Foo - Whats the best place you've been to?

England----land pf plenty!

Hill country texas:D

Nice land and pretty lakes with dry cool weather:D

Sanary, France and Sitges, Spain. On the Mediterranean.

Hill country texas:D

...dry cool weather:D
You're joking about the weather of course, and you forgot the bugs.

But when its cooler out its not bad.

the colorado rockies; beautiful, quiet (most places), and cold.

Top of Mt. Fuji.

Maui. Arcadia gets second place. If I had a fortune, that's where I'd put my winter and summer houses.

deeep inn the heart of texas=D

British Columbia is one of the finest most environmentally diverse places I have seen or read about.

I like BC too.

:)

I know a few desert hot springs that work for me also.

Paris, France... hiking to the hot springs in Ojai, CA... mahahual, Mexico

Dude ranch :)

I liked Cape Town,
http://www.southafricasun.co.uk/cape%20town/cape%20town%20camps%20bay.jpg
http://www.gng.org/currents/southafrica/cape-town.jpg
http://www.bwi.co.za/gallery1.aspx

Hogsback, where Tolkien wrote The Hobbit.
http://www.saexplorer.co.za/images/hogsback_big.jpg

Victoria Falls. Except for the idiotic dictator and his twisted family.
http://www.ccjonesphotos.com/PS/pages/Rainbow%20over%20Victoria%20Falls.htm

In my home state of PA I like Ohiopyle.
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/kravitz2/pics/ohiopyle.htm

Also liked Mount Rainer.
http://www.mount.rainier.national-park.com/

You're joking about the weather of course, and you forgot the bugs.
If you think Texas' bugs are bad then you've never been anywhere in the world :p I'd take Texas over Minnesota or North Dakota. both MN and ND have bad mosquitoes. Bugs have seldom ever been a problem, and the few that are usually are taken care of by making sure you dont leave setting water after rainfall and amdrol.

British Columbia is one of the finest most environmentally diverse places I have seen or read about.
I want to go BC :(

Apostle Islands in Lake Superior (Wisconsin).

Hogsback, where Tolkien wrote The Hobbit.
http://www.saexplorer.co.za/images/hogsback_big.jpg

+1 on Hogsback, slagjumper. Have you been to Away With the Fairies? Highly recommended hostel for those planning a trip to South Africa. Probably one of the best hostels I stayed at during my visit to SA.
http://www.awaywiththefairies.co.za

My vote for best place, though: Banff, Alberta.
http://www.virtualparks.org/html/gallery.html

Homestate and anywhere ever will have to be Sun Valley, Idaho. Such a magical place. My family has been skiing there for 33 years. I'll move up there permanently and become a pharmacist once I'm done with the college. So excited! Its in the blood. I'm from Elkhorn. :)
http://www.sunvalley.com/
Out of state in the USA I'd have to say Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I have family there and its a scenic place. Plus I have a thing for lighthouses!
http://winter-insurance.at/Privat/Neweng99/Highland%20Light%20Cape%20Cod%20Light.jpg
Out of USA I'd definantly say the wild country north of Idaho's border. Especially Fernie, BC. I went on a skiing trip there with the pops and I'll never forget it. Definantly a place I'll tour someday.
http://www.gatewaycollege.no/share/images/canada/fernie2.jpg
(Yes, you walk on that mountain ridge!)

Where I want to go is Mount Everest, England, Holland.

ummmmm if only left new zealand once... and i went to australia... but i happen to think where i live is the coolest place :) and the safest according to the news teeheehee

If you think Texas' bugs are bad then you've never been anywhere in the world :p I'd take Texas over Minnesota or North Dakota. both MN and ND have bad mosquitoes. Bugs have seldom ever been a problem, and the few that are usually are taken care of by making sure you dont leave setting water after rainfall and amdrol.
amdrol, sounds toxic. :eek:

and....you're in denial, of course. ;)

I suppose there can be only one best, so I'll say the Sunshine Coast of Vancouver Island. Marion County, Oregon, where I choose to live is a close second, as is Juneau. I kinda like the Pacific Northwest. I've seen every state except Oklahoma and every province except the Maritimes and Newfoundland, so it's a pretty well informed choice.

Until I was around 17, my answer would have been Wildwood, New Jersey. I was there last summer and I still like it.

I like BC too. Unfortunately Vancouver and the area is the only part I've seen of it ... haven't been to Whistler yet :( ... some day

I really liked Spain, the people are great :love: Italy too :love:

Europe: Crete (Greek Island)
Southern Italy
English countryside
West Coast Ireland

USA: Death Valley
Maine Coast

Europe: Crete (Greek Island)
...

I've been to Greece but didn't make it all the way to Crete. I've heard it's defferent from the rest of Greece though. What did you like about it?

The best place I've been to was the club Julianna in Angeles City right outside of Manila. I walk in and there's not just a hostess, but an entire row of svelte hot hostesses greeting me. They show me to my table and I'm attended to not by a waitress, but three GROs. Two of them sit on each side, the third goes to fetch my drinks. Meanwhile, one of them next to me engages in conversation with PERFECT American English. I see out of the corner of my eye that the other one starts folding up paper-napkins into a narrow strip... hmmm.. strange... The third one comes back with my drinks and slides in next to the one I'm talking to. The one behind me grabs the drinks before I could react and wraps the strips of napkins around the glass so that as it sweats, my hands don't get wet and cold, then she places it in my hand so that I don't have to interrupt my conversation... One of the best times I've EVER had... :)

I really liked Edinburgh, Scotland.

Anyone been in a castle?

My garden,
Moab,
Alaska!!!,
Joshua Tree,
Mt. Saint Helens. . .scary but awesome,
Grand Canyon,
Assateague Island,
Galilee,
Did I mention Moab?

...Assateague Island...

My impression of Assateague Island. Wind, bugs, wind, horse poop, wind. Other than that it is great.

Anyone been in a castle?

I like Scotland, too. Been to Edinburgh. I have been in lot's of castles, the Tower of London, Warrick castle, Windsor castle,(I think), I've seen Buckingham palace! Then there's all the tiny insignificant burgs that dot the English and Scottish countryside; I've been to lots of those, too. Really fun.

New Orleans, before the hurricane (of course). Great food, great drinks, great music, and great people. Amazing architecture, if you're into that kind of thing. Damn shame what happened there...

I've been to Greece but didn't make it all the way to Crete. I've heard it's defferent from the rest of Greece though. What did you like about it?

Crete is the largest Greek island, and it's a long way from the mainland. You either have to fly from Athens or take an overnight ferry (an experience you'll never forget). It has it's very own distinct culture, and a tremendous amount of history. Some believe it was the sight of the original Atlantis civilazation.

It is incredibly beautiful with high mountain ranges, small farming and fishing villiages, and wonderful fresh fish and produce. I've been to 15 foreign countries. I found it to be the most exotic, least Americanized (or should I say "globalized?") and the most mystically beautiful so far.

Amsterdam

I want to go BC :(

If you ever decide to make itout here, I can help you find a place. I work for a few hotels in town :)...I would recommend a road trip if you want to see some diversity. East to West from the Rockies to the Rain forest :D

Ditto Amsterdam.

Also Monaco, Flinder's Ranges in South Australia, The South Island of NZ, Kyoto, Hong Kong and Sydney.

And there still so much to see!

USAZorro spake. . .

>>> impression of Assateague Island. Wind, bugs, wind, horse poop, wind. Other than that it is great.

Yep, it's got it ALL!!! ;) Seriously, I believe the charm is in its elemental nature. . .and the horse poop.

Hawaii. We enjoyed the more off-beat parts of the islands to the tourist traps. We fell in love with the whole culture and atmosphere.

There is a reason they call it paradise.

Ghent, Belgium. So pretty and excellent food....and the cars stop for pedestrians.

koln, germany
great beer
great times
great friends

Pennsylvania

Cedeira, Spain.

Hard to say. I love Italy, of course, but I don't know if I'd say it was the best place I've ever been. There are a lot of great countries out there I've been to that are great places- Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand... those are great places. Which one is the greatest? Don't ask me- I wouldn't be able to determine which one is better than the other. And I still have a lot of other places on my agenda where I'd love to travel.

Koffee

My impression of Assateague Island. Wind, bugs, wind, horse poop, wind. Other than that it is great.

Have to go right after a huricane, it takes the Saltwater Marsh Mosquitos three days to regroup.

International

Rothenburg, Germany
Dublin, Ireland
Elora, ON, Canada
Niagara on the Lake..ON, Canada
Canterbury, England

Domestic

La Jolla, CA
Great North Woods Region, NH
Mamaroneck, NY (my hometown)
Gettysburg, PA (in October)
Redwood Forests, Northern CA

Going through the northwoods on a cross-country ski trail, light snow falling, temperatures in the 20's(F) - heaven on earth!

St. James's Gate, Dublin

Only place that really stands out is a friend's family cabin out in the Kiamichi "Mountains" in SE Oklahoma. It took us a good 45 minutes by 4x4 big-ass-truck to get to the cabin once we hit the dirt roads. Nothing else could make it. Once we got out there, we neither saw nor heard any signs of other people. Which is good, because I don't really want to meet the kinds of people who actually live out there.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula...Beautiful country!

Anyone been in a castle?
hundreds, if not, thousands of times..