I recently mentioned my Peru/Ecuador trip report in a thread on Machu Picchu and PM'd a link to 3-4 folks who seemed to appreciate it. I usually type a ton of narrative per day AND between my wife and I, overdo the pictures to even a greater degree. These were done primarily for my own use as trying to remember details of a trip 10 years later, even with pics, proved challenging. I started to share these with folks at work via our internal travel forum, so my narrative changed some as the audience grew.
I found some of my earlier "reports" merely collections of pictures. I have not listed those here, but I may revisit after 1/1 and fill in the blanks ... will update the list if I do. In the early days I knew nothing of points and miles, or very little. We did have Continental Airlines FF#s and their CC. Things have changed, and the later reports do have details of how we leveraged miles and points, even if not optimally done.
These are not live links. My personal web server would not handle well google finding my links. PM me if interested and I'll supply the link. Also note, my web server can go down, and my Internet Provider loves to drop my connection overnight. I can easily fix it if I'm alerted to no access. Spelling and grammar mistakes are included for free ... kudos if you want to send me a list of mistake finds so I can fix. Let me know if you think any of these would be of interest:
2020-02 - New Zealand
2019-09 - Scotland: Edinburgh - Castles, Palaces and Abbeys (mostly ruins)
2019-04 - Chile, Easter Island, Iguazu Falls (AR and BR sides) and Sao Paulo
2019-01 - SE Asia - Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
2018-07 - Lassen Volcanic and Redwood National Parks - Northern California
2018-01 - Belize, Guatemala - Mayan Ruins, Caye Caulker and minor Florida
2017-09 - Cape Town, Kruger and Chobe National Parks and Victoria Falls
2017-08 - Denver, Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park Revisit (4 quick days)
2017-07 - Baltimore and Shenandoah National Park (4 days)
2017-05 - Utah Parks - Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Dead Horse Point
2017-01 - Hawaii II - Maui, Haleakala National Park and Waikiki
2016-08 - California - Channel Islands NP, Joshua Tree NP and Anaheim, Angels
2016-04 - Italy - Venice, Florence, Pisa, Pompeii and Rome
2015-09 - Glacier National Park and Canada's Waterton National Park (Bears!)
2015-04 - Peru, Ecuador, Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands
2014-09 - Tucson, Saguaro and Petrified Forest NPs, AMARC
2013-09 - Portland, Columbia River Gorge, Crater Lake National Park
2013-05 - Hawaii, American Samoa and National Parks on Each
2013-01 - Florida - Crystal River, Sanibel Island, Naples
2012-09 - Las Vegas, Red Rock, Valley of Fire, Death Valley NP
2012-05 - USVI, Caribbean Cruise - Sts. Thomas, John, Kitts, Lucia, Martin
2011-09 - Mammoth Caves, Smokey Mountains and Biltmore Estates (Bears!)
2011-05 - Sacramento, Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPs (Bears!)
2011-01 - Naples, Key West and Dry Tortugas National Park
2010-10 - Albuquerque, Carlsbad and Big Bend NP
2009-10 - Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks
2008-06 - Alaska, Denali NP - 7 Days on Land, 7 Day Princess Cruise
I found some of my earlier "reports" merely collections of pictures. I have not listed those here, but I may revisit after 1/1 and fill in the blanks ... will update the list if I do. In the early days I knew nothing of points and miles, or very little. We did have Continental Airlines FF#s and their CC. Things have changed, and the later reports do have details of how we leveraged miles and points, even if not optimally done.
These are not live links. My personal web server would not handle well google finding my links. PM me if interested and I'll supply the link. Also note, my web server can go down, and my Internet Provider loves to drop my connection overnight. I can easily fix it if I'm alerted to no access. Spelling and grammar mistakes are included for free ... kudos if you want to send me a list of mistake finds so I can fix. Let me know if you think any of these would be of interest:
2020-02 - New Zealand
2019-09 - Scotland: Edinburgh - Castles, Palaces and Abbeys (mostly ruins)
2019-04 - Chile, Easter Island, Iguazu Falls (AR and BR sides) and Sao Paulo
2019-01 - SE Asia - Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
2018-07 - Lassen Volcanic and Redwood National Parks - Northern California
2018-01 - Belize, Guatemala - Mayan Ruins, Caye Caulker and minor Florida
2017-09 - Cape Town, Kruger and Chobe National Parks and Victoria Falls
2017-08 - Denver, Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park Revisit (4 quick days)
2017-07 - Baltimore and Shenandoah National Park (4 days)
2017-05 - Utah Parks - Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Dead Horse Point
2017-01 - Hawaii II - Maui, Haleakala National Park and Waikiki
2016-08 - California - Channel Islands NP, Joshua Tree NP and Anaheim, Angels
2016-04 - Italy - Venice, Florence, Pisa, Pompeii and Rome
(Herculaneum, Paestum, Verona and Padua)
2015-09 - Glacier National Park and Canada's Waterton National Park (Bears!)
2015-04 - Peru, Ecuador, Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands
(Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Quito and Lima)
2014-09 - Tucson, Saguaro and Petrified Forest NPs, AMARC
and PIMA Air and Space
2014-05 - England, Wales and Ireland(Castles, Stonehenge, Avebury, Newgrange and Cities)
2013-09 - Portland, Columbia River Gorge, Crater Lake National Park
2013-05 - Hawaii, American Samoa and National Parks on Each
2013-01 - Florida - Crystal River, Sanibel Island, Naples
2012-09 - Las Vegas, Red Rock, Valley of Fire, Death Valley NP
2012-05 - USVI, Caribbean Cruise - Sts. Thomas, John, Kitts, Lucia, Martin
and Barbados
2012-01 - Orlando, Naples, Bicayne National Park and the Everglades2011-09 - Mammoth Caves, Smokey Mountains and Biltmore Estates (Bears!)
2011-05 - Sacramento, Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPs (Bears!)
2011-01 - Naples, Key West and Dry Tortugas National Park
2010-10 - Albuquerque, Carlsbad and Big Bend NP
(Hot Air Balloon Festival!)
2010-08 - Maine. Acadia NP and Boston2009-10 - Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks
2008-06 - Alaska, Denali NP - 7 Days on Land, 7 Day Princess Cruise
(Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Anchorage, Talkeetna,
Denali NP, Fairbanks)
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