TreeByTheStream: Words To Ponder

Friday, June 15, 2007

Words To Ponder

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Places I Have Been

Tromso, Norway (Dec 2017)
Stockholm, Sweden (Dec 2017)
Kochi, India (Sept 2017)
Hanoi, Vietnam (Aug 2017)
Antigua, Guatemala (Jun 2017)
Guatemala City, Guatemala (Jun 2017)
Langkawi, Malaysia (Jun 2014)
Ayer's Rock, Australia (Jun 2014)
Melbourne, Australia (Jun 2014)
Chicago, Illinois, USA (Jul 2013)
New York City, USA (Oct 2012)
Alexandria, Virginia, USA (Oct 2012)
Colonial Williamsberg, Virginia, USA (Sep 2012)
Rehobath, Delaware, USA (Sep 2012)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Aug 2012)
Annapolis, Maryland, USA (Aug 2012)
Washington DC, USA (Aug 2012)
College Park, Maryland, USA (Aug - Dec 2012)
Bintan, Indonesia (Mar 2012)
Melaka, Malaysia (Mar 2012)
Siem Reap, Cambodia (Dec 2011)
Melbourne, Australia (Sep 2011)
Penang, Malaysia (Sep 2011)
Hong Kong (Jul 2011)
Phuket, Thailand (Jan 2011)
Jerusalem, Nazareth, Israel (Nov 2010)
Amman, Jordan (Nov 2010)
Doha, Qatar (Nov 2010)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Sep 2010)
London, UK (Jul 2010)
Depok, Indonesia (Jul 2010)
Hong Kong (Jun 2010)
Javana Spa Resort, Sukabumi, Indonesia (May 2010)
Melbourne, Australia (Apr 2010)
Medan, Indonesia (Mar 2010)
Vancouver, Canada (Feb 2010)
San Francisco, USA (Feb 2010)
Medan, Indonesia (Sep 2009)
London, Bath, Paris (Jul 2009)
Charlottesville, Washington DC, Madison, USA (May 2009)
Melbourne, Sydney, Australia (Feb 2009)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (May 2008)
Melbourne, Australia (Feb, May 2008)
Bali (June 2007)
Beijing - Xian - Chongqing - Shanghai, China (Oct 2007)
Bangkok, Thailand (Jan 2006)
London & Cambridge, UK (Nov 2006)
Vientiane, Laos (Dec 2006)
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA (Aug 2005)
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Dec 2003)
South Africa (Dec 2002)
London + Literary Trail, UK (June 2001)
Tasmania, Australia (Dec 1999)
San Francisco, Disneyland, Las Vegas, USA (Nov 1997)
Bangkok & Pattaya, Thailand (Jun 1993)
Sydney, Australia (Dec 1993)
Sydney, Surfers' Paradise & Melbourne, Australia (Oct 1991)
India (Dec 1988)
New Zealand ( Dec 1984)
Jakarta & Medan, Indonesia (June 1984)
India (Dec 1978) with NIE friends!

Did That! So Glad I Did!

8-storey drop on the Lost World Adventure Ride (twice!), Disneyland, Orlando
Awarded the Distinguished Fulbright Award for Teaching, University of Maryland, USA
Big Game watching on a Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Celebrated my 50th Birthday with all my loved ones!
Climbed 268 steps to Giant Buddha at Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Climbed the Great Wall of China
Crawled through portion of the Cu Chi Tunnels, Saigon
Cruised down the Yangtze Kiang, China
Floated on the Dead Sea, Israel
Paragliding in Penang, Malaysia
Punting on the river, Cambridge, UK
Rode a horse along a country trail in Wittenberg, USA
Rode a horse to Petra, Jordan
Rode a pony along mountain trail in Gulmarg, Kashmir
Rode a ski lift in Mt Cook, New Zealand
Rode in a hot air balloon in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Rode on a banana boat and fell into the sea in Penang, Malaysia
Rode on a jet boat in Queenstown, New Zealand
Sat on the edge of The Grand Canyon, USA
Saw the Taj Mahal on a full moon night in Agra, India
Stayed at a Club Med Resort
Stayed in a Villa with a personal cook, driver & house-boy in Bali
Stood on the 102nd Floor of The Empire State Building
Taught in a Village School in Vientiane, Laos
Took a solo spa holiday at Javana Spa Resort, Indonesia
Visited Ground Zero, World Trade Centre, New York, USA
Walked on a glacier in Mt. Cook, New Zealand
Walked through a waterfall in Sukabumi, Indonesia
Watched a geyser spout in Rotorua, NZ
Went on a Ghost Tour, Colonial Williamsberg, USA
Went out on The Edge in Skydeck 88, Melbourne
White water rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand
Wrote a speech for Lee Kuan Yew, yes, really!

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Friday, June 15, 2007

Words To Ponder

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