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DISCLAIMER: The following information contains Tyler's opinions and are not fact. People are allowed to disagree, even though they will be wrong.

So Dannon and I began this debate on where in Europe Americans would most want to go on vacation. I think the top three destinations are basically set in stone: Italy, France and the United Kingdom. Although Italy would be my first choice, I think for the most part the top three are interchangeable. Now when it come to the fourth place, my argument was the Greek Isles. My reasons for putting Greek Isles as fourth are:

1. Ancient monuments and ruins;

2. Sailing the Greek isles (mainly to see the the one island were all the houses are blue and white;)

3. Greek food;

4. It is unique from your main European destinations since it is closer to the middle east, but yet developed enough and familiar enough to be considered a western nation.

I put this question up on facebook to get an answer and sadly my side of the argument lost. While it was true that the Italy, France and the United Kingdom (I include Scotland, Wales, and even Ireland as part of the United Kingdom as far as vacation destinations go and my opinion on that will be explained later) were the top three destinations, Greece was far from being the fourth. Germany and Spain were the ones outside the top three most often mentioned. Anyone who did not respond on facebook is more than welcomed to respond here with your four top destinations. Here are two lists that I found during a quick internet check. The first one is where Americans actually go on vacation, where as the second poll was dream vacations. There is a difference between where Americans actually go on vacation and where they would want to go.

According to Forbes the most visited countries by Americans (Greece doesn't even make the list):

1. United Kingdom

2. France

3. Italy

4. Germany

5. Spain

6. Netherlands

7. Switzerland

However, according to a Gallup poll on where Americans top dream vacations are (Greece is in the top three):

1. Italy

2. United Kingdom

3. Greece

4. France

5. Germany

6. Switzerland

7. Spain

Becca and I love to travel and all this talk of traveling made me want to write a few of my ideas about traveling on this blog. So hopefully over the next several months I will put down a few of my ideas to include tips about traveling with children, airport information, pros and cons of different airlines, the best sites for different types of travel, and just my opinions on different destinations. Although I have been lucky to travel to many different countries, I am by no means a world traveler. I have never been to South America, Asia, the Middle-East, Eastern Europe, Central America, Australia, or the Pacific Islands (besides Hawaii). I have never been on a cruise. I also don't go to extravagant resorts or stay in hostels. I think I am a typical middle-class family vacationer who likes to stay in comfortable hotels close to the attractions, likes to eat at the occasional nice restaurant that will allow children, and has a wide taste of what I want to see on vacation. Hopefully you enjoy the posts, feel free to respond with your own opinions and travel trips.