09 Via Dream Vacation Contest

About this contest: For our third annual VIA Dream Vacation Contest, we simply want the best: the best travel day you’ve ever had. Every vacation day is a gift, but some rise above the rest in our memories. You might have spent yours hiking to a spectacular vista point. Or dining with the locals in a little country restaurant. Or staring transfixed at a work of art in a museum you had been waiting your whole life to visit. In approximately 150 words, tell us the story that spilled out of you when you got back home and friends asked, “How was your trip?” VIA readers will help us select the winner, who will receive a $2,500 certificate good at AAA Travel.