What has been your best travel experience?do you visit certain places many times
By kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
Mangalore, India
September 16, 2011 12:29pm CST
Most people these days travel during vacations either within their country or go abroad and visit places.We all have our favorite destinations and places of interest.In my own case I love visiting certain places over and over again.One such place is Goa, which in my opinion is a great holiday destination.The other place I have visited and would love to visit again is Switzerland which is picture perfect...
How about you all friends ? please share your own experiences and preferences here...
12 responses
@anil02 (24688)
• India
17 Sep 11
I love travel. During my student life I visited Jammu to Kanaykumari. In mountain I visited Rohtang pass. It is located on Manali to Leah highway. My favourite place in India is Chandigarg. It is beautiful and clean city. We never see any animals on roads. Roads much wide.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Oct 11
Hi Kiran!
I missed this one. I have visited many places. Goa is one of the favorite destinations. I have visited Goa twice, once when I was studying in school and I went there on school trip and secondly few years ago with my family. I remember first time we visited there many many years ago, there was no direct train from Delhi and we had to change many trains to reach there. At present, there are lots of direct trains, which touch Goa and one can easily visit the place. I love beaches and beaches of Goa are the best.
I wrote a blog on my visit to Goa. You may like to see, as and when you get time.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1500944/a_beautiful_tourist_place_goa.html?cat=16
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
7 Oct 11
Hi Kiran !
Thanks for appreciating my article.
AC does not pay Indians. I wrote the article long ago, when they used to pay.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
5 Oct 11
Hi deepak,Goa incidentally is one of my most favorite holiday destinations.I have gone there many times and still feel the same thrill when we plan to go there.I will definitely look up your blog...By the way deepak, does AC pay Indians now?I mean do you get paid for your contributions?
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
17 Sep 11
I must travel overseas at least once a year because travel abroad is my top hobby. I have always wanted to visit South America. I went there earlier this year with my 4 year old disabled son and my 2 year old daughter. Last year we went to Vancouver and my daughter had her first birthday on Vancouver Island. I had my 38th birthday in Vancouver itself. When I was pregnant with my daughter I took my disabled son to Cape Town and the Garden Route.
There are so many places on my travel wish list for the future I like to visit each place once unless it is a real favorite. My favorite cities are Sydney, Cape Town and Vancouver. The countries I have most enjoyed visiting are Samoa, Australia, New Zealand, Belize and the Seychelles. I was 33 years old on my best trip ever and it was to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. I loved snorkeling the reef, climbing the Mayan ruins and going on an exciting cave adventure.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
18 Sep 11
Hi maximax, You seem to have done such a lot of travelling, and that too to many places not often heard of...I too love travelling and would love to go to South America - I have several destinations lined up there like visiting the Iguazu waterfalls, pantanals, Angel falls , Machu Pichu among others.Hopefully will be able to do that when I visit the USA next year...
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct 11
Hi Kiran, I hope that you will visit the USA next year and have a fantastic time. One day I hope that you will go to South America and see all the sights you wish to. I will be there on my next trip hopefully but it is so large I won't be able to see all that I want to.
@oldchem1 (8132)
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17 Sep 11
Corfu had ben somewhere I had wanted to visit since - at the age of thirteen - I had first read 'My Family and Other Animals' by Gerald Durell. The book somehow left me with a haunting desire to visit the places Durrell wrote of, but it took me almost forty years to make my first trip to that little gem of an island.
Driving from the airport through the outskirts of Corfu Town I began to wonder if this island was going to be everthing that I had dreamed about. Shabby buildings and half built houses seemed to be the only scenery in sight. The hour long journey to our destination soon left behind the urban outskirts and we found ourselves on a coastal road travelling to the North East of the island.Things suddenly looked very different!!
The sun shone down on to the incredible blue sea as we travelled along the main coastal road . We soon came to Dassia with its shops, café bars and long strip of pebbly beach .The road then left the coast and travelled high in to the mountains passing lots of little grottos where offerings were left along the way.
Now we were looking down to the incredible coastline below us, passing places like Barbatti and Nissaki. After some hair raising moments on the bends of the mountain road are coach came to a stop, and the passengers for Kalami had to descend.
Out of the coach we looked down the mountain to a beautiful horseshoe shaped bay, the sides of the mountain were lush with olive trees, a few villas of various pastel colours were scattered here and there on the way down, and there , at the bottom , nestled next to the incredible clear and blue waters of the Ionian Sea was our home for the next two weeks - the wonderful little fishing village of Kalami!!
Kalami means reed and the village was given the name because of the reeds that growon the beach in front of the little houses that are dotted there. Kalami's streets are so narrow that large coaches cannot get down to it - so we were transferred into a mini bus to make the journey down to our accomodation.
We had booked our holiday with Direct Greece but were staying in accomodation owned by the wondful Athinaios family. By an incredible coincidence our apartment was the Prospero apartment, part of the White House where Lawrence and Gerald Durrell had lived. The Prospero was so called because it was from here that Lawrence Durrell written his book 'Prospero's Cell.
To pull up outside the White House was a wonderful moment for me, after all the years of anticipation I was now stood by the house that was exactly as Durrell had described it -
"...set like a dice in a rock already venerable with the scars of wind and water. The hill runs clear up into the sky behind it so that the cypresses and olives overhang this room in which I sit and write. We are upon a bare promontory with its beautiful clean surface of metamorphic stone covered in olive and ilex."
Kalami is a village unspoilt by tourism, it contains three tavernas, three mini markets, 3 bars, 3 travel offices and 2 tourist shops where you can arrange car hire, boat hire, excursions etc and borrow a wide selection of books.
The majority of the accomodation in Kalami is in the form of villas and apartments. Most of these are traditional Greek houses but the Adonis & Asonitis Apartments ( nicknamed by the locals as The Pink Palace) is a modern appartment block that is built on the mountain down to the village. The two pools and bars at the complex were available to be used by anybody not just residents. Some of the food there was a little 'English' but when using the pool we would often buy our lunch there and opt for the Greek alternatives - we got lovely Greek Salads, pitta , taramassalta and hummpous that we washed down with local Retsina and it was all very reasonably priced.
My days at Kalami started as I walked down to a little shop along the main road ( a tiny little road surrounded by fig, lemon, and orange trees ) to buy lovely fresh bread. The toothless, friendly locals would be sitting by their doors with a willing smile - they spoke no English but we managed to communicate very well.
After a breakfast on our veranda or at the Taverna below us we would either go to the pool or the beach and eat lunch at one of the fantastic Tavernas.
The Taverna Kalami Beach was one of these, situated actually on the shingly beach, it is owned by the Georgotzis family - it was once their small house on the beach, that was used before the war for housing the Albania workers who came to gather the olives.In the 80's it was turned into the taverna it is today.
Another taverna that has been converted from afamily home on the beach is the wonderful Thomas's Place. There are tables on the beach and under vine vovered verandas and the greek and Cypriot food that is served there is incredible. My favourite being the courgette and aubergine fritters - absolutly delicious.
The third taverna was the one directly below our apartment - The White House Taverna. We used this a lot for breakfast and evening meals and got to know the staff really well.The fish there was incredible and caught fresh daily with their own fishing boat.
All in all Kalami is simply wonderful, my 6 visits there have left me with incredible memories - much, much more that what I have described here - boat tribs in a glass bottomed boat, a trip to Albania and Paxos, Greek dancing, the night time boat trips to wonderful little taverna - the list goes on and on.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
18 Sep 11
Hi oldchem, thank you so much for all the details ...lovely details, and I am sure that the very fact that you went there 6 times shows what a great holiday destination it is. I visited Corfu and Kalami in the eighties while sailing with my husband and I loved it although we dint really get to stay there long and get the feel of the place.I feel that one has to stay for at least a week or so in a place to know its people and culture....all the best and happy mylotting..uploading a picture of kalami beach
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@akp100 (13640)
• India
16 Sep 11
Hi
Yes I like to visit certain places many times. I used to go at nearest hill station(Mount Abu) whenever we cousins got holidays on the same time. And yes we went their in big group. We have visited that same place many times. And still I would love to go their as we never got bored their. Lovely place.
I have attached photo of one place at their.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
18 Sep 11
Hi akp, I have heard so much about the beauty of Mount Abu and surrounding places and would love to visit it when I tour Rajasthan..where is the picture by the way? I have uploaded one lovely picture with the mountain in the background...Thanks a lot for your response and all the best
@befrindwithme26 (5805)
• Philippines
17 Sep 11
I have not yet traveled in other country, i just go take vacation in our home born place in our cold mountain..A very nice place,.
And i wish i can go to other country..no money..
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
19 Sep 11
Hi friend, thanks a lot for your response Please do share some details about your country and I am sure others too would love to know about it...Money is the main problem and travelling needs quite a lot of money these days, wish you all the best
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
24 Sep 11
I am from India , I know that there some very beautiful places in the Philippines.We had a discussion about one of the popular destinations the other day started by a member who comes from the Philippines. It was a lake and mountain resort , very beautiful...all the best and enjoy your weekend
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@befrindwithme26 (5805)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
Yes money is the problems,thank you too.
We had wonderful places you can visit,in farms, or mountains, beach and so on.Where you from? I am in the philippines you may search about philippines places.thank you
@ElicBxn (63642)
• United States
18 Sep 11
I've been to England 3 times, I would love to return, maybe do more outside of London.
I've also been to Victoria B.C. twice, one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
I would also like to revisit a few places, I would happily return to the Four Corners area and see the ruins again, I just love those things!
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
19 Sep 11
Hi ElicBxn,thanks a lot for sharing your views i too love visiting London and England, would love to do so in the near future.In spite of having lived there for almost 5 years I was not able to see places like Dover,Cornwall and northern parts of England...all the best
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
16 Sep 11
I should say I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel within the country and overseas, on my business trips. Yes, I have been to a number of countries several times, and had the chance to visit a number of beautiful places. One country I have been to , and where I like to visit again is Thailand, in Southeast Asia. A beautiful country, very friendly people !
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
18 Sep 11
Hi greenline, you are indeed lucky to have visited many countries and have the opportunity to travel on work.Thailand is a lovely place with friendly people and many places of interest...I too like Thailand,Pataya and in fact the whole region - Indonesia, bali etc...thanks a lot for sharing your views and enjoy your evening
@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
17 Sep 11
I do live in the united states so i havent been to other countires but just through out the caribbean since living in South Florida i do go one a tleast one cruise a year that is relaxing and enjoyable. The best place i have been to in the caribbean i would say is going to be St Marteen it was so pretty and breaktaking and really gorgrous the beach was unbelieable and really nice too.
In the united states the most breath taking for me so far that i have been to is going to Washington DC and going to the Museums and seeing the Vietnam Veteran Wall and the Korean war stuff is just truly amazing i was a big history person in school and loved it so that to me was amazing and just truly nice to see.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
19 Sep 11
Hi lologirl, thanks a lot for your response I too have been to the Caribbean and find it an absolutely mesmerising place for a holiday.I am hoping to visit the United States in the near future and visit all the places of interest including Washington DC...all the best and happy mylotting
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
20 Sep 11
I visit Hungary (same place) many times because I have a house over there. But still I travel to other countries, but also other places in Hungary or other countries as well. I like travelling around. If I can I like to see new places. I am not the kind of person that will go for 20 years to the same place. That would not be vacation to me anymore.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
20 Sep 11
Hi kitty, thanks a lot for your responseI am sure that Hungary is a lovely place like the rest of countries in that region are ...One can go to the same place even for 20 years and still enjoy the experience provided you like the place...But, ideally one should go out and explore instead of getting stuck in one place. All the best and happy mylotting
@maiimaii (4)
• Philippines
17 Sep 11
I really consider our retreat as my best travel experience even though it last only for two days and one night. a day which you can reconcile yourself.a day you can communicate with God. a day I can release all the pain in my heart then.the best ever. the best bonding with my high school classmates.
@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
17 Sep 11
My last travel experience was driving from Maine to the Florida Keys last June, then back up the east coast of the U.S. where I re-visited Delaware and southern Maryland, which was the furtherest south I had driven on my prior trip a few months before.
Florida was hot and humid. However, I like it that way despite living in Maine where the temperatures usually don't get into the 90's during the summer.
Eastern Virginia was neat, as it has six decent size cities within a thirty or thiry-five mile radius (Virginia Beach, Newport News, etc). To me, it's the equivalent to having a major city in that area.
However, Delaware and southern Maryland are still my favorite hot spots I've visited so far. There's lots of farm country, nice neighborhoods, and a beautiful coastline. I also like it there because it's near so much-easy access to the northeast, the south, and other mid-Atlantic regions.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
19 Sep 11
Hi Mike, welcome to mylot and thanks a lot for sharing your views here It really sounds nice, I am waiting to visit my son in Boston sometime next year and also visit other places...I would love to go to South America as well, it seems like such an exciting place to travel and experience - all the best and happy mylotting