While we enjoy domestic and foreign travel, and find it exciting to visit new places, we have a special fondness for the British Isles and especially England. You can get in the car in the morning with no game plan, and come home late having been entertained and edified. We've spent only a couple days in London.
Cities are cities, worldwide.
There's plenty to see, in a relaxed atmosphere, in the countryside. Our familiarity with Dorset comes from two home exchanges with a family of Bournemouth, and they moved between our visits so we enjoyed 2 houses in 2 parts of the city. Bournemouth is largely a retirement community. There are some beaches, beautiful Channel views and interesting shops. They have a world-class symphony orchestra.