I've been lucky enough to travel overseas quite a bit in my life, starting when my dad was stationed in Germany with the Army when I was 6 months to two years old
I don't remember it, of course, but my parents liked to travel so I inherited that.
When I graduated from high school in 1981, my mom gave me a trip to Europe as a graduation present - an organized tour of 15 countries in 30 days, with a coach, driver, tour guide and about 20 others aged 18-21 or so. It was great; we had smorgasbord in Denmark, wiener schnitzel in Germany, pierogi in Prague, pizza and pasta in Italy, and on and on. I loved that trip.
DH and I have traveled to Mexico, Barbados, the Bahamas, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, and I went to Turkey with my mom, aunt, uncle and a couple of their friends. It's a tossup between Turkey and Ireland for my favorite trips. Turkey is absolutely gorgeous, with beautiful and colorful architecture, tiles, pottery, rugs and fabrics, and delicious food like lamb kebabs and fresh fish, and Ireland is beautiful in a different way - miles of stone fences containing emerald-green fields and meadows, sheep everywhere, the amazing Cliffs of Moher and fabulous ruins of abbeys and monasteries to explore. But then Italy's architecture is pretty amazing, too. As we walked around Florence and Rome, we would catch our breath at the next gorgeous building around the corner. Panini and gelato for lunch every day!
I've traveled quite a bit in the United States, too, both with my family and with DH. For years, my mom had a house in the Florida Keys and we went there for spring break. I miss the conch fritters with mustard sauce. My dad and two sisters live in California - love the Mexican food there. We went to Boston one summer - I was disappointed in the overcooked lobster in the shell, but discovered lobster ravioli and fell in love
There's more, but that's enough for now, I think
I love traveling, talking to people we met along the way, trying the food and drink. Wonderful.