Something I value most about traveling or encountering travelers is learning other perspectives. As someone who grew up on the plains and often drove across eastern CO and western KS, I much prefer the trees and rivers of the PacNW. If you are still in contact with your German colleague, you might recommend the drive from Denver, CO to Saskatoon, SK.
the only time i have driven across country i found that Oklahoma was indeed my favorite as well for exactly the same reason. It really gave me a sense of wide open spaces. I have come from Alaska but that is wilderness not open expanses!
As an avid traveler, this one hits home for me. There’s something so majestic, so beautiful, so mind-blowing about driving off the beaten path and getting away from all the hustle and bustle. From my experience, which turns out to be the opposite of your German friend, but that of Europe. Sure, Paris is beautiful, and who wouldn’t want to grab some fish and chips in London or visit a palace in Germany? But there’s something so tranquil about an open road where not another soul is to be found. Your appreciation of the world around you deepens when you’re alone in a poppy field in the Netherlands or standing on a lonely hilltop in the Swiss Alps singing “Doe a Deer.”
It’s in those quiet, unfiltered moments that you start to notice the beauty of the mundane.
Something I value most about traveling or encountering travelers is learning other perspectives. As someone who grew up on the plains and often drove across eastern CO and western KS, I much prefer the trees and rivers of the PacNW. If you are still in contact with your German colleague, you might recommend the drive from Denver, CO to Saskatoon, SK.
I'll bet there's plenty of wide open on that drive! :-)
the only time i have driven across country i found that Oklahoma was indeed my favorite as well for exactly the same reason. It really gave me a sense of wide open spaces. I have come from Alaska but that is wilderness not open expanses!
As an avid traveler, this one hits home for me. There’s something so majestic, so beautiful, so mind-blowing about driving off the beaten path and getting away from all the hustle and bustle. From my experience, which turns out to be the opposite of your German friend, but that of Europe. Sure, Paris is beautiful, and who wouldn’t want to grab some fish and chips in London or visit a palace in Germany? But there’s something so tranquil about an open road where not another soul is to be found. Your appreciation of the world around you deepens when you’re alone in a poppy field in the Netherlands or standing on a lonely hilltop in the Swiss Alps singing “Doe a Deer.”
It’s in those quiet, unfiltered moments that you start to notice the beauty of the mundane.
Well said, my friend. I like the way you think :-)