I know what you mean and totally agree, just that I had a toothache a few weeks ago and had had to grin and bear it for three days, the type of pain that makes you lament like you're praying for death's cold embrace in the middle of the night,
"uhhhggggg.. oh when will it end :(".
At that point I would've preferred a hot poker just to switch things up.
I'd say France so I could tour some WWII stuff, maybe visit the Ardenne forest and things like that.
Facing exile in the wilderness for a year, you get a choice of a knife or a fire starter, which do you choose?