Traveling the World

Things I’ve Done


As a result of my desire to make life more interesting, I am keeping a list of all the things I’ve done so far because I’ve said “yes!” You all should see the movie Yes Man. This list also includes things I haven’t been asked to do, but things I want to do.

  • Ride an elephant in Thailand
  • Ride a camel in the desert (Israel)
  • Solo travel
  • Go Canyoning
  • Go White water rafting
  • Experience a hot air balloon ride
  • Play with a Panda
  • Hang Gliding
  • *See North Korea
  • *Go skydiving
  • *Firewalking
  • *Feed dolphins
  • *Swim with dolphins
  • *Seeing whales in the ocean
  • Bungee jumping
  • *See the Great Barrier Reef
  • *Climb Machu Picchu
  • *Dive in the underwater caves
  • *Travel through Patagonia to the furthest reaches of the continent
  • *See Antarctica
  • *See the Pyramids of Egypt
  • *Hike up an active volcano
  • *Go to the New Years rave in the desert of Namibia
  • *Sleep in a yurt with Mongolians
  • *Eat Yak with Uighurs in Xinjiang
  • *Play volleyball with the elders of Okinawa
  • *See the Cherry Blossom tree bloom in Japan
  • *Help construct an eco-community (or start my own)
  • *Drink Vodka with Russians in Moscow
  • *Learn Capoeira in Brasil
  • *Learn Krav Magra in Israel
  • *See Chiang Mai
  • *See Tibet
  • *See Cuba
  • *Work with refugees in Africa


  • Countries I’ve been to: 13 (USA, Bahamas, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, China, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam)
  • Train rides: 21
  • Border crossings (land): 5
  • Bus rides: 12
  • Airplane rides: 44
  • Animal experiences: Monkey, Elephant, Camel, Panda, Red “Panda” (really a raccoon)
  • Number of Injuries: Too many to count
  • Countries I’ve celebrated my birthday in: 3 (USA, Austria, China)
  • Minorities I’ve met: 10 (Bedouin, Bai, Hui, Naxi, Miao, Yi, Chang, Tibetans, Hmong, Dzay)
  • Provinces seen: 9 (Beijing, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Yunnan)
  • Countries I’ve celebrated New Years in: 5 (USA, Israel, China, Australia, Vietnam)

An asterisk (*) means it has yet to happen