2405 Days Of Travel
January 1, 2006 to July 24, 2008: 936 days
September 6, 2003 to April 9, 2004: 217 days
April 7, 1999 to November 28, 2000: 600 days
December 25, 1993 to October 7, 1995: 652 days
Summary: I have spent eighty months traveling from London to Athens, Damascus to Cairo, Istanbul to Islamabad, New Delhi to Lhasa, Beijing to Hong Kong, Bangkok to Jakarta, Mexico to Panama, Cartagena to Santiago, Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Rio de Janeiro to Manaus.
Statistically, the thirty seven countries I have glimpsed -- Canada, The United States of America, England, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay -- total 59,394,831 square kilometers, or 40% of the earth's land surface (148,940,000 sq km), and some 4.4 billion people, representing 65% of the world's current 6.7 billion population.
The following is a chronological breakdown of my overseas travels, from the most recent (2008) to the most distant (1993) -- listing the countries, dates, cities, and number of nights in each city. Countries/cities listed more than once I visited two (or more) times.
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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).
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).
Peru
Oct 7 - Nov 6, 2007 (31 nights in total)
Iquitos (5), Lima (26).
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).
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).
Argentina
Mar 29 - June 6, 2007 (70 nights in total)
Ushuaia (3), Trelew/Punta Tombo (2), Puerto Madryn/Peninsula Valdes (3), Buenos Aires (62).
Chile
Mar 19-28, 2007 (10 nights in total)
Puerto Natales (2), Torres del Paine trek (5), Puerto Natales (2), Punta Arenas (1).
Argentina
Mar 12-18, 2007 (7 nights in total)
El Calafate (2), El Chalten (2), El Calafate (3).
Chile
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).
Peru
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).
Ecuador
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).
Peru
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).
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).
Guatemala
Feb 26 - Mar 6, 2004 (10 nights in total)
Guatemala City (4), Quetzaltenango (6).
Honduras
Feb 25, 2004 (1 night in total)
Tegucigalpa (1).
Nicaragua
Feb 12-24 , 2004 (13 nights in total)
Leon (9), Chinandega (4).
Costa Rica
Jan 29 - Feb 11, 2004 (14 nights in total)
Puerto Viejo (2), San Jose (4), La Fortuna (4), Liberia (4).
Panama
Jan 20-28, 2004 (9 nights in total)
David (1), Panama City (5), David (1), Bocas del Toro (2).
Costa Rica
Dec 15, 2003 - Jan 19, 2004 (36 nights in total)
Liberia (2), Samara (2), San Jose (32).
Nicaragua
Dec 3-14, 2003 (12 nights in total)
Managua (2), Granada (4), Moyogalpa (1), Altagracia (2), San Juan del Sur (3).
Honduras
Nov 23 - Dec 2, 2003 (10 nights in total)
Copan (1), Utila (7), Tegucigalpa (2).
Guatemala
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).
Belize
Nov 1-6, 2003 (6 nights in total)
Belize City (1), Dangriga (1), Caye Tobacco (4).
Mexico
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).
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).
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).
China
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)
Sep 30 - Oct 7, 1995 (8 nights in total)
China
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).
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).
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).
Turkey
Feb 24 - Apr 1, 1994 (36 nights in total)
Istanbul (27), Ihlara (3), Goreme (4), Antakya (2).
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 Include:
1993: Maui (3 weeks)
1990: from Yellowknife to Fort McMurray to Vancouver
to Seattle to San Francisco to Los Angeles to Las Vegas
to Salt Lake City to Calgary to Hay River (3 months driving)
1989 Orlando, Florida (1 week)
1987 Los Angeles, California (1 week)
1986 Oahu (1 week), Vancouver & Expo 86 (1 week)
1985 Oahu (1 week), Saskatoon & Winnipeg (1 week)
1982 Los Angeles, California (1 week)
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