To My 100th Country - Four Continents and Five Seas in 212 Days
About this blog
Though not exactly an "Around the World" tour, this will still be the longest trip I have ever taken. In these 133 days, I will try to travel to 4 continents, to visit at least 10 new countries to see some old friends around the world, and hopefully meet new ones. There will be a luxurious cruise in the Caribbean, a barethread camping overland tour in Africa, and some moderately rough backpacking in Eastern Europe. Also, finally reaching a status I and my family have been dreaming of! Most important of all, I will realize one of my great goals set when I was 19: To visit more than 100 countries (including self-administrative territories) by the time I turns 40 (I now am in my mid-30s). Will that be all possible? Send your best wishes to me
Trip Start
Feb 22, 2007
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Trip End
Sep 12, 2007
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There are 99 entries in this blog
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1
Leaving home and into the unknown -
2
Arriving at Chicago -
3
My "Top 50 Cities" List: Part I - No 50 to No. 41 -
4
"Top 50 City" Countdown - Part II: No. 40 to 31 -
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My Top 10 Least Favorite Places in the World -
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"Top 50 Cities" List: - Part III: No 30 to No. 21 -
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"Top 50 Favorite City" - Part IV: No. 20 to 11 -
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Countdown Sidebar: Why They Fail to Reach Top 50 -
9
Farewell to New York -
10
Countdown Part V - No 20 to No. 6 -
11
Arrived at DC again -
12
San Juan - 11 years later -
13
Return visit to the 'two-nation' island -
14
Country No. 91: St. Kitts -
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A Day on the Sea -
16
Country No. 92: Aruba -
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Country No. 93: Curaçao -
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Another full day at sea -
19
Trapped in Puerto Rico -
20
Don't Fly USAirway!! -
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Countdown Finale: No 5 to No. 1 -
22
My American Dream -
23
My American Dream...Finally Comes True -
24
An American Dream II -
25
The Passport -
26
A Nice Day in the Windy City -
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Only Two Days to go!! -
28
I missed my flight! -
29
Short transition at Frankfurt -
30
Transition in Dubai, UEA -
31
First Experience with Emirates Airline -
32
Still The One I Run Away From, This City -
33
Arriving at Cape Town -
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The Prison Island -
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Along the way to Namibia -
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Entering Namibia, the Country No. 94 -
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Another day in Namibia -
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The Great Sand Dunes of Namibia -
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Riding on the Dunes -
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One extra day in paradise -
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First Glimpse of Wildlife -
42
Last Night in Namibia -
43
Country No. 95: Botswana -
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Country No 96: Zambia -
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You're Still No. 1....Iguazu Falls -
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(Accidentally) Country No. 97: Zimbabwe -
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The capital of Zambia -
48
More wildlife viewing -
49
Cuntry No. 98: Malawi -
50
Idle Days by the Lake -
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Country No. 99: Tanzania (Mainland) -
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The date I reached my No. 100 Country -
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Back to Dar es Salaam -
54
Visiting Serengeti Park and Ngorongoro Crater -
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It's Hard to Say Goodbye -
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Back to Northern Hemisphere -
57
The Source of Nile -
58
Rainy days in Africa -
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Just stop by -
60
The fastest growing city in the world -
61
Europe! Europe! -
62
Resting at a friend's place -
63
London - 14 Years Later -
64
The Best Thing in Life is Free -
65
Arrive at the Medierrenean -
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Country No. 103 -
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The City of Romanesque Churches -
68
Stay Longer in Italy -
69
Finally...Heading to the Balkans -
70
Entered the Balkans...for the 3rd time -
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A Further Less Mysterious Country -
72
Country 104! -
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Moving on! -
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Status Undetermined -
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Entering Builgaria...again! -
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Finally reach Black Sea Coast -
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Last stop in the Balkans -
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Last Stop in Europe -
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My Continental Flight back to the US -
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Back to North America -
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Chilling in Canada -
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First stop in Alaska! -
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The most isolated state capital in the US -
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A Daytrip back to Canada -
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A Relaxed day at a very small port of call -
86
Defying Global Warming -
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Say Good-Bye to Summit -
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A Very Uninteresting Town -
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A Small Village near the Peak -
90
Leaving Alaska -
91
Just in Time for another birthday... -
92
Back to the States -
93
(Almost) the Last Stop -
94
A City No Longer Does Anything to Me -
95
I Can't Wait -
96
Last Stop before Home -
97
Home -
98
10 Places I Want to Go but Haven't Been to -
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10 Places I Want to Go but Haven't Been to
