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Where we’ve been:

Together: 

Europe: Germany, Holland, Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Spain, Itlay, Gibraltar, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Malta, Lichtenstein, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Monaco, Iceland, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria

Asia: Japan, Korea, Philippines, China (incl. Hong Kong, Taiwan), Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, UAE, Mongolia, Jordan

Africa:  Egypt, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Morocco

Australia:  Australia, New Zealand

North America: USA , Canada, Mexico

South America:  Peru, Ecuador (incl. Galapagos), Chile (incl. Easter Island)

 Jim all by himself:  Saudi Arabia, Greece, Sudan, Bahrain, Marshall Islands, 48/50 U.S. states

Corinne all by herself:  Tibet, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden, Russia, all 50 U.S. states

Unusual food items we’ve tried: Silk-worm larvae, crickets, mealworms, ants, guinea pig, crocodile, emu, kudu, gembok, guinea fowl, kangaroo, reindeer, seal, whale, moose, biltong, kimchee, raw fish, horse, intestines, homemade rakia, camel, calf fries

 Animals we’ve seen in the wild: elephants, giraffes, lions, kudu, crocodiles, Japanese macaques, hyena, moose, wolf, Banded mongoose, Dwarf mongoose, rhino, Killer whales, Bowhead whales, Beluga whales, Southern Right whales, Harbor seals, Fur seals, sea lions, Manta ray, Golden ray, Angel fish, Parrot fish, salmon, Ne Ne goose, Canada goose, Saddleback stork, Egyptian goose, ibis, cassowary, baboons, Barbary ape, Bee-eater, Pied Kingfisher, Malachite kingfisher, koala, kangaroo, wallaby, dingo, ostrich, emu, Bearded vulture, Leopard vulture, Fish eagle, Golden eagle, Bald eagle, Sea eagle, Hoary marmot, beaver, muskrat, Grey fox, Red fox, Arctic fox, puffin, coyote, impala, gembok, Sable antelope, zebra, penguin, albatross, hippos,

Our Favorites:

Historical Site: Petra

Natural Site:  Jim – Victoria Falls,  Corinne – Grand Canyon

U.S. National Park:  Denali

Superlatives:

Friendliest Country: It’s tie – India and Turkey

Country with Craziest Traffic: India

Best National Cuisine: Turkey

Places we wish to go: Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Mali, Antarctica, Argentina