Day 13 - Somewhere You Would Like to Move or Visit

OK - this post isn't fair at all - because I want to visit EVERYWHERE I can before this life is over. There is so many places and so little time. I love to travel and there is absolutely no where I would not want to go.

After a little taste of Europe - there is so many places I want to go on that continent: Italy, specifically Venice - Germany - Ireland - Scotland - I would love to return to Paris - Austria - - love, love, love the idea of going to Europe
I would love to rail Canada - from one end to the other
I would love to spend some time in South America - Costa Rica, Panama
Australia and New Zealand - wanna see them
Carribean - Hawaii - - yeah, the beach is where I wanna go.
As far as the U.S. of A. - - I want to go to New Orleans, San Antonio is a dream, I would love to drive New England and go to all the little states clustered in the north east - in fact, I think if I could, I would get in a motorhome, spend eight weeks or so driving and visiting each state and visiting every "largest ball of twine" or other odd sights on my route and camping at the KOA's and such along the way. I wanna go back to Florida and take Ted to Epcot - I think he would love it.

As far as moving somewhere - I am home where I am. My family is here. That's all that matters to me - where they are is where I wanna be.

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