One of my great passions is to travel...

Trips/Places That I Have Already Been:

• Dominican Republic (10 days at Jack Tar Village)
• Daytona Beach, Florida (bus trip from the University of Waterloo, 10 days)
• Three white water rafting trips to the Ottawa River
• Driving trip from Edmonton to Minneapolis/St. Paul:
  • Across the Canadian Prairies and down through Manitoba and Fargo, North Dakota
  • Returned across the US, through South Dakota (Badlands National Park & Black Hills), and Wyoming (Yellowstone National Park) (5 days)
• Weekend Driving trip to Glacier National Park, Montana
• Chile, South America (4 weeks):
  • Various flights on the way down from Edmonton stopped in Calgary, Dallas, Miami, Caracus Venezuela, Manaus Brazil, Santa Cruz and La Paz Bolivia and finally Santiago Chile
  • Stayed with a family in Santiago
  • Took weekend trips to El Quisco and also to Valparaíso and Viña del Mar
  • Day trips up into the Andes mountains
  • Various flights on the way back from Santiago stopped in Sao Paulo Brazil, Miami, Dallas, St. Paul, Calgary and finally Edmonton
• Driving trip from Edmonton to Toronto:
  • Left Edmonton and headed east through Saskatoon and then down into the US through Regina and across to Fargo North Dakota
  • Then down through Minneapolis, St. Paul, and on to Madison, Wisconsin
  • Then over to Milwaukee and down through Chicago Illinois and around the tip of Lake Michigan through Indiana and up to Detroit Michigan
  • Then across to Windsor and up to Toronto
  • Returned to Edmonton the same route
• Venezuela, South America (4 weeks):
  • Stayed with a family in Puerto Cabello for 3 weeks
  • One week trip to Caracus and across to Margarita Island
  • Day trips to Kayo Sombrero, Isla Larga and Patenemo Beach
• Three one week trips to Ottawa for training for work
• Two months in Vancouver for work with day/weekend trips to:
  • Whistler
  • Seattle (underground city tour)
  • Ferry trip over to Vancouver Island to visit Victoria and Nanaimo
• Driving Trip Tour of North America (2 months):
  • Left Edmonton and headed west through Kelowna BC to the west coast
  • Headed down the west coast through Seattle, Portland, and over to the Pacific Coast Highway
  • Down the Pacific Coast Highway through San Fransisco, Los Angeles (stayed in Hollywood), and San Diego
  • Headed to Las Vegas (stayed in the Luxor Hotel), via the Mojave Desert
  • From Vegas, visited the Hoover Dam and then took Route 66 across Arizona to Flagstaff
  • Then it was a side trip up to the Grand Canyon
  • From there, headed east through New Mexico and down to El Paso Texas
  • Then, headed across Texas through San Antonio and Houston and into Louisianna to New Orleans
  • From New Orleans, headed east through Mississippi, Alabama and into Florida
  • In Forida, headed down to Orlando to go to Disney World
  • Made side trips from Orlando to Tampa (Busch Gardens) and Cape Kennedy, spending July 4th at Cocoa Beach
  • Then headed south along the east coast of Florida, through Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Miami Beach and then down through the Keys through Key Largo to Key West
  • After Key West, headed north through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and into Virginia to Washington D.C.
  • From there, went north-east through Baltimore and Philadelphia New Jersey, to New York city
  • Then headed north through New York state up into Canada to Montreal
  • Spent a few days in Montreal and then headed west to Toronto
  • Visited friends in Toronto and then headed north-west to Oliphant on the Bruce Penninsula
  • After a week visiting friends in Oliphant, headed north to take the ferry from Tobermory to Manitoulin Island and headed to Sault Ste. Marie
  • Then over to Winnipeg and north-west through Saskatoon back home to Edmonton
• Las Vegas (original Alladin Hotel, 4 days)
• Hawaii - Honolulu, Waikiki Beach (10 days)
• Phoenix (10 days, including another side trip to the Grand Canyon)
• New York (10 days) - really enjoyed Broadway!
• Guadalajara Mexico attending Monterrey Tech on a 2 week Spanish course through the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta
• Spain (6.5 weeks):
  • Five weeks taking 2 Spanish credit courses at the Univerity of Salamanca Pontificia in Salamanca (through the University of Alberta), with side trips visiting:
    • Avila
    • Toledo (El Greco)
    • Alba de Tormes
    • Madrid (Museo del Prado)
  • Ten days travelling around Spain by car, visiting:
    • Madrid (Palacio Real)
    • Zaragoza
    • Barcelona
    • Valencia
    • Alicante
    • Cartagena
    • Torremolenos
    • Málaga
    • Nerja
    • Granada (Al Ahlambra)
    • Sevilla
    • Peurto Banus
    • Cádiz
    • Jerez
• Austin, Texas on two occasions attending courses for work, first trip during Marti Gras weekend.
• Two driving trips from Edmonton to California (2 weeks):
  • Left Edmonton for Calgary
  • Headed down I-15 through Montana, Idaho, and Nevada
  • Stopped in Reno for a short visit
  • Stayed in Sacramento area doing day trips from there to:
    • San Jose
    • San Francisco
    • Lake Tahoe
    • Napa Valley (lots of wine tasting)
    • Yosemite National Park
  • Spent 3 days down in L.A. doing:
    • Beverly Hills
    • Hollywood - Sunset Strip
    • Getty Museum
    • Griffith Observatory
    • Newport Beach
    • Venice Beach
    • Santa Monica - Beach, Pier & Promenade
    • Rodeo Drive
  • Returned with short visit to Salt Lake City, Utah
• Driving trip from Edmonton to The Okanagan Valley in BC for the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival (1 week in October just before Thanksgiving, many times):
  • Stayed with cousins in Keremeos.
  • Day trips every day visiting over 50 wineries in the Okanagan Valley doing wine tasting and purchasing of at least one bottle of wine from every one.
• Greece (3 weeks):
  • One week sightseeing in Athens and the Plaka / Parthenon area
  • One week travelling around the islands:
    • Paros
    • Santorini
    • Mykonos
  • One week staying at a friend's place in Arkidiko Ghorio on the south-eastern coast
• Montreal (1 week)
• Driving trip from Edmonton to Ontario for the Niagara Fall Wine Festival (1 week in September):
  • Drove there via the US and back through Canada.
  • Stayed at Motel 6 in Niagara Falls for 10 days.
  • Day trips every day visiting over 50 wineries in the Niagara region doing wine tasting and purchasing of at least one bottle of wine from every one.
  • Had enough time to also do all the Niagara Falls area tourist stuff.

Places That I Hope to Go To Some Day (in no particular order):

• Africa - African Lion Safari
• Antartica - Antarctic Cruise
• Argentina - Buenos Aires
• Argentina - Iguazu Falls on boarder with Brazil (World Heritage Site)
• Argentina - Wine Regions Tour
• Australia - Great Barrier Reef (World Heritage Site)
• Australia - Outback
• Australia - Sydney
• Australia - Sydney Opera House (World Heritage Site)
• Australia - Wine Regions Tour
• Austria - Vienna (World Heritage Site)
• Austria - Wine Regions Tour
• Bahamas - Beach Resort
• Bahamas - Nassau
• Barbados - Beach Resort
• Barbados - Bridgetown
• Belize - Beach Resort
• Belize - Belize Barrier Reef (World Heritage Site)
• Belize - Belize City
• Bermuda - Beach Resort
• Bermuda - Hamilton
• Bermuda - St. George (World Heritage Site)
• Brazil - Amazon Rain Forest
• Brazil - Amazon River Tour
• Brazil - Carnival (Rio de Janeiro)
• Brazil - Christ Redeemer (one of the 7 New Wonders of the World)
• Brazil - Iguazu Falls on boarder with Argentina (World Heritage Site)
• Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
• Cambodia - Angkor Wat (World Heritage Site)
• Canada - Butchart Gardens (Vancouver Island)
• Canada - East Coast Provinces Tour
• Canada - Northwest Territories
• Canada - Prince Edward Island
• Canada - Tofino (Vancouver Island)
• Canada - Whale Watching Boat Tour (Mar/July-Oct) (Tofino, Cowichan Bay, near Port Hardy)
• Canada - Wood Buffalo National Park (Alberta)
• Caribbean - Caribbean Cruize
• Cayman Islands - Beach Resort
• Cayman Islands - George Town
• Cayman Islands - Seven Mile Beach
• Chile - Easter Island / Statues (World Heritage Site)
• Chile - Valparaíso (World Heritage Site)
• Chile - Wine Regions Tour
• China - Forbidden City (Beijing)
• China - Great Wall of China (one of 7 New Wonders of the World)
• China - Imperial Place (Beijing)
• China - Summer Place (Beijing)
• China - Temple of Heaven (Beijing)
• Costa Rica - Beach Resort
• Costa Rica - San José
• Costa Rica - Tour Country
• Cuba - Beach Resort
• Cuba - Havana
• Cuba - Old Havana (Havana) (World Heritage Site)
• Cuba - Veradero
• Cyprus - Nicosia
• Denmark - Copenhagen
• Denmark - Oresund Bridge between Copenhagen Denmark and Malmo Sweden
• Denmark - Storebaelt Bridge between Zealand and Funen Islands (west of Copenhagen)
• Dominican Republic - Punta Cana
• Dominican Republic - Santa Domingo (World Heritage Site)
• Egypt - Cairo (World Heritage Site)
• Egypt - Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria)
• Egypt - Egyptian Museum (Cairo)
• Egypt - Great Pyramid of Khufu (Giza) (one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World) (World Heritage Site)
• Egypt - Nile River Cruise
• Egypt - Pharos Lighthouse (Alexandria) (one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World)
• Egypt - Pyramids (Giza) (World Heritage Site)
• Egypt - Temple of Karnak (Luxor)
• Egypt - Valley of the Kings (near Luxor)
• England - Big Ben (London)
• England - British Museum (London)
• England - Buckingham Palace (London)
• England - Eurotunnel Ride Between London and Paris (Eurostar)
• England - London
• England - Stonehenge (near Amesbury) (World Heritage Site)
• England - Tower of London (London) (World Heritage Site)
• England - Westminster Abbey (London) (World Heritage Site)
• England - White Cliffs of Dover (Dover)
• Ecuador - Galapagos Islands (World Heritage Site)
• Ecuador - Quito (World Heritage Site)
• Finland - Helsinki
• France - Alsace
• France - Bordeaux (World Heritage Site)
• France - Burgundy
• France - Champagne
• France - Eiffel Tower (Paris)
• France - Eurotunnel Ride Between London and Paris (Eurostar)
• France - Loire Valley (World Heritage Site)
• France - Louvre Museum (Paris)
• France - Paris
• France - Rhone Valley
• France - Wine Regions Tour
• Germany - Berlin
• Germany - Berlin Wall
• Germany - Frankfurt
• Germany - Munich
• Germany - Neuschwanstein Castle (Hohenschwangau near Munich)
• Germany - Oktoberfest (Theresienwiese field, 16 days, mid-Sept to 1st Sun in Oct) (Munich)
• Germany - Wine Regions Tour
• Greece - Colossus of Rhodes (Rhodes Island) (one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World)
• Greece - Crete Island
• Greece - Delos Island (World Heritage Site)
• Greece - Greek Island Hopping
• Greece - Rhodes Island / Rhodes City (World Heritage Site)
• Greece - Statue of Zeus (Olympia) (one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World)
• Greece - Wine Regions Tour
• Guatemala - Beach Resort
• Guatemala - Guatemala City
• Holland - Amsterdam
• Hungary - Budapest (World Heritage Site)
• Hungary - Tokaj Wine Region (World Heritage Site)
• Hungary - Wine Regions Tour
• India - Bollywood
• India - Taj Mahal (Agra) (one of the 7 New Wonders of the World) (World Heritage Site)
• Ireland - Dublin
• Ireland - Tour Country
• Iraq - Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Al-Hillah) (one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World)
• Israel - Jerusalem
• Israel - Old Jerusalem (World Heritage Site)
• Israel - Temple Mount in Old Jerusalem
• Israel - Western Wall in Old Jerusalem
• Italy - Coliseum (Rome) (one of the 7 New Wonders of the World)
• Italy - Florence (World Heritage Site)
• Italy - Leaning Tower of Piza (Piza)
• Italy - Pompeii
• Italy - Rome (World Heritage Site)
• Italy - Sicily
• Italy - Sistine Chapel (Vatican City, Rome)
• Italy - Vatican City (Rome) (World Heritage Site)
• Italy - Venice (World Heritage Site)
• Italy - Wine Regions Tour
• Jamaica - Beach Resort
• Jamaica - Kingston
• Jamaica - Montego Bay
• Japan - Kiyomizu Temple (Kyoto)
• Japan - Tokyo
• Jordan - Petra (east side of Dead Sea) (one of the 7 New Wonders of the World) (World Heritage Site)
• Lebanon - Baalbek (World Heritage Site)
• Lebanon - Beirut
• Lebanon - Wine Regions Tour
• Liechtenstein - Vaduz
• Luxembourg - Luxembourg (World Heritage Site)
• Mali - Timbuktu (World Heritage Site)
• Martinique - Beach Resort
• Martinique - Fort-de-France
• Mexico - Cancún
• Mexico - Chiapas
• Mexico - Chichen Itza (Chicken Pizza) (one of the 7 New Wonders of the World) (World Heritage Site)
• Mexico - Cozumel
• Mexico - Los Cabos
• Mexico - Manzanillo
• Mexico - Mázatlan
• Mexico - Mérida
• Mexico - Mexico City (World Heritage Site)
• Mexico - Oaxaca (World Heritage Site)
• Mexico - Playa del Carmen
• Mexico - Puerto Vallarta
• Mexico - Tijuana
• Mexico - Teotihuacan (near Mexico City) (World Heritage Site)
• Monaco
• Morocco - Marrakesh (World Heritage Site)
• Nepal - Mount Everest (NE of Kathmandu)
• New Zealand - Auckland
• New Zealand - Tour Country
• New Zealand - Wine Regions Tour
• Norway - Oslo
• Panama - Panama Canal
• Peru - Cusco (World Heritage Site)
• Peru - Lima (World Heritage Site)
• Peru - Machu Picchu (80 km NW of Cuzco) (one of the 7 New Wonders of the World) (World Heritage Site)
• Portugal - Douro Wine Region (World Heritage Site)
• Portugal - Porto (World Heritage Site)
• Portugal - Wine Regions Tour
• Puerto Rico - Beach Resort
• Puerto Rico - San Juan
• Puerto Rico - Tour Country
• Russia - Kremlin (Moscow) (World Heritage Site)
• Russia - Moscow
• Russia - Red Square (Moscow) (World Heritage Site)
• Scotland - Edinburgh (World Heritage Site)
• Scotland - Glasgow
• Scotland - Loch Ness (Inverness)
• Scotland - Scotch Tour
• Scotland - Tour Country
• South Africa - Cape Town
• South Africa - Wine Regions Tour
• Spain - Córdoba (World Heritage Site)
• Spain - Cuenca (ancient walled city) (World Heritage Site)
• Spain - Gibraltar
• Spain - Ibiza (World Heritage Site)
• Spain - Islas Baleares (Balearic Islands)
• Spain - Islas Canarias (Canary Islands)
• Spain - Mezquita of Cordoba (Cordoba)
• Spain - Santiago de Compostela (World Heritage Site)
• Spain - Wine Regions Tour
• St. Lucia - Beach Resort
• St. Lucia - Castries
• Sweden - Oresund Bridge between Copenhagen Denmark and Malmo Sweden
• Sweden - Stockholm
• Switzerland - Alps (south east Switzerland)
• Switzerland - Berne (World Heritage Site)
• Switzerland - Geneva
• Switzerland - Wine Regions Tour (Lavaux - World Heritage Site)
• Switzerland - Zurich
• Tasmania - Tour Island (Tasmanian Wilderness - World Heritage Site)
• Tasmania - Wine Regions Tour
• Thailand - Bangkok
• Tibet - Mount Everest (SW of Lhasa)
• Tibet - Potala Palace (Lhasa) (World Heritage Site)
• Turkey - Hagia Sophia (Istanbul)
• Turkey - Istanbul (World Heritage Site)
• Turkey - Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus (Bodrum) (one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World)
• Turkey - Temple of Artemis (Ephesus) (one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World)
• Turkey - Topkapi Palace (Istanbul)
• Turks & Caicos Islands - Beach Resort
• Turks & Caicos Islands - Cockburn Town
• United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
• United Arab Emirates - Burj Al Arab (Dubai)
• United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• U.S.A. - Alaska - Alaska Cruise
• U.S.A. - Florida - Fort Lauderdale
• U.S.A. - Hawaii - Maui
• U.S.A. - Hawaii - Volcanoes National Park (World Heritage Site)
• U.S.A. - Louisiana - New Orleans - Marti Gras
• U.S.A. - New Mexico - Carlsbad Caverns (World Heritage Site)
• U.S.A. - New Mexico - Santa Fe
• U.S.A. - New York - New York - Broadway Trip
• U.S.A. - New York - New York - Metropolitan Museum
• U.S.A. - New Work - Wine Regions Tour (eg. Finger Lakes)
• U.S.A. - Oregon - Wine Regions Tour
• U.S.A. - Texas - Dallas
• U.S.A. - Washington - Wine Regions Tour
• U.S.A. - Washington DC - Tour of the White House
• Venezuela - Angel Falls (SE of Ciudad Bolívar)
• Zimbabwe - Victoria Falls (World Heritage Site)