Travels to all continents except Antarctica. Preference for do it yourself trips, meeting locals, and learning local customs and food. I have been doing a daily travel diary through email for the last several years(mostly Asia), and received many compliments from friends. I plan to visit the following in the years to come: Turkey, Burma, Alaska, Greece, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, and Russia. I went to Japan in March 2009 and drove a lot of the length of Chile with my golf buddy in September 2009. Several African countries and safaris in 2012. Things like the Orient Express and the Trans Siberian Railway interest me. I have played golf all over the planet as well. I went to Wimbledon in June and rank it behind only the Masters golf as the best sporting event in the world. I have also become more interested in our great national parks, like Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, Glacier, Teton, and Yosemite here in the U.S. I have almost completed my quest to visit all fifty states. Then, I may start on the Canadian provinces, and all of the countries in South America. I am also looking for volunteer opportunities overseas now that I am semi-retired. I enjoy writing about my travels, and sharing with others who cannot travel. I also take tons of photos, which I publish.

Recent trip to Antelope Canyon, near Page, AZ was a revelation. The Navajo guide actually had me taking Ansel Adams like photos for a couple of hours. You must go!!!! South Africa and Tanzania just completed in 2012, to be followed by the Trans Siberian Railway in 2014.

I am just seven states away from having visited all 50 of our great states. Guess which ones are left? There will be only two left by mid August.

I also completed my "sports-fecta" with events like the Kentucky Derby, Olympics, Super Bowl, Wimbledon, Masters, Indy 500, Final Four, World Series, and NBA Finals.

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