Favourite Places

[Shoden]

YES I SPELT THE WORD WITH A "U" DON'T BE TOO FLABBERGASTED MY AMERICAN-BORNE COMRADES, ITS TOTALLY NORMAL HERE.

So, obviously some of you guys do a bit of adventuring, travelling and some of you do questionably legal or illegal activities in the middle of nowhere, sometimes we find ourselves in places we weren't meant to be on drunken adventures home because sometimes you convince yourself its easier, quicker and cheaper to walk home and not get a taxi and you venture into lands unknown...

Ok, EoFF. What or rather where or your favourite places to go, to be, to see?
Cities, towns, countries, villages... yeah.
I live in a pretty scenic area in the North East of England, I love going down to the beaches when the sun makes a rare appearance. Sometimes I enjoy going into Newcastle, sitting by the riverside.

Some of my absolute favourite places are further North, there's a small village/town situated around a castle on the Northumbrian coast called Bamburgh which is a remarkable and stunning place! I recently went (via train and I saw some amazing sights around Alnmouth and Berwick) to Edinburgh and man, what an amazing place that is, the entire city is alive and breathing in history and culture. That and I could walk the streets half drunk at 1AM and not get mugged. WOO!
But yeah, Edinburgh, incredible place, highly recommend going. I'm planning on returning as soon as I get some coinage.
I went to the old town area to explore the vaults and to a pub around there called Bannerman's to see my friends' bands play and I would love to get a gig there myself someday. That's a different story, I'm a bit disillusioned with the music scene here and how snobby pubs are but the locals told me the city of Edinburgh adores putting young and original bands on, all over. So yeah, chance!!

Oh my, I rambled on a bit. Gentlemen, ladies, chocobos and questionables, share some of your stories, tales and places.

[Shorty]

La Jolla, CA
Redwood National Forest State Park, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Astoria, OR
Portland, OR
Tillamook, OR
the Oregon coast in general
Salt Lake City, UT
London, UK

Seattle is pretty nice as well, Edinburgh was gorgeous, and Sweden was a beautiful winter wonderland. I also have a sore spot for dirty, filthy, trashy Las Vegas.

I took a drive winding all the way up the Pacific Coast Highway in 2012 and it was just beautiful. Big Sur is a hidden gem of California, and I really wish I could have taken some photos of it.

[Ayen]

Kansas City, MO is a pretty cool place, I guess. Just don't tell Jinx I said that.

[Alive-Cat]

Shoden, your hometown sounds like a scenic realm of beauty. My area has very little to offer in that department. WELL...there's a church on a hill with an cemetery, the whole thing is hundreds of years old. Most of the church is gone, but the whole hill and surrounding areas are beautiful and green. I've spent a lot of time there. There's some lakes nearby, woods, there's a park near my house which is nice. But yeah, other than that it's all pretty city like, being close to London! London is cool though, I like going there for the vibes.

Denmark is great.

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[Shoden]

Yeah, man. My town is a few miles down river from Newcastle. view from outside my window, after a storm this hella epic rainbow appeared. AWESOOOOOME.

a picture taken from a pier at the mouth of the river Tyne

the beach here.

I love this town for its views but when I go to places like saaaay York or Edinburgh the buildings look so amazing!

Newcastle is so nice too the Millenium bridge with the Tyne bridge behind

[Alive-Cat]

You have a beautiful home!

[Parker]

*snip*

Not appropriate. ~Shorty

[Shoden]

You have a beautiful home!

Some amazing sights here, also I forgot to add earlier, dude. I've been to London before, expensive and very busy place! O.O

[Alive-Cat]

My brother has recently moved to Yorkshire and realised the almost impossible decrease in the price of beer. I will be visiting him there soon and see for myself! We'll be right near the Yorkshire Dales, they sound from what he has described that they will become one of my favourite places, too.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

I'm just gonna copy and slightly amend Shorty's list. Because it is almost right.

La Jolla, CA (favorite place on earth)
Redwood National Forest State Park, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Cruz, CA (boardwalk ftw)
Astoria, OR
Lincoln City, OR
Portland, OR
Tillamook, OR (seriously on this. amazing cheese and ice cream)
Leavenworth, WA
Seattle, WA
North Cascades National Park, WA (gigantic beautiful rainforest)
the WEST coast in general
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

Okinawa, Japan
Pattaya, Thailand

An honorable mention to South Florida beaches, but not quite.
Another honorable mention to Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

[Kalevala]

The Aegean Sea
Kars, New Brunswick, Canada
Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Cyprus
Santorini, Greece
The Ionian Sea
Cinque Terre, Italy
Florence, Italy
Praiano, Italy
Rome, Italy

I like a lot of big cities as well. Toronto and Athens, while not as beautiful as some of the other places on my list, are fun to explore.

Stratford, Ontario is worth mentioning.

I also have a strange love for airports.

[Alive-Cat]

Airports are my favourite place in the world to get drunk. I love airport bars.

Got a flight that leaves around 6 in the morning? Get to the airport for 4ish, sort yourself out, get to the bar. Drink until you realise your gate is open and you have to rush now but you don't care because you're happy.

[Kalevala]

A bar in Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport was the first place I drank legally in Canada. They're great, but a little pricey.

[Alive-Cat]

A bar in Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport was the first place I drank legally in Canada. They're great, but a little pricey.

Everything is pricey these days. There's no escape

[Shorty]

I'm just gonna copy and slightly amend Shorty's list. Because it is almost right.

La Jolla, CA (favorite place on earth)
Redwood National Forest State Park, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Cruz, CA (boardwalk ftw)
Astoria, OR
Lincoln City, OR
Portland, OR
Tillamook, OR (seriously on this. amazing cheese and ice cream)
Leavenworth, WA
Seattle, WA
North Cascades National Park, WA (gigantic beautiful rainforest)
the WEST coast in general
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

Okinawa, Japan
Pattaya, Thailand

An honorable mention to South Florida beaches, but not quite.
Another honorable mention to Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

La Jolla is fantastic and maybe my favorite city in California. Been a long time since I've been there - this was taken New Year's Day of 2012 (I think). Definitely my favorite beach of California.



And Tillamook has the best ice cream I've ever had in my life. I'll be going there again before the year is up! You're alright, friend. Long live PNW!