Various themes for traveling..
Hi all I'm researching for the trips I have coming up and am thinking of various themes for my research and thought this would start an interesting discussion. Have you enjoyed a book and tried to...
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We've done themes like "in the footsteps of the Cossacks" along the Dnieper River, "simple pleasures in Poland" and the Discovery ship tour of ancient civilizations in the Pacific. We've done...
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I've only done that in very small, partial ways. My first trip to Europe was to Greece, because I'd so loved the Mary Stuart novel "The Moonspinners." That book took place on Crete, which I didn't...
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We've had a couple mini themes too - in Scotland, we did a mini sweep of Pictish stones in the Meigle/Aberlemno area (have seen a number of others on other trips in more northern locations) and, as...
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CrowGirl, I have to get you addicted to geocaching. Those stone circle sites that were set for us in Wales and Ireland were out of the way non tourist areas, and just fabulous and all the more...
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We sort of did the King Arthur thing whilst in Wales. We've also done the King Ludwig thing in Germany and plan to do the Vlad thing in Romania. But these are just parts of trips already planned - we...
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You got me thinking Beth. During my visit to Spain I was impressed with the friendly people and the beautiful scenery. I had been there a long time ago and it didn't leave a mark on me, at least not...
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Well, we have wanted to go back to Spain since our trip there in 2005, so maybe this would be the chance. Maybe we would have the opportunity to see one of those walled villages in western France, too.
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Simone, how fun! Was my question really the inspiration for that idea? I like this thread - we have such diverse interests here!
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I was kind of down on the dumps thinking I've never traveled with a theme in mind. Outside of doing a Degas' passages walk and looking for a stamp market in Paris after an Audrey Hepburn movie -...
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Gardenridge - my husband has expressed an interest in geocaching and given that I love the unique and out of the way sites, I think I could be swayed. Technologically, I'm sort of Luddite-ish but he's...
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I always travel with a theme in mind. Eating counts -- right??? Well, and sometimes I do add theatre as a theme.
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I think Jocelyn has a theme for the Paris part of her current trip: hunting down and riding carousels.
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Eating definitely DOES count, Patrick!! It is one of the great joys in my life.
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I don't know if this counts or not, but I've been on a number of Birdwatching trips. They are quite fun and much more physically challenging than most people would think.
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I think themes tend to evolve while we're on a trip. On our first trip to Italy, we found we were trying to find the perfect risotto and tried it all over the place (eventually settling on the shrimp...
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Right! With my Mom in Italy, we had the gelato and "all the churches we find" theme. Every time we passed an open church, we went inside. We sampled gelato from everywhere, and decided that the gelato...
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My favorite flavor from the gelato store in Castellina was Rice. I forget the Italian spelling. It reminded me of rice pudding and I never saw the flavor duplicated anywhere else in Italy when I looked.
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When I was in my late teens/early 20s, I went through a phase of castle theme. I was studying in London and I went on a trip to Wales and visited a bunch of castles there. Later I went to Loire Valley...
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Great thread- somehow I missed it before- I've been out of town too much recently- trips with the theme of visit my grandchildren Yes, we love to plan trips with a theme or themes. Our last trip was...
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What a fabulous thread! I guess we chose our destinations, and then develop our trip plans around what we enjoy most - gorgeous scenery, great food and wine. Then we start studying up on the history...
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