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Countries We've Visited
This is a list of the countries we've visited together! Both of us had traveled a little before we were married, but figured that didn't count! Except for South Korea since that's where we met!! We do so love to travel! We are often asked if we have a favorite. Well, not really! Every place has had it's own specialties and all have been wonderful in their own way! Don't guess we'll make it to all of them. Most websites say there are 196 Countries in the world.
We've visited 95 as of June 2022!, plus Antarctica!
That's all 7 Continents! We've actually DANCED on all 7
Continents! Yippee!
Here's a neat article about our adventures written by Janet Williams -
ICBDA
Newsletter, Spring 2020
As an on the side - as of 26 Oct 2020, we've parked our RV overnight in 116 Walmarts in 31 states!! What a statistic!!
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States/Provinces |
Time Visited |
Purpose |
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North America |
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USA |
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all 50 states |
Misc from 1986 until present |
RV Road trips, dances, vacations, you name it! Check out my National Parks page for some of the reasons why!!! |
We've actually been in 49 states in the RV (missing Hawaii - of course!) |
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Canada |
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Yukon |
Jun 1998, May 2011 |
Driving out of Alaska, NCL Pearl |
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British Columbia |
Jun 1998, Jun 2002, May 2011 |
Driving out of Alaska, Celebrity Summit, NCL Pearl, Day trip with Kurys & Woodhouse |
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Alberta |
Jun 1998 |
Driving out of Alaska |
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Ontario |
Jun/Jul 2000, Jul 2012, May 2013, Jul 2017 |
Round Dance, Round Dance, Road Trip, Holland America Maasdam Cruise, T&D Convention & vacation, Went to Thunder Bay from Grand Portage with Krivans |
Boston to Montreal Cruise - May 2013 great visit with Blacks before & Pretty's after T&D near Toronto |
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Quebec |
Jun/Jul 2000, Jul 2012 |
RV Road Trip, Holland America Massdam Cruise |
Boston to Montreal Cruise |
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Newfoundland |
Sep 2007 |
Celebrity Constellation |
Transatlantic Cruise |
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Nova Scotia |
Sep 2007, Jul 2012 |
Celebrity Constellation, Holland American Maasdam Cruise |
Transatlantic Cruise & Boston to Montreal Cruise |
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New Brunswick |
Sep 2007 |
Celebrity Constellation |
Transatlantic Cruise & Boston to Montreal Cruise |
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| Prince Edward Island | Jul 2012 | Holland American Maasdam Cruise | Boston to Montreal Cruise | |||
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Central America |
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| 3 | Belize | Belize City, Lamania |
Jun 6, 2019 Jun 19, 2019 |
Carnival Freedom Carnival Freedom |
Boat to the ruins & climbed the Big Temple Scuba |
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Columbia |
Cartagena |
Dec 2011 |
Island Princess |
Canoe in Mangroves, Old City tour |
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Costa Rica |
Punta arenas, Limon |
Dec 2004 Dec 2011
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Celebrity Infinity Island Princess |
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| 6 | Honduras | Roatan, Mahogany Bay |
Dec 2010 Jun 2019 |
Crown Princess Carnival Freedom |
Snorkel Western Island Tours by Locals |
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Mexico |
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Cabo San Lucas |
Dec 2004 |
Celebrity Infinity |
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| Acupulco | Dec 2004 | Celebrity Infinity | ||||
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Cancun |
about 1995 |
Round Dance Festival |
w/Easterday's & Blackford's |
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Costa Maya |
Jun 2019 | Carnival Freedom | Just in the port terminal | |
| Cozumel |
Dec 2009
Oct 2017 Jun 7, 2019 Jun 20, 2019 |
RCL Voyager of the Seas
Carnival Valor Carnival Freedom |
Snorkel & Punta del Sur Eco Park Taxi tour of town Snuba Scuba in NP |
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| Progreso | Oct 2017 | Carnival Valor | open air bus tour | |||
| Quintana Roo (Cancun, Tulum, Cozumel) | Dec 2012 | Excellence Riviera Cancun | All inclusive Resort with several scuba dives & excursions | |||
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Panama |
Panama City, Colon | Dec 2004, Dec 2011 |
Celebrity Infinity, Island Princess |
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South America |
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Argentina |
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Dec 2007 |
Celebrity Summit Cruise |
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| Patagonia | Dec 2016 | OAT Wilderness Adventure | ||||
| Patagonia/Buenos Aires | Dec 2019 | OAT White Antarctica | 5 night Pre trip | |||
| 10 | Brazil |
Igauzu Falls, Santerem, Paratins, Manaus, Belem Iguassu Falls |
Dec 2016, Dec 2017 Dec 2019 |
OAT WIlderness Adventure (click to read the travelogue), Viking Sea OAT White Antarctica |
7 days on the Amazon with Viking Sea Day visit |
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| Amazon | Dec 2017 | Viking Ocean Cruise | ||||
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Chile |
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Dec 2007, Dec 2016 |
Celebrity Summit Cruise, OAT Wilderness Adventure |
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| Cape Horn | Dec 2007/ Dec 2016 actually set foot on island | Celebrity Summit Cruise/OAT Wilderness Adventure | ||||
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Easter Island
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Dec 2016 |
OAT Wilderness Adventure |
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Ecuador | Quito, Galapagos (Eastern Islands) | Dec 2015 | OAT Tour |
4 nights in the Galapagos |
| Quito, Coca, Galapagos (Isabella, Fernandino, Santiago, Baltra, Las Cruces | Dec 2021 | OAT Tour | 4 nights in Coca & 7 nights in Galapagos | |||
| 13 | Peru | Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu | Dec 2015 | OAT Tour | 6 dancer couples & we round danced in the Sacred Valley! | |
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Uruguay |
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Dec 2007 |
Celebrity Summit Cruise |
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Europe |
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Austria |
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May 1994, April/May 2006 |
Road Trip, Road Trip |
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| 16 | Bulgaria | Apr 2015 | Eastern Explorer Uniworld Cruise - River Princess | Continued on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania | ||
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Croatia |
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July 2008, Apr 2015 |
RCL Brilliance of the Seas; Eastern
Explorer, Uniworld Cruise - River Princess
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Cont on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania
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Czech Republic |
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April/May 2006 |
Round Dance & Road Trip |
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| 19 | Denmark | August 2010 | Copenhagen-inbetween Star Princess Baltic cruise and the RCL Vision of the Seas Norwegian cruise | |||
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England |
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Sep 2007, Apr/May 2009 |
Celebrity Constellation, Road Trip - Read Travelogue |
Both also visited England while in the Air Force |
| 21 | Estonia | August 2010 | Star Princess Baltic Cruise - Tallinm | |||
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Faroe Islands (sometimes counted as a separate country! I did!) |
Runavik | July 2016 | Holland American Cruise - Zuiderdam | Share Denmark Royalty | |
| 23 | Finland | August 2010 | Star Princess Baltic Cruise - Helsinki | |||
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France |
Paris |
Sep 2007, Jul 2008 |
Celebrity Constellation, RCL Brilliance of the Seas |
Daytrip to Paris (Sep 2007) |
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Germany |
Top to Bottom! |
May 1994, May 2006, Apr 2009, Apr 2011, Apr 2017 |
Dance & Road Trip, Dance & Viking River Cruise, Dance & Road Trip |
Both there in the Air Force too |
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Greece |
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Apr 2001, Jul 2014, Apr 2016 |
Renaissance Cruise,
HAL MS Noordam - Katakolon, Nafplion, Athens, Rhodes, Santorini,
Mykonos |
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| 27 | Hungary | Budapest | Apr 2015 | Uniworld Cruise - River Princess | Continued on Danube - Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania | |
| 28 | Iceland | Reykjavik | Jul 2016 | Holland America Zuiderdam | ||
| Isafjador | Jul 2016 | Holland America Zuiderdam | ||||
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Ireland |
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Sep 2007 |
Celebrity Transatlantic Cruise |
Dublin & Cork |
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Italy |
Venice, Rome, Florence, Piza |
Apr 2001, July 2008, Jul /Aug 2014, Apr 2016 |
Renaissance R7, RCL Brilliance of the Seas, HAL MS Noordam (Venice before Naples enroute & Rome after) |
Both there in the Air Force too & Pam was there with her parents as a teenager |
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Lichtenstein |
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May 1994 |
Road Trip |
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Malta |
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Apr 2001 |
Renaissance R7 |
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| 33 | Monaco | Jul 2008 | RCL Brilliance of the Seas | Enjoyed the casino! | ||
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The Netherlands |
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May 2006 |
Viking River Cruise & Visit Friends |
Cruise ended in Amsterdam & then visit with Rotscheid's |
| 35 | Norway | August 2010 | Star Princess Baltic Cruise - Osla & RCL Vision of the Seas - Alesund, Tromso, Geiranger, Honningsvag & North Cape, Bergen, Olden | |||
| Jul 2016 | Holland America Cruise - Zuiderdam: Bergen, Alesund | |||||
| 36 | Poland | August 2010 | Star Princess Baltic Cruise - Gydnia & Gdansk | |||
| 37 | Portugal |
Lisbon, Porta;
San Miguel,Azores |
April 2013,
April 2017 |
Uniworld Land & Duoro River with 2 Dance Couples! HAL Konningsdam TransAtlantic Cruise | ||
| 38 | Romania | Bucharest, Transylvania | April 2015 | Eastern Explorer - Uniworld Cruise - River Princess | Continued on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania | |
| 39 | Russia | Aug 2010, Sep 2011 |
Star Princess Baltic Cruise - St Petersburg GCT River Cruise - Moscow & misc others to St Pete's |
Cruise with 4 dance couples with Pre travel to Ukrania | ||
| Sep 2011 | River cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg on GCT | |||||
| **** | San Marino | Pam in 1972 | road trip with family | |||
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Scotland |
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May 2009 |
Road Trip |
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| Shetland Islands | July 2016 | Holland American Cruise - Zuiderdame | ||||
| 41 | Serbia | Belgrade | Apr 2015 | Eastern Explorer - Uniworld Cruise - River Princess | Continued on Danube - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania | |
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Slovakia |
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April/May 2006 |
Round Dance & Road Trip |
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Spain |
Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante |
April 2001, July 2008, Apr 2017 |
Renaissance R7, RCL Brilliance , HAL Konningsdam TransAtlantic |
Both there in the Air Force also |
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Sweden |
Hallstahammer, Karlskrona, Stockholm, Linskoping, Dalarna, Gothenburg, Jonkoping |
July 2010, July 2012, July /Aug 2018 |
2 weeks teaching assignment in Hallstahammer & Star Princess Baltic Cruise stop in Stockholm - Read Travelogue 10 days of dance sessions in Karlskrona, Sweden 2 weeks teaching in Karlskrona, Sweden 10 days traveling - Mountains to the west coast, including a canal ride - Read Travelogue |
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Switzerland |
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May 1994 |
Road Trip |
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Turkey |
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Apr 2001, Jul 2014 |
Renaissance R7, HAL MS Noordam - Kusadasi (Ephesus) |
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| 47 | Ukraine | Sep 2011 | Kiev with GCT | |||
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Wales |
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Apr 2009 |
Road Trip |
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| 49 | Vatican City |
Apr 2001, July 2008, Jul /Aug 2014, Apr 2016 |
Renaissance R7, RCL Brilliance of the Seas, HAL MS Noordam (Venice before Naples enroute & Rome after) |
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African Continent |
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Egypt |
Cairo, Giza, Aswan, Luxor, Sakkara, AbuSimbel, Edfu, Esna, |
Dec 2007 |
Grand Circle Nile
River Tour |
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| Suez/Port Said (Suez Canal) | Apr 2016 | RCL Splendour of the Seas - Suez/Port Said - couldn't get off ship | ||||
| 51 | Botswana | Dec 2014, Apr 2018 |
Overseas Adventure Travel
Read the Travelogue!! Read the 2018 Travelogue! |
Exclusive tour just for the Dancing GyPsies - our 25th Anniversary!!! | ||
| 52 | Kenya | Naroibi, Masai Mara | May 2018 | Overseas Adventure Travel | ||
| 53 | Namibia | May 2018 | Overseas Adventure Travel | |||
| 54 | Senegal | Dakar | Dec 2014 | Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!! | (only a technical stop on the flight over & back) | |
| 55 | South Africa | Cape Town | Dec 2014 | Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!! | ||
| Johannesburg, Hartbeespoort | Apr 2018 | Overseas Adventure Travel & Tours by Locals Read the travelogue! | ||||
| 56 | Tanzania | Arusha, Serengeti, Karatu | Apr 2018 | Overseas Adventure Travel | ||
| 57 | Zambia | Dec 2014, Apr 2018 | Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue! | |||
| 58 | Zimbabwe | Dec 2014, Apr 2018 | Overseas Adventure Travel Read the Travelogue!! | |||
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Oceania |
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Australia |
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New South Wales |
Jun 2000 |
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Western Australia |
Jun 2000 |
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South Australia |
Jun 2000 |
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Tasmania |
Apr 2000 |
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Northern Territory |
Jun 2000 |
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Queensland |
Apr 2000, Jun 2003, May 2012 |
Road trip (2000) & Round Dance Festival (2003) & Round Dance Festival (2012) |
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Victoria |
May 2000, Sep 2009 |
Road trip (2000) & Round Dance Festival (2009) |
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Cook Islands |
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Roratunga |
Jan 1999 |
Honeymoon |
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Autitaki |
Jan 1999 |
Honeymoon |
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French Polynesia |
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Tahiti |
Sep 2009 |
Star Flyer Clipper Ship |
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Moorea |
Sep 2009 |
Star Flyer Clipper Ship |
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Ta’haa |
Sep 2009 |
Star Flyer Clipper Ship |
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Supposed to visit Huahine, but weather was too bad |
Sep 2009 |
Star Flyer Clipper Ship |
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New Zealand |
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both North & South Island, North Island |
Jun 2000, Jun 2003 |
Round Dance & Road Trip, Jun 2000, Round Dance & Road Trip |
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Asia |
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| 63 | China | Shanghai | Apr 2010 |
Diamond Princess Cruise - Ancient City of Zhuijaijao Read Travelogue |
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| Beijing | May 2010 | Harrison Wang Land tour | ||||
| Xi'an | May 2010 | Harrison Wang Land tour | ||||
| Guilin | May 2010 | Harrison Wang Land tour | ||||
| Hong Kong | Apr 2010 | Diamond Princess Cruise - Dragon Back Hike | ||||
| 64 | Taiwan | Keelong | Apr 2010 | Fishing Village & walk around port | ||
| Taipai | April 2019 | Airport - Celebrity Constellation | ||||
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Japan |
Okinawa |
Apr 2010 |
Diamond Princess Cruise |
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| Tokyo | May 2012, Jun 2014 | train trip before Shibata Round up, May 2012- saw Sumo with Shibata's - 2014 Bus tour with harbor cruise | ||||
| Hakone/Odawara | May 2012 | w/Ito's - saw Mt Fuji | ||||
| Hiroshima | May 2012 | w/Takasaki's | ||||
| Kamakura | Jun 2014 | w/Shibata's | ||||
| Kyoto/Nara | May 2012 | w/Maeda's | ||||
| Nasu | Jun 2014 | Visit Shibata's 2nd Home | ||||
| Takayama | May 2012 | stay in Green Hotel | ||||
| Shin Hotoka Ropeway | May 2012 | via bus | ||||
| Matsumoto | May 2012 | stayed in Tokyu Inn | ||||
| Hanno | May 2012 | visited Shibata's | ||||
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South Korea |
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1980/81 1995 |
Both stationed at Osan AB Pam alone on TDY – all over |
Where we met! |
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Singapore |
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Apr 2010 |
Diamond Princess Cruise - City Tour |
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| Apr 2019 | Celebrity Constellation = 2 days pretour with Tours by Locals | AWESOME!! | ||||
| 68 | Thailand | Bangkok | April 2010 | Diamon Princess Cruise - 2 nights Private pre-Tour | ||
| Phuket | April 2019 | Celebrity Constellation | ||||
| Phang Nga Bay NP | April 2019 | Celebrity Constellation - Ship Excursion | ||||
| 69 | Vietnam | Phu Mai (Vuan Tai) | Apr 2010 | Diamond Princess Cruise - Vuan Tai Resort Tour | ||
| Nha Trang | Apr 2010 | Diamond Princess Cruise - | Absolutely gorgeous!! | |||
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The Caribbean |
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| 70 | Antigua & Barbuda |
St John's, Antigua & Barbuda |
Dec 2013, Jan 2018 |
Celebrity Eclipse, Viking Sea |
Eco Kayak in/around Great Bird Island. Island Panoramic Tour |
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Aruba |
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Nov 1998, Dec 2004, Dec 2008, Dec 2011, Dec 2013 |
RCL Rhapsody of the Seas, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Solstice, Island Princess, Celebrity Eclipse |
bus tour first time, snorkel 4 times |
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The Bahamas |
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Nov 1994 |
RCL Sovereign of the Seas Cruise |
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| Freeport, Half Moon Cay, Nassau | Jun 2022 | Carnival Dream | 8 night cruise to/from Galveston | |||
| 73 | Barbados | Dec 2013 | Celebrity Eclipse | |||
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Virgin Islands & British Virgin Islands |
St Thomas, St Johns |
Nov 1994, Nov 1998, Jan 2018 |
RCL Sovereign of the Seas, RCL Rhapsody of the Seas, Viking Sea |
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British Virgin Islands |
St Croix |
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Cayman Islands |
Grand Cayman |
Dec 2009 |
RCL Voyager of the Seas |
Snorkel & City Tour |
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Cuba |
Camaguey, Remedios, Matanzas, Havana |
Dec 2018 |
Grand Circle Foundation - People to People |
w/Hibner & Toth |
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Curacao |
Netherlands Antilles |
Dec 2013 |
Celebrity Eclipse |
Kayak & Snorkel |
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| 79 | Grenada | St George | Dec 2013 | Celebrity Eclipse | Spice Island Bus tour | |
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Haiti |
Labadee |
Dec 2013 |
Celebrity Eclipse |
Celebrity's private island - Speed boat & snorkel |
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| 81 | Jamaica | Montego Bay, Ocho Rios | Dec 2009, Dec 2011 | RCL Voyager of the Seas, Island Princess | Snorkel, Swam with Dolphins | |
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Puerto Rico |
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Nov 1994, Dec 2008, Dec 2017 |
RCL Sovereign of the Seas, Celebrity Solstice, Viking Sea |
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St Maarten |
Dutch Part |
Nov 1998, Dec 2008, Dec 2013 |
RCL Rhapsody of the Seas, Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse |
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St Kitts & Nevis |
St Kitts |
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RCL Rhapsody of the Seas |
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St Lucia | Castries | Dec 2013, Jan 2018 | Celebrity Eclipse, Viking Sea | Port shopping mall, Island Tour & Aerial Tram |
| 86 | St Martin |
French Antilles
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Nov 1994 |
RCL Sovereign of the Seas Cruise |
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| 87 | St Vincent & the Grenadines | |||||
| 88 | Trinidad-Tobago | Scarborough, Tobago | Jan 2018 | Viking Sea | Roxborough Rainforest | |
| 89 | Turks & Caicos Islands | Grand Turks | Dec 2010 | Crown Princess | Didn't get off the ship | |
| Middle East | ||||||
| 90 | India | Cochin | April 2019 | Celebrity Constellation | ||
| Goa | April 2019 | Celebrity Constellation | ||||
| Mumbai | April 2019 | Celebrity Constelltion | ||||
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Iran |
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George Only in the Military |
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| 91 | Israel | Ashdod, Jerusalem; Haifa, Galilee | April 2016 | RCL Splendour of the Seas | ||
| **** | Lebanon | George Only in the Military | ||||
| 92 | Oman | Salalah | April 2016 | RCL Splendour of the Seas | ||
| Muscat | April 2019 | Celebrtiy Constellation - Tours by Locals | Fantastic | |||
| 93 | Palestine | West Bank, Bethlehem | April 2016 | RCL Splendour of the Seas | ||
| 94 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | April 2019 | Celebrity Constellation - Tours by Locals | ||
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | April 2019 | Celebrity Constellation - 2 nights post cruise with Tours by Locals | Amazing! | |
| Ajman | April 2016 | RCL Splendour of the Seas | ||||
| Dubai |
April 2016 April 2019 |
RCL Splendour of the Seas read the Travelogue Celebrity Constellation |
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| Sharjah | April 2016 | RCL Splendour of the Seas | ||||
| Antarctica | ||||||
| Melchior Islands | Dec 2019 |
Corinthian - OAT Adventure Tour Click here to Read the Ship's Log |
zodiac cruise | |||
| Danco Island | hiking & Polar plunge | |||||
| Neko Harbor | Mainland hike | |||||
| Lemaire Channel | Cruising the Channel in the Corinthian | |||||
| Torersen | zodiac cruise to see Humpback whales bubble feeding | |||||
| Port Lockroy | Penguin Post Office | |||||
| Paradise Bay | Argentinian Base Brown (mainland) | |||||
| Deception Island (South Shetland Islands) | Whalers Bay hiking |
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