Marc's Public Blog

Table of Content for trips:

2026/01/24: A Day in Nassau, Bahamas and Atlantis
2026/01/04: Qatar in 48H
2025/12/08: Back in Maui 15 Years Later
2025/10/10: Hiking Around Zion
2025/10/09: Back around Page, AZ
2025/10/05: Hiking Around Sedona with Mark
2025/09/05: Malta in 4 Trips in 2 years
2025/09/04: Jet ski to Malta's Comino Island
2025/09/04: Malta's Popeye Village
2025/09/02: Mid-Eastern France Day 05-06: Beaune, Dijon and Pérouges
2025/09/01: Mid-Eastern France Day 04: Nevers - Autun
2025/08/31: Mid-Eastern France Day 03: Bourges
2025/08/28: Mid-Eastern France Day 02: Road Stop at Abbaye de Cluny
2025/08/28: Mid-Eastern France Day 02: Lyon
2025/08/27: Mid-Eastern France Day 01: Geneva to Orange
2025/08/25: 1.5 Days in Geneva
2025/08/22: Visiting Gouda
2025/08/21: Back in Den Haag
2025/05/14: Another short time in Vegas during EDC
2025/04/17: Edo Wonderland Nikko
2025/04/15: Nikko YaYoisai Spring Festival
2025/04/13: Takayama Spring Float Festival
2024/09/03: Malta's Sister Island: Gozo
2024/06/19: A bit of Summer in Paris
2024/05/08: Malta Mdina
2024/05/08: Malta's Valetta Area Forts and Museums
2024/05/08: Malta and Gozo's Pre-Historic Sites
2023/12/20: Another Few Pictures over Xmas in Paris
2023/06/27: A Few Days in Paris
2023/04/16: A few hours in Solvang
2023/04/14: Couple of days in Paso Robles
2022/12/21: Another Paris Xmas With Some Sightseeing
2021/12/26: Going Out in Paris During a Covid Xmas 2021
2021/02/13: Arturo and Johannes Ski Trip to UT and CO
2020/11/11: Road trip from Dallas back to CA via Texas and New Mexico National Parks
2020/11/06: Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden
2020/10/30: Road trip to Dallas via Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas National Parks plus Oklahoma City
2020/10/02: Hiking Thunder Mountain at Kirkwood
2020/09/22: Hiking and Visiting National Parks in NV and UT: Lamoille Canyon, Moab Cayonlands and Arches NP, Goblins, Petrified Forest, Bryce NP and Zion's Kolob Canyons, Great Basin's Wheeler Peak
2020/02/14: A Little Time in Montreal
2020/01/26: Visiting Dallas During Chinese New Year
2020/01/11: A Few Days in the Gold Coast: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Springbrook NP, Dreamworld
2019/12/28: Another Xmas in Paris
2019/11/07: Palau
2019/11/06: A Few Hours in New Taipei to see Bitan and the HTC/Google Buildings
2019/10/17: A few hours in Den Haag
2019/10/16: A Little Sightseeing in Amsterdam During ADE
2019/10/15: Kutna Hora Silver Mines and Sedlec Ossuary
2019/10/10: 3 Hours in Frankfurt
2019/10/10: 5 Partial Days in Prague
2019/09/21: 24H in Vancouver
2019/09/20: Golden Princess Cruise Ship from Anchorage/Whittier to Vancouver
2019/09/20: Alaska Trip Wrapup
2019/09/19: Alaska Day 16: Ketchikan
2019/09/18: Alaska Day 15: Juneau
2019/09/17: Alaska Day 14: Skagway
2019/09/15: Alaska Day 12-13: Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay NP
2019/09/14: Alaska Day 11: Whittier and 26 Glacier Cruise
2019/09/12: Alaska Day 09-10: Seward
2019/09/11: Alaska Day 08: Seward Highway, Girdwood, and Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
2019/09/10: Alaska Day 07-08: Anchorage
2019/09/09: Alaska Day 06: Fairbanks Aurora
2019/09/08: Alaska Day 05-06: Fairbanks
2019/09/06: Alaska Day 03-04: Denali National Park
2019/09/05: Alaska Day 02: Denali Overfly and Glacier Landing from Talkeetna, and Off to Denali NP
2019/09/04: Alaska Day 01: Katmai National Park
2019/06/27: A Few Days Around Zandvoort and Haarlem
2019/06/24: 4 Days in Amsterdam
2019/06/18: A Handful of Days in Paris in June
2019/05/17: A little time in Vegas during EDC
2019/03/11: Part of a Day in Calgary
2019/02/06: Montréal in the Winter
2019/01/28: Christchurch's Antarctic Center
2019/01/26: Taking the NZ Tranzalpine Train Coast to Coast from Christchurch to Greymouth and Back
2019/01/22: Christchurch's Canterbury Museum
2019/01/20: A Week in Christchurch
2019/01/18: Day Flight From Queenstown to Mt Cook, and Glacier Heli Hike
2019/01/10: Second trip to Quenstown
2018/12/24: Xmas 2018 in Paris and la Défence
2018/11/27: Ohahu's Pearl Harbour Monument, Museums, and Mighty Missouri Ship
2018/11/26: 5.5 days in Oahu: Visiting the Island and Some Diving
2018/10/18: Just Over 48H in Denver
2018/10/16: A few days in Boulder, CO
2018/10/14: A Short Day in Paris
2018/10/13: Spain 2018 Wrapup
2018/10/12: Spain Day 19: Zaragoza
2018/10/11: Spain Day 18: Salamanca
2018/10/10: Spain Day 17 part 3: Avila
2018/10/10: Spain Day 17 part 1: El Escorial
2018/10/10: Spain Day 17 part 2: Valley of the Fallen
2018/10/09: Spain Day 16: Aranjuez
2018/10/07: Spain Day 14: Toledo
2018/10/06: Spain Day 13: Segovia - La Granja
2018/10/05: Spain Day 12-15-16-20: Madrid
2018/10/04: Spain Day 11: Cordoba
2018/10/03: Spain Day 10: Sevilla
2018/10/02: Spain Day 09: Tarifa to Tangier
2018/10/01: Spain Day 08: Gibraltar
2018/09/29: Spain Day 06-07: Ronda
2018/09/28: Spain Day 05-06: Granada
2018/09/25: Spain Day 02: Figueres
2018/09/24: Spain Day 01-04: 3.5 days in Barcelona
2018/09/08: Another Seattle Visit
2018/06/13: Philippines Trip Wrapup
2018/06/12: Cebul and Bohol
2018/05/30: Puerto Princesa
2018/05/25: 4.5 Days in Manila
2018/05/19: A few awake hours in Vegas during EDC
2018/02/19: A little time in Vancouver with Arturo
2018/01/26: Australia Day by Sydney Opera House
2018/01/20: A couple of days to visit Sydney
2018/01/17: 2.2H in Lausanne
2018/01/10: A Week in Verbier for Skiing at 4 Vallées
2018/01/08: Day Visit to Annecy
2018/01/03: 6 days in Bourg St Maurice for Trying to Snowboard at ParadiSki Tignes and Val d'Isère
2017/12/27: A few pictures from Paris
2017/12/12: Half a day in Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos
2017/12/02: 1.5 days in San Jose, Mexico and LaPaz
2017/11/05: 4 Days in Hong Kong
2017/11/03: 2 Days In Macau (old town)
2017/11/03: 2 Days around Macau Casinos
2017/10/31: 2 Days around The Gold Coast
2017/10/29: 2 Days around Sunshine Coast
2017/10/29: Australia Safari Trip Wrapup
2017/10/28: Oz Day 22: Fraser Island back to Toowoomba via Sunshine Coast
2017/10/28: A Few Hours in Brisbane before and after the Flying Safari
2017/10/25: Oz Day 19-21: Fraser Island
2017/10/22: Oz Day 16-18: Hamilton Island
2017/10/21: Oz Day 15: Undara
2017/10/19: Oz Day 13-14: Sweers Island
2017/10/18: Oz Day 12-13: Adels Grove
2017/10/15: Oz Day 09-11: Alice Springs
2017/10/14: Oz Day 08: Pre Dawn Field of Lights at Uluru
2017/10/13: Oz Day 07-08: Uluru/Ayers Rock
2017/10/12: Oz Day 06: Coober Pedy, Australia's Opal Capital
2017/10/11: Oz Day 05: Birdsville to William Creek via Lake Eyre and onto Coober Pedy via Painted Hills
2017/10/10: Oz Day 04: Charleville, to Windorah, to Birdsville
2017/10/09: Oz Day 03: Toowoomba to Charleville via Surat
2017/10/07: Oz Day 00-02: Flying Air Safari over Western Australia, Brisbane and Prep in Toowoomba
2017/09/15: 7H in NYC
2017/08/21: Lava Beds National Park
2017/08/20: Total Solar Eclipse at Madras, Oregon
2017/08/16: Great Britain Trip Wrapup, and Thoughts
2017/08/11: Great Britain Day 17-21: 4.5 Days in London
2017/08/09: Great Britain Day 15-16: York
2017/08/06: Great Britain Day 12-14: Edinburgh
2017/08/05: Great Britain Day 11: Keswick Scenic Drive, Castlerigg, on to Durham
2017/08/04: Great Britain Day 10: Hiking around the Lake District (Glenridding, Howtown, Keswick)
2017/08/03: Great Britain Day 09: Conwy and on to Liverpool
2017/08/02: Great Britain Day 08: Caernarfon's Castle, Beddgelert Village, Snowdon
2017/08/01: Great Britain Day 07: From Birmingham, to Blists Hill Village, back to Wales and Llechwedd Mine Tour, and on to Conwy
2017/07/31: Great Britain Day 06: Cotswold - Stratford-upon-Avon - Birmingham
2017/07/30: Great Britain Day 05: Driving around Cotswold, Snowshill Manor and Blenheim Palace
2017/07/29: Great Britain Day 04: Wales: Tintern Abbey, Caerphilly, Welsh Folk Museum, Cardiff Bay
2017/07/28: Great Britain Day 03: Salisbury and Wells
2017/07/27: Great Britain Day 02: Bath, Avebury and Stonehenge
2017/07/26: Great Britain Day 01: Bath
2017/06/16: A Few Hours in Vegas around EDC
2017/02/19: Visiting Banff and Lake Louise, Canada
2017/02/17: Visiting Revelstoke in British Columbia, Canada
2017/02/09: A Quick Day Through Sapporo
2017/02/09: Sapporo Snow Festival
2017/02/08: Otaru Snow Light Path
2017/02/04: Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival
2017/02/03: Jigokudani Yaen Koen: Yamanouchi's Monkey Park
2017/02/03: Winter and Snow in Japan: Hokkaido's Niseko, Lake Shikotsu, Otaru, and Sapporo
2017/01/28: Winter and Snow in Japan: Nagano's Hakuba and Yudanaka + Shibu Onsen
2017/01/25: Tasmania Day 11: Queenstown Steam Train and Drive Back to Hobart
2017/01/24: Tasmania Day 10: Strahan
2017/01/23: Tasmania Day 09: Cradle Mountain
2017/01/22: Tasmania Day 08: Launceston - Mole Creek towards Cradle Mountain
2017/01/21: Tasmania Day 07: Frecynet National Park/Wineglass Bay to Launceston
2017/01/15: Tasmania Day 01-06: Hobart
2016/12/31: Paris, Musée des Egouts, Tour Eiffel, Coulée Verte, Place des Voges
2016/12/28: 48 hours in Bruxelles
2016/12/27: Partial Day in Ghent
2016/12/26: 24H in Bruges
2016/10/09: Germany Trip Wrapup
2016/10/04: Germany Day 19-23: Berlin
2016/10/03: Germany Day 18: Partial Day in Dresden
2016/10/02: Germany Day 17: Nuernberg
2016/10/01: Germany Day 16: Weikersheim and Wuerzburg
2016/09/30: Germany Day 15: Rothenburg
2016/09/29: Germany Day 14: Dachau, Noerdlingen, Dinkelsbuhl, and Rothenburg
2016/09/28: Germany Day 13: Munich Museums, River Surfing, Hofbrauhaus Muenchen
2016/09/27: Germany Day 12: Downtown Munich, Museums, Oktoberfest
2016/09/26: Germany Day 11: Leaving Salzburg, Hallstatt-Eagle's Nest to Munich's Nymphenburg Palace
2016/09/25: Germany Day 10: Austria: Salzburg
2016/09/24: Germany Day 09: Austria: Ehrenberg Castle Ruins, Luge, Climbing to Zugspitze Peak
2016/09/23: Germany Day 08: Bavarian Castles: Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein, Linderhof
2016/09/22: Germany Day 07: Staufen to Fuessen
2016/09/21: Germany Day 06: Black Forest, Freiburg
2016/09/20: Germany Day 05: Trier to Baden-Baden
2016/09/19: Germany Day 04: Trier and Nurburgring
2016/09/18: Germany Day 03: Mosel Valley: Burg Eltz, Cochem, Beilstein, Trier
2016/09/17: Germany Day 02: More Rhine Valley
2016/09/16: Germany Day 01: Rhine Valley
2016/08/22: Visiting Toronto
2016/08/21: A few hours at Niagara Falls
2016/07/27: Japan 2016, Trip Wrapup
2016/07/26: Two Cat Cafes in Osaka: Cat Tail and Neko no Jikan
2016/07/26: Japan Day 15: Half Day in Osaka
2016/07/25: Japan Day 14: Hiroshima Mazda Factory to Osaka for Tejin Festival
2016/07/24: Japan Day 13: Miyajima
2016/07/23: Japan Day 12: Okayama and Hiroshima
2016/07/22: Japan Day 11: Kanazawa and Okayama-bound
2016/07/21: Japan Day 10: Takayama to Shirakawago to Kanazawa
2016/07/20: Japan Day 09: From Tateyama to Takayama
2016/07/19: Japan Day 08: Travelling and Hiking the Japan Alpen Route
2016/07/18: Japan Day 07: Kyoto to Tsumago-Magome hike, Matsumoto Castle, and off to Shinano-Omachi
2016/07/17: Japan Day 06: Kyoto, Gion Matsuri Day 2
2016/07/16: Japan Day 05: Kyoto, Gion Matsuri
2016/07/14: Japan Day 03-04: Tokyo
2016/07/12: Japan Day 01: Tokyo
2016/07/12: Hedgehog Café in Tokyo
2016/06/17: A Few Hours in Vegas with my Dad During my non EDC Awake Hours
2016/05/20: South Korea Trip Wrapup
2016/05/19: South Korea Day 10 and 12: Last 24H in Seoul
2016/05/18: South Korea Day 11: Suwon Korean Folk Village and Hwaseong Fortress
2016/05/17: Cat Playground in Seoul
2016/05/17: South Korea Day 10: DMZ and JSA
2016/05/15: Jeju Air and Space Museum
2016/05/15: South Korea's Jeju Island's Nexon Computer Museum
2016/05/15: South Korea Day 08-09: 2 days at Jeju Island
2016/05/13: South Korea Day 06-07: 24H in Seoul (Korean Village, Namsan Tower, National Museum, and War Museum
2016/05/10: South Korea Day 03-06: Eastern South Korea
2016/05/08: South Korea Day 01-02: Seoul
2016/05/05: 48H in Bali
2016/04/25: Singapore Trip Wrapup
2016/04/24: Singapore, Day 05: Half Day Singapore & Airport Visit
2016/04/23: Singapore Science Museum
2016/04/23: Singapore, Day 04: Japanese/Chinese Garden, Bird Park, Science Museum, and Night Zoo
2016/04/22: Singapore, Day 03: Downtown Singapore
2016/04/21: Singapore, Day 02: Visiting Singapore's Hawaii, Sentosa Island
2016/04/20: Singapore, Day 01: Singapore Flyer, Singapore Flight Experience, Garden by the Bay, Google Visit and Dinner with Googlers
2016/04/19: Trip to Singapore
2016/02/27: Albuquerque Museum of Nuclear Science and History
2016/02/27: Mountain Collective Trip in Search of Snow: Taos Mountain to Jackson Hole
2016/02/06: Melbourne Sealife
2016/01/29: Visiting Melbourne Area, Geelong, Great Ocean Road, Phillip Island
2016/01/18: 26 hours in Vancouver
2015/12/29: Paris Xmas 2015-2016
2015/10/15: Visiting Palm Springs Again
2015/08/17: Seattle Museum of Communication and Living Computer Museum
2015/08/17: Visiting Seattle
2015/07/31: Natural History Museum in Houston
2015/07/15: Costa Rica Day 6-8: Monte Verde and Santa Elena
2015/07/13: Costa Rica Day 4-6: Cano Negro River, Celeste, Tenorio Volcano NP
2015/07/10: Costa Rica Day 1-3: Arenal
2015/06/20: 3 Days in Vegas Around EDC
2015/06/17: Visiting Japan #3 Trip Wrapup
2015/06/16: Japan 2015 Day 15: Osaka Universal Studios
2015/06/15: Japan 2015 Day 14: Himeji and Kobe
2015/06/14: Two Osaka Neko Cafes
2015/06/14: Osaka Science Museum
2015/06/14: Japan 2015 Day 13: Osaka
2015/06/13: Japan 2015 Day 12: Nara to half day in Osaka
2015/06/12: Japan 2015 Day 11: Nara
2015/06/11: Japan 2015 Day 10: Eastern Kyoto, Higashiyama
2015/06/10: Japan 2015 Day 9: West and Central Kyoto
2015/06/09: Japan 2015 Day 8: Tokyo to Kyoto via Nagoya and Toyota Museum of Industry and Technology
2015/06/08: Japan 2015 Day 7: Ueno Park, Akihabara, and Ginza
2015/06/07: Japan 2015 Day 6: Toshimaen, Korakuen and Tokyo Dome City, and Nagomi Dinner
2015/06/06: Japan 2015 Day 5: Odaiba's Joypolis, Trick Museum, Megaweb, and Nagomi Dinner
2015/06/04: Japan 2015 Day 3: Evening in Tokyo, Sunset from Mori Tower and Dinner at Google
2015/06/02: Japan 2015 Day 1: Tokyo
2015/05/23: Some Time in Playa Del Carmel and Cozumel with Arturo
2015/03/05: Driving Through Colorado in Search of Snow with Arturo
2015/02/12: New Zealand Trip Wrapup
2015/02/11: New Zealand Day 34: Paragliding and Hang-gliding from Coronet Peak by Queenstown
2015/02/11: New Zealand Day 34: Queenstown Day3: Half Day Before Flying Out
2015/02/10: New Zealand Day 33: Doubtful Sound
2015/02/09: New Zealand Day 32: Queenstown Day2: Fly Boarding, Escaping Escape Quest Twice
2015/02/08: New Zealand Day 31: Queenstown Day1: Luge, River Surfing
2015/02/04: New Zealand Days 26-30: Hiking the Milford Track
2015/02/03: New Zealand Day 25: Fox Glacier to Queenstown
2015/02/02: New Zealand Day 24: Rained out in Fox Glacier :(
2015/02/01: New Zealand Day 23: 10.5H bus ride from Nelson to Fox Glacier
2015/01/31: New Zealand Day 22: A day in Abel Tasman
2015/01/30: New Zealand Day 21: Flying from Napier to Nelson in the South Island
2015/01/28: New Zealand Day 19: Lake Taupo
2015/01/28: New Zealand Days 19-20: Napier and Hastings/Hawkes Bay
2015/01/27: New Zealand Days 18-19: Tongariro Alpine Crossing
2015/01/25: New Zealand Days 16-17: 2 days around Rotoruta, New Zealand's Yellowstone
2015/01/23: New Zealand Days 14-15: 1.5 days around Coromandel, Bay of Plenty
2015/01/17: New Zealand Days 8-10: Northland around Paiha
2015/01/10: New Zealand Days 1-7: Auckland
2014/12/23: Some more pictures of Paris from Dec 2014
2014/11/11: Taiwan Trip Wrapup
2014/11/10: Taiwan Day 17: Finish Taiwan with Wulai and Sanxia
2014/11/09: Taiwan Day 16: Jiufen and Jinguashi
2014/11/08: Taiwan Day 15: Yangmingshan and Yeliu
2014/11/07: Taiwan Day 14: Tamsui and Yangmingshan
2014/11/06: Taiwan Day 13: Beitou and Tamsui near Taipei
2014/11/05: Taiwan Day 12: Kinmen Island and Taipei
2014/11/04: Taiwan Day 11: Kinmen Island
2014/11/03: Taiwan Day 10: Lieyu and Kinmen Islands
2014/11/02: Taiwan Day 09: PingTung and Kenting
2014/11/01: Taiwan Day 08: Tainan and Anping
2014/10/31: Taiwan Day 07: Taichung and Surroundings
2014/10/30: Taiwan Day 06: Sun Moon Lake and towards Taichung
2014/10/29: Taiwan Day 05: Finishing Taroko National Park and to Chung Tai Chan Monastery
2014/10/28: Taiwan Day 04: Hiking around Taroko National Park
2014/10/27: Taiwan Day 03: Taroko National Park
2014/10/26: Taiwan Day 02: Taipei
2014/10/25: Taiwan Day 01: Taipei
2014/10/12: Indonesia Day 5: Playing with Tide Pools, Maria Statue with View, Water Village, and Market
2014/10/11: Indonesia Day 4: Climbing Egon Volcano, Flores Museum, and resting at our hotel
2014/10/10: Indonesia Day 3: Kelimutu National Park
2014/10/09: Indonesia Day 2: Arrival in Maumere
2014/10/08: Indonesia Day 1: Quick Stop in Bali
2014/10/07: Indonesia Day 0: Flight Through Taiwan
2014/08/15: Another few days in Chicago
2014/07/19: Portland and Oregon's Columbia River
2014/06/20: A long weekend in San Diego with Arturo
2014/05/27: Visiting Japan #2 Trip Wrapup
2014/05/26: Visiting Japan Day 22: Zojo-ji and Tokyo Tower
2014/05/25: Visiting Japan Day 21: Yokohama
2014/05/24: Owl Cafe in Kiba, Tokyo
2014/05/24: Fancy Dinner at Hamada-Ya in Tokyo
2014/05/24: Visiting Japan Day 20: Tokyo Odaiba
2014/05/23: Visiting Japan Day 19: Tokyo, Ueno Park and Akihabara
2014/05/21: Neko Cafe in Ikebukuro
2014/05/21: Visiting Japan Day 17: Evening in Ikebukuro, Sunshine City
2014/05/19: Visiting Japan Day 15: Nagoya Toyota Factory
2014/05/19: Visiting Japan Day 15: Nagoya Toyota Museum and SCMAGLEV and Railway Park
2014/05/18: Visiting Japan Day 14: Nagoya Toyota Automobile Museum
2014/05/18: Visiting Japan Day 14: Nagoya
2014/05/17: Visiting Japan Day 13: Kurama to Kyoto
2014/05/16: Visiting Japan Day 12: Kyoto to Kurama
2014/05/15: Visiting Japan Day 11: Nara to Kyoto
2014/05/14: Visiting Japan Day 10: Osaka to Nara
2014/05/13: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
2014/05/13: Visiting Japan Day 9: Osaka
2014/05/12: Visiting Japan Day 8: Okinawa Aquarium and Ocean Park
2014/05/08: Visiting Japan Day 4-8: Okinawa
2014/05/04: Visiting Japan Day 1-3: Yonaguni
2014/01/19: Sydney in a half day
2014/01/18: Visit of Caversham Wildlife Park and Fremantle
2014/01/17: Visiting Rottnest Island
2014/01/11: Visiting Xmas Island
2014/01/05: Perth Australia, Monkey Mia, Shark Bay
2013/12/20: Another Quick Tour of Paris Around Xmas
2013/12/08: Quick 48H in Taipei, Taiwan
2013/12/07: Indonesia Trip Wrapup
2013/12/07: Indonesia: Jakarta
2013/11/26: Trip to Raja Ampat to go Diving
2013/11/24: Indonesia: Bali, Day 5
2013/11/23: Indonesia: Bali, Day 4
2013/11/22: Indonesia: Bali, Day 3
2013/11/21: Indonesia: Bali, Day 2
2013/11/20: Indonesia: Bali, Day 1
2013/11/19: Trip to Indonesia for visiting and Diving
2013/11/02: Visiting Washington DC
2013/09/15: Visiting New Orleans
2013/09/01: Flight to Oceano Beach and Paso Robles, Visit of Hearst Castle
2013/07/10: Visiting France Trip Wrapup
2013/07/09: France Day 22: Final Day: Paris During Summer
2013/07/08: France Day 21: Bayeux Tapestry, and finishing up in Caen with the Caen Memorial, and back to Paris
2013/07/07: France Day 20: American Cemetery, Omaha Beach débarquement Museum, Bayeux D Day Museum, Cathedral, walk in the city during a medieval festival
2013/07/06: France Day 19: Mont Saint Michel Abbey, Normandy D Day beaches and museums, Pointe du Hoc, Arromanches
2013/07/05: France Day 18: Driving to Brittany, Dinan, St-Malo, and Mont St Michel
2013/07/04: France Day 17: Loches, Azay-Le-Rideau, Chinon
2013/07/03: France Day 16: Chateaux de la Loire: Chateau de Chambord, Chateau de Cheverny, Chaumont sur Loire, and Clos Lucé where Leonardo de Vinci spent his last days
2013/07/02: France Day 15: Lascaux II, Oradour sur Glane near Limoge, and Chateau de Chenonceau
2013/07/01: France Day 14: La Roque-Gageac, kayaking down the Dordogne River past castles, Chateau de Beynac, Chateau de Castelnaud, and flight over the river and castles
2013/06/30: France Day 13: Eyzies-de-Tayac Grottos: Grotte du Font the Gaume, Combarelles, Cap Blanc, and Grottes de Rouffignac
2013/06/29: France Day 12: Cahors Market, Grottes du Peche Merles, Grottes de Cougnac, Rocamadour, Foie Gras Farm, and sleeping at Eyzies-de-Tayac
2013/06/28: France Day 11: Arles and Carcasonne
2013/06/27: France Day 10: Les Baux de Provence and Arles
2013/06/26: France Day 09: From Vaison La Romaine to Pont du Gars, Nimes, and Arles
2013/06/25: France Day 08: Visiting Around Vaison La Romaine
2013/06/24: France Day 07: From Avignon to Vaison La Romaine, via Orange
2013/06/23: France Day 06: From Cassis to Avignon
2013/06/22: France Day 05: From Villefranche sur Mer to Cassis via Antibes
2013/06/21: France Day 04: Visiting Around Villefranche sur Mer, Eze, La Turbie, and Nice
2013/06/20: France Day 03: From Chamonix to Villefranche-Sur-Mer through Italy and Monte-Carlos
2013/06/19: France Day 02: Chamonix
2013/06/18: France Day 01: Chamonix
2013/06/17: Long Trip to France
2013/06/05: Offsite to Vegas, followed by short trip
2013/06/05: Visiting Japan Trip Wrapup
2013/06/04: Visiting Japan Day 15: Our last day in Japan with more Tokyo touring
2013/06/03: Visiting Japan Day 14: Tokyo Skytree, Akhabara, Ginza, Sushi Mizutani, more Ginza and MET nice pictures
2013/06/02: Visiting Japan Day 13: Tokyo tour with Toda-San: MET views, Edo Tokyo Museum, Asakusa/Nakamise Dori, Mori Tower, Subayashi Jiro
2013/06/01: Visiting Japan Day 12: Nikko
2013/05/30: Shinjuku Neko Cafe
2013/05/30: Visiting Japan Day 10: Evening in Shinjuku, Robot Restaurant, Neko Cafe
2013/05/29: Visiting Japan Day 9: Hotel Chinsanzo in Tokyo
2013/05/28: Visiting Japan Day 8: On our way to Tokyo, with a stop in Odawara to see the Castle before a half day visit in Tokyo with a free Tokyo Guide
2013/05/27: Visiting Japan Day 7: Hakone
2013/05/26: Visiting Japan Day 6: Kamakura
2013/05/25: Visiting Japan Day 5: Nagoya: Nagoya City Science Museum, Toyota Museum of Industry and Technology, and Scmaglev and Railway Park
2013/05/24: Visiting Japan Day 4: Nara: Todai-ji (temple with the great Buddha), Kofuku-ji temple, a 6h tour and walk through Nara
2013/05/23: Visiting Japan Day 3: Arashiyama neat to Kyoto: Togetsukyo Bridge, Monkey Park, Jojakkoji, Bamboo Groves, Nison-in, Saga Toriimoto Street, Otagi Nenbutsuji, Daikakuji, Tenryuji and back to Kyoto and to Nara
2013/05/22: Visiting Japan Day 2: Nijo Castle, Emperor's Palace and Western Kyoto Temples
2013/05/21: Visiting Japan Day 1: East Kyoto Temples, from Fushimi Inari Taisha to Ginkakuji: Silver Pavillion
2013/03/07: Skiing/Snowboarding Trip of Colorado
2013/02/10: Sydney in a Day
2013/02/02: Visiting and diving Lord Howe Island
2013/01/27: Re-visiting Canberra, Australia
2012/12/27: Visiting the Futoroscope in Poitier
2012/12/26: Cars Displays in Paris' Champs Elysées
2012/12/26: Yearly visit of Paris over Xmas
2012/10/15: A Week Long Visit in Los Angeles
2012/10/11: Visiting Palm Springs
2012/10/05: Another Visit of St Louis for my 20th High School Reunion
2012/09/27: Tour of Grand Canyon North Rim
2012/09/06: Visiting San Diego
2012/06/27: Flyout Group Mountain Flying trip to Colorado
2012/06/05: Galapagos Land Excursions and Snorkeling with Galaven
2012/06/03: Visit of Ecuador and Galapaos
2012/04/04: Driving a Portion of Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
2012/02/05: Quick Trip to Aspen, Colorado
2012/01/14: Visiting Ballarat, Australia
2011/12/24: Pictures of Paris over Xmas 2011
2011/10/08: Visiting New York 7 years later
2011/09/17: End of our Visit in Italy Days 18-20: Rome
2011/09/16: Visiting Italy Day 15: Pompei and Herculaneum
2011/09/13: Visiting Italy Day 12: Pisa
2011/09/13: Visiting Italy Day 13-14: Riomaggiore and Cinque Terre
2011/09/10: Visiting Italy Day 9-11: Florence
2011/09/06: Visiting Italy Day 5-9: Venice
2011/09/05: Visiting Italy Day 4-5: Bologna, Modena, and Maranello
2011/09/04: Visiting Italy Day 3: Milan
2011/09/02: Visiting Italy Day 1 and 2: Lake Como: Bellagio, Varenna, Lenno
2011/08/17: Visiting Vancouver
2011/06/11: Visiting Quebec City
2011/06/08: A couple of days at Mt Tremblant
2011/06/05: Re-visiting Montreal
2011/01/30: Diving from Heron Island, South Great Barrier Reef
2011/01/21: Brisbane, Australia
2010/12/27: More Paris Pictures
2010/11/25: Trip to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas
2010/09/02: 10 day vacation in Maui to visit, hike, fly, and dive
2010/08/25: Fly Out Group trip to Seattle and the San Juan Islands
2010/08/16: Visit of Disneyland with my Dad
2010/08/06: Visiting Boston
2010/05/29: Trip to Belize and Diving off Belize in the Aggressor III
2010/01/17: Wellington, New Zealand
2010/01/04: A few pictures from Paris
2009/09/21: A few days in Portland
2009/08/11: First Visit of the Hawaii Islands
2009/06/24: Flight Out Group Trip To Yellowstone, Glacier Park and Portland / Evergreen Museum
2009/01/18: Visiting Tasmania, Australia
2008/12/30: Paris over Xmas, Capitaine Fracasse Dinner
2008/08/24: French Polynesia
2008/08/23: Visiting LA and San Diego with my dad
2008/02/15: Diving Fiji on the Aggressor III
2008/02/09: One week on Beqa (pronounced Bega) Island, south of Mainland Fiji and Diving
2008/01/27: A few days in Melbourne around linux.conf.au
2008/01/07: 1 week in France
2007/10/28: Weekend in Santa Monica
2007/07/01: OLS Rollerbladding / Sky Picts
2007/07/01: Spending the day in Ottawa for Canada Day
2007/02/10: Rainy Yosemite
2007/01/20: Re-Visiting Cairns, Australia
2007/01/14: Visit in Sydney, talking at linux.conf.au
2007/01/02: Paris Photos
2006/12/26: Visiting Dallas
2006/11/12: A Couple of Days in Holland
2006/10/01: Catalina Trip and Diving
2006/08/11: Vegas Trip
2006/07/29: Ottawa/OLS 2006
2006/04/11: Short Visit of Vancouver
2006/03/29: Chicago
2006/01/24: Visiting Dunedin
2006/01/24: 7kg carry-on limit on Australian/New Zealand planes
2006/01/24: NZ Dunedin
2006/01/15: Visiting Cairns, Australia
2006/01/06: Visiting Paris
2005/12/11: A car-less week in Santa Monica
2005/09/27: Malaysia Wrap Up
2005/09/27: Tawau
2005/09/18: Sandakan, Sepilok, Seafood King
2005/09/15: Sepilok Nature Park Resort
2005/09/14: Trip to Malaysia
2005/08/24: Santa Catalina Island and Diving
2005/07/02: Last day in Dublin
2005/06/28: Riverdance
2005/06/25: And she resurfaces... Dublin Town
2005/04/17: Visiting Canberra, Australia
2004/12/29: Where are the pictures anyway?
2004/10/01: NYC pictures / wrapup
2004/07/25: Visiting Montréal
2004/07/12: Ibiza Wrap-Up
2004/07/11: Ibiza Day 15: Sunday @ Space in Ibiza (picts posted)
2004/07/10: Ibiza Day 14: Saturday (Last Dive) (picts posted)
2004/07/10: Ibiza Day 13: Friday (Cold, Final PADI Dive, Ibiza by Night & Pacha)
2004/07/08: Ibiza Day 12: Thursday (rest)
2004/07/08: Ibiza Day 11: Wednesday (Formentera & Fiesta Del Agua)
2004/07/07: Ibiza Day 10: Tuesday (Windsurfing & Dive)
2004/07/07: Ibiza Day 9: Monday (wreck dive & privilege)
2004/07/05: Ibiza Day 8: Sunday ("rest" day)
2004/07/03: Ibiza Day 7: Saturday (deep dive/PADI cert/sunset) (updated)
2004/07/03: Ibiza Day 6: Friday (diving and partying part II)
2004/07/02: Ibiza Day 5: Thursday (diving and partying)
2004/06/30: Ibiza Day 4: Wednesday (beach and research day)
2004/06/29: Ibiza Day 3: Tuesday (double dive training day)
2004/06/28: Ibiza Day 2: Monday
2004/06/28: Ibiza Day 1: Sunday
2004/01/12: Visiting Adelaide, Australia
2003/01/19: Going back to Australia, in Perth
2001/01/18: My First Visit to Australia: Sydney
1997/08/01: 2.5 months in Japan with Hokkaido International Foundation

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