What are your favourite travel destinations and why?
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Couldn't ask for more.
Just returned from Asia, for the fourth time and loved it. This time I visited China, Thailand and Cambodia. All three have lots of things to see and do and the opportunity to try the local food, I travel alone and enjoy the planning almost as much as the holiday itself.
Since I am retired I can chose the best and most cost effective time to go, using one of the many flight comparison web sites and booking the first night in the country, then deciding where to go next. Never had a problem with the different languages, and felt safe as long as I used common sense when there.
My next trip will be vietnam in jan 19 and I am looking forward to spending some time there.
I find annual travel insurance more cost effective, even though I have had a hip replacement, have type two diabetes and partially deaf. lol there are a number of companies that provide pre existing medical insurance at a reasonable price.
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My favourite place is San Francisco. It was the only place where I always wanted to get up early in the morning and just wander about, which amazed me as I'm not a 'morning person'. The locals are very friendly, and the coffee shops and bookshops are everything you'd want coffee shops and bookshops to be, sometimes even combined......which is heaven on earth to me!
It's a wonderful city, almost more European than American, and small enough to get to know it really well. There are various areas in the city that have their own distinct feel and character and it's very much a stroll around on foot kind of place. If you get tired of climbing the steep hilly bits, you can just jump on a trolley bus or a cable car (iconic ways to get where you want to go) and then walk back downhill afterwards. You can also have the unique experience of driving down the crazy zigzag Lombard Street!
Coming from Kenya and having done most of Europe, toured Australia, NewZealand, Malysia, India and Sri Lanka camped in California, toured Cuba, dived in the Maldives, skiied in Canada and visited Florida, HongKong, Singapore, Dubai, Oman, Barbados, St Lucia amongst other places, my favourite still remains Mauritius. This December will be my fifth chill-out time at The Residence Hotel
Still, there remains lots more places to visit so perhaps one in future may top Mauritius !
my favourite parts are in the countryside , but like Yorkshire mainly North Yorkshire and bits of West Yorkshire.
Favourite destination is Harrogate.
I now enjoy going on coach trips to parts of the UK, Some of which the organiser does Mystery one or two night stopovers going to all points of the compass based on Banbury , but I live across the border in South Northants, which he caters for.
Mick
Most peoples initial thoughts would be shrouded in negativity after hearing this. However, England has a lot more to offer than you think. I Lived in Greece for 18 months and then moved to Westlake (Next to Los Angeles) for just short of a year. Bigger doesn't always mean better. What I love about England is that it has such a diverse culture but yet so close, its easily accessible and provide opportunities next to neighbouring counties at a stone throw away.
Here are just some of the things to do that can be travel related, just not abroad 😉
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/05/18/ten-of-the-weirdest-tourist-attractions-in-britain/
https://www.britishseniors.co.uk/30-great-british-things-to-do-when-you-retire
https://www.silversurfers.com/best-of-the-web/travel-best-of-the-web/visit-the-uks-most-unusual-tourist-attractions/
If it the people, your in a new demographic within 2 hours
Greenary, well there plenty of that
Cities, there's a few of those two
Beaches, go south-west or even nip over to the French med
I am a big fan of England as you can tell, travel doesn't always have to be abroad
If your not convinced, its going to be a tough adjustment regardless of where you reside.
I like to think of myself as a holiday maker in the UK and the RoI and have seen and experienced so many things that my mind whirls.
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We have been since a few times quite recently and was amazed at the changes but this is still the favourite place for us and had we been much younger would have bought a house there