"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer" - anon

Leisa & Ralph ... 40-Years of Traveling, We Have Visited All these Locations

During the past four decades we have traveled to all these locations and other places (Caribbean islands, UK protectorate islands) not shown here. Travel to locations outside of Eastern & Western Europe, Canada, Central American, and India occurred primarily between the late 1970s and 2000.  We lived in the UK for two years in mid-1990s (Leisa at Grad School) and immersed ourselves in extensive European travel during that time. We have returned to many locations throughout Eastern & Western Europe since the mid-1990s.  At all locations displayed here we stayed for varied time periods ranging from a few days to several months.  For many areas below we do not have personal images that sufficiently convey the location so stock photos are displayed.

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Alii Drive Kailua Kona, Big Island Hawaii   Great Place Stay Right on the Ocean

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DANGER: Tempting Fate: Ralph in Kathmandu

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Auckland, New Zealand  Clean Manageable Town

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Bali, Indonesia   Must See Tourist Town - Interesting Trip to Rice Fields

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Bangkok, Thailand  Everything You Have Heard & Might Imagine

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Bodrum, Turkey   Neat Town on the Med

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Athens, Greece  Old, Run-Down & Too Busy with Locals & Tourists   All Greek Travel Starts and Ends Here (Port of Piraeus) so You Will be in this Town Frequently

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Coolangatta & Tweed Head, Australia  Most Beautiful Beaches and Sand in the World  We Leased a Place on the Beach and Stayed for Weeks

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Leisa and Ralph Castle Steps Central Europe

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Leisa on Windy Coast of UK - UK: A Wet & Windy Island

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Darwin, Australia   Remote and Interesting   Box Jellyfish in Ocean can Kill You - Serious

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Hong Kong   Vibrant City - Hope it Lasts with China now in Control - Lots of People

"Travel makes one modest.  You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world." - Gustav Flaubert

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Hydra, Greece   Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Leisa at Ephesus Historical Ruins, Turkey   Really Interesting History

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Karachi, Pakistan   Get In, Look Around, and Get out   Armed Police Everywhere

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Kathmandu, Nepal   Ralph Loved this Place  Climber's Gateway to Mount Everest  Hindu Cremations in Public at River

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Kos Island, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Leamington Spa, England
Home town while Leisa at Grad School

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Leisa sailing - Bahia de Concepcion Baja California   Delightfully Peaceful Place on the Planet

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Marmaris, Turkey   Very Interesting Place   We Used This Town as our Base While Exploring Turkey

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Ralph roaming on some Beach somewhere

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On the Ferry to Crete

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Ralph Renting a Boat on the Med

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Driving Over the Tight Winding Road
Italy to Switzerland

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - Agustine of Hippo

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Paros Island, Greece   Our Base for Months While Visiting Dozens of Greeks Islands ..Pics of Other Islands Above and Below

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Patmos, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Ralph sailing - Desmond in Water - Baja: Bahia Conception (Mulege)

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Rhodes, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited  Big Island

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Santorini Island (Thira), Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Serifos Island, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Sifnos Island, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Skiathos Island, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Skopelos Island, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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More - Santorini, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Waiheki Island, New Zealand   Leisa and the Goat Run?

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Beachfront Home Southern Italy

"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." - Miriam Beard

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Ardennes, Belgium  Really Worth the Trip  - River Kayaking Everywhere

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Monserrate Beach   Very Nice

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Corinth Canal, Greece   Astonishing Engineering Achievement for the times

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Crete   OK Island to Visit

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London - Love those English Phone Booths - In and Out of London and Paris Dozens of times.

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Room View in Prague, Czech Republic - past part of Czechoslovakia

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Kalymnos Island, Greece  Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited

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Motorhoming Mexico, USA and Canada

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Love My Beachfront Hammock.  Somewhere on Mexican Coastline

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Our Peaceful Palapa, Mexico Coastline

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On the Pier - Maui, Hawaii

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Leisa on Caribbean Island   looking Lovely as Always

Health, education and travel - 3 things governments cannot take from you - rkr

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Budapest, Hungary   The River and Bridges are the Best Part

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Cairns, Australia   Remote and Interesting.  Many Aboriginal Australians Live Here

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Acapulco, Mexico  Can Be Nice But Use Extreme Caution

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Basel, Switzerland   Not Bad... Stayed with Friends

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Ferry Sicily to Italy

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Ralph Waiting for a Ferry in the Med

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Ralph on Typical Shoreline in
Northern Europe - Windy!

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Yoga Instructor Vladimir on a Caribbean Island

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WW2 Battle Bunker Still on Shores of Gibraltar
Quite something to encounter in our travels

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Typical India - Intriguing County but You Are NEVER Alone

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New-found Friend Desmond on Mexican Shore

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Prague - Neat City

"Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind." - Seneca

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Mumbai, India   People and Bad Air Everywhere

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Mykonos Island, Greece  The Most Touristy Greek Island

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New Delhi, India - Like I Said: You are NEVER Alone in India

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Pamukkale, Turkey  We Bathed in Pools - but no more - Turkey shut them down permanently

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Belize City, Belize   Gritty Place but We Had to See It Once

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Cancun, Mexico   Just Tourists

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Captain Cook Landing, Big Island Hawaii   Historical Place . nothing more

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Hawaii Big Island Volcano   Interesting Active Volcano

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Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico   OK But Safety is Paramount

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Hawaii Volcano National Park Entrance Area

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Brisbane, Australia  Love It! all the way up to Cairns   Went Out to Great Barrier Reef

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Copenhagen, Denmark - We arrived with the most common surname in Denmark: Rasmussen

"Everything you do is based on the choices you make" - Wayne Dyer

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Driving through Switzerland - Some Very Tricky / Steep Roads - Exciting & Beautiful

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Durango, Mexico  Big Industrial Town

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Ensenada, Mexico   Boring

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Florence, Italy  Tourist Trap

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Frankfurt, Germany   Busy German Travel-Hub City

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Manzanillo, Mexico   Like Much of Mexico - No Longer Safe

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Mazatlan, Mexico   No Longer Safe

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Hilo, Big Island Hawaii   Locals Live Here - and Volcanos

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Honolulu   Congested Tourist Town - Been Here Too Many Times over Decades

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Interlaken, Switzerland   Absolutely Spectacular!

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Kahului, Maui - Hawaii   Don't Go to Just One Hawaiian Island'

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Kawloon, China   Very Vibrant City but - Beijing Controlled Now

"Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." - Ibn Battuta

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La Paz, Baja Mexico  Unimpressive

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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria - Germany   Tourist Destination

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Surfing - North Shore, Oahu   Best Spot on Oahu

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Luxembourg   Gorgeous - Go There

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Macau, China   Busy and Crowded with Lots of Gambling

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Geneva, Switzerland - Skip Geneva and Go to Zurich - a great city

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Genoa, Italy   Ugly Seaport City

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Milan, Italy   Wealth Capital of Italy  Big Busy City

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Monte Carlo, Monaco - We were foolish and went into the main casino. An Absurd and somewhat obvious stacked deck :-)

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Munich, Germany   Was Fun - Not Overrun like Berlin

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Lahaina, Maui - Hawaii

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Lihue, Kauai - Hawaii  Quaint

"Once a year, go someplace you've never been before." - Anon

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Amsterdam   Don't Miss this Town!

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Arles, France   Ho Hum.. Too Much Graffiti

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Avignon, France - Ralph damaged rental car trying to go left on tiny street in city center. Glad we paid for rental insurance.

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Bath, England  Elegant City

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Brighton, England   Holiday Getaway for Brits

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Bruges, Belgium    Sorta a Micro Disneyland without Rides

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Cambridge, England   Ralph Loves the Town and the University

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Cardiff, Wales   Nice Town with Strange Language

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County Clare, Ireland - Ralph's mother - ancestry from here. A boring place on the planet.

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Cork, Ireland  Was Once a Serious Trade / Shipping City in Europe

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English Channel Crossing, Dover   Chunnel is Neat to Get to France

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Dublin, Ireland   Go To The Original Guiness Brewery and Enjoy

"The journey, not the arrival, matters." - T. S. Eliot

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Edinburgh, Scotland   Much Classier Than Glasgow

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Edmonton, Canada   Common.. Cold City

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Lagos, Portugal   Love It

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Lands End Cornwall, England   Great Place .. Good for Suicide Off the Cliff

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Leeds, England   Like So Many English Towns

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Limerick, Ireland   A Town in Ireland - Enough Said

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Lisbon, Portugal   Great History Here

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Marseilles, France - Rather Ugly Seaport Town

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Montreal, Canada   OK, Probably better if you speak French

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Nice, France   A Favorite Place on the Med

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Oxford City, England   Loved Walking the University

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Paris - Leisa and girlfriends been here and Nice many, many times. Ralph likes jogging in the Bois de Boulogne (park), west Paris.

If you are upset just think about a T-Rex trying to drink a Martini

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Princeville, Kauai Hawaii   Bring Money

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico   Was Nice Now Dangerous

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Regensburg, Germany   Great Morning Breakfasts  Non-Tourist German City

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Reims, France   OK If you are Passing By

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Rome   Many Streets and Buildings Filthy but Living Areas Inside Gorgeous

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Rothenburg Der Tauber, Germany   Huge Tourist Area but Interesting - Walk the Wall

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Saint Anton, Austria - We fell in love with this hotel - incredible in every respect.  We stayed longer than planned!

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Saint Bernard Mountain Pass, Switzerland - We entered Switzerland through the Pass and Tunnel

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Saltzburg, Austria   Incredible and Don't Miss the Lake District

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Sicily  Glad We Went but Nothing to Rave About

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Stirling, Scotland   Nice Town in Highlands

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Tijuana, Mexico   Yuk and Double Yuk

The best things in life are free. The 2nd best things are super expensive!

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Durham, England   Remote English Town - Good University

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St. Kitts & Nevis, Caribbean   Grab the Island Hopper Plane and see many islands in this area

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Cayman Islands   Gorgeous and Clean

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Martinique, Caribbean   Better Under British Rule - Gone Downhill

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Torreon, Mexico   Serious Industrial Town

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Venice  Congested and Overrated

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Verona, Italy   Romeo and Juliet Balcony

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Vienna   Nice Underground Parking with Dirty / Brown Danube River

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Waialua, Kauai Hawaii   OK

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Waikiki Beach Hawaii   Tourist Central

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Waikoloa, Big Island Hawaii   Beautiful

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Zihuatanejo, Mexico  Safety is Now a Problem Issue

I need a vacation of 6 months.  Twice a year!

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Mallorca Island, Spain  Driving around the island you will encounter an incredibly "windy" uphill if you go counter-clockwise

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Carcassonne, France  This is a neat place to visit

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York, England   Worth the Visit

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Malaga, Spain  On the South Coast / Med and Enjoyable

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Stratford Upon Avon, UK   Great Pubs!  Clean Town

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Montserrat, Caribbean before Eruption - The downtown hotel we stayed in is now under 15 feet of ash.

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Toledo, Spain  Drive-Through Town - Go to Barcelona and have Tapas Instead!

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Hadrian's Wall, England   Been there, seen that :-)

Too many places in USA.  See note lower left below USA map.  Thanks for traveling!

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