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India pulsates with a spectacular mix of people, traditions and landscapes. My journey through this mind-stirring country has been blazed in my memory forever. I have never experienced anything like it. It was the most exotic spiritual voyage of my entire life. I went solo. Yes, I am f*[email protected]$n crazy. Of course, if you know me at all, you already knew that.

Mickey is one lucky guy. Created by animator Walt Disney in 1928, this irrepressible mouse caught a ride on a multimedia juggernaut that rocketed him into a global stratosphere of recognition, money and influence. Plus, he lives in the ‘Happiest Place on Earth,’ an ‘imagineered’ hyper-reality where the streets are always clean, the employees – called ‘cast members’ – are always upbeat and there are parades every damn day of the year.
It would be easy to hate the guy, but since Disneyland opened in 1955, he has been a pretty thoughtful host to millions of guests. There are a few potholes on Main Street, every ride during the holidays is a 60 minute que, and churros cost more than surgery. But even the most determined grouch can find something to warrant a grin. It will forever be the most magical place I know of.

Book a window seat for your flight to Sydney: day or night, this city sure is good-lookin’. Scratch the surface and it only gets better.
Warm-natured, sun-kissed, and naturally sexy, Sydney is rather like its lucky, lucky residents. Situated on one of the world’s most striking harbors, where the twin icons of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge steal the limelight, the relaxed Australian city is surprisingly close to nature. Within minutes you can be riding the waves on Bondi Beach, bushwalking in Manly, or gazing out across Botany Bay, where the first salt-encrusted Europeans arrived in the 18th century. You can understand why they never wanted to leave.

Where you spend your half-birthday says a critical amount of information about you. There a few cities in the world that I would choose to spend multiple getaways in. San Francisco is definitely one of those. Friscos’ reputation as a rollicking city where almost anything goes dates back to the boom-or-bust days of the California gold rush. It’s always been this way: This city is so beautiful, so exciting and diverse, and so cosmopolitan that you can always find something new to see and do no matter if it’s your 1st or 50th visit.