How to Decide Where to Travel Abroad
Do you want to travel abroad, but you aren't sure how to do it or where you should even go? Well here we discuss how you can determine where you should travel abroad based on your interests, your budget, and your family.
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Typically I’ll log into my bank account then realize I’m traveling back to work.
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such a mood with $4.36 to my name lmao
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My wife and I alternate years and we don’t tell each other where we’re going until we book it
Great idea
We originally wanted to go to Paris and London this summer, but with the Olympics in June, everything in Paris was booked or super expensive. Plan B, what kind of vacation do we want? Adventure! So now we're going to Costa Rica in June and planning a multi-country Europe trip for summer of '25. Next step is to watch all your videos! We love the information and consistency. The videos were helpful in planning our Italy trip in '22, so we know we're in good hands for future travel! Thanks for all you do!
These days? Price. The end. Unfortunately. Like everything else, travel has become significantly more expensive post-pandemic.
My wife and I have our 10 year anniversary in 2026 and want to start saving for a big trip. Looking into Portugal, Italy, and even something like the Cotswolds in the UK. I think we would like a mix of chill while having the ability to experience some culture and sight seeing (natural and man made).
I moved to Korea nearly 15 years ago. When it came time for a vacation, I realized that I had new places a lot closer than when I live in the US. I just stood in front of a map and looked for somewhere that looked interesting. When I found Malaysia, it looked exotic, so I went there. But I stayed in the city for a whole week. A few years later, I wanted to go off the beaten path, so I went to Mongolia. I was lucky enough to have a homestay experience, and since then, I have tried to get out of the city for at least a little bit while traveling to new countries. I want to see the country as it is, and not as it appears in travel brochures.
Tooo many places.cant make up my mind ! ! One day I’m like I going to so and so.. then the next day I’m like no, I’m definitely going to do and so..
You just need to pick a place and commit to booking and figuring out what to do and if it is not working out then you can move onto the next.
I love the accidental genealogy finds. I randomly decided to go into St Giles cathedral in Edinburgh and found my 23rd g-grandfather's memorial there (Archibald Campbell)
I love New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand is so magical. Lately, I've been really enjoying London and Paris. I have found the French to be really nice
I'm loving your videos. I'm looking into becoming a travel consultant and i'm glad I have your insight to reference when it comes to travel abroad. It's been eight years since I went to Europe and I miss it!
A theme for your vacation is such a good thought - wherever we are and whatever we're doing. To keep to a central idea that everything fits around is something I'll be keeping in mind for our upcoming travel plans. Appreciate your helpful videos, thank you Mark.
Now that we’re getting older, I’ve started looking at my list of future travel and starting to move things up the list that I think will be more strenuous (ie Portugal has moved up the list since Porto and Lisbon are so hilly).
My travel interests has changed as I gotten older. Today I prefer places with as few tourists as possible and even places where there are not too many people. USA is still my favorite goal.
If you're going to the USA and don't like a lot of people, I recommend the South, where I'm from, or the West, where I've been. Depending on the location, there's tons of culture and beauty. Generally, in Tennessee and Kentucky, people are extremely friendly, especially in Tennessee, and there's Celtic music and dancing, and the Appalachian Mountains. Texas has a lot of different stuff, though I haven't been there a lot. Virginia and DC have the mountains, the beach, history, museums and, except for summer, moderate climate. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia have culture. I used to live on the outskirts of Chicago. There's good pizza around there. I saw Niagara Falls in upstate New York. I live in Indiana now, and have seen one of The Great Lakes and the big dunes. Colorado in the mountains is awe-inspiring. We're regional, so where I live is a German area. In Virginia, it's a Scottish and Irish area. Texas is an Irish and German area. It depends what you want! In the West, there's a cowboy vibe in certain places. Please come and enjoy!
Plus, you actually might want to go to New England. Someone said it's like the South, with, generally, polite and friendly people. I'd like to go one day, but I want to see it all, at least once. We Americans haven't seen everything.
@@MarkBH70 My favorite pkace is a small unincorporated community in western North Carolina, 13 miles from the nearest town.
@@wncjan Love North Carolina!
Me too. 22 visits since 2000.
2:52 Is that an O-H-I-O from the Illinois professor? Is so, this Ohio native and OSU alumnus approves!
Greetings from the 216!!!
I’ve been trying to study Spanish lately. Because of that, my last three trips have been to Costa Rica, Colombia and Argentina. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Same here, I'm planning a trip to México, just to hang out with the locals and practice my Spanish 😂,
Hey Mark, awesome video
I like history and seeing something different. Me and my girlfriend take a winter holiday somehwere colder than here in the UK to see the snow and a summer holiday in the Mediterranean, we sometimes do a spring holiday Trying different foods. We like to go to a different country every time.
Interesting advice, thanks
Culture and Food hence Portugal and Spain in August😊
I don't know anything about their cuisines. Are they better than Thai food?
I got tired of eating tapas in Spain tbh lol.
In my mid-50s, I am working through my bucket list. Seeing the Northern Lights is next target.
Asking "where should I travel to?" is like asking someone "what should I eat?" There are endless variables based on personal preferences, finances, and timing.
Very insightful as always, Mark. All the best to you and your family.
Loved seeing Freiburg!
I like destinations that offer me food/culture/art and music all rolled up in one place like Spain or Italy 😊
Yesterday I have decided to go to Switzerland for christmas this year. Yes, it sure is expensive, but it's not too bad if you plan and book things early. And of course I watched all your Swiss videos so I'll be okay 😊
I'm thinking of going to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
Nice to hear you have Scottish roots (I'm Scottish but living in France). Would love to hear your thoughts on Glasgow (my native city).
Hi there fellow Glaswegian 😊
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Don’t think you’ve ever done a video to Australia?
I have ideas… primary issue is, of course, cost…then seeing if I can afford to go where I’d like to go. Planning!
Depends on where you live, traveling from European countries is very cheap. I can fly from here in the UK to Poland for £15. Sky Scanner is a very useful to help find cheap flights
@@connorparker6461holy cow that's so cheap. That's what a meal costs in the US
Witness!
I love Britain and my wife's family is from Switzerland, so that's always a good trip for us. Italy is nice too, but I can do without France. Greece is probably the one place I haven't been that i'd like to go, but I'm getting too old for that sort of thing.
My decision was easy this year only 1200 for a 18 day 2 person balcony transpacific cruise from Vancouver via Alaska to Tokyo in May.
Check your finances, check the current prices of where you want to go, and check when the off-season for tourism is for that area. Book in advance, then go during the off-season for better prices.
guy does have a point --- travelled a lot often some places are lovely but overlooked and so much cheaper ---- central spain is almost empty not expensive great for driving walking --- everyone goes to barcelona nice but expensive and over rated ... uk everyone does london -- but nicer places dorset devon are nice --- france many french dont do the south coast near Nice they visit south coast france near spain --- cheaper quieter the same beer and food better if anything ....... I wonder if US same ...
Do you have any reviews on destin Florida?
I would highly recommend Japan. Everything there is super affordable. I felt rich. I'm eyeballing Argentina too since they're currency is getting devalued
any recs for places that aren't too touristy and crowded? I just want to crochet somewhere warm and relax.
You should look into Merida, Mexico! Very warm there with beaches
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Budget, how and how long you want to travel are important as well. A low budget limits your destinations off course. But also, do you want to fly, drive or go by train or bus to your destination and how long do you want to travel to get to your destination. Are you okay with an entire day of travelling or is two hours long enough? For how long are you going, just a weekend or a couple of weeks? And how would you like to get around at your destination?
My heart says Vietnam but my wallet says otherwise lmfaooo. One day, hopefully. One day.
I'm from Australia so while the Aboriginal culture is thousands of years old, I love historical architecture. I also love food and art so last year I did 4 weeks in the UK and Ireland and next year I'm doing 6 weeks in Paris, Munich and central Europe.
Man you sure? I thought prague and vienna were the best in that area. Also if you want architecture, you have to go down on the Mediterranean. The history is much older and way more around. Places like seville are amazing.
@@theodoresmith5272all of Europe has outstanding architecture. From Antique, gothic, baroque etc to Bauhaus. And each country has its local architectural specialities and influences.
Australia has been on my list since I was a teen. Never made it. Hopefully will one day before I die.
@cs296 It's a wonderful place but there's nothing like being in an almost 1000 year old church!
@theodoresmith5272 I am visiting Prague and Vienna as well as alot of others but was trying to be brief.
Edinbra Mark, we pronounce it Edinbra or Edinbru 😂
Who goes on holiday for cookery classes??😂
I'll come with an advice coming from experience. Please my dear US friends, don't visit Europe seeking your heritage roots and claim you're 22% German/Polish/Scottish, thus you are German or whatnot. Especially if you don't speak the language and don't know the customs or know ones that are expat-exclusive. Not only will the locals just ignore you, but also you will bring a poor rep to the US citizens who actually care to do a bit of research prior to the amazing journey of finding their roots.
Maybe people should do what's best for them?