Soul-searching Trip Destinations

upstatedoc · 01-13-2015, 10:52 AM

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LOL. If you went camping and woke up with vasoline on your ass, would you tell anyone?

Opps, wrong thread

1st world?, 3rd world?, you and your significant other?

954Stealth · 01-13-2015, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

LOL. If you went camping and woke up with vasoline on your ass, would you tell anyone?

Opps, wrong thread

SOUL searching, UncleWede not hole searching haha

grimlock · 01-13-2015, 11:37 AM

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SOUL searching, UncleWede not hole searching haha

Uncleweed can leave the thread now

BMW F22 · 01-13-2015, 12:21 PM

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How about a Tibetan monastery in Kathmandu or head over to Peru and ponder over the wonder that is Machu Picchu. There is an amazing Hare Krishna Temple in Durban, South Africa you might like. Gorkhi-Terelj National Park in Mongolia might have your soul or the Hoia-Baciu forest in Romania. I would suggest the Aokigahara Forest as well but I'm afraid that one might keep your soul.

I had thought about Macchu Pichu but will probably save that for next time with friends. Tibet looks pretty awesome too. I will look into that. Thank you!

BMW F22 · 01-13-2015, 12:23 PM

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Machu Picchu +1000.

I almost made it before I met my current wife and had a family. I had visions of the peaks under a full moon, even had a deposit on the trip for a full-moon period.

Do you have any dreams/visions of places?

I just imagine it being picturesque, serene and peaceful. There are things to do but at the same time I can just sit back and take it all in.

128Convertibleguy · 01-13-2015, 12:28 PM

It's more a matter of your own attitude, rather than a magic place.

Walden Pond worked for one guy. But here's an underappreciated fact.

"As Thoreau made clear in his book, his cabin was not in wilderness but at the edge of town, about two miles from his family home."

upstatedoc · 01-13-2015, 12:43 PM

Hot air balloon over the Nazca lines.

carve · 01-13-2015, 02:38 PM

Bhutan

https://adamandshawn.wordpress.com/2...ays-in-bhutan/

upstatedoc · 01-13-2015, 02:46 PM

^^carve!
How did it work out with the bed?
Inquiring minds want to know.

BMW F22 · 01-13-2015, 07:39 PM

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Hot air balloon over the Nazca lines.

That sounds fun. Never been on a hot air balloon before.

BMW F22 · 01-13-2015, 07:41 PM

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Bhutan

https://adamandshawn.wordpress.com/2...ays-in-bhutan/

That's funny. I was just looking at the top 10 monasteries in Tibet this morning and that was one of them. There was one that is carved into the mountain (literally hanging on to the cliffs). I thought that was crazy.

BMW F22 · 01-13-2015, 11:38 PM

I'm considering Bali right now. It seems really cheap for a nice destination. I was looking into accommodation in Koyasan, Japan and it is expensive. I thought one could stay at a monastery for free for a few days. Rather not spend close to $300 a night on a soul-searching trip.

UncleWede · 01-14-2015, 12:15 AM

I got home tonight and Les Stroud is in the Andes, at full moon no less. I totally forgot about 15,000' above sea level though.

mikt01 · 01-14-2015, 12:15 AM

I went through Spain and while there spent a week at a yoga retreat in the country side.

UncleWede · 01-14-2015, 12:24 AM

One of the places I looked at in Peru was a yoga retreat at the base of the mountain, only about 8000'

bimmette · 01-14-2015, 12:41 AM

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I'm considering Bali right now. It seems really cheap for a nice destination. I was looking into accommodation in Koyasan, Japan and it is expensive. I thought one could stay at a monastery for free for a few days. Rather not spend close to $300 a night on a soul-searching trip.

You'll just have to stay away from the tourist destinations though. Probably the north coast and the middle of the island is what you want. It's more peaceful there.

BMW F22 · 01-14-2015, 12:50 AM

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You'll just have to stay away from the tourist destinations though. Probably the north coast and the middle of the island is what you want. It's more peaceful there.

Thanks. I am looking into it now. Looks beautiful there.

Bimmette you should come with and be my tour guide. lol

bimmette · 01-14-2015, 12:52 AM

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You'll just have to stay away from the tourist destinations though. Probably the north coast and the middle of the island is what you want. It's more peaceful there.

Thanks. I am looking into it now. Looks beautiful there.

Bimmette you should come with and be my tour guide. lol

Haha, I did think about it! I must say, this thread is making me get the travel bug again! I need some soul-searching myself!

Nkc · 01-14-2015, 01:58 AM

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Thanks. I am looking into it now. Looks beautiful there.

Bimmette you should come with and be my tour guide. lol

Smooth.

gatorfast · 01-14-2015, 07:19 AM

Its summertime in Antarctica. Might not be so bad.

grimlock · 01-14-2015, 07:28 AM

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Thanks. I am looking into it now. Looks beautiful there.

Bimmette you should come with and be my tour guide. lol

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Smooth.

bimmette · 01-14-2015, 07:45 AM

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Thanks. I am looking into it now. Looks beautiful there.

Bimmette you should come with and be my tour guide. lol

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Smooth.

Yup. It never hurts to ask! I am tempted, haha!

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