They Often Ask

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When I am on the road, fellow travelers often ask what my best trips or experiences might be. Here is an old list. I will make an updated list as well. Here is my top ten or more, in no particular order, but with a few added comments: Visiting Barry the V in Cape Town and going on four safaris*Super Bowl 47 in Nawlins with Dirty PatA top secret visit to the CIA in VirginiaPeak bloom day for cherry blossoms in the Tidal Basin, Washington, DCAttending the great motorcycle rally at Sturgis, SDA wedding at the Pink Palace in Honolulu of a dear friendVisit the formerly drug infested Medellin, ColombiaAttend the Rose Parade and festivities as guests of Donate LifeNCAA Final Four in Dallas with Springsteen concertTake the Trans-Siberian Railway from Vladivostok to MoscowSip champagne in Reims and Epernay (Champagne region)*Kaiseki dinner at n/naka in Los Angeles with the Wilkins*Visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in ClevelandPray at the Shwedagon Palace, Yangon, MyanmarThe farewell concerts of the two greats, Paul Simon and Aretha FranklinTake Amtrak cross country four timesDrink a pint of Guinness at the Templebar in DublinVisit Manzanar (War Relocation Camp) where my relatives were incarcerated*View the Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) north of FairbanksTake VIA Canadian Rail from Toronto to VancouverAttend the Fourth of July Concert and fireworks with the Boston PopsReunite with dear friends in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Siem ReapRevisit several of my favorite National Parks (Bryce, Zion, Arches, Yosemite, Grand Canyon)Visit Dirty Pat in Bucharest, and Dracula's Castle
This is my revised list:Crossing Check point Charlie in Berlin, 1971 (my all time best!)*Cycling Croatia (not really)Cycling in BordeauxAngkor Wat and Ta Prohm, Siem Reap, Cambodia*The Oktoberfest in Munich*Attend the two weeks of Wimbledon*Attend the French Open at Roland GarrosAttend the US Open (golf and tennis)Attend the Masters Golf Tournament, Augusta, GAMake new friends in Penang, MalaysiaAdopted by my Greek brothers in Athens*Evenings on the terrace at the Hotel Moskva (Belgrade, Serbia)Meet Katy, the world traveler, 365 days a year, my new hero!!!*Visit the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul*Wine tasting in SantoriniRevisit Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm*Tailored made suits in BangkokA visit to Annapolis and the Naval AcademyRavinia for a Roots concertCycling in MallorcaA week in the Amazon RainforestSit on both Capes, Good Hope and Horn The best = * I often wonder about your adventures and highlights. Care to share some?

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