TRAVEL

FAVORITE NORTH AMERICAN DESTINATIONS

FAVORITE DESTINATIONS TOURED

RANK	DESTINATION	YEAR(S) VISITED	TOURS OR RESORTS OR CRUISES	STATE
1	Grand Canyon	1991 & 1997	Rocky Mountains Tour; and Fiesta Bowl 2	Arizona
2	Mount McKinley (Denali)	1994	Alaskan Tour	Alaska
3	Canadian Rockies (Banff & Lake Louise & Jasper)	1992	Canadian Rockies Tour	Alberta
4	Yosemite	1996	Western National Parks	California
5	Glacier Bay	1994	Alaskan Tour
6	U.S. Rockies (Vail Area)	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Colorado
7	Crater Lake	1996	Western National Parks	Oregon
8	Yellowstone	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Montana
9	Yukon Cruise	1994	Alaskan Tour	Alaska
10	Lake Havasu	1993	Western Tour	Arizona
11	Monument Valley	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Colorado
12	Klondike	1994	Alaskan Tour
13	Lake Shasta	1996	Western National Patks	California
14	Athabaska Glacier	1992	Canadian Rockiess	Alberta
15	Lake Tahoe	1996	Western National Parks	Nevada
16	Pike's Peak	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Colorado
17	Niagara Falls	1978	Western NY State Trip	NY State
18	Mesa Verde	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Colorado
19	Royal Gorge & Rio Grande Railroad	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Colorado
20	Everglades	2001	Southern Florida Tour	Fkorida
21	l'Anse aux Meadows	1997	Canadian Maritimes Tour	Newfoundland
22	Chichen Itza	1976	Cancun Resort	Quintana Roo
23	Boulder Dam & Lake Meade	1997	Western National Parks	Nevada
24	Grand Coulee Dam	2001	Washington State Tour	Washington
25	Cancun	1976	Cancun Resort	Yucatan
26	Acapulco	2002	Panama Canal Cruise	Guerrero
27	Biltmore Estate	2003	Appalachian Tour	North Carolina
28	Cape Canaveral - NASA Launch Sites	1990	Magic Kingdom Tour	Florida
29	NASA Mission Control	1993	Western Tour	Texas
30	Microsoft Campus	2001	Washington State Tour	Washington
31	Air Force Academy	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Colorado
32	Key West	2001	Southern Florida Tour	Florida
33	Nashville	1994	Southern Tour	Tennessee
34	San Diego	1995	Southern California Tour	California
35	Dawson City	1994	Alaskan Tour
36	Catalina	1995	Southern California Tour	California
37	Mormon Genealogical Complex	1991	Rocky Mountains Tour	Utah
38	Jack Daniels Distillery	2003	Appalachian Tour	Tennessee
39	Galveston	1993	Western Tour	Texas
40	Scottsdale	1993  & 1997	Fiesta Bowl 1 and Fiesta Bowl 2	Arizona
41	San Antonio	1993 & 1994	Western Tour & Southern Tour	Texas
42	Tombstone	1993 & 2004	Western Tour & Tucson Tour	Arizona
43	Busch Gardens	1992	Hall Of Fame Bowl Trip	Florida
44	San Francisco	1997	Western National Parks	California
45	Santa Fe	1993	Western Tour	New Mexico
46	Las Vegas	1997	Western National Parks	Nevada
47	Taos	1993	Western Tour	New Mexico
48	New Orleans (Before Katrina)	1994	Southern Tour	Louisiana
	TOTAL FAVORITE NORTH AMERICAN    DESTINATIONS:  48

COUNTRIES VISITED BY GEORGE

COUNTRIES TOURED BY GEORGE

COUNT	COUNTRY	YEAR(S) VISITED	TOURS AND CRUISES AND RESORTS	FLAG	COUNTRY GUIDE
1	Antigua and Barbuda	1991, 2009	Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean and Holland America		Antigua and Barbuda
2	Argentina (Buenos Aires, Iguazzo Falls)	2000	South American Tour		Argentina
3	Aruba	2008	Caribbean Cruise -Holland America		Aruba
4	Australia (Cairns, Sydney, Melbourne, Great Barrier Reef, Canberra, Ayers Rock)	1997	Australian Tour		Australia
5	Austria (Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna, Durnstein, Linz, Melk)	1963,1995	European Tour and Danube Cruise - Koln-Dusseldorf		Austria
6	Bahamas (Nassau, Half Moon Cay)	1986, 2008, 2009	3 Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean and Holland America		Bahamas, The
7	Barbados	1991, 2008, 2009	Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean and Holland America		Barbados
8	Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp)	2007	Low Countries Riverboat Tour		Belgium
9	Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)	2008	Caribbean Cruise - Holland America		Bonaire
10	Brazil (Rio de Janiero, Iguazzo Falls)	2000	South American Tour		Brazil
11	British Virgin Islands (Peter Island, Tortola, Virgin Gorda)	1996, 2007, 2009	British Virgins Yacht and Tortola Resorts and Cruise - Holland America		British Virgin Islands
12	Canada (Klondike, Jasper, Lake Louise, l'Anse aux Meadows, Dawson City, Victoria, Kananaskis, Banff)	1992, 1994, 1997	Canadian Rockies Tour and Alaska Tour and Canadian Maritimes Tour		Canada
13	Cayman Islands	2008	Caribbean Cruise - Holland America		Cayman Islands
14	China (Hong Kong only)	2002	Orient Circle Tour		China
15	Colombia (San Andrea only)	2002	Panama Canal Cruise - Cunard		Colombia
16	Costa Rica (Puntarenas)	2002	Panama Canal Cruise - Cunard		Costa Rica
17	Croatia (Dubrovnik only)	2005	Mediterranean Cruise - Holland America		Croatia
18	Denmark (Copenhagen,  Arhus, Roskilde)	1991, 2003	Scandinavian Tour and Baltic Cruise - Holland America		Denmark
19	Dominica	2008, 2009	Caribbean Cruises - Holland America		Dominica
20	Egypt (Luxor, Karnak, Abu Simbel, Cairo, Valley Kings, Valley Queens)	1999	Egyptian Tour		Egypt
21	Estonia (Tallinn only)	2003	Baltic Cruise - Holland America		Estonia
22	Finland (Helsinki only)	2003	Baltic Cruise - Holland America		Finland
23	France (Omaha Beach, Paris, Chenonceaux, Rouen, Nice, Avignon, Cannes, Chambord, Mount St Michel, Reims, Versailles, Dijon)	1963, 1999	European Tour and French Tour		France
24	Germany  (Bayreuth, Ulm, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Berlin, Cologne, Neuschwanstein, Munich, Rothenburg, Munich, Potsdam, Konstanz, Mainau, Nurnberg, Rhine Cruise, Oberammergau Passion Play)	1963, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2005	EuropeanTour, GermanTour, Danube Cruise, Baltic Cruise, Bayreuth Wagner FestSpiele		Germany
25	Gibraltar	1998	Costa del Sol Tour		Gibraltar
26	Greece (Athens, Delphi, Mycenae, Corinth Canal, Mykonos, Rhodes, Patmos, Santorini)	2002, 2005	Greece/Turkey Tour and Med Cruise-Holland America		Greece
27	Grenada	2008	Caribbean Cruise - Holland America		Grenada
28	Guatemala (Puerto Quetzel)	2002	Panama Canal Cruise - Cunard		Guatemala
29	Hungary (Budapest only)	1995	Danube River Cruise - Koln-Dusseldorf		Hungary
30	Iceland (Reykjavik, Everbakki, Thingvellir)	2008	Iceland Tour		Iceland
31	Italy (incl. Sicily) (Rome, Venice, Florence, Siena, Mt Etna, Amalfi, Naples, Capri, Pompeii, Sorrento, Pisa, Lucca, Portofino)	1963, 2004, 2005	European Tour and Amalfi Coast/ Tuscany and Med Cruise-Holland America		Italy (includes Sicily)
32	Jamaica (Montego Bay)	2002	Panama Canal Cruise - Cunard		Jamaica
33	Liechtenstein (Vaduz)	1990	German Tour		Liechtenstein
34	Martinique	1991	Caribbean Cruise - Royal Caribbean		Martinique
35	Mexico (Cancun, Acapulco, Mexico City, Chichen Itza)	1976, 2002	Cancun Resort and Panama Canal Cruise - Cunard		Mexico
36	Monaco (Monte Carlo)	1963, 1999	European Tour and French Tour		Monaco
37	Morocco (Tangier)	1998	Costa del Sol Tour		Morocco
38	Netherlands, The (Amsterdam, Keukenhof, Nimwegen, Hoorn)	1963, 1990, 2006	European Tour, German Tour, Lowlands Riverboat Tour		Netherlands, The
39	Norway (Oslo, Sogne Fjord)	1991	Scandinavian Tour		Norway
40	Panama (Panama Canal, San Blas)	2002	Panama Canal Cruise - Cunard		Panama
41	Peru (Machu Picchu, Lima, Cuzco)	2000	South American Tour		Peru
42	Puerto Rico (San Juan only)	1986, 2009	Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean and Holland America		Puerto Rico
43	Russia (St Petersburg only)	2003	Caribbean Cruise - Holland America		Russia
44	Saint Kitts	2009	Caribbean Cruise - Holland America		Saint Kitts
45	Saint Lucia	2009	Caribbean Cruise - Holland America		Saint Lucia
46	Saint Maarten	1991, 2009	Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean and Holland America		Saint Maarten
47	Saint Martin	2009	Caribbean Cruise - Holland America		Saint Martin
48	Singapore	2002	Orient Circle Tour		Singapore
49	Spain (Seville, Malaga, Marbella,Torremolinos, Granada, Ronda)	1998	Costa del Sol Tour		Spain
50	Sweden (Stockholm, Visby, Goteborg, Carlsberg)	1991, 2003	Scandinavian Tour and Baltic Sea Cruise - Holland America		Sweden
51	Switzerland (Luzern, Basel)	1963, 1990	European Tour & German Tour		Switzerland
52	Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, River Kwai)	2002	Orient Circle Tour		Thailand
53	Turkey - Istanbul, Ephesus, Kusadesi, Troy, Pergamum, Gallipoli, Izmir)	2002, 2005	Greece/Turkey Tour and Med  Cruise -Holland America		Turkey
54	US Virgin Islands (St Croix, St Thomas, St Johns)	1972, 1986, 2008, 2009	British Virgins Yacht and 3 Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean and Holland America		U.S.Virgin Islands
55	UK-England,Scotland,Wales (Edinburgh, Stonehenge, Isle of Skye, Plymouth, Windsor, Caernarvon, Chester, Hastings Battlefield, Cambridge, London, Culloden Battlefield)	1963, 1998	European Tour and Great Britain Tour		UK-England,Scotland,Wales
56	USA - (incl.Alaska, Hawaii) (Mt McKinley, Glacier Bay; Yukon Cruise;   Kuai, Big Island, Maui, Oahu)	Many tours	Alaska Tour (1995) and Hawaii Tours (1990, 1996)		USA - incl.Alaska, Hawaii
57	Vatican City	1963, 2004	European Tour and Amalfi Coast/ Tuscany Tour		Vatican City
58	Venezuela (Margarita only)	2008	Caribbean Cruise -Holland America		Venezuela
	TOTAL DESTINATIONS:  58

TRAVEL DESTINATION EXCERPTS

     This posting consists of favorite excerpts from George's hard-cover albums.

After clicking the prompt below, you will view the VISIT ALBUMS screen, with a sub-topic:
             Shared Albums.
Click on any album name to view its thumbnail images.
Click View for a thumbnail to view a larger image.
Then Scroll down to view descriptive text.
While in the Enlargement mode, you can use right and left arrows to cycle through all photos                in the album.  These arrows are located in the horizontal blue bar.
ALT-Left Arrow to return to thumbnail.

Click here for the Travel Album excerpts

Epson bundles PHOTO CENTER, a nifty photo software package, with their scanners. 

following is the plain text of the URL.
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=4106606

ICELAND

Download iceland_deeley_house_2.JPG

EGYPT

     Egyptian  Video:  To view the video, you must have YouTube installed.  To play the video, click the triangular Play icon

POWERPOINT Application
To view the PowerPoint application, you need the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer installed.  If you have Powerpoint already installed, the Viewer is also installed.  If not installed, you can download it free.  To download Powerpoint Viewer, use the following url:

                                      http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
            
        After PowerPoint Viewer has been installed, proceed:

       Click the underlined prompt below to access the Egypt application. A loading screen will appear.  After loading is complete, click "OPEN" to bring up the Powerpoint screen.  Click "Slide Show" to obtain the application. Click "View Show" to view the first slide. Click any slide to view the next slide. To view the prior slide, right-click to get pop-up menu, and then click "Previous".  To end show, right-click for pop-up menu and then click "End Show".

Download egypt_powerpoint.ppt

 

HOLLAND-BELGIUM

     Photos from our 2006 tour in Holland and Belgium

In order to access the PPT application, Microsoft Powerpoint must be installed.
After reading the following, please click the Download line item below to view a Powerpoint show.      
A Download screen will appear.
If you have a firewall, such as Net Defense, you may need to disable it; but just for the download.
Click on the line item for "Download holland_belgium.ppt"
The download might require up to ten minutes.
When complete, the line item will display "Done" on the left.
You may need to click "Open" to bring up the Powerpoint application.
In the File/Powerpoint bar, click "Slide Show", and then "View Show"

Download holland_belgium.ppt

WAGNER FESTSPIEL - 2005

We attended the Wagnerian Festspiel at Bayreuth in 2005.

In order to access the Powerpoint application, Microsoft Powerpoint must be installed.

After reading the following, please click the Download line item below to view a Powerpoint show.      
A Download screen will appear.
If you have a firewall, such as Net Defense, you may need to disable it; but just for the download.
Click on the line item for Bayreuth_Powerpoint.ppt to start the download.
The download will probably require ten minutes.
When complete, the line item will display "Done" on the left.
Click "Open" to bring up the Powerpoint application.
In the File/Powerpoint bar, click "Slide Show", and then "View Show"

Download bayreuth_powerpoint.ppt

MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE - 2005

After reading the following, please click the Download tab at bottom to view a Powerpoint                            presentation.  You must have Microsoft Powerpoint installed.
A Download screen will appear.
If you have a firewall such as Net Defense, you may need to disable it, just for the download.
Select the line item for Bayreuth_Powerpoint.ppt to start the download.
The download will probably require ten minutes.
When complete, the line item will display "Done" on the left.
Click "Open" to bring up the Powerpoint application.
In the Powerpoint bar, click "Slide Show" and then "View Show"

Download med_cruise_2005_final.ppt

TRAVEL DESTINATION EXCERPTS

     This posting consists of favorite excerpts from George's hard-cover albums.

After clicking the prompt below, you will view the VISIT ALBUMS screen, with a sub-topic:
             Shared Albums.
Click on any album name to view its thumbnail images.
Click View for a thumbnail to view a larger image.
Then Scroll down to view descriptive text.
While in the Enlargement mode, you can use right and left arrows to cycle through all photos                in the album.  These arrows are located in the horizontal blue bar.
ALT-Left Arrow to return to thumbnail.

Click here for the Travel Album excerpts

Epson bundles PHOTO CENTER, a nifty photo software package, with their scanners. 

following is the plain text of the URL.
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=4106606

FRANCE - 1999

   We took a Grand Circle tour of France in 1999.  The tour started in Paris, and went to the following major locations:
Normandy. including Rouen and Mont St Michel
World War II sites, including the D-Day beaches
Loire River Valley. including Chenonceaux
Bordeaux
Provence, including Carcassonne
Rhone Valley, including Avignon and Lyon
Cote d'Azur, including Nice, Cannes and Monaco
Burgundy, including Dijon
Champagne, including Reims
Back to Paris to tour the Louvre

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          ***To view the slide show, you will need Microsoft Powerpoint installed on your PC   ***
     If you have Powerpoint installed, proceed to next line.

     After reading the following, please click the Download tab at bottom to view a Powerpoint     presentation of the tour:
     A Download screen will appear.
     If you have a firewall such as Net Defense, you may need to disable it, just for the download.
     Select the line item for France_1999.ppt to start the download.
     The download could require up to ten minutes.
     When complete, the line item will display "Done" on the left.
     Click "Open" to bring up the Powerpoint application.
     In the Powerpoint bar, click "Slide Show" and then "View Show"

Download france_powerpoint.ppt