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In Progress: 40 under 40
I also love to Travel.
Note: I’m migrating these from my older seelemons.com site going in reverse order.
Places I’ve been, in no particular order:
North America
USA
NYC – Home Sweet Home
California
Sonoma Valley wine tasting and San Fran + Sonoma 2019
Montana – Freezing my butt off
Las Vegas – Saw all the Cirque De Sol’s
Chicago – mmm chifecta of foods
Pennsylvania – Thanksgiving good times
Delaware – Friends renting houses in the woods
Miami – Place where my cruises leave
Vermont – Skiing with the second family
New Hampshire – Skiing and B&Bs
Massachusetts – Old college days
Rhode Island – Cozy
Connecticut – Yale
Texas – Austin Foodie Love
Ohio – OH-IO crazy road trips
Oregon and Washington – Pacific Northwest Roadtrip
Wyoming – Grand Teton & Yellowstone
Colorado – I live here now!
Keystone, Breckenridge
Utah – Glamping near Moab
Hawaii – Maui
Canada
Montreal – I Want That Duck
Toronto – Cousins
Vancouver – Chinese food and bears
Whistler – Nature
Barbados – Fish Sandwiches and the Action Man
Puerto Rico (although not a country) – Less chilly Christmas
Bahamas
Nassau cruise
Castaway Cay, Bahamas – Disney Cruise 5 nights in Caribbean
Mexico – Cozumel and Chicheniza – Spring Breaks!
Grand Cayman – Scuba Certified, Grand Cayman
Kingston, Jamaica – Getting Clemens’d
Bermuda – Beautiful Beaches
Asia
Hong Kong – Second Home / Tourist advice
Russia – Moscow, St Petersburg, and Kursk – Being Russian
Japan – Closing advice / Tourist advice
Osaka Uni times – AI research and culture shock
Tokyo – Tour of a lifetime + general awesomeness
South Korea – Seoul tour with Viv
China – Great Wall tour with family; Beijing Smog
Taiwan – Taipei tour
Nepal – Kathmandu, Pokhara; Parahawking
Thailand – Phuket
Indonesia (Bali) – Ubud, Bali Monkeys
Singapore – tiny, but packs a punch – Fintech Festival
Israel – Tel Aviv
South America
Brazil – Rio de Janero and Parati
Peru – Lima Conference
Europe
Germany
Hamburg Uni Times – AI research and traveling
Munich – Frommers advice – Drink beer
Berlin – Party times
Schliersee – Hiking and camping with nature
Amsterdam
France
Paris – Great Walking City
Aix en Provence – Crack Den with friends
Italy
Cinque Terre – Wandering the coast
Florence – Beautiful Sunsets
Rome (as a tourist) – Touristy things
Rome and Nepali (as a local) – Better things
Malta – University of Malta presentation – beautiful turquois water (2023)
Iceland – Northern lights – Every season within 3 hours
Spain
San Sebastian – a place to retire
Barcelona – Architectural beauty
Valencia and Denia – partying like a boss
Madrid – museums galore
Portugal - Excellent seafood and beautiful beaches
Austria
Vienna – Beautiful Old Town
St Kanzian – The Hamptons of Austria
Ireland – Real Guinness
Vatican City – Big Hats
San Marino – Cloudy castle
Belgium – Amazing Beer
Czech Republic – Prague multiple times
Switzerland – Interlaken Awesomeness – a Photographers paradise and Overview
Turkey – Istanbul Clemens’ed
UK
London – Being British – Frommers advice
Scotland – Kilts and Haggis
Norway – Expensive prices and things to do
Sweden – technically counts, but need to revisit
Africa
Nigeria – Please Give my Passport back
South Africa – Safari and Dysentery
Swaziland – Road trip through Beauty
Morocco – My Nipples Hurt from the Turkish Bath
Australia
Sydney – wish I could stay longer…
![[Travel advice] Chicago](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd32f0fa-9e15-4c15-9005-31e892220a45_584x386.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Boston](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b15a579-988e-45ac-8824-0b66cb8bc3cf_600x450.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Grand Teton Range](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F86ba1d06-027d-4743-b8f6-b14360b7a620_740x334.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Keystone](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcbf4abba-a767-4dcf-85c8-9e6252ced968_740x333.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Telluride Blues and Brews Festival](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b6722c5-efc4-4e41-87ef-bd4ee374360e_1986x1780.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Phish Shakedown](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F025120ac-25fa-41f1-93e0-83932b671f42_4000x1848.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Norwegian Alaska cruise](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b931d9-f27f-4a50-91fe-95fdffb7196c_660x371.jpeg)
![[Travel advice] Montreal](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe825bfef-18e1-4900-839e-4df6caa94786_584x386.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Grand Cayman](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F42b3b9bd-109f-413d-a865-7feb6c962fb4_584x438.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Kingston, Jamaica](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7d18f0b-2b5c-4b33-b354-fa266c3fc63d_740x440.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Japan for Foodies](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7d0ee0c-62b0-413f-9db9-d5a001c6226d_4000x1848.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Bangkok for Foodies](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac7deeab-6a95-4f6d-9b90-32308d161fdc_4000x1848.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Amsterdam (again)](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fddc613ef-2556-4644-8101-59bc83b070c1_740x333.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Malta](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9cb6e57f-7183-4ee3-bc40-e6648c0cbac4_740x333.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Iceland](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe347571d-d72b-4858-9fbd-9a6bfaf700e9_800x600.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Portugal](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd680f0fb-c996-421e-801f-d6e6657f7f3c_4000x1848.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Ireland](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fcdae32-deb9-43ba-88e5-bca8bbaaa61d_740x497.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Brussels](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f131284-5302-4442-a408-ee1cb97dabc2_4000x1848.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] London family trip](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa66a4749-8d2f-4431-ba62-c8cac64965a4_4000x1848.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Scotland](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1501877b-8fb7-4703-91f8-399ed7a1cc0d_740x491.jpeg)
![[Travel Advice] Norway](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9611b4de-c08f-420c-87fb-f9df1102b283_740x493.jpeg)
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