On the Road . . .

Over the years, I've been able to visit some interesting places on the planet.  I regret that some of these locales are no longer as friendly toward American tourism as they have been, but I expect some return to normalcy down the road.  Ultimately, traveling can broaden and deepen a person's perspective in many fine ways.  One can be struck simultaneously by the unfamiliarity of a different culture, and yet impressed by the commonalities found in all cultures.   

MOST EXOTIC TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

Cairo (Giza), Egypt
Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Israel
Moscow, Russia
Yerevan, Armenia
Ephesus, Turkey
Marrakesh & Casablanca, Morocco
Colon, Panama (Canal Transit)
Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
Kalaupapa Leper Colony, Molokai
Hiroshima, Japan
Raitea, Society Islands (Tahiti)

MOST HAZARDOUS AIRBORNE EXPERIENCES

Flying Aeroflot across Russian airspace

Piloting a Cessna 152, solo, in the Los Angeles basin.

MOST MYSTERIOUS PLACES VISITED

Stonehenge, Great Britain

Pyramids, Egypt

Catacombs of Paris, France

Transit of Bermuda Triangle to Bermuda

Ruins of Argrishti's Castle, Armenia

Lavatory of USS Nimitz, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transiting the Pacific Ocean

Number of Cruises Taken between 1969 and 2003:

About twenty, beginning in 1969 aboard the SS Lurline from Los Angeles to Honolulu and ending most recently on a 7-day excursion in the South Pacific on the Pacific Princess in October of 2003.


Future Plans

For now, we seem to focus more on vacations than on travel.  Busy lives need respites of sun, sand, and umbrella drinks.  For that reason, our new favorite destination is The Kona Village Resort on the big island of Hawaii.  We've been about four times in the last few years, and I have a feeling we'll be heading back fairly soon. 

Thanks for visiting.

--DN