Compared to most people, I've traveled A LOT! I always loved traveling, and so does my husband. Since my husband is a European, we have traveled to Europe a lot and I had traveled to a few countries there even before meeting him. We also love domestic travel in the US and have enjoyed traveling to other parts of the world, as well. I had lived in a couple Asian countries briefly as a young woman, and visited others. We never had children, so made travel a high priority for us. I've never been to Russia, though. As a college student, I tried to convince my friends to take the Trans Siberian Express with me, but they refused. In truth, they were not really "roughin' it" kind of gals, like I was. Back then it would have been quite rough. In my middle-age now, I no longer wish to do such rough trips, neither does my husband.

Q: Beyond bare necessities, what kinds of things have you splurged on (for money) for pleasure purposes?