I would like to visit Alaska again and take my time visiting not only southern cities but to go north.  Perhaps I will be flying with a bush pilot to a mountaintop.

What are some of your travel aspirations or places you have enjoyed?


Chrissy

I would love to go back and visit Salzburg, Austria. It is so beautiful there. I spent many weekends exploring the city, the castle, the small shops, and the food (and beer).

I would also like to visit Lincolnshire, UK. My great-great-great grandfather was born at Marsh Chapel. He moved to Leeds where he worked as a Potter at various potteries. He met his wife and raised children in that area. But potteries kept shutting down forcing him to relocate. Eventually, the family went back to Louth, Lincolnshire. He is buried at the Louth Cemetery. After his death, the family moved back to Leeds.

I would love to visit these places and get some photos for my family tree files.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on January 18, 2025, 12:16:11 PMWhat are some of your travel aspirations or places you have enjoyed?

Two... maybe three places. I want to visit where Danielle lives. Alaska. It's so achingly, breathtakingly beautiful. Kind of like her. A sort of Scandinavian beauty. Pure and crystalline. Fragile almost.

I do not do well with heat. But I love the cold. I sometimes think my blood has anti-freeze in it, lol. Second is Antarctica. Just to be in all that screaming, windswept solitude. I find that hauntingly mesmerising. Third is possibly Siberia. You're probably getting a theme. I think I like the isolation. Being away from the world. That appeals to me. Probably says stuff about me, lol.

I doubt I will ever get the chance but if I ever could, I would go to these places.

I enjoyed Vienna.  With many museums, good food, excellent musicians, gardens, overall it is an interesting city.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on January 18, 2025, 07:28:26 PMI enjoyed Vienna.  With many museums, good food, excellent musicians, gardens, overall it is an interesting city.

I was only there once. But yes, it is a great place to visit at least once.

Quote from: Lori Dee on January 18, 2025, 08:02:06 PMI was only there once. But yes, it is a great place to visit at least once.

Germany is fascinating with all its castles and old buildings, food, and culture.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on January 18, 2025, 08:22:37 PMGermany is fascinating with all its castles and old buildings, food, and culture.

I may have told you before, but my roommate and I had a large wall map of Germany. Every Saturday morning, we would throw three darts at the map. Wherever they stuck we had to go visit before the end of the day. At each place, we had to drink a pint of local beer and if there was a castle nearby, we had to visit it too. Sometimes it was quite late by the time we got back to the barracks, but we always had a great time and met some great people too.

Quote from: Lori Dee on January 18, 2025, 08:29:09 PMI may have told you before, but my roommate and I had a large wall map of Germany. Every Saturday morning, we would throw three darts at the map. Wherever they stuck we had to go visit before the end of the day. At each place, we had to drink a pint of local beer and if there was a castle nearby, we had to visit it too. Sometimes it was quite late by the time we got back to the barracks, but we always had a great time and met some great people too.

Ever had the Smoky beer?

Quote from: Lori Dee on January 18, 2025, 08:29:09 PMI may have told you before, but my roommate and I had a large wall map of Germany. Every Saturday morning, we would throw three darts at the map. Wherever they stuck we had to go visit before the end of the day. At each place, we had to drink a pint of local beer and if there was a castle nearby, we had to visit it too. Sometimes it was quite late by the time we got back to the barracks, but we always had a great time and met some great people too.

Could you really get anywhere in the country the same day?

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on January 18, 2025, 08:46:30 PMCould you really get anywhere in the country the same day?

Yes. I lived in the Stuttgart area in southwest Germany. As I recall Frankfurt up north was about four hours drive. Whichever location was the farthest, we would go there first. Then hit the others on the way back. We figured that after drinking at least one beer at each stop, then we would have had at least three beers before the final drive home. We wanted that drive to be the shortest.

Fortunately, when throwing darts it is rare to hit the outer edges of the target, especially a large map. So most locations were near the middle and not too far away. The downside of that was that I never made it to the far north, like Hannover. I would go to Munich for Oktoberfest, but we never made it farther east.

Belgium is also a nice place to visit.  They have their own kind of fries, waffles, and they have numerous museums and historical sites. 

Arizona is a fascinating state to visit.  There is much to do!

I found it fascinating that the state capitol of Alaska must be reached by air or sea, as there are no public roads to get there except from nearby, unless something has changed.

Big Sur is very pretty, as is much of the coastline of California.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on January 18, 2025, 08:46:30 PMCould you really get anywhere in the country the same day?

Most countries in Europe, you can get from one end to the other in a day. I've seen a few US reaction channels on YouTube, and it blows their minds when they learn that you could fit the whole of the UK into the state of Oregon. Only the UK has 15 times as many people, lol.

London is only like 300 miles away from Berlin.

The Oregon coastline is cool!

The California coastline is pretty cool too!

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on January 21, 2025, 06:35:13 PMThe California coastline is pretty cool too!

Well, I mean not at the moment. It's quite toasty. But I get your point.

What general area do you live, Chrissy?

For some reason I always thought Seattle. NO idea why.

Always thought of you as a kind of metropolitan gal, Chrissy.

I always heard it's very rainy there. Is that true? If so, you'd be at home in the UK, lol. <3

Yes it rains a lot there, especially this time of year.