Ten on Tuesday (Take 2)

It's summer, which means it's travel time! This week's Ten on Tuesday is travel themed...enjoy the random thoughts!

1. What book, movie or song has made you want to travel to a particular place? Eat, Pray, Love--it definitely made me want to go back to Italy to do nothing but eat--pastas, pizzas, gelato...seriously one of the best food places I've ever been to!

2. Aside from your significant other, who would you want to take with you on a dream trip?
I could travel with any number of friends, so I hope this doesn't offend anyone! But I have to say that my answer would be Ms. Jennifer Gunther because the two of us have had more random adventures/fiascos together which would for sure make for an interesting trip!

3. Where would said dream trip be to?
Oh I think we could have some fun anywhere, but lets say an African Safari just for the heck of it :) Or France :)

4. If you were hosting guests or providing tips, what three things would you show visitors to your hometown? (be it where you live now or where you grew up)
For my 3 various homes:
Granite Bay, CA: they have to eat at Beach House Deli (the best sandwiches ever), people would need to ride bikes around Maidu Park, and see a show at the Music Circus.
Seattle, WA: Visitors would grab a cup of non-Starbucks coffee and walk around Greenlake to people watch, take a ferry to Whidbey Island, and buy flowers at Pikes Place Market
Los Angeles, CA: Frozen yogurt at Pinkberry, a picnic at The Getty Museum, and maybe a concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

5. If you had a long weekend ahead of you, where do you head – beach, city or country/mountains?
Depends on who is choosing :) If my husband is involved, the beach. I'd prefer a place in Northern Cal that has both beach and green forresty mountains.

6. Do you have a passport? If so, did you get it for a particular trip or just to have, in case?
Yes, but it needs to be renewed soon because we're going to Japan in December! I got it for a trip to Europe when I graduated from high school. I think it just has stamps in there from England and America though, they didn't stamp our passports when we went in and out of each country unfortunately.

7. Are there any travel souvenirs you collect? If not, is there something else you collect?
Not really, I always get a few post cards from wherever I go and then usually throw them out eventually.

8. Have you ever traveled anywhere that you'd never want to return to?
I'm not sure I have a huge desire to return to Amsterdam.

9. If you were heading away for a weekend break solo, where would you go? (forget about practicality here and flight times, assume you can get to any city in the world for the weekend)
I'd go to London for a weekend, get lost in wandering :)

10. Is there a song that you strongly associate with a particular trip such that it always takes you back?
"What if I Stumble" by DC Talk takes me to a village 14 hours south of the Mexico/El Paso border. I was there on a mission trip my freshman year of high school, sitting on a rock in the middle of a river listening to that song. It was amazing.