This week’s topic on Traveler’s Night In, a “tweet-up” for travelers, was Personal Paradise. Ten questions were asked, tagged #TNI, and as always, I was craving an exotic beach and all the delicious food everyone was talking about! (Food= my personal paradise!)
Here are the questions:
Q1. Closest place to “paradise” you’ve ever been?
- @endlessterrain Closest place to paradise for me was Elbow Beach in #Bermuda
- @RickGriffin Other than the back seat of my ’73 Buick Regal when I was in High school, Id say Napa Valley
- @clareappleyard That would have to be Inhaca Island, Mozambique – white sands, blue skies…and giant, juicy prawns!
- @LuxeTiffany Closest place to “paradise” you’ve ever been? #TNI @JadeMountain St. Lucia is right there on that list too. Breathtaking #Caribbean.
- @MalloryOnTravel My personal paradise is any of the greater ranges, the Himalaya, Alps, Rockies, clear skies & jaw-dropping vistas
- @FrankDiCesare Martha’s Vineyard. Love that place!
Q2. Hotel that is heaven on earth? Why?
- @ZipSetRachel Not be a PSA, but you can’t beat a @fourseasons
- @Chimeratravel Bora Bora Lagoon Resort (or was, not sure it’s there now). Overwater bungalo with glass coffee table, watching fish swim beneath u
- @TravelProducer Sort of a “Sophie’s Choice” Question. Pink Sands Resort on Harbor Island in the Bahamas was awesome! Total R&R!
- @FrankDiCesare The Le Pavillon Hotel in New Orleans. Why? I’m convinced God is the head chef.
- @kelleyferro Reschio in Tuscany, Ladera Resort in St Lucia, Palazzo Sasso in Ravello, 4 Seasons in Istanbul, Parrot Cay in Turks & Caicos
Q3. What activities would a day in paradise include?
- @wnderlustprojct ABSOLUTELY NOTHING..but I guess if I got bored, then reading a good book and sipping some alcohol infused fruit drink
- @mygo2it Lying in the sand with a drink in hand. Oh paradise? Ok, maybe two drinks.
- @SkierGrrl Surfing. Hammock. Nap. Fruity drink. Hammock. Then more drinks and hammock time (Costa Rica) = paradise
- @NomadKeith Sailing, maybe a quad bike or a hot-air balloon or airship ride.
- @NatGeoKrista My day in paradise: sunrise yoga on the beach, brunch, hike in the forest, lunch with wine, nap by the pool, dinner at sunset
Q4. Describe the perfect meal
- @itchyfeet_kg Big steak, cooked rare with a side of homemade chips. Yep simple pleasures.
- @BarefootImports Anything with fresh shrimp and ice cold beer
- @KatyHarrison20 Wine. Do you really need anything else?
- @friedman_rachel Dessert First. Whatever happens after that, it’s all good.
- @Inga_Ros Tapas or sushi and white wine.
- @Marilyn_Res The perfect meal is one that I don’t have to cook!
- @sillyamerica enchiladas and a margarita. or shrimp and steak and a glass of wine. or just a big piece of chocolate cake.
Q5. Best spa treatment you’ve ever had? What? Where?
- @pamstuckytoo Any hot stone massage, anywhere. Worst: mud baths. OMG. Mud baths are so wrong in ways that can’t be described in 140 characters.
- @wldflowur13 a free massage!!
- @ehalvey My 1.5 hour massage last Saturday at Private Edition in #Nashville was pretty life-changing
- @ginocosme A couples massage treatment in an overwater spa in the Maldives with a hole in the floor to see the sea life below. Amazing.
- @earthypets In Thailand, it isn’t necessarily the quality, but the quantity – at $3/day you can have a massage daily
Q6. Song that embodies your Perfect Paradise?
- @theadkchick Would Margaritaville be too cliche?
- @MikeCjourno ah yes, Fat Freddy’s Drop – Roady. Sweet Kiwi music
- @HeckticTravels Par Avion – FM Belfast “I wish I had a house in the Caribbean..”
- @nicoleploehn its 5oclock somewhere
- @justinhamlin anything by Jimmy Buffet
- @RumShopRyan On the Coast of Somewhere beautiful, Chensey.
- @travelfootprint Fell in love with the music of John Kruz while in Hawaii. Love hearing anything he sings to remind me of my time there.
Q7. Describe your perfect travel day?
- @amberdegrace getting out and enjoying local food and drink that I can’t get at home. Also taking a ton of photos of everything I see.
- @hugointhecity Perfect travel day? Good place, great food, terrific atmosphere, excellent company =Perfect
- @RedMamaStyle I just love the feeling you get when you know you’re GOING! Bring on the airport!
- @alexberger Starts lazily. Spending the afternoon exploring and just wandering or hiking somewhere amazing. Nap. Food. Then out w/ hostellers
- @GoApril Day one after travel day – no planes/trains or autos – just me and vacation
- @NYCityMama OMG, my perfect travel day is no delays, but even those are fine if I have a great travel companion. Great company=great travel day
Q8. Characteristics of the perfect travel companion?
- @WriterChick47 People who like to try new things (@MidlifeRoadTrip) as much as I do and people I can laugh with
- @iprefer Actually @EliteTravelGal is sooooo well-connected we’d take her too.
- @iTikiTweet Adventurous, independent, good storyteller, resourceful, willing to split n meet up later, know how to wonder
- @travelerkate Make me laugh, let me sleep, & remember to carry snacks so I don’t get grumpy
- @NatGeoKrista Someone who is game to do their own thing sometimes. Someone who pulls their weight with navigation, research, and planning!
- @kymri name starts with Canon and ends with Mark II or III….we go everywhere together 😉
Q9: Ultra luxe shopping destination?
- @innalameda New Yawk City! The whole big apple, from street vendors to Bloomies, something for every budget &every food possibility in between!
- @AllLVTours – Tested Shopping in Vegas w/my friends before I moved. We loved the high end stores, even though we didn’t have the cash to buy!
- @VectoringMomma Wherever there is cultural influence on the items, don’t like mass-produced cookie-cutter items! Found Art is the best!!!
- @lilianlau Out of budget. Does window shopping on Ave Montaigne in Paris counts?
- @noelleluxtrav Aspen, CO! Fendi, Gucci, Gorsuch, RL, the list goes on.
- @ginocosme #London‘s Bond Street, #Paris‘ Champs-Elysées and #HongKong‘s The Mall at Pacific Place
Q10. Where are you going on your next trip to paradise?
- @travelfootprint Hubby works for Fairmont so it will be a hard choice to narrow down which property to choose, but we’re due to go somewhere warm
- @ianandwendy Hopefully #Austria in the fall
- @TripStyler Leaving in t-25 days for #Australia – sydney, great bar reef & luxe eco retreats in whitsundays!!!
- @CravenTravels UK Royal Wedding, baby!
- @BatGirl76 Summit County, CO. God’s country out there, for real. So gorgeous, great skiing, meeting good friends. Can’t wait
Miss #TNI this week? Join in with your answers to the questions in the comments below and make sure to join us next Thursday from 3:30 pm EST- 5:00 pm EST for all the fun!
Thanks to the ZipSetGo girls for organizing a conversation with travelers from all over the world and to YOU for participating in this great group!
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