Proper now’s a reasonably troublesome time on the planet. In case you’re like us, you’ve been sitting in self-isolation for a month by this level and moreover making an attempt to fill your time with on-line work, Netflix, understanding and Skyping with family and friends, you’re in all probability dreaming of journey.

I do know we’re.

That’s why on this publish our aim is to get these journey juices flowing and preserve your spirits up throughout these robust occasions!

Not solely is this text an inventory of locations we actually need to go to after that is throughout, however it’s additionally a tribute to some unimaginable international locations which are going via a lot proper now.

After all, we’re solely going to journey to these locations when it’s protected and accountable to accomplish that, however by retaining them on the forefront of our ideas, it helps to preserve us going throughout this troublesome time and I hope it does the identical for you.

Right here it goes, our listing of 10 dream locations to journey after lockdown.

1. Slovenia

From beautiful vistas and exquisite lakes to snowcapped peaks and spectacular mountaineering, Slovenia is one place that Dariece and I’ve all the time needed to go.

In reality, it was on our journey itinerary for 2020 earlier than we had to cancel all the things due to the present world scenario.

Nevertheless, when that is throughout, Slovenia will probably be one of many first locations we wish to go to. Not solely does it have one of the charming cities, a spot we’ve all the time needed to dwell (Llubjiana), however it additionally has a few of Europe’s finest fly fishing and it’s one of the reasonably priced international locations in Europe as nicely.

In case you guys have been following us for some time, you’ll know that I’m a fly fishing fanatic. Not solely did I develop up fly fishing with my brother and pa, however since travelling with Dariece, I’ve fished in Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, and Nova Scotia!

Click on Right here to see one in all our movies about us mountaineering in Mongolia for Eight days and fly fishing the whole approach.

Other than being shut to family and friends, there’s nothing extra that we’re craving proper now than being in nature, and Slovenia has it in spades. That is undoubtedly one of many high locations we wish to go to after lockdown.

2. Eire

Eire was the place we had been meant to go to subsequent, after Portugal.

In reality, we’d’ve been travelling there proper now if all the things didn’t change a number of weeks in the past. So it’s undoubtedly on our journey bucket listing for when issues are opened up once more.

We had been really supposed to be there for St. Paddy’s day however in fact, that was cancelled. I can think about that in itself would’ve been fairly robust for lots of Irish individuals to cope with.

Eire has some spectacular outdated villages, dramatic coastlines, and Recreation of Thrones fashion castles. Not to point out, pleasant individuals, and an epic pub and music tradition!

It’s a spot that we’ve all the time needed to go to and we are able to’t wait to go there.

Our plan was to lease a automobile and drive across the nation for five weeks. We had the automobile rented, lodging booked and flights paid for too. However issues change and that’s okay.

We simply put Eire on the again burner and we are able to’t wait to go there, meet up with our Irish pals over a beer and speak about this pandemic prior to now tense.

3. Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a spot we’ve been to earlier than and we completely liked it. The individuals there are so pleasant and “aylyak” — which is untranslatable, however mainly means doing all the things at a relaxed tempo and never worrying in any respect.

Additionally, it’s one other one of many least expensive international locations on the planet and the most effective locations for fly fishing, in order that might be a part of the rationale I would like to return.

However, whereas Dariece loves being out in nature, she isn’t keen to simply observe me world wide so I can fish. Fortunately, Bulgaria additionally has nice wine — which is one thing that’ll all the time inspire her (and me).

However Bulgaria is greater than fly fishing and vineyards, there’s additionally superb mountaineering, good seashores, beautiful outdated cities, and engaging historic sights.

This can be a place the place we may meet up with outdated pals and get out into nature. Two issues we miss probably the most proper now.

4. Grenada

Grenada is our residence. That is the island the place we’ve been dwelling on and off for the previous 5 years. It’s the place our pals are, it’s the place we have now our possessions saved and it’s a spot we love greater than anyplace.

When the virus began kicking off, Grenada really dealt with it fairly nicely. With only a few confirmed circumstances they’ve locked down to preserve their residents protected.

We’ve been in Grenada throughout one other outbreak of kinds, Chikungunya, a extreme however hardly ever deadly mosquito-borne virus.

Dariece and I each caught it, as did a lot of the island. I actually hope that their drastic measures in shutting down the island will assist defend the great individuals of the Isle of Spice.

Grenadians and our expat pals who dwell on the island are our household. We consider them as brothers and sisters and we actually hope that they’ll get via this and are available out stronger on the opposite aspect.

When that is throughout, Dariece and I will probably be heading again there to be with our pals and to assist the island as a lot as we are able to.

5. Canada

As Canadians, we strongly thought of heading again to Canada when our Prime Minister known as again all their residents. However that decision was for many who are residents with medical insurance within the nation.

We’re non-residents and due to this fact, don’t have any Canadian medical insurance. Plus we’re “younger” so we’d fear extra about being asymptomatic on a aircraft and passing the virus to somebody extra weak than us.

For this reason we determined to keep in Portugal through the pandemic, however when it’s protected to accomplish that, we plan to head again to Canada to be with our family and friends there.

On high of that, when it comes to nature and the outside, nowhere on the planet is best than Canada. Oh and the fly fishing is so good, however I gained’t get into that.

All I can say is that whereas Canada will not be our residence anymore, it’ll all the time be our homeland and we are able to’t wait to return for a go to and provides our household an enormous hug when that is throughout.

6. Argentina

Are you beginning to see a sample right here?!

A lot of the locations I’m itemizing are those with epic nature and once more, you actually can’t beat pristine Patagonia or the Argentinian Lake District when it comes to incredible landscapes and uncooked pure magnificence.

Once we had been in Argentina in 2017, we fell in love with it. The wine, the pleasant individuals, the highway journeys, the vibe and the mountains are all causes we didn’t need to go away.

Patagonia and the Lake District was one of many few locations we’ve ever been that I actually felt unhappy leaving.

I felt like we would have liked one other month or two, despite the fact that we spent greater than 2 months dwelling and travelling there.

I assume one other a part of the sample forming on this listing is the theme of fly fishing.

I’ve to admit that Argentina additionally has a number of the finest fly fishing on the planet. Click on Right here to try a video we made from my final fly fishing journey in Patagonia.

Argentina is a spot the place you may escape the crowds and be in the course of nowhere, or meet up with new pals in a wine bar and speak about latest adventures. All of the issues we’re craving most proper now.

7. Italy

If there may be one place on the planet that I’d need to dwell outdoors of Grenada, it might be Italy. We completely adore Italian individuals and their unconditional love for all times and all issues pleasure. 

In reality, we only in the near past spent Three weeks in Rome, earlier than flying right here to Lisbon. 

We’ve all heard about what’s occurring there proper now and it’s devastating. All we are able to consider is how heat and welcoming Italians are. We all know they will get via this and we actually hope that it turns round quickly for them.

Italy is a spot the place you appear to make a good friend in every single place you go. Italians are hilarious, they’re variety, they’re welcoming and their love for all times is an inspiration.

Italy additionally depends fairly closely on tourism, so after that is throughout, we hope that individuals will return to this lovely nation, however maybe this time with a extra sustainable outlook on the way in which they journey.

If there wasn’t a Schengen Visa, we’d each need to dwell in Italy, however due to the strict 90-day restrict, we are able to’t.

However for positive, when issues get higher we wish to return to Italy, have a glass of wine and a pizza with a few of our Italian pals and assist wherever we are able to.

8. Portugal

Although I’m writing this text from Lisbon, and we did have a few week to discover town in the beginning modified, Portugal is a spot that we are able to’t wait to expertise extra of.

It’s additionally a vacation spot that may all the time have a particular place in our hearts now.

I feel that we’ve been part of one thing monumental right here and we really feel like we’re all on this collectively in Lisbon. We’ve already been via a lot with the Portuguese individuals they usually’ve been so variety to us throughout all of it.

The proprietor of our condo has been serving to us wherever he can, bringing us cleansing provides and low, and translating the native information to us.

The individuals on the grocery shops have saved working to provide us all with important meals and the medical doctors listed below are doing a tremendous job.

At 10 pm at evening some nights, individuals right here, like in Italy, are taking to their balconies and clapping for the medical doctors, nurses, well being professionals and volunteers who’re on the font-lines combating this factor.

We really feel an actual sense of neighborhood right here and we’re rooting for Portugal to pull via this.

When that is over, we’d love to head up the coast to try a number of the unimaginable seashores and historic cities, and drive south to discover the Algarve (possibly even go scuba diving there). 

Both approach, we’re simply comfortable to be in a spot that appears to be coping with the disaster very nicely right now. Portugal is an unimaginable nation and Lisbon will eternally be on our listing of favorite cities.

9. New Zealand

A couple of of our pals, together with one in all my finest journey buddies, are at present isolating in New Zealand.

Our good friend Jason is fortunate sufficient to have a spot out in nature, so he’s been sending me photographs of lovely coastal walks and hikes he was doing and it simply jogged my memory of how badly Dariece and I would like to go to New Zealand sooner or later.

I can simply think about assembly up with our pals and driving out to waterfalls, going mountaineering, exploring the shoreline, visiting vineyards and simply having fun with the nation.

We’ve all the time considered New Zealand as a smaller model of Canada, full with the massive, highly effective next-door neighbour. It has all of the issues that we love about Canada however squeezed right into a extra compact and extra accessible measurement.

A lot of the nation can also be significantly hotter than Canada, which is all the time good.

New Zealand has all the time been a spot we’ve put of going to as a result of we really feel like as soon as we go, we’ll need to dwell there. However possibly now’s the time to go to and at last get a really feel for it, meet up with outdated pals and get again to nature.

10. Botswana

We did a backpacking journey to Africa in 2011 and whereas it wasn’t the best journey we’ve ever performed, it was undoubtedly a number of the most fascinating and rewarding.

For some purpose proper now, we each take into consideration animals loads. We take into consideration having our personal canine and the way good that might be proper now, however we additionally really feel an urge to be in nature and to see animals of their pure habitat.

Perhaps it’s one thing about getting again to fundamentals and being extra linked with the earth.

Both approach, Botswana was one place that we didn’t get to go to on our final journey to Africa, however it’s someplace we’d love to discover.

It’s been a very long time since we’ve been on safari, and I feel now is an effective time to be reminded of how unimaginable Mom Nature might be.

There’s nowhere higher to stand up shut and private with wildlife than Africa, and Botswana has a number of the finest Nationwide Parks and Reserves on the continent — Okavango Delta and Moremi, and Chobe Nationwide Park to title a pair.

We additionally discovered loads from the individuals of Africa on our final journey, and we’d love to meet a number of the Tswana individuals of Botswana, hear their tales and check out to perceive their lifestyle.

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In Conclusion

We all know that this world pandemic goes to have a long-lasting impact on journey and we really do not know what our life will appear like after this journey.

We solely hope that we’ll nonetheless give you the chance to go to totally different international locations and join with people who find themselves totally different from us and find out about their tradition.

There’s nothing that brings Dariece, myself, and I’m positive many individuals world wide, extra pleasure than travelling and studying from individuals across the globe.

We’re positive that there’ll nonetheless be some type of that when that is throughout and we’re excited to be part of it, by no means take it without any consideration and assist unfold the phrase of journey wherever attainable.

I hope that this publish helps to preserve you impressed throughout these remoted occasions, and looking out ahead to the day when the world re-opens, our pals and households are all protected and wholesome, and issues return to some degree of normalcy.

As all the time, thanks for studying this text and for testing our weblog. We respect your assist.

Sincerely,

Nick & Dariece

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