Okay, have just posted a very similar comment in the europe comm but I'll go with similar again. This comm sounds like a great idea. I love travelling, to the extent at which I saved madly for several years and then about 4 years ago took 10 months out of work and went backpacking (I was determined to manage it before I hit 40 - which I've just past!) I love the variety of life, food, culture, architecture and art in so many of them and it's always great to find out what other people think too. Speaking personally, I'm less of a party animal, more of a history seeker. When it comes to museums, I'd rather go to an art museum or something that's vibrant and active than a series of displays, if you know what I mean. I also love seeking out beautiful natural areas and scenery. I've developed a bit of a love of photography, so again that drives the things I like to visit - something that makes for good opportunities for playing with camera settings sounds good to me, whether it be scenery or architecture.

As for countries visited - gosh where do I start! Off the top of my head, I've been to 12 European countries (although that's including England, Wales and Scotland as 3 of them and I've only done Spanish and Portuguese Islands - not mainland) Outside Europe, I've been to 10; Kuwait, Mongolia, China, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), America and Canada, also Russia (I know that's both in Europe and Asia, but for now I'll put it here!) . And wow! I'm surprised how many that is! Some I've barely touched, just a day or two there or because they're so huge I've just done highlights or one area, others I've travelled fairly widely, most have been done in a pretty budget conscious way.