You,my DU friend are given a ticket to visit any country in the world. All expenses paid. Where do

[debm55]

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you go and why? Is it because of the food? the land? the customs, the art, the architecture> I would go to Italy. For the art, food, and architecture. Close second would be Japan. Chose wisely my friends --you only can pick one country. Have fun and enjoy yourself, whille you are there.

[elleng]

1. GOLLY DEB, FOLLOWING you back to Italy (where we honeymooned!)

Food, Art, Architecture and Customs!



France is good too, because I 'kind of' speak the language!

[Meadowoak]

2. London, England. I love the Brits, and my family came from there

About 200 years ago.

[Chainfire]

3. Scotland.

I would like to walk the land of my ancestors.

[Pas-de-Calais]

4. Italy, since wife wishes to go

[bucolic_frolic]

5. I'd go for the food

Aldi. And I'd come home with 18 months worth of vittles.

[Srkdqltr]

6. Poland, northern Italy, actually middle Europe.

Family came from there and I probably have relatives there .

[FalloutShelter]

7. Thailand 🇹🇭

I would love to visit the Buddhist temples and see the famously beautiful beaches.

[grumpyduck]

8. That's a tough call.

As much as I like the UK, I've been there, so I'd pick someplace else. I'd probably go for Italy too: the ancient history and ruins, the art and architecture, certainly the food and wine. And the Mediterranean and Adriatic are gorgeous.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Been to most of Europe, so somewhere Asian and...

not too harsh on these old bones puts Japan toward top of the list.

[debm55]

11. I always wanted to visit Japan. Japan comes in a very close second to Italy.

[Glorfindel]

10. The United Kingdom

I have been there once, and one week wasn't nearly enough!

[hauckeye]

12. UK for me too - it's on my bucket list!

[Elessar Zappa]

13. Germany!

I love that country, despite it’s horrid past.

[spooky3]

14. New Zealand

Because of the scenery. And I love Australia but because I’ve been there I will choose its neighbor.

[Ocelot II]

15. Norway.

Ancestors from there, speak the language enough to get by, some shirttail relatives still there, some of the world's most spectacular scenery, a civilized government, northern lights, reindeer.

[doc03]

16. I was stationed in Germany while in the army but didn't have the money

to see much of it. I would like to go back and see what I missed.

[bottomofthehill]

17. This Irish Catholic Bostonian has to go

The Hellenic Republic, Greece. Hits all the questions on your list. The Land, the islands, the coast. The History, the customs the architecture. The food, hell yes, the ancient architecture, amazing. I will give you that the food and history of Italy edge Greece, but the people of Greece, much nicer.

[grumpyduck]

24. Yeah, Greece was my second choice.

But the birthplace of the Renaissance won.

[we can do it]

18. Iceland, hiking and scenery.

[Ocelot II]

19. That's another place on my list.

[mike_c]

20. Chile, or maybe Argentina

I would love to visit the Atacama and Patagonia.

[Kali]

28. yes

hard to choose a country in South America, same with southern Africa...probably Namibia

[Biophilic]

21. Spain, with no hesitation. I was there a million years ago and

I would love to go back. It was beautiful, it was friendly, I enjoyed every minute. Well, I did have a little trouble with starting to think about dinner at 9:00 pm. But than every meal was exquisite so I sort of forgot about the hour. And the Spanish wines were to die for. Yeah, I'd go back without a hesitation.

[sinkingfeeling]

22. Greenland. Been to most of the countries others have cited. Second choice: Mongolia.

[Mr.Bill]

23. Germany.

That's the home of my ancestors. I also like their food.

[MuseRider]

25. Tortola, B.V.I.

as there is no place I have ever been where the diving was so incredible. The entire groups of islands around it are amazing. I have never wanted to stay somewhere else as much as I have there and it pains me to know I will never be able to go back and that my scuba days are long over.

Still, the island itself had so many different places on it as small as it is and the people there were kind and helpful and just the best of all the places I had been diving.

If I could die at 70 feet under watching big groupers or 30 feet with all the colors still there and watching feeding stations and little Blennies I would die happy.

EDIT to correct 50 feet to 30 feet, still not enough color at 50.

[debm55]

26. Muse, that sounds beautiful. Have you been to the A.V.I?

[MuseRider]

29. Only St. Thomas

for some reason or another. I think a few in our little diving group of 8 wanted to shop. I found it crowded, like every tourist place I have ever been but I did manage to find my way to see Camille Pisarro's studio and walk around in it for a while. THAT was thrilling to me. I have no experience outside of that area so I cannot say anything else about it.

I am certain there are some lovely places in both the A.V.I. and the other islands in the B.V.I. but that was my experience. The places I loved are gone after the hurricane and another hurricane wiped out my second choice of Guanaja, Honduras so I stick with Tortola. There was little there to not like.

Do you have experiences there? I would love to hear about them.

[debm55]

30. Muse, sorry have not been to either of the V.I, Have been to the Bahamas a couple of times,

[MuseRider]

39. They are lovely too!

I had had pneumonia and left the hospital early to go on the one dive trip we did there and I had to stay on the boat and not dive. i heard it was really nice. I did hop in when some dolphins came by. No close encounter but it was cool to be semi close to them.

[Kali]

27. Australia

been trying to get there for 10 years

why? the red center, the west coast (can you say stromatolites?), the northern table lands, Queensland agriculture, the geology, ecology, flora, fauna, people.

[Luciferous]

31. New Zealand for the scenery and friendly

people

[Auggie]

32. Cook Islands

Not exactly a country. But it's where I'd go.

[debm55]

34. Auggie, are the Cook Islands located near Australia?

[Auggie]

36. Closer to New Zealand than Australia

Kind of between Tahiti and Samoa.

[NotASurfer]

33. Right back here 100 years in the future

I'd like to see how things worked out.

Of course actually getting a ticket to the future is problematic, but that's where I want to go

[debm55]

35. NotASurfer--that would be interesting.

[True Dough]

37. I'm staying home

because I can smell a scam from a mile away!

[debm55]

38. HA,HA,

[Texasgal]

40. Croatia

My friends visited not too long ago and raved about the food and the culture and the scenic views. They shared amazing pictures of their trip! I'd love to go!

[Mad_Dem_X]

41. London.

As many others have before me, I would love to walk across the Abbey Road crosswalk, barefoot.

[CTyankee]

42. Paris. Then I'd take a train to Barcelona to sightsee. Then back to Paris.