- [Christian] Ready to open this up?
00:00
You ready?
- [Christian] Yeah.
00:04
- Alright, so we open up this envelope
00:05
right there in the airport and.
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Where are we going?
00:09
(upbeat plucky music)
00:12
- I hate planning vacations.
00:15
- I do enjoy planning vacations.
00:18
- I don't like having to find a hotel.
00:20
I don't like having to find flights.
00:21
I find it to be stressful.
00:23
- I just, I like knowing where I'm going.
00:25
I like knowing how I'm getting there.
00:27
I like to time things.
I like to be punctual.
00:28
- So I started to think, what
if Rob and I took a vacation
00:31
where we had no control over anything.
00:34
Not even the destination.
00:36
I decided we would take a
trip where we would, one,
00:38
have no idea where we're going.
00:41
Two, have to go to any restaurant
00:43
or attraction that was suggested to us.
00:45
And three, only order items
that were recommended.
00:47
So for the first item on that checklist,
00:52
I decided to book our trip using a company
00:53
that specializes in mystery
vacations called Pack Up and Go.
00:55
I went and filled out a questionnaire
01:00
just listing all of our interests
01:02
so they could match us to
the perfect destination.
01:04
Craft beer and breweries, always.
01:07
Vineyards and wine bars, yes.
01:09
Cocktail bars, yes.
01:11
So about seven days before
we're scheduled to depart,
01:13
we receive an email giving
us just a few details
01:16
about where we're going.
01:21
- It's gonna be mid 70s and
sunny which could be anywhere.
01:22
Where could we be going? I have no idea.
01:26
- So about two days before our departure,
01:29
I receive, in priority
mail, a big envelope.
01:33
And I was, at this point I started
01:37
getting really excited about our trip.
01:39
- Where am I hoping? It's open.
01:52
- [Christian] It'd be
great if it was a city
01:54
that we've never been to before.
01:56
- I have a feeling it's
Denver for some reason.
01:58
- Maybe it could be Idaho.
Sun Valley's pretty cool.
02:01
And I think the weather might be right.
02:04
- [Uber Driver] Thank you.
- Thank you very much.
02:06
Where we going, Rob?
02:12
Ready to open this up?
02:14
- Alright, so we open up this envelope
02:18
right there in the airport and.
02:20
Where are we going? Denver!
02:22
And I was pretty happy.
02:27
- We were going to Denver. I was right.
02:30
- Oh here we go. Christian and Rob,
02:32
We are so excited to have planned
02:33
this weekend getaway for you.
02:35
Thanks for trusting us.
02:37
We think that based on your interest in
02:38
good food and drinks,
museums and the outdoors,
02:40
you guys are going to
have a blast in Denver.
02:43
Have a fantastic trip and happy travels.
02:46
- I don't think so it's 73
degrees on Saturday and Sunday.
02:52
- Yeah, but there's mountains.
02:55
- I don't think we're gonna be
very close to the mountains.
02:56
- We're on the plane.
03:08
We know we're going to Denver, Colorado.
03:09
Pulled down my little tray table,
03:12
and I started making an itinerary
03:14
of the places that I thought maybe,
03:15
out of what Pack Up and Go gave us,
03:17
we would want to hit up.
03:19
- We promised ourselves we would
hit up as many as we could.
03:20
Unless we met somebody who recommended
03:24
we check out someplace else.
03:27
- Denver, here we are.
03:28
- So one of the first
people we met in Denver
03:41
reminded us that recreational
marijuana is legal in Colorado
03:44
and he recommended that
we check out a dispensary.
03:48
- We're walking past and it's, like,
03:51
they're as common as a 7-Eleven
03:53
or a Starbucks here in New York.
03:54
Unfortunately there's no footage though
03:56
because they don't allow cameras inside.
03:57
It's a very private experience.
03:59
- Okay, so we are now on our way
04:01
to a restaurant called Guard and Grace.
04:03
- Guard and Grace was a
recommendation from Pack Up and Go.
04:08
They actually booked a reservation for us.
04:10
- I cannot speak highly
enough about this place.
04:14
- [Christian] As per the rules,
04:20
we had to ask the waiter
for his suggestions.
04:21
- And every single dish that
he recommended and we ate.
04:25
It just smashed it.
Knocked it out of the park.
04:28
- [Christian] It was one of the best meals
04:31
I've ever had at a restaurant.
04:32
And I really think it was important
04:35
just listening to this
guy that knows the menu.
04:37
The next morning we ate at
a popular breakfast spot
04:40
that we had heard about.
04:42
And there a waitress
recommended we check out
04:44
a few of the breweries
that are in that area.
04:47
We borrowed bikes from our hotel
04:49
and literally hit up
every one she mentioned.
04:50
- Alright, so we are on our way now
04:54
to the first of our
brewing company bike crawl.
04:55
These are all Wynkoop.
05:01
Alright, what do you recommend?
05:04
If a bartender recommended
a beer, we drank it.
05:06
And if someone suggested
a different brewery,
05:08
then we went there.
05:11
West coast IPA, hoppy,
orange pith and bitter.
05:12
It's an Indian pale ale.
05:16
- Sprechen sie Deutsch?
05:39
- The best part about Denver, hands down,
05:42
was a suggestion from Pack Up and Go.
05:45
They recommended we go to Red
Rocks at 5:30 in the morning.
05:49
- [Rob] We had to jump in an Uber,
05:54
travel 45 minutes into the
start of the Rocky Mountains
05:55
and we're going to the
Red Rock National Park
05:58
to watch the sun rise.
06:01
- [Christian] The video
doesn't really do justice
06:03
to what it looked like.
06:05
Just seeing those colors mixed with
06:06
the red rocks that were surrounding us.
06:09
- [Rob] It was the most beautiful
moment of the entire trip.
06:11
Everything you could ever ask for
06:15
sitting there waiting for that sun
06:17
to come up overlooking Denver.
06:18
- And after sunrise, we met
somebody who recommended
06:21
that we do one of the longer hiking trails
06:24
that's in that area and we did it.
06:26
Although, we weren't quite
dressed appropriately for it.
06:29
- To be honest, like, something
I've learned about myself
06:33
on this trip, like,
06:35
it is really nice to
embrace ambiguity sometimes.
06:36
Just kinda go with the flow.
06:40
Damn, like, that a really
fantastic way to live life.
06:42
If I could just sort of
blow that out a little bit
06:46
and practice that in general overall.
06:49
- I wish I could only
go on mystery vacations.
06:51
- [Rob] Yeah, there is so much power
06:54
in letting someone else
plan things for you.
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