Interests - Travel
Again, a short list, rather than a long exposition
Places I’ve been for business or pleasure:
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USA
California, New York, New England
Most memorable: Bruce and Pam Brennan at the Herb ‘N
Inn in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. |
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Japan
Tokyo, Tsukuba, Osaka, Kobe, Nara
Most memorable: The Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji Temple)
at Kyoto |
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Mexico
Mexico City, Merida, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah, Tuxtla Gutierrez,
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Palenque
Most memorable: flying over the Aqua Azul and Palenque,
my visit to Chichen Itza |
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Peru
Lima, Nazca, Arequipe, Puno, Tequile, Machu Picchu, Cuzco,
Tambopata
Most memorable: The Southern Cross at night from the
island of Teqile on Lake Titicaca |
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South Africa
Johannesberg
Most memorable: Waiting 20 minutes to take a photograph
of a zebra crossing the road for my nephew and niece |
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Germany
So many places! Wiesbaden, Mainz, Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt,
Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne
Most memorable: Weinfest at Mainz, surprise holiday
in Berlin
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Holland
Amsterdam
Most memorable: The canals and Floriade |
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Czech Republic
Prague
Most memorable: Christmas concert |
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France
Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Gourdes, Grenoble
Most memorable: A magical weekend in Gourdes |
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Hong Kong
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Shatin
Most memorable: So many memories, some of them sad.
Valentine’s supper in the revolving restaurant of the
Furama Hotel, the Po Lin Monastery, Sai Kung |
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India
Bombay, Bangalore, Madras, Delhi
Most memorable: Elephanta Island, near Bombay |
And how can I forget Britain! London, forever my home town, Oxford,
where I lived for several years, Scotland, where I have worked and
holidayed so many times, the glory of the English countryside.
Places I’d like to visit
- Carribean
- Guatemala, Honduras and Belize
- Venezuela
- Thailand
- Australia
- New Zealand
Am I running out of time?
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