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Post by msdemos on Nov 3, 2019 16:36:49 GMT
I was lucky enough to get to Nassau via a Disney cruise, not too long after 9/11 (I LOVE flying, but that flight to Orlando to start our 'adventure' was NOT what you would describe as particularly pleasant, given the thoughts running through EVERYBODY'S head of the horrors that had transpired just a couple of months prior!)!! What would you consider the most interesting place you've ever traveled to, whether here, overseas, or anywhere ??  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Nov 3, 2019 16:52:46 GMT
When Catman was a young tom, the family drove up the Alcan Highway to Alaska. Mind you, this was back when the highway was mostly gravel. Spent a couple weeks driving around the state, even spending a couple days in the Denali National Park and Preserve. Back then the park was still called Mount McKinley National Park, and you could drive all the way back into the furthest reaches of the park ... well, there was just the one road, so it wasn't much, and there was just a picnic area at the end. Darn nice view of the mountain.
When the tour of Alaska was mostly done, the family traveled back to the lower 48 on the MV Wickersham, stopping over in Juneau for a day and night.
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Post by clusium on Nov 3, 2019 18:24:00 GMT
I was lucky enough to get to Nassau via a Disney cruise, not too long after 9/11 (I LOVE flying, but that flight to Orlando was NOT what you would describe as particularly pleasant, given the thoughts running through EVERYBODY'S head of what had transpired just a couple of months prior!)!! What would you consider the most interesting place you've ever traveled to, whether here, overseas, or anywhere ?? SAVE FERRIS I visited Kuwait almost 10 years ago.
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Post by divtal on Nov 3, 2019 19:40:41 GMT
Probably Venice, Italy. It evokes a combination of feelings; you're going back centuries, you're on a "movie set," but, it's real.
On my first trip, we went to the islands of Murano, known for glass blowing, and to Burano, known for Italian lace. Burano is also nicknamed "The Place Where The Rainbow Fell." Houses, shops and the boats in the canal are painted in rich, vibrant colors. It, truly, is like being out-of-this-world.
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Post by Sulla on Nov 3, 2019 19:52:55 GMT
The most exotic place I've been is The Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park in California. It's a magical place with bears, pine martens and eagles. The trees are among the largest and oldest living things on the planet. You can look at pics all day, but they don't capture the scope and the magic of being there. Two points really boggle my mind.
The older trees are over 3,000 years old. They were alive long before Plato was born.
It's not just a few trees. It's an entire forest of them which extends for miles and miles.
Nothing has ever made me feel so young and insignificant.
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Post by Nora on Nov 3, 2019 21:30:44 GMT
Traveling is one of my biggest hobbies and I have been fortunate to have visited around 100 countries in the world and while India, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Hongkong, Macau or Singapore were certainly very exotic to my European eyes, and South Africa is beautiful, the most exotic place is either the Dead sea in Israel/Jordan Or Badlands park in the USA.
These places just look like something that could easily be on another planet, at least to me, so thats why I would call it the most exotic. Also the feeling of floating in the dead sea withour being able to swim in the liquid really, thats one unusual feeling.
Iceland is also pretty cool, hiking an iceberg or being inside a giant ice cave is an alarming but enjoyable experience.
But I think dead sea and Badlands still lead.
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Post by Nora on Nov 3, 2019 21:34:13 GMT
When Catman was a young tom, the family drove up the Alcan Highway to Alaska. Mind you, this was back when the highway was mostly gravel. Spent a couple weeks driving around the state, even spending a couple days in the Denali National Park and Preserve. Back then the park was still called Mount McKinley National Park, and you could drive all the way back into the furthest reaches of the park ... well, there was just the one road, so it wasn't much, and there was just a picnic area at the end. Darn nice view of the mountain. When the tour of Alaska was mostly done, the family traveled back to the lower 48 on the MV Wickersham, stopping over in Juneau for a day and night. this sounds like an amazing experience. |
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Post by Nora on Nov 3, 2019 21:45:09 GMT
The most exotic place I've been is The Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park in California. It's a magical place with bears, pine martens and eagles. The trees are among the largest and oldest living things on the planet. You can look at pics all day, but they don't capture the scope and the magic of being there. Two points really boggle my mind.
The older trees are over 3,000 years old. They were alive long before Plato was born.
It's not just a few trees. It's an entire forest of them which extends for miles and miles.
Nothing has ever made me feel so young and insignificant.
that sounds like a really interesting place, will add on my list, thanks for the recommendation. |
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Post by gw on Nov 3, 2019 22:08:44 GMT
I haven't been to that many truly exotic places. I'd say either Parc Guell or Zion National Park.
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Post by Marv on Nov 3, 2019 22:38:21 GMT
I guess Mexico...but ive never left north america.
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Post by Sulla on Nov 4, 2019 3:21:34 GMT
The most exotic place I've been is The Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park in California. It's a magical place with bears, pine martens and eagles. The trees are among the largest and oldest living things on the planet. You can look at pics all day, but they don't capture the scope and the magic of being there. Two points really boggle my mind.
The older trees are over 3,000 years old. They were alive long before Plato was born.
It's not just a few trees. It's an entire forest of them which extends for miles and miles.
Nothing has ever made me feel so young and insignificant.
that sounds like a really interesting place, will add on my list, thanks for the recommendation. You're welcome. I hope you get the opportunity to see it someday.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 4, 2019 3:59:35 GMT
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah   |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 4, 2019 4:24:45 GMT
RE:  Try to go to Bryce when there is still some snow on the ground and the hordes of hikers have not arrived yet. It is awesome beyond belief. Skip the Grand Canyon … this place is way better. |
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Nov 4, 2019 4:29:41 GMT
Dominican Republic
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 4, 2019 4:31:10 GMT
Gotta be Easter Island for me.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 4, 2019 4:37:29 GMT
The most exotic place I've been is The Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park in California. It's a magical place with bears, pine martens and eagles. The trees are among the largest and oldest living things on the planet. You can look at pics all day, but they don't capture the scope and the magic of being there. Two points really boggle my mind.
The older trees are over 3,000 years old. They were alive long before Plato was born.
It's not just a few trees. It's an entire forest of them which extends for miles and miles.
Nothing has ever made me feel so young and insignificant.
Last year I had a business trip scheduled to the LA area and I had planned to stay over the weekend and drive up to the Sequoia National Park. Then the trip was postponed at the last minute and rescheduled for the winter, so I ended up not going - apparently the roads in the park are not passable in the winter without chains.
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Post by Dirty Santa PaulsLaugh on Nov 4, 2019 4:40:50 GMT
Bryce Canyon. While walking the trails, I half expected a dinosaur to be around the next bend. /cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55268531/Bryce_Canyon.0.jpg) |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 4, 2019 4:42:55 GMT
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Post by Sulla on Nov 4, 2019 4:43:20 GMT
The most exotic place I've been is The Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park in California. It's a magical place with bears, pine martens and eagles. The trees are among the largest and oldest living things on the planet. You can look at pics all day, but they don't capture the scope and the magic of being there. Two points really boggle my mind.
The older trees are over 3,000 years old. They were alive long before Plato was born.
It's not just a few trees. It's an entire forest of them which extends for miles and miles.
Nothing has ever made me feel so young and insignificant.
Last year I had a business trip scheduled to the LA area and I had planned to stay over the weekend and drive up to the Sequoia National Park. Then the trip was postponed at the last minute and rescheduled for the winter, so I ended up not going - apparently the roads in the park are not passable in the winter without chains. I know that must've been disappointing. I went in late Spring. The main road was open, but the smaller roads were due to open in the next few days. It worked out because there were fewer tourists there. My dad and I were able to get a cabin for a few nights. Maybe you'll get another chance sometime.
I would love to see Easter Island.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 4, 2019 4:50:48 GMT
SullaI encountered a small brown bear while at Sequoia (pointing to the picture of him on the wall to the right of the puter) Soooooooooooooooo cool !
Another GREAT (literally) Tree place is Kings Canyon !  
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