28 Active Volcanoes Climbed During My Travels

My top 5? Gigantic Cotopaxi at 5897 meters for its glacier climb. Mama Tungurahua at 5023 meters for maximum adrenaline. El Misti at 5822 meters for its gorgeous landscaping. Yasur at 361 meters for its 4 exploding vents, lava fountains, making it the best light and sound show on Earth. Erta Ale at 613 meters for standing next to a bubbling lava lake.

 

1. Merapi. 2,910 meters. Indonesia

2. Mount Bromo. 2,329 meters. Indonesia

3. Pacaya. 2,552 meters. Guatemala

4. Concepción. 1,610 meters. Nicaragua

5. Telica. 1,036 meters. Nicaragua

6. Masaya. 635 meters. Nicaragua

7. Cerro Negro. 728 meters. Nicaragua

8. San Cristóbal. 1,745 meters. Nicaragua

9. Momotombo. 1,297 meters. Nicaragua

10. Rincón de la Vieja. 1,916 meters. Costa Rica

11. Poas. 2,697 meters. Costa Rica

12. Irazú. 3,432 meters. Costa Rica

13. Arenal. 1,670 meters. Costa Rica

14. Santa María. 3,772 meters. Guatemala

15. Parícutin. 2,800 meters. Mexico

16. Tungurahua. 5,023 meters. Ecuador

17. Guagua Pichincha. 4,784 meters. Ecuador

18. Reventador. 3,562 meters. Ecuador

19. Cotopaxi. 5,897 meters. Ecuador

20. El Misti. 5,822 meters. Peru

21. Ubinas. 5,672 meters. Peru

22. Ollagüe. 5,868 meters. Chile

23. Lonquimay. 2,865 meters. Chile

24. Yasur. 361 meters. Vanuatu

25. Ambrym. 1,334 meters. Vanuatu

26. Kelimutu. 1,639 meters. Indonesia

27. Erta Ale. 613 meters. Ethiopia

28. Yellowstone. 2,805 meters. USA

 

 

My Travels, 1993-2023. 4,643 days (12.7 years) through 51 countries. The following is a breakdown of my travels -- listing the countries, dates, cities/towns, and number of nights in each place. Tour Dates:

 

Tour 8: TBA

 

Tour 7: 902 days

Nov20, 2022 to May 15, 2023, and July 1 to Oct 2, 2023 (271 days)

Feb 26 to June 7, June 16-22, June 30, 2021 to June 4, 2022, and June 28 to August 8, 2022 (491 days)

May 11 to October 8, 2020 (140 days)

 

Tour 6: 1101 days

June 25, 2013 to June 28, 2016

 

Tour 5: 103 days

June 4, 2010 to September 14, 2010

 

Tour 4: 936 days

January 1, 2006 to July 24, 2008

 

Tour 3: 217 days

September 6, 2003 to April 9, 2004

 

Tour 2: 600 days

April 7, 1999 to November 28, 2000

 

Tour 1: 652 days

December 25, 1993 to October 7, 1995

 

Previous Vacations: 132 days

 

Total Travel Days: 4,643

 

 

Countries / Territories -- Canada, United States, Israel, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Philippines, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Tonga, Fiji, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Netherlands, England.

 

 

United States

Nov20, 2022 to May 15, 2023 (177 nights in total). Billings (1), Denver (1), Canyon (2), Lubbock (2), Odessa (1), Forth Worth (2), Dallas (5), Houston (4), Nassau Bay (1), Houston (3), Austin (2), Fredericksburg (1), San Antonio (1), Houston (2), Port Lavaca (2), Corpus Christi (1), Brownsville (1), SpaceX's Starbase (2), Brownsville (1), SpaceX's Starbase (3), Brownsville (1), Port Isabel (1), Marathon (1), El Paso (1), Surprise (1), Las Vegas (7), Surprise (1), Phoenix (1), Apache Junction (1), Tucson (3), Apache Junction (2), Yuma (2), Imperial Dam LTVA (1), Slab City (2), Palm Springs (1), Yucca Valley (1), Twentynine Palms (1), Yucca Valley (3), Death Valley (4), Lancaster (1), San Diego (6), Oceanside (2), Newport Beach (1), Seal Beach (1), Huntington Beach (2), Playa Vista (1), Santa Monica (1), Simi Valley (1), Los Angeles (26), Riverside (1), Palm Springs (4), Santa Barbara (2), San Luis Obispo (1), Morro Bay (2), Monterey (1), Carmel-By-The-Sea (1), Monterey (1), Santa Cruz (3), San Francisco (4), Menlo Park (3), Sausalito (1), Elk (1), Fortuna (3), Crescent City (2), Ukiah (1), Barstow (1), Las Vegas (2), Williams (1), Grand Canyon (2), Flagstaff (2), Page (1), Kanab (1), Mt Carmel Junction (1), Bryce Canyon National Park (4), Richfield (1), Moab (2), Monument Valley (3), Monticello (1), Canyonlands National Park (2), Moab (1) Salt Lake City (1), Yellowstone National Park (3), Helena (1), Glacier National Park (1).

 

Nov 10, 2021 to May 8, 2022 (179 nights in total). Freeport (1), Seabrook (2), Boston (1), Salem (1), Boston (3), New London (1), New Haven (1), New York City (9), Long Island (3), New York City (6), Berlin (1), Philadelphia waterfront parking lot (4), Berlin (1), Washington D.C. (1), East Church Falls (3), National Mall Washington D.C. (1), East Church Falls (3), Mount Vernon (1), Chantilly (2), Charlottesville (1), Richmond (2), Yorktown (1), North Virgina Beach (1), Raleigh (2), Charleston (2), Daytona Beach (1), Titusville (4), Tampa (1), Clearwater (1), Key Siesta (1), Tampa (1), Titusville (1), Sarasota (1), Tampa (2), Cape Canaveral (3), Key Biscayne (3), Miami (7), Florida Keys (3), Homestead (1), Miami (27), Homestead (1), Florida Keys (1), Miami (11), Naples (1) Miami (6), Fort Lauderdale (2), Miami (3), Punta Gorda (1), Tampa (1), Tallahassee (1), McDonough (1), Atlanta (19), Nashville (3), Atlanta (3), Birmingham (1), New Orleans (4), Vicksburg (1), Clarksdale (1), Rosedale (1), Memphis (2), Kankakee (1), Chicago (6).

 

 

Canada

July 1 to Oct 2, 2023 (94 nights total).

Pincher Creek (2), Lost Ledge campground (1), Vernon (5), Vancouver (79), Williams Lake (1), Prince George (1), Dease Lake (1), Whitehorse (2), Dempster Highway junction (1), Inuvik (1).

 

May 8 to June 4, June 28 to Aug 8, 2022 (70 nights total).

Windsor (4), Oakville (1), Scarborough (3), Etobicoke (1), Scarborough (1), Toronto (2), Etobicoke (3), Toronto (2), Etobicoke (1), Toronto (1), Scarborough (1), Etobicoke (2), Welland (1), Agawa Bay Scenic Lookout (1), Winnipeg (3), Regina (1). … Banff (1), Golden (1), Vancouver (40).

 

Feb 26 to June 7, June 16-22, June 30 to Nov 9, 2021 (242 nights total). Lost Ledge Campground, Lake Kootenay (1), Nelson (1), Lost Ledge Campground (11), Vernon (1), Peachland (1), Kelowna (1), Vancouver (86), Banff (2), Jasper (2), Valemount (1), Abraham Lake (2), Moose Jaw (1), Kenora City (1), Ignace (1), Pickle Lake (1), Thunder Bay (1), Pukaskwa National Park (1), Sault Ste. Marie (1), Sudbury (5), Amos (1), Km 467 Radisson Hwy (1), Radisson Lake (1), Long Point, Hudson Bay (2), La Grande River by LG1 dam (1), Km 230 Radisson Hwy (1), Amos (1), Messines (1) Ottawa (4), Scarborough (2), Billy Bishop airport parking lot, Toronto (1), Scarborough (2), York-Etobicoke (1), Niagara Falls (5), Windsor (1), Sarnia (1), Scarborough (2), Billy Bishop airport parking lot, Toronto (1), Kingston (1), Montréal (2), Québec City (2), Rivière-du-Loup (1), Gaspé city (1), Percé (1), Moncton (1), St Peter’s town (1), overnight ferry Sydney NS to Newfoundland (1), Boutte du Cap cliffside (1), Gros Morne trail parking lot (1), Gander (1), Musgrave Harbour (1), BonaVista (1), Trinity (4), New Melbourne (1), Bauline (1), Signal Hill, St. Johns (1), St. Johns (6), Trepassy (1), St. Brides (1), Clarenville (1), St. Brides (1), Cape St. Mary’s (1), St. Johns (3), Chance Cove (1), Marystown (1), Clarenville (2), BonaVista (2), Musgrave Harbour (1), Sleepy Cove, Twillingate (2), Cornerbrook (1), Parson’s Pond (1), L’Anse aux Meadows (1), Cape Onion (1), Hwy 430 going south (1), Cornerbrook (2), Burgeo (1), Boutte du Cap cliffside (1), overnight ferry to Sydney, Nova Scotia (1), Red River cliffside (1), Pleasant Bay (1), Pigs Cove (1), New Glasgow (2), Burntcoat Cape Rock (1), Houston’s Beach (2), Halifax (2), Peggy’s Cove (3), Halifax (2), Dartmouth (1), Peggy’s Cove (1), Halifax (2), Balancing Rock trailhead (1), Burntcoat Cape Rock (1), Halifax (6), Peggy’s Cove (1), Halifax (2), Dieppe (1), Moncton (1), Hopewell Park rocks (1), St Johns, New Brunswick (3).

 

May 11 - Oct 8, 2020 (140 nights in total). Edmonton (1), Aspen Beach (1), Sylvan Lake (4), Drumheller (2), Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park, Milk River (2), Canmore (2), Davis Creek Provincial Park, Lardeau (2), McDonald Creek Provincial Park, Nakusp (3), Ellison Provincial Park campground, Vernon (1), Osoyoos (1), Sicamous (1), Shuswap Lake Provincial Park, Scotch Creek (1), Prince George (1), Prince Rupert (1), Lillooet (1), Narin Falls Provincial Park, Pemberton (1), Vancouver (8), Roberts Creek Provincial Park (2), Strongwater Camping & Cabins, Egmont (1), Saltery Bay (1), Inland Lake Provincial Park, Powell River (1), Port Hardy (1), San Josef Campground, Cape Scott Provincial Park (1), Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park (1), White River Provincial Park (1), Campbell River (1), White River Provincial Park (1), Parksville (1), Bella Pacifica Campground, Tofino (1), Kennedy Lake, Ucluelet (1), Port Alberni (1), Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park (2), Cheewhat Lake (1), Port Alberni (1), Nanaimo (1), Nanoose Bay (1), Sooke (1), Victoria (1), Vancouver (82), Princeton (1), Canmore (1)

 

 

Israel

May 22 – June 28, 2016 (38 nights in total). Tel Aviv (7), Haifa (3), Tiberias (2), Jerusalem (10), Mitzpe Ramon (1), Tel Aviv (15)

 

 

Ethiopia

Mar 22 – May 21, 2016 (61 nights in total). Addis Ababa (2), Jinka (4), Turmi (1), Kangaten (1), Key Afar (2), Dimeka (2), Jinka (2), Arba Minch (1), Addis Ababa (1), Lalibela (4), Mek’ele (3), Erta Ale crater (1), village (1), Hamed Ela (1), Mek’ele (2), bus to Addis Ababa (1), Harar (8), Addis Ababa (24)

 

 

Uganda

Jan 31 – Mar 21, 2016. Kampala (50 nights)

 

 

Kenya

Jan 21 – 31, 2016 (10 nights in total). Mombasa (3), Diani beach (1), Nairobi (6)

 

 

Tanzania

Jan 1 – 20, 2016 (21 nights in total). Dar es Salaam (1), Nungwi (4), Paje (5), Dar es Salaam (1), Arusha (2), Ilkurot Maasai village (1), Arusha (1), Amani Nature Reserve (5)

 

 

Botswana

Nov 23 – Dec 2, 2015 (10 nights in total). Kasane (2), Elephant Sands Lodge (4), Maun (3), Planet Baobab Lodge (1)

 

 

Namibia

Oct 16 – Nov 22, 2015 (38 nights in total). Canyon Roadhouse (1), Luderitz (1), Sesriem (3), Swakopmund (3), Etosha Namutoni camp (1), Halali camp (3), Okaukuejo camp (3), Olifantrus camp (2), Outjo (1), Halali camp (3), Olifantrus camp (3), Opuwo (2), Ohungumere Himba village (1), Khorixas (1), Windhoek (6), Rundu (1), Katima Mulilo (3)

 

 

South Africa

Dec 3 – 31, 2015 (29 nights in total). Phalaborwa (1), Hazyview (1), Kruger National Park Skukuza camp (2), Lower Sabie camp (2), Satara camp (3), Skukuza camp (2), Piet Retief (1), Hluhluwe (1), St Lucia (3), Shelly Beach (1), driving to Cape Town (1), Cape Town (11)

 

Aug 7 – Oct 15, 2015 (70 nights in total). Flight to Johannesburg (1), Johannesburg (10), Hazyview (1), Komatipoort (2), Hazyview (1), Hoedspruit (1), Phalaborwa (1), Johannesburg (2), Clarens (1), Berville (1), Cathin Park (2), Bergville (1), Durban (3), Umkomaas (2), Shelly Beach (3), Grahamstown (1), Addo (2), Storms River village (2), Plettenberg Bay (1), Oudtshoorn (1), Mossel Bay (1), Hermanus (2), Gansbaai (1), Betty’s Bay in car (1), Betty’s Bay (1), Springbok (1), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (3), Kimberly in car (1), Betty’s Bay in car (1), Simon’s Town (2), Cape Town (16), Springbok (1)

 

 

Philippines

Dec 2, 2014 – Aug 6, 2015 (248 nights in total). Manila (36), Anilao (2), Sabang (9), Manila (12), Sabang (2), Daet (2), Legazpi (2), Donsol (4), Catbalongan (1), Tacloban (1), Padre Burgos (2), Butuan (1), Davao (3), Mambajao (1), Agoho (2), Cebu city (5), Malapascua (2), Moalboal (3), Oslob (1), Argao (1), Tagbilaran (1), Cebu city (2), Dumaguete (1), Canlaon (1), Iloilo (1), San Jose Buenovista (1), Boracay (14), Pimamalayan (1), Manila (86), Baguio (1), Banawe (1), Batad (3), Hungduan (1), Segada (3), Vigan (2), Tabuk (1), Bontoc (1), Manila (12), ferry to Boracay (1), Boracay (11), Manila (11)

 

 

Indonesia

Maluku (Ambon Island)

Nov 11 – 23, 2014. Laha (13 nights)

 

West Papua (Raja Ampat)

Oct 7 – Nov 10, 2014 (35 nights in total). Flight via Jakarta (1), Kordiris Homestay on Gam island (7 nights), Yenkoranu homestay on Kri island (7), Manta Ray homestay on Arborek island (4), Nudibranch homestay on Gam island (7), Wasai (2), Yenkoranu homestay on Kri island (5), Wasai (2)

 

Borneo, Malaysia

Sep 26 – Oct 6, 2014 (12 nights in total). Lobok Antu (1), Kuching (6), Bako National Park (1), Kuching (4)

 

Kalimantan, Indonesia

Aug 19 – Sep 25, 2014 (38 nights in total). Balikpapan (2), Samarinda (1), ferry on Mahakam river (2), Long Bagun (1), Data Bilang (1), Melak (2), Samarinda (1), Berau (1), Derawan island (3), Maratua island (2), Derawan island (4), Samarinda (2), Banjarmasin (3), Haruyan village (1), Balai Manutui village (1), Banjarmasin (1), Pangkalan Bun (3), Pontianak (3), Sintang (2), Putussibau (2)

 

Java

Nov 24- Dec 1, 2014. Jakarta (8 nights)

Aug 14-18, 2014. Jakarta (5 nights)

 

Flores

June 20 – July 23, 2014 (34 nights in total). Flights via Kuala Lumpur (1) and Denpasar (1), Labuan Bajo (5), Kanawa Island (5), Labuan Bajo (2), Bajawa (1), Ende (1), Larantuka (1), Lamalera (3), Lewoleba (1), Maumere (6), Bajawa (1), Labuan Bajo (6)

 

Sulawesi

April 23 – June 19, 2014 (58 nights in total). Makassar (3), Pare Pare (1), Mamasa (2), Mamuju (1), Pasang Kayu (1), Palu (1), rainforest hut in Lore Lindu National Park (1), Tentena (2), Poso (1), Ampana (1), Luwuk (2), Baturube (1), Kolonodale (1), Andowia (1), Kendari (2), Kolaka (1), Suroako (1), Rantepao (5), Sidenreng (1), Bira (1), Makassar (1), Bunaken island (7), Manado (1), Tilamuta (1), Palu (1), Toli Toli (1), Paleleh (1), Pinolosian (1), Manado (3), Gorontalo (1), Black Marlin resort @ Togean islands (8), Poso (1), Makassar (1)

 

Lombok

Mar 28 – Apr 13, 2014 (17 nights in total). Gili Trawangan (10), Senggigi (1), Sembalun (1), Kuta (2), Sekotong Barat (1), Mataram (1), Kuta (1)

 

Bali

July 24-Aug13, 2014. Kuta (21 nights)

April 14-22, 2014. Sanur (9 nights)

 

Feb 23 – Mar 27, 2014 (33 nights). Flight via Brisbane (1), Kuta (3), Sanur (6), Ubud (16), Kintamani (1), Candi Kuning (1), Munduk (3), Ubud (2)

 

 

Vanuatu

Dec 16, 2013 – Feb 22, 2014 (70 nights in total). Port Vila (16), Yasur volcano @ Mountain Breeze bungalows (6), Lenakel (1), Yasur volcano@ Mountain Breeze bungalows (7), Lenakel (1), Yasur volcano @ YasurCampground (12), Lenakel (1), Port Vila (2), Craig Cove on Ambrym island (1), camping @ Marum volcano (2), Craig Cove (6), Espiritu Santo (15)

 

 

Cook Islands

Nov 14 – Dec 15, 2013 (31 nights in total). Rarotonga (4), Aitutaki (13), Rarotonga (14)

 

 

French Polynesia

Nov 1-13, 2013 (13 nights in total). Vaitape on Bora Bora island (10), Papeete on Tahiti island (3)

 

 

Tonga

Sep 2 – Oct 31, 2013 (60 nights in total). Nuku’alofa (7), ferry (1), Neiafu (36), ferry (1), Ha’ata’u village (7), Nuku’alofa (8)

 

 

Fiji

June 25 – September 1, 2013 (68 nights in total). Flight (2), Nadi (3), Octopus resort on Waya island (7), Mantaray Island resort on Manta island (5), Blue Lagoon resort on Nacula island (8), Nadi (2), Suva (4), ferry (1), Somosomo (1), Dolphin Bay Diver’s Retreat on Vanua Levu island (15), Savusavu (1), ferry (1), Suva (6), Pacific Harbour (2), Suva (7), Pacific Harbour (1), Nadi (2)

 

 

United States

June 11 - Sep 14, 2010 New York City (96 nights)

 

 

Canada June 4-10, 2010 Montréal (7 nights)

 

 

Colombia

Apr 29 - July 24, 2008 (87 nights in total). Pasto (1), Popayan (2), Cali (3), Armenia (1), Medellin (14), Cartagena (3), Taganga (14), Medellin (24), Bogota (8), Medellin (15), Bogota (2)

 

 

Peru

Oct 7 - Nov 6, 2007 (31 nights in total). Iquitos (5), Lima (26)

 

Sep 22 - Oct 15, 2006 (24 nights in total). Lima (1), Huacachina oasis (2), Cuzco (3), Aguas Caliente & Macchu Picchu (1), Cuzco (2), Arequipa (3), El Misti climb (1), Arequipa (3), Ubinas climb (2), Arequipa (1), Puno (5)

 

Jan 1 - Mar 18, 2006 (77 nights in total). Lima (8), Huarez (5), Santa Cruz trek (3), Huarez (2), La Union (1), Huanuco (2), Tingo Maria (3), Pucullpa (7), riverboat to Requena (2), Requena (2), riverboat to Iquitos (1), Iquitos (8), rainforest trek (20), Iquitos (4), riverboat to Yurimaguas (3), Moyobamba (1), Trujillo (3), Chiclayo (2)

 

 

Brazil

July 8 - Oct 6, 2007 (91 nights in total). Florianopolis (3), Curitiba (2), Sao Paulo (7), Rio de Janeiro (38), Ouro Preto (3), Belo Horizonte (4), Brasilia (3), Cuiaba (1), Caceres (2), Porto Velho (3), Rio Branco (1), Porto Velho (1), riverboat to Manaus (4), Manaus (11), riverboat to tri-borders (6), Leticia (1), Tabatinga (1)

 

 

Argentina

July 5-7, 2007 (3 nights in total). Puerto Iguazu (3)

 

Mar 29 - June 6, 2007 (70 nights in total). Ushuaia (3), Trelew/Punta Tombo (2), Puerto Madryn/Peninsula Valdes (3), Buenos Aires (62)

 

Mar 12-18, 2007 (7 nights in total). El Calafate (2), El Chalten (2), El Calafate (3)

 

 

Paraguay

June 7 - July 4, 2007 (28 nights in total). Asuncion (13), Concepcion (2), Filadelphia (1), Concepcion (2), riverboat to Bahai Negra (5), Concepcion (1), Asuncion (3), Ciudad del Este (1)

 

 

Chile

Mar 19-28, 2007 (10 nights in total). Puerto Natales (2), Torres del Paine trek (5), Puerto Natales (2), Punta Arenas (1)

 

Jan 11 - Mar 11, 2007 (59 nights in total). Ollague (4), Calama (1), San Pedro de Atacama (2), Tocanao (1), Antofagasta (1), Copiapo (2), La Serena (2), Santiago (5), Chillan (1), Lonquimay (3), Villarrica (3), Pucon (16), Valdivia (2), Puerto Varas (2), Puerto Montt (1), Quellon (2), Chaiten (1), Puerto Puyuhuapi (3), Coyhaique/Puerto Aisen (1), Cochrane (2), Villa O'Higgins (1), Cochrane (1), Puerto Guadel (2)

 

 

Bolivia

Oct 16, 2006 - Jan 10, 2007 (87 nights in total). Copacabana (1), La Paz (7), Rurrenabaque (11), rainforest trek (21), Rurrenabaque (2), La Paz (36), Potosi (3), Uyuni (2), Salar de Uyuni tour (3), Uyuni (1)

 

 

Ecuador

Nov 7, 2007 - Apr 28, 2008 (174 nights in total). Quito (47), Manta (2), Puerto Lopez (2), Montanita (9), Guayaquil (2), Babahoyo (2), Quito (74), Chugchilan (1), Sigchos (1), Guaranda (1), Banos (3), Tena (1), Otavalo (2), Quito (27)

 

Mar 19 - Sep 21, 2006 (187 nights in total). Loja (2), Cuenca (4), Alausi (1), Banos (2), Tungurahua refugio (2), Banos (7), Quito (9), Guagua Pichincha refugio (1), Quito (4), Reventador refugio (5), Quito (11), Cotopaxi refugio (1), Quito (33), Las Playas (3), Banos (2), Quito (93), Banos (2), Loja (5)

 

 

Mexico

Mar 7 - Apr 9, 2004 (34 nights in total). Puerto Escondido (6), Acapulco (3), Lazaro Cardenas (1), Uruapan (2), Guanajuato (4), Zacatecas (3), Mazatlan (3), Los Mochis (1), Urique (1), Areponapuchi (2), Creel (1), Batopilas (2), Ciudad Juarez (1), El Paso-Texas (1), Greyhound bus from El Paso-Texas to Calgary-Alberta (3)

 

Sep 6 - Oct 31, 2003 (56 nights in total). Puerto Vallarta (4), Manzanillo (2), Zihuatenejo (1), Acapulco (4), Puerto Escondido (7), Zipolyte (4), Oaxaca (6), Mexico City (10), Veracruz (2), Villahermosa (2), Palenque (2), Campeche (1), Isla Mujeres (10), Cancun (1)

 

 

Guatemala

Feb 26 - Mar 6, 2004 (10 nights in total). Guatemala City (4), Quetzaltenango (6)

 

Nov 7-22, 2003 (16 nights in total). Flores (6), Guatemala City (3), Antigua (2), Panajachel (1), San Pedro (1), Panajachel (2), Guatemala City (1)

 

 

Honduras

Feb 25, 2004 (1 night in total). Tegucigalpa (1)

 

Nov 23 - Dec 2, 2003 (10 nights in total). Copan (1), Utila (7), Tegucigalpa (2)

 

 

Nicaragua

Feb 12-24 , 2004 (13 nights in total). Leon (9), Chinandega (4)

 

Dec 3-14, 2003 (12 nights in total). Managua (2), Granada (4), Moyogalpa (1), Altagracia (2), San Juan del Sur (3)

 

 

Costa Rica

Jan 29 - Feb 11, 2004 (14 nights in total). Puerto Viejo (2), San Jose (4), La Fortuna (4), Liberia (4)

 

Dec 15, 2003 - Jan 19, 2004 (36 nights in total). Liberia (2), Samara (2), San Jose (32)

 

 

Panama

Jan 20-28, 2004 (9 nights in total). David (1), Panama City (5), David (1), Bocas del Toro (2)

 

 

Belize

Nov 1-6, 2003 (6 nights in total). Belize City (1), Dangriga (1), Caye Tobacco (4)

 

 

China

Jul 21 - Nov 28, 2000 (131 nights in total). Hong Kong (7), Guangzhou (1), Wuzhou (4), Liuzhou (3), Guiyang (4), Zunyi (1), Chongqing (28), Wangjiang (1), Changshou (2), Fuling (1), Fengdu (1), Zhongxian (1), Wanzhou (2), Yunyang (1), Wushan (2), Badong (2), Yichang (2), Xiangfan (2), Xian (1), Lanzhou (1), Jiayuguan (1), Dunhuang (4), Turpan (2), Urumqi (3), Altai (3), Kashgar (8), Tashkurgan (1), Kashgar (2), Hotan (4), Mingfen (1), Qiemo (1), Korla (1), Daheyan (1), Lanzhou (2), Shaoxing (2), Yiwu (7), Shanghai (7), Shaoxing (1), Shanghai (4), Hong Kong (9)

 

Apr 7, 1999 - Feb 21, 2000 (321 nights in total). Hong Kong (11), Guangzhou (3), Shantou (4), Xiamen (5), Fuzhou (10), Huangshan (5), Jiuhuashan (1), Hangzhou (3), Shaoxing (5), Putuoshan (4), Shanghai (16), Qingdao (6), Yantai (1), Dalian (7), Shenyang (3), Beihe (5), Dunhua (1), Tumen (2), Chunhua (1), Suifenhe (2), Harbin (5), Jiamusi (1), Tongjiang (1), Suihua (1), Heihe (3), Huma (2), Heihe (1), Jagdaqi (3), Mohe (3), Hailar (1), Manzhouli (2), Beijing (9), Simitai Great Wall (1), Beijing (2), Hong Kong (8), Shaoshan (5), Yueyang (1), Yangtze River Cruise (4), Chongqing (8), Chengdu (2), Songpan (2), Zoige (1), Lamusi (5), Xiahe (3), Lanzhou (6), Beijing (10), Nanjing (11), Shanghai (8), Hong Kong (5), Guangzhou (1), Shanghai (79), Wenzhou (2), Fuzhou (3), Guangzhou (14), Kunming (11), Mengla (2)

 

Hong Kong (UK/China) Sep 30 - Oct 7, 1995 (8 nights in total)

 

Jun 16 - Sep 29, 1995 (105 nights in total). Zhangmu (3), Tingri (3), Passum (1), Rombuk (2), Passum (1), Shegar (1), Lhtzse (3), Shigatze (2), Gyantse (1), Lhasa (8), Golmud (2), Xining (4), Baotou (1),Dongsheng (3), Beijing (15), Tai'an (3), Qufu (2), Zhengzhou (1), Luoyang (3), Xi'an (4), Chengdu (5), Dazu (2), Zigong (1), Leshan (2), Ya'an (1), Lijiang (8), Dali (6), Kaili (3), Leishan (1), Rongjiang (2), Congjiang (3), Zhaoxing (1), Sangjiang (1), Yangshuo (7)

 

 

Indonesia

May 24 - Jul 21, 2000 (58 nights in total). Selat Panjang (1), Bukittinggi (2), Bukit Lawang (3), Lake Toba (4), Bukittinggi (2), Jakarta (5), Yogyakarta (32), Mount Bromo (2), Yogyakarta (2), Jakarta (5)

 

 

Singapore

May 6-11 & 23, 2000 (6 nights in total)

 

 

Malaysia

May 11-22, 2000 (12 nights in total). Kuala Lumpur (12)

 

 

Thailand

Feb 29 - May 6, 2000 (67 nights in total). Bangkok (13), Koh Pha Ngan (14), Surat Thani (1), Krabi (4), Koh Phi Phi (6), Koh Lanta (3), Koh Pha Ngan (25), Hatyai (1)

 

 

Laos

Feb 21 - 29, 2000 (8 nights in total). Luang Namtha (1), Oudomsay (1), Luang Prabang (3), Vientiane (3)

 

 

United States

Feb 10 - Mar 14, 1999 Richland, WA (33)

 

 

Nepal

May 20 - Jun 16, 1995 (27 nights in total). Pokhara (12), Kathmandu (13), Kodari (1)

 

 

India

Nov 26, 1994 - May 20, 1995 (175 nights in total). Amritsar (5), Chandigarh (1), Rishikesh (145 - studying yoga and meditation in a monastery), Dharamsala (5), New Delhi (9), Manalli (9)

 

 

Pakistan

Aug 26 - Nov 26, 1994 (90 nights in total). Quetta (3), Ziarat (11), Quetta (3),Moenjodaro (2), Karachi (6), Quetta (1), Peshawar (3), Mardan (3), Mingora (2), Kalam (1), Chitral (1), Bumburet (1), Guru (1), Bumburet (1), Mastuj (1), Pandar (1), Gukuch (1), Gilgit (1), Islamabad (4), Taxilla (1), Islamabad (11), Lahore (8), Multan (4), Bahawalpur (3), Sihiwal (2), Jhelum (1), Islamabad (3), Taxilla (1), Katas (2), Islamabad (3), Lahore (4)

 

 

Iran

Jul 26 - Aug 26, 1994 (31 nights in total). Shiraz (6), Esfahan (6), Yazd (3), Kerman (3), Bam (2), Bandar-E-Abbas (2), Ahvaz (3), Mashhad (5)

 

 

Turkey

Jun 1 - Jul 26, 1994 (55 nights in total). Istanbul (27), Ankara (2), Istanbul (26)

 

Feb 24 - Apr 1, 1994 (36 nights in total). Istanbul (27), Ihlara (3), Goreme (4), Antakya (2)

 

 

Egypt

Apr 20 - Jun 1, 1994 (41 nights in total). Dahab (2), Sharm-el-Sheik (2), Aswan (4), Luxor (8), Cairo (24)

 

 

Jordan

Apr 11-20, 1994 (9 nights in total). Amman (4), Petra (3), Aquaba (2)

 

 

Syria

Apr 1-11, 1994 (11 nights in total). Aleppo (2), Lattakia (1), Tartus (2), Palmyra (2), Damascus (4)

 

 

Greece

Jan 20 - Feb 24, 1994 (36 nights in total). Patras (6), Olympia (3), Kiparissia (2), Pilos (1), Finikoundas (1), Harokopio (2), Velika (1), Kalamata (3), Kardamili (1), Agios Nikonas (1), Areopoli (1), Kafiona (1), Alika (1), Areopoli (1), Gythio (5), Sparti (3), Athens (3)

 

 

Italy

Jan 17-20, 1994 (3 nights in total) Venice (2), Brindisi (1)

 

 

Hungary

Jan 4-17, 1994 (14 nights in total) Budapest (13)

 

 

Czech Republic

Dec 31, 1993 - Jan 4, 1994 (5 nights in total) Prague (4)

 

 

Holland

Dec 28-31, 1993 (4 nights in total) Amsterdam (3)

 

 

United Kingdom

Dec 25-28, 1993 (4 nights in total) London (3)

 

 

Previous Vacations

 

1993 Maalaea, Maui

Feb 12 - Mar 5, 1993 (22 days)

 

1990 West Coast USA

July 21 - Aug 17, 1990 (27 days)

Seattle (2), Tacoma (1), San Francisco (1), Santa Cruz (1), Santa Barbara (1), Los Angeles (18), Las Vegas (1), Nephi (1), Pocatello (1)

 

1989 Orlando, Florida

Feb 10-17, 1989 (8 days)

 

1987 Los Angeles, California (7 days)

1986 Oahu (7 days), Vancouver & Expo 86 (7 days)

1985 Oahu (7 days), Saskatoon & Winnipeg (7 days)

1982 Los Angeles, California (7 days)

 

 

Done