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November
2011, I traveled to Nicaragua as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity's Global
Village program.
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picture to see more friends and sights from that trip
The
above are just a few pictures of my friends and places that I have taken as I
have traveled a small corner of the world we live in.
I’m
not a travel agent and do not have my own business, but I like to assist others
in making travel plans or helping them decide where in the world to go. I
plan our trips, by scouring brochures or searching on the
Internet.
My
original goal was to visit 100 countries. On January 9, 2009 I made this
goal when I stepped on the Antarctic Peninsula.
I guess I now need to up my goal to 150 200 250
275. I track my countries based on the Traveler’s
Century Club listing. The Traveler’s Century
Club is pretty liberal in what counts (for example Alaska and Hawaii count
as they are more than 50 miles from the continental USA), which is OK, if you
are trying to reach 100. Here is my Country List.
Please
browse my site and tell me what you think. If you would like help finding
a unique vacation I would love to help you.
Norm
p.s.
I also have several other goals (Bucket List) besides my 100 150 200 250 275 countries
Still Trying:
1.
Ride in a
blimp over a major sporting event.
Anyone know the CEO of Goodyear?
2.
See the
Northern Lights
3.
Trans-Siberian
Railroad (Scheduled 3 times, Putin probably has killed this dream)
4.
Voice a
character on the Simpsons
5.
Meteora Greece, 6
Monasteries
6.
Pamukkale, Turkey
7.
French Open
Tennis @ Roland-Garros - Philippe Chatrier (M or W final or semi-final)
8.
Wimbledon
Tennis Championships - Centre Court (M or W final or semi-final)
Completed
1.
Visit
Cappadocia, Turkey Visited October
2021
2.
Tiger’s
Nest monastery in Bhutan (April 2019)
3.
Pet a
tiger. Done! Susan gave me a visit to the Siberian
Tiger Conservation Association for Christmas 2006.
Shortly thereafter
this farm was shut down. See us with Ekaterina.
4.
See a Leopard in
the wild. Done!
Sighting December 23, 2007 and December 26, 2007. See my friends (1)
(2). And 2018
5.
Visit Antarctica Done! Landed
January 9, 2009
6.
Visit Machu Picchu
Plus climbed Wayna
Picchu June 4, 2010
7.
Climb
Skellig Michael Done! I
climbed to the beehives on June 27, 2018
8.
Swim in Devil’s
Pool, Livingstone, Zambia October
23, 2018
9.
The abbey
and town on France’s Mont-St-Michel Visited September 16,
2016
10. Visit the Pyramids Visited April 2021
11. Patagonia Chile Visited March 2025 Torre del Paine National Park