Brian Smith
Travel
This is more of a list to help me remember trips. Due to work, most of
these are short 1 to 2 week trips.
One of my travel goals is to visit every continent (yes, this
includes Antarctica). Currently I've been to: North America, Europe,
Asia, and Africa, and South America. (Though only bits of each.) One of
my favorite places in the world is Paris.
I enjoy driving with no particular destination in mind. This is the
sort of traveling I most do, a couple of recent vactions have mainly
been driving. To count a state as visited I have to drive at least 25
miles in and get out and do something. (Currently at 48/50.) Airports don't
count, otherwise I've been to more places!
I only list trips here where I was doing at least some tourist
stuff, so upteen trips to Michigan to see family don't count. Oh,
and sorry to the Canadians, I'm split as to whether Canada goes under
foreign, especially if it's rolled up as part of a US trip. Mexico is
not foreign for a day trip. I guess I need a plane ride for something
to count as foreign. Trips are only listed here if I remember a decent
bit of them. Also, most of the photos were taken by me, the
ones older than 1998, probably by travelling companions.
On this list of future places to go: Alaska, Kansas,
Louisiana, return to Europe, Japan, Carribean.
Domestic Trips: (including Canada)
October 2023: Illinois: Chicago.
June 2023: New York: New York City.
April 2023: Ohio: Kent, Bowling Green / Michigan: Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Colon.
December 2022: Michigan: Colon / Illinois: Chicago.
June 2022: Michigan: Gaylord, Macinaw Island, Traverse City, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Sault St. Marie, Dearborn.
March 2022: Florida: Orlando, Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral,
St. Augustine /
Georiga: Savannah.
June 2021: Missouri: St. Louis, Hannibal, Kansas City, Onondaga Caves /
Kansas: Kansas City, Abilene, Grasslands National Park.
December 2019: Washington DC.
June 2019: Pennsylvania: Falling Water, Shanksville, Gettysburg, Hershey /
Connecticut: Westport /
Massachusetts: Boston, Cape Code, Fall River, Springfield, Deerfield, Mowhawk Trail /
Rhode Island: Newport, Jamestown, Narragansett.
June 2018: South Dakota: Badlands, Belle Forche, Black Hills, Lemmon,
Rapid City, Spearfish / Montana: Alzeda / Nebraska: Chardon, Crawford /
North Daktoa: Bowman / Wyoming: Devil's Tower
Canada: Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake, Toronto.
June 2016: Pennsylvania: Erie / Canada: Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake, Toronto.
August 2015: New York: New York City / New Jersey: Seven Presidents Beach, Seaside / Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Harrisburg.
May 2015: Washington DC: Capitol Hill.
December 2014: Washington DC: Memorials,
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,
Arlington National Cemetary,
Postal Museum,
National Museum of American History.
June 2014: Arizona:
Phoenix,
Grand Canyon /
Utah:
Monument Valley /
Colorado:
Four Corners,
Durango,
Mesa Verde,
Lizard Head,
Telluride,
Glenwood Springs,
Denver,
Estes Park,
Rocky Mountain National Park.
August 2013: Ohio:
Toledo /
Michigan:
Dearborn.
May 2013: Pennsylvania:
State College.
June 2012: Illinois:
Chicago /
Minnesota:
Soudan,
Ely,
Hibbing,
Minneapolis,
Owatonna.
December 2011: Michigan:
Dearborn.
September 2011: Ohio:
Toledo,
Kelley's Island.
March 2011: California:
Manhattan Beach,
Joshua Tree,
Mohave / Nevada:
Las Vegas /
Arizona:
Hoover Dam,
Cloride,
Kingman,
Grand
Canyon,
Meteor Crater,
Route 66,
Petrified Forest,
Winslow,
Walnut Canyon,
Sedona,
Montezuma Well /
Castle.
November 2010: California: San Jose,
San Francisco.
November 2009: Maryland: Balitmore.
July 2009: Ney York: New York City:
Night Skyline,
Statue of Liberty,
Greenwich Village,
WTC Site,
Grand Central Station,
The Cloisters,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Times Square,
United Nations,
Central Park.
November 2008: California:
San Diego,
La Jolla,
Anza-
Borrego.
August 2008: Ohio: Cincinnati WEBN Fireworks.
June 2008: Washington DC:
Memorials,
Metro,
National Archives,
Chinatown,
Ford's Theater,
Air and Space Annex /
Delaware:,
Rehoboth Beach /
Virginia:,
Shenandoah National Park,
Bear.
June 2008: Ney York: New York City area:
Museum of Modern Art,
Central Park, Frick Collection,
Manhattan from the Empire State Building,
Subways,
New York Public Library,
United Nations.
February 2008: Texas:
Houston, San Antonio,
Austin /
Oklahoma:
Lawton,
Oklahoma City,
Weatherford, / Texas:
Canyon /
New Mexico:
Carlsbad,
Roswell,
Santa Fe,
Albuquerque.
July 2007: Ney York: New York City area:
Long Island,
Central Park,
Flatiron Building,
Brooklyn
Bridge,
WTC Site,
The Cloisters,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Skyline,
Statue of Liberty,
Katz's Delicatessen,
Coney Island (beach),
Empire State and Manhattan,
Times Square.
March 2007: Utah: Salt Lake City, Layton,
Alta,
Starvation Lake,
Dinosaur National Monument,
Flaming Gorge, Ogden, Olympic Oval,
Snowbasin (from Powder Mountain)
/ Wyoming.
December 2006: Washington, DC: Georgetown, Alexandria.
July 2006: Canada:
Montreal, Trois-Rivieres,
Cap Sante,
Quebec,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre / New York:
Lake Placid.
March 2006: Flordia: Jacksonville,
Saint Augustine.
December 2005: California: San Diego.
November 2005: Colorado: Longmont, Boulder.
March 2005: Indiana:
Muncie /
Missouri:
St. Louis / Tenessee:
Memphis / Alabama:
Birmingham.
December 2004: Hawaii: Oahu:
Hanauma Bay,
North
Shore,
Pearl Harbor,
Honolulu,
Honolulu Underwater,
Honolulu Sunset.
November 2004: Georgia: Atlanta.
June 2004: California: Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Pasadena,
Universal City,
Hollywood,
La Brea,
Morro Bay,
Santa Barbara,
San Simeon,
Route 1:
sea lions,
vista.
January 2004: South Carolina: Greenville
December 2003: Nevada:
Las Vegas /
Arizona:
Hoover Dam,
Grand
Canyon, Wupatki,
Sunset Crater,
Oatman.
October 2003: California:
San Diego,
La Jolla.
October 2003: West Virginia: Summersville
June 2003: Arizona / New Mexico:
Tuscon,
Sedona,
Grand Canyon,
Aztec,
Los Alamos,
Albuquerque,
Socorro,
White Sands,
Fort Bowie,
Green Valley,
Chiricahua.
April 2003: Washinton DC.
March 2003: Texas:
Houston,
San Jacinto,
San Antonio,
Sonora,
Dallas,
College Station,
Galveston,
NASA.
June 2002: Washinton DC area, Virginia, North Carolina:
Skyline Drive,
Charlotte,
Williamsburg,
Outer Banks,
Wilmington,
Raleigh,
Asheville.
December 2001: Georgia, Florida: Atlanta, Savannah,
Daytona Beach,
Orlando
December 2001: California: San Diego, La Jolla
November 2001: Indiana / Illinois: Purdue, Chicago, Northwestern
October 2001: California: Los Angeles, Pasadena,
Santa Monica,
Long Beach
June 1999: California / Nevada / Utah / Idaho / Wyoming / Colorado:
San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Las Vegas,
Salt Lake,
Denver
September 1998: Kentucky: Mammoth Cave Area
December 1997: Hawaii: Oahu
June 1995: Nevada / California: Reno, Yosemite, San Francisco
October 1993: Canada: Niagara Falls, Toronto
August 1992: New Hampshire /
Maine
June 1991: California: Los Angeles, San Diego, Tiajuana
December 1990: Florida
August 1989: Nevada / Arizona: Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Phoenix
March 1987: Maryland / Washington / Oregon: Baltimore, Seattle, Portland
June 1985: Florida
Foreign Trips:
June 2017: France (Paris, Fontainebleau)
September 2005: Argentina
(Buenos Aires,
Tigre,
Salta
Las Cobres,
Andes/
Hill of Seven Colors,
La Boca,
Salinas,
Uraguay
(Colonia)
October 2002: Mexico (Cozumel),
Grand Cayman,
Jamaica (Ochos Rios), and, of course,
the
ship,
checking e-mail, and the
sunset.
February 2001: Philippines (
Cebu,
Dalaguete,
Bohol,
Boracay)
November 2000: Malta (Buggiba,
Valetta,
Floriana, Mdina),
Italy (Rome,
Vatican City)
June 2000: Ireland (Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Kerry, Wicklow),
England (York), and
Scotland
(Edinburgh, Oban,
Stranraer)
August 1998: Puerto Rico (San Juan, Arecibo, Fajardo, El Yunque)
March 1997: France (Paris, Angers) and England (London, Cotswolds,
Salisbury, Dover)
March 1996: Egypt (Cairo,
Luxor,
Sinai),
Jordan (Amman, Petra),
and a wee bit o'Israel (Eilat)
December 1995: Germany (Frankfurt), Belgium (Brussels), Luxembourg,
Switzerland (Basel, Geneva), France (Paris)
December 1994: France (Paris,
Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nice), England (London)
March 1994: France (Paris, Sceaux)
December 1993: France (Paris,
Nice, Cannes, Hyeres, Saint Paul, Eze,
Saint Tropez, Frejus, Lyon, Avignon) and Monaco
July 1993: France (Paris,
Toulouse, Rocamadour)
March 1989: China (Beijing,
Great Wall,
Hong Kong)
June 1987: France (Paris),
Germany (Munich, Schwangau,
Dachau),
Czechoslovakia (Prague), Austria (Vienna, Krems, Salzburg), Italy
(Venice),
Switzerland (Luzern)
December 1979: Malta