chupe's head is currently away from its desk.

perhaps it would be easier to list where I DON't want to go.

1. the southeast.
2. africa
3. antartica
4. south america (except for machu pichu)
5. russia
6. china
7. india
8. The Dry Tortugas
9. France
10. any former french colonies, except for the Canada part where they speak french and even then not really (sorry mindspell!)
11. Buechenwald or Dachau (did the Dachau thing already, needless to say it wears off the effects of good w33d really quickly)
12. Schwartzeneggerland
 
You don't know what you are missing unfortunatly.

You wouldn't want to go to Vietnam?

What's wrong with India, China, Russia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya, Columbia, Brazil (worth it just for a stroll on the beach..), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Argentine, Peru, Chile etc...
 
I am seriously considering piling as much money as I can, selling everything I own and travel the world for a year or two in a couple of years. I need to start planning this now...
 
i'd like to go to brazil & someday china. i'd want to actually learn some portuguese and chinese though.

speaking of trips, one of my polish buddies rode his bike up to sturgis this summer. from chicago, which makes it like 1000 miles on a bike by himself. through the black hills. sweeeeeet. i'm hoping we can plan a trip there one of these years, only i'd probably just drive the car.
 
Countries which are listed in Robert Young Pelton's Worlds Most Dangerous Places are automatically eliminated.

this includes:
-places where they eat dogs and cats
-places where kidnapping is almost a sport
-places where people kill themselves and each other for religious reasons
-places that make you sweat alot
-places which allow trafficking in children
-the Balkans
 
"In April 1997, the director of the Albanian army's chemistry unit, Colonel Asllan Bushati, appealed to some folks who unwittingly stole radioactive materials and lethal chemicals from four military bases to return the hazardous material, including cobalt and strontium, to the authorities. The bandits were also implored not to abandon the material in a field, as the radiation could enter the human food chain."
 
dude what the heck is wrong with your list!

4. south america (except for machu pichu)
5. russia
6. china
7. india
9. France

those are among the most desirable travel locations in the world! russia??
 
My mother's friend was telling me how amazing Moscow is these days.

Extra clean, really beautiful and tons of stuff to do.

I'm gonna try and visit soon.