For the Pinterest Dream Vacation assignment, I decided to find a few places that I’ve always wanted to visit and treat the trip as if money was no object. My board includes locations in Italy, Croatia, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Russia. A lot of people talk about wanting to visit countries in western Europe like France or Britain or Spain, and I would love to visit there as well, but in addition to visiting Italy and Germany (which are also pretty typical dream destinations), I definitely want to see some places in Central and Eastern Europe that don’t get as many tourists but are just as amazing. None of the countries I pinned speak English as their primary language, but there are English speakers and translators all around, and I speak enough Italian and a little German to get by. Visas and shots will also be required. Most of the countries are Schengen Treaty countries, meaning it’s much easier to cross borders from one to the other, but countries like Russia have more closed borders. In addition, I’d definitely have to learn a lot of the social customs of the countries so as not to come off as rude and to avoid confusion. Overall, though, I think it would be a perfect vacation.

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What is a vacation? I haven’t had a real one in so long! However, I’ve always wanted to travel to southern Europe and the Mediterranean coast and this assignment was the perfect excuse to do a little research/planning. I love all the things you can find on Pinterest and boy did I get a lot of ideas! Unfortunately….I’m pretty sure it would take me about a year to do everything I want to do there!

Ideally, I would start out in Moracco, hit Portugal and Spain, then travel along the coasts of France, Italy and Greece, then sailing across and spending some time in Egypt! I know Egypt wouldn’t generally fall into this type of tour but Ancient Egypt has always fascinated me and I would to explore the pyramids!

Not only would this trip be long, but it would cost a heck of a lot of money! I would probably be able to at least function in the Spanish speaking countries but there would be a huge language barrier in some of the other countries. My dream vacation is basically unobtainable unless I come into quite a large amount of money but its fun to dream! Plus, It could definitely be broken down into shorter trips if I could manage to prioritize and actually make decisions about the places/things that I want to see the most. Check out my Pinterest board and dream travel right along with me!

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I choose to do this assignment http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/create-your-dream-vacation-on-pinterest/  which was worth 3 ½ stars. This assignment was to Create a Pinterest Board of my Dream Vacation. I am always dreaming of the future especially places I want to go (once I get enough money of course.). It is my dream to go to Korea and hopefully soon I can go! For now, I will just settle with putting the pictures on Pinterest. I never really made a board before on Pinterest furthermore, I only just scroll through other pictures as an avid person on there. I was surprised on how easy it was to create one and all I had to do was search the pictures I wanted and pin it to the board I created. I added all the beautiful places I wanted to see in Korea especially go see some Kpop performances! Of course I added the food on the agenda since I need it to survive. I would need a passport to go overseas. Lastly, I would need to know some sort of their language to be able to get by but it would not be so hard because I already know some stuff from watching K-drama and reality shows.  Overall, I enjoyed this assignment and this would be a steeping stool for my future since I already made up my mind to go to Korea!

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I chose this assignment because I love using Pinterest, and I want to travel to other countries and experience other places outside the country where I have lived my whole life. I even already had a board on Pinterest dedicated to different places where I want to travel. The UK has been at the top of my list of countries to go because of the beautiful landscape and history. I am also a photographer, and I want to take pictures like the ones that appear on Pinterest (and better ones). In fact, I want to go to graduate school in England to earn my master’s degree in photography. Coincidentally, the movie where I got my secret agent name The 39 Steps is set in the UK.

If I do end up travelling to the UK, I will probably need to spend 2-3 weeks there at minimum. There are more than enough picturesque views, natural sites (forests, cliffs, moors, mountains, rivers, even beaches), medieval-style villages, bed-and-breakfasts, castles, cathedrals, monuments, and Harry Potter filming locations to make for an eventful vacation. In the UK, you can see everything from Stonehenge to the Tower of London to the Isle of Skye. Check out my board to see just some of the places I hope to fit into my dream vacation:

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This trip is definitely possible for me, because it is one of my top goals in life, and travel to the UK for US citizens is affordable and easy, especially because the countries share friendly relations and we speak their language. The only things preventing me from going soon would be time, getting time off work, getting a passport, and money for a plane ticket, accommodations, and a rental car. The UK only requires a valid passport and does not require shots or a visa for anyone staying less than 90 days. Doing this assignment wasn’t too much of a challenge since I was already familiar with Pinterest, but I found some really interesting places I had not heard of before, and it gave me a better idea of the cost and time that would have to go into my vacation. While I have wanted to visit some of the more popular places like Glen Coe or Dean Village for a long time, I found out about some more obscure places like library bars and abandoned abbey ruins. Off I go!

For the 3 1/2 star assignment “Create Your Dream Vacation on Pinterest!” I chose to create a board with what might be one of the most expensive vacations I could think of (hey, ideal not practical):

Ok, that picture should link to the Pinterest board.

First, I decided on where I would go. Well, I’ve always wanted to see Machu Pichu. I pinned some photos of the city, as well as some travel tips. I didn’t pin a hotel for this one, since what I can figure it’s mostly camping.

Next up, Petra! I pinned some photos like the one above, as well as a hotel in Aman, the capital of Jordan. Since I was in the Middle East, I decided to pin some photos of Red Sea scuba diving as well; I love scuba diving, and my dad (a prolific traveler and scuba-lover) has said in the past that the Red Sea is one of the best places in the world for it. I also decided that I wanted to visit the pyramids at Giza, as well; the hotel I pinned for Giza appears to have an awesome view of them from the pool.

Where to go from there? How about Antarctica? I’ve talked to someone who’s been, and it sounds really cool. Again, camping is the thing, so no hotels. Lots and lots of pretty scenery, though, especially at night when you can see the sky.

This was a lot of fun to do, and Pinterest is pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it. I would love to go on this vacation; maybe if I win the lottery/ turn out to have a secret rich old relative who leaves me millions in their inheritance.