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Places I've Been

I've included below a list of the places I've been and links to relevant posts in this blog. I visited the places without links before I started blogging, but I will eventually go back and fill in some of the gaps--just as soon as I am caught up on current travels (if that ever happens)!

Click on the appropriate post below and it will take you to that entry.

(JANUARY 2024 NOTE: I HAVEN'T UPDATED THIS PAGE IN ABOUT THREE YEARS. IT'S ON MY TO-DO LIST.)

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria
     A European Christmas
     Mauthausen Concentration Camp
     Mauthausen Memorial Sculpture Garden
     Melk
     Vienna, Part 1: A Palace, Some Sculptures, and the Artful Dodger
     Vienna, Part 2: From Romanesque/Gothic to Baroque
     Vienna, Part 3: From the Renaissance to Art Nouveau and Everything in Between
     Book Reviews: The Year That Changed the World and The Lady in Gold
Denmark
     Aarhus
     Copenhagen, Day 1
     Fredricksborg Castle and the LDS Temple
     Passing Through: A Day in 2019
England
     Cambridge
Finland
     Finland, Part I
     Finland, Part 2
France
     Colmar, Part 1
     Colmar, Part 2
     A European Christmas
     Normandy Memories
     Paris, Cemeteries
     Strasbourg
     Strasbourg Cathedral
Germany
     Berlin: Museum Island
     Berlin: Brandenburg Gate
     Berlin: The Wall
     Berlin: Odds and Ends
     Braubach: Marksburg Castle
     Breisach, Part 1: A Trip into the Forest
     Breisach, Part 2
     Cologne, Part 1: The Cathedral
     Cologne, Part 2: A Walk around the City and the Antiquities Museum
     Cologne, Part 3: The Chocolate Factory/Museum
     Cologne, Part 4: Addendum
     Family Cruise on the Rhine: Background
     Family  Cruise Favorites
     Heidelberg, Part 1: Castle
     Heidelberg, Part 2
     Kehl
     Koblenz
     Lubeck, Part 1
     Lubeck, Part 2
     Pforzheim, Bombing Anniversary
     Rhine Castles
     Rudesheim
     Ulm
Greece
     Athens: Changing of the Guard
     Athens: Ruins
     Athens: Christianity
     Athens: The Acropolis
     Delphi: The Oracle
     Eating Our Way to Delphi
     Graffiti
Italy
Netherlands
     Amsterdam, Part 1
     Amsterdam, Part 2: Art
     Amsterdam, Part 3: Two Places to Stay and Two Churches
     Amsterdam, Part 4
     Kinderdijk
     Leiden, Part 1
     Leiden, Part 2
Norway
     Aurlandfjord
     Flam Railway
     Norsk Folkemuseum
     Oslo, Part 1
     Oslo, Part 2: Vigeland Sculpture Park
Portugal
     See August, September, October, November, December 2022; January, February 2023
Spain
      See December 2022; January 2023
Sweden
     Stockholm
Switzerland
     Basel, Part 1
     Basel, Part 2: An Artsy City
     Nightmares and Sleeping Cars
United Kingdom
     England
          Banksy's Art: Part 1
          Banksy: Part 2
          Oxford University
     Isle of Man
     Scotland
     Wales


NORTH ATLANTIC
Iceland
     Overview
     Reykjavik , Puffin and Whale-watching Tour, Street Art
     The Golden Circle, Part I Part II, and Part III
     Food
     Southern Iceland, Part I, Part II, and Part III
     Flight to Greenland 

EASTERN EUROPE
Albania
     "Lower" Berat
     See also Individual countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
     Kutna Hora
Estonia
     Tallinn
Hungary
Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
     Moscow Intro
     Moscow End
     Sochi
Serbia
     Marshal Tito
Slovakia
     Bratislava
Slovenia
     Julian Alps
     Lake Bled
     Ljubljana
Ukraine
     Odessa
     Sevastopol


MIDDLE EAST
Egypt
     Taba
     Aswan and Philae Temple
     Kom Ombo Temple and the Crocodile Museum
     Edfu Temple
     Nile Cruise
     Valley of the Kings
     Amenhotep III Temple
     Ramses III Temple
     Carriage Ride through Luxor
     Karnack Temple
     Luxor Temple
     Cairo
     Cairo Museum
     The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx
Israel
     Introduction
     Jaffa part 1 and part 2
     Jerusalem: Temple MountSouk al-Qattanin and Western Wall;
        Southern Wall, Hezekiah's Tunnel, and the Pool of Siloam; Viewpoints; The                     Last Supper Room; Bethlehem; The Garden of Gethsemane; St. Peter in
        Gallicantu and Via Dolorosa; Church of the Holy Sepulchre; The Garden Tomb and         Golgotha; Miscellaneous Sights, Sounds, and Tastes
     Beit Lehi
     The Valley of Elah and Mount Carmel
     Caesarea
     Nazareth Precipice and Tiberias
     Capernaum
     Mount of Beatitudes, Church of the Primacy of Peter in Tabgha, Mount Arbel
     Tel Dan, Golan Heights, Mount Hermon, Hermon Springs at Banias
     Beit She'an
     Masada
     Crossing the Border at Eilat and Taba
     Baptismal Site
Jordan
     Madaba
     Mount Nebo
     The Dead Sea
     Baptismal Site
     Amman: Sleeping and Dining
     Amman: The Citadel
     Amman:The City
     Jerash
     Amman to Petra
     Petra
Morocco
     Overview, Trip from LAX,
     Fes: Riad Laaroussa, The MedinaThe Souk,  Madrasa Al Attarine,
          Tomb of Moulay Idriss II, Rug Co-Op,  Tannery/Silk Shop/
          Pottery Co-op,  Merinid Tombs/Cemetery/Royal Palace
     Volubulis
     Moulay Idriss
     Meknes: The SoukMadrasa, Museum, and Mausoleum; Prison,
           Granary, and Stable
     Drive to Sahara
     Erg Chebbi Desert: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
     Todra and Dades Gorges
     Skoura: L'Ma Lodge
     Ouarzazate
     Ait Ben-Haddou
     High Atlas Mountains
     Marrakech: Overview, Lazama Synagogue, Bahia Palace, Ben Youssef Madrasa,                      Chez Lamine, Call to Prayer, Jemaa el-Fnaa Square Part I and Part IIImlil 
             Berber Market,  Imlil and Aroumd, Faim d'Epices Cooking Class,          
             Casablanca, Final Thoughts
Qatar: Doha Airport
Turkey
     Bosphorus Strait
     Ephesus
     Ephesus: Meryemana, House of Mary
     Istanbul Overview
     Istanbul
     Sinop
     Trabzon
     Trabzon, Sumela Monastery
United Arab Emirates: Dubai Airport

ASIA
Azerbaijan
     Baku: FireAround Town, Mosques, Art and Architecture,
     Shirvan and Gobustan
     Lahic
Indonesia
     See July, August, September, October, November 2023
Kyrgyzstan
      Ala-Too Mountain Drive, Muslim Cemetery
      Bishkek
Tajikistan: Khujand Part 1, Khujand Part 2, Khujand Part 3
Thailand (2008)
ASIA PACIFIC

Japan



AFRICA
Botswana
     Maun to Okavango Delta, Kadizora Camp
     Safari: LeopardsBaboons, Hippos, Wild Dogs, and Cheetahs
     Kadizora Camp
     Okavango Delta: Makoro Canoe Ride; Motorboat Ride
     Flight to Zimbabwe
Ghana
     Crossing the African Continent: Flying from Nairobi to Accra
     Accra Ghana Missionaries and the LDS Temple
     Ghana Overview
     Fort Amsterdam
     Cape Coast Castle
     Elmina: Coconut Grove Beach Resort
     On the Road: Elmina to Axim
     Axim: Fort St. Anthony
     Elmina
     Elmina Castle
     Cape Coast LDS Church
     Cape Coast Baptism Beach and Roseville Villa
     Fort William/Anomabu
     Driving back to Accra and the Kotoka Airport
Kenya
     LAX to Nairobi
     Nairobi to Kenya Mountain Lodge
     Mount Kenya
     The Equator at Nanyuki
     Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
     Buffalo Springs National Reserve Day 1Day 2, and Elephants
     Samburu Village
     Lake Nakuru National Park
     Lake Nakuru to Maasai Mara
     Maasai Mara National Reserve 1
     Maasai Mara Lions
     Mara Serena Safari Lodge in Maasai Mara Game Reserve
     Maasai Mara II
     Crossing the Border from Tanzania to Kenya
     Nairobi National Park
     Giraffe Centre of Nairobi
     Karen Blixen Estate
     Kazuri Bead Factory and Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi
Morocco
     Overview and Travel from California
     Riads: Laaroousa (Fes), L'Ma,
     Fes: Medina Tour, the Souk, the Madrasa El Attarine, Tomb
                  of Moulay Idriss II, Rug Co-op, Tannery/Silk Shop/
                  Pottery Co-op, Merenid Tombs/Cemetery/Royal
                  Palace
     Volubilis
     Moulay Idriss
     Meknes: Souk and City Square, Bou Inania Madrasa/Dar
                  Jamai Museum/Moulay Ismail Mausoleum, Prison
                  de Kara/Royal Granary and Stables
     Ifrane and Azrou
     Erg Chebbi Dunes: Tent Camping, Day Excursions I, Day
                  Excursions II, Camel Riding,
Namibia
      Windhoek to Etosha National Park
      Etosha National Park, Okaukuejo Camp Day 1 and Day 2
      Etosha National Park: Halali Lodge to Windhoek
South Africa
     Cape Town: ArrivalCheetah Outreach, Kirstenbosch Garden,
               District Six Museum, Jewish Synagogue, Zeitz MOCAA,
               Cape of Good Hope, Boulders Beach; Robben Island,
               Bo-Kapp and St. George's Cathedral
     Cape Town: Food
     Johannesburg; Johannesburg Airport
Tanzania
     Crossing the Border into Tanzania
     The Serengeti
     Serengeti Serena Lodge
     Ngorongoro Crater, Part 2
Zambia
Zimbabwe
     Zambezi River: CanoeTrip; Sundowner Cruise
     Victoria Falls: By Helicopter; On Foot
     Hwange National Park: The Hide Safari Camp; Driving Safari;
                  Walking Safari


LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA,  
AND THE CARIBBEAN
     See April, May, June 2023
Mexico
     Mexico City: Part 1, Part 2
         Dolores Olmedo Museum
         Farewell
     Coyoacan: Part 1, Part 2 - Casa Azul
     Cuernavaca
     Taxco
     Teotihuacan
     Villahermosa: Comalcalco
           Palenque and Misol-Ha
      Huejotzingo
      Cholula
      Puebla
Ecuador
     See May, June, July 2022
Jamaica
     See February, March, April 2023
Panama
     See May 2022
Peru
     Cusco
     Lima
     Lima Airport
     Food
St. Kitts
     Basseterre
     Romney Manor and Wingfield Estates
     Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
St. Lucia, part 1 and part 2
U.S. Virgin Islands
     St. Thomas and St. John

NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES
Arizona
     Monterey
     Redwoods National and State Parks, Part I, Part II, Part III
     Sacramento
     Sequoias, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
      See also March 2021, June 2021
Colorado
     Mt. Elbert
     Scenery
Connecticut
     Universities
Delaware
     State High Point
     Wilmington: Old Swedes Church, St. Anthony Church
Florida
     Cross Creek
     Miami   
     Tampa
     St. Petersburg: Dali Museum
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
     See also March 2021
Louisiana
     See also February 2022
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan (Does the airport count?)
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
     Robert Frost
New Jersey
     Princeton
     State High Point
     Trenton: State Capitol, City Sights
     Newark: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
New Mexico
     Las Cruces
     Hatch
     Taos: Kit Carson; Art Museums
     Roswell
     See also July, August, September 2021
     See also October, November, December 2021; January 2022; July 2023
North Carolina
Ohio
     Black Mesa
Oregon
     Tillamook
      Portland
      Portland: Food Carts
      Portland: Food Part 2
      Portland: Sauvie Island
      Portland Museum of Art
      Columbia River Gorge
      Japanese and Chinese Garden
      See also February and March, 2021
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
     LDS Temples
     San Antonio
     Palo Duro Canyon, Part I, Part II
     Quitaque
     Lubbock
     San Angelo, Part I, Part II
     LBJ Ranch
     Marble Falls
     See also March, April, May, June, September, October 2021; January, February, March, April, May 
            2022
Utah
     Winter Drive
Vermont
West Virginia
     Charleston, State Capital
     Harper's Ferry
Wyoming
Washington, D.C.
     Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
     Ford Theater and the Peterson House
     Library of Congress and Capitol Building
     Mount Vernon
     National Cathedral
     Newseum
     Reflecting Pool and Tidal Basin Monuments, Part 1 and Part 2
     Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery

CANADA
New Brunswick
     St. Andrews: Whale Watching
Nova Scotia
Ontario
      Bruce Peninsula National Park
Prince Edward Island
Quebec



9 comments:

  1. I have just read over your list and have to go lie down and take a nap now. Terrific traveler, you are! Fun to see it all collected in one space.

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  2. Have you been to Minnesota since the late 1970s? Just wondering ... :)

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  3. I'm super duper impressed at that list. And I agree, I must take a nap as well! It never crossed my mind that a human could travel so much. Is that a part of your job? That's amazing!!!!

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    1. Not part of my job, but part of our passion. We love to travel.

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  4. What a nice travel... I hope I could at least visit Jerusalem one day..

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  5. How I wish traveling was my job...because even if it's my passion, still I have to save to even just travel to a nearest place.. how much more of a farther place. Anyway, God will make a way.. ^^

    you inspired me there yeah! cheers to more travels!

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  6. Poor Ohio. (insert cry emoji) I hope you visit some time. Hocking Hills at least.

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    1. We've been there, I just haven't blogged about it. It must have been before I started this blog! We have been to all 50 states.

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