Hello James 😊
My best travel experience was leaving home at 19 and moving to another country. Suddenly the only things my parents would know about my life would be what I wanted to tell them.
Mel
Reply to this I had a very good time in Hawaii, thanks to a lot of reading I did before I visited.
Reply to this Hi. Driving from Connecticut to Nicaragua with my daughter (living in San Juan del Sur for a couple of years) and then driving back with her, (taking our time to tour around Mexico on our way back), has been my best travel experience so far. The sights were amazing! Most people were generous, caring and helpful. We made some wonderful friends and the experience was...well...unforgettable!! You're invited to read my entries for the full story as I am still working on writing it all down.
A. zudro
Reply to this It is tough for me to pinpoint my absolute best because they are mostly all great for a variety of reasons. I spent six months in Australia in college on an exchange program and then went to New Zealand for two weeks afterwards. That was an amazing experience and since it pretty much was solidified that travel HAD to be part of my life, it's definitely one of my top experiences.
Reply to this Fishing with the locals off the east coast of Bali and then getting it all cooked up with rice, chilli and satay on the beach, washed down with a cold one...mmmmmm. I am now starving!
Reply to this My best travel experience didn't happen while I was doing something exciting; it happened on a trip between Hungary and Ukraine this summer, on a sleeper train. There's a link to the story on my latest blog. Sometimes the people we meet along the way turn good journeys into great ones.
Reply to this I can't believe I wrote "into bad ones" instead of "into great ones" - just tired I guess - it was a great trip!
Reply to this climbing mt merapi in java indonesia to be at the summit, and listening to the mosques below first call to prayer, while watching a night storm off in the distance and the sunrise above the clouds in the other direction, soo beautiful, words cant decribe
Reply to this Walking for 2 days through the jungle-covered mountains of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, and finding a village where no one wears any clothes, all live in traditional houses, are totally self-sufficient, use no money and almost never leave the village. They were by far the happiest, friendliest, kindest people I have ever met.
Reply to this I'd have to say going to Japan with People to People. It was amazing...big group so I made a lot of friends and I got to experience a lot. The only downfall would be the lack of openness, we couldn't wander where ever but then again I was in ninth grade =) Still amazing sights and I'd definitly go back.
Reply to this I loved, loved, loved South America. Amazing place, fabulous scenery. My personal highlight was Easter Island just to gaze at the Moais. Wonderful.
Reply to this Hard to choose, but I think it has to be three months camping in northern Patagonia this year on volunteer projects studing wild boar and condor behaviour. Every night we slept under the stars and looked up at the Milky Way after setting up camp in the most stunning locations - on the shores of turquoise lakes, surrounded by glaciers halfway up a mountain, in lush forests, at the foot of a volcano, or out in the desert-like steppe where you can hike for days with only eagles, armadillos and horses for company. It seems like a dream now but was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
Reply to this What's best?... of course there's always been best in this full of foolishness world, imperfect world... What has been the best for me is the worst adventure happened in my life. It was in Spain when I had done loitering around and being pick-pocketed. I had none at that moment, and no idea how to go back at the hotel. and right at the instance someone had come my way and offer his service for free.... and that's how my romantic love story happened... worst but the best one......
Reply to this My best experience was when my wife and I drove out into the countryside with candy while in Thailand. We found a group of kids playing and enticed them over with the candy. They all tried out their English on us as we tried out our Thai. One of the kids' Grandmothers came out and got us to help her move a water buffalo in their back yard.
Reply to this I guess it is still my first big solo trip, Europe for five weeks and another on the US east coast staying with a friends family and seeing the east coast for the first time. It was just me and a tiny backpack, and no matter what happened it seemed like a waking dream. Even the pitfalls and mistakes were a delicious novelty. The best part was living in a tiny, cheap hostel on a Brugge sidestreet (De Snuffel Sleep In) for two weeks. I awoke to the sounds of horse hooves on cobblestones, had the best food I have had in my life, wandered without fear of getting lost or mugged, met a ton of other travelers, and basically felt like I could never go home and be happy forever.
Reply to this Seems my best one is the all of 2008...never realise so many dreams in a single year...it's like getting more than what oyu wish for...love, family, travel...if only the economic crisis didn't make everything more difficult...but hey, 2009 is next door...let's see what coming!
Reply to this Three experiences stand out to me so far:
1. Early on a cloudy, windy and wet spring morning standing in front of Stonehenge. I remember there were very few tourists there at that time of day, and the combination of this amazing stone circle, the deep hues of green pastures in the English countryside, the rolling clouds in the sky and the gentle sound of sheep bleeting in the fields around me was a truly spiritual experience. I'll never forget it.
2. Standing on a rare sandy part of the generally stony beach of Nice, France on a perfectly clear day, gazing over the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, with the water lapping over my feet. I was thinking about how connected I felt, standing on a beach in southern Europe facing the great continent of Africa.
3. Standing on the Great Wall of China on a blustery, yet sunny, fall day. I remember thinking the wall looked like a giant serpent across the rolling hills. To be honest I didn't really enjoy my overall experience at the Great Wall but my partner and I were able to find a moment together at a quiet section of the wall to appreciate the place for what it was.
Perhaps the most important link between all of these experiences is that they were shared with my partner, who shares the same passion for travel as I do. I don't think these experiences would have had the same meaning without her!
Reply to this We spend our last summer vacations in Srinagar and it was our best trip ever.Srinagar is a perfect holiday destination..famous for its canals, houseboats and mughal gardens srinagar is situated in the centre of Kashmir valley
Reply to this I deleted one post because it is in German. Please post only in English. Mel
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