Interesting choices. The Gobi desert must be impressive, at least what I've seen so far (on TV). Adelaide and South Australia are great. Did a Road Trip there (up to Brisbane), also visited McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley. And drove to the Uluru from there and back, was a great time. See the sun coming up in the outback on the way was so impressive - also calm and quiet.

The Amalfi coast is great. Completely packed in summer though. If you can avoid July/August it will be great. Amazing views all the way. Beautiful villages. We stayed a couple of nights in "Cetara" - a smaller village by the sea in the middle of Amalfi. Affordable and a great base. The drive is really rewarding and not as scary as it seems. The roads to the villages of Cinque Terre were more challenging I gotta say. If you're at the Amalfi coast, make sure to visit Pompeii. Impressive. Studio Ghibli is a sight I would be interested as well, I was in Japan but didn't have time for that. One day hopefully.

Hashima Island - I've read about that one several times. It was lost to me that it's actually allowed to visit. That would definitely be interesting. I'm a bit lost about Osnabrück though? I feel like I miss something obvious...

Even though full with visitors: Bruges in Belgium is really worth it and lives up to the hype. France in general is lovely. The South as well, check out the lavender fields in June/July. Beautiful. Sweden and Italy are other wonderful countries. Both can be easily done by Road Trips if you enjoy driving.

Yeah, that quite sucks. Covid hit fully then. That's really unlucky. Hopefully you'll see it one day soon. I've seen some of Japan and also Seoul. Surely some more and other Asian countries are on my list as well.

As an Alaskan, I'd say go for it! Just make sure to go during the summer, when the weather's more pleasant. There are lots of great hikes and camping opportunities, and plenty of interesting history, especially around the interior parts of the state.