That advice surprises me. It's quite possible to go to the most amazingly beautiful place on earth and still take pigeon-dull photos, with or without a fancy camera. I've done it myself. Surely what matters is learning how to see, and to depict?
Oh, and working in Silicon Valley may not be necessary. A non-techy friend of mine bought a medium format camera and took it to Antarctica. But then he is a cardiologist.
Some of the best photos I've taken in my ~12 years as a hobbyist photographer have been less than 30 minutes from home. Despite all the holidays I've been on.
Oh, and working in Silicon Valley may not be necessary. A non-techy friend of mine bought a medium format camera and took it to Antarctica. But then he is a cardiologist.