Ahoy friends! You have found my travel journal for my adventures around the world in 2006. I left the USA on Feb 23, 2006 and returned 10 months (297 days) later on Dec 16, 2006.

The trip was an amazing, life changing event, but what else would you expect me to stay?!

I went to 35 countries on 4 continents and made friends with people from many countries I didn't visit.

My trip took me from my home in Los Angeles to Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and then to China including Hong Kong. Then on to the United Arab Emirate of Dubai, England, Ireland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Macedonia, into Kosovo (Serbia), then on to Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia and Italy. From Italy I flew to Guatemala for 2 months of Spanish lessons, took a trip to Honduras and saw many places through Guatemala.

Check out my last entry for all the trip statistics and "bragging rights."

**** To see my complete travel route, click on the MAP button to the left. You can also zoom in on the map for a better look. ****

Latest Journal Entries

Game Over 23 December 2006 Somewhere, United States The scores are in and I am writing this one last email, one week after returning home. Still struggling to adjust back to life in America...or struggl...more

Home at Last 16 December 2006 Omaha, United States Home at last, I am home at last. I waited five days since being back home to post this page, not on purpose but just because I have been busy. ...more

final stop 13 December 2006 Guatemala City, Guatemala There are three days left until I fly home but I decided to come back to Guatemala City a little early and wait for my plane. Why? Hmmm... after 292 d...more

my last adventure: Tikal 12 December 2006 Flores, Guatemala I had one long day of traveling to get up to Flores (an hour outside Tikal) from Senahu. The first bus left at 3am. I connected in Coban at 8:30 am to...more

Oh Carp, there goes my brain 10 December 2006 Senahu, On Friday, my friends dropped me off at a hotel in Lanquin since I planned on returning to see Semuc Champey again and they were headed back to Antigu...more

Semuc Champey 08 December 2006 Lanquin, Well, I wish I could say that I saw Semuc Champey thoroughly because it really is such a beautiful place. However, as you can read in my next entry, I...more

El Pueblo de San Nicolas 06 December 2006 San Nicolas and Senahu, Guatemala This experience makes the top five list of my trip. It is a little complicated to explain how it all came to be that I went to San Nicholas, so...more

One more country, why not? 05 December 2006 Copan Aldea, Honduras Antigua is so close to Honduras and I had 2 days to kill, so I went and saw the Mayan ruins in Copan, Honduras. These ruins are unique compare...more

All I want for Xmas is a Macadamia tree 02 December 2006 Antigua, Guatemala My last week in Antigua was fairly uneventful. However, it was a time to reflect on the things that I had grown accustomed to. This includes the Mayan...more

3 weeks left 24 November 2006 Antigua, Guatemala Still studying Spanish... week 5! I know more and more everyday and I can finally understand all the basics. I think that if I stayed another 7 or 8 w...more

Santa Cruz, the waters of Mormon and Chichicastenango 18 November 2006 Santa Cruz, Guatemala November 18 I took a weekend away from Antigua with my two Danish roommates. We went up to Panajachel where we hopped a local boat one of the small...more

¿Como estas? 17 November 2006 Antigua, Guatemala November 14 Today I went with the school to a coffee farm and a Mayan music museum. I was surprised at how interesting the coffee farm was. First o...more

week 3 05 November 2006 Antigua, Guatemala Every week has to be filled with adventure, right? Of course. November 4 On Saturday, I toured through the local market (el mercado), for a...more

School time 24 October 2006 Antigua, Guatemala November 2 Okay, I have been here a eight days now in Antigua, and there is a lot to write about. Time to catch up.... October 24 Arrived...more

on the ground 23 October 2006 Guatemala City, Guatemala I took about 2.5 days in Guatemala City and the main thing I did was sleep! Man, the trip from Italy to here wiped me out. I was so lucky to have some...more

in a dream 22 October 2006 Los Angeles, United States I have officially done a circumference of the world! Much earlier then I expected to make it around the world, but I had a surprise 8 hour lay...more

in the air 21 October 2006 London, United Kingdom The trip from Rome to Guatemala City was not a smooth or short one. The first plane trip was from Rome to London Stansted on Ryan Air. I had five hour...more

Rome 20 October 2006 Rome, Italy Rome is really cool! So much to tell you about. October 18 I saw the Pope!!! I adjusted my days so that I would hit Rome on a Wednesday...more

Florence 17 October 2006 Florence, Italy liked Florence more then Venice. I was not there very long, only one day really and one very cold night. However, I have refined traveling skills so i...more

Venice 13 October 2006 Venice, Italy The floating city. Venice is Venice and there is no place quite like it. That said, it must be seen but I think it is overrated. It is great bu...more