itinerary
london (august 1, 2008)
→
amsterdam
→
cork
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lisbon
→
prague
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freiburg
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duesseldorf
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zurich
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einsiedeln
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munich (oktoberfest)
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berlin
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shanghai
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bangkok
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phuket
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tokyo
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san francisco
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las vegas
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missoula
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polson (flathead lake)
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boston
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new york city
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london (once around)
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paris
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freiburg
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shanghai
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manila
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angeles city (manny's new house)
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hunchun (jilin province)
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harbin (heilongjian province)
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russian border (crossed from china)
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north korean border (couldn't cross)
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singapore
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shenzhen
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hong kong
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macau
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shanghai
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taipei
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shanghai
→
bali
→
gili trawangan
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singapore
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bangkok
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hong kong
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boston
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bangkok
→
boston
→
new york city
→
buenos aires, argentina
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colonia del sacramento, uruguay
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boston
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san francisco
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las vegas
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hong kong
→
san francisco
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boston
→
new york city
→
washington, dc
→
san francisco
→
boston
→
austin, texas
→
san francisco
→
bangkok
→
pattaya (andrew's wedding)
→
boston (started new job july 11, 2011, which took me to ...)
→
new york city
highlights
studied mandarin for 1.5 years in shanghai
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traveled completely around the world twice
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finally visited all 50 US states
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saw the southern cross
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spent a month in bali learning to surf
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attended oktoberfest in munich
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made a pilgrimage to borges' home, studied spanish, and danced at a tango milonga in buenos aires
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visited family in california, montana, boston, and london
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had pastéis de nata in both lisbon and macau
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piloted a sailboat under the golden gate and bay bridges
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saw the hong kong sevens rugby tournament twice
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prepared for the world expo in shanghai
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attended the barrett-jackson auction in las vegas
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improved my cooking skills
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revisited my student days in freiburg (thanks, imme!)
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celebrated one birthday in five cities on three continents and two islands in the space of a week
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took a sleeper train across china
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was best man at andrew and liliyan's wedding in pattaya
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celebrated the first three of our shared birthdays with my nephew
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returned to the US after 14 years abroad