I visited Petra twice. Both while on WestPac deployments.

Feb 5, 2019
2:47:56pm

JmThms Walk-on

One visit a few of us hiked up to that monastery way up on the hill. Had to run coming down to catch our bus. Barely made it in time.

Best Mediterranean food buffet I ever had was at a restaurant in the actual little modern town of Petra Jordan.

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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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