Places you’d wished to visit but never did?

Whilst in Russia I made several plans to visit St Petersburg but a mixture of covid restrictions and eventually the war prevented it. I fancied Kazan and a bit of rail travel around cities near there too. So I plan on returning if normality returns.

Similar with Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, I was in Brunei when covid began which cancelled months of potential travel plans, so now I’m back in SE Asia I plan to get to those places eventually.

I love travel and there’s plenty more places I’ve fancied and not made it to over the years, but those are the stand out obvious ones for me at the moment. Although closer to home I’ve bizarrely never been to Liverpool or Glasgow!
 
Expat Smoggie said:
I think mine has to be Tehran. Maybe it’s because of its political system or the incredible history it has within its borders which has me fascinated with wanting to visit. Unfortunately, the desire to go probably will be put on hold until the system changes.
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Went there while the Shah was still in charge.
Pleasant city, very western.
Girls in jeans and t shirts a few sociable bars here and there.
Poverty was still blatant with limbless beggars on street corners.
Jump in jump out taxis whizzing about, not sure if locals in them paid anything if a westerner was in.
The usual dodgy sods trying to get you into brothels.
Food was a big let down, quite bland in general.
You did not miss a wonder of the world.
 
Hap said:
Leptis in Libya. I lived relatively nearby for a couple of years. Won't be going anywhere near there any time soon...

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Leptis Magna | Ancient Roman City, Libya

Leptis Magna, largest city of the ancient region of Tripolitania. It is located 62 miles (100 km) southeast of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast of Libya. Lying 2 miles (3 km) east of what is now Al-Khums (Homs), Leptis contains some of the world’s finest remains of Roman architecture. It was
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Been there in the 80's when working in Libya. Also visited the British & Commonwealth, German and Italian war memorials.
 
I finally got down to Penang after all of these years of putting it off. I wouldn’t necessarily call it amazing but it has some interesting features as does all of south east Asia. For me at least it has to be the plant and natural beauty which makes up the land is what I find most appealing. I’ve been impressed with how the locals work hard to preserve their land.
 
I’ve never been to the south of France.

Afghanistan and Pakistan look like absolutely incredible scenery, probably off the map now, but not my top choices.

**** China and Russia, no interest in that **** and they’re hardly Paris for culture are they.
 
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