“The Grand Canyon. It actually breaks your brain a little. At first you think, “Oh that’s not THAT big,” but then you start walking and the parallax movement your brain is expecting doesn’t happen and something clicks and your brain grasps the actual scale of the thing you’re looking at.

The feeling of looking at something so massive that you can’t even compute the scale of it at first is both vertiginous and exhilarating. It’s an absolutely incredible experience.”

“Swiss Alps! Absolutely breathtaking.”

“Maui. It was breathtaking. Everywhere you went it smelled of plants, flowers and the ocean.

The pace of the city was very laid back. All town roads were 35 mph or under. Standing in line to pay for anything was not an annoyance as everyone around you is relaxed and friendly.

I wish I could go for a couple weeks every year just to recharge.”

“Iceland. If you love nature, you’ll be amazed. Every stop on the way, even to tank gas, are worth it.”

“The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.”

“New Zealand without a doubt. My favourite place on Earth.”

“Kyoto. Peaceful, beautiful, and somehow even better in silence.”

“Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Absolutely breathtaking.”

“Zion National Park. Especially the Narrows.”

“Banff. I live in Colorado and am in the mountains all the time, but the views in Banff are a different level. Just incredible.”

“Ireland. It’s exactly how you imagine and better.”

“Grindelwald, Switzerland was the most majestic place I could ever imagine.”

“The Scottish Highlands really did for us!!!”

“Costa Rica. Exceeded expectation – I felt like I was on another planet. One that valued the natural world and kept a radically different pace. I stayed at a bird sanctuary in the mountains then by the beach with the monkeys. I ate fresh food from sun up to sun down. I forgot about work and other commitments. It was another realm.”

“In California, the La Brea Tar Pits and Sequoia National Park were breathtaking. Wife liked the beaches and LA and all that, but those were my highlights.”

“Amsterdam was as much fun as you’d think!”

“Vietnam.

I went there for a month on the suggestion of many people I met on the journey. I ended up staying for 3 years. I recently went back and met up with a bunch of the friends that I met there after 8 years apart. It was as if we’d been apart for 12 hours.

Most welcoming people that I’ve ever met.”

“Lake Como, Italy. It was honestly so amazing that I won’t go back because I don’t ever want to ruin the memories of the three perfect days we spent there.”

“Florence and the Tuscany area in general. Best food I’ve ever had. Some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Amazing culture and history, and some truly astounding works of art.”

“Santorini. The blue in the photos are beautiful, but with your own eyes, sublime.”

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