Let me first say that I love Florida, my birthplace and home. Many people come here on vacation, and there are all kinds of nooks and crannies in Florida I have yet to explore on weekend jaunts. As befitting a Floridian, however, my true dream vacations take place elsewhere.
1. Norway – I’ve had a special kinship with Norway since elementary school and the characters in our reading book If I Were Going traveled to Norway with its mountains and fjords. I think of one of my favorite fairy tales, The Snow Queen, and the original myth of the giantess Skadi. These are reasons my first book is set in Norway.
2. Ireland – Original home of the fae folk I love to write about, as well my favorite poet 
William Butler Yeats. The Emerald Isle calls to me with its plethora of sacred goddess sites.
3. Scotland – Since historical romance novels are my favorite reading and men in kilts are some of my favorite heroes, Scotland it is, including the Hebrides and other remote wild isles with their wind swept rocky shores.
4. England – With a passion for English history and literature, to be in the castles and cottages, to touch the stones and ivy, wow! Incomparable.
5. Greece – To see the places Homer sung about, oh my stars, incredible! To walk in the footsteps of the Mycenaeans, of Achilles, Theseus, and Aeschylus would be like floating on Olympus. This vacation includes Delphi, the birthplace of Apollo, as well as Crete, the Minoan homeland whose culture probably influenced the Irish Celts.
6. Egypt – What wonderful history, architecture, magic, and mystery, and the inspiration for my some of my favorite movies, the 1930s and 40s mummy movies.
7. Turkey – Thrace. Scythians, from whom the Firbolg sprang. In pre-history, this ancient land is the birthplace of goddess culture. Plus, my husband said the people are very nice.
8. New Zealand – Judging from favorite tv shows like Xena and Hercules the Legendary Journeys, the scenery in New Zealand is agonizingly beautiful. Once I had a dream where a basket of black eggs floated to shore in New Zealand, and it was the beginning of the world.
9. Australia – Home of vintage romance author Dorothy Cork. I learned everything I know about Australia and vintage romance novels from her.
10. Alaska – George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand. Love this song and want to go to Alaska. In the “olden days” as a teenager I used to dial O and ask for information in various places just to talk to people from faraway. I once talked to a person in Barrow that way.
11. Wales – Another magical place I long to see, plus the ghost of Richard Burton.
12. Figi– I also have Dorothy Cork to thank for this one. One of her books is set there.
13. Rome – The ancient and historical parts. So much history!
That’s the judgement of Themis. What is your dream vacation?
Back home again, jiggity jig! 
I love your list of dream vacations. Funny you should mention Norway. People always look at me strangely when I say I’d like to see it someday. Glad to know I’m not the only one. I would add Africa to your list too. If I had to pick just one, however, it would probably be Scotland. And as an Italian, Italy should be in there somewhere too. It’s nice to dream that I can visit them all, LOL.
Mae, 13 is really not enough. My list didn’t even cover the 48 states. For instance, I would love to drive Route 66 while writing a mystery novel– what a hoot!
I like your first four choices. Have been in those places, lived in Norway for a year! All wonderful places! The history, legend, quaint, following my ancestors! There are many places in the US that I would like to see as I have never been west of the Mississippi!
Wow, how impressive. You must have some wonderful memories of Norway and the other locales!