It's my husband's 40th birthday week and we are so excited to go to one of the places that has been on our "Travel Dreams" list for a while now...Scotland! In the spirit of keeping with the theme of 40 this week, I thought I'd share the top 40 places currently on our "Travel Dreams" list to inspire your next travels too! In no particular order, here is a list of places we keep in a shared note to help us plan our next adventure! This is by no means representative of all the amazing parts of the world we'd like to see but our top ones for the time being.
European Destinations
1. Greece
2. Iceland
3. Positano
4. Loire Valley, Beaune and Provence (recommended by our friend to do these together!) and stay at Le Chateau des Alpilles
5. Milan
6. Lake Como
7. Tuscany specifically to stay at Borgo Santo Pietro, Castello Di Vicarello and Reschio
8. Austria
9. Germany (at Christmas time!)
10. Ireland
11. Portugal
12. Croatia
13. Norway
14. Mallorca to stay at Cap Rocat
15. Sweden
16. Copenhagen
17. Prague
Caribbean Getaways
18. Bahamas - specifically to stay at The Island House and Bahama House
19. Anguilla - to stay at Cap Juluca
20. St. Lucia
21. Grand Cayman Islands - to stay at Palm Heights
United States Adventures
22. The Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana (Quite the splurge)
23. Amangiri Utah (Another splurge, I said this was our Travel Dreams list!)
24. Seabrook, Washington (I've heard its the 30A of the Pacific NW)
25. Broken Bow, Oklahoma
26. Crested Butte
27. Palm Springs - to stay at Holiday House
28. Santa Barbara - to stay at The Inn at Mattei's Tavern
29. Alys Beach, Florida
30. Avery Island, Louisiana (The home of Tobasco Sauce!)
31. Dollywood at Christmas time in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
32. White Sands National Park, New Mexico
33. Alaska
34. Puerto Rico to see bioluminescence
35. Jackson Hole
36. The Hamptons
37. An Oregon coast trip with stops in Manzanita, Nectars and Yachtas
Other Amazing Parts of the World
38. Tokyo
39. New Zealand
40. Argentina (I loved studying abroad here and would love to go back!)
Have you made it to any of these fabulous places? Can't wait to post about each one as we work our way through our top "Travel Dreams" list!