Each place I visited in the past is listed below with dates and comments.
Working for an airline many years ago allowed me to travel for free!
UNITED STATES |
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| Alaska | 7/84 | Definitely will return some day, by cruise ship up the inside passage. A must see state. |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 1979 | High school band trip, 6 Flags. |
| Bar Harbor, Maine | 4/02, 4/03 | Acadia National Park is a nice 2-3 day trip. April is a bit chilly and things aren’t all open yet, but less expensive to visit than in summer. |
| Bermuda | 6/86, 9/86, 10/92 | Not the best place to bring kids, a great get away for romance though. Beaches are as nice as Hawaii. |
| Chicago | 4/04 | Another great city to visit just for the food, especially deep dish pizza! |
| Denver, Colorado | 1/90, 3/2018 | Best skiing I’ve ever experienced at Copper Mt. Also Breckenridge and Keystone. Winter Park skiing March 2018. |
| Ft. Myers, Florida | 4/93 | Just another Florida destination… |
| Glacier National Park, Whitefish, Montana | 7-8/03, 8/04, 2/05, 9/05, 8/06 | Awesome! See also Waterton National Park, Canada. Would love to own a log cabin in Montana. Where to stay: Hidden Moose Lodge, Ptarmigan Village, Pine Lodge or North Forty Resort. I will return again and again! |
| Lake Placid & Lake George, New York | 7/08 | Whiteface Mountain is awesome even in summer. Took the ferry across Lake Champlain to Burlington, VT as an alternative driving route. |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 5/87, 5/98, 2/04 | Makes a fun mini vacation; inexpensive, although recently things seem to be more expensive… |
| Longboat Key, Florida | 6/97 | Excellent relaxation at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort; the only area in Florida I really like (the Gulf Coast). |
| Los Angeles, California | 7/2016 | Burbank, Highway 1, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Redondo Beach; watch out for those LA drivers! |
| New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine | too many to list | If you can ski NH/VT, you can ski anywhere! Hyannis, Martha’s Vineyard 7/2010; North Conway 7/2014; Kittery and Ogunquit Maine 7/2015 |
| Miami, Florida | 2/85 | Not anxious to go back. |
| Minnesota – St. Paul, Minneapolis | 9/84, 8/86, 8/87, 7/88, 6/89, 6/90, 9/92, 4/93, 7/94, 7/95, 8/97, 8/98, 2/00, 7/00, 7/03 | Don’t miss the Mall of America! |
| Nantucket, Massachusetts | 8/86 | Nice day trip. |
| Naples, Florida | 11/2007, 2/2010, 7/2013, 2/2015, 1/2016, 3/2016, 12/2016 | Super Florida destination. |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 5/84, 6/86, 4/87, 4/88, 4/94 | More fun in my younger days. Great food and jazz, of course. |
| New York City | 12/98, 7/2011, 7/2012 | Also Hoboken, NJ to see Carlos Bakery |
| Orlando, Florida | 1978, 1/89, 3/90, 9/93, 4/94 | Go if you must and haven’t been yet. Personally, I have no more desire to see Orlando, Disney, etc. |
| Philadelphia | 8/2012 | Just a quick 2 day trip |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 8/89 | Quick trip to get away from the cold! |
| San Antonio, Texas | 2/03, 7/2018 | Great 2-3 day mini-vacation spot, terrific food! Stay in a hotel on the Riverwalk. July 2018 for DCI show at Alamodome. |
| San Diego, California | 5/90, 4/92, 6/02 | Very nice area. Kids loved LegoLand. The Zoo and Wild Animal Park are OK. I prefer National Parks to amusement parks and zoos. |
| San Francisco, California | 1/88, 4/89, 7/90, 7/91 | Don’t miss wine country. |
| Seattle, Washington | 10/91, 6/97 | Hoh Rain Forest was spectacular. |
| South Dakota – Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Badlands and Wind Cave Nat’l Parks | 6/06 | Custer State Park was the highlight. Glad I saw it all but once is enough. |
| Steamboat Springs, Colorado | 12/90 | Ski country! |
| Tampa, Florida | 1984, 10/85, 12/86, 6/97 | Nice area, if you must go to Florida. |
| Washington, D.C. | 1975, 4/84, 4/85, 8/86, 6/93, 8/09 | Visit when the cherry blossoms are in bloom; good 2-3 day trip. |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 3/84, 6/85, 3/86, 8/86 | What ever happened to you Bob P…oh, I found you! |
| Williamsburg, Virginia | 4/96 | Didn’t leave an impression. |
| Yellowstone and Grand Teton Nat’l Parks | 7-8/01 | Trip of a lifetime! Will return for sure. |
| Zion National Park, Utah | 2/04 | Amazing area! Also visited Valley of Fire and Las Vegas. |
CANADA |
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| Alberta/Canadian Rockies – Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper | 7/00 | Majestic, equal to Alaska in beauty, may return to Lake Louise in winter for skiing. |
| British Columbia – Vancouver, Victoria, Tofino & Pacific Rim NP, Whistler, Kamloops, Golden – Mount Revelstoke NP, Glacier NP, Yoho NP, Kootenay NP, Lake Louise | 7/05 | Glad I saw it all. Whistleris over developed. I enjoy US National Parks more than Canadian National Parks. |
| Montreal, Quebec | 8/81, 8/82, 7/86 | Spectator at Drum Corps International, ’81 and ’82 |
| Waterton National Park | 7-8/03 | See also Glacier National Park. I prefer the US park to the Canadian. |
EUROPE |
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| Amsterdam | 10/93 | Not crazy about this city. |
| Dublin, Ireland | 10/93 | Didn’t leave a big impression. |
| Germany | 8/85, 9/89, 2/2007 | Hope to return again and again. |
| London/Bath, England | 10/84 | I liked Bath better than London. |
| Luxembourg | 8/85 | Drove to from Germany, very interesting place. |
| Scotland | 4/84 | Didn’t leave a big impression. |
ISLANDS |
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| Big Island, Hawaii | 10/91 | Runner up. |
| Kauai, Hawaii | 10/88 | Number 1 island, in my opinion. Beautiful. |
| Maui, Hawaii | 9/90, 9/94 | Go if you haven’t been yet. |
| Oahu, Hawaii | 3/85, 8/86 | The other islands are better. |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1/86 | Almost didn’t make it home, all flights overbooked… |
ASIA/OTHER |
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| Seoul, Korea | 3/86 | Wonderful place to shop! Very clean and safe when I went. |