We asked our staff “If you could take only one trip this year, would you go somewhere new or somewhere familiar?” find out which we picked in this month’s Staff Sound-Off.

I would go somewhere new. I owe my youngest son a trip to Croatia for earning his MBA. I’ll go with that. But I must be honest — after our recent trip to Iceland in November, I have told both my sons and their spouses/significant others that we will go to Iceland during a summer to enjoy its remarkable outdoor majesty in temperate weather. So put me down for Croatia with an asterisk.

— Mac Lacy, publisher

New! We are over the Atlantic, so we are heading to white sands in the Gulf of Mexico — Fort Walton and Destin, Florida. I haven’t been there since I was a kid. We want to take kids somewhere historic where we can drive and enjoy hiking and getting outdoors.

— Sarah Sechrist, controller

If it were only one trip, it would be somewhere new. I always like seeing new places, so I’d have to find an awesome trip for the year.

— Kyle Anderson, director of advertising sales

Definitely somewhere new! My husband and I have never been to Las Vegas, so we decided to ‘elope’ for our 10th wedding anniversary this year and renew our vows — with Elvis.

— Ashley Ricks, graphic design & circulation

If I could only take one personal trip this year, it would be someplace familiar to me but new to my kids. We have plans with extended family to spend a week this summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. To me, that’s one of the most gorgeous parts of the eastern United States, and I can’t wait to take the family hiking in the mountains. The kids are going to love it.

— BrianN Jewell, VP & executive editor

We are going somewhere new!  My family will be spending a week this spring exploring Utah’s Mighty Five National Parks.  It’s a pretty aggressive itinerary, but we’re excited to be able to hike in each of these uniquely different and gorgeous parks! 

— Kelly Tyner, VP, sales & marketing