For some reason Istanbul has been coming up on Twitter and in other conversations lately, and I find myself filled with a longing to visit, though my heart is also drawn to places I’ve already been to like Lisbon, Tangier, London…
So just for the heck of it, here are my top five dream destinations of places I’ve not yet been, in no particular order:
- Instanbul
- Florence
- Edinburgh
- New York
- Greek Islands
What are yours?
casa azahar 
Nice list and interesting post! I actually really have to think about this statement… Some places directly pop to mind, but I’m not sure of the order… I’ll get back to you about this one!
Love,
Caroline
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I got all excited when I saw your name was clickable – thought you’d finally started that blog!
I just did mine in random order. But I’ve actually been offered the use of an apartment in Florence…
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I’m going to say the following without much thought about it:
Palau (for scuba diving)
Patagonia (for glaciers)
Iceland (for the Northern Lights)
Wyoming (for Yellowstone National Park)
Tambora (site of the greatest volcano in history)
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I’m in Bangkok at the moment. This is one of my favorite cities. On my way to another of my favorites (and my new home later this year)….Chiang Mai.
To answer your question:
1. Florence (again)
2. Morocco
3. Jordan
4. Paris (I was there when I was 18, and would love to go back and “see” it as an adult.)
5. Turkey (I was in Izmir when I was a teenager. Loved the history, and again, would love to see the country as an adult.)
6. The Maldives (All that water…..)
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I did realise after visiting your blog again that I should have included Singapore and Thailand.
You’re moving to Chiang Mai? Where the hell is that?
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Greek Isles … BTDT. Wouldn’t go back. California is just as nice and a lot cleaner. The food though …. such great tomatoes and yogurt and cheese and and and
I’d love to see
Thailand – Bangkok!
Egypt
Vietnam
Florence
Bulgaria
and maybe St. Petersburg
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WAIT! I forgot Spain (specifically Madrid and Seville), in between Thailand and Egypt.
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Duh! Spain. Seville. That is all.
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And I forgot Alaska! I’ve never seen the Northern Lights! We’ll probably get to do that in a few years. I hope there’s a glacier or two left by then.
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There are so many place I haven’t been that I’d like to visit. Some of them are not so exotic or far away, either. I see one of the comments mentions Yellowstone, a place I’ve visited a few times. Even though it sees a lot of tourists, it remains a really fantastic place, and I’m looking forward to going back. I haven’t contemplated a list of places, but off-hand, I’d say Italy has to be on it.
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I cannot ever think of Yellowstone without thinking Jellystone… and about pickanick baskets!
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Just about anywhere…
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Ayres Rock
St. Petersburg
Alaska
North of the Arctic cirlce in winter (for the lights)
Japan
No particular order there, and I could go on and on . .
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Japan
Alaska
North of the Arctic Circle in winter (for the lights and the experience)
Ayres Rock
St. Petersburg
No particular order there iether, and I could go on and on . .
Sorry if this turns up twice, posted but it disappeared.
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It’s not called Ayres Rock anymore, darling.
Why does everyone want to go to so many cold places? Alaska, Arctic Circle, St Petersburg??
I grew up seeing the Northern lights on a regular basis. They are glorious, but also capricious. You could spend a whole whack of money going to see them and never end up seeing them.
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Uluru then 😉
I suppose, having been born in New Zealand and brought up there and in the UK I have never experienced that cold. I’ve holidayed in the sun, so have experienced the heat, but there is something appealing about that frozen quality of the landscape.
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Mustang, Nepal, Dakota, Morocco and St Kilda.
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Where the heck is Mustang? And are you referring to the USA Dakotas?
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Or Mustang Ranch, in Nevada. :0
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So little time, so much to see…
Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, maybe Yosemite.
New York City
The pyramids and Karnak
The Greek Islands, especially Santorini
Florence, Venice, Paris
That just scratches the surface, really…
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Hm…
Paris (Montmartre specifically)
New York
San Francisco
Weymouth
Loch Ness
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Vegas and grand canyon
Tokyo- had a stopover at narita airport a few years back but never got to see the city
Great barrier reef, possibly for the eclipse next year
Rome- despite being quite well travelled Europe wise this one has missed my radar.
Oh, and Gretna green, for quite specific purposes, some time soon 🙂
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Stictly never visited places?
USA West-Coast Seattle-LA
Cuba
Buenos Aires
Rome
Tanglewood
Revisiting
Always Seville
New York
Reykjavik
Berlin (always Berlin)
Strange, as a kid I had the urge to travel and see the world. But now, It seems such a hustle to see things other people have made better pictures of.
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There is no particular order,
Zanzibar
Svalbard
Seville
HongKong
Hebrides
I figure I have time. I have an interest in seeing places that feel like the end of the world. (thus the interest in Svalbard and the Hebrides)
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Why do I think you and I would have a great time tapearing around Sevilla?
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Az, you have to get NY higher up on that list. I’ll make a special trip down to show you the city. 😉
So many places, too many places I want to see. I’m going to drive cross-country to Denver CO this year, and hope to spend some time in places I’ve never been.
There are so many places just in this country…but on my list
Alaska
Mexico
Brazil
Ireland/Scotland
Italy
Spain
France
Israel
Morocco
Japan
China
India
(see – I list whole countries because any destination there would be amazing. )
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