Life Travel Log

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2009

I tried the other day to pinpoint where exactly in my life that I fell in love with travel- where it went from something I enjoyed & did for work, to something I passionately loved & dreamed about.  I think meeting my husband & beginning to travel the world with him, having our escape from the everyday demands of life, creating our own special memories, daydreaming together about all the places we want to go was the thing that really addicted me to travel.  I grew up regularly traveling to Colorado & getting some good trips in with my church youth group.  I began traveling for work, but generally to no place special & rarely had the chance to see anything besides the airport.  We’ve been trying to do 1 big trip each year, with several smaller trips to see friends or baseball stadiums, combined with some long (driving) weekends around throughout the year.  Being an organizational nut, I wanted to make a time line of all our adventures & odysseys.

**All links are to blog entries**     **Updated February, 2012**

1987-1998 Colorado Skiing: Winter Park, Breckenridge, Steamboat, Vail, Wolf Creek

High School Summers (1995, 1996, 1997)- Kayak Boundary Waters in Minnesota, Hike Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho, Canoe Delaware River between NY & PA with my church youth group

1999- Atlanta & Savannah, GA (college in Georgia)

2002- Cruise Alaska with Gram (Part 1 & Part 2)

2004
2004- Lake Tahoe with Hubby (Part 1 & Part 2)
Ecuador Mission Trip
2005

Mykonos Boardwalk, Greece, July 2005

Miami, Florida (H’s law school)
Italy & Greece (Milan, Venice, Rome, Santorini, Mykonos, Athens)
2006

Puerto Vallarta for a Scouting Trip

2007

Puerto Vallarta, February 2007 by Trista Lerit

2008
Brazil & Argentina (Buenos Aires, Paraguay, Iguazu Falls, Parati, Rio de Janeiro)
Colorado with Stephanie – Labor Day – Manitou Springs,CO (hiked Pikes Peak & Railway)
Joshua Tree National Park
2009
Us in Cozumel, 3rd Anniversary, February 2009 

January – DC for Obama’s Inauguration (Arlington National Cemetery, National World War II Memorial, Around the National Mall, Everything Else DC)
February for our 2nd Anniversary – Cozumel, Mexico (Landing, Diving, the Windward Side, San Gervasio Ruins, Downtown, Iberostar Hotel)
March- Walt Disney World (Epcot, MGM, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom)
April- Austin
April- San Antonio for Fiesta
May/June- South Africa Trip: Dubai, UAE, South Africa (Cape Town, Kruger National Park & Johannesburg), Mauritius
August-Boat Tour Part 1 & Part 2,  Hancock Tower, Beautiful Bridges & Buildings, White Sox Game, The Former Sears Tower, Lincoln Park Zoo, Wrigley Field, Grant & Millennium Parks
October- Austin
2010

Pittsburgh, PA; Queenstown, New Zelaand; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

February/March- New Zealand (Trip Summary)
June- Seattle, Washington – Waterfalls of Spokane, Wenachtee Riverfront, Riverfront Park, Flying around Seattle, Beautiful drive, Visitor’s Center, Christine Falls, Nisqually River,  Mount Rainier National Park, UW-Tacoma, Glass Museum, Downtown Tacoma, Point Defiance Park, Ferry Ride Across the Harbor, flying over Mt Rainier

July – Pennsylvania- Pittsburgh (Heniz History Center, Downtown, The Strip District, Part 2, SouthSide Works Walk, Station Square, Monongahela Incline, Pirates Baseball Game, PNC Park,) &

Philadelphia (Driving to Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Hall & Love Park, walked down Ben Franklin Parkway before the 4th of July Festivities, walking around Downtown, the Historic District, Independence Hall & the Liberty Bell, cruising the rest of Philly & a baseball game at Citizens Bank Park.)

Austin (Barton Springs, Kidz at the UT Campus, Mt. Bonnell, Oasis )

August- Columbia, South Carolina – Downtown
October- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – lovely Puerto Vallarta, Dreams Hotel, had fun in the pool & on the dance floor with friends

November – Philadelphia – landing in Philadelphia to run the Philly Marathon (second half & finish, pro[sucker]pics ), toured Independence Hall & explored the rest of Philly.

December – New York City for New Year’s Eve (Run through Central Park, Grand Central Station, views from the top of the Rockefeller Center, Walking Cross Town, Times Square at Night, Lower Manhattan, Chinatown & Little Italy, Time’s Square New Years Eve)

2011
September – Colorado
September – Philadelphia Half-Marathon, minimal sightseeing, including Betsy Ross’ house.
October – Denver Marathon (recap part 1, recap part 2), Downtown Denver,
STATES I’VE VISITED
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
STATES TO VISIT
Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Wyoming
COUNTRIES I’VE VISITED
Belize, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, Greece, New Zealand, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Mauritius
COUNTRIES TO VISIT
Peru, Ecuador (Galapagos), Chile, South Pacific Islands, Kenya, Tanzania

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