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I've been to the Caribbean a few times and loved every trip. Just went to the Dominican Republic for the first time this year and it was amazing. Grand Cayman had the most beautiful water I've ever seen. The Bahamas are wonderful. Aruba is on my list of places I want to go.
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico was a fun place to visit although the ocean swimming isn't great there. I loved the Xenote we visited.
But the place I most want to go back to Thailand. The north country is beautiful, and the people are lovely. My first trip was really heavy on the temples, but each one has a unique character. Doissetep was incredibly scenic, we saw the palace temple where we got blessed by a monk, and the white temple (Wat Rong Khun) was incredible. We saw several other temples but they kinda blended together. We also made merit by feeding the monks and saw the water festival. I'm not a spiritual person but it really made me feel connected to humanity.
Bangkok was really cool, but I only saw it for a few days and that was enough of the big city. The floating market was really cool, and the food was amazing. I want to go back and visit Phuket. I got to see a less touristy side of the country because my uncle married a Thai woman. It's not overstating it to say it was a life-changing experience. I want to take my kids and I hope they find it as meaningful as I did.
I've never really connected with a country like I did with Thailand. It was also my only tour group. My wife, who I married later, prefers all inclusive resorts where you barely experience the culture. I won't deny I really enjoy them, but wish I could talk her into a tour group some day.