As someone who hasn't traveled since she's moved back to the state of Iowa in November of 2011, I still enjoy the thought of trying to get another trip in with the family (and close friends) in the future. With that said, do any of you have any favorite spots you've visited? Whether that be here in the United States or even other places around the globe? I'll even go first. ♥
If you've read my About page or even my blog posts, you'd already know that the only places I genuinely visited were within the state of Florida (save for a GS trip to Savannah, GA during our St. Augustine trip for a day or two. We ended up doing a walking ghost tour 👻). However, the oldest city in the U.S. is still my all time favorite place to visit. Something I never mentioned in my blog post was that, besides the historical attributes, there is also haunted history within the city. Those who know me personally know I enjoy learning about the haunted side of things, and St. Augustine offers multiple ghost tours for exactly that each evening. I never had the chance to go on one the three occasions I visited, but I had other people who had gone on those tours. I'm not sure if all of them include equipment (i.e. EVP/EMF Scanner) you can rent/use, but I know at least two do which is the Ripley's Hair-Raising Train Tour I believe, as well as Ripley's Haunted Castle Investigation. I can't say that the few places I had the opportunity to see though aren't haunted themselves. Castillo de San Marcos (aka The Old Fort), the Old Jail, and the St. Augustine Lighthouse are few of the places that are said to inhabit ghosts.
Yes, yes, there's also Orlando. The only theme park we went to constantly though was Sea World. Again, it was a family favorite. This place is now forever going to hold a place in my heart because I used to go with my grandparents, and with or without my brother and our folks. When I wasn't attending with the rest of the family, my grandparents and I would have a fun time seeing shows around the park. Seeing the aquatic life, too. It was always my favorite part when we went. If I'm being honest now, I enjoy those memories at Sea World more than when we all went to Universal Studios Orlando and Islands of Adventure. Same with Busch Gardens in Tampa. It was two of the most visited theme parks within the state of Florida my grandfather, grandmother, and the rest of the family.