What are the best attractions in your area?

[Stephanie]

Hey there everyone,

For some of us, our listing is also our home or at least in a place we are familiar with from childhood. I’ve been speaking with tons of Hosts and there’s one thing you all have in common - the love and knowledge you have for your villages, towns and cities.

So then, what’s the biggest draw for travellers to your area? Any hidden gems?

Many thanks,

Stephanie

[Robin4]

@Stephanie 

Wow, where do we start! My town of Mt Barker is home to Steamranger, the steam rail preservation society. We get guests from all over the world come to experience the 'Southern Encounter'!

http://www.steamrangerheritagerailway.org/our-trains/the-southern-encounter/

This area is also home to Australia's National Motor Museum where there is an example of every type of road transport that has ever run in this country.

https://motor.history.sa.gov.au/visit/

I, and a few others have been involved in a series of short promotional videos that showcase what we have to offer here in the Adelaide Hills in the way of food and wine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tzi1RlpZYc

I could show you houseboat experiences on the Murray River first hand,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2h4PmH_ylI

Panning for gold at Euchunga, having a hand in making your own beer at The Prancing Pony!

https://prancingponybrewery.com.au/

Steph, you can't begin to imagine what we have on offer here in this area....It's just wonderful to be a part of it!

Cheers......Rob

PS: And then on top of that you get Ade and I as hosts!!!

[Stephanie]

@Robin4 

Wait... The Prancy Pony like from Lord of the Rings?! I don't think that brew has made it to my rainy isles so guess I just have to visit you guys in Oz. Ah, my dad used to take us on the steam trains when I was little, not too far from where I grew up: https://www.svr.co.uk/ and, of course, the yearly visit to the Transport musuem in Cov - https://www.transport-museum.com/ 

As I was saying to @Cathie19 , the saving up to visit down under is well under way!

P.S. The PS was the top pic of the bunch!

Thanks,

Steph

[Robin4]

@Stephanie 

Well Steph, years ago there was a travel add on TV here and their punch line was....

'The world is waiting, all it needs is you'!

Cheers.....Rob

[Emily352]

In all these years I acted as a godmother to dozens of travelers.

I drew hundreds of maps on restaurant napkins, showed the guests the best places where to get lost, loved or allow to be seduced.

The foreign visitors that I initially hosted, tourists over the age of 60 years, actually, had a truly maniacal Leonardo da Vinci fever.

Then, slowly, my place began to attract a different kind of people: those with true backpacker’s spirit.

I just let the crazy, compulsive, shopaholic and egocentric travelers (just like me) go down the fancy little stores in the most hipster district of Milan, “Isola”, without troubling their conscience or making their credit card bleed in such a way doing no harm to them from the very first day.

For those who thought they were dapper little gents, but deep down, they were really just sensitive scoundrels (just like me), "Fondazione Prada", baby! A refreshing kiss, in a place filled with original works of art, that could not be forgotten easily.

For the real travelers who were only those that started to go, for the righteous and the wise who were not afraid to dare (just like me), the funny and happy atmosphere of the district of "Brera" with its narrow, winding little alleyways, full of corner shops and places where to eat crouched on cases of beer and everything was given to the mood of the cook and what he found in the pantry.

For those who arrived with their boyfriend-husband-lover-toyboy (on the matter of mating I was broad-minded), if, after making love, they were hungry, there was no better place in Milan than "Knam''s" where you could devour a triple chocolate mousse and run away forever from the 21st century.

[Stephanie]

Nice to meet you @Emily352 

Though I can't tell from your profile, I'm going to assume you host in Italy? I have only ever been on a stop over when travelling to Japan many years ago, desperate to explore the architecture! I have visited Siciliy in my teens, which I adored. It's time I gave the mainland a turn!

Thanks,

Stephanie

[Emily352]

@Stephanie 

I think that's a very good idea. 😎

[Alexandra316]

@Stephanie Wine, wine, wine and more wine: winery tours, wine tastings, winery-based weddings, winery restaurants, wine seminars and conferences... if it's about wine, they visit us for it. Who would have thought that wineries were such a big thing in Ontario, Canada? The Beamsville Bench, where we host, has been called "Canada's home of terroir".

We are also about 25 minutes from Niagara Falls, which is a place that visitors just can't seem to get enough of. The falls themselves are pretty spectacular: the town less so. I play tour guide there a lot for co-workers and customers who have never visited the area before. The natural areas around the falls can be pretty spectacular, once you get away from the tacky downtown.  

[Stephanie]

Any mention that starts with the word "Wine" always has me intrigued. I've planned to visit Canada since a friend of mine moved to out there a few years ago. They say Niagara Falls is one of those things you just have to see before you kick the bucked! 

[Miloud0]

Salute @Stephanie 

Where i am living, there are some places, where my guests like to go and see, according the experience with my guests. So there are : 

Historical sites: like Chellah, Hassan Tower, the Kasbah of Oudayas ...

Museums: like Mohammed VI Museum of Contemporary Arts, Museum of History of Civilizations, Villa of Arts ... etc.

Old city.

Many of my guests, especially non-moroccans, wanted to see these places.

Also, there are: Zoo, Cornice of Rabat and Beach of Rabat

Thank,
Miloud

[Beth80]

@Stephanie  Boa Vista is a long way from anything. Tourist wise we get back packers coming to climb Mount Roraima. It's the flat topped mountain featured in the Disney movie "UP!"  

[Ute42]

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Hi @Stephanie ,

I grew up in the Cologne area in Germany and for the last 30 years I've been living in Munich, also Germany. The place i rent out is 100 miles away from Munich in the Bavarian Forest and I have no idea what the attractions are in this area.

People rent my place for a week most of the time, and when they come here they have a list of sights and attractions they found on google in the internet. For the last 2 years I don't remember anyone asking: „what are the attractions of the area?“.

There is only one thing people ask me at check in: „What's the wifi-password?“