Petra. Unbelievably historic and beautiful. Right up there for me.

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Feb 5, 2019
2:40:00pm

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Most spectacular place you visited? I've been to a lot of places but

Division Bell

2/5/19 1:32pm

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Dynasty1

2/5/19 1:34pm

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Dynasty1

2/5/19 1:41pm

You still can. It's not like he called no sharesies.

LeftOfNormal

2/5/19 1:41pm

The end of the Trolltunga hike in Norway is spectacular also

donnerstag

2/5/19 1:45pm

That's on my bucket list. My ancestors came from that area.

Division Bell

2/5/19 1:49pm

Bring a drone

donnerstag

2/5/19 1:53pm

Pretty sure that’s in Pakistan based on my recent watching of MI Fallout.

Pistol Shrimp

2/5/19 1:56pm

Having hiked Pulpit Rock, that bugged me, ha ha.

matthodge

2/6/19 2:09pm

There's a square in downtown Mexico City that shows up in a bunch of movies in

chilango

2/6/19 2:27pm

I've been on that rock, albeit I didn't dare get close to the edge.

matthodge

2/6/19 2:10pm

True about Priekestolen!

RUNBYU1

2/6/19 10:42am

Yep, been there, and I agree with you. We stayed in Murren. I can't wait to go

BlueBlood94

2/5/19 1:39pm

Lauterbrunnen is the most spectacular, with the only close to comparable

Pistol Shrimp

2/5/19 1:40pm

You've hit probably one of the best ones for natural beauty, for sure.

ForzaPuma

2/5/19 1:43pm

In terms of touristy places, that's probably my #1 as well.

Byron McNertney

2/5/19 1:45pm

Sadly true.

chilango

2/5/19 9:09pm

Wow, someday...

pegushin

2/5/19 1:45pm

Is that where the famous wing suit cliffs are?

maxpowers

2/5/19 1:48pm

Yes.

Division Bell

2/5/19 1:50pm

Road from Banff to Columbia icefield.... pick any spot along the way.

kotacoug

2/5/19 1:48pm

Been there. Likewise stunning.

Division Bell

2/5/19 1:53pm

A few that come to mind

cougfanblue

2/5/19 1:49pm

Glacier NP before fire season

Bonoman

2/5/19 1:54pm

meant for OP

Bonoman

2/5/19 1:55pm

I've considered the rim-to-rim hike in the Grand canyon but it's pretty brutal

Division Bell

2/5/19 1:57pm

And if you come to Colorado for the Maroon Bells, one of my favorite places on earth is Hanging Lake.

cougfanblue

2/5/19 1:59pm

My SIL runs it every year with a group of her girlfriends....marathoners

Bonoman

2/5/19 2:03pm

Yeah, you gotta be in good shape.

Division Bell

2/5/19 2:22pm

And Yellowstone.

cougfanblue

2/5/19 1:58pm

That's another bucket list item. Definitely want to go there.

Division Bell

2/5/19 1:59pm

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CougarVeteran

2/5/19 8:15pm

Tahiti

WDaddy

2/5/19 1:52pm

Tahiti is not in Europe.

Left Shark Coug

2/5/19 1:58pm

Very observant. How did you figure it out so quickly?

WDaddy

2/5/19 2:00pm

At times only the learned are capable of understanding the subtlety.

Left Shark Coug

2/5/19 2:03pm

Had to google it. Doh. Been too long.

WDaddy

2/5/19 2:05pm

When you get the box you can give us geography lessons lol

azmbacougar

2/5/19 2:01pm

Cattle mutilations are up.

Left Shark Coug

2/5/19 2:09pm

If you’ve been to Lauterbrunnen, you’ve probably been to a number of

hamaca

2/5/19 1:52pm

I once drove from Salzburg to Lauterbrunnen over the course of 5 or 6 days

Byron McNertney

2/5/19 1:56pm

Yep, winding roads at times, but with incredible scenery.

hamaca

2/5/19 1:58pm

Torres del Paine in Southern Chile.

Sooner Cougar

2/5/19 1:52pm

A few places

donnerstag

2/5/19 1:53pm

Napali Coast and Hanalei Bay, Banff (Lake Louise), Amalfi Coast (Positano),

Thrill

2/5/19 1:54pm

Napali Coast is beautiful, as is the Kalalau (sp?) Trail. We didn't do the whole

Division Bell

2/5/19 2:05pm

^^^This for me, my favorite place.

Romex

2/5/19 4:20pm

We’ve been to Kauai so many times it’s a second home...

CoachSpeak

2/5/19 5:03pm

Angel Falls and Canaima, Venezuela

El Careeb

2/5/19 1:54pm

South island new Zealand

LiveCoug

2/5/19 1:56pm

Going there next year. Our company booked an entire cruise ship (Royal Caribbean

Division Bell

2/5/19 2:08pm

At the top of my list for awe inspiring travel

Tare

2/5/19 1:58pm

Worth a look for sure.

Division Bell

2/5/19 2:11pm

LauterBrunnen reminds me of Telluride Co. Yosemite/Glacier NP's are amazing

Mayor of Cougartown

2/5/19 2:00pm

For historical purposes-Jerusalem. Natural beauty- Bavaria

Metallicat

2/5/19 2:02pm

I need to make it to Jerusalem and see the sites. Specifically the Jesus sites.

Mayor of Cougartown

2/5/19 2:03pm

It was incredible and I want to go back someday. That said...

Metallicat

2/5/19 2:14pm

that's unfortunate but if prepared for that I could deal

Mayor of Cougartown

2/5/19 2:26pm

You don't want to do the Holy Land with a tour group if you can avoid it.

jvquarterback

2/5/19 4:13pm

My favorite part was when we DID do tours. Particularly the city of David.

Metallicat

2/6/19 12:42pm

Is it required that every drone video be accompanied by overly dramatic music?

UNLVcougar

2/5/19 2:03pm

Yes. I think it's a law now.

Division Bell

2/5/19 2:12pm

There are some spectacular fjords in Iceland that look pretty similar, but which

chilango

2/5/19 2:12pm

Wow, good list.

Division Bell

2/5/19 2:15pm

The trips up the Jungfrau and Schilthorn are also fantastic.

Florwood

2/5/19 2:28pm

To celebrate the worst James Bond movie ever?

Division Bell

2/5/19 2:31pm

So many. Some of my list:

Archaea

2/5/19 2:28pm

The Watergate "Deepthroat" underground parking garage in Roslyn Virginia.

JmThms

2/5/19 2:34pm

Probably Trolltunga in Norway, among other Norwegian sights ...

matthodge

2/5/19 2:37pm

Yep, Flåm is an amazing town. Looks like fairlytale land

Hank Rearden

2/5/19 2:59pm

I was in Delta today. It is its own type of spectacular.

The Board Imbecile

2/5/19 2:38pm

Petra. Unbelievably historic and beautiful. Right up there for me.

rockhound

2/5/19 2:40pm

I visited Petra twice. Both while on WestPac deployments.

JmThms

2/5/19 2:47pm

I rode the camels with my kids. Unforgettable.

jvquarterback

2/5/19 3:59pm

Lukla, Nepal, the gateway to Mt. Everest. The airport is awesome.

Marking Time

2/5/19 3:10pm

Above kandahar late fall 2001

PickleButton

2/5/19 3:31pm

The Amalfi Coast:

Monomachos

2/5/19 4:12pm

We stayed in a place just to the side of the orange building... in the side of

Division Bell

2/5/19 4:30pm

A lot of gorgeous places along the coast; I've stayed in Amalfi and Ravello,

Monomachos

2/5/19 5:35pm

Love Positano and Capri and Ischia

Archaea

2/5/19 9:25pm

El Yunque, Yellowstone, Boundary Waters, almost all of NZ.

Squeegee

2/5/19 4:44pm

Glacier Bay, AK

CougarVeteran

2/5/19 8:16pm

Boy, I need to get out more....see a few places.

Preppy

2/6/19 11:06am

Maybe Niagara Falls. Literally awesome. The Kennedy Space Center was awe-

spoxjox

2/6/19 12:20pm

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