The 44 Places to Go in 2009 (NYT)

[imcarthur]

Source: NY Times

Some good suggestions. We're doing # 20.

Ian

[jriera]

Scary, I have done all but #6 and #38

Something to look forward too ...

[rammstein]

Buffalo?

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by rammstein

Buffalo?

I have to admit that this is a strange one. It seems they have a new art gallery. I've always driven around or through Buffalo as quickly as possible.

jreira: No fair. You're in the air biz aren't you?

Ian

[Rick Lee]

Only been to 10 of them.

[mattdavis11]

I guess they think pretty highly about their own back yard. I know, I know, but the paper is distributed across the globe.

[stealthn]

What no Canada?, That's it no more gay marriages

[Tishabet]

Been to 22... the other ones look interesting. Penang, South Africa and India are on my short list of destinations vying for my vacation time this year.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Big sissy here, but aren't there a few of those where there's good odds of being robbed, kidnapped, or murdered?

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by Tishabet

Been to 22... the other ones look interesting. Penang, South Africa and India are on my short list of destinations vying for my vacation time this year.

Frankly, I would skip India this year unless you planning on staying in more remote places. Many of the 'can't miss' areas of India are prime targets for the nut jobs in Pakistan. Do you trust the Indian government to secure these areas? I sure as hell don't.

I stayed at the Trident (next door to the Oberoi) in Mumbai about 8 months before it was attacked. Traveled through VT station as well. My wife is Indian, and neither one of us is afraid of risky travel, but this has even us spooked.

[gtc]

Lol at #43...
Table making never seemed so possible.

[Tishabet]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Frankly, I would skip India this year unless you planning on staying in more remote places. Many of the 'can't miss' areas of India are prime targets for the nut jobs in Pakistan. Do you trust the Indian government to secure these areas? I sure as hell don't.

I stayed at the Trident (next door to the Oberoi) in Mumbai about 8 months before it was attacked. Traveled through VT station as well. My wife is Indian, and neither one of us is afraid of risky travel, but this has even us spooked.

Note taken. We actually came very close to traveling to Pakistan 2-3 years ago to visit friends who live near the Karakoram Highway in Shimshal, but ended up calling it off because of concern for our safety in the cities.

We're adventurous travelers (for 3-4 years almost all of my travel was mountaineering related) but while I'm willing to brave high rates of theft, sketchy street food, lack of plumbing and stuff like that I draw the line when the risk of physical harm becomes a factor.

[911Rob]

Originally Posted by jriera

Scary, I have done all but #6 and #38
Something to look forward too ...

Originally Posted by Tishabet

Been to 22... the other ones look interesting. Penang, South Africa and India are on my short list of destinations vying for my vacation time this year.

WOW!!!
That is incredible! Congrats to you both, that is quite the accomplishment imo!

[Monza_dh]

I've done 14.

Any place in Mexico is a surprise listing for me:

http://community2.myfoxaustin.com/_UPDATE-16-Horrible-News-From-Monterrey-Mexico-and-Beyond/BLOG/207928/82263.html

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3028.html

[Tishabet]

Originally Posted by 911Rob

WOW!!!
That is incredible! Congrats to you both, that is quite the accomplishment imo!

eh, I'd say it is more coincidental on my part... I just counted seven that I hit in a single two month trip when I was 20. My parents are big travelers, so some of the places (e.g. Monterrey) I hit when I was less than ten years old. And both sides of my family are from PA, so I have been on many PA farms

[Seahawk]

26 here... interesting mix of personal travel and arrival on a little grey boat