If You Suddenly Became Rich and Wanted to Travel.

[BritManToo]

15 minutes ago, allanos said:

Not quite the same, I felt very claustrophobic when I was in the King's Chamber. But I was at the Valley of the Kings just after the 6-Day War with Israel.  There were no foreign tourists there, other than me and my girlfriend.  Tutankhamen's sarcophagus was still on display in his tomb and I took a photo.  Of all of the photographs I took, it was the only one that didn't come out.  Go figure! 

 

The Great Pyramid vibrates at the same frequency as the earth, it is said.

When I went the tombs were totally empty, nothing to see, waste of time.

I enjoyed temple of Luxor, temple of Karnak, Hat-chip-su, Colossi of Memnon and the ferry ride across the Nile though.

 

Edited June 16, 2020 by BritManToo

[Caldera]

In the spirit of the OP, if I suddenly became rich I wouldn't dwell on the First Civil War, I would fund the next one and travel from battlefield to battlefield.

 

[NoshowJones]

1 hour ago, Max69xl said:

Why would you have to be rich to be able to visit the US? 

You would if you were stupid enough to tip everyone who gives you a service you have already paid for.

[bwpage3]

On 6/12/2020 at 4:10 AM, CorpusChristie said:

I really do not see the point in travelling anymore , many cities all over the World all have the same/similar shops , most food can be bought all over the World , you can see photos and videos of everywhere in the World and you can talk to anyone in the world on line face to face .

   Why go anywhere ?

Seeing a photo and visiting in person are two different things.

 

I remembering taking my wife to the Grand Canyon.

 

A picture can never really capture the experience of standing on the edge in person.

[alien365]

You can all mock all you want but I'd go to the Yorkshire Dales or the Lake District. Two places I can wonder the hills and feel completely at home, whatever the weather. I'd just stay in better accomodation.

 

If I were to be adventurous I'd try Alaska, the southern states of the US, or the outback in Australia. 

Edited June 16, 2020 by alien365

[rvaviator]

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

My father had one of those. It sank in a storm.

Survivors ?

[DJ54]

I would explore Europe ... I’ve been to a few countries but mostly business. 

[DrTuner]

3 hours ago, bwpage3 said:

Seeing a photo and visiting in person are two different things.

 

I remembering taking my wife to the Grand Canyon.

 

A picture can never really capture the experience of standing on the edge in person.

Virtual Reality comes pretty close. I'm surprised there aren't many companies offering VR tours. The tech is starting to get there. Then the only authentic piece missing is the smells and feeling on the skin. In Asia I think that's a good thing.

[CorpusChristie]

7 hours ago, Kadilo said:

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Personally I would also still want to spend some time travelling the world to see where I would finally want to stay. Likely that I would travel for the rest of my days deciding. 

The days of Westerners gallivanting around the World , looking for somewhere to stay have long gone , these days you have to meet the requirements , Age for a retirement visa or income/investment for any other visa , apart from that Cambodia and Panama are the only available options 

[joecoolfrog]

14 hours ago, possum1931 said:

France is the last place I would ever want to go to, in only one day in Paris with a girlfriend, I was taking a photo of he Eiffel tower from about a half mile away and was told "no no" by a policeman and told to move on, I gave him a real mouthful for that, Then in a shopping mall, I was waiting for my GF who was in the toilet, and was told to move on by a security guard, I refused and told him what I thought of him, just as the GF came out.

That was one day in France, nothing like that in 14 years living here in Thailand.

Parisiens are not a good advertisment for France , many of their countrymen regard them as rude and arrogant.

I hitched all around France for 9 months as a teenager with my girlfriend, almost every local we encountered was friendly , many were kind and generous.

[joecoolfrog]

If time , money and health permitted I would follow the English cricket side on the majority of their winter tours.

That would enable me to tick off decent slices of Australia , New Zealand , West Indies , India , Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Add on Japan , US western national parks , highlights of South America , Canadian Rockies and Alaska , that would do me.

[daveAustin]

On 6/12/2020 at 8:38 AM, Tarteso said:

With Mrs. wife? ????

Why? 

[daveAustin]

On 6/12/2020 at 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze666 said:

Funny enough, probably the US too. I've only ever been to NYC but would love to spend say 6 months there and go all over, you know to all the places that you see in the films.

Do it. US is stunning when you get around - just avoid whining protesters. Done around 30 states by car, though didn't think much of NYC, more of a country lover. IMO all around the Rockies is where it's at. If loads a money came in, defo Japan and more of NZ (when they're ready to embrace c19) and Laos.

Edited June 16, 2020 by daveAustin

[Nemises]

On 6/12/2020 at 6:10 PM, CorpusChristie said:

 

   Why go anywhere ?

 

Especially if you're a healthy, wealthy single man, with your own car.

 

Staying right here thanks (in pussy paradise) enjoying it's delights - across the entire country.

 

Zero interest in travelling to other countries ever again until no longer able to enjoy the company of Thailand's stunningly beautiful, friendly, sexually-giving ladies.

[Keyser Soze666]

3 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Do it. US is stunning when you get around - just avoid whining protesters. Done around 30 states by car, though didn't think much of NYC, more of a country lover. IMO all around the Rockies is where it's at. If loads a money came in, defo Japan and more of NZ (when they're ready to embrace c19) and Laos.

Not just a simple case of 'do it' though, is it. Hopefully one day I will, although you and I clearly will like different parts of it.

 

Laos won't exactly be a big trip, why haven't you already done it?

[5633572526]

On 6/12/2020 at 2:49 PM, twocatsmac said:

Is there a Dukes of Hazzard museum? 

Yes 

[thaibeachlovers]

19 hours ago, ABreedApart said:

Trek across Antarctica from one side to the opposite side. Never been done before, and never will be done. 

Never heard of the Trans Antarctic expedition then?

 

If you mean walk across, you'd die before you finished as would be impossible to complete before winter came. That's why trekkers only walk to the pole and fly out.

 

Edited June 17, 2020 by thaibeachlovers

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, allanos said:

I found the original question interesting, because, apparently, so many lottery-winners commit suicide after a while, or lose all of their money in short order, and psychologists believe it is because they had never planned, in advance, how they would meaningfully spend such largesse, and it became too much for them once they had those winnings in their hands.

I've never heard that and find it hard to believe. Some get bored and go back to work though. If someone found the riches too much they can just give it to charity.

The main thing would be to get anonymity as the number of demands for money would undoubtedly be many.

I'd get it publicly so I can tell all the fake friends that would look me up to get lost.

As I said before, I know the place I want to stay on a Thai beach, but I'd contract a high class escort agency to keep the goodies coming to stop me getting bored. I'd certainly never ever get married, or live with one long enough to be classified as married for the legal theft to occur when she got the redundancy notice for thinking she is special.

[Tarteso]

4 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Why? 

if you travel to Scotland,  would you carry Hong Thon bottle in your luggage or would you drink Reserve of Lagavulin?  ..

 

  Just kidding!  In my case, thanks to God or Buddha, I have lived, traveled and known many countries. Actually I live between Spain and Thailand, My second wife is Thai so I have a big family, daughters and homes in both countries with excellent climates (depending on the season).  I don't need more, but ... I’d like to visit more cities with history in the Middle East, spend a night at a Jazz club in New Orleans, get a good drink in some Café of Paris, or go back to have a good hot tea in Casablanca Square....with wife.
 

But... what about Rio de Janeiro just for a week, in Praia, drinking a Caipirinha, listening to Caetano Veloso with some “Girl of Ipanema“...just for One night,  without Mrs. Wife? ????

 

[CorpusChristie]

2 hours ago, Nemises said:

 

Especially if you're a healthy, wealthy single man, with your own car.

 

Staying right here thanks (in pussy paradise) enjoying it's delights - across the entire country.

 

Zero interest in travelling to other countries ever again until no longer able to enjoy the company of Thailand's stunningly beautiful, friendly, sexually-giving ladies.

Every Country has Females though , Thailand not the only Country where females live .

I am completely bored of Females though

[steven100]

Possum .... I want to travel ... in about 15 minutes, down to my 7-11 and get some booze to drink for the day.

 

 

Edited June 17, 2020 by steven100

[Curt1591]

If You Suddenly Became Rich and Wanted to Travel.
 

I'd buy David Geffen's "Rising Sun" and go wherever I please, whenever I pleased.

[pineapple01]

Worst part about of becoming rich is you suddenly realise you actually miss worrying.

[Tarteso]

43 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

Worst part about of becoming rich is you suddenly realise you actually miss worrying.

Aha!

[Andrew Dwyer]

1 hour ago, Tarteso said:

if you travel to Scotland,  would you carry Hong Thon bottle in your luggage or would you drink Reserve of Lagavulin?  ..

 

  Just kidding!  In my case, thanks to God or Buddha, I have lived, traveled and known many countries. Actually I live between Spain and Thailand, My second wife is Thai so I have a big family, daughters and homes in both countries with excellent climates (depending on the season).  I don't need more, but ... I’d like to visit more cities with history in the Middle East, spend a night at a Jazz club in New Orleans, get a good drink in some Café of Paris, or go back to have a good hot tea in Casablanca Square....with wife.
 

But... what about Rio de Janeiro just for a week, in Praia, drinking a Caipirinha, listening to Caetano Veloso with some “Girl of Ipanema“...just for One night,  without Mrs. Wife? ????

 

I was lucky enough to live in Brazil ( from Bradford to Brazil ???? ) for 20 years and visited Rio many times even though it was a 6 hour drive. We had friends who had an apartment 2 blocks from A garota de Ipanema bar and usually called in for a few “ chopps “ after a relaxing day on the beach people watching. A great beach, much better than the overvalued Copacabana beach, although New Year fireworks are a real spectacle !!

 A short car ride to Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer statue and the other tourist traps, nightlife there is not to be missed also.

 

If I was rich I would take the gf to Rio and probably around Japan.

 

EDIT: Caetano Veloso is a grand A-hole.

Once on a flight returning from Cancun we had to wait an age for him to enter the plane then he kicked off when the plane stopped in São Paulo before going on to Rio, a very self entitled grand A-hole.

He got a lot of boos that day !!

Edited June 17, 2020 by Andrew Dwyer

[Tarteso]

39 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Caetano Veloso is a grand A-hole.

Once on a flight returning from Cancun we had to wait an age for him to enter the plane then he kicked off when the plane stopped in São Paulo before going on to Rio, a very self entitled grand A-hole.

He got a lot of boos that day !!

Ok, forget Caetano and Brasil and come on to “la Cuba de Fidel” with Buenavista Social Club.. Sadly the Thais haven’t the magic latin rithms.