Places I want to go:
- Machu Pichu, Peru (Incan)
- The Great Wall, China
- The Forbidden City, China
- The Great Pyramids, Egypt
- The Grand Canyon (while White Water Rafting down the Colorado River)
- Anasazi Cliff Palace, White House Ruins and cave paintings
- Golden Temple, India
- Sydney, Australia
- Taj Mahal, India
- Ayer's Rock/Uluru, Australia
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Venice, Italy
- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- Niagra Falls
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Yosemite National Park, CA
- Yellowstone National Park, WY
- Serengeti, Tanzania
- Palenque, Mexico (Mayan)
- Acropolis, Greece
- Delphi, Greece
- Count Dracula's Castle, Romania
- Volcanoes National Park, HI
- Akihabara District, Tokyo Japan (Tech Market)
- The Alamo, TX
- Stone Henge, England
- St. Petersburg, Russia
Places I've been:
- Chichen Itza, Mexico (Mayan)
- The Houses of Parliament (aka the Palace of Westminster), London (from across the Thames)
- Westminster Abbey, London
- The French Riviera, France
- Pompeii, Italy
- The Principality de Monaco & Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Skiing in the Alps
- Statue of Liberty, NY
- Palace of Versailles (King Louis VII Castle), France
- Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
- Heidelberg Castle, Castle
- The Oktoberfest, Germany
- Christkindlmarkt, Germany
- Sail The Rhine River, Germany
- The Grand Canyon, NV
- National Gallery of Art, DC
- National Air and Space Museum, DC
- Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum, DC
- Renaissance Fair, MD
- National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD
- Philadelphia Zoo, PA (America's First Zoo)
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park, DC
- International Spy Museum, DC
- U.S. Capitol Building, DC
- Amalfi Coast, Italy
- World Trade Center, NY (top of a tower!)
- Empire State Building, NY
- The Pentagon, VA
- Puerto Vallarta (Jalisco, Mexico - where Predator was filmed)
- Las Vegas!
- Star Trek: The Experience, NV
- Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virgnia
- Afghanistan, Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, England, Austria, France, Mexico
These are all part of the human experience, and I want to be a part of them... and for them to be a part of me. But what about things that we can't do today? I doubt that any human in my lifetime will do the following... but wow, would it be cool.
- Set foot on Mars
- See the Moons of Jupiter, from orbit
- See the Rings of Saturn from orbit
- Make First Contact
Where have you been? Where do you want to go?
posted @ Sunday, August 27, 2006 6:54 PM