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I Want To Go There

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Spoiler alert: I want to go everywhere.

The irony of traveling is that the more you see, the more you want to see. (It’s an affliction uncommonly known as “Traveler’s Irony,” fyi).

Who can relate?

I’m constantly adding new spots to explore on my various lists, but here are a few on my hopes and dreams list for the rest of 2016 and 2017!

Slovenia

Slovenia has been on my list since before we moved to Prague. I keep planning on going there–and the plans keep getting put off. We were hoping to travel through there on our way to Croatia during our visa trip in 2015, but we had to leave the Schengen more quickly than we thought so…no. Then, we were planning on driving there last May with a friend, but it ended up being the weekend after my sister’s wedding in the States, and we just couldn’t swing it. It looks like it’s finally happening this fall, though!

slovenia(source)

Morocco

I’ve been dying to get to Africa for years. It has always seemed like such a huge dream, though! But, Morocco seems within reach from Budapest. I’ve also heard it’s a good country for an African introduction. Tell me, have you been?

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The Iberian Peninsula

Ideally a stop after a trip to Morocco, I would love to visit Portugal or Spain (or in a dream world, both). How is it that I haven’t yet visited?!

iberian-peninsula(source)

Turkey

I am so, so anxious to explore Turkey. As much as I hate to admit it, though, because I never want fear to drive where I choose to travel, the political situation there right now is nerve-wracking. That doesn’t mean I won’t go–but I do want to be aware and prepared when I do!

turkey(source)

Poland

We crossed into Poland briefly during a hiking trip in the Czech Republic, but it’s time to go back and make it official! Meeting several Polish travelers in Romania this summer sealed the deal. We’ll be going there next spring!

polan(s0urce)

Faroe Islands

This one is getting realllllly day dreamy now, but since both E and I will be turning 30 next summer (gag me), we might decide to do a big trip like this.

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Estonia, Finland & Russia

It’s not easy to get a visa to Russia, but you can take an overnight cruise to St. Petersburg from either Helsinki or Tallinn, get a one-day visa for the city, and then cruise back out the next night. The ideal trip would be to start in Helsinki, cruise to St. Petersburg, then head to Tallinn from there…no one ever accused me of having tiny dreams ;).

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Sweden

I’ve noticed some cheap weekend flights to Stockholm or Mälmo lately from Budapest so I’m keeping my eye out and we might take a spontaneous weekend getaway!

stockholm                                                 (source)

Do you suffer from Traveler’s Irony, too? I want to know what destinations are on your radar!!

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Comments

  1. We’ve been dreaming of that St. Petersburg/Helsinki/Tallin trip as well! And Morocco… but after Iceland this summer, I’m putting a pause on some of my bigger dreams. Gosh, Faroe Islands look so dreamy! (adds to travel list)

  2. YES! My husband will be gone a lot next year so my sister and I are planning a trip and I’m trying to remember that I don’t need to shove everything into one trip! I want to see it all!!! Slovenia is super high on my list as well!

  3. I loved Slovenia! I’d definitely go back for the Plitvice lakes. I want to go everywhere too 🙂 – but especially to Vietnam, since plans fell through a couple years ago, and back to Iceland.

  6. My travel list is never ending…just when I cross one off the list, I add another. I’ll be turning 40 next summer, so 30 sounds great to me, and I’ll have hit 40 countries by then…40 by 40 ! Woo! When you head to Morocco, do yourself a favor, and splurge for a guide. I used Mohamed from Colours of Morocco (you can find his contact info on Trip Advisor) and have sent him many other travelers along the way. He literally saved my trip to Morocco from disaster and I wouldn’t consider a trip to the area without him and his prices were more than fair, so much so that we paid double on our last day because we felt we weren’t paying enough. I wrote about my trip here: http://51500.blogspot.it/2013/02/sensory-overload.html

    • Wow thanks so much for the tip! I’ll check out your post. We are thinking we might go in February and we definitely want a guide–I love to hear recommendations in first person, so thanks!! xo

  7. Yes! Literally every time I’m back from a trip I just want to head back into another one and discover new places! My list stays the same often, but in the next year I really want to go to Denmark, Austria, Norway, Honk Kong and Japan!

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