What’s Your Favorite Place on Earth?

This is the simple question that award-winning travel writer Jerry Camarillo Dunn asked 75 of the world’s most famous people – from the Dalai Lama to Will Ferrell to Wolfgang Puck. In My Favorite Place on Earth, they tell great personal stories about the places they love most.

QUOTES

Brian Wilson (Beach Boys genius) on London: “The first time I went to London was in 1964 . . . The best experience I had there was at the Royal Festival Hall. The hall has really great acoustics . . . At my concerts I met Eric Clapton and Elton John and Paul McCartney. They all played on one of my albums – Gettin’ In Over My Head.”

Chris Johns (Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine) on Wild Dog Research Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana: “As the morning heated up, I would often relax and take my hat off my head.  Twice I had a wild dog sneak up behind me, grab my hat out of my hand, and take off, flipping it in the air. Then they’d play chase and tug of war with it. They’re absolutely delightful animals.

    “The wild dog is the most endangered large carnivore in Africa, so it was an incredible privilege to be with them.”

For the full list of remarkable people and places, click here.