“I suppose wanting to travel is something everyone always wants to do, but I feel like I suffer from wanderlust (yes, that is a word) much more than the normal person. I don’t really know where my fascination with traveling came from. When I was in elementary school, I had dreamed of going to Egypt to see the pyramids. In middle school I wanted to scuba in the Great Barrier Reef, walk the Great Wall, and take a stroll through a traditional Japanese garden. In high school I wanted to take the 3-day hike to see Machu Picchu. Now, I want to party in Times Square and be caressed in the City of Lights.
It’s a never-ending desire that I have; I will continue to desire these many destinations until I have had the opportunity to experience them all.”
~Excerpt from my own post, ”Traveling,” on September 8, 2010.
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Been There, Done That
I still haven’t seen 99% of the world, but each place I’ve been to holds a special place in my heart. Below is a list of places I’ve been to. Click on linked cities to view a collection of their respective blog posts:
Canada
Capilano Suspension Bridge from a distance. May 17, 2011.
China
- Hong Kong (resided here for 4 years)!
- Macau
- Guangzhou
- Shenzhen
- Yingde City
Bank of China Tower at night. What a wonderful and beautiful piece of architecture.
United States
- Hollywood
- Long Beach
- Santa Monica
- San Francisco
- Laguna Beach
- Newport Beach
- San Diego
- Various Orange County cities
Colorado:
Florida:
- Miami
- Fort Lauderdale
- The Keys
- Everglades National Park
Hawaii:
- Soda Springs
- Chesterfield
- Montpelier
- City of Rocks
- Pocatello
- Lava Hot Springs
- Idaho Falls
Montana:
- West Yellowstone
Nevada:
Utah (current residence):
- East Canyon
- Salt Lake City
- Sandy
- West Valley City
- Great Salt Lake
- Park City
- Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons
- Millcreek Canyon
- Moab
- Green River
- St. George
- Laverkin and Washington
- Zions National Park
Washington:
Wyoming:
- Jackson (Hole)
- South-Western Wyoming
- Yellowstone National Park
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Someday I hope to add the following travel destinations to my “Been There, Done That” list:
- Paris, Marseille, Provence…everywhere in France
- Rome, Venice, Amalfi…everywhere in Italy
- Ireland
- Machu Picchu
- New York City
- Niagara Falls
- Great Wall of China
- Beijing
- Tokyo and traditional Japan
- Thailand
- New Zealand
- Australia
- London
- New England country
- New Orleans
