Quote from: Stottie Girl on Today at 08:18:18 AMNo, never been to Thailand it definitely does interest me but I don't do well with humidity which kind of puts me off and there are other destinations further up the pecking order. I like the colder destinations normally but there are exceptions on my list. I definitely want to make it to Japan, Australia and New Zealand some day.
My parents nearly emigrated to Hong Kong when I was a baby (turned down the job at the last minute) so I've always had a desire to go there so I can see what my life might have been! The handover of the territory ceremony is etched into my brain for some reason.
Could fancy a free makeover mind! Sounds like a perfect evening to me!
Well taking
@Devlyn at her word about drifting off topic, I have also come to dislike the humidity. How I lived in a rainforest on the equator for 6 years without electricity astonishes me now, but I did.
Thailand, especially further north, is neither humid nor too hot in December, January, and February. In fact Chiang Mai and the far north is positively chilly in the mornings during December/January.
But I hear you. I loved New Zealand. Maybe a bit hyped but still gorgeous. I was lucky to fly in a small plane to Milford Sound on a gin clear day and then cruise on the sound before any other tourists arrived. I saw seals, penguins, and dolphins. A mesmerisingly beautiful place. Whether it was any more beautiful than Norway I'm not convinced, or the Canadian Rockies for that matter (Lake Louise is also spellbindingly beautiful). I took trains and boats throughout Norway and went right up into the Arctic Circle, staying on the Lofoten Islands. The northern lights danced every night I was there and it was probably the most beautiful place I've ever been in my life.
Which brings me back on topic (no, really) because 15 months ago before my brother's sudden death I went on a round-the-world trip: London-Singapore-Australia-New Zealand-Fiji-Canada-Iceland-London. I kind of knew at the time that it might be my swansong to long haul and global travel. At the age of 60 after a lifetime of world travel, it felt like the right time to rein it in and alter the way I travel. Hence the Western Scottish Highlands which would also be in my top 5 most beautiful places I've been.
How is that back on topic? Just because I guess I'm feeling that I'd also now prefer to settle into a maintenance level of estradiol, rather than a so-called therapeutic level. Into my 60's and it just feels right for me. But that's me and others have differing perspectives on this
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