1 Monterey Peninsula , California
Rugged coastline. Pacific Grove which is a resting stop for migrating monarch butterflies. Cute and artsy Carmel -by-the- Sea. Monterey Jazz Festival. Pebble Beach Golf Links. Clint Eastwood was the Mayor.
2 Cliveden, Berkshire , England
I have always hankered to stay at this majestic country house hotel. Its not far from Windsor
3 The Royal Scotsman
A train from Edinburgh – said to be a 5 star hotel on wheels.
Great views of the Scottish highlands.
4 Ballymaloe House, Cork , Ireland
A great Irish inn with a wonderful cooking school.
5 Biarritz , Aquitaine , France
Lovely beaches. The Hotel du Palais. A classic casino.
Studded with picturesque towns, glorious food and wine.
7 Santorini , Greece
Has to be included although possibly too touristy for me. Perivolas Hotel.
8 The Amalfi Coast and Positano , Italy
Exquisite coastline but same touristy issue as Santorini.
9 The Guggenheim Museum , Bilbao
Wonderful architecture and art. Only downside is that it is in
10 Prague
Supposed to be the most beautiful city in
Old Town Square
11 Old Kyoto
Ancient history, shrines and temples, cherry blossom festival
12 The Hunter Valley Wine Region, NSW or the Barossa Valley , SA
Great wines and good food.
Wow,love your list. Drool! I've done some world traveling, but I'm on US tour for at least the next three years. I've been wowed by the lesser known places, but those you mention, MIGOD. What a wonderful world we live in. To think, I can even do it. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for commenting. Look forward to seeing what you are up to on your blog
DeleteThis looks like a glorious choice - but I reckon my part of the world could hold its own against any of these! It also has one of the friendliest populations you could meet anywhere!
ReplyDeleteGo on, make it 11!
Thanks for visiting and for commenting.
Axxx
Tempting ...
DeleteHello Carole -- Thanks for your comments on my blog "Provence Today". From reading yours I can tell we are kindred spirits, liking the same places. I also am a woman "of a certain age" - hence weary of Facebook, Twitter and the like, but very happy to make connections like yours. I'll gladly follow your blog.
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Thanks so much for your comment. I have put your blog onto my blogs that I follow list
DeleteWell done! Many thanks Carole.
ReplyDeleteAnne-Marie
Well done! Many thanks Carole.
ReplyDeleteAnne-Marie
Thank you for your comment. Much appreciated
DeleteHi, Carole.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments on my blog.
Re: Lisbon--don't forget to add my favorite island, Madeira, as well as the Douro River cruise out of Porto.
Marfaret
Thanks Margaret - your suggestion is much appreciated
DeleteI've been to 2 of those, Santorini and Monterrey. They all look like great destinations!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Kaye, for your comment
DeleteGreat list! I was pleasantly surprised to see Monterey on here. It is gorgeous, and I think it gets overshadowed by a lot of larger cities in California.
ReplyDeleteI have only ever heard great things about Monterey. The only thing that puts me off at all is having to go through US customs and immigration- quite off putting these days unfortunately. I had a terrible experience at LAX last time ...sigh
DeleteGreat list. Italy really looks like a place, I need to add to my list
ReplyDeleteGreat you liked the list. Would love to see other people's - would probably find lots to add to mine!
ReplyDeletenice list Carole! Out of experience you should definitely visit Fiji as well:-)
ReplyDeleteIt's not on the list for 2 reasons. One is that I have been there - although many years ago now. The other is the political situation there makes me feel other places may now be a better choice for me. Thanks for the comment.
DeleteHi Carole!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your recent interest in my blog. Your bucket list sounds pretty wonderful. On my flight over to Barcelona last June I ended up sitting next to a kind man from Bilbao. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the lovely Espana.
thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I would just love to go to the Guggenheim.
DeleteThis inspires me to make my own list for this year. I agree that the 1000 places is a bit much for one lifetime.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll take much more than a year for mine. Good luck. Thanks for the comment
DeleteGreat list! Thanks for checking out my list as well. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteCarole,
ReplyDeleteLisa from the cardiologists wife. I love your bucket list and I hope you make them all. I'd love to visit Greece and Italy myself! Santorini looks heavenly this morning as it is dark and pouring rain right now. You have a lovely blog here.
Lisa, what a lovely comment. Comment of the week so far for me. Thanks.
Deletethats a really interesting list. really thoughtful and no cliches. I hope you tick them all off.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to comment
DeleteMuch appreciated
Fab list! I need to do this post too, have way too many 'want to go to's in my head! I highly recommend Cliveden, my Great Uncle was Head Gardener there in the 1970s/80s, long before the hotel/National Trust years, and I spent many happy days roaming around the grounds as a child. I still love to go back now, although I resent paying! Also LOVE Santorini, it's surprisingly untouristy really, and SO beautiful - it's also where we got engaged. Come to think of it, I'd need to do a 'want to go back to' list as well!!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Now I definetely need to go to Cliveden!
DeleteThanks for stopping by my blog! I love your list and have hit a few of these. We celebrated an anniversary at Cliveden one year and I walked their grounds often as it wasn't far from where we lived in the UK. The dinner there makes my list of best meals ever eaten. Cliveden is every bit as gorgeous as the pictures.
ReplyDeleteStrasbourg is one of my favorite cities-like a fairy tale. Hubs and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on the Amalfi coast. Italy is what I like to call my happy place. If you get there I recommend the Hotel Santa Caterina in Amalfi...its part of the Leading Small Hotels of the World. And don't go in the absolute height of the season as the traffic on those charming but narrow roads is crazy. We went the week before Easter, early April, which was lovely. I'm sure September is a wonderful month there too and those times feel much less touristy than summertime. I hope you get to all the places on your list!
Great advice. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
DeleteWouldn't it be nice if we could just, up and go to all these places. My mother is lucky, as she has travelled a lot over the years. I will have to settle for seeing Canada and USA for the time being. I was to Australia, two years ago, but only saw the area around Adelaide where my daughter lives. It would take a long time to see, even a fraction....Good luck with your travelling, the world is a huge place to see!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely comment and good wishes
DeleteGreat list! Kyoto is HIGH on mine so maybe we could go together? ;) I've been to Cork when it was European Cultural Capitla of the year but I didn't go into the cooking school -- I think I did see it though! Cork is not that big. ;)
ReplyDeleteHee hee - nice comment, thanks
DeleteLoved the Monterey Peninsula, California and Positano Italy is my very favorite!! Ireland is still on my Bucket List!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for taking the time to comment. Glad you liked the list.
DeleteGreat choices! I would probably travel more if I could just beam myself instead of having to catch a plane, lol!
ReplyDeleteWouldn't that make such a difference! I guess it will become a reality one day.
DeleteThis is a great post! Gave me ideas for places I need to consider for my own list. Thanks for checking out my blog.
ReplyDeleteOmg such a great list! Thanks for sending me the link to it! All of those places look amazing!
ReplyDelete♥ Duckie.
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Now THAT'S a travel list! I'd be happy to get to even ONE of those places -- I don't even have a passport! Oh well, I can live through Rick Steve and his travels!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. Be a daredevil - get that passport and start to dream....
DeleteHi there,
ReplyDeleteLoving your list and it made me think of where I've been and where I'd like to go. By the way I loved Prague - was there a couple of years ago for a long weekend.
Celia
Hi Carole!! I've actually been to two places on your list and you and I share some of these. Oh my goodness that blue and white Greek coast.... Sigh...
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine who went to the Amalfi coast said the men are bewitchingly handsome and have pale green eyes :)
Wow. You are a star for stopping by!
Deleteall these places are nice..wish to visit it all..I was only in Prague from this list..lol! .lolz! thanks for the visit in my blogs carole....
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ReplyDeleteWelcome on board. Thanks so much for your comment
DeleteHi Carole, thanks for commenting on the active gourmet travel's blog (http://theactivegourmet.blogspot.co.nz/) about Biarritz. We have another today about Piedmont in Italy - truly a gourmand's MUST see. Regards Hubert
ReplyDeleteI know it takes time to comment, so thank you very much.
DeleteHi Carole,
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos.
Out of the twelve photos, I had been to three only. I wish can travel to Prague as one of my friends told me you will not regret after visiting Prague.
Thanks.
Astly
I know it takes time to comment, so thank you very much.
DeleteThanks Carole, you have inspired me to create my own travel bucket list!
ReplyDeleteHi Carole thanks for your lovely comment (:
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Santorini, Greece when I have a chance.
Great post!
I'm following you now.
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Hey that's great. Welcome aboard.
DeleteThanks for introducing me to your travel bucket, you have some great photos! It is also my dream to visit as many places in the world as possible.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by and commenting.
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I hope you get to visit Cliveden sometime. I've never stayed in the hotel, but I love the gardens and grounds. I'm lucky to live close by so I can visit frequently and see it in all seasons, as my blog posts show. http://puppetystuff.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Cliveden
ReplyDeleteI would go to any and all of these places! By the way, I stumbled this for you ;)
ReplyDelete*Swoon* These look so nice. Ah!
ReplyDeleteI might steal the idea for a random rambling post on my blog.
My bucket list: http://blogoferised.blogspot.com/2012/06/bucket-list-places-i-want-to-visit.html
DeleteThese destinations are great. Hope you got them on hand soon :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm... lots of wonderful destinations you've chosen on your bucket list. You'll love both the Hunter Valley, in NSW and the Barossa Valley, in SA. The Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest are also spectacular places to see in Australia.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great travel bucket list! I think I would love to travel someday. I hope you get to all these places and more.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Out of those I've been to Santorini and Prague - both gorgous and well worth the trip! I'm heading to Kyoto in September ( my boyfriend and I are leaving our jobs and backpacking for 2 years across Asia and Europe - with Japan as our first stop)!
ReplyDeleteIf I wrote a travel bucket list, I'd include a couple of yours for sure like The Royal Scotsman and Monterey Peninsula. I'd love to visit Italy, especially Venice and I'd love to see the house of Frances Mayes of the "Under the Tuscan Sun" fame. Add to that all of Britain and Scotland, New Hampshire and Vermont (in the autumn), the maritime provinces, Hawaii. I really could go on and on. Terrific idea. Will you be acting upon this list in the near future?
ReplyDeletewhat a great list! mine keeps changing... :)
ReplyDeleteGreat list!
ReplyDeleteMy father is from Amalfi (Vietri), and I can tell you it's a beautiful choice for Italy. You might want to take a look at the Isla Elba, off the coast of Italy too. You won't be dissappointed. Napolean Bonaparte was exiled there for many years and was in no rush to get back. Who could blame hime? Fresh fish, lemon groves, caper berry bushes.. who needs anything else? Thank you for sharing me in your updates! Barbara
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Great choices, You should do the Alsace Lorraine area around Christmas-the Christmas markets are great. Love the Monterey Pennisula and Prague is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Great list. I hope you get to visit them all one day. :) Visiting from Crazy Mama's blog hop!
ReplyDeleteGreat list. I will be at the Irish location in may. If you have Asian on your list, I have in my greatest places I have been list Anghor wat in Cambodia. I am glad we are now mutual g f c followers
ReplyDeleteLast week I went to the island of Santorini. It was like a dream. Other notes I wrote here in Santorini.
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