A post over at Lifecruiser made something occur to me: my ideal vacation spot isn’t really the norm. Seeing the picture of Fuerteventura, I realized that I just don’t care much about sandy beaches and sunshine. I commented on the post with this:
You know, I must really have a high geek score. When I dream of vacations or places I’d be happy, it’s never on a sandy beach with the sun and ocean as my companions. A few places that do come to my mind as places I’d love to be:
1) A giant library. It needs a bit more than just lots of books, though. It’d need a decent computer with high-speed internet, as well as lots of paper, pens, pencils etc. No good having the world’s largest library without the ability to 1) blog / journal about what you’re reading and 2) take notes about what you’re reading! It’d also need a big cozy room complete with a comfortable couch, writing table, and fireplace. That’d be heaven…
2) New Zealand. I can’t help it; even though I know they used quite a bit of CGI to alter the landscape, I STILL have a strong desire to visit Middle-Earth on Earth. Who knows, I might get lucky and meet a hobbit.
3) Germany / Iceland / Denmark / Norway / Sweden. Any of those would do. The colder the better.I just really don’t have much love for sandy beaches, etc.
So, what’s your ideal vacation spot? What about your ideal setup, if you were going to “set up camp” for an extended period of time? The giant, cozy library would be my place, definitely. I’d be up for staying in any of those other places for an extended period of time, too, particularly Germany. 6 months to a year would be great; plenty of time to get some confidence in my spoken German.
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October 23, 2006 at 7:27 am
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October 22, 2006 at 5:20 am
Zeitlos
I would love to go to Chile: sandy beaches, interesting cities and snowy mountains close together.
Scandinavia would also be great with all the lakes and forests. I love to go hiking all the day and sit down in front of a nice fire and read. Perhaps we can find a good library somewhere in Sweden and go on holiday together.
Have you ever dreamt about being locked up in a book store?
October 22, 2006 at 5:25 am
angela
Hi Josh,
strangely enough even though I live in vacationland I don’t do beaches in the Summer. Autumn and Spring now.. fabulous.
I totally agree with you about New Zealand. My sister went unfortunately before the trilogy was filmed and she really did have a good time there.Very outdoorsy and sporty. I’m not so sure I’d want to visit the film sites; that may spoil things. Just seeing some of the “making of..” spoilt it a bit for me..
Other places:
China and soon
Tibet
Canada
I’m attracted to places that have a lot of sky.
Have a nice Sunday.
Angela
October 22, 2006 at 8:44 am
Josh
Zeitlos: Yes, actually. I do that quite often, particularly with a Barnes and Noble bookstore. They have big, comfy chairs throughout the store, as well as an excellent coffee shop area. I’d love to be locked up in one of them.
Also, going on holiday to Sweden would be cool.
Angela: I’d love to visit Tibet. You too (in regards to having a nice Sunday).
October 22, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Mrs Lifecruiser
I haven’t found the vacation spot yet, that I want to stay 6 months in, still doing researches
I guess though that it would be Greece, Spain or Italy for me. It’s partly because of the FOOD (I’m a hungry monster *lol*) and partly because it’s nearby if I need to go home visiting family…
I haven’t seen so much of U.S. yet, so maybe somewhere there too, who knows.
October 22, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Josh
I don’t really know much about Greece. Spain or Italy would be cool, but I’d still prefer one of the more Germanic countries.