What about the good old US of A.
Our bosom buddies who'll let in any Irishman but not an Anglo-saxon..(unless they have sheds of money)

I really liked Northern California, and The Ozarks (Arkansas), there are beautiful parts of Texas and Arizona too, it's not all just desert.
Salt Lake City is like Blackpool when the tide is out, and Las Vegas is like the New Tate Gallery-not enough exits!