Observations on life
We are all just visiting this planet so I try to make life decisions by asking - in five or ten years what will I wish I had done. Having traveled around the world several times on business, I always made sure to do as much sight-seeing as possible. I would ask myself when will I be back here again. The logical answer is probably never, so see and do everything you can. Hey, you might get back there again but why take the chance and procrastinate. I have been sky-diving in Sydney, snorkeled on the Great Barrier Reef, crawled through the Cu Chi tunnels in Saigon, climbed the Great Wall, been shark cage diving in Capetown and have eaten the still beating heart of a cobra in a back alley restaurant in Hanoi.I always take those "100 things to do before you die" quizzes. I tend to score above average although eating a cobra heart is not usually on the list. I have been blessed to have visited many of the outstanding places on this earth. Not all but many. If I were to try and rank them it would be very difficult but here is rough attempt.Angkor Wat, CambodiaPetra, JordanGreat Wall, Bejing, ChinaForbidden City, Bejing, ChinaDead SeaMachu Picchu, PeruGalápagos IslandsChichen Itza, MexicoPatagonia, ArgentinaCu chi tunnels, Saigon VietnamTable rock, Capetown, South AfricaSoweto, Johannesburg, South AfricaVictoria Peak, Hong KongKilling fields, Phnom Penh, CambodiaHanoi war museumHau Long Bay, VietnamRomeColosseumPantheonAthensParthenonTokyo Tower old and newTemple of the dawn, Bangkok, ThailandBrIdge on the River KwaiGrand CanyonNiagara FallsBitter end yacht clubTaj MahalRed Square / KremlinWailing wallVeniceLake ComoHoover DamEmpire State BuildingStatue of LibertyGold Coast of AustraliaGreat Barrier ReefMotorcycle ride Capetown, South AfricaAlamoAtlantic City BoardwalkTower of London / Big BenCanals of AmsterdamDead SeaDevil'sTowerFrench Quarter - New OrleansGateway Arch - St. LouisGettysburg Battle FieldGolden Gate BridgePearl Harbor - HawaiiHollywood Blvd.Las Vegas StripMount FujiHiroshimaMount RushmoreNapa ValleyPetronas Towers - Kuala LumpurRedwood National ParkSears/Willis Tower - ChicagoSistine ChapelSmithsonian InstitutionStonehengeSydney Opera HouseSydney Harbour BridgeTimes SquareWalt Disney WorldThe Washington MonumentArlington National CemeteryWhite House - Washington DCYosemite National ParkPainted DessertCuster's Battle Field - Little Big HornDeath Valley and Four CornersNorth Channel of Lake HuronRobin Island - Nelson Mandela PrisonBejingShanghaiTaipeiBangkokKuala LumpurBorneoManilaJakartaJapurNew DelhiCountries I have visitedAnguillaArgentinaArubaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiCambodiaCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCuraçaoDominican RepublicDubaiEcuadorGermanyGreat BritainGreeceHondurasHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIsraelItalyJapanJordanMacauMalaysiaMartiniqueMexicoNamibiaNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew ZealandPeruPhilippinesPuerto RicoRussiaSaint BartsSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaTaiwanThailandUkraineUruguayVenezuelaVietnam
Places I have not yet visitedChrist the a Redeemer - Rio de JaneiroPanama CanalParis - Eiffel TowerEgypt - pyramids