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Where I'm going, where I've gone, and where I want to go
Trips in various stages of being booked and/or planned
- Boston, Massachusettes
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Sydney, Australia
- Coles Bay, Australia
- Kona, Hawaii
To be in this list I must have set foot on land in the country, i.e. airport layovers or train stations do not count
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
- Japan
- Maldives
- United Arab Emirates
- France
- Germany
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec)
- Curaçao
- Mexico (Chihuahua)
- United States (All 50 states)
- Chile
Running list of places and things I'd love the chance to see
- Cloud Ladder Hall (Er Wang Dong): Cave in southwest China.
- Tianzi Mountains: Mountain range in China known by its vertical columns.
- Plitvice Lakes: A collection of waterfalls, caves, and lakes in Croatia.
- Drangarnir Sea Stacks: Geological rock "stacks" off the coast of the Faroe Islands.
- Galápagos Islands: Off the western coast of Ecuador and known for a very high number of endemic species due to the isolation.
- Chamonix: I have this weird urge to run a UTMB race, probably the OCC.
- Skógafoss: A waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former Icelandic coastline.
- Eldey: Island off the coast of southwest Iceland that was the home to the last of the Great Auk bird before it went extinct.
- Kaliya Dhrow: Boldly colorful crater of rocks and waterfalls created by wind and rain in western India.
- Hokkaido: Volcanic powered geothermal springs, mountains, and colorful changing leaves.
- Vaadhoo Island: Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives where bioluminescence phytoplankton wash up on the shoreline.
- The Marrakesh Medina: "Inside the Medina, there's always this background noise -- drumming and dancing and the sound fo thousands of people passing through."
- Glowworm Grotto: A specific spot in the Waitomo Caves (New Zealand) where tiny glowworms create a star-effect on the ceiling of the cave.
- Trolltunga: "Troll's tounge" overhang in Hodaland, Norway.
- First country to insist that visitors sign a voluntary eco pledge saying they will be good environmental stewards for the length of their stay.
- Gocta Cataracts: Two-tiered cataract waterfall that was known only to locals at the base until 2005.
- Chocolate Hills: Collection of hills in the Philippines known for their chocolate color, and shape, during the dry season.
- Mandated 90% of tourism business will comply with 2027 standards of water, waste, and energy use.
- Nazaré Beach: Home of the worlds largest waves, often above 30m (100ft).
- Fingal's Cave: A sea cave on an uninhabited island in Scotland known for it's natural acoustics.
- Loch Maree: Northern highlands lake with lots of islands and was once believed to cure mental illness from soaking in the water.
- Shetland Cake Fridge: Honest box that sells cakes and has a tearoom now adjacent to it.
- Zegama Aizkorri: World famous trail race every June in the Basque region of Spain.
- Sigiriya: 1000+ ft high magma plug that has dwellings on top used as a monestary and a fortess at different times through history.
- Ambuluwawa Tower: 48 meter high tower with a very skinny spiral staircase up the spire portion. Top provides amazing 360 degree views of Sri Lanka.
- Mount Nemrut: 7,000 ft mountain with ancient statues (now headless from iconoclasm) at the summit. Assumed to be a burial tomb from 1st century BC.
- Homestake Mine: Former gold mine in South Dakota now the home for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL).
- Multnomah Falls: Very picturesque waterfall in northern Oregon.
- Yosemite Falls: One of the tallest waterfalls in the world located in Yosemite National Park (California).
- Angel Falls: Tallest waterfall in the world (just under 1 kilometer drop).