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Mine is Ballard Down, near Swanage, where you can sit up by the cliff and look out to sea and have a picnic. Then you can descend down to the town and have chips by Peveril Point and feed the seagulls. Tranquility at its best.

What is your favourite place to get away from the blight of life?

Pulau Perhentian, Malaysia.

I have never been mate. I went to Hong Kong when I was 15 but I didn't like the way they treated animals in cages. I hate cruelty.

South Devon is my favourite part of the world. Caravan sited down there so get plenty of time away and will live there as soon as I can.
I'd have gone years ago but mrs wont uproot and kids are settled here.

I am jealous mate, gorgeous part of the world

Good shout Arriba. I holidayed in Salcombe at the YHA. For poor people, like me, check out the YHA website, you get some idyllic places there, like The Lizard in Cornwall.

http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/lizard-point

I am being cold shouldered  :doh:

I do it pretty cheaply. Pay a farmer £8 a week to store my van in his barn and use the small caravan site opposite for £13 a night when i'm there which is his mum's. Views over the Exe estuary,golf club next door(stowfords on tap) Love it. Get 5 weeks holiday + the odd weekend every year for around a grand. Bargain.
Don't have to drag the van up and down and its out of the weather. All good

Why move Dossy's thread into this one? No need. Would be good to read peoples favourite places

Thanks Arriba. I love that area. The trainline down from Exeter to Dawlish is beautiful. All the best

Stunning...very under rated and under used...which is good.

I have a one drop delivery to Newquay on Monday again....maybe a peek at the surf for a few hours will be in the offing in the afternoon.

A good day at the office for a change.

Agree with that.  Still made me chuckle mind :D

Favourite place could be the Botanical Gardens in Melbourne.  A great spot in my favourite city.

Theres a festival on in Newquay at the moment, It might be an absolute ballache to get into/ around. I think it ends on monday.

Newquay's 'orrid. The Yeovil of Cornwall. Polzeath/Wadebridge/Delabole/Tintagel area is my favourite area of Cornwall.

I haven't been around long enough to find my favourite ever place. I've loved being in a load of places, but not one has ever been 'perfect' enough to be my favourite.

Koh Samet

Good shout, Boscastle YHA right on the quayside, where you hear the waters lapping around you. Cornwall is King.

Newquay isn't the best bit of Cornwall but it isn't horrid. I quite liked it when I went, nice beaches and stayed in a really lovely B&B.

I can't think of a favourite place but Tenby, Pembrokeshire is probably the best seaside town I've ever visited. Skomer Island, a seabird colony in spring/summer, off the coast of Pembrokeshire is the most peaceful spot I've visited.

Oslo is my favourite city. It's expensive to visit as a tourist but it's got great food, a nice atmosphere, easy to get around and best of all is that you can take the T-Bane out into the wilds of Nordmarka (the forest surrounding Oslo) or a boat to one of the beautiful and uninhabited islands in the Oslofjord to enjoy the sunshine, see some nature or just have a BBQ. I don't think there are many cities in the world where you can escape so quickly and easily.

The Neretva Valley.

Kaprun/Zell Am See in Austria where I've been for the past week was lovely. Bar the 100's of Burka's walking around at this time of year. 

NANANANANANANANAA BATMAN!

I really want to check out Oslo.  There are several cities in Northern Europe that appeal, but the only one I have been to is Copenhagen (which I thought was fantastic).

Dossy, you're absolutely right about Youth Hostels.  Why eat into the budget for somewhere to stay?  Better to spend the money on things to do while you're there, plus you meet people in hostels - not always the case in hotels.

City boy, me. So London, New York, Prague, Cape Town and Rome score highly.

I haven't been to Copenhagen, planned to do so later this year but looks unlikely. Stockholm is very nice too.

If you're ever in Oslo then give me a shout, I'll give you the guided tour in half a day :)

I fucking love Brussels, good food and great beer and lovely people too.

Fucking right. Good shout.

Good shout.  Only had a flying visit, but I was very impressed by the place.

Copenhagen is a big favourite of mine.  Sorry to jump on your bandwagon, but there it is.

Too many to mention over here.  I think one of my very favourites would have to be the towpath at Henley on a sunny evening in summer.

In fact, Belgium in general must rank pretty highly.  Loved it the couple of times I've been.

I concur, we try to visit once a year and Bruges and Antwerp are lovely too.

Newquay way too busy. Better,quieter beaches to he found in Cornwall. Still ives my fav place in Cornwall. Sea so blue and clear.

Cheers mate. I got a Gold Card YHA life membership for my 30th birthday. My dad is a cycling enthusiast and stayed at many of them on his ventures in his younger years. Adventure enriches the soul

Mousehole is a nice place if I recall

Peter, Mousehole is stunning. There was a tragic event with the lifeboat crew who tried rescuing a large boat that has foundered on the rocks. HEROES. That is sacrifice

Kynance Cove, near the Lizard.

Like Donkey, I am a city boy at heart so New York probably edges it.

Beyond that, I had a great time in Trento (Northern Italy), loved Nice and could probably retire in Santa Rosa (California, near Napa).

Durdle Dor-when I die just throw me off.

Loved living and working in Melbourne but can never seem to articulate the reasons why.

Lindos, maybe more for the memories as it was better when less popular. Cornwall is my favourite place in England.

What were you doing out there mate?

Welding and sightseeing mostly.

How come you came back?  I gather welding is still on the list of trades that can get you in permanently (was last time I looked anyway).

Well it was ten years ago and my visa ran out!

some have done that to do that

The Northumberland Coast is probably my favourite part of England - Seahouses, Bamburgh, Farne Islands, Lindisfarne etc.

Nerdy musically as it is, walking around Lindisfarne with my headphones on listening to Alan Hull was one of those really memorable moments in my life. Winter's song, listened to whilst sat next to the boats on the shingle beach on a crappy January day is a beautiful, beautiful experience.

I really love The Valleys. Not necessarily the people who live in them, but the valley roads in South Wales not only have some of the most spectacular scenery in the country to enjoy as a passenger, but, if you enjoy driving, are as windy (as in twisty, not gusty) and enjoyable roads as it's capable to find over here.

So many great places mentioned in his thread.
My favourite area to get away to is the Lake District, but avoid the peak holiday period.  Following Dosser's theme tend to use YHA accommodation there.
For cities, up amongst the best I've liked are San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and Vancouver.
But the favourite place i've been to for just chilling is Caye Caulker, Belize.

Absolutely the most beautifull area of the country for me, the views from the Kirkstone Pass are truly breathtaking

Love the lakes. I have walked and climbed most of it. So much beauty in a small area. My favourite place in England

I thought Hiroshima was amazing when I visited. Just utterly teeming with life despite what happened to them in 1945 - I'm not usually one to go "It's a Wonderful Life" on people but there was something quite redemptive about it.

It also helped it had good bars and a baseball team called the Carp.

And another vote for that Exeter-Newquay line. Amazing section when you are right by the sea and the water hits the train.

Coate Water

I've also got a YHA life card but rarely use it these days,  they have just got too pricy. When you can get a B&B bed for thirty quid with en suite and breakfast it doesn't make sense.

Sadly think YHA lost its focus and prioritises city centre hostels for foreign students too much.  But everyone should stay at Black Sail Youth Hostel at least one in their life- truly stunning.

If you want to avoid crowds in lakes go to the western fells,  harder to get to so less day trippers had some great times in Buttermere,  2 good pubs campsite,  peace, fells and lake - bliss.

Hawes in dales is lovely too, and has the Wensleydale Creamery and Shop/museum. Hills, beer and cheese what more do you need!

Either the top of St Pauls Cathedral or the top of Primrose Hill.

Though catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway.

Mine too.  Stayed at Ao Phrao resort four times now.

El Golfo in the West of Lanzaroote....lovely little fishing village with a stunning volcanic rock shoreline and crystall blue sea ...my hope is that in the coming years i can spend more time on the Island....and who knows me and my wife could live there...its something we are hoping for.

Great thread this....keep them coming.

In the UK, Kilve, a little rocky beach just off the A39 between Bridgwater & Minehead. Admittedly the water quality isn't great there, but the fossily type rocks and rock pools are awesome, and there is a little tea room that serves the most delicious cream tea. Only 45 minutes away and great if you want to relax.

I was lucky enough to spend 3 years living in the USA, and I can't quite decide between these three - Indian Rocks on the Gulf Coast in Florida, Wilmington North Carolina or Yellowstone/Grand Tetons in Wyoming. All for different reasons of course.....

Vancouver, fucking love the place.

North Devon for me
Rugged and stunning views
Bit of a schlep tho for anything less than a week

My three years in Fallingbostel as a kid and subsequent visits elsewhere has left me very fond of Germany.

Yep, great city. Walked through Stanley Park and viewed the Lionsgate Bridge. Popped to the Calipino bridge and went up the cable car to look back over the city. The Rockies were superb too. I need to go back there, it's been 9 years  :(

Sorry not been in touch flash but my phone (or myself) has been inept recently.

Anyhow, so far in Thailand I have to say koh Tao is just paradise.

Hua hin and then back to Bangkok but reckon I could stay here and chill out for weeks more!! The food is amazing!!

City wise, Melbourne - it's got the lot. A stunning city to look at, lively and chilled out in equal measure, with beaches galore. Otherwise, Tavewa in the Yasawa Islands in Fiji. Brilliantly remote, a thatched hut to stay in for a week, cold showers from rain water...bar the odd sea snake and hammerheads to keep us company whilst we snorklelled, which provided a few moments of excitement, it was idyllic.

Unsurprisingly I'm generally happiest anywhere in Italy... Particularly fond of Rome as well as Viareggio in Tuscany, Taormina in Sicily and the Aeolian islands.

Also Paris. Simply amazing (just watch where you're treading...!).

I absolutely love Singapore too as a place, but the "small world syndrome" is a little too prevalent for my liking, I prefer a little anonymity!

Sydney Harbour

I'm in Bergen at the moment, pretty damn nice.

On the same theme, the drive to Wasdale Head (pub at the end) is stunning. Love the lakes.

The walk/climb onto helvellyn from the wythburn church is lovely, buttermere is superb have been many times. The kirkstone pass towards Ullswater is great too. A climb onto great gable gives stunning views to scafell pike and wast water. 

Lovely although the food and beer at the pub is extortionately priced, that's what you get with a monopoly.  Once got threatened to be thrown off the campsite there for being too noisy,  we were bring so noisy that my missus was going to sleep in the tent next to us and didn't hear a thing.... bloody national trust!

The Town End, where else