wooty said:
Either China or the U.S. I've already achieved going to my number one dream destination (Japan), so now its time to try and complete the top three.
I've got a friend who now lives in Shanghai and another friend who now lives in Seattle. I've got enough money to go and visit one of them, but its hard to decide which....
I would recommend China myself. Sure, the environment in the U.S. is less likely to give you lung cancer (kidding, of course), but China is much more exciting. It looks much more majestic out in the country, and the food is great. The cities are...much more cramped than the US, which holds a certain charm to it (at least for me, but I might be weird). If you've got a friend who's very familiar with the local environment, even better. I haven't been to Shanghai myself, but I don't expect that it's any less exciting than the rest of China's major cities. Except for Beijing, that place is just dull.
Seattle, I personally really disliked it. You go to the Space Needle, and then nothing. :/ Of course, I live in the US (albeit on the east coast), so I might just be extremely biased towards the US of A. Yellowstone and the Sierra are really nice, though. My own two cents on the topic.
OT: All the major European countries. And Japan, if I've got the time. I love cities, so to visit the world's largest city holds a certain appeal. That, and, y'know, the obvious reason, which is food; I want to try the local tuna at least once, as well as some fugu, if I'm getting on in years (I don't want to die young), along with the rest of the local foods. And then I'm basically an otaku, too, so Akihabara is a must.
Europe, I want to go there for the scenery and food as well. Scenery in the northern countries, specifically, since I've always liked snow and mountains, and food everywhere, because every country's got at least one food worth sampling in a lifetime.
