What makes you interested in traveling?

Yes, I see what you mean. You had such a great adventure in Costa Rica. That is exactly the sort of experience that I love to have. Sometimes it is not the things you have organized that end up as much fun.

Many thanks for your great response. I am so pleased that Costa Rica captured a place in your mind as a country you had some incredible experiences. I would love to go there because so far I love Central America and I think that I would see much wildlife there. I sure going to England when you were just 14 was quite exciting.

i can tell you it was nowhere near what i have experienced in costa rica. england was like a learn english trip..if you know what i mean. we were a group of guys and kids. Costa rica was like the adventure of a lifetime, my parents knew this italian ambassador working there who was completely nuts. we didnt do the kind of tourist thing. we went into complete wildernes, we had a couple of jeeps and we just went all over the country. once we made this trip to some small town and there were no bridges to pass over the small rivers. so we were giong to other side we the jeeps. while eating in this place it rained down a tipical tropical rain. we stayed there until the rain stopeed a few hours after. but when we wanted to go back the last river we had trespassed was now a real river, with fallen TREES going down. So we couldnt get into it. then one pickup came from the other side of the river and successfully passed to our side..we figured that the ambassador's jeep was big enough to make it. but the jeep got stuck near the other side and we all had to get out from the car windows, carefully walk OVER the car and jump to the land just a couple of meters away. they got the jeep out of there only because it had the "winch", a kind of rope that you can attach to trees and will pull the car out. my dad and mother just had to stay on the other side because they had a small suzuki, wich would have never made the pass. believe it or not. but i exprienced quite a few of those experiences in costa rica, nothing so great has ever happened in my life ever since.

It is wonderful that you are saving up to go on an African safari with your daughter during her gap year. I had a lovely safari experience in Kenya. On time the van stopped and everyone wondered why. There was the fur showing inside a tree above us. Wow! I looked in more detail and saw a leopard asleep. Australia is an excellent country to go caravaning around. The camping trip that you did along the Great Ocean Road must have been wonderful. It is superb that when you grew up you traveled to so many interesting countries.

It is wonderful that you are saving up to go on an African safari with your daughter during her gap year. I had a lovely safari experience in Kenya. On time the van stopped and everyone wondered why. There was the fur showing inside a tree above us. Wow! I looked in more detail and saw a leopard asleep. Australia is an excellent country to go caravaning around. The camping trip that you did along the Great Ocean Road must have been wonderful. It is superb that when you grew up you traveled to so many interesting countries.

Sounds like an awesome trip no matter how you get there!

Australia is a huge country so getting around takes some time. Two Japanese girls in Perth asked if there was train to Alice Springs. The booking clerk told them there was but it would be an incredibly long journey. He advised them to take a plane. Some of scenery is beautiful beaches, some of it is gorgeous mountains, there are many big cities and lots of outback. Its history is relatively young and it is interesting to meet the friendly people. Many thanks for your response.

Thanks for your superb response. I went to the Czech Republic and really enjoyed seeing Prague. I also explored some beautiful looking castles. I think that history is a very interesting thing to find out about. I bought some lovely gifts home from there.

Oh really? I am glad you went there, it is just beautiful city. I love it.

Yes, traveling can be very relaxing. I like to unwind on tropical beaches. I would like to visit Japan in spring when blossom is on the trees. I would like to see the pretty fall of leaves in the USA and Canada during the autumn. In winter when it is cold I like to fly off somewhere warm.

Hearing different languages can be fascinating. In Bulgaria I had language difficulties and in Romania I could read some of the signs, for we use the same alphabet. Finding out history like about the second world war in the Europe is very interesting. It is great to meet people and see although poor they are happy. Many thanks for your excellent response.

New Zealand has so very much natural beauty. It has lots of lovely fresh fruit and vegetables to eat. The people are very friendly.

I also feel excitement the night before an overseas trip. Part of me worries if I have got every thing packed and another part of me looks forward to the adventure I am going a have in a foreign country. I hope that you will go on a fantastic holiday soon and felt that wonderful excitement.

Going to Australia for your first trip overseas must have been excellent. Wow! I love Samoa so much. It most have been wonderful to live there. New Zealand most have been a lovely country to live in as well. Your husband is lucky to travel for his job. I hope that you will have a fantastic time in the Cook Islands and that your sister's wedding goes well. Thanks for your excellent response.

Train is my favorite form of transport but I go by bus if a country does not have a railway.

I agree that travel is s wonderful way to release stress, perhaps bathing in the warm sea, meeting the friendly local people and seeing interesting places. Many thanks for your response.

I hope that you have a lovely time in Breckenridge this winter. Yes, it is exciting to see new places and meet the local people.

Yes, Switzerland is very nice and quite expensive. There are many pretty buildings there, beautiful mountains and cool lakes. It must be interesting to study the environment. It is lovely that you appreciate nature so very much. Many thanks for your super response.

Being in new surroundings can be exciting. Meeting friendly people and finding out about a different culture can be enjoyable. France is the most popular country in the world in terms of tourist numbers I found out when I read a book about tourism. It is fantastic that you have seen many countries in Europe. I would love to go to Canada. Happy traveling.

You are right. Travel is a great education. A person can read about seeing an African tribe but meeting them means so very much more. I have spent money on activities that I look back on now and I think it was worth it. I went para sailing in Fiji and saw the reef from the air. I have flown over the reef in the Maldives. The first experience made me feel like I was a bird flying.

Thanks for your excellent response. Australia is a wonderful country however I was surprised that an airfare to the Far East was not much cheaper than an airfare to Europe. The nearest places would be New Zealand, Indonesia and the pacific islands like Fiji, all expensive places to fly to. It is great that you went alone and a ball for the best part of a year. Yes, it is funny communicating with hand gestures sometimes. I also love it when I get off the tourist spots and mix with the locals. However I have learned not to go alone to a deserted beach.

I hope that you will travel a great deal and go to all the places that you want to. When I was in Australia I met many Australians traveling across their country by car or camper van. Then when they found a place they really liked they stopped off and worked for a while. Camping under the open sky sounds memorable.

Yes, I enjoy relaxing on palm fringed beaches but I also like to learn about different cultures and find out about the history a place has. Every country has its own identity and this I think is special.

Thanks for your superb response. I also really like German architecture. I love to visit places in Bavaria, like the gorgeous looking castles, pretty villages and charming towns. Have a lovely day.

Yes, work and earn some money. Then perhaps you will be able to enjoy a nice vacation sometime next year.