| John's Page of TRAVEL and Intrigue Travel with me through this page! |
| The Great Wall of China, May 1999 |
| Summer 1996 - for 45 days, I went on a trip around Western Europe by Eurorail. This was the trip that started my desire to travel MORE and MORE! |
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| I have been traveling since July, 1996 through 51 countries. Sometimes I stay for a very long time, and sometimes I just cross through to get to another country. Short or long, my stays have always been memoriable. This page allows me to share with you my travel experiences. Some people ask me where my favorite place in the world is...and I respond, "Each country and city or village I visit has its own beauty and charm." Some places that were recommended to me were great dissappointments when I arrived. There were places not mentioned in any guide book that seemed like hidden treasure! Nothing makes you feel more free and alive as traveling does. You can go anywhere, anytime and on any budget no matter what you may think. This life is not for everyone, but it's sure for me! Come and share the world with me through my eyes! |
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| Thank you for visiting!! Please sign my guestbook just below. Passport control. |
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| An afternoon in VENICE, ITALY |
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| Teaching English in JAPAN 1998 - 1999 2000-2001 |
| I worked in Japan 2 times so these pages are about my days teaching, my vacations around Japan, North and South East Asia. A lot of it revolves around my students. |
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| Maiko in KYOTO, JAPAN |
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| July 4, 2001 to PRESENT From Beijing to Moscow, see the Trans-Mongolian Railroad. See an African Safari. See the ascent of Kilimanjaro. See a Romanian Wedding. See my friends across the globe! This page has it all! My latest trip!! |
| An elephant crossing in Botswana! |
| Castle Neuswanstein in Bavaria, Germany |
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| Ankor Wat, ANKOR, CAMBODIA |
| Sydney Harbour, AUSTRAILIA |
| Potala Palace, LHASA, CHINA |
| December 9, 1999 to June 30, 2000 One of the most amazing trips starting a month before the Millinium 2000 celebration in Sydney to New Zealand. From Java to Bangkok. Up the Mekong River in Laos. Through Cambodia to Vietnam. North through Hanoi to central China and south from Beijing to Tibet and finally to Nepal and India. 6 months of pure travel! Life will never be the same! |
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| September 11, 1997 to February 9, 1998 I was backpacking through Eastern and Western Europe and the Indian sub-continent. The trip started a couple of days after Princess Diana's Funeral and ended a day after my birthday! From the UK to Sweden and then east to Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, I made more friends as I traveled and visited more places I never expected to go like Hitchhiking from Zagreb, Croatia with 2 girls I met in Budapest! I got a touch of the Middle East in istanbul. It was my first time in Asia when I went to India and Nepal, and the first time I met my mother's side of the family. Come and see an amazing 5-month journey! |
| Oktoberfestival with Joe |
| Village in India comes to greet us. |
| Athens, Greece |
| Pisa, Italy |
| Berlin, Germany |
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| The top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
| Russian Train |
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| A Romanian Wedding |
PAGE INDEX Trip 5 Menu (2001) 1. The Trans-Mongolain RR 2. European Crossroads 3. An African Safari 4. Climbing Kilimanjaro TRIP 4 Menu (1999-2000) 1. Australia and New Zealand 2. South East Asia 3. China 4. Tibet and the Indian sub-continent JAPAN (1998 - 2002) TRIP 2 (1997-1998) TRIP 1 (1996) |