Places one definitely should go in life

[Mich the Tester]

Anyone been to Lebanon? I've heard it’s really nice when they’re not fighting.

[Moscow Mule]

Anyone been to Lebanon? I've heard it’s really nice when they’re not fighting.

I haven't been back since they got bombed back to the neolithic. It was lovely, not so sure now...

[voodooflux]

I haven't been back since they got bombed back to the neolithic. I was lovely, not so sure now...

But how was Lebanon?

[EternalOptimist]

Aboriginal caves in The Granites, Mount Magnet, WA

[thelace]

Villi Varu - the Maldives, when it was really no news, no shoes and before all the islands turned into fancy spa's...

New York after Thanksgiving... Cold enough to freeze the t*ts off a nun, but beautiful!

[Gibbon]

Rome
Florence
Cortona
Monopoli
Italian Lakes

[norrahe]

Rome
Florence
Cortona
Monopoli
Italian Lakes

Emilia Romana - great food, great wine, nice cars

[Flashman]

Corby, Northants.

Anywhere else you ever go in the world will seem 10x better.

[Scotchpie]

Yes, now Mrs tester and I have long wanted to go to Japan. What other places should we visit there? Mount Fuji looks good (for those with a volcanology interest), but any other places we shouldn't miss?

Mount Fuji is best visited from the North via the five lakes (Yamanashi Prefecture). Absolutely gorgeous. My wife's home town is on the southern foothills (Shizouka Prefecture) and the area there is mostly made up of normal towns and tea farms. Her family home looks out at Mount Fuji.

Kyoto is a dream with many 1,000 year old temples to walk around and small narrow streets filled with traditional wooden houses and shops. You may even spot a genuine Geisha who can only be found in Kyoto (the ones in Tokyo are fake, there for the tourists).

Tokyo is a place I just want to get out of as soon as we land. Concrete for miles, though a short stay can be interesting. Especially Ginza and the Akihabara district which has wall-to-wall multi storey electronic, IT and gadget shops.