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NEWS FLASH
Focusing on Greece for my next trip in 2010. Itinerary will be Athens, the mainland plus the Island of Crete.
Also eyeing a return to Asia for 2011 or beyond.
As always, will post updates in the coming weeks and months as they become known.. |
| Clarks Nutcracker in Estes Park, Colorado |
|  | Birds and Birdwatching Hello fellow Travellers. One of my passions is Birdwatching. The joy of observing our feathered friends was first sparked nearly 30 years ago when I first went to visit the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Years later, when I went to the Galapagos Islands, it not only was expanded upon, it became my number one hobby. Since then, its become part of my life. Many of my travels have in fact included Birdwatching. I also have a backyard feeder and I am a member of the local chapter of the Audubon Society which conducts walks every sunday from mid August to May. To watch birds in the wild give one a true appreciation of the wild creatures we share the earth with.
Here are the top 10 birding destinations I personally still would like to go to. I have divided them into North and Middle American and Foreign:
North America
1. Pacific Northwest
2. Texas Coast: Whooping Cranes and Neotropical Species
3. Maine and/or Maritime Provinces of Canada: Great Seabird Colonies
4. Panama: Super, Top World Birding Destination
5. Costa Rica
Foreign
1. Peruvian Amazon
2. Pantanal of Brazil
3. Danube Delta, Romania & Bulgaria
4. Okavanga Delta, Botswana
5. East Africa
Of course, there are others besides these, such as the Shetland Islands of Scotland, for their famous seabird colonies; and Costa Rica, mainly since its the best place to see the Resplendent Quetzal. It is called by some, the most beautiful bird in the world. |
My Best Trips>To Date Best Overall Trip: Thailand
Best Historical Trip: Italy
Best Archeaological Trip: Italy
Best Wildlife Observation: Galapogos Islands
Best Birdwatching: Trinidad and Tobago
Best Scenery: Colorado |
The Top 10 Trips I still want to do Since I have now gone to Italy, I have made an even NEWER list of the main trips I want to do in the future. They are not in any particular order.
I did however, organize them by Continent.
1. Pacific Northwest
2. Yellowstone and Grand Teton
3. Panama and/or Belize
4. Peru
5. Greece (Planned for 2010)
6. Eastern Europe (Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic)
7. Turkey
8. China
9. India
10. Indochina (Cambodia with or without Vietnam)
In addition, return trips are possible as well to the UK (Scottish Highlands) and Italy (Sicily). The Balkans (Romania and Bulgaria) are a prospect as well. A return to Thailand is also a likely prospect. |
Unesco: World Heritage World Heritage Sites are a selection of man-made and Natural Sites listed by the internation organization, UNESCO. Its purpose is to ensure if possible, the preservation of this treasures. Here is a list of the destinations I personally have been to that are on the World Heritage List. In time, I will organize all of these and all future locations by geographic location.
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA
Historic Center of Florence, Italy
Historic Center of Siena, Italy
Pompeii, Italy
City Center, Cordoba, Spain
Fortified City of Carcassone, France
Pont Du Gard, France
Archeaological Site of Ayuttaha, Thailand
La Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau, France
Masada, Israel
Teotihucan, Palanque, Uxmal and Chichen Itza, Mexico
Old city of Salamanca, Spain
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church, UK
Tower of London, London, UK
Everglades National Park, FL, USA
Independence Hall, USA
Statue of Liberty, USA
Yosemite National Park, CA, USA
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, USA
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM, USA |
Cities and Sites (Historic and Archeological) I have listed the top 5 cities and the top 5 Archeological or Historic Sites I STILL want to visit. They are in South America, Europe and Asia.
Top 5 Cities
Athens, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Beijing, China
Singapore
Krawkow, Poland
Top Archeaological or Historic Sites
The Athenian Acropolis: Athens, Greece
Library of Celsus: Ephesus, Turkey
Maachu Picchu: Peru
Hampi, India
Angkor: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Terracotta Army and the Great Wall: China
I would also like to go to Petra in Jordan and Egypt but vary wary of those Moslem countries for obvious reasons. |
VTers I have met cmthomas (and wife, Ethel)
Footstool
cjg1
SOLODANCER
quero (Marcia)
ForestqueenNYC
LeDragon (Yvon)
Imaniac (roy)
Suet (sue)
Tasmania (Sharon)
Irisbe (Dannie)
Goldenboy (Paul)
Melissa_bel (Melissa)
kentbein
BLACK_I_PURL
....And some others. See page on June, 2008 Meeting. |
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zanzooni Fri Nov 6, 2009 04:11 UTC
Hey you!! We are having a big VT meet in Fredericksburg, VA next October. It's posted in the meetings site. Hope we can finally meet!! ~ | LadyRVG Mon Oct 26, 2009 14:15 UTC
Thanks Stephen! I hope your Birthday was just as wonderful!!! | conejita71 Tue Oct 20, 2009 21:18 UTC
happy birthday!!!.. very nice pictures... big hug from el salvador, central america... happy birthday! | Bilimari Tue Oct 20, 2009 17:52 UTC
Happy birthday, Stephen. Wishing you a lot of happy travels to come. :) -Motoko- |
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