Where is your favourite place in the world?

Yamanoto · 11-03-2020 10:59PM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Time Square New York.

Where, according to Michael Scott, you'll pick up an authentic NY slice from Sbarro!!

FanadMan · 12-03-2020 03:46AM

Where I am living right now.

House is over 100 years old. Am about 300m from the sea. It's so quiet that all you hear is nature - the sea, wind, rain, birds etc.

I've done the travelling and seen so many beautiful places but where I am right now is just perfect for me and my head.

bullpost · 12-03-2020 05:05AM

FTA69 wrote: »

The Basque Country; great craic in the cities. Beautiful old towns in the cities jammers full of hopping bars with cheap drink; lovely food everywhere, every pub has pintxos (tapas) that are always lovely so you can be drinking and stuffing your face. Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea; I go every year and I love it.

That sounds interesting. Loved Bilbao, where else would you recommend?

UI_Paddy · 12-03-2020 09:18AM

Orlando, Florida. Just a place where you can have a good, fun time, lose yourself in a recreation of the worlds of the IPs owned by Disney no matter what your age. Only went once when I was 18, but always plan to go back.

FTA69 · 12-03-2020 11:15AM

bullpost wrote: »

That sounds interesting. Loved Bilbao, where else would you recommend?

From Bilbao get the Euskotren out to Bermeo, used to be the biggest whaling port in the world but remains a gorgeous fishing village. Stop off beforehand in Mundaka, a surfing village on a lovely beach. On the way out there you can stop off in Gernika, the town featured in the famous Picasso painting and there's a great conflict museum there and some old bars frozen in time. That's a great day trip. Another day trip from Bilbao would be Plentzia to the West, beautiful beach village.

Elsewhere in the Basque Country you can go to Donostia (San Sebastian) and if you're driving, go over the border into the French Basque Country which is also stunning and where Basque architecture etc is much better preserved, places like St Jean de Luz, Baionne and Biarritz. Donosti itself is magnificent and well worth a couple of days walking in the mountains that ring the city or balming out on the beach.

Hondarabbia nearby is a scenic walled town with loads of Michelin star restaurants; it's also worth a spin down to Gasteiz which has a preserved old interior with flagstone plazas and streets. Loads of mountains nearby with little lakes you can swim in.

wakka12 · 12-03-2020 11:19AM

Cork city

sanjose1 · 12-03-2020 11:27AM

British Columbia, anywhere an hour or two north of Vancouver will do nicely

12-03-2020 11:27AM

FTA69 wrote: »

From Bilbao get the Euskotren out to Bermeo, used to be the biggest whaling port in the world but remains a gorgeous fishing village. Stop off beforehand in Mundaka, a surfing village on a lovely beach. On the way out there you can stop off in Gernika, the town featured in the famous Picasso painting and there's a great conflict museum there and some old bars frozen in time. That's a great day trip. Another day trip from Bilbao would be Plentzia to the West, beautiful beach village.

Elsewhere in the Basque Country you can go to Donostia (San Sebastian) and if you're driving, go over the border into the French Basque Country which is also stunning and where Basque architecture etc is much better preserved, places like St Jean de Luz, Baionne and Biarritz. Donosti itself is magnificent and well worth a couple of days walking in the mountains that ring the city or balming out on the beach.

Hondarabbia nearby is a scenic walled town with loads of Michelin star restaurants; it's also worth a spin down to Gasteiz which has a preserved old interior with flagstone plazas and streets. Loads of mountains nearby with little lakes you can swim in.

Gorgeous part of the world and well worth a visit.

twignme · 12-03-2020 11:33AM

veetwin wrote: »

Maho Beach, St Martin, Caribbean particularly the Sunset Bar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maho_Beach

I lived on that island for 6 years. Great for a vacation, not so much to live there full time

For me, it would be Luang Prabang in Laos.

Feisar · 12-03-2020 11:34AM

Infernal Racket wrote: »

My grandad used to tell us that the bog was the last place that God made. I hated the place

Agreed! Anyone who says they love the place are talking shíte! Some people go to Lough Derg, we go to the bog.

tritriagain · 12-03-2020 06:19PM

FanadMan wrote: »

Where I am living right now.

House is over 100 years old. Am about 300m from the sea. It's so quiet that all you hear is nature - the sea, wind, rain, birds etc.

I've done the travelling and seen so many beautiful places but where I am right now is just perfect for me and my head.

I'm in the same boat. Didn't travel much but have been through a lot over the last 10 years but I step outside my door and look at Waterford Bay on my left and the saltees on my right. You realise how insignificant you are. Which is a good thing. Nature is a great leveler.

jaxxx · 12-03-2020 06:24PM

Bed.

zweton · 12-03-2020 11:00PM

clintondaly wrote: »

Outside Jimmy's pub in Allihies having a pint watching the sun go down

Must check it out, any recommendations on a place to stay down there? Sounds lovely

Redneck Reject71 · 13-03-2020 02:08AM

Reading through this thread, is there no love for dear old Mexico?
Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca

mondeo · 13-03-2020 11:20AM

Dubai..... Never seeing anything like it, been there 9 times and counting. It's just a wonderful place, amazing cultural mix who get on well together unlike the rest of middle east. Sunsets like you wouldn't believe ! Hard to believe places like this exist when your stuck in Europe for your holidays year in year out.
Much safer then Ireland to....You can walk the streets at 1am unlike in Dublin.