How do you decide where to go?

I think you are a rich person who have money to do the traveling around the world and that too in the age of 20 years old. I also want to travel but can't afford for it. I am starting my career and I think it will take a lot of time for me to travel around the world. If I have the money then I will make my preferences by discussing it with my friends and then I will take the decision. I am also quite impressed with your number of discussion you have responded to.

Hi Maxine, I used to decide first thinking whether I had the money to go, so I would mentally draw a line depending on air tickets, the item with more expenses from my country. After that I checked on the places I most wanted to see in that line. Now I will have to think of my health also. There are places where I will not dare to go yet.

I have a map in my bedroom with blue pins showing the places I've been, and red pins showing the places that I still wish to go. I add many red pins every month as I read more magazines because I see places that I would like to visit that I had never realise existed in the past. I have around ten blue pins at the moment, not including all of the places that I've seen in my own country, but I have literally hundreds of red pins. I see how much money I have each time I plan a trip, and that decides where I go and how many places I can afford to go and see in one trip. If I go to a country that's far away I will try to do as many places as I can, incase I never get the chance to go back to that particular place again.

Hi maximax, Reading your post and the mention of the names of the country you have visited I remember the nursery rhyme 'Jack and Jill went up the hill...' In my earlier response itself I had said that I have not visited more than 5 countries. We decide long before the actual journey takes off. These ae mostly inland traveling. Really my country is 4th biggest countries in the world and it is difficult in itself to cover the country. Now I have a plan to make overseas travel after my retirement. lol

Since I don't have a lot of money to use on travelling at the moment, I've got two methods. A) Go to somewhere I've got friends so I've have somewhere free to stay :-) B) Buy plane tickets when they're for sale and go to the cheapest place. It has been the plan for some years, not sure if it'll change anytime soon :-)

I didn't travel yet outside my country. However, wish to go soon and like to go in a historical places and spots when I traveled. I already visit 75% of my country's historical spots and beautiful nature places.

Hi,dear friend, You are in the same position as me, the different is that I am in the process of choosing which province I should go,should I live in the country near my hometown or should I follow my dreams ,go to somewhere that can realize my dream. There is one thing that always haunted in my mind is my beloved parents ,friends in my hometown. For my part(this is only my personal opinion)I would like to stay in a place near my family as you know that my parents are getting older ,they need me .When I am grow older I will choosing the place perpahs a countryside that has lakes or mountains nearby.I like the quite country life from the day when I am a little child .Hope you everything goes well Molly

I know it is so difficult for me to decide where to go next but, sometimes I just know where I want to visit and if it will be expensive I set my heart on saving - sometimes I get lucky and get certain things free with work so I know where I can go and narrow it down that way. For example, when I went to Venice, I had won flights and as I had wanted to visit Venice for ages, I decided that would be a good time to do it when I only had to pay for a hotel!

I find it very difficult to decide which places I want to visit, because I think that there are so many beautiful and interesting countries to choose from. I hope that I will be able to visit a lot of different countries around the world, every country gives me the chance to experience a different culture and I think that every country has something to offer. There are some countries that I probably won't be able to visit, because I am worried about my safety or because it is too difficult to get a visa, but aside from those places I would really like to visit as many countries as possible. I have visited most of the other European countries and I chose to travel in Europe because it is cheaper than visiting another continent. In the future I hope to visit other parts of the world for instanse Asia.

Personally speaking, I also decide to travel to places near my hometown. As I live in a very big country, there are still many beautiful scenic spots far from my hometown I've never been to. And the cost of travelling domestically is much lowerthan that of travelling abroad. So in the next few years, I will mainly travel in the country. I hope that in the future it will be more convenient for me to apply for visa, then I could have more opportunities of travelling abroad.

I too would love to visit different countries like France, Greece, Italy, Rome, Venice, Canada and Malaysia. In as much as I wanted to go out and explore, I know I need to earn to reach this ambition of mine. The places I wanted to go when I was young were still the same I wanted to visit now when I am old. It did not change at all, still the same since I haven't visited even one yet. But I'm still hoping that someday I could go to those lovely places I wanted to go.

Himaximax Ive never been outside of my country. But if given a chance I'll visit france first just to see the Eifel tower. Next stop china im dying to see the great wall of china then new zealand, australia and Scotland. Wish that it would happen.