We asked 10 people to describe an unforgettable travel experience and where they want to go next.
My wife, Stacey, and I spent five days there with a couple friends.
I am desperate to be able to explain the sheer joy it brought me.
The closest Ive come to the divine is on a river.
Wed fish, have lunch and dinner on the bank, sleep on the bank.
You see bald eagles or a moose.
Mostly you concentrate on the trout.
Because you have to be patient.
You have to play the trout.
You have to tire it out.
When you land it, you take a picture.
You say thank you.
You give it a kiss, and you put them back for next year.
So that he or she can grow, and we can do it all over again.
You put your palms up and think, How is this possible?
It was such an indelible experience, but not just because of the banana pancakes we ate for breakfast.
It happened to be my wifes birthday and I kept thinking,Boy, I really blew this one.
The air-conditioning on the bus was so freezing cold that our arms and legs cramped up.
We practically couldnt move.
Over 100 people had died.
It was one of those moments when we didnt know what to say to each other.
Nothing makes you feel more alive than having been shot at and missed, and thats how we felt.
As you get older, you appreciate how fragile our existence is.
Im not generally like this, but I do think certain things happen for a reason.
