Garth’s World

художници на иконисвети георгикухненско обзавежданеIn my most recent trip overseas, I…

Walked down Abbey Road and ate a meal at a friend’s home overlooking Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles recorded most of their albums.

Ate Italian food at a table full of sailors on an island in the Gulf.

Enjoyed beautiful spring days with snow-capped mountains circling the horizon.

Flew in six types of aircraft in 96 hours.

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Attended a BBQ without all the usual BBQ fare but lots of other highlights such as: camels, falcons, lobster tails, ice sculptures, henna artists, and princes.

Circumnavigated a country to see an underwhelming castle. Got three speeding tickets in the mail from the traffic cameras for the trouble (two were within 5 minutes of each other — the other 20 minutes prior).

Learned about the French Foreign Legion from one of their former commanders.

Had to make way for His Highness.

Traveled to 5 countries in 8 days covering 19660 miles, averaging 102 miles per hour

Passed the water taxi desk to pick up my rental Ford Focus

Missed our exit on the autostrada

Got the chills in a medieval wine cellar

Landed during the worst time of day into the most dangerous landing zone in the world

Drove after midnight through wet, terror-filled streets

Flew in 4 different aircraft models over the course of 12 hours

Had a sandwich in a palace, kangaroo in a villa, burrito in a tent, stir fry in a warehouse, and Indian at my seat in business class

Drove through vineyards in two separate countries – one where the growers are famous for the wine and one where they killed for it

My family is filled with travelers. It is in our blood. Even my 84+ year old grandmother is still traveling. This year she is going to China for over a week. She is behind many others in the family, so she has some catching up to do. My other grandparents have been to 100+ countries.

See below for a cool website that lets you map where you have been. This is the map I created from my 45…and, obviously, counting…

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In my five week trip abroad in January and February, I…

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In my two-week trip overseas in December, I have…

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During my trip overseas in October, I…

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During my trip overseas in September, I…

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During my month overseas in August, I…

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