Although I’m VERY very very happy to be full time travelling again, things aren’t quite how I would like them. Firstly, I would like to spend more time in Asia before heading to Europe. Secondly, because we are planning to get to Panama as soon as possible for financial reasons, we wont be spending as long in Europe as I would have liked.
As such, there are quite a few places I wish I was going to this year, that I’ll have to leave for next year. If you’re wanting some travel inspiration or just wondering what would be high on my list for this year, here we go: the places I wish I was going this year but will probably go next year:
Dubrovnik:
I’ve been to Croatia before, but only Zagreb and the Plitvice lakes, both of which I really liked. Initially I had planned to go to Dubrovnik, but simply ran out of time. It looks stunning and like somewhere I’d love to linger for a little while. It is relatively cheap to get to Dubrovnik from anywhere in Europe, and with services such as www.gatwickparking.com, getting to the airport and abroad has never been easier. Oh, I am also under the impression that some of the Game Of Thrones was filmed in Dubrovnik, which would make it really surreal to visit some of the sets I have seen in the show.
Krakow:
Another destination I had planned to visit but simply never made it to. When I was living in the Czech Republic, I heard wonderful things about Krakow. People told me it was, in some ways, the way Prague was before the mass influx of tourists. Prices were cheap, buildings were beautiful and there was a lot of old world charm. Unfortunately, from where I lived in the Czech Republic, Krakow was just a bit too far away to justify the trip, but it’s still very high on my list.
Las Vegas:
There’s a small chance I’ll make it to Las Vegas this year, but it depends a lot on the flights we get to Panama. I never really had any interest in visiting Las Vegas, but my friend Bethaney at Flashpackerfamily.com LOVES Vegas and has been numerous times. From all the wonderful things she’s said about Vegas, I am now very keen to visit this city. It’s also somewhere I’d like to visit while I am young so I can make the most of it.
Marrakesh:
This is somewhere I’ve already been before, but when I went to Morocco the first time around I wasn’t really in the right frame of mind to appreciate how unusual and magical this country is. Yes, parts of it is are quite abrasive, but the sights, smells and colours around you are intoxicating. I would actually love to re-visit all places I went to in Morocco, as well as spending some time on the coast.
There are so many places to see and so many places I wish I could add to this year’s itinerary. Where are some places you’d LOVE to go this year but will just have to leave for now? Let me know in the comments below.
Great picks, I would love to visit all these places too. I have been to Krakow, but want to go back again as there is so much more to see – the inside of that church for example looks stunning!
Oh wow, that’s a good sign if you’ve been before and want to go back. I definitely want to make it a priority for next year!!!!
No matter how much traveling you do there’s always somewhere you feel you’re missing! I’m focusing my travels within Vietnam this year but would love to explore some countries in the region that I haven’t seen yet, like Indonesia (you’re helping with that one!), Philippines & Myanmar. I hope to get to at least one by early next year!
Vietnam is great! there’s so much to do and see there, you have a great base 🙂 Myanmar would be lovely too… and the Philippines. Too many places, too little time!