Our Favorite Place

By far, the question we are asked most often is "what was your favorite place?"  This is also the most difficult question to answer.  In the last eight months, we've been in twenty three countries, six continents, and have slept in over seventy-eight different places.  The places we've been and the things we've seen are so diverse that it is practically impossible to pick one that was our favorite.  It's even hard to narrow it down.  We've tried to break it down into categories, such as best "ancient site," or best "water-based site," but how do you compare Petra to ancient Rome or Iguazu Falls to Milford Sound?  Even narrowing it down further to, for example, "waterfalls," is difficult.  Iguazu Falls was absolutely amazing but icy blue Gullfoss, surrounded by snow, was incredibly beautiful.  How about limiting it to a favorite within each country?  Even that has its problems.  Within Australia, we visited Uluru, I rode a camel, played with kangaroos and koalas, and saw the world famous Sydney Opera House.  Within Tanzania, we hiked to the top of the highest mountain in Africa and also saw zebras and wildebeests migrating across the Serengeti.  The places and experiences are simply incomparable to one another.  The only thing I can say is that the world is an amazing place and I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to see so much of it.