Where do you vacation?

I'm a cruise-aholic, and frequently go to London when I'm not on the ocean. I've been all over the world (every country in North and South America, Europe, and most of Asia). Still a few bucket-list trips, like Antarctica and the Pyramids, but for the most part I've been there and done that. These days I mostly travel for relaxation and pampering -with lots of Indian food thrown in. I've done many all-gay and gay-group cruises as well as straight ones. And London is a fabulous place for a single gay man to have fun.

R1, go to Egypt. It will blow your mind that you’re standing in front of the Pyramids and Sphinx!

Ptown is the only gay place I go—although it’s gotten less and less gay.

Otherwise, I go to places with ancient history or famous art

Generally, we go on international vacations. Most of my domestic trips tend to be visiting family. We went to SE Asia earlier this year (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Singapore) and we went to Fiji for a week. Portland in July, Pittsburgh coming up in August. We're going to Costa Rica at the end of September, and we're at the beginning phases of looking at a trip to southern Italy. We're looking at Naples and surrounding area, Sicily, and possibly some Calabria.

Egypt is certainly on the bucket list.

We've been to P-town and Mykonos, but more as tourists.

[Quote] Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Singapore

Wow, how long were you there to have visited so many countries?

New Orleans is convenient to me, so that's where I usually go for a weekend getaway.

Met friends on Capri 10 years ago. We have returned every year since & here now...... It's beyond lovely & we'll be moving here permanently in Jan.

Ft. Lauderdale, my parents have a little place down in Ft. Lauderdale…

Cambodia. As yet still undiscovered by the Russians and Chinese, unlike Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

On a cruise ship. By now the ports are irrelevant because we’ve been to so many. Quebec, the St. Lawrence, PEI and Nova Scotia this month and the Canaries in November are booked, we’re looking at a transpacific crossing for next April.

I inherited a winter place in Florida and sold it to buy one in Palm Springs which we sold nine years later. We’d found we’d rather go to new places than going back to the same one year after year. I was still working so we couldn’t be there all winter and renting was a PITA.

[quote]Wow, how long were you there to have visited so many countries?

Three weeks. It was our first trip to SE Asia, so we were just getting a taste of it all. Of course, I'd go back to spend more time in Vietnam and Cambodia.

[quote]Cambodia. As yet still undiscovered by the Russians and Chinese, unlike Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

You left out Indians. Lots of them when we went. Siem Reap was our favorite stop on our trip.

When I lived in the US, I travelled to Europe a lot, three months or more a year. Now I live in Europe and continue to travel here, less a short trip to Morocco.

There's a huge list of places I want to visit or revisit here, and it's easy and relatively cheap to do. All the Covid downtime saw my intracontinental lists greatly expanded.

I have the airline miles for upgraded return flights to Buenos Aires, a place I've long wanted to visit. Japan is another long-distance place of interest. But looking forward, most of my travel will be with Europe.

R12, go to Japan. You will love it! It is really the most extraordinary place that I have ever been, and I've traveled extensively. You will feel like you are on another, better planet. They are super intelligent, very mature, kind, and incredibly respectful. They have an incredible sense of beauty, aesthetics and style. The only other place I have visited that comes close is Switzerland in that it was beautiful and very high functioning.

My spouse really loves cruises and I started going because of health issues made me want to go to places where I could get back to New England quickly. The ports and places you visit can be interchangeably at first, so you have to figure out fun itineraries (or just stay on board). Now of course you can get back quickly from most of Western Europe but that wasn't always the case then. I don't appreciate anti-cruise snobbery. They can be enjoyable with great food and wine. I'm 67 and sometimes I think fellow passengers are too old and can be somewhat middlebrow. I've been to most places that I'd like to go to already: London (many times), Paris (but not since Covid), many places in Italy, Amsterdam, Vienna, Bali, Singapore. We've also taken drives up and down the two coasts. In the US, we go to Washington, Chicago, love Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco.

Bucket list: Japan, especially Tokyo and Kyoto, Seoul, on the fence about India, Botswana.

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I always went to Europe for vacation. I started exploring the US since COVID. I have been astounded how beautiful it is.

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R17, my lesbian sister and her wife are going there in September.

NYC and Europe. I'd like to see more of Asia but I've only been to Bangkok at this point.

I go to Europe. I've been to the UK, Ireland, Italy, and France several times, also Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Czechia, Austria, Luxembourg, Greece, and Sweden. I've never been further east than Turkey, nor do I have much interest in going elsewhere in Asia (I'd much rather go to more places in Europe I've not visited, like the Iberian Peninsula and the Dalmatian Coast). I've been to Canada many times, and Mexico once.

I used to travel more in the USA, but now I mostly travel in it only to visit family in the Midwest and Montana.

I’m not a guy who wants the “adventure” of traveling outside the First World, so I travel to Canada and Europe. Exceptions have been Morocco, Egypt, and Caribbean islands.

Have been to 33 countries on 4 continents, but still seems I've only scratched the surface and now I have some health issues that slow me down. Have seen little of the US between the West Coast and New England. Intend to keep it that way. Outside of the US, my husband has only been to his native New England, the West Coast, and Florida for fucking Disney, over a dozen times, and Mexico, which is where we met. Am going to change that soon, starting slowly.

This Fall, we're going from CA to Montreal, Quebec City, and then drive around Quebec, VT, and NH, then to his native Boston for leaf peeping. Baby steps. He's 100% French Canadian and has never been to Canada. If l handle the long flights and walking around well, will take him to Europe next Spring. Planning to start in London because he wants to see West End shows, then Paris because he must. And I haven't been in years. Spent six months of my life traveling in France and am very comfortable there. Of course, he'll insist on visiting EuroDisney. Ultimately, we'll end up in the Cyclades, where my Mom's parents are from.

Next Spring, planning to take him

Fall is a good time for that trip r22. This summer has been uncomfortably hot and humid in Quebec and the air quality is suffering from the forest fires out west. The colours in that whole region of Quebec and New England should be stunning.

R22, you are being foolish. I'm a NYC native who had really no interest in the US. I did go to grad school in Madison, WI which was a real eye opener. I've been to Europe more times than I can remember but traveled in the US only since covid. It is really a beautiful place and the people are actually very kind. Everything they say about flyoverstan is a complete lie. I knew this was a lie from my time studying in Madison, but really understood it traveling on Amtrak on various routines (though many of the employees are really awful) and driving through Colorado and Utah, which are stunningly beautiful.

Over the past twenty years I’ve toggled my vacation time between European cities (I try for a London stopover every visit), Nantucket (lucky to have friends with a modest house there) and Riviera Maya Mexico.

R23, I went to Montreal for the first time 4 years ago in the summer, thinking it would be cooler than NYC. It wasn't, but I really loved the place and was annoyed with myself that I had never visited before. The Quebecois are wonderful people. I met an older guy on the bus up and I was a bit put off by his friendliness. He really meant no harm and I learned that the people are very down-to-earth. When they speak English they sound like working class New Yorkers.

I've been there a few times since, including this past February and they had a big snow storm. They just got on with things. I wish I could understand French. Also lots of handsome men. I really like Canada and hope to go to Toronto this year.

[quote]. I'm 67 and sometimes I think fellow passengers are too old and can be somewhat middlebrow.

Well, smell you, Nancy Drew.

Oh, I didn't realize we were listing all of our vacations. Athens, Santorini, and a couple of other islands, Spain (which I highly recommend) - we went on one trip to Madrid, Bilbao(fantastic August festival), Granada, Seville, Cadiz etc. Vienna, Budapest, Paris, Barcelona and Valencia, with a side trip to Morocco.

Europe

I avoid "scenes" as if they are plagues.

I'm old and retired. Vacation is permanent no matter where I am. I'm content at my home on a lake. Even in winter.

R9 Who do you think is funding all the casinos and development in Cambodia?

I'm over Europe. It's all sort of melding together. Id be fine never going into another church again.

Time to try Asia