What do you miss?

So a lot of you have travelled around the world to various locations. And I had a random thought about corn nuts, so I thought I'd start a thread.

What do you miss about a specific place you travelled to?

I'm currently eating corn nuts and I miss the corn nuts in Peru. They were so much more delicious there than here in the states. They were the size of frickin' quarters and not as salty. They were good in my belly.

 

I miss Coco Loco, the beach front dive bar in Utila, on the Honduran islands. The atmosphere was always so positive there, the music so good, the people so happy.

I miss the cool feeling of the sand on the Caribbean as you walk on it barefoot at night.

I miss the blazing Israel sun that makes everything shine so much that you just cannot help but appreciate the beauty of all that surrounds you.

I miss mountains covered with olive trees.

I miss the snow, even though we just got some not too long ago.

I miss the damp smell of city streets in the morning after the rain.

I miss the humid tropical air.

I miss lazy evenings of reading books on hammocks while listening to the waves.

 

I miss women that still look 18 until they're 40 because they don't live under a hole in the ozone layer. I miss the tastiest, loveliest chocolate biscuits ever. I miss being a half hour drive from the next city, and a day from Paris and Amsterdam. I miss haggis, pork pies and real sunday roasts. I miss going to the next suburb over and finding everybody has completely different accents. I miss the rain, the snow, the lakes. I miss castles, fairy glens and beautiful ancient cathedrals. Thats pretty much it.

 

I miss the people in the Carribean and Mexico, I miss the atmosphere of the Canadian Niagara Falls, I miss the friends I made on that cruise my mom's boss brought us on and I miss Cedar Point, Ohio's amusement park.

 

overpriced and overrated...



although i'm mostly just jealous because i grew up right next to it but couldn't afford to go as often as my friends...

also traffic is fucking ridiculous when it's in season

 

I hate Cedar Pointe also...I used to live only an hour and a half from there...and we used to go there on class trips and I used to HATE it. And HATE is the understatement of the century...

 

why? i mean, it was an above average field trip after all, in my opinion at least...


like i said, it's soooo overrated, but i just don't see HATEing it with such passion

 

I have some corn nuts if you want 'em Annie.

I miss waking up to the rooster's crow, slipping on my boots, walking through the dewy grass before the sun's up and catching horses. I miss feeding and brushing them, but especially saddling them and putting their bridles on. I've been going through my mind lately of how to tie the knots, how to find the back of a horses' mouth, how to dig that rock out of a hoof, brush dust out of the forelock.

*sigh*

 

Hell I hadn't even heard about it till the summer i went there.

 

I think my disdain comes from having severe motion sickness and not being able to go on any rides, so I would walk around and sit with my friends' stuff while people rode rides. It sucked LOL.

 

Besides the weed, hash and beer I miss the Fantas in Amsterdam. I miss the Hooters Wings in Fort Lauderdale(I still get deja vu). I miss the tacos in Mexico. I miss New Orleans Po Boys. I miss the 64 oz. Power Ade at El terribles in Vegas. Most of all, above all else, I miss the free guava juice from our continental breakfast in Hawaii.

 

i see what you're saying annie... my mom's the same way...

i don't really understand this... it's the top rated amusement park in the world, more rides than any other park, more roller coasters than any other park, several of which are record breaking, yet bring up an amusement park trip to anyone not from within 50 miles of it and they'll be shouting to bring them to disney world for its 4 rides and countless douchebags wearing stupid costumes...


goddamnit, now you've got me defending the hellhole...

 

Ooo, I miss making reservations in Quebec and never being asked how to spell my last name.

 

Oh shit, I thought this was just about food. Ok let me go back.
I miss $10 drinks all night and hard core low budget partying in Mexico. I miss Mardi Gras. I miss the foam parties in Fort Lauderdale. I miss the weed, hash and beer in Amsterdam. I miss the Waikiki and North Shore beaches in Hawaii. I miss going to the UFC in Vegas. I miss authentic philly cheese steaks in Philidelphia. I miss the frogs in the Phillipines(because that's all I remember).

 

i miss random trips to Montreal with my boys

i miss finding hidden waterfalls on the island of dominica - miss the beaches there - miss hiking the trails

i miss daily sport competition

 

I miss sitting on the stairs of Montjuïc in Barcelona and drinking rose wine, watching the fountain change colours and just spending time with good friends. It always had such a magical feeling to it.

 

I miss my SO on the other side of the world

 

Chang beer. meeting random people. rarely knowing where I'll be spending the night. being able to go for a swim whenever I feel like it. cheap weed. surfing. diving. cheap food. getting high in trees. sitting outside at 10 pm, and not being cold. wearing nothing but shorts or boardies in the bar, and no one giving a shit (except in a good way.) and last but not least.. happy people, who smile and greet when they see you.

 

£3 for a tola (11.6g) of Kashmiri hash

 

I travelled a bit myself and mostly I miss the freedom to do whatever I please.
The people I met on the road, the food, the adventure, the magic, the mystery, the beautiful and strange places I visited, the tropical beaches, the rough wilderness, the unexpected, the spontanity, the friendships I formed, the love, the peace, the don't worry attitude.

And to be specific; I miss the chaos and magic of India, the desolateness of Tibet, the Orang Utans of Sumatra, the sweetness of the Burmese people, the curious looks and questions of the Bengals. And much, much, much, much more.