I love to travel in Europe. They all have their special place in my heart.
The fantastic beer and variations across countries.
The architecture and languages.
The varied cuisine 👩🍳👨🍳
Bikes, weed and shrooms ❤️ 🇳🇱
Bathing and chilling in the sun.
Everywhere is pretty much safe (some exceptions, but in general).
The gorgeous rural areas.
Wine.
People are generally really friendly.
People say that Germans and French people don't speak English to them, but that is not my experience, I have yet to meet a single European not go out of their way to help and be nice to me. Some have been in a hurry, but are still nice.
Most people tend to appreciate the interest in their culture, their recommendations and their opinions.
It's interesting how much some Germans love to travel to Sweden. If you have't already you should definitely visit Gotland and Stora Karlsö. For me it's the closest feeling you get to being abroad while still being in Sweden.
Well, about 20 years ago, just before we got married, my wife and I decided that we would retire to Italy.
The plan:
Spend an entire year touring the country
Stop for a week or so at every little place that grabs our fancy
At the year end, pick a spot
Must include olive tree (my requirement)
Profit (measured in quiet retirement that includes trips to the local village for coffee and / or wine and food with visits from children and grandchildren)
Our reason for Italy is fairly straightforward: Love the people, great weather, incredible food, the wine (c'mon), the chill lifestyle, absolutely beautiful country.
Ah I've been there a good few times and seen North to mid-South on the west side. My first trip there with my wife (girlfriend at the time) was designed to impress. I booked the whole thing - We started at lake Como then down to Milano. Best pizza of my life, hands down.
Other trips have included an F1 race which was so fun because Ferrari won with an Irish driver, Rome, Pompeii, Napoli, etc.
My best friend growing up has Italian blood so I got shown around properly at a young age. Loved the vibe generally.
Oh and there was one place called the five towns or something. Holy God. 👌
@Blaze Haven't really traveled outside that much, but I'd like to visit Amsterdam, Paris, Prague, Budapest and Copenhagen. I'd also like to visit Finland, Sweden and Poland, with more countries to be added to my bucket list (I also have some that are not part of the EU, but I'd like to visit). So far I visited Bulgaria the most (likely will do again this summer as it's quite cheap for me to go there, in Ruse), then Greece, Italy (Naples) and France (it was a small provincial town called Tournon-Sur-Rhone).