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It looks beautiful. I am very drawn to going north. I have been north of the arctic circle in Sweden and Norway and would love to go back there too.

I was recently in Iceland....about 64 Degrees North Latitude. Beautiful place. Not true “Arctic,” even though there’s tundra there.

Have you had contact with the Sammi people?

How would you feel about the taiga and steppes?

I have never been to Iceland.

Right now I don't really yearn to go anywhere in particular. Although sometime I would like to go to northern India.

It is more a desire to live a more tranquil life. From when I was about 8 I was allowed to play in the forest until evening fell and I would build dens, climb trees, invent kingdoms, make swords, make up secret languages... I would get up early in the morning and go out alone and track deer. If I have the chance in the future I would like to live deeper in nature.

Where do you want to visit? Apart from Sapa?

I want to go to Ghana, in West Africa, and explore (especially) the coastal area. I want to take a railroad trip around India. Of course, I would like to see the Taj Mahal.

Do NOT, under ANY circumstances, go to lowland northern India (especially New Delhi) between March and June. 45 degree temperatures with widespread dust is not uncommon---especially in April and May. It's just an ugly mess.

You know where it's nice? Darjeeling, and other "hill stations" in India, where the elevation is like 1,500 meters or so, and the nights are crisp and cool with relatively warm days.

Yes, the hill stations sound perfect.

Why Ghana?

I would like to go to the desert too.

It was very fun backpacking around when I was young. I never spent more than 10 dollars a day. It was really a shoestring trip before mobiles and screens with just a change of clothes and a couple of books in my bag! Then I thought I would never ever settle down. For part of it I travelled with one of my very few female friends. We parted ways half way through the trip as we wanted different things. But those were good days. Pleased to have those memories.

Ghana: because I want to experience the African aspect of things. It is said that Ghana is an excellent "introduction" to Africa, and that it is "Africa Lite." There have not been coups there recently; there is some stability there. Less corruption. A very vibrant and optimistic place. Perhaps too religious for some people's tastes (I'm not religious---but I've no objection to a shop being called "The Hand of Jesus" or something like that. For anthropology buffs, there is Kumasi, in the center of the country, which is the "headquarters" of the Ashanti ethnic group, which has interesting customs and great art.

There's a nice place called the "Hand in Hand Community" up in the northern part of the country, where people with autism and other disabilities are well taken care of well. It has nice scenery. For about 10 dollars, you can spend the night in one of their huts. You can also interact with the residents.

I used to read Lonely Planet constantly about 5-10 years ago. I've learned quite a bit about other countries through Lonely Planet.