Tom & Holly Travels Since 2004
(7 Continents - 54 Countries ...and more to follow)
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Retirement is a good thing if -"You don't let the old man in!"
1. COUNTRY (Year)
# CITIES
- PLACES
1. Greece (2004)
# Athens
- Poseidon
- Delphi
# Piraeus
# Santorini (Greek Island)
- Akrotiri
- Oia
- Fira Town
2. Turkey (2004)
# Istanbul (Europe)
- Blue mosque
- Hagia Sophia
- Topkapi Palace
- Grand Bazaar
# Kusadasi (Asia)
- Ephesus
3. Bulgaria (2004)
# Nessebur
4. Ukraine (2004)
# Odessa
# Yalta
5. Malta (2004)
# Valetta
# Temple of Hagar Qim – 6,000 BC
6. Monaco (2004 & 2005)
# Monte Carlo
7. France (2004, 2005 &2008)
# Paris
- Eiffel Tower
# Eze
# Nice
- French Rivera
# Marseille
# Le Havre
# Avignon
- Chateuneuf- Du-Pape Vineyards
- Palace of the Popes 1309 – 1378
# Colmar
# Strasbourg
8. Italy (2004 & 2005)
# Livorno
# Pisa
# Florence
# Castel Gandolfo
# Rome
- Forum
- Coliseum
- Pantheon
- Trivia Fountain
- Spanish Stairs
# Vatican
- St Peters Basilica
- Sistine Chapel
- Scavi – Tomb of St Peter
- Vatican Museums
- Tomb of Pope John Paul II
- Pope Benedict XVI weekly blessing
9. Spain (2005)
# Barcelona
- Codorniu Cellars
- Montserrat
# Cadiz
- Tio Pepe Winery
- Royal Andalusia School of Equestrian Arts
10. Portugal (2005)
# Lisbon
# Sintra
# Cascais
11. England (2005 & 2007)
# Channel Islands
- St Peter Port, Guernsey
- Isle of Sark
# Dover
# London
- Harrods
- Big Ben
- Parliament
- Westminster Abbey
- 10 Downing Street
- Mounted Horse Guards
- London Eye
- St Paul’s Cathedral
- Buckingham Palace
- The Royal Mews
- Tower of London
- The British Museum
- Shows in London’s West End Theatre District
- Mary Poppins
- The Woman in White
- Billy Elliot The Musical
- Wicked
- The Lion King
# Windsor
- Winsor Castle
# Hampton Court
- Hampton Court Palace
# Bath
- Roman Baths
# Stonehenge
# Oxfordshire
- Oxford University
# Stratford Upon Avon
- Shakespeare’s Home
- Anne Hathaway’s Home
12. Czech Republic (2006 & 2010)
# Prague
13. Hungary (2006 & 2010)
# Budapest
- Castle Hill
- Fisherman’s Bastion
- Hotel Gellert & Spa
- Gundel Restaurant
14. Slovokia (2006 & 2010)
# Bratislava
15. Austria (2006 & 2010)
# Vienna
- Albertina Museum
- Spanish Riding School
- Schonbrunn Palace
- Palais Auersperg
- Mozart & Strauss Concert
- Vienna Residence Orchestra
- St. Stephen's Cathedral
# Melk
- Melk Abbey
# Salzburg
16. Germany (2006, 2007, 2008 & 2010)
# Passau
- St Stevens Cathedral – Organ Concert
# Regensburg
- Sausage Kitchen
- Home of Pope Benedict XVI
# Nuremberg
- Nuremberg Trials –Palace of Justice
# Bamberg
- Home of Claus Graf Stauffenberg – Hitler’s attempted assassin
- Bamberg Smoked Beer
# Wurzburg
- Home of Annual Mozart Concert – Sold Out a Year in Advance
# Rothenburg
- Fortress on Hilltop Spared During WWII
# Wertheim
- World Famous Glass Blowers
# Mainz
- Guttenberg Museum
# Rudesheim
- Drosselgasse – Famous Street of restaurants and Bars
# Cologne
- Cathedral of Cologne
# Warnemunde
- Part of East Germany Under Communist
# Berlin
- Brandenburg Gate
- Berlin Wall\Checkpoint Charlie
- Pergamon Museum
- Schloss Charlottenburg Palace
- Berlin Cathedral
# Breisach
- Black Forest
# Heidelberg
- Heidelberg Castle
# Braubach
- Marksburg Castle
# Koblenz
# Cochem
17. The Netherlands (2006 & 2008)
# Amsterdam
- Anne Frank House
- Van Gogh Museum
- Rijksmuseum
# Marken
# Volendam
# Windmill Village
# Arnhem
# Gouda
# Schoonhoven
# Rotterdam
# Delft
18. Norway (2007)
# Oslo
- Vigeland Sculpture Park
- Viking Ship Museum
- Holmenkollen Ski Jump
19. Denmark (2007)
# Arhus
- Busiest Port in Scandinavia
# Odense
- Birthplace of Hans Christen Anderson
# Copenhagen
- Christianborg Palace
- Amalienborg Palace
- Frederiksborg Castle
- Castle Krogen “Hamlets Castle”
- Tivoli Gardens
- Noma Restaurant
20. Estonia (2007)
# Tallinn
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
# Rakvere
- Allatilkunud Hing Distillery – Vodka Factory
21. Russia (2007)
# Saint Petersburg
- Catherine’s Palace
- Peterhof
- Fountain Park
- Yusupov’s Palace
- Choral Synagogue
- St Peter and Paul Fortress
- Hermitage Museum
- Church on the Blood
- St Isaac Cathedral
22. Finland (2007)
# Helsinki
# Rovaniemi (Lapland)
- Arctic Circle
- Santa Claus Village
23. Sweden (2007)
# Stockholm
# Mariefield
24. Peru (2008)
# Lima
# Iquitos
- Amazon River – 454 miles
25. Switzerland (2008)
# Zurich
# Lucerne
# Mount Titlus
# Basel
26. Belgium (2008)
# Brugge
# Antwerp
27. Argentina (2009)
# Buenos Aires
# Ushuaia
- Tierra del Fuego
28. Antarctica (2009)(23 Days on the Icebreaker Polar Star)
• Deception Island
• Half Moon Island
• Aitcho Barrientos Island
• Gourdin Island
• Brown Bluff – Continent of Antarctica
• Devil Island
• Paulet Island
# South Orkneys
- Laurie Island – Orcadas Station
# Drygalski Fjord
# South Georgia
- Cooper Bay
- Gold Harbour
- St. Andrews Bay
- Grytvicken
- Stromness
- Hercules Bay
- Salisbury Plain
- Prion Island
29. Falkland Islands (2009)
# Stanley
# Carcass Island
# West Point island
30. Israel (2009)
# Jerusalem
- Mount of Olives
- Gethsemane
- Upper room
- Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- Western Wall
- Temple Mount
- The Dome of the Rock
- al-Alsa Mosque
# Bethlehem
- Church of the Nativity
- Shepherds Field
31. Egypt (2009)
# Cairo
- Pyramids
- Sphinx
- Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
- Mosque of Mohammad Ali
# Luxor
- Valley of the Kings
- Temple of Karnak
# Aswan
# Abu Simbel
# Alexandria
32. Jordan (2009)
# Amman
# Petra
# Dead Sea
# Mount Nebo
# Jordan River
33. Kenya Tanzania (2010) “The Great Migration”
# Nairobi
# Masai Mara Reserve
# Amboseli National Park
# Namanga
# Tarangire National Park
# Oldupai Gorge
# Serengeti National Park
# Arusha
35. Mexico (2011)
# La Paz
# Cabo San Carlos
36. China (2013)
# Shanghai
# Suzhou
# Nanjing
# Mt Jiu Hua Buddhist Temple
# Jingdezhen
# Wuhan
• Dongting Lake
# Jingzhou
• Three Gourges Dam
# Shibaozhai
# Fengdu
# Chongqing
• Pandas
# Xian
• Terra Cotta Warriors
# Beijing
• Great Wall
• Forbidden City
• Tiananmen Sq
# Guilin
# Hong Kong
37. Alaska (2013 & 2024)
# Sitka
# Glacier Bay
• Point Adolphus
• Frederick Sound
# Petersburg
• Tracy Arm
# Juneau
# Fairbanks
# Denali National Park
• North Face Lodge
# Anchorage
38. Lesser Antilles (2015)
( Aboard the Sea Cloud)
# Barbados
# Dominica
# Iles Des Saintes
# St. Lucia
# The Grenadines
# Bequia
39. New Zealand (2016)
# Auckland
# Napier
# Wellington
# Akaroa
# Dunedi# Fiordland National Park
40. Australia (2016)
# Melbourne
# Burnie Tasmania
# Eden
# Sydney
# Blue Mountains
# Hunter Valley
41. Cuba (2018)
# Santiago de Cuba
# Casilda
# Trinidad
# El Cobre
# Cienfuegos
# Havana
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain