Congratulations! You have just won the chance of a holiday. Please tick the box to one area you would most like to visit and in a paragraph or two explain why? :D

Woohoo! Although, winning the chance of a holiday sounds a bit suss. Are you a telemarketer, Wellard? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I chose western Europe - Italy, Greece, Spain, France, and so on so I can go see all the ancient sites and artifacts in the museums and experience for myself all the history and the wonder that I spent 4 years studying. I'd also enjoy it because I'd love to go somewhere that is so old and steeped in not just ancient history but just history - all the architecture and narrow streets and walled cities and castles and all that stuff - Australia has so much going for it but it's so young and sterile in a certain way. The oldest building in Brisbane was built in the 1800s. Just a baby! I'd love to go somewhere where you just look out the window and are reminded of the past!

Definately Israel, a place with so much Judeaic Mythology I practically salivate at the thought of being where they were based on. I've already been to western Europe, heres a short description.

Britain: Beautiful, rainly, but very classical and cultured feeling.
Germany: Clean, technological looking, nice though really dark forests.
Italy: Dirty, hot, er did I mention dirty? Nasty little place, If I never go there again it will be too soon. Venice was ok but every where else was just like down town LA.
Amsterdam: Cold, rainy, old looking though not in the good old english ways. What culture would make open sewers near the streets and pile them up with 20 tons of stolen bycicles? The Dutch naturally.
France: Hot, dry, dirty, very very ovverated. The few places of cultural interest that AREN'T paved around completely. Everything that was old and renaissance like is gone or turned into an asphalt tourist park save for perhaps Versaille, the Louvre has already been butchered by ugly huge steel monoliths.
Switzerland: Beautiful, cool, VERY clean, crisp, efficient, environmentally friendly, wonderful, wonderful place, during the summer mountains were still snowcapped and we could actually take a cable trolley up mount Pilatus which had snow still on it! The best place in Europe to visit, a wonderful wonderful country.
Vatican City: Nice but tiny, not much to see there, rabid street vendors, be careful.

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i chose north america, because you didnt have where i really wanted to go. CANADA :D

I Love the Historic side to Europe to!. After banging my head on a low joist (roof beam) in a pub in Britain I was shown the reason why the roof was so low, On the stone archway to the front door was "built in 1547 AD" :eek:

There are castles and battle sites everywhere, all bringing back life to the pages in my old school history books. Australia does seem sterile when put into that context.

Castles are nice. I voted east Europe, but west might be cool too.

Personally, I'd like to go to the Mid-East. That place is the site of many events in the Bible. From the beginning of our planet, to the end of it. It seems like a cool place to go...if only the Squeaky Wheel (Al-Qaeda) got the Grease (Moabs shoved up asses)

<font color=cadetblue>Western Europe. There's just so much interesting history there. Britain, France, Germany, etc. I love those places.</font>

I won, I won! :D

Poll answer = Western Europe

And Canada is NOT in North America? [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] So why do you want to go there?

And [img]graemlins/whackya.gif[/img] for Gokuzool too [img]tongue.gif[/img] You have to tell us why do you want to go!

And Canada is NOT in North America? [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] So why do you want to go there?

And [img]graemlins/whackya.gif[/img] for Gokuzool too [img]tongue.gif[/img] You have to tell us why do you want to go! </font>[/QUOTE]Same as above: History, culture, ancient sites etc.

Like Aelia said, Australia isn't as old as some of the countries in Europe, therefore it lacks history and feel.

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I also voted for western Europe...

Gotta love those countries...

Vive la France!

Moiraine Sedai

I'd like to take a tour of the Far East. And visit Japan - see if I could pick up some decent PC parts there ;) hehe. Southeast Asia, I'd like to visit Singapore - just to see if a city can be as clean as they make out. Malayasia - to visit family there.

Australia, want to see the kangaroos, and kola bears :D

South America. I've always wanted to follow the trail of the various waves of Conquistador adventurers, without actually having to kill anyone...

A kola bear? Can you drink it? :D

BTW, Koala's are not bears! :D

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A kola bear? Can you drink it? :D

BTW, Koala's are not bears! :D </font>[/QUOTE]ok, so I can not spell [img]tongue.gif[/img] and they are called Koala bears here, what ever they really are

let us know when you and your family win the lottery, I'd love to be your tour guide [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Eastern Europe - Estonia to be specific, and possibly Russia. The reason is that my brother and his Russian wife are living in Estonia, and I would absolutely love to visit them. And Estonia looks gorgeous too! After that, Western Europe - every single solitary country.

let us know when you and your family win the lottery, I'd love to be your tour guide [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]I might be planning to come next year :D when my new get rich ideas take place :rolleyes:

<font color=pink>I chose australia/south pacific.

Australia because I have family there, and i've wanted to go since i was little (bet some of you didn't know i was part aussie :D )

But mostly I want to travel to New Zeland. Its a beautiful country, green everywhere. They have excellent snowboarding, horse riding, and LotR was filmed there!! Plus I have a good friend (Downunda) that lives there. I'm going to be staying with him in July-August for a month so he can show me the sights :D </font>

Now we know MORE about the reason for going to NZ ;) [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Where is youre Family from in Australia LB?

I too voted for Western Europe, particularly Germany, Austria, Britain...

So much history and culture to explore and I'd be able especially keen to take delight in the gothic-architecture, gloomy castles and to indulge my love for German philosophy by visiting the homes of some of the greats.
(Nietszsche, Schopenhauer, Heidegger, Kant, and even Freud)...

Its still all a day dream at this stage however!
Too many great RPG's to conquer in the meantime! :D

Noble regards,
Cerebrodragon

<font color='white'> Eastern Eroupe. Hungary, The Balkans, Russia, Finland. I have always enjoyed there culture a bit more than Western Eroupe. The only place I would like to go that is in Western Eroupe would be Germany, and perhaps Great Britan. </font>

since i am on holiday just now to egypt i would like to go to stonehaven on the coast of scotland heard of it i think not lol

Yes I have heard of it, and I may have camped there or near there many years ago on a tour of Scotland. We are talking just down from Aberdeen yes?

If you are in Egypt why would you wish to be in Stonehaven? My wife as always wanted to go to Egypt. Is it a case of missing the rain :D