With our Spring Break World Tour programming series coming this month along with the number of passports that we’ve been processing, it’s gotten the library staff thinking about travel.
What other countries would you like to visit some day? Perhaps you’d like to return there again or visit there for the first time. What interests you about traveling there and what things would you like to do?
Tabbitha, Youth Services: A country I hope to visit one day is Japan. There are so many reasons I wish to visit this country! It has beautiful architecture and temples as well as delicious cuisine and fascinating culture. There are many Sakura Cherry Blossom Festival during the Spring around Japan, and one day I hope to attend one of these and bask in all the botanical ambiance.
Miranda, Youth Services: I’ve never been outside the country yet! 🙁 I’d love to start with Cancún, Mexico or a Caribbean island. My family loves the ocean, and the water and beach are so gorgeous there. My dream is to go to Italy someday, probably in a couple decades when my life slows down! 😄Reasons are for the beautiful scenery, architecture, and FOOD!
Shane, Public Support Services: I would love to go to Iceland. I’ve had my passport for several years but still have never traveled outside of the country (or seen the ocean in person). I find Norse culture super interesting and have heard how beautiful Iceland is. The Northern Lights would be wonderful to see.
Dawn, Youth Services: Getting out of the United States would be nice in general. I’d love to visit France some day since I minored in French in college. I’d really love to go to Italy, go on a gondola ride, see the sights, and enjoy authentic Italian food.
Kathy, Public Support Services: Japan in spring to see the cherry blossoms and Italy to spend some time in Venice!
Alyssa, Adult and Teen Services: I’ve always wanted to visit Thailand to explore the incredible temples and stay at the Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary. I’d love to get a traditional sak yant tattoo which is done by a Buddhist monk using the tap and poke method. The sak yant is a geometric design created originally for you by the monk after telling him about your life and goals. It’s a pretty gnarly process, but the end result is so beautiful. I’d also love to visit Mexico some day and see Frida Kahlo’s home, Casa Azul!
Ashley, Interlibrary Loan Services: Three years ago, I took my cousin to the UK. It was her first time and my third trip to London but we both got to experience Edinburgh, Scotland together for the first time. We only had a few days there which was not enough. I would love to travel back to Edinburgh and visit other more rural parts of Scotland like the Highlands. Plus, I’d love to have another plate or two of haggis at Makars Mash.
And even though I’ve been to London multiple times there are still places I have yet to visit. I would love to do some day trip excursions outside the city to Canterbury, Winchester and York. These places are filled with architecture and history that spans centuries.
But for a place I’ve never visited and would love to experience would have to be the Low Countries. I have read and love the idea of hygge (the Danish art of coziness) and want to visit one of the happiest places on earth. The countries of Denmark and the Netherlands just seem like an idyllic vacation spot with tulips, windmills and pastries.
Now it’s your turn! Tell us where you would love to travel to in the comments below!
