Travel discussion

Hi, I love to travel and there must be others out there that have my same Nomad spirit. I have been to 26 countries, 48 states, 23 cruises and the list goes on. I spent 9 years traveling the US in my RV.
What are your favorite destinations, your dream destinations, your favorite mode of traveling and your favorite travel books?

Nice to know about you Penelope. In stark contrast, I haven't had an international travel. But am keen to do so soon. I have been reading travelogues since quite a long time, and would like to discuss it.

Hi, I am with you Penelope, I love to travel and photograph my experiences. I have travelled throughout the U.S. and Canada, visited Europe on numerous occasions and for the past 10 years or so have traveled in Asia, Africa and South and Central America. I prefer to travel solo and will travel solo on small group tours or by myself. I am planning on doing the RV in the US when I retire. I maintain my own travel website and gallery - www.aleopics.com - and am looking forward to focusing on being a travel photographer every day when I retire. Regards, M-J

count me in! I quit my job 2 years ago and have been semi on the move ever since. Went to South East Asia and even Iraq (on vacation - a bus tour... i wrote about it for playboy. weird, but worth it). am planning on spending 20 days over New Years in Mali - going to the Essakane Music festival outside of Timbuktu (VERY EXCITED!).

fave travel books: PJ Orourkes Holidays in Hell
and
A.A. Gill Is Away

I started my own travel blog (its a little odd, but then again, who isn't) http://redneckroadtrip.tumblr.com/
(I'm trying to break the stereotypes of rednecks...).

Meanwhile, funfact: just went to market with a travelogue book proposal and was shot down despite my last book (a novel) getting on the bestseller list. Apparently travel books don't sell particularly well.

Penelope, I am a travel bug too. I have traveled in 33 countries and hope to afford to add a few more. My favorites are for easy traveling and scenery: Poland, Germany and Switzerland. For exciting and different countries: Russia, Kazakstan, Bulgaria and Romania.

Paula, I only had time to read the current and the first of the older blogs on your site. OMG! I have not laughed so much and so hard in ages. MOVE OVER BILL BRYSON!