Absolutely breathtaking! How about you, Deb?

my first. Grand Tetons would be my second and the Bahamas would be my third.

I had the pleasure of being on the main island for three months in 1979. Made many friendships that endure. The small villages in the mountains and along the coast were beautiful. Most of all, the warm and welcoming people!

I had the pleasure of living there for five years in the late 90s.

I hope it still is.

crew included. 4 Russians, 2 Dutch and me-American. Mostly ate on the boat including several meals of fresh caught mackerel sashimi !!

That's like slumming compared to your trip.

My parents summered in the south shore of Nova Scotia. By far the most beautiful view was from the front lawn of the farm my mom grew up on in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. It looked down into a valley with a river and drumlins.

Tahiti and Bora Bora...sailing in the Lofoten Islands in Norway above the arctic circle....crossing Beartooth Pass on my trusty BMW R-75. ......PCH on my older R-50, ........Nova Scotia coast on a BMW R-100, ....... Hiking on Athabasca glacier.........Taos and Sangre De Cristo Mountains...... Leningrad in Winter (-20F)....


OK.. that will do for now..

I wanna go to Mexico, but not the beaches, not anywhere hot or anywhere tropical. I wanna go Mexico City or maybe Guanajuato etc. I wanna go for the architecture, history, hills and mountain air. But then I read that giardia is a big problem and I don't wanna get that particular parasite at my age. Also Montezuma's revenge is still around! (I thought they got rid of it, but they didn't. They don't have it at the resorts, but everywhere else it tends to prevail. They treat water, but contaminated storage is the issue. It isn't as easy as "drink bottled water". It's don't eat salads, don't eat cheese, don't eat soups, don't drink the coffee, don't drink mixed drinks )

My daughter and son in law went mountain/rock climbing not too far from Monterrey. They really liked it, but I would think that area would be just as hot as Texas in the summer. They went in the winter.

It's located about 1 1/2 hours from Sydney.
The mountains are magnificent.

We were there on a misty and overcast day, which made it all the more "haunting".

(There is a blue haze that surrounds them, which is caused by the scattering of light by oil droplets from the eucalyptus trees in the area).

north of Sydney (Forestville) and have spent a fair amount of time in the Blue Mts.

From Basel across the Swiss Alps and along Lake Lucerne and then south through southern Switzerland to Milan, Italy. Wow, that trip was spectacular. My nose was glued to that train's big picture window for that whole trip.

But, that was just one trip of a few hours. Of all the places where I have actually spent some time, my favorite is Amsterdam and the Netherlands. I swear to God, that whole country is literally picture-postcard pretty.

I have pictures, but I can't figure out how to attach them to this posting. They're right here on my hard drive, but I can't find an "Attach" button or "Add Picture" option or anything like that. Many times here on DU I've wanted to include pictures but just can't figure out how to do it.

— Ron

with posting pictures. I don't know how to post from YouTube.

Then bused back to Milan.
Spectacular.

Even more beautiful from out in the water looking back at the beach with those Jurassic Park mountains with 3-4 visible waterfalls.

And it’s a living thing; that boggles the mind. Best snorkeling on earth. Saw a green sea turtle, and thankfully no box jellyfish!

I'll have to go with "The End of the Road" on Kauai, passed Hanalei. The only way forward is by boat or foot. It was considered a Sacred place for Hawaiians before the White Man took over. I cry for all the development that has happened since my mom lived in this very special part of the island of Kauai.



My 2nd pick will have to be just about anywhere in Yellow Stone. I've only visited, but I was in Awe.

I've been to the Grand Canyon (hiked down and spent the night, fished in the Colorado (didn't catch anything). But as beautiful as deserts are, they are not my favorite.

More my speed is the fantastic Redwood Forests on the west coast. I lived in 2 wonderful places that were surrounded by Redwoods, in my younger years in a magical place called La Honda (not to be confused with La Hoya), and then more recently Mill Valley (not far from Muir Woods). Both in the Bay area.

Long ago we lived near the border of Arizona/New Mexico/Utah/Colorado. My mothers bf was a Forest Ranger. (he is the one who taught me to fish) I loved it there, but again, a little too dry there. I used to go to Florida for the summers to stay with grandparents. That was nice too. Very flat there! I loved the Ocean, but I do love mountains (I think my favorite to look at are the Grand Tetons)

I could go on, there is no end to the beauty of our world. I live in Napa now. Kind of too hot in summer for me, and way too dry. It is pretty though. Lots of wildlife around my house.

This is reminding me I need to get out more and see it!

I haven't done a lot of travelling in my life- I'm not into "big" trips. Having said that, I LOVE road trips and boy do I have the best places to go...I live in Redondo Beach (in the South Bay area of L.A.) so ANY direction I go can be beautiful. Over the Christmas holidays a friend and I went to Solvang (just a couple of hours north of L.A.) and it felt like we were in a Hallmark Movie.

My favorite place is probably Big Sur. It's breathtaking........

And what your want to see.

Iguaza is probability misspelled

I was stationed at Hahn AB, Germany from 84 - 86. While looking for a place to live, I checked out an apartment in the town of Zell along the Moselle River. This was in the spring and the town was bursting with flowers blooming from flower boxes decorating the the homes and business. It was picture perfect.

Another spot in Germany was between Hahn AB and Ramstein AB. I was sitting in the back of a military bus headed back from Ramstein AB and we were in a "mountainous" area with steep, rocky hills and woods. The area was wilderness with no houses or buildings in sight. I happened to look out the back window and saw on the top of an outcrop of rock, about a hundred feet high, a herd of deer with a buck "posing" at the edge of the cliff over looking the terrain. I looked like a scene from a movie or a nature documentary. I've never forgotten that picture and my regret about it is I didn't have a camera to take a picture.

One thing I loved about Germany is they were serious about taking care of their environment. Driving through the countryside you'd come upon a lot of beautiful scenes.

Yellowstone is amazingly gorgeous, as are the Grand Tetons.

We traveled in Spain. The most beautiful/breathtaking thing we saw was the Caves of Altimira. It was a highlight indeed!

Any beach, any good snorkeling and unpolluted scenery are all wonderufl