The classics. Pick one.

Longtail dawn.

Khao Sok, Thailand · easy

Skyway loop.

Robbinsville, USA · hard

Trail ride.

Denver, USA · easy

One week, Philosopher's Path at dawn, picnic under the trees like everyone else.

Kyoto, Japan · easy

Orchard season.

Troodos, Cyprus · easy

Tactics daily, one opening each color, stop hanging pieces.

Anywhere · hard

Gentle rollers, sea stars, Wickaninnish storms watching.

Tofino, Canada · easy

Autumn gold.

Omalos, Greece · easy

Local honey.

Ayder, Turkey · easy

Tang-dynasty calm in Diamond Hill.

Hong Kong, China · easy

Limestone buttresses, night market after. Monkeys audit gear.

Chiang Mai, Thailand · moderate

Vineyard lunch.

Siena, Italy · easy

Dead flat, screaming crowds, personal best territory.

Chicago, USA · hard

Battlefield-town stop.

Rocktown, USA · easy

Reef trip.

Railay, Thailand · easy

Three hens, fresh eggs, 6am negotiations.

Anywhere · moderate

Glass art.

Seattle, USA · easy

Forest singletrack.

Ducktown, USA · moderate

Day lodge.

Glacier, USA · easy

Lake fortress.

Montreux, Switzerland · easy

Kürtőskalács warm from the spit at the Great Market Hall.

Budapest, Hungary · easy

Dumpling crawl.

Vancouver, Canada · easy

Lei stands then Mei Sum.

Honolulu, USA · easy

Mine frite and boulettes.

Port Louis, Mauritius · easy

Oolongs and dim sum lore in the alleys.

San Francisco, USA · easy

Beach chips.

Bundoran, Ireland · easy

Hundreds swim the river at dusk. Boat seat, cold drink, silence.

Kasane, Botswana · easy

Spotlight eyes in the dark, bush babies, maybe a leopard. Cold wind.

Kasane, Botswana · easy

Elephants at the water's edge.

Kasane, Botswana · easy

Lodge deck above the river, hippos grunting savasana. Dawn chorus.

Kasane, Botswana · easy

Dawn miles past the elephants.

Kasane, Botswana · moderate

Puku and buffalo on the banks, light going gold. Stay in the boat.

Kasane, Botswana · easy

Tempering without bloom. Single-origin tasting flight.

Anywhere · moderate

Temper, mold, fill forty. Blouse optional, thermometer not.

Anywhere · hard

Free samples.

Margaret River, Australia · easy

Åre Choklad.

Åre, Sweden · easy

Make pralines.

Antwerp, Belgium · easy

Cheese in cocoa.

Salento, Colombia · easy

Bean-to-bar.

Geneva, Switzerland · easy

Läderach craft.

Lausanne, Switzerland · easy

Weekly rehearsals, winter concert, robes optional.

Anywhere · moderate

Rajasthani village.

Jaipur, India · easy

Teddy-bear chollas at first light.

Joshua Tree, USA · easy

Old town.

Mykonos, Greece · easy

Fries and beef.

Valparaíso, Chile · easy

Waterfall walk.

El Chaltén, Argentina · easy

Elder pilgrims.

Thimphu, Bhutan · easy

Legendary riverside thali.

Rishikesh, India · easy

Sauerkraut mountain, five sausages, Riesling pitcher. Winter fuel.

Strasbourg, France · easy

Pink sand to monastery cliff, Libyan Sea views. Wild southwest.

Elafonisi, Greece · moderate

Cliff monastery.

Elafonisi, Greece · easy

First cog train to Corcovado.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · easy

Freetown.

Copenhagen, Denmark · easy

Modern church.

Klaksvik, Faroe Islands · easy

Tiny market, huge atmosphere.

Hallstatt, Austria · easy

Lakeside chalets.

Montreux, Switzerland · easy

Christkindelsmärik.

Strasbourg, France · easy

Cowboy night.

Keystone, USA · easy

Turia gorge walls minutes from Valencia. Orange groves rest days.

Chulilla, Spain · moderate

Carols, candles, packed pews. Rehearse from October.

Anywhere · moderate