>>> OKAY.
THE BUMPER TO BUMPER HIGHWAYS
AREN’T A DEAD GIVE AWAY.
AMERICANS ARE READY TO TRAVEL
AGAIN.
FOR SOME THE THOUGHT OF GOING
ABROAD ON A TROPICAL GET AWAY
MAY FEEL LIKE TOO MUCH.
>> THAT’S TRUE.
IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO GET THE
INTERNATIONAL FEEL IN THE USA,
OUR TRAVEL EXPERT HAS THE
PERFECT DOMESTIC DESTINATION
PICKED OUT.
>> WE LOVE THIS SEGMENT.
A LOT OF US DIDN’T TRAVEL A LOT
IN 2020 OR AT ALL.
WE’RE ALL READY TO TRAVEL.
THE UNITED STATES HAS SOME
BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO GO TO.
AND I THINK WITH THE OLYMPICS
GOING ON, PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO
TRAVEL.
>> IT’S TRUE.
>> EXACTLY.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING
PARTS WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVELING
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
ONE THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT,
IF YOU DON’T ALREADY HAVE YOUR
PASSPORT AND IF YOU WANT TO GO
OUT OF THE COUNTRY, I WANT TO
WARN YOU THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS
TAKING SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER TO
PROCESS PASSPORTS.
AVERAGING FOUR AND A HALF
MONTHS.
THEY SAY THE DELAYS ARE BECAUSE
OF COVID-RELATED ISSUES AND HIGH
DEMAND.
>> LET’S DIG IN.
OCTOBER-FEST WAS CANCELLED IN
GERMANY FOR 2012.
YOU HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO GO TO
GET THE SAME MOOD.
>> IN GEORGIA.
YOU’LL NEVER THINK IN GEORGIA.
HELEN, GEORGIA, LESS THAN TWO
HOURS NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA.
IT’S KNOWN FOR A VINEYARD, THE
LAKES, WATER FALLS IN THE
NATIONAL FOREST.
MOST STRIKING ARE THE
BAVARIAN-STYLE BUILDINGS IN THE
TOWN’S CITY CENTER.
YOU CAN’T TELL ME YOU’RE NOT IN
A SMALL GERMAN TOWN WHEN YOU’RE
HERE.
>> THAT’S CRAZY.
>> I’VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF
HELEN, GEORGIA.
>> IT WAS IN THE LATE 1960s THE
TOWN OFFICIALS DECIDED TO TURN
IT INTO A BAVARIAN ALPINE
VILLAGE DOWN TO THE PLACE HAVING
ONE OF THE LARGEST OKTOBERFESTS
IN THE COUNTRY.
IT STARTS IN SEPTEMBER.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF START
PLANNING RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT’S AWESOME.
>>> QUICKLY THE NEXT DOMESTIC
LOCATION WILL HAVE US THINKING
WE TRAVELED TO THE SAHARA
DESERT.
I’VE BEEN HERE.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT’S GREAT SAND DUNES.
NATIONAL PARK IN COLORADO.
YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE SAHARA
DESERT, IT’S OKAY.
IT’S IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO.
THEY HAVE THE TALLEST SAND DUNES
IN NORTH AMERICA.
SOME TOPPING 750 FEET.
SO YOU GO SAND BOARDING, SAND
SLEDDING, AND WHEN YOU GO DOWN,
YOU’RE GOING TO TAKE THE HIKE
BACK UP.
I’M SURE YOUR CALVES AND YOUR
THIGHS WILL THANK YOU LATER.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I CAN
FEEL THE SAND IN MY PANTS RIGHT
NOW.
SAND FOR DAYS.
BUT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND
ALL OUR NATIONAL PARKS ARE.
STAY RIGHT THERE.
WE HAVE MORE FABULOUS TRAVEL DESTINATIONS RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>>> WE’RE BACK WITH TRAVEL
EXPERT DAVEY SHOWING US AMAZING
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE
U.S. THAT FEEL LIKE YOU’RE
TRAVELING OVERSEAS.
OKAY.
WHY DON’T WE GO TO GREECE?
HERE IN THE U.S.
SHALL WE DO THAT?
>> YES.
THERE’S A PLACE CALLED TARPON
SPRINGS IN FLORIDA.
PEOPLE COMPARE IT TO GREECE.
MORE LIKE THE GRITTY FISH TOWNS.
IT’S ABOUT 45 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF
ST. PETERSBURG J FLORIDA.
EARLY 1900S THEIR FOUND NATURAL
SPONGE BEDS IN THE WATER.
THIS LED TO THE ARRIVAL OF
SPONGE DIVERS.
NOW YOU GET A MEDITERRANEAN FEEL
WHEN YOU GO THERE FROM
RESTAURANTS TO THE OTHER
LANDMARKS.
>> I LOVE THAT.
ONLY A MINUTE LEFT.
SWITZERLAND AND SPAIN.
TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.
>> THERE’S A PLACE IN COLORADO
CALLED AEURAI, IT’S NICKNAMED
THE SPITTERLAND OF AMERICA.
LOOK AT THE TOWNS IN THE MIDDLE
OF A VALLEY.
IT’S IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTH NGUYEN, COLORADO.
AND THEN IN NEW MEXICO, ABOUT 30
MILES NORTH OF SANTA FE,
CHIMAYO.
THEY HAVE AN ADOBE CHURCH THAT
DRAWS PILGRIMS EVERY YEAR.
THEY’RE KNOWN FOR A WEAVING
TRADITION AND THE FAMOUS