Countries
- Canada: Visited in the seventies for the first time and I have returned four times. Best time was when Ralph and I drove across to Jasper and then down back into Montana. took three weeks to do it leisurely. We started by going up the coast of Maine, then over to Nova Scotia, up to new Brunswick, down to Ontario and across through all the cities. Wonderful trip. We read to each other all the way.
- Mexico: Early in the seventies, Joe and I became interested in this part of the world. We visited four or five times. Most complex visit was with Leah and Joe's mother.Very traumatic in that we last an entire collection of Barbies in Mexico City. That is an entree story. I met Joe in Puerto Vallarto when he came back from India.
- Puerto Rico: Visited here several times. First time was to survey for Joint Commission. Policy and Procedure books in Spanish.
- Bermuda : On a cruise, of course.
- Virgin Islands: with Sterling on Disney cruise
- Jamaica: to attend a Wedding
- England: At least five times, not counting changes of planes. Best times was with Sterling and with my sister. Lots more about this later. Time with Ralph and seeing Cheryl were also terrific.
- Scotland: The beautiful Lakes with Alyce
- Ireland: Coolest time with Sterling- will never forget the Ring of Kerry
- Wales: Twice visited, loved each time.
- France: Seeing Paris and surrounding area with my French Historian..unbelievable.
- Switzerland: Five or six visits to the airport coming and going to Arabia, only three to really explore.
- Lichtenstein: Just a few short hours.
- Netherlands/Holland: My weekend visit with Katie and Villiam. The trip into Germany to the Christmas market in Essen.
- Belgium: A brief visit but impressive.
- Germany: Six visits. My best time was with Jim and drinking beer. New Years Party
- Poland: Such an in depth view of a war torn country. A month well spent.
- Romania: A wonderful three week visit The way that people lived during the time of communism. Scary health care with dogs in the Emergency Room.
- Bulgaria: Short drive through and comfortable night.
- Hungary: Two weeks of scary hospital insight.
- Czech Republic: Another two weeks examining hospitals and health care professionals.
- Turkey: A day only. I would love to return. From breakfast to midnight was not enough, and only in Istanbul.
- Cyprus: A day on two occasions
- Italy: never enough!!!
- Croatia: Such a wonderful visit and place. Almost three months. So many stories. Finally Ralph got to see his beloved Yugoslavia
- Austria: Twice spending a couple of days.
- Bosnia: Just a drive through.
- Slovenia: Shopping for crystal, eating in roadside restaurants.
- Israel: One visit. Driving in from Jordan and staying in the Arab sector and having an Arab travel guide. Unbelievable. Not your typical visit.
- Jordon: Five days. The one place everyone, in my opinion should go.... PETRA.
- Egypt: Scary, being escorted by armed jeeps from port to pyramids. I don't want to go back.
- Oman: Traveling by car, being really taken to the cleaners by the driver...long story
- Dubai: A short weekend with so many stories.
- Djibouti: Another weekend story.
- Saudi Arabia: Three years of stories, from the empty quarter to the Asir.
- Kuwait: By boat and just a jump on and back on the ship.
- Bahrain: Four visits. The conference for Nursing for Gulf States and speaking there, best experience.
- India.: I do not need or want to go back. It drove my husband Joe to distraction. Many stories that took place on the soil and some that did not. His WHO team stomped out smallpox in this country.
- Nepal: Magnificent, tiring.
- Pakistan: Trying to recruit with people lying in the floor holding onto my feet, crying in one of the most beautiful hotels in the world.
- Malaysia: Kula Lampoor with its beauty.
- Thailand: .Four days exploring and staying in the Oriental Hotel. Luxury
- China: Seven days in the southern tier. Such control. Our special tour guides. Cant wait to tell you about these experiences.
- Singapore: Beautiful zoo, orchid gardens and lovely garments.
- Viet Nam: Three cities a day each. So much more to see.
- Hong Kong: Two visits, such stories of shopping, tea at the hotel, shopping shopping shopping.
- Artic Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Adriatic Sea Beauty not surpassed, the week on the coast with Nancy, Ralph and family
- Aegean Sea
- Arabian Sea
- Baltic Sea Bits of amber picked up in the sand....
- Bay of Bengal
- Bay of Fundi
- Bering Sea
- Black Sea
- Caribbean Sea
- Celtic Sea
- Chattahoochee River
- Chesapeake Bay
- Chukchi Sea is where Barrow is. Barrow is the most northern city of US in Alaska. Three days here were a long time.
- Colorado River
- Connecticut River (Mass, NH, VT)
- Columbia River
- Crater Lake, Oregon
- Cumberland River, Tenn
- Dardanelles Strait
- Danube River (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania)
- Dead Sea
- Delaware Bay
- Delaware River, Delaware New Jersey
- Drava River, Croatia
- English Channel
- Euphrates River
- Finger Lakes
- Fraser River, Alaska
- Great Lakes
- Gulf of Aden
- Gulf of Alaska
- Gulf of Aqaba
- Gulf of Bahrain
- Gulf of California
- Gulf of Maine
- Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Oman
- Gulf of Suez
- Gulf of Thailand
- Gulf of Tonkin
- Hudson Bay, Canada
- Humboldt River, Nevada
- Illinois River
- Indian Ocean
- Ionian Sea
- Irish Sea
- James River, VA
- Kansas River
- Kennebec River
- Kentucky Lake
- Kentucky River
- Lake Barkley
- Lake Champlain
- Lake Erie
- Lake Geneva
- Lake George
- Lake Huron
- Lake Lucerne
- Lake Meade
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Okeechobee
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Pontchartrain
- Lake St. Clair
- Lake Superior
- Lake Tahoe
- Lake Winnipesaukee
- Lake Zurich
- Little Missouri River
- Loch Lomond
- Loch Ness
- Long Island Sound
- Mediterranean Sea
- Merrimack River, MA, NH
- Meuse River
- Miami River
- Minnesota River
- Mississippi river
- Missouri River
- Mobile Bay
- Narragansett Bay, RI
- Neuse River
- Nile River, Egypt
- North Sea
- North Channel
- Oder River, Poland
- Ohio River
- Pacific Ocean
- Patuxent River
- Pearl River
- Pee Dee River
- Penobscot River
- Potomac River
- Prut River, Romania
- Red River
- Rhine river
- Rio Grande River
- St. Johns River, Florida
- Saint Lawrence River
- St. Lawrence Seaway
- Salt Lake
- San Antonio River
- San Joaquin River
- Savannah River
- Sea of Crete
- Seine River Walking day after day with Ralph, having coffees, looking at books, learning the history
- Squam Lake..... Beautiful. Movie On Golden Pond was filmed here.
- Snake River Strait of Dover
- Suez Canal: Have traversed the entire canal. A magnificent work. Sand, dunes, bleak.
- Susquehanna River, PA
- Thames River: Crossing and recrossing in London.
- Tigris Rover
- Trent River
- Utah lake.
- Wabash River
- White River
- Wye River, England, Wales Sitting on the porch at Bruberry House in England and taking in the English countryside and herds of sheep looking across the Wye to Wales.
- Yadkin River
- Yellowstone River
- Yukon River
- Gulf of St. Milo
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