If I Couldn't Spend My Money To Go To A Steelers Game, I Might Instead Choose...

Not far from Pittsburgh. Really interesting city. It’s like a Willy Wonka factory, but a town. Neat Musesums. They have some theme parks and so on. Sorry cant tell mor, gotta run

but I would love to go on a tour of the different battles of WWII in Europe. As a man who loves history, this is the ultimate vacation for me. From Normandy to Stalingrad, ah I can see it now.

Also Egypt would be amazing. Visit Cairo and the pyramids at Zawyet el-Aryan, Giza, etc.

Also, I’m pretty stoked for this fall as I’m getting married and the honeymoon will take us to Italy, Greece and a Grecian island or two.

For my money I want to get back to Scotland again. I’ve spent a little time there back in college days, but it’s time to get back.

If you want to see a combination of a lot of the sites you mentioned in your post, you can get quite a bit of that with a visit to South Africa, with enough major attractions to keep you going for a minimum of three weeks. Here are my suggestions:

1) Land in Cape Town – have a week here spending your time doing the usual sight seeing of which there is a lot – from table mountain to visiting Robben Island (Mandela’s prison during the apartheid years) and definitely spend a couple of days visiting all the local wine farms (you could spend 3 weeks just doing the wine farm visits). Depending on when you visit there are Carnivals won’t beat Rio’s but are still a lot of fun. And for some danger take a trip to see the great whites – absolutely change of pants stuff.

2) In your hire car (you will need one as there is minimal public transport) take the Garden Route (East Coast – nice and warm seas due to the Indian Ocean). Take 3 or 4 days and do the route slowly stopping off along the way to visit sites – plus there is good surfing along this route. Plus some amazing sceanery and some really lonely vistas – where you will be the only person for miles around. When you get to Durban or there abouts – head off for one of the Game Reserves (suggest taking the car with you).

3) Game Reserve – there are numerous from National Parks to 6* luxuary – depends on your budget – but plan to spend at least 3 nights – as you are going to want to do at least one night drive (tour group by the resort – not suggesting this by yourself). If possible and budget streatches try for a game reserve that does have the big five – though there is no guarantee you will see all five. You really haven’t lived until you see Rhinos, Elephants, Giraffees, Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Wildebeest up live and close.

4) Then time and budget dependent – try and move across to the west coast of South Africa and travel down that (budget about 3 – 4 days taking it slowly). Some of the harshest and prettiest landscapes you will ever see – during the day it can be 34 degrees celcius or higher, but get within 300m of the sea and you will be reaching for a warmer top. There are some amazing sites to see, but if possible try and stop off in the Ceres Valley or similar – a little Oasis in the middle of nothing.

5) Takes you back to Cape Town for a final couple of days or to fly out.

But this is a holiday you will never forget.

Haven’t been there but is definitely on the on the list to go. Met a girl from Sao Paulo this past year while visiting in Mexico. Had a great time. The year before that, I met another woman from Brazil in Cancun, Mexico that would put Gisele to shame. Both had certain, ahem, skills that have endeared me greatly to a country that I have never visited.

Visiting other countries and cultures, and then having the opportunity to come back home to our great country, is one of the great experiences that never get old for me. I have vowed to travel overseas annually at least once a year. Easier to do that when you are single, but I’m hoping the wife will love to travel as much as I do. By the way, the Dominican Republic is on the menu for this summer.

DYMS, I’m down for Amsterdam, too!

Want to visit Thailand (love Thai food), Germany (again) and Kansas City.

Germany is great, and if anyone if familiar with BMW’s European Delivery, it is amazing. I wish we had stayed longer!

As for Kansas City, after watching Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, my wife and I decided we would try to visit some of those spots. There was a restaurant in KC featured, so we are going to take a pre-Thansgiving trip there, catch the Steelers (how ironic they are playing there that weekend), then take our time driving back.

The Scottish countryside is among the most beautiful places in the world. And if you’re a golfer… my god. It’s almost like they invented the game or something.

Montreal has a great vibe to it. Terrific food – just stay away from the poutine and the Michigan – two local fast food abominations. Party time on St Catherine’s and St Denis. Pay no attention to the few really snotty frogs. And remember, they all smoke there.

Bryce is amazing, especially if you take the mule ride down into the canyon. It looks like something otherworldly….like out of the movie Beetlejuice. Zion – just down the road – is the perfect counterpoint. In Bryce, you look down into the canyon. At Zion, you’re at the river level, looking up. Do them both, and if you can find room at the park lodges, you won’t be disappointed.

But the best damn vacation you can think of is one of the cheapest. It’s free admission to St Vincent’s College campus in Latrobe…motels are cheap…and you can take a one-stop Southwest cheapie from Seattle to Greater Pittsburgh Interplanetary Airport! You owe it to yourself, Blitz, to do a long weekend in Labrobe!

Beautiful Carribean Isle. Not touristy except on Tuesday’s when the Cruise Ships dock in Philipsburg. Great food, fantastic beaches, fabulous casino’s. Stay on the Dutch side – they speak mostly English. If you’re adventuresome, go to Orient Bay Beach, clothing optional. All the beaches on the French side are “Topless”, the Dutch side beaches are not supposed to be topless but many women do bare their boobs. Bring lots of sunblock – you can get burned to a crisp in less than an hour.

2nd choice would be Italy. Would love to go visit Naples where my Mother was born and Rome where my Father was born.