TOP 10 TRAVEL DESTINATIONS! (after 8 Years of World Travel) Ep 290

0:00hey guys we are stuck here in the

0:02Dominican Republic waiting on boat parts

0:04and there's just not a lot to do so this

0:07week I decided to do something a little

0:08different we've been traveling for 8

0:11years and have visited 54 countries not

0:13all of them by boat of course I've put

0:15together a video diary of the top 10

0:19favorite places we have ever been now

0:21remember we have been to so many places

0:23in 8 years of traveling we have been to

0:25tourist attractions and monuments and

0:28and all sorts of places that most people

0:30only dream about going but this list for

0:32us is personal where the whole package

0:35was memorable or significant to us as a

0:38liveboard cruising family so let's get

0:40started coming in at number 10 are the

0:43malds an Indian Ocean island chain

0:45situated at the southern tip of the

0:47country of India the maldiv consist of

0:4926 atoles and are known for the

0:52absolutely breathtaking Blue Water sunny

0:54skies and hundreds of world famous

0:57Resorts with a wide variety of coral and

1:00underwater life we literally swam with

1:02sharks stingrays and had an amazing time

1:06here we arrived in the MDES in October

1:08of 2021 just as the world was starting

1:10to open up after covid-19 and

1:13participated in the first ever mald

1:14yacht rally we learned about the culture

1:16of the maldivian people explored the

1:18towns and the farms and learned all

1:20about the Muslim people and their

1:22religion of Islam we made some good

1:24friends did lots of dancing and spent

1:26lots of time in the crystal clear water

1:29we spent about 4 months total here and

1:31made some great memories that we'll

1:32never

1:34forget coming in at number nine is

1:36Greece the beautiful Mediterranean

1:38country known for its beaches epic

1:40Cliffs and Rich history we've been here

1:43twice in8 years and had an extra crew of

1:45five while here in June of

1:462023 we explored underwater caves and

1:49tunnels learned about the significance

1:52of this cradle of civilization and its

1:54contribution to western philosophy

1:56democracy and literature we explored the

1:59small town towns and the large monuments

2:01we've left a part of our hearts in

2:03Greece as most of our more memorable

2:05times were not because of the places we

2:07saw but because of the people we were

2:11with number eight on our list is the

2:14volcanic island of Iceland no we didn't

2:17travel by boat but flew over and spent 2

2:19weeks driving around the entire Island

2:22Iceland is defined by its dramatic

2:24landscape of volcanoes black sandy

2:26beaches and thousands of enormous

2:28waterfalls with we saw and walked

2:30through several dozen waterfalls on our

2:322E self-drive

2:34tour we took a boat ride through a

2:36glacier Lake and learned how the massive

2:38ice caps are quickly melting we hiked

2:41through breathtaking ice caves and out

2:43onto an actual Glacier my

2:47God Keith Jack and Kate swam and scuba

2:51dived in the silfur rift some of the

2:53coldest and clearest water in the world

2:55I don't have any

2:56lips I love this so much that's cool I

2:59love this so much our two-e road trip

3:01went by way too quickly the absolute

3:04best part was finding a secret Hot

3:06Springs waterfall right next to an icy

3:08River out in the middle of

3:11nowhere it was a great family trip to

3:13celebrate my 50th birthday in October of

3:172023 number seven on our list is more of

3:20an event than a specific place but

3:22completing our first ocean Crossing in

3:24July 2017 was Monumental in our 8 years

3:27of traveling sailing Southwest across

3:29the Pacific the maresis islands are the

3:31first landmass of Sailor encounters

3:33arriving here after 21 days at Sea with

3:36our family brings an incredible sense of

3:38accomplishment that can never be

3:41duplicated since we left Florida

3:44November 8th we sell

3:477,111 mil Blue Water miles wow no matter

3:52how many oceans we cross and there have

3:54been many since then we will never

3:56forget our first

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3:59number six is none other than the

4:01worldclass cruising grounds known as The

4:03Majestic Fiji islands situated a th000

4:06nautical miles Northeast of New Zealand

4:07in the South Pacific Fiji is known for

4:09its stunning Landscapes magnificent blue

4:12water clear lagoons white sandy beaches

4:15and diverse underwater life including

4:17some of the most famous diving in the

4:18world our last visit here was during

4:21late 2020 when the rest of the world was

4:23still shut down for covid-19 Fiji opened

4:26up for yis and so we basically have the

4:28entire country all to ourselves Lush

4:30mountains dip down into secluded lagoons

4:33for some of the most perfect cruising

4:34grounds we've ever experienced we've

4:37been to Fiji three different times over

4:38the last eight years and hung out with

4:40several other Cruisers and found that

4:42some of the best kiing in the world is

4:44also in Fiji specifically in a shallow

4:47Bank north of the main island a place

4:49we've dubbed zatara Flats look it up

4:52it's on Google Maps number five on our

4:54list are the beautiful Bahamas and not

4:57because they're an absolutely gorgeous

4:58travel destination with white sandy

5:00beaches and turquoise water but mostly

5:03because they're so close to our home in

5:04the United States after purchasing our

5:07very first sailboat in 2016 the Bahamas

5:10became our inaugural destination as a

5:12full-time liveaboard family some of the

5:14best snorkeling and diving in the world

5:16is here as well as amazing caves lagoons

5:19and

5:21swim-throughs in addition to being a

5:23perfect weekend travel destination from

5:25the US Mainland the Bahamas also holds a

5:28very special place in our

5:31hearts French Polynesia is number four

5:33on our top 10 list dispersed throughout

5:36the South Pacific Ocean French Polinesia

5:38consists of the maresas tuamotus Tahiti

5:40borabora and hundreds of other islands

5:43and atolls after that first ocean

5:45Crossing in our monah hole we enjoyed 3

5:47months cruising through the islands into

5:49tolls of the secluded place and even

5:51though we've already showcased plenty of

5:53turquoise Waters and stunning landscapes

5:55in our top 10 so far French poly sets

5:58itself apart from the rest simply

6:00because of its remote location it's so

6:02far away from everything else almost

6:04like a hidden treasure waiting to be

6:06discovered from world-class diving with

6:09dolphins and sharks in fakarava PA to

6:12exploring the islands themselves and

6:14Inland Treasures that can only come from

6:16places that are so rarely traveled we've

6:19cruised down these islands twice

6:21occasionally encountering fellow Sailors

6:22to share the journey with and at other

6:24times relishing the adventure solely

6:26with our own family but we all agree

6:29French Polynesia is a rare gem not to be

6:34missed all right guys we made it to the

6:36top three how many of those places have

6:38you gone or do you want to go make sure

6:40to leave in the comments and let's

6:42finish this up coming in at number three

6:44is the Red Sea separating Northeast

6:46Africa from Saudi Arabia the Red Sea and

6:49its Gulf of akaba also borders Egypt

6:51Jordan and Israel and since so few

6:54Cruisers sail here we typically have

6:56these beautiful anchorages all to

6:57ourselves we spent about 6 months

7:00cruising up through the Red Sea and into

7:01the Gulf of akaba in 2022 an entirely

7:04new landscape to Feast our eyes on yet

7:06still some truly epic scuba diving the

7:08culture of the Middle East was a very

7:10new experience for us we met lots of

7:12really great people shared in some of

7:14their customs and traditions and enjoyed

7:16some surprisingly good food even the

7:19popular tourist spots we visited Inland

7:21which is something we typically don't

7:22like doing were a truly Unforgettable

7:25experience Egypt Saudi Arabia and Israel

7:28all had great kiding we even got to see

7:30a kite foil competition in conclusion

7:33the Middle East in the Red Sea is a must

7:35visit for any world

7:37traveler in the number two spot is

7:40Southern Africa in early 2022 we docked

7:43our boat in East Africa and took a six-

7:45we road trip all around South Africa

7:47Namibia batswana and Zimbabwe we went on

7:50a safari in South Africa getting up

7:52close and personal but creatures we

7:54thought only existed in the movies we

7:56drove 400 mil up through the desert to

7:58Namibia and explored the sand dunes of

8:00the Namib Desert by airplane and by foot

8:03next 700 Mi to batswana where we

8:05experienc so many wild animals just

8:07roaming around and on the side of the

8:09road it was insane we took an authentic

8:12canoe tour of the okavanga delta in

8:13batswana and enjoyed a super cool photo

8:16Safari in Zimbabwe we visited Victoria

8:19Falls by helicopter and by foot our 6

8:22weeks in Africa was a stellar experience

8:24we got to meet so many great people and

8:26do and see things that we may never

8:28again St St

8:30St oh my

8:35God oh my

8:38go among all the remarkable activities

8:41we experienced during our six we African

8:43Adventure the most valuable for me was

8:45the quality time we spent together

8:48embracing and discovering these new

8:50experiences as a

8:53family all right number one on our list

8:55of favorite places we've been is Western

8:58Australia we spent 4 months in 2021

9:00sailing about 3,000 Mi of the

9:03spectacular Coastline wild untamed and

9:06unlike any other place we've ever been

9:08from esperence in the South to dampier

9:10in the north this part of Australia

9:12offers breathtaking scenery and crystal

9:14clear waters at every stop rugged Cliffs

9:17red dirt and the landscape of the

9:19Outback Nestles right up to the white

9:21Sandy Shore we kite surfed along miles

9:23and miles of pristine beaches

9:26encountered Majestic whales breaching

9:28right off the bow of our boat

9:30we caught lobsters and Squid and fish

9:33and swam with whale sharks and were

9:35constantly astonished at the adventure

9:37of Western

9:39Australia what makes us love this part

9:41of the world so much though is even with

9:44all the gorgeous water and remote

9:46locations of these exceptional cruising

9:48grounds were also close enough to the

9:50city for the kids to go Inland and do

9:52things they love and make friends super

9:54convenient shopping and provisioning and

9:57for us to have repairs done and parts

9:59shiing in this convenience in addition

10:01to the amazing people we met and cruised

10:03with the unmatched natural beauty of

10:06Western Australia and the ability for us

10:08to do all the things we love to do as

10:10liveboard Cruisers easily makes it the

10:12number one place we've ever

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10:16been what an unbelievable time we've had

10:19over the past eight years I think you'll

10:21agree it really puts it into perspective

10:23putting this video together I absolutely

10:25had a blast doing it it's super cool to

10:26be able to take your home with you

10:28around the world as you travel and sleep

10:30in your own bed every night when we went

10:31to Inland places of course we would uh

10:33book hotels or stay at airbnbs and a lot

10:36of the events we just happened upon some

10:38of them I did have to book tickets in

10:40advance or

10:42whatever what would have been your

10:44number one make sure to leave it in the

10:46comments and come back next week as we

10:48hopefully receive our props get them put

10:50on and continue our journey to Grenada

10:52bye-bye have a great week testing

10:55testing 1 2 3 4 this is got to be really

10:58really loud

11:01gats are driving me crazy and that

11:03motorcycle I wonder if you'd be able to

11:04hear

11:07that don't let him go in the

11:11water it's like aliens oh crap right

11:14here oh

11:17Jee my

11:20gosh he's aiming right at me

11:23too dang it son of a [ __ ]

11:27all turn you hot now what do you mean

11:31you were hot before I was hot

11:33before I'm joking guys he's not my mom

11:38isn't hot so hot totally hot

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