Blogocentric Formulations

Top 10: Places I've Been

When I was growing up, my family was more of a "go to the same places over and over" kind of family, rather than a "new adventures all the time" kind of family. I'm decidedly more of a "new adventures all the time" kind of person (or at least as often as I can afford it!) so this list is a combination of sentimental places I've been to several times, as well as more exotic locales I've visited now that my wife and I have both realized we love traveling.

          1. Pacific Northwest (Seattle and Portland, in particular), USA
          2. New York, New York, USA
          3. Maui, Hawaii, USA
          4. Paris, France
          5. London, United Kingdom, USA
          6. Flathead Lake, Montana, USA
          7. Madrid, Spain
          8. Bay Area, California, USA
          9. Sao Paulo, Brazil
          10. San Diego, California, USA

If there's one thing I miss as a Southern California resident, it's seasons. That's probably why I'm so partial to places like the Pacific Northwest and New York and other areas where you can see vibrant fall colors and wear a heavy jacket and actually use my car's windshield wipers. That said,
I'm certainly not going to complain about more tropical/beach locales when I want to relax and get away from the world.