List of Travels

Often I get people asking where have I been and how many times have I been there. People think I'm more traveled than I really am. And some trips I have planned I've had to alter for later dates or alter in general due to those I was traveling with. Places I have had plans and needed to alter have been Spain (because of bombings, so went to Italy instead), Ireland because the other person couldnt save money, so I postponed for Italy. Amsterdam, Belgium, Scotland because another person couldnt save money, but managerd in that trip France, England, Wales and Cairo instead. Future travels I am hoping back to Africa (Morocco, Eygpt again, Kenya and Tanzania), Turkey, Greece, South America, Austrailia, South East Asia China and would like to try the West Indies / Carribean. Will that occur, who knows at this time no. Future I hope. Although the potential of Taiwan, Korea and China is possible with free stay as is Fiji and South America because Mark has family / friends in those area's.

Most of my travels have been in a 10 year period, roughly the bulk between 1998 and 2005. The year 2000 and 2005 being the heaviest years of travel with many locations cramed in a short amount of time.

United Kingdom:
England 2000 / 2005
Scotland 2000
Wales 2005

Africa:
Egypt 2005

Europe:
Italy 2004
France 2005

United States:
California (obvious) (lived in Northern and Southern various times)
Oregon 1986 , 1995
Washington 2004, 2005
Idaho 1997
Nevada (too many to count)
Montana 1997
Utah 2005
Colorado (live) 2005-
Arizona (3x)
New Mexico (2x) 2000
Texas (2x) 2000
Lousianna (4x) possibly 5 I can't recall, I just know lots
Mississippi (2x)
Alabama (2x)
Florida (lived),
including Key West 2000
Georgia (lived there when 2) 1976
New York (3x) 1998, 2000, 2003
Massachusettes 1998
Rhode Island 1998
Conneticutt 1998
Alaska 1996
Hawaii 1990/1998


Other locations:
Canada ( crossed border about 70 miles from Montana) 1997
Mexico (several times from San Diego, along Baja Coast) Puerto Vallarta in 1993

Just airports stops:
Michigan
Washington DC
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Favorite Places to go:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Manhattan, New York
London, England
Edinburgh, Scotland
Paris, France
Florence, Italy
Denali, Alaska
Seward, Alaska
Hawaii the Big Island
Mendocino, California
Grand Mesa, Colorado
Key West, FLorida
Salem, Mass.
Tahoe, California / Nevada

Worst Cities in the US:
El Paseo, Texas.......what a dump
All of Texas minus Houston which I give credit because its near Louisiana
Montrose, Delta, and Olathe (and all the little towns nearby) Colorado
Winnamuka, Nevada

Worst Cities out of the US:
Naples, Italy

Worst places to Drive:
#1 Paris, France- speed demons on narrow streets and lack of use on lanes
#2 anywhere in Mexico that has a large City- ever hear of a drivers license
#3 Rome, Italy -the cars will rip the skin off the pedestrians they get so close & go so fast
#4 Cairo, Egypt- 8 million people in a space for 200,000 cars need I say more.
and I hear South East Asia is a killer, but havent experienced that

Best Place to Drive:
Molina, CO- hardly anyone lives here. lol