![]() ![]() I’m amused by the thought that nearly my entire diet now are things I’d never even tried before 2003. What happened was some sort of revelation, that I could try things, but not have to like them. After spending my entire life, until 2003, eating basically nothing interesting (in hindsight), I watched with a combination of horror and awe as friend and colleague Grant devoured everything put in front of him. That trip sticks out for two reasons: Meeting my friend Serena, and getting cured of being a finicky eater. My first work trip, and my first trip to Asia, was to South Korea. However, now I visit primarily to see friends. Everyone is lovely, and it’s a place I feel quite comfortable, yet still marvel at the differences enough to make it still feel like an adventure. Happy Birthday shitfaceĤ2 Likes, 1 Comments – Thaynara Oliveira on Instagram: “Happy Birthday shitface” None of us look our best here, which is why I love it.īut my most memorable moment would have to be meeting my BFF Thaynara, not least because she’d kick my ass if I didn’t. Drinking until dawn with Zoe and Georgia? Jelley and Grace. ![]() So what do I pick? The road trip with Kay to Stonehenge, Oxford, and the best fish and chips I’d ever had (in York)? Driving around Scotland with my dad? Any number of memorable nights and days with Jelley, Grace, Heena, Hayley, Gil, or Holly. As roads began overflowing with humans, horses, sedan chairs, and carriages, London dug down, instead, into the dark depths of dirt, and built tunnels and machines to convey passengers with great rapidity. Population density was requisite for a city 300 years ago. London grew in fits and starts, bound for a millennia by the slow crawl of humanity. Somewhere over 14 times, and that’s not counting overnight layovers travelling to or from somewhere else. This is one of the hardest countries to sum up, though, since I’ve now been here more than any other country. We drove out to the Cotswolds and saw lots of amazing things. Scotland is amazing.”Īs a teenager, my family and I made our first big international trip. Scotland is amazing.Ħ6 Likes, 8 Comments – Geoffrey Morrison on Instagram: “An epic sunset on the Applecross pass. 48: United Kingdom An epic sunset on the Applecross pass. ![]() Much, much later, a work trip brought me to Toronto. I remember parts of Montreal and Quebec City. I’m not sure how old I was when we first drove up to Canada. My dad made me a little lap desk so I could color and read. I have fond memories of sitting in the back of the family Subaru, watching the world flash by, as mom, dad, and wee Geoff ventured south to the Chesapeake Bay (that crazy bridge and tunnel), north to New Hampshire and Maine, and more. I’ve driven across both ways twice, and its where my love of travel and the excitement for an epic road trip was born. I count the US as one of my countries visited not because I was born there, of course, but because I’ve explored there. This is one of my favorite photos, taken in southern Arizona during a massive…” Soon.Ħ1 Likes, 3 Comments – Geoffrey Morrison on Instagram: “Little Fluffy Clouds. I’d lost the original, only recently finding it on a harddrive I thought was dead. This is one of my favorite photos, taken in southern Arizona during a massive road trip around the US in 2010. Also, some are more interesting than others, but, that’s the nature of it all, right? 50: America Little Fluffy Clouds. Since nearly half the countries I’ve been to I’ve visited more than once, and about half of those way more than once, this chronological list blurs the “chrono” part a bit, as they’re listed based on when I first visited, but the moments mentioned might be far more recent. If I’ve timed it right, I’ll have gotten you all caught up right in time to see the final 3, before I head home and drown my birthday sorrows in coffee ice cream and sushi. So yeah, still self-serving, but maybe slightly more interesting to a wider audience. Something funny, interesting, personal maybe. What I thought I’d do is write a chronological list with each country I’ve visited, plus a photo maybe and a little story that sticks out about each. I’ve got 3 more to go, and if all goes to plan, I’ll get to all 3 by mid-August. My goal before my birthday this year is to visit 50 countries. No one wants to read that crap, especially not on something that’s allegedly a travel blog. I had started writing a melancholy post about life, the universe, and woe-is-me everything, and I bored myself. ![]()
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