Wednesday Top Five: Travel

oceana919 · June 2010

It's Wednesday again, and time for Wednesday Top Five.

The Lowdown:

1) Post a set of five for each topic - let us know if it's in no particular order (NPO).
2) Provide pics whenever possible/applicable so we have some eye candy to look at.
3) Post explanations if you feel like it.

This week's top five is all about travel:

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?

What are your top five dream destinations?

...and post away!

[Deleted User] · June 2010

Oh Oh Oh! This is going to be fuuuuun!

katanne9 · June 2010

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?

1. Bahamas, Atlantis Resort
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2. Nantucket - our favorite spot : )
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3. Alexandria Bay, 10,000 Islands, NY

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4. Southampton - we go every year for FI's family reunion

http://images.hostelworld.com/images/tours/37449_8530_4.jpg

5. Cape May, NJ - My family goes here every year!

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What are your top five dream destinations?

1. Greek Islands
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2. Scotland

http://names4real.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/scotland-view.jpg

3. Prince Edward Island

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4. Sweden
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5. Seattle/Vancouver

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ekathleen684 · June 2010

I'm too lazy to put pics up, my locations are pretty general though

Been to:
Las Vegas
New York
Ft. Lauderdale
Chicago
Boston

Dream Destinations:
Las Vegas- Went when I was only 16 so my fun was limited. I would LOVE to go again and enjoy the 21+ entertainment.
Jamaica- or basically any warm and inclusive destination.
Fiji- I want to stay in those cute little hutts on the water
LA
Cross Country Roadtrip! Complete with RV and junk food!

I'm also itching to go to Universal Orlando. My annual passes are burning in my pocket. However, I do not look foward to the crowds..Thanks Harry Potter, your fans have taken over my favorite spot (Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville Lone Palm Airport)

LizzyTish88 · June 2010

Both are in NPO

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?
1. Bermuda
2. Las Vegas
3. Disney
4. San Antonio
5. Nantucket

What are your top five dream destinations?
1. Rome
2. California
3. Greece
4. France
5. Mexico

Hazel_B · June 2010

Been to:
!. New Zealand - This is a picture of Milford Sound on the South Island - http://exploreaustralia.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/milford_sound.jpg

2. Western Australia - a beach I went to completely of shells, no sand - http://www.discoverwest.com.au/australia-images/l721c.jpg

3. Vietnam - this is a photo of Halong Bay, I went crusing on a junk boat - http://tidingsspot.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/halong_bay.jpg

4. Thailand - photo from Krabi, used boats like these as taxis to get from beach to beach when I was there - http://away.com/images/trip_ideas/thailand/thailand_krabi_boat.jpg

5. England - one of my favourites when I was England was seeing the beach huts - http://www.freefoto.com/images/1048/05/1048_05_6---Beach-Huts--Southwold--Suffolk--England_web.jpg

Dream Destinations (it is a long list):

1. Greece, specifically Santorini - http://www.espacebg.org/02/images/Santorini/santorini.jpg

2. Italy, specifically Tuscany - http://thegrandcrew.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/090401ivv_tastingtuscany.jpg

3. Iceland, and I'm not even sure why.

4. Russia, specifically St. Petersburg (based on my parents ravings) http://www.seavision.info/St-Petersburg761.jpg

5. Scotland, cause it is where my family is from, http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/19/article-1171883-04725C87000005DC-572_468x286.jpg

oceana919 · June 2010

Top Five Have Been

1. Southwater Caye, Belize. Living was pretty rustic (think no hot water showers, no air conditioning), but being on Southwater Caye was an experience I love. No computers, no television, no cell phones. Homecooked foods and fresh produce. Sunsets to die for. Snorkeling within footsteps from my hut. Belizian rum.

#2. Charleston, SC. This is a tough one to classify as a "travel spot", as I lived there for two years, but it's still one of my favorite places to visit. The Lowcountry cooking, the history, the Southern Hospitality, the laidback vibe, the music, the smell of the sawgrass marshes...I miss it all. Terribly.

#3. Paris, France. I spent two weeks in Paris after my college graduation, and it was amazing. I got to see all the sights of the city, then spent a weekend in the north of France in Mont St Michel, Cancale, and St Malo.

#4. Florida Keys. I love going to the Keys. The best way to do it is to drive straight down to Key West, spend a few days there, then meander your way up through the islands until you hit Miami. The vibe is just completely different in the Keys - you literally feel like you're in a different country half the time. Not to mention, the diving is great.

#5. The Outer Banks. My family used to go to the Outer Banks every other summer and rent a beach house for the week. The Outer Banks are quiet, they're laidback, you ride your bicycle everywhere and pick up fresh produce and fish for dinner.

#6. Savannah, GA. Sorry, I couldn't pick just five. I lurve Savannah. The food, the atmosphere, the gorgeous squares, the bed & breakfasts...I luuuuuuuuuurve it.

Top Five Want To Go

#1. South Africa. I've been dreaming of going to South Africa for years. I've always wanted to spend two weeks there - one week traveling (Great White Shark diving, safaris, biking, etc.) and a week doing charity/humanitarian work.

#2. Thailand. Crystal clear blue waters, some of the best diving in the Pacific - um, sign me up?

#3. Alaska. I've been wanting to go to Alaska for the wildlife and Denali National Park for a long time now.

#4. Ireland. I'm Irish, so it would be really cool to see where my ancestors came from. That, and eat a lot of cheese and drink a lot of beer.

#5. The "Eat Pray Love Tour" - Italy, India, and Bali. I am so in love with this book right now - it's literally the trip I've always dreamed of. Explore pleasure (ie. food) in Italy, explore prayer, meditation and the meaning of God in India, then learn to find a balance of devotion and pleasure in Bali. Sign. me. up.

rickylee244 · June 2010

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?
1. Vancouver Island

Comox glacier

2. Bermuda

Horseshoe Bay

3. New Hampshire/Vermont

4. San Antonio

Riverwalk

5. Seattle

Pikes Place Market

What are your top five dream destinations?
1. Paris
2. Ireland
3. Australia
4. Israel
5. Italy

PaigeMcC · June 2010

WICKED!! I can't do pics right now..but I will come back and update with pics later.

Been to:

1) Cuba. Hands down the BEST vacation EVER.

2) Trip from NS to FL (& Disney). Every year from 0-12 we drove this trip w/ my parents. It was always an amazingly fun family vacation.

No pics:(

3)Dominican Republic

4) Local adventures around Nova Scotia/New Brunswick

5) PEI.

No pics as of now...google it;)

Want to go:

1) Holland. FI's family is from there and I'd love to go!

2) New Orleans. Looks like way too much fun! Also, Arcadians from NS = related to Cajuns= good time.

3) Belize. Hetshup gave me the fever

4) BACK TO CUBA!!! Considering it for our HM

5) Ireland. I NEED to. My ancestors were kings of Ireland;)

bsidebella · June 2010

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?
(in NPO...I haven't done a whole lot of traveling, so I only have 3 that were favorites)
~England - I did a 10-day tour of the country during my senior year of HS. Bath and London were my favorite.
~Orlando, Florida
~Cape May, NJ

What are your top five dream destinations?
(also NPO)
~New Orleans, LA
~St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
~the Bahamas
~Venice, Italy
~Greece

PaigeMcC · June 2010

Kat - PEI is WICKED! I go once or twice a summer (It's only 2 hrs away). Great place;)

[Deleted User] · June 2010

Top 5 That I've Been To:

#1 Dallas, Texas - I'm sure to most people this seems like an odd choice for my top place. But, I am a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan and have been since I was a little girl. I dreamed of standing on the field of Texas Stadium and it was a dream come true when I did the weekend of the very last game ever played there.

I stayed at the Adolphus Hotel in downtown Dallas - which was amazingly beautiful!

And of course I did all the touristy things like go to Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum. Was a trip I'll never forget.

#2 Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Went here a few years ago and stayed at the Riu Playacar. Gotta love all-inclusive resorts! Spent a week drinking fruity drinks, eatng way too much food, and relaxing on the beach!

#3 Islamorada, Florida - THE KEYS!!

Although it was only for a weekend, and the house we stayed in was pretty rough, it was still a beautiful place. I still can't get over how amazing the water was - I just hope that this ridiculous oil spill doesn't mess it up!

#4 Daytona Beach, Florida

I know it's run down quite a bit from what it used to be. And well, I've been there way more times than I can count...but on my last trip there in November I fell back in love with it. Obviously that late in the year, not too many people were there - which was even better. I loved waking up in the mornings and walking the beach with the cool air blowing in... And then I found this amazing seafood joint right on the pier... as I was eating there were dolphins swimming by - sooo awesome!

Down The Hatch ... this is where I sat and had dinner with the dolphins!

#5 Gatlinburg, TN

I've been to Gatlinburg at least 10 times and always have fun there. Great food, the mountains, the sky lift...Love it!

I'm going to go ahead and post this before I lose it... I'll get to work on my Top 5 that I want to go to!

[Deleted User] · June 2010

My Top 5 Wants in NPO:

#1 Hawaii

#2 Alaskan Cruise

#3 Estes Park, Colorado (still hoping we get elope here...)

#4 Napa Valley

#5 Seattle - esp Puget Sound

katanne9 · June 2010

Paige - I want to go! We almost HMed there.

Bside - we go to Cape May every year! I love it there!

aperitisa · June 2010

OO Fun!

Top Five Places I have been:

1. Karpathos Greece:http://www.faliraki-info.com/greek-islands/karpathos/images/karpathos.jpg

2. St. Petersburg, Russia: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Saviour_On_Spilled_Blood_St_Petersburg_Russia.jpg

3. Umea, Sweden: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Moritzka_garden_Umea_Sweden.jpg

4. New Buffalo, Michigan: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/495752015_e40b02c834.jpg

5. Dublin, Ireland: http://www2.worthingtonlibraries.org/teen/blog/Image/travel/dublin.jpg

Top Five Places I WANT to Visit:

1. Egypt

2. India

3. Austria

4. Italy

5. China

Ana_2985 · June 2010

Favorites I've Been To:
1. Switzerland - Specifically Grindelwald.

2. Italy - Torino (pic 1), Venice, and Cinque Terre (pic 2)

Everyone knows what Venice looks like.

3. Semuc Champey, Guatemala
They're these freshwater lagoons where you can go swimming.

4. Antigua Guatemala - Signature picture.

5. Key West

Places I Want To Go:
1. Slovenia

2. India/Nepal

3. Chile/Argentina

4. Seychelles

5. Egypt

I guess I love mountains.

chirpchirp · June 2010

I'm at work so I don't have any of my photos on this computer but....

Top 5 places I've been to:

1) Zambia
2) Botswana
3) Jamaica
4) Mackinac Island (sooooo pretttttttty!)
5) Arizona (love the dry heat)

Top 5 I want to visit (it's really hard to limit it to 5):

1) New Zealand (get to knock this one up to the top 5 I've visited as of next March!)
2) Italy (visit my roots, yo)
3) Argentina
4) Chile
5) Nepal

and so, so, so many more. I would love to travel for a living. Too bad student loans have to be paid back

loopy82 · June 2010

Favorite:
1) Italy - Venice

2) Austria - Vienna

3) Playa del Secreto (In Playa del Carmen) Mexico

4) South Padre Island, Texas

5) Colorado

Top 5 I want to visit:

1) Greece

2) Bora Bora

3) France - Paris

4) Switzerland - Zurich

5) Spain

AnneAndJJ · June 2010

Top 5 been to (alphabetically):

- Cayman Islands (on a Caribbean Cruise...loved every second of it!)
- Chicago
- Disney World (Florida)
- Myrtle Beach
- Muskoka, Ontario

Top 5 want to go to (also alphabetically, and extracted from my 3 mile long list...this is why I don't want children):

- Scotland (absolutely #1, alphabetical or not...my ultimate dream is to get married there [not likely], or at least honeymoon)
- Africa
- Alaska (on a cruise)
- Australia (and New Zealand)
- (all of) Europe

Acrosthec · June 2010

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?
1. Mediterranean study abroad - Greece, Turkey, Italy, and Spain (with a side trip to Holland for the weekend)
2. Orlando (I'm in love with Disney and Universal)
3. Banff, Canada
4. Florida Keys
5. Negril, Jamaica

What are your top five dream destinations?
1. Ireland
2. Bora Bora
3. Costa Rica
4. Seychelles
5. Austria (technically I've driven through it, but we didn't see much. I'd like to see Salzburg--where my ancestors are from--and Vienna.)

PaigeMcC · June 2010

Kat - you should def. go! I love PEI. It's a beautiful place. A little touristy lately but it's coo'. Also, Cape Breton is one of the most beautiful places around - it takes the cake over PEI, nature-wise.

I need to be a tourism promoter...I can see my tagline now: Another great Maritime destination recommend by Paige;)

chipypony · June 2010

Favorite Places I have been:
1. St. Thomas US VI
2. Belize
3. Roatan Island, Honduras
4. England
5. Alaska

Places I want to go:
1. Brazil
2. Ireland
3. Hawaii (the only state I have left to visit)
4. Australia
5. Anywhere with some good diving

Kroliczku · June 2010

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?
1. Lazienki Park in Warsaw Poland

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:fvDzASzjzIFskM:http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/the-palace-on-the-island-in-lazienki-park-warsaw-pl310.jpg

2. Chicago

3. Phi Phi Islands, Thailand

4. Dresden, Germany

5. Italy (too many favorite places here to choose just one city

)

What are your top five dream destinations?
1. Ireland
2. Australia
3. Trans-Siberian Railroad from Moscow to Beijing
4. St Petersburg, Russia
5. Greece (***going there this summer though!!!)

catemeg · June 2010

Damn work for blocking Facebook - I can't pull up the truly awesome pictures of where I've been!

TOP 5 PLACES VISITED
1. Jiuzhaigou National Park - Sichuan, China

2. Great Wall of China, Jinshanling and Simatai sections - Beijing, China (I slept in that tower with the roof towards the bottom of the picture)

3. Arenal Volcano - Costa Rica

4. Sevilla, Spain

5. Minervois, France

TOP 5 PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT

1. Swizerland
2. Argentina
3. Thailand
4. Japan
5. Nepal

catemeg · June 2010

Oceana, I'm jealous of that Belize trip! It sounds INCREDIBLE! Details?!

And Ana, we're totally thinking about going to Guatamala - your pictures have made me want to so much more!

leia1979 · June 2010

Five favorites that I’ve been to:

Hawaii, island of O’ahu

I’ve been there so many times, I know my way around well. Waikiki has gotten super-commerical over the last few years, so it makes me a little sad. I’ll have to try Maui next time.

Costa Rica

I went there for a week in 2007 and it was amazing. The people are friendly (their Spanish is easy for me to understand), the scenery is great, and I got to learn to surf. The only down side is the bugs!

Orlando, FL

Warm weather, Disney World, Universal, Kennedy Space Center…’nough said.

Hawaii, Big Island

Went there this year to visit BF’s parents. The weather wasn’t that warm, but it was February. There aren’t as many white sand beaches here, but there are sea turtles!

SoCal

I like theme parks (can you tell)? Disneyland, Sea World, Universal, and Knott’s Berry Farm.

Places I’d like to go

1) On a cruise…as long as it’s to someplace warm and I can also go to a beach, I don’t really care where.

2) Mexico. I’ve never been and would like to see Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, or anyplace with a nice beach and warm water (notice a theme here?)

3) Australia. I’ve wanted to go for years. I’d like to see the great barrier reef, kangaroos, and koalas.

4) The Mediterranean. Greece, Italy, it’s all good. The closest I’ve been was Israel for work, and the water was so warm.

5) Egypt. I love ancient Egyptian history.

By the way, is there no way to add linked images other than the actual link?

yellowroseFRA · June 2010

Been ( I am breaking this into categories)
1. Best Overall: Santorini, Greece
2. Best tropical: Roatan, Honduras
3. Best in North America: PEI - we went on a Maritime cruise last fall and it was gorgeous, I'm jealous of Paige!
4. Best food: Belgium! Beer, waffles, seafood - and CHOCOLATE! Brussels and Bruges are my favorite cities there.
5. Best castles, fairy-tale villages and wine: Rhineland, Germany! Where I live

Want to go:
1. China - Catemeg, I'm dying to go to Sichuan, specifically on a Yangtze cruise.
2. Kenya - I love the book "Out of Africa" and want to visit the author's house outside Nairobi.
3. Buenos Aires - this has always been my definition of exotic.
4. Florence - swore to myself since I first saw "A Room with a View" that I would go here on my honeymoon.
5. Russia - BF is from Moscow, and I would love to see the country with him. Unfortunately, we can't go until he is too old to get conscripted into the army, so it'll be at least three years.

MeShell1313 · June 2010

What are your five favorite travel spots that you've been to?

1) Chicago- It's home and I love going back to see all my fam & friends

2) Vegas - I go several times a year. It's my happy place.

3)Northern Ireland - So beautiful. I got to drive on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road! I got to do a whiskey tasting at the Jameson Distillery

4) London - Only spent a weekend here but got to go on a Jack the Ripper Tour, saw a play, Kiss Me Kate, & went on a Beatles tour where I went Abby Road, the rooftop concert, Paul's office... amazing

5) Mexico- BF & I just got back from an all-inclusive in Cancun. So fun & relaxing. I've also been on 2 cruises on the Baja side of Mexico. Cabo is beautiful. Went tequila tasting & horseback riiding in Puerta Vallarta.
What are your top five dream destinations?

1) Puerto Rico - the BF is from there & alot of his family still live there. I've never been, but we're probably going w/i the next year or so.

2) Hawaii - My parents went for 2 weeks last year for their 30th aniversary. The pics look amazingly beautiful!

3) Alaska - I really want to go on an Alaskan cruise.

4) Europe - After all, it's where the history comes from. lol. I would love to go back and spend more time in England/Ireland. I would love to see Paris. Touring the Mediterainian would be great.

5) Anywhere that I can be on a beach/by a pool and have a yummy fruity drink with an umbrella in it in my hand! Umbrellas make drinks more refreshing, I swear

catemeg · June 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_wednesday-top-five-travel?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:f8d7f7fe-c3e3-49ce-b4d0-79ca85bf0911Post:39be7bea-3753-4ed4-9ed9-a10a2604d281">Re: Wednesday Top Five: Travel</a>:
[QUOTE] Where I live Want to go: 1. China - Catemeg, I'm dying to go to Sichuan, specifically on a Yangtze cruise.
Posted by yellowroseFRA[/QUOTE]

Oh totally go! I didn't do a cruise, but I bet it would be nice. Just be sure to go with a reputable company - there's a lot of ways to get ripped off as a tourist in China if you're not cautious. It's not personal, but there's a phrase in Chinese that roughly translates as "You can always fool a foreigner." Use TripAdvisor.com to see how other people have done it successfully!

Also, hotels out there do not have heating, so be very careful what time of year you go. It's in the mountains so it can be quite cold most of the year. The windows are typically wax paper stapled over the openings, so don't expect much in the way of insulation.

Ana_2985 · June 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_wednesday-top-five-travel?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:f8d7f7fe-c3e3-49ce-b4d0-79ca85bf0911Post:8aee97ed-4178-4da0-a441-68aad2d4c5cd">Re: Wednesday Top Five: Travel</a>:
[QUOTE]Oceana, I'm jealous of that Belize trip! It sounds INCREDIBLE! Details?! And Ana, we're totally thinking about going to Guatamala - your pictures have made me want to so much more!
Posted by catemeg[/QUOTE]

You should go, it's pretty awesome. And it's ridiculously affordable. Just let me know if you have any questions!

musikbx · June 2010

This is great! I already keep a running list of places that I want to go. I'm finding it much harder to make a top-5 list of the places I've been, I'll have to get back to you.

5 PLACES I WANT TO GO:

#1) Africa ("Cape to Cairo")
This one is on my bucket list. I want to take a few months off and travel from Capetown South Africa to Cairo Egypt.

#2) Central Asia ("The Silk Route")
In July, I am taking a train from Beijing to Moscow via Mongolia and Siberia. If it goes well, I would eventually like to return and do the same via Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan

#3) Thailand/Vietnam/Cambodia
The most likely honeymoon destination.

#4) Turkey

#5) Argentina/Chile

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