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Bill's Big Trip "Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die for. Imagine all the people living life in peace. Imagine all the people sharing all the world. I hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one." John Lennon

Photos: Istanbul to Johannesburg

KENYA | Wednesday, 13 Aug 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Istanbul Turkey

TURKEY | Wednesday, 13 Aug 2014 | Views [248]

I enjoyed my time in Istanbul, I did a lot of walking around, sitting on a park benches and taking in the sights. Istanbul is a modern and expensive city(of course I think everything is expensive). The pictures tell the story better than I can. ... Read more >


Photos: Cappadocia, Turkey

TURKEY | Sunday, 10 Aug 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Cappadocia, Turkey

TURKEY | Sunday, 10 Aug 2014 | Views [302]

I spent three days in the Cappadocia area of Turkey. Really amazing rock formations called fairy chimneys. Many of the chimneys have caves carved into them that are hundreds of years old. I did a lot of hiking, a little mountain biking and took my first ... Read more >


Photos: Turkey 2

TURKEY | Thursday, 7 Aug 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Turkey 2

TURKEY | Thursday, 7 Aug 2014 | Views [456]

The one thing that kind of disappointed me about Turkey is it's too nice and modern. I was expecting a third world country experience, it's definitely not third world. I am currently in Goreme, The rock formations with caves carved into them are amazing(see ... Read more >


Photos: Turkey

GREECE | Sunday, 3 Aug 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Turkey

TURKEY | Saturday, 2 Aug 2014 | Views [349]

Turkey is more up to date, more expensive and a lot hotter than I thought it would be. It's been over 100 every day. I try to do something in the morning, hunker down in the afternoon and enjoy the evenings. So far I've visited a two ruins and traveled ... Read more >


Photos: Greek Islands

GREECE | Tuesday, 29 Jul 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Greek Islands

GREECE | Tuesday, 29 Jul 2014 | Views [330]

My island hopping is coming to an end. I've got a 1 am boat to Kos island later today, from there it's about an hour ferry ride to Turkey. I visited three islands in nine days, Sifnos, Paros and Santorini. All were very nice with beaches, bars, restaurants ... Read more >


Frequent Flyer Miles

GREECE | Monday, 28 Jul 2014 | Views [386] | Comments [1]

Something I should have written at the beginning of the trip was the use of frequent flyer miles to help finance the trip. I accrued a good portion of the miles by using the Delta American Express card. I took advantage of the 30,000 mile bonus and no ... Read more >


Photos: Athens Greece

GREECE | Saturday, 19 Jul 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Athens Greece

GREECE | Saturday, 19 Jul 2014 | Views [459] | Comments [3]

First off South America was a blast. Good people good food and great scenery. I spent a lot of time on buses, not a bad way to travel. So much more to see, i'll be back. Air travel still amazes me. I went from winter to summer and a totally different ... Read more >


Photos: Buenos Aires Argentina

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 17 Jul 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Buenos Aires Argentina

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 17 Jul 2014 | Views [490]

Buenos Aires is a big city. Some say there are 13 million people in the area. As you walk the streets, every few seconds you hear someone saying cambio,cambio, cambio. it's a black market money exchange. In retrospect maybe I should've taken advantage ... Read more >


Photos: Montevideo, Colonia del Sacromente - Uruguay

URUGUAY | Thursday, 10 Jul 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Montevideo - Colonia Del Sacromente, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Thursday, 10 Jul 2014 | Views [273]

I spent a couple of days in each town on my way to Buenas Aires Argentina. It was pretty relaxing, I had a couple of good meals, walked around town and watched the World Cup soccer games. I was glad to see Argentina win tonight, it should make for a ... Read more >


Paraguay

PARAGUAY | Tuesday, 8 Jul 2014 | Views [295]

Good times, good people in Parguay.


Photos: Cobo Polonio

URUGUAY | Monday, 7 Jul 2014 | Photo Gallery


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Cobo Polonio, Uraguay

URUGUAY | Monday, 7 Jul 2014 | Views [272]

I was headed through Uraguay on my way to Buenas Aires Argentina and was looking for some place off the beaten path. Met some people on the bus and they recommended a place called  Cabo Polonio. I found it on the map and bought my bus ... Read more >


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About lipowcan8

A quick recap. I visited 19 countries in 212 days, traveled 46,000 miles by air,15,000 miles by land and spent about $25,000. My feet got beat up a few times and I twisted my ankle a couple of times.  No plane, train, car, bus, tuk tuk or taxi mishaps, not even a fender bender. I wasn't threatened or harassed and amazingly enough I didn't lose anything. It's hard to believe seven months have passed. As I said in my first entry.....a wonderful way to celebrate 60 years of living. It sure was!

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