Countries We Have Visited
2019 Tampa to Barcelona, drove with Serena to Perpignan, drove to Spain with Richard, Betty, and Serena to Spain, Figures, Barcelona, Flew to Copehhagen, cruised to Norway, Holland, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, St Pierre, Boston, flew home, ruhu12.com.
1969 Vietnam, Okinawa, Mexico
- USA North America
- Canada
- Mexico
- Belize Central America/ Caribbean
- Haiti
- Curacao
- Brazil South America
- Argentina
- Chile
- France Europe
- England
- Ireland
- Germany
- Spain
- Portugal
- Luxembourg
- Lichtenstein
- Denmark
- Holland
- Belgium
- Norway
- Sweden
- Finland
- Estonia
- Russia
- Poland
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- Yugoslavia
- Croatia
- Montenegro
- Slovenia
- Malta
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Monaco
- Greece
- Turkey Asia
- Israel
- Jordan
- Oman
- Dubai
- China
- Taiwan
- Macao
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Korea
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Vietnam
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Kampuchia
- Sri Lanka
- India
- Morocco Africa
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
- Zambia
- Iceland North Atlantic
- Greenland
- St Pierre
- Australia South Pacific
- New Zealand
- Antigua Craig
- Ascension Craig
- Philippines Craig
- Bahamas Beth
- Bermuda Craig
Our Travels - Where We Have Been
Travel History - Space A in Bold
2019 Santa Fe, New Mexico
2019 Tampa to Barcelona, drove with Serena to Perpignan, drove to Spain with Richard, Betty, and Serena to Spain, Figures, Barcelona, Flew to Copehhagen, cruised to Norway, Holland, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, St Pierre, Boston, flew home, ruhu12.com.
2019 around the world. Flew to Singapore, cruise to Phuket, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cochin, India, Dubai, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, Greece, Malta, Sicily, Naples, Pompey, flew home space A from Naples to Norfolk, Jax, drove home. aroundtheworldruhu.blogspot.com
2018 MacDill to Peterson on a C-37 Gulfstream. Drove 1 month, hit major National Parks in Colorado, Utah, Grand Canyon, went to San Diego, Marine Reunion at Camp Pendelton, drove up the coast. Tried Space A back from McChord but flights to Macdill and Robins were cancelled. photos ruhu12.com
2018 Patriot Express Jax to Norfolk to Rota Feb Mar. Drove to the hill towns, train to Seville, Madrid, Toledo, Cadiz, Rota. Flew a C-5 from Rota to For Campbell, KY. Rental car back to Jax, drove home. Spainspacea.blogspot.com southofspain.blogspot.com
2017 KC-135 Macdill to Ramstein, Germany, drove though France - Alsace, Loire, Dordogne, Carcasson, Eze, Lake Como, Trier, RTB KC-135 Spangdahlem to MacDill
2017 Breckenridge, Co Dan, Anne, Tim, Dave, Guddie dodugaru.blogspot.com
2017 Cruise Military Officers, Haiti, Jamaica, Cozemel, Mexico sarasotamoaa.us
2016 - 2017 Chicago for Christmas, LAX drove up coast. Point Magu, Carmel, Seattle, LA C-17 space A to Hawaii, C-17 back to New Mexico, drove to San Diego, Commercial Home ruhu12.com
2016 South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe with Vicki and Richard. africaislovely.blogspot.com
2016 Ireland with Vicki and Richard and Betty and Richard. Sister City tour to Dunfermline, Scotland. More photos at dunfermlinesarasota.blogspot.com
2016 Corner to Corner, Drive Florida to Banff, Seattle. Saw Hot Springs, AK, St, Louis, Chicago, Fort McCoy, South Dakota, Black Hills, Devils Tower, Redlodge, Beartooth Highway, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole Grand Tetons, Montana, Whitefish, Glacier National Park, Banff, Vancouver, Seattle, little red jeep.
2016 Cruise MOAA Belize and Cozumel
2015 Around the World 3, Tampa, Washington, SeaTac to Japan, Seoul, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Bangkok, Thailand, Zurich, Switzerland, Ramstein, Germany to McGuire AFB.
2015 MacDill to Mildenhall, England, The Lake District, Scotland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Switzerland, France, Ramstein, Germany to BWI, Tampa, MacDill.
2015 Merida, Mexico, our Sister City. More scoop at meridasarasota.blogspot.com
2014 Puerto Vallharta, Mexico
2014 Israel (on border with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan), Turkey, Italy - April - commercial over, Space A back - Aviano, Italy and Ramstein, Germany, McGuire AFB. commercial BWi to Tampa at telmondsarasota.blogspot.com sarasotasistercities.com
2013 England, Germany, Spain - Flew Space A KC-135 to Mildenhall, England, Lear jet to Ramstein, Germany, C-130 to Rota, Spain. Visited Gibraltar, Cordoba, Rhonda, Zahara. Nov - Dec 1 home on C-17 carrying a CH-47 Helo from Afghanistan to McEntire, South Carolina. More at travelhullinger.blogspot.com
2013 Russia, Estonia, Sweden (June - Sister City visit to Vladimir, Moscow, St Petersburg), then to Estonia, and Stockholm. - June - July. More at vladimirsarasota.blogspot.com
2012 Charleston to Ramstein, Germany, France, Le Havre, Bayeux, Auxerre, Honfleur, St Malo, Mont St Michel, Dinan, Azay, Bitch, Alsace Lorraine. Return Ramstein to McGuire. Met a nice young couple with child, helped them out with gear storage and a ride to motel. Their interesting story at:
2012 Key West, FL Space A in DV Townhouse; Tim and Ann, Guddie, Dave, Dan; Seattle
2011 Ramstein, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Ret Ramstein to BWI.
2011 Santa Fe, New Mexico, Breckenridge, Denver, Colorado
2011 Norfolk to Lajes, Naples, Souda Bay, Greece Space A, Santorini, Italy, Rome, Florence, Venice, Aviano to Ramstein to BWI.
2010 China, Bejing, Shanghai, Chamber Trip, Scott to Travis, California Space A, Travis to Andrews drove back from, peoriachina.blogspot.com
2010 Flew to Macdill to Mildenhall Ramstein, Sicily, return Sicily to Norfolk, robbed by motor scooter bandits
2009 Macdill to Mildenhall, England, back to MacDill Space A is easy. York Minster for New Years, drove to Scotland in the snow.
2007 Amsterdam, Egypt, Pyramids, Nile River, Temples (Craig sick) amunegypt.blogspot.com
2006 Rome, Italy, Sicily, (Headed for Croatia but Italian cars can’t drive into Croatia)
2005 Paris, Rome, Lugano, Como, Florence, Craig’s passport expired, shorten trip long drive
2004 Cancun, Mexico
2003 Around the wold sabbatical in six months, Hong Kong, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, England, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark. sabbaticalruhu.blogspot.com
2002 Mexico, 3 hours to get back across the border, next time walk.
2001 Brazil, Argentina, Chile (Beth lost passport in Argentina Chile - see ya)
2000 France, Honfleur, Normandy, Belgium - Ru sick, Volkswagen Diesel
1999 Vietnam, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Purple Heart cut foot, Ru Fell, war is hell, Met Brent Scowcroft in Tokyo airport, (I had recently read his book written with George HW Bush) charming guy, no one saw the fall of Communism coming.
1998 Norway - saw Louise Blond Sister in Telemarken, Luvernes Brother) visited ancestral homes of Vic, Bagn, Seljord, Telemarken. Tour
1997 ICMA Vancouver, Canada (Anne Gagen, and Carol Marquart Raucus)
1996 Scotland (No Nessi, Rue and the Laird, Indian Cuisine best, Isle of Skye)
1995 France - Loire, Dordogne - great trip
1995 Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao (SSMMA Mayors Trip) Lots of Seafood
1994 Rome, train to Romantic Road, Germany, Amsterdam (How much is that lady in the window)
1993 Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan - (Rue Cat bite, Rabies, Lost at Langawe)
1992 Vancouver, Canada, Victoria, Banff, Calgary, (ICMA); Mexico
1992 Spain, Morocco, Portugal (Ferry to Africa, drove to Atlas Mountains Fez, - Crazy! What were we thinking? Nice Citroen car - I am sure not covered by insurance. We took an old tramp ferry - they could not get the gate all the way down - 12 inch gap between pier and ship, with about a foot drop. I had Beth walk on board. I gunned the Citroen to jump the gap, then hit the brakes to keep from running into the side of the ship). Drove around in the boonies, lots of military police. The local hotel shopping police were thugs. Spain = Madrid, Cordoba, Toledo, Avilia, Sevilla, Cadiz.
1991 Taiwan, Hong Kong (SSMMA - Wave your hands, Western Barbarians) Rue sick on bus.
1990 Switzerland, France, Monaco, Lichtenstein, Italy
1990 Japan, Thailand (Don’t worry the snake is not poisonous)
1989 New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii (Emu, Dragon Hey Big Guy, Glow Worm Cave, hot baths)
1987 Montreal, Canada (ICMA - Tom Selleck = Perry), Mexico
1986 England - London, York, Oxford, Stonehenge (Beth business trip to Lloyds)
1986 Curacao, Brazil Rio De Janero (Rio Centre Bus Tour - Expert is lost - There’s Bara!!)
1985 Germany, Austria, Venice, Yugoslavia, Italy (USMC NATO EW School. Oberammergau)
1984 Luxembourg, Germany, France, Switzerland (Lazy bum in Luxembourg), Icelandic Air.
1983 Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, China, Mexico.
BC Before Beth and Craig Got Together
Beth
1978 Mexico
1979 Bahamas
1981 Italy
Craig
1967-68 Mexico, Tijuana, San Luis
1969 Vietnam, Okinawa, Mexico
1970 Hong Kong R and R, Okinawa, Thailand
1970 Around the world - Vietnam, Okinawa, US, Italy, Greece, Israel, India, Thailand, Vietnam
1971 Australia R and R
1971 Okinawa, Vietnam, Philippines (20 minutes on the plane)
1975 Canada
1979 England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Spain, Monaco, EW School NATO
1992 C-130 Glenview to Hawaii, Return, P3 to Whidbey, Moffet, Dallas, Moffet.
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Bucket List - Next Trips, in No Order
Space A to Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Space A back
New Zealand south Island
New Zealand south Island
Round the world, Space A Macdill to Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Space A return
Northeast US, Canada, space A up, Drive down in spring, reverse fall
Lots of trips to Seattle to see Leigh Ann
South Bend, Scott, Sioux Falls, Anne, SD
When we are older - Soon!
Cruises Panama Canal, round the horn, the Med, Carrib, around the world?
River cruises Europe, Hawaii, Alaska, East Coast
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Cities And Towns We Like
Favorite Big Cities
Rome
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Sydney
San Diego
Chicago
Seville
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Favorite Small towns
England
York
Ireland
Kinsale
Germany
Oberammergau
Rothenberg
Norway
Bergen
Vik
Telemarken
Bagn
Thailand
Phuket
Chang Mai
Morocco
Fez
Belgium
Brugge
France
Colmar
Dordogne
Loirre Valley
Eze
Italy
Cinqua Terra
Almalfi Coast
Asolo
Taormino, Sicily
Venice
Florence
Lake Como
Portugal
Lagos, Algarve
Spain
Cordoba
White Villages - South of Spain
Toledo
Cadaques
Rota
Switzerland
Hollwyl
Rappersville
US
Sarasota, Florida
Carmel, California
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