Got a Gift Voucher from Travel Agency - where would you go?

A friend of mine is going to Kilimanjaro in the near future. I had to google it, but it seems like a nice adventure. Also doesn't seem like there are too many tourists there, but that's just a guess. Sounds like a place I would go to.

Where do you live? Dubai?

 

I would go to Costa Rica (since that is next on our list of countries to visit).

But I would recoment Madagascar, that is the place I liked the most. It is an ideal place for a biologist to go to. We had an amazing ime watching the lemurs and cameleons.

I also visited Kyrgyz Republic (you wanted obscure) and that was also nice. But that was the first country I visited alone, and the first and only country were i actually had a culture shock.

 

I know you already said you went to Thailand, but Koh Samui is too nice of a place for me not to recommend to you. My friends and I went there for our senior trip and rented out two villas next to each other for very very cheap (I however can't remember how much it was anymore). Came with a private pool, concierge services and on top of that we could request for whatever we wanted and they would send it our way.

Nightlife in Koh Samui is pretty fun too, lots of bars and clubs and strip joints, the biggest club being Green Mango (looks like a big ass warehouse when you're inside, but it's crazy fun).

 

What do you like to do? (Beach, culture, nightlife, etc.)

 

Awesome! The only downside for my part was that we went there when the swine flu just happened and kids going to Koh Samui were coming back with swine flu for some reason.

Have you thought about Taiwan? It's a beautiful country and you can be in urban cities AND countryside/beach. Lots of places and culture you can experience there. If you're interested I could let you know more.

 

Kashmir in the summertime is supposed to be amazing.

 

Why not go to US, anyways?

 

Typical American response :grin:

 

Its a very nice country. Check out the night markets, and try to visit all the little villages and visit their tea houses. It would be good if you knew someone there as no one speaks English. Their public transit outside Taipei wasn't that good so you probably need a car. It is pretty cheap even in Taipei.

 

When i was there I had a translator (I was 20 at the time). She was a young woman, and she told me about the kidnapping. Woman get kidnapped by a man so he can marry her. She actually wanted to be kidnapped since than she would have a man to marry (there are a lot more woman than man in that country) . She said that now a days it doesn't happen that often and mostly it is more cerimonial (both the man and woman want to get married).

If you are going to western Europe and come to the Netherlands let me know. I might be able to show you around.

 

sichuan province

 

Head to the Philippines.

I just got back 2 months ago and I highly suggest it. Most everyone speaks english (Even though some are shy) and its a beautiful country with very nice people. Can go to Boracay if your looking for popular tourist destinations. Cebu also a good place.

 

Go to Cuba. I just got back from there, it was fascinating.

 

I've been to quite a few places including Thailand.

I've got the money, but if I had the time........I'd go back to Thailand. Probably somewhere else within the country, but I'd go back there.

 

No fly list?

No, seriously, could better answer your question if you said what you like - if it's a beach, there isn't a much better place than the Maldives, which is also easily reached from Dubai. Then again, you have sun and beaches in Dubai, too, so perhaps you are looking for something completely different?

Do you want to go somewhere remote and lonely? E.g., Easter Island.

Are you interested in watching nature? E.g., Galapagos.

Want to get a feeling for Latin American culture and fun while eating excellent steaks (and possibly drinking great wine)? E.g., Buenos Aires

Do you want to see mountains, as a contrast to what you usually see? Somewhere in the Alps (Austria, Switzerland)

Do you perhaps want to study another language? E.g., somewhere in Spain or Latin America

Are you interested in art history? E.g., Italy

And so on...it would be easier to give you advice if you could share what you are interested in.

 

Switzerland. Zermatt, Leysin, Interlaken.