Travelmaniac Travel Log



I've been at a loss for ideas on travel related subjects to place on my web site. A friend suggested I list my past travel history. That others may find my travel experiences interesting. It's beyond me why anyone would want to know where in the world I've been. But I have lots of web space to fill, so I will attempt a brief outline of my past travel accomplishments and future travel goals.
Ever since I can remember, I had three major travel goals. To visit the Great Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Wall of China, and the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru. I finally completed the last of those goals in 1998, travelling to Peru to see Machu Picchu. Since then, I've struggled with ideas for new travel goals, insignificant compared to the three I've had most of my life. I realized that my trip to Peru was my first time to South America, which counted the sixth continent I'd visited. I've decided to add Antarctica to my list future trips so that I can count having been to all 7 continents of the world.
I realize that I've really only scratched the surface in travel. After tallying the states and foreign countries I've visited, I count only 32 states and 20 foreign countries. But how many hours do you have to be in a particular location before you can claim you've "been there"? Does a couple of hours in an airport changing planes count? Or is there a minimum number of hours required before you can say you've visited a particular location. Right now, I'll list those locations outside the U.S. I've been to, excluding airport layovers. Clearly any list of future travel goals would be considerably larger. So I will only show a few of the countries higher on my list.

Foreign Countries/Locations	Date Last Visited
Antigua	May 1993 (cruise port)
Australia, Melbourne, Adelaide, Alice Springs	September 1995
Bahamas, Nassau	November 1997
Barbados	May 1993 (cruise port)
Canada, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Churchill	November 2000
China, Bejing	January 1988
Egypt, Cairo, Luxor, Aswan	November 1987
England, London, Cambridge, Bath	March 1995
Finland, Helsinki	April 1987
France, Paris	November 2001
Greece, Athens, Rhodes	November 1999
Hong Kong	September 1993
Japan, Narita	January 1988
Macau	September 1993
Martinique	May 1993 (cruise port)
Mexico, Baja California, Cabo San Lucas	February 1999
Netherlands, Amsterdam	March 1986
Peru, Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu	June 1998
Philipines, Luzon, Bagio	June 1966
St. Martin/St. Maarten	October 1993
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands	May 1993 (cruise port)
Spain, Madrid, Costa Del Sol	May 1994

Future Travel Wish List

Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe (photograph lions, leopards, wild dogs, etc...)

Antarctica, and South Georgia Islands (photograph penguins)

Canada, Magdelen Islands/Gulf of St. Lawrence (photograph harp seals)

China, Chengdu, Wolong Panda Reserve (photograph giant pandas)

Galapagos Islands

Germany

Italy, Rome, Venice, Florence

Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg