Leisure

“The Caribbean. All the different islands,all of them. I like the weather, and I like thecasualness of them all.”— Yvonne Strong, 59, Belmont Shoreresident, relocation consultant“It would have to be Maui. You have clean water,the weather, the slow pace, the relaxation. You’reon an island and all of a sudden, you’re relaxed.”— Berlin Zook, 38, Belmont Heights resident,middle school teacher“Grindelwald, Switzerland. That’s where Eigeris. It’s probably the prettiest place in the world.It’s hard to put into words. It’s a good place forhiking in the summer and skiing in the winter.”— Richard McKay, 68, Palos Verdes resident,retired pilotON THE STREETWhat Is Your Favorite Vacation Spot?Written by Peter SurowskIPhotographed by Chris Robertson“Paris. It was very big, lots of things to see anda really good system to get you around — reallygood for tourists.”— Jessica Rosales, 23, Belmont Shoreresident, technical support worker“It’s Flathead Lake, Montana. It’s the oppositeof here. It’s green, there are mountains, a clear,clean lake, blue water. It’s beautiful.”— Dave Ranson, 52, Belmont Shore resident,manufacturing company manager“I like San Juan, Puerto Rico, myself. Thesurfing’s really good. I like to go up into therainforest and hike up in the mountains there.”— Phil Pyke, 36, visiting Chicago resident,aerospace engineer56JUNE 2010 TRAVEL & LEISURE