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0 Multiple Years
What a residential revival is happening in our own downtown now all trendy and cool with its own nickname DTLA.
Five short visits with the fam 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2018. See 2009 for a longer stay.
Walks along the banks as described by the guidebook 'Down By The Los Angeles River'.
The Golden City by the Bay...and environs (mostly visiting friends and not so much tourista).
Up the 1, down the 5. Then up the 101, down the 1, Big Sur, Pinacles, and a bit more of what's along the way.
2019
It was 1984 when I sailed away from Helsinki Finland after a grueling work stint and, so exhausted, I cried for not having had the chance to visit St. Petersburg.
'Estonia..performs favorably in measurements of economic freedom, civil liberties, education, and press freedom. Citizens are provided with universal health care, free education..' and more!
I was here for the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way which was an excellent treat.
Lapland and the High Coast with Lill and her squad: Tony, Jim, Rick, Baby, Marita. Nice!
PHASE TWO at Per and Marita's House. Eslöv, Lund, Lovestad-Kyrka-Sjöbo-etc, Malmö.
2018
Six hours a day five days a week for three weeks: Spanish Class, total elapsed time 9am-4:30pm. Then excursions, parties, homework. Yikes is right.
Oh goodie, back in the Garden Isle with a plan to visit all the Farmers Markets we can find.
First stop in a big city run through the East coast of South America. Here you'll find many of Rio's greatest hits.
A few days before Uruguay and then back in November.
Also
San Antonio de Arecos
Adventure by bus for two nights at an estancia, two nights in Paysandú, and two nights in Colonia de Sacramento.
2017
We visited churches this year since Easter was late and we could catch all the decorations.
Canberra June 16-20: The nation's capital, and Relatives!
Melbourne June 20-23: A very fine city.
Western Australia
Camels and sunsets and a tour of the Danpier Peninsula - July 1-7.
The Northern Territory
Darwin+
and The Red Center.
July 8-13 Darwin, Kakadu, Arnhemland.
July 13-18 Alice Springs, Uluru.
Queensland
Cairns, Port Douglas, Lady Elliot, and Brisbane,
including two visits to
The Great Barrier Reef!
July 18-July 26
Back to Sydney for my last few days.
2007 With Ken and Bill and Cheryl. What's there to do in KC? I'll let you know!
2017 AND THEN The Total Eclipse Of The SUN!
Last week in December and first week in January. Mostly KAI! Also a few days in August, another visit in September, and yes, mostly KAI.
2016
2015
Mostly Manila plus a day trip to Tagaytay and the Taal Volcano and surrounding area.
Mostly Luang Prabang, a handsome and expectedly touristified UNESCO World Heritage town.
OOOO LA LAA! Street Art of the 13th, with Brigitte and Knut at Versailles, with Windy at Giverny, with Darnelle and Tony in the Latin Quarter, the omg Sainte-Chapelle.
W/Lill: Mont Saint Michel and Chartres (Road Trip!), Champs Elysees (etc) and the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Montmartre; w/Windy: church tour; w/Windy and Darnelle: a fine outing with Tony. Also W&D enjoyed pedi-cab tours and shopping!
Enjoying around Saint-Germain-des-Pres. Also the Pompidou; Deyrolle; Museum of the Army and Napoleon's Tomb; tours with Alain, Street Art, The Sewer Tour(!); Musees Carnavalet, Picasso; and Rodin; Jardin du Luxembourg
A little of a lot of places I've already been; the gargoyles of Notre Dame; lunch and a walk-about with Tony; D-Day beaches of Normandy; Musee d'Orsay.
2014
Mostly Naxos and Santorini plus short visits to Piraeus, Delos, and Mykonos. Welcome to Greece!
Lefkada, Corfu, and a day trip to Romania(!), a day trip to Paxos and the Blue Caves, and the Monasteries of Meteora.
Nafplio, Mystras/Sparta, and Ancient Olympia, home of so many amazing archeological sites including Mycenae and Epidaurus.
2013
Mostly Santo Domingo with a swing by Boca Chica during a first visit in a long time to a Caribbean island.
Visiting Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Playa de Guanabo, and Viñales, and dancing salsa with fine Cuban gentlemen.
Aloha! and Congratulations! to Camas and Curt on their upcoming nuptials, which is why we're here in June instead of the usual March or April.
When I told Kaitlin I was going to Ireland her eyes widened and brightly she exclaimed 'Leprechauns!'.
Thanks to Stephen for all the interesting and lively conversation and helping make Belfast come alive.
Scotland: Edinburgh and Glasgow. Wales: Caernarfon, Conwy, and Cardiff.
London, Salisbury, Stratford-Upon-Avon and many lovely places in between.
2012
We can hardly believe it ourselves but there are Still places we haven't visited on Kauai.
It's great, just as everyone says, and they are two wild and crazy guys.
Including four nights in the charming Brno.
Dresden, Leipzig, Stadthagen/Hanover, and other interesting places.
2011
With Cynthia for her birthday and to meet Mike and Kieran, and to go Ice Fishing!
From Johannesburg, Clarens and the Drakensbergs, Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Royal Natal National Park, guest farm stays, Durban, the St Lucia area including Hluhluwe-iMfolozi and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Livingstone, Lusaka, 'Up Country' with the Peace Corps and Approriate Technology, and the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage.
2010
In Yorktown, Jamestown, and Williamsburg with Alex and Carol on Nepenthe in the York river.
In Fort Myers for Kim's Wedding, with visits to Sanibel and Cristobal Islands.
Our nation's capital, site of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, as well as other interesting things.
2009 and 2015
2009
The town center is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a very cool place to visit.
Visiting the lake villages of San Pedro, San Marcus, Panajachel, Sololá, Santiago, and the market town of Chichicastenango.
Another UNESCO World Heritage site (can't go wrong there), a sweet town, and another week of español.
Isla de Flores, a veeery small place, and TIKAL, the largest Maya city yet uncovered.
practically comPleatly new, and hey, we've got room, let's build a miniature golf course!
Oat and Aboat dun'cha kno yah, over dair hey, in dah Badger State with Cynthia, and Mark our local guide to all things Wisconsin.
Las Tres Amigas! And all the surrounding National Monuments of which there are many.
2008
Sequoia, Yosemite, Our State's Capitol, and a rally in support of Public Education
Coolest condo happenin' and the North Cascades National Park.
2007
Hangin' with the fam, the Georgia Aquarium, CNN, MLK Jr Historic Sites, Atlanta Underground, and Ree and Gary's home.
To Kat and Steve's mansion(!), Ann's Poppa's home, and a quick stop in Washington DC in the Snow.
A return visit with Sharon (Mahalo Sharon) and this time Betty and Cousin Nancy were there too.
Across the top third of the South Island, east to west...Christchurch-Akaroa-Arthur's Pass-Hokitika
(managed almost 2 weeks of the 6 week plan) The Glaciers-Queenstown-Milford Sound-Dunedin-Oamaru
The first week of classes, the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, Pipila, and a SpecTacular 28 Septembre Independence Day Parade.
Don't miss Me and Mr Salsa himself, the Cervantino Festival, the Museo de las Momias and the Diego Rivera Museum.
Dia de La Raza, CELEP, Restaurant Cha Cha Cha, Churches, Plaza Grande and Plaza Chica, more around lovely Pátzcuaro.
Janitzio, which means 'where it rains', Tzintzuntzan, Santa Fe de La Laguna, Santa Clara, Gringo Gultch, and Ice Cream.
2006
An overnight train, a day tour of Hue, a drive past Danang and China Beach to Hoi An, and then more beach at Nha Trang.
An historic hill station, HCMC, and tours to the gaga Cao Dai Temple and a recreation of the tunnel system that determined the course of the American War.
A little slice o' paradise. And a nice cozy-up with Hinakuluiau, the Hawaiian goddess of rain.
A visit with the Cheevers in Phoenix and a trip to The Ballpark, Las Cruces, Alamogordo/White Sands Missle Range and the stark and haunting White Sands National Monument.
Montreal-Quebec City-Trois-Rivieres-Montreal in 6 nights for a sightseeing bonanza.
A Wedding! Congratulations to Meghan Majmudar-Sah and Deval Sah. Here's to a long and joyful life together!
2005
A small town (by China standards) and a lavish local funeral and the staggering Army of Terracotta Warriors.
Minority people, Jade Dragon Cloud Mountain, and the fabulous Karst mountains.
The lovely small temple town of Narita, the castle in Odowara, Yugawara with the dear and wonderful Kamihagi family, Takayama, and Matsumoto with its illustrious castle.
Traveling the Mekong River, Phnom Phen and the fabulous complex of Angkor temples out of Siem Reap.
Christmas in Vietnam(!), gracious Hanoi, a cruise in Halong Bay, and The Rain.
2004
64th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival and the 11th Annual Taiko Gathering.
Off at dawn with Caleb for a birthday day in Catalina. '04
With Bonnie for a lovely overnight. '17
Breathtakingly gorgeous Patagonia including Punta Arenas, the Seno Otway inlet, some other places but most staggeringly breathtaking of all, Torres del Paine.
Puerto Maldonado, our camp, Reserva Amazonica along the river Madre de Dios in the Zona Reservado Tambopata.
2001-2003 and Some Scans
A selection of impatiently scanned pictures from an old album of a tour with Cynthia.
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A selection of impatiently scanned pictures from when Marija welcomed me to visit her dear family in Croatia.
Oberoi Hotel chain extravaganza, Delhi, Agra and the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur, Udaipur.
Bombay, Aurangabad-Fort Daulatabad etc etc and the Ellora Caves, Vadodara, Mount Abu, and family and friends.
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