good food options,sometimes a well rounded place like pocono mountains resort , where we can mingle with others or stay quietley in our room,but wherever we go i dont know if we will ever get back there again so i like to drive around and see whats there in the vacinity,so i dont miss anything lol
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
25 Mar 07
Yes, I know what you mean about never knowing if we will get back there again:) I like to look around too, and the waterfalls!!! OH I love that too :)
I used to travel way more than what I do know, at least traveling abroad. Lately we have explored the beautiful province of Ontario where I live and found that I don't have to travel far to find beautiful places. We usually go camping and I really enjoy being part of nature.
Every once in a while I miss all the traveling I used to do before, but I"m enjoying what I'm doing for now:)
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@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
25 Mar 07
i have been to canada a few times of course the famous niagra falls is beautifull now i could live there ,thats one place i never get tired of seeing, also a place called gambie zoo where all the animals are just out walking around wow what fun drive thru and feed the animals my grandbabies get so excited when they stick there heads in the car lol now toronto is another story i never want to drive thru there again i though i was gonna die on the freeway and it was sunday lol been to montreal to a casino but was not impressed.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
25 Mar 07
There are beautiful unspoiled places here in Ontario for the ones that love nature. I can't ever get tired of the beautiful scenery and lakes, the quiet, the animal life....
Now Toronto.. what can I say? It's where I live but not by choice. If I could choose I would live away from Toronto, but at the same time close enough to come to the city when I wanted some noise and movement - which wouldn't be often LOL
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@maryannemax (12154)
• Sweden
25 Mar 07
when i travel, i hope for a place which is a little quiet, safe and where i can just relax. beaches are a great place to be in. relaxing and fascinating. great scenery and very calm.
i don't care if there are no shopping malls. for as long as there's a place where i can eat and buy some necessary stuffs, it's okey for me.
@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
30 Mar 07
Somewhere quiet, nice and hot (not too hot, as I have skin that easily burns) by the sea, beautiful landscape and peaceful. I hate noise and especially places which has night life, I steer clear of those resorts. It depends on the holiday sometimes I will go just for relaxation i.e. the beach and a good hotel and peace. Other times I go to the city for culture and to appreciate the architecture. I love Cyprus for the beach and sun and Amsterdam for the city life.
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@ESKARENA1 (18260)
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25 Mar 07
i need sun and i need culture. Preferably with ancient sights or monuments. Im not worried about night life, im not worried about shopping or beaches but i do enjoy poking about on archaeological diggs and stuff like that
blessed be
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
25 Mar 07
OH I do like archaeological sites too!!!! And I love to visit museums - well, historical museums I do:)
But I always need to be close to the beach because swimming and just being by the ocean is what relaxes me most and what makes me feel better.
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@envyash (85)
• India
22 Apr 07
I love water, and that is primarily what I look for! I don't really care too much for shopping, since I live in a big city and I pretty much get anything I wish for over here. What I do look for, is lots of great food, lots of water, and plenty of beautiful scenery! Snow-capped mountain peaks would also do. Busy cities are places I would almost certainly avoid, though.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
If ever I would make plans on travelling, I make sure that I'm for a good vacation. I make sure that the place that I'm going to would provide me peacefulness and relaxation, different from the urban life where we are used of. I would also make sure that there's a lot of great sites and scenes to explore at, with a safe place to walk around.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
30 Mar 07
Yes I agree with you completely that's what I like from a vacation as well, specially the part about peacefulness and relaxation different from the urban life we live.
I also like to walk around and explore as long as it's not in a busy noisy place and providing it's safe
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
27 Mar 07
I would like a little Country in the Countryside where there is peace no rushing around and lots of fresh Air. I would like a beach to be near by or if I can't have that a River where you can walk round with no Traffic or People rushing.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
28 Mar 07
Gabs you're just making me want summer to come faster LOL I would like that too.
One of the things I look for is exactly the same as you: peace, no rushing, fresh air.... I would take a nice river or lake if I had no chance for a nice beach.. but it wouldn't exactly be the same :)
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
28 Mar 07
Same here. It's nice to be able to take some time to travel and relax. I am focusing on traveling close to where I live now. It's less expensive and I learned that there are many wonderful places no farther than a day's drive away. Providing that I'm ready for some work that always comes with camping LOL
