Roger Hicks Loc: Aquitaine

This was prompted by the "$10,000 bass boat" thread.

What, so far, has been your 'trip of a lifetime'? I think I've probably had two, each about a month long: in 1990 touring South India on a motorcycle with my wife, and in 2009 taking my wife and daughter in a Land Rover through France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosova, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Both times I used Leicas and Nikons.

How about you?

Cheers,

R.

vinnya Loc: connecticut

Had some good ones in the US. but had 2 that did it for me , one year went to Australia and Fiji and the following year went to New Zealand and Tahiti. both trip were great . Had a couple of skiing trips to europe that were up there also. they were all between 89 and 94, back in the film days.

kmohr3 Loc: Rockford, IL

Most of my decent trips have been centered around Caribbean cruises. I try to do one a year. So far it has been Cozumel, Progresso, Key West, Bahamas, St Thomas, St Maarten, Puerto Rico, Domenica, St Kitts, Barbados, Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay.

I would love to go thru Europe some day and photograph much of the ancient architecture there.

Roger Hicks Loc: Aquitaine

The cruise idea intrigues me, but don't you spend too much time on the boat, and not enough time exploring other places? I don't know: I'm just asking.

kmohr3: try it. It's really easy. Take a look at http://www.semiadventuroustraveler.com/semi%20list%20a.html

Cheers,

R.

kmohr3 Loc: Rockford, IL

You're right about that, Roger. While on a cruise you still spend your nights, at the very least , on the ship. For example, we've been to St Thomas 3 times now and like it very much, but we really don't really know what it would be like to live there. Even for a few days.

Eblong Loc: Colorado

So far, my vacation trips of a lifetime has been transiting the Panama Canal and gong from Barcelona to the US on a transatlantic crossing. Upcoming is a trip (also a cruise) to Alaska.

Now, if only I can figure out how to get back to some of the places I went for the Military and for work over the past 40+ years:

- Outback of Australia
- New Zealand
- Thailand
- The Aleutian Islands
- Iceland
- Iceland

ngc1514 Loc: Atlanta, Ga., Lancaster, Oh. and Stuart, Fl.

Taking a small (26 ft) sailboat from Florida across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas and then spending a couple weeks sailing from West End, through the Bight of Abaco down to New Plymouth at Green Turtle Cay, Marsh Harbour, Hope Town and Tilloo Cay and back to West Palm Beach.

MsJ Loc: Northern Indiana

Guatemala and Caracas...both were great.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

When I was in the Navy we spent 9+ months in the Mediterranean and visited Barcelona, Mallorca, Marseilles, Golf Juan, Trieste, Venice, Naples, Genoa, Taranto, Valletta, Athens, Thessaloniki and Istanbul. My favorite liberty port though was Subic Bay/Olongapo City in the Philippines.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

I would love to go through the Panama Canal.

TchrBill Loc: Houston, TX

So far, my trip of a lifetime was three wonderful weeks in Alaska. We flew into Anchorage, took a train to Denali, spent two nights there including a bus tour deep into the park. Then, took another train to Fairbanks where we got on a bus for the two day journey over 400 miles up the Dalton Highway (of Ice Road Trucker fame) to Prudhoe Bay, stepped into the Arctic Ocean, flew back to Anchorage, took another train to Seward, then got on a cruise ship through the inside passage down to Vancouver, BC. There we rented a car and drove up the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler (the summer before the Winter Olympics) for two days. Then, flew back to Houston.

In a couple years we will be flying to Scandinavia and taking a cruise up into the Baltic Sea. Then, after retirement, the plan is to take a cruise around New Zealand. We long to see the land of “The Lord of the Rings”. But, those are for another day.

For those that have been asking about the cruises, they offer you the chance to visit many ports without constant unpacking and repacking as well as offering scenery that can’t be reached by land transportation but, I have to say, that drive up the Dalton Highway is one I will never forget.

R'laine Loc: Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

When you're about to come down this way, flick me a PM, would be great if we could meet up somewhere. Oh, and if you're planning on visiting the Bay of Plenty on the North Island, a must-do is the tour to White Island, NZ's only active marine volcano, 'tis an awesome experience, I've done it 3 times and plan on going again some time.

user11850

best way to vacation or shoot!

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Very good article Roger. That's the way I'd like to travel....

dlwhawaii Loc: Sunny Wailuku, Hawaii

Three+ weeks in Japan (Island of Honshu) from Tokyo to Kobe and Kyoto. Trip of a lifetime.