07/12/2026
It took a little longer than expected to put together a list of all the places I've been fortunate enough to visit around the world.
Looking back, I feel incredibly blessed to have experienced even a small part of what this world has to offer. Each destination has left me with memories, and stories that I'll always cherish.
While there are a few favorites I'd love to revisit, I'm just as excited about many new places still waiting to explore.
This list is in no particular order - just a collection of places that have been part of the journey so far.
France - Toulon, Marseilles, Cannes
England - Liverpool
Netherlands - Amsterdam
Spain - Rota
Greece - Athens
Turkey- Marmaris, Antalya
Isreal - Haifa
Italy- Naples, Augusta Bay, Cantania, Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, Sicily
Scotland- Edinburgh
Sweden - Karlskrona
Denmark - Aarhus
Germany - Bamberg (lived), Kiel, Berlin
Japan - Okinawa (lived)
Jamaica- Ocho Rios, Montego Bay
Dominican Republic- Amber Cove, Puerto Planta
Bonaire
Curacao
Aruba
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Cozumel
Belize
Cancun
Turks and Caicos
Grand Turk
Grand Cayman
Roatan
St. Kitts
St. Thomas
St. Maarten
British Columbia, Canada - Prince Rupert, Vancouver
United States
Kentucky - Ft. Knox - Army, Louisville
Illinois - Waukegan - Great Lakes Navy Base and Glenview, Chicago, Evanston, Rantoul, Champaign, Urbana
Florida - Mayport- Navy Base, Jacksonville, Key West, Orlando, Sanford, Deland, Gasparilla Island, Tampa, St. Augustine, Fort Lauderdale, Miami
South Carolina - Charleston - Navy Base - Goose Creek, Ft. Jackson - Army, Greer, Greenville, Spartanburg
Louisiana - New Orleans
Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Birmingham
Colorado - Denver, Fort Collins, Steamboat Springs, Estes Park, Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Cripple Creek, Victor, Canon City (Royal Gorge Train, Royal Gorge Bridge)
Arizona - Phoenix, Tucson, Sedona, Tombstone, Nogales (AZ and Mexico), Williams, Grand Canyon
California - San Francisco, Pacifica, Montara, Half Moon Bay, Stinson Beach, Sacramento, Murphys, Avery, Arnold, Bear Valley, Angels Camp, Stockton, Yosemite National Park, Calaveras Big Tree State Park, Travis Air Force Base
Nevada - Lake Tahoe
Tennessee - Cherokee, Bryson City, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Smyrna
Michigan - New Buffalo, St. Joseph, South Haven, Saugatuck, Bear Lake, Burdickville, Traverse City, Mission Point Lighthouse, Charlevoix, Petosky, Mackinaw City, Cheboygan and almost every small town on 22 and 31, Detroit, Dearborn
Alaska- Whitter, Talkeetna, Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point, Hoonah, Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, Glacier Bay National Park, Skagway, Denali National Park, Nenana, Fairbanks, Arctic Circle
Arkansas - Fayetteville. Little Rock,
Mississippi - Biloxi, Starkville
Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Missouri - St. Louis, Hermann, Meramec Caves
Pennsylvania - Greensburg, Hershey, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pittsburgh
Ohio - Cincinnati, Clevland
Oklahoma - Ft Sill, Lawton, Altus, Chickasha, Oklahoma City, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Tulsa, Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve
Texas - Wichita Falls, Houston, San Antonio, The Woodlands, Spring
Washington, D.C.
Indiana - let's just say almost the whole state.