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[English]

- [Christian] Ready to open this up?

- Yeah.

You ready? - [Christian] Yeah.

- Alright, so we open up this envelope

right there in the airport and.

Where are we going?

(upbeat plucky music)

- I hate planning vacations.

- I do enjoy planning vacations.

- I don't like having to find a hotel.

I don't like having to find flights.

I find it to be stressful.

- I just, I like knowing where I'm going.

I like knowing how I'm getting there.

I like to time things. I like to be punctual.

- So I started to think, what if Rob and I took a vacation

where we had no control over anything.

Not even the destination.

I decided we would take a trip where we would, one,

have no idea where we're going.

Two, have to go to any restaurant

or attraction that was suggested to us.

And three, only order items that were recommended.

So for the first item on that checklist,

I decided to book our trip using a company

that specializes in mystery vacations called Pack Up and Go.

I went and filled out a questionnaire

just listing all of our interests

so they could match us to the perfect destination.

Craft beer and breweries, always.

Vineyards and wine bars, yes.

Cocktail bars, yes.

So about seven days before we're scheduled to depart,

we receive an email giving us just a few details

about where we're going.

- It's gonna be mid 70s and sunny which could be anywhere.

Where could we be going? I have no idea.

- So about two days before our departure,

I receive, in priority mail, a big envelope.

And I was, at this point I started

getting really excited about our trip.

It feels...

like Denver.

Uber's outside.

- Where am I hoping? It's open.

- [Christian] It'd be great if it was a city

that we've never been to before.

- [Rob] Yeah.

- I have a feeling it's Denver for some reason.

- Maybe it could be Idaho. Sun Valley's pretty cool.

And I think the weather might be right.

- [Uber Driver] Thank you. - Thank you very much.

Where we going, Rob?

Ready to open this up?

- Yeah.

You ready?

- Alright, so we open up this envelope

right there in the airport and.

Where are we going? Denver!

Denver, Colorado.

And I was pretty happy.

- We were going to Denver. I was right.

- Oh here we go. Christian and Rob,

We are so excited to have planned

this weekend getaway for you.

Thanks for trusting us.

We think that based on your interest in

good food and drinks, museums and the outdoors,

you guys are going to have a blast in Denver.

Have a fantastic trip and happy travels.

- I don't think so it's 73 degrees on Saturday and Sunday.

- Yeah, but there's mountains.

- I don't think we're gonna be very close to the mountains.

(funky music)

- We're on the plane.

We know we're going to Denver, Colorado.

Pulled down my little tray table,

and I started making an itinerary

of the places that I thought maybe,

out of what Pack Up and Go gave us,

we would want to hit up.

- We promised ourselves we would hit up as many as we could.

Unless we met somebody who recommended

we check out someplace else.

- Denver, here we are.

(funky music)

- So one of the first people we met in Denver

reminded us that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado

and he recommended that we check out a dispensary.

- We're walking past and it's, like,

they're as common as a 7-Eleven

or a Starbucks here in New York.

Unfortunately there's no footage though

because they don't allow cameras inside.

It's a very private experience.

- Okay, so we are now on our way

to a restaurant called Guard and Grace.

- That's correct.

- Guard and Grace was a recommendation from Pack Up and Go.

They actually booked a reservation for us.

- I cannot speak highly enough about this place.

- [Christian] As per the rules,

we had to ask the waiter for his suggestions.

- And every single dish that he recommended and we ate.

It just smashed it. Knocked it out of the park.

- [Christian] It was one of the best meals

I've ever had at a restaurant.

And I really think it was important

just listening to this guy that knows the menu.

The next morning we ate at a popular breakfast spot

that we had heard about.

And there a waitress recommended we check out

a few of the breweries that are in that area.

We borrowed bikes from our hotel

and literally hit up every one she mentioned.

- Alright, so we are on our way now

to the first of our brewing company bike crawl.

These are all Wynkoop.

Alright, what do you recommend?

If a bartender recommended a beer, we drank it.

And if someone suggested a different brewery,

then we went there.

West coast IPA, hoppy, orange pith and bitter.

It's an Indian pale ale.

(lips smacking)

- Not so much.

(upbeat music)

- Sprechen sie Deutsch?

- The best part about Denver, hands down,

was a suggestion from Pack Up and Go.

They recommended we go to Red Rocks at 5:30 in the morning.

- [Rob] We had to jump in an Uber,

travel 45 minutes into the start of the Rocky Mountains

and we're going to the Red Rock National Park

to watch the sun rise.

- [Christian] The video doesn't really do justice

to what it looked like.

Just seeing those colors mixed with

the red rocks that were surrounding us.

- [Rob] It was the most beautiful moment of the entire trip.

Everything you could ever ask for

sitting there waiting for that sun

to come up overlooking Denver.

- And after sunrise, we met somebody who recommended

that we do one of the longer hiking trails

that's in that area and we did it.

Although, we weren't quite dressed appropriately for it.

- To be honest, like, something I've learned about myself

on this trip, like,

it is really nice to embrace ambiguity sometimes.

Just kinda go with the flow.

Damn, like, that a really fantastic way to live life.

If I could just sort of blow that out a little bit

and practice that in general overall.

- I wish I could only go on mystery vacations.

- [Rob] Yeah, there is so much power

in letting someone else plan things for you.

(calm music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vacations /vəˈkeɪʃənz/ B1	noun - periods of rest from work or school, often spent traveling.
planning /ˈplænɪŋ/ B1	noun - the process of deciding how to do something.
stressful /ˈstresfəl/ B1	adjective - causing mental or emotional strain or tension.
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
destination /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃən/ B2	noun - the place to which someone or something is going or is sent.
specializes /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/ B2	verb - to concentrate on a particular area of study or activity.
interests /ˈɪntrəsts/ A2	noun - the feelings of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
depart /dɪˈpɑːrt/ B2	verb - to leave, typically in order to start a journey.
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - very enthusiastic and eager.
recommend /ˌrekəˈmend/ B1	verb - to suggest something as good or suitable.
dispensary /dɪˈspensəri/ B2	noun - a place where medicines are prepared and dispensed.
reservation /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/ B1	noun - the act of reserving something.
waiter /ˈweɪtər/ A2	noun - a person who serves food and drinks to customers in a restaurant.
recommendations /ˌrekəmənˈdeɪʃənz/ B1	noun - the act of recommending something.
breweries /ˈbruːəriːz/ B2	noun - a brewery or a collection of breweries.
ambiguity /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪti/ C1	noun - the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
fantastic /fænˈtæstɪk/ B1	adjective - extraordinarily good or attractive.