Vacation Spot/Activity that was even BETTER than you imagined.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

I'd been to London and Glasgow before, both of which I enjoyed, but I assumed Edinburgh would be similar to them (as in, a rather typical UK city). I was completely blown away by the city. So charming and beautiful, and so much history. It's incredibly easy to get around by foot. Everyone is so friendly. The natural beauty that surrounds the city in such close proximity - the mountains in distance, Arthur's Seat, the sea - was the cherry on top. Everything felt so easy and simple - sometimes, on city vacations, it's easy to a bit rushed or constantly on the go. I did not feel like this in Edinburgh.

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Patagonia, Chile. Specifically Torres del Paine but really all of it.

The most beautiful place i've ever been. Spectacular. We've been a lot of places but this was then most magical. We went backpacking for a week with our 3 middle school aged kids.

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Waking up at an ungodly hour for a sunrise hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia......thought it might be cheesy but it was amazing.

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Guatemala. I was looking forward to the trip and had high expectations -- and loved it more than I thought I would. Went to Tikal, then the highlands (Chichicastenango, Xela, Lake Atitlan), and then Antigua. Great hiking, amazing ruins, lovely people.

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Anonymous wrote:Edinburgh. I've always been intrigued by Scotland and could never articulate why. When we finally went last fall I was blown away. It is so enchanting. Amazing architecture, great history and literature, good food, good scotch, lovely cashmere. Love love loved it. Can't wait to go back and add in a few days in the Highlands.

Didn't know what to expect but the Highlands took my breath away!

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Cornwall and Devon before the wealthy hordes descended

Lake Bled in Slovenia

French Polynesia, Bora Bora and Moorea

Taipei

Singapore

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Anonymous wrote:Dolomites in Italy.

Yes! We camped throughout the Dolomites several years ago one summer and it was the most fun!

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Machu Picchu - amazing!

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Anonymous wrote:Machu Picchu - amazing!

We were supposed to have been there last week.

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Nicaragua, it was a beautiful country with so much to see and do, we were lucky to have gone right before all the political turmoil began.

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Angkor Wat complex

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Anonymous wrote:Waking up at an ungodly hour for a sunrise hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia......thought it might be cheesy but it was amazing.

+1, but I thought it was going to be pretty cool beforehand. It was amazing all right.

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Tokyo - was excited to go and thought I’d have a good time, but it was amazing and the people are so nice. We were planning our next trip to Japan before that one was over, even though we thought we were one and done visiting Japan.

Universal Orlando - first trip was a mother/son vacation the summer before middle school and it was so much fun! I’m not usually into theme parks, but we both love Harry Potter so we went. We dragged our husband/father there the following year and he enjoyed it, too.

London - never disappoints and is in my soul as the only place that has ever felt like home to me (since my first visit at age 14 and including where I grew up).

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San Juan, PR

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Iceland
Portugal
Luxembourg