Countries Visited

Been There, Done That

Here's a list of countries we've been to - and where applicable, a page or URL for some. Incidentally, transiting a country's airport doesn't count...

Africa / South Indian Ocean

Country Scott Kathy Vietnam Hanoi, Saigon, Can Tho, Chou Doc, Sa Pa, Halong Bay South Africa (1st visit)
(second visit) Johannesburg, Pretoria, (Capetown, Durbin, Port Elisabeth, East London, Richards Bay, Stellenbosch Capetown, Durbin, Port Elisabeth, East London, Richards Bay Mozambique Maputo (2009, 2010), Caboora Bassa, Tete (2010) Reunion St. Denis Mauritius Port Louis Seychelles Islands Port Victoria, Mahe, Praslin Madagascar Tulear, Nosy Be Tanzania Zanzibar Comoros Islands Myotte

Antarctica

Visited February 2006 and again in February 2009.

Asia

Country Scott Kathy Burma/Myanmar Southern Shore (diving) Cambodia Phnom Penh, Siem Reap (Angkor Wat), Sihanoukville China Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Changsha Beijing (cira 1980!) India Agra, Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, around Rajasthan, Kerala &South India, Porbandar, Bombay Agra, Delhi,round Rajasthan, Kerala & South India, Porbandar, Bombay Indonesia Jakarta, Bali Japan Tokyo, Nara Korea Seoul Malaysia Kula Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Kuantan Maldives Male, Farufulshi Singapore Sooooo many times.

Middle East

Country Scott Kathy Egypt Cairo & Nile, Safaga, Sharm-el-Sheik, Port Suez/Suez Canal Israel Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, West Bank, Negev Dessert Lebanon Beirut Morocco Casablanca United Arab Emirates Dubai & Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Jeddah Kuwait Kuwait City Lebanon Beiruit Oman Muscat, Salalah (2009 /2010) Jordan Aqaba Syria Tartous, Latakia

North America

Country Scott Kathy United States Most (but not as many as Kathy) states, including Alaska and Hawaii. Favorites: San Francisco, New Orleans Forty-eight, missing only N. Dakota, and Alaska. Canada Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Niagara,  Toronto, Montreal, Halifax; PEI; New Brunswick About the same + Winnipeg. Kathy went to school in Ontario. Mexico Cancun, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres & region, Baja, Mexico City, Tijuana, Acapulco, variety (cruise) Cozumel, Baja, Tijuana, variety (cruise)

Europe

Country Scott Kathy England London, Manchester, Basingstoke, Reading London, Warwick, Cotswalds France Paris, Nice & area Paris, Nice & Area; Strasbourg Sweden Gothenburg, Stockholm Denmark Copenhagen Finland Helsinki, Porvo Netherlands Amsterdam, Den Haag, Shreveningen, Utrecht, Eindhoven Amsterdam Belgium Brussels Brussels Italy Tuscany Milan, Tuscany Germany Munchen, Stuttgart Luxemburg Monaco Switzerland Geneva, Zurich Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Spain Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Majorca, Cadiz Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Majorca, Cadiz Gibraltar. Turkey Alanya, Bodrum, Istanbul

Latin America/Caribbean

Country Scott Kathy Argentina Buenos Aires; Patagonia cruise Buenos Aires; Patagonia cruise Aruba Brazil Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Copacabana Beach British Virgin Islands Chile Various (cruise) Valparaiso, Santiago, Easter Island, Robinson Crusoe Island Curacao Costa Rica Belize Cayman Islands Diving Bahamas + Diving Barbados Guatemala Nicaragua Panama Trinidad & Tobago Both Tobago Puerto Rico Peru' Sint Maarten (Dutch) St Martin (French) Turks & Caicos Islands UruguayMontevideo US Virgin Islands Anguilla (Star Clipper 2005) Virgin Gorda (Star Clipper 2005) Norman Island / Tortola (Star Clipper 2005) Jost Van Dijke (Star Clipper 2005) St Kitts (Star Clipper 2005)

Wonders

There are many lists of "Wonders of the World". Sometimes they're qualified as "Ancient Wonders", sometimes "Modern Wonders". Some sites make "all" the lists, some not. Here's our list -- at least of the places one or both of us have visited.

Name Location Why's it a wonder? Borobudur Java Indonesia Huge, old, Hindu, Buddhist. Stone. 2nd visit 2010. Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia Huge, old, Hindu, Buddhist. Stone. The Khemmer Rouge managed to not destroy it. Angkor is just one of many (hundreds) of temples in that part of Cambodia. They're still finding them. Taj Mahal Agra, IndiaTribute to love (it's a tomb). An astonishing building in a dumpy town. Great Wall of China Badaling, China Keep out Mongol hordes? Nice try (but they're too clever). The Great Wall is amazing due to its scale -- but being inundated with shops and KFC stores (no joke) is disappointing. Pyramids of Egypt Egypt The pyramids, Sphinx, temples at Luxor and other sites along the Nile are like nothing else in the world. Don't go in the summer and don't drink the water. Panama Canal PanamaAn Engineering feat, with an interesting political history 3-times through. Easter Island Posession of Chile Ancient stone moai dot the landscape. We know where they were made -- but how were they transported? What really happened to the culture?

US National Parks & Monuments

Name Location Features Arches Um, arches? Sandstone formations with holes. Donuts in geographic time Canyonland Bryce Canyon Zion Carlsbad Canyon Saguaro Capital Reef Petroglyphs Grand Canyon AZ (North Rim)