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Alaska in summer a few years ago. Got lucky to have two weeks of great weather. I daydream of that state.

Hiked through the temperate rainforest and rafted back towards the ocean with incredible views of the mountains behind me. Ate the best crabs I've ever had at a remote crab shack and took a flight in a tiny floatplane. Landscape photography out of a helicoptor. Walked on top of a glacier. Rode on the Alaska Railroad. 

Didn't quite get so lucky with wildlife, but I loved that entire trip and it's still the best I've had.

 
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probably basque country last fall, just me, my wife, my best friend, his wife. good surf, better food, great weather, zero drama

Nice - Spain or France?

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damn that sounds amazing. I'm thinking of hiking the Camino de Santiago through the Basque in the future, Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎 you down?

Yeah possibly - that would be cool. My uncle did the Camino once and liked it so much he did it again a couple years later.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Japan for my honeymoon. Lots of great food, sights, and areas to explore between the various cities. We went to Tokyo and Kyoto for 2 weeks, but definitely would want to go back and explore other cities like Osaka.

Yellowstone was also great when I went with a couple of friends. Went in October so lots of snow everywhere - climbed a mountain, hiked around frozen lakes, saw lots of wildlife and cool sights along with lots of goofing around at the cabin we were staying at. Very different flavor from Japan, but also up there IMO.

 

Japan for honeymoon sounds incredible tbh, I have some friends that did the same thing and it looked amazing. I've been before but just by myself, as a honeymoon destination I'm sure that was a great experience. My gf said she really would want to go there for that since she's never been. What were some of the more couple-oriented things that you liked about it?

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So I left this out, but we also went to a spa / resort town called Hakone for a couple of days between Tokyo and Kyoto. It was a nice change of pace from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo and for us to just relax a bit in a more natural setting. The place we stayed at was a resort with hot spring baths, multi-course meals, mountain views, etc. so really nice place to just chill.

Aside from that, we didn't really do anything couple oriented - it was just fun trying new things and exploring new places with somebody.

 

Japan - first time in Japan, just did 4 days at Tokyo. Plan to do more in Mt. Fiji, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo next year.

Amazing sightseeing, very calm and composed culture. Great shopping areas and thematic areas to visit. Lots of very large parks to take a walk and read about history.

We did ryokan in Asakusa area (only one of the hotels had it, it was very very good), walked through cherry blossom during season (very beautiful), went to local bar (very small and crowded but very delicious). Big anime fan, Shibuya had a whole floor for One Piece comics and merchandise. Shinjuku had very amusing nightlife scene. Omakase near the grand train station is very very good (need to book through a concierge at hotel, should book months in advance, also should book for the bar instead of table seats). 7/11 is on another level. 

Downside - very shy locals and businesses. Non-Japanese speaking travelers aren't very welcomed. Ideal if you know how to speak Japanese, at the very least have a translator ready. Hotels aren't as spacious as you'd see in US or Caribbean.

 

It was mid-late April. Cherry blossom season was early that year, so I went to Tohoku for the full bloom. Went to Sendai, Akita, Hirosaki and Aomori over a week. Highlight was definitely Hirosaki castle, absolutely beautiful. The cider in Aomori was the best I've ever had.

 

Two weeks in the south of France. Did Cannes, Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and spent 24 hours in Monaco. Unbelievably good food & wine and fantastic people. 

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One that was a bit unorthodox (no pun intended) was a hiking/camping religious pilgrimage I did in Poland from Warsaw to Czestochowa covering 200+ miles on foot. Great spiritual formation, everyone was really nice, and it was very mentally refreshing and grounding.

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unfortunately they didn't have any pierogi on the pilgrimage itself, but I had this amazing pork knuckle after that was delicious and made it all worthwhile.

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Hahaha … can you make your jealousy any more obvious than this? Hahahahaha!

 

I've been to a lot of places but I really, really, really like New York. It's extremely fun in small doses, it's a relatively quick flight, and I have a lot of friends there so it's always fun catching up with them after not seeing them for a while. There are other places that are probably more "fun" on paper, but I don't have any friends that live there so it reduces the fun factor by a lot.

 

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