2009
Reykjavik; Iceland - April 8th-12th  4 days in and around Reykjavik to see the fjords, fosses and Northern Lights
2008
Italy; Po Valley - November 22nd-December 1st  10 days in Venice & Murano, Torino & Aosta, and Milan & Lake Como
2006
Europe June 16th-July 4th  The World Cup in Germany, and a side trip to Prauge, Krakow, Vienna and ice caves in Austria
2002
Europe - Summer 2002  Two months solo through Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Greece, and Croatia
1999
Europe - Summer 1999  Two months in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, and France
1998
Scotland - Summer 1998  My first summer in college I stopped in England long enough to see Stonehenge and then spent two months hitchhiking around bonny Scotland