Places To Travel: Exotic Holiday Destinations There is no answer to the question of where are the best places traveling on vacation. The very first question to ask isn't what place to go but instead what kind of traveler are you? What Kind of Traveler Are You? * Are you a Phileas Fogg? Are you currently some sort of traveler who measures success by the number of countries visited? * Are you a Robinson Curuso? Do you enjoy the from the way and off the beaten path? * Are you currently a Geoffery Chaucer? Could be the trip more about individuals you travel with compared to destination? * Are you a Henry David Thoreau? Is your ideal vacation just a quiet place near home? There are lots of different traveling styles or different goals for travel. * You can go move away from it all. * You are able to go understand a fresh culture. * You can travel to the party. * You can go reconnect with family and friends. * You can travel for adventure. What's Your Travel Style / Budget? Many people prefer to stay in the home than stay static in any place that did not have 5 stars. Others couldn't imagine remaining in anywhere more fancy than a youth hostel. Some who would love to stay at the fancy resort can't afford to. Before you travel you will need to determine your travel budget and style. What kind of style you like will help determine where you are able to afford traveling and for how long. My partner and I planned a visit to Hawaii before our first child was born. After looking at our budget we had to determine that the road visit to San Diego would be a better option. One if by Land, Two if By Sea... Three if By Air? Do you want road trips? In that case think about a domestic itinerary. If you want the outdoors or history you may visit national parks. If you like sports think about a tour of major or minor league ballparks. If you like big city lights would a visit to New York, Chicago or Las Vegas be within your range? Do you want cruises? Consider only packing and unpacking once and letting your hotel (ship) travel from port to port. From the East coast of the United States, Bermuda and the Caribbean are generally easily accessible. From the west coast, Mexico or Alaska offer completely different
vacations. If you love to fly and are able it then Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America beckon. Europe offers familiarity for American visitors but with plenty of history. Europe offers destinations from the familiar London and Paris to less familiar destinations like Croatia, Slovenia and Estonia. You need to be willing to deal with another language or driving on one other side of the road. Africa offers unforgettable wildlife experiences or the wonders of ancient Egypt. In addition it offers ancient churches dug in to the rocks of Ethiopia or remote destinations like Timbuktu. It will Places to Visit need many travels to obtain further outside their comfort zone. Asia offers ancient cultures and new economic powerhouses. Your trip could be to overwhelming places like New Delhi that may challenge even veteran travelers or safer more familiar destinations like Singapore. South America offers better exchange rates than Europe but less political stability. It offers European style cities like Buenos Aires or ancient Incan cities like Machu Picchu. One thing I have discovered from hosting the Amateur Traveler for over three years is that there are many more places to travel than I had originally considered. It'd never occurred in my experience to: * Go to Tonga and swim with whales. * Start to see the stone churches in Ethiopia. * Do an evening tour of Petra in Jordan. * See the wild horses in Mongolia. The more I find out about travel the more places I do want to go. What is the better place to visit to? For me, it is obviously the following place. Chris Christensen is the host of the popular Amateur Traveler travel podcast. Places have Geographical features which are exclusive and unique. Places have existed for thousands of years and have accumulated an abundant history and associated culture, art, architecture and folklore. It is extremely hard to see these through books or the internet. The places need to be traveled to obtain the authentic experience. At some point in life, after college, after retirement, during business trips, during holidays, a protracted trip outside your country of residence could make you see the planet for yourself. With an increasingly global economy, the international travel experience is an advantage which is often a major advantage in a competitive situation. You will find known and important places which are frequently visited e.g. London, New York and major capitals of Europe and North America. These places have become an amalgamation of different cultures and visitors also become a area of the same. However, near the same places and in exactly the same countries, are less known places which may have a distinct and unique culture and these exotic places are in general more fun primarily because what you see there's something new and about which little has been written. The author writes about such places based on his personal
experiences during visits to these places.