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Region
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Comment
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2023 May/June |
Croatia |
One week cruise on a small boat along the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia
- Opatija
- Rab
- Tovarnele (Lun)
- Zadar
- Pucisca (Brac)
- Makarska
- Bol (Brac)
- Split |
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2022 (September) |
Pietra Ligure |
Tour und Tanz
One week of Rock Climbing and Salsa-Dancing |
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2022 May |
Porto, Portugal |
4 days of Implement Strategy Tour with Mountainbiking |
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2022 April |
Cambrils, Spain |
One week of Gigathlon Training Camp |
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2021 November |
Nice, France |
Idiom Language School
Two weeks of language training |
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2021 October |
Pietra Ligure, Italy |
Tour und Tanz
One week of Rock Climbing and Salsa-Dancing |
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2020 October |
Greek Islands |
As my first two options (1. trip to the US for Tuck class reunion 2. Salsa/rock
climbing vacations in Italy) were not possible I used the opportunity to
travel one week to the Greek islands:
- Flight to Santorini
- Ferry to Paros
- Ferry to Myknonos
- Flight home from MykonosWe had 25 to 30 degrees the whole week and
thanks to Corona only very few people
Pictures |
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2019 September |
Porto |
4 days in Porto |
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2019 July |
South Tyrol |
2 weeks of Via Ferratas and Hiking |
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2019 April |
Dubai |
5 days in Dubai (Vida
Downtown Hotel) |
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2018 December / 2019 January |
South of Spain |
Malaga - Ronda - Marbella - Gibraltar - Cádiz - Sevilla - Granada - Murcia
- Alicante- Valencia
Pictures |
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2017 December / 2018 (January) |
Cuba |
Three weeks of Salsa Dancing (mostly in Santiago de Cuba) and traveling to
Viñales, Cayo Largo and Havana (pictures) |
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2017 (October) |
Giverola |
One week of fun
training camp
in Tossa de Mar north of Barcelona (pictures) |
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2017 (September) |
Normandy |
One week of traveling in Normandy (pictures):
- Giverny (Claude Monet gardens)
- Fécamp (Falaise to Etreta)
- Côte Fleurie (Honfleur, Trouville,
Deauville)
- Côte de Nacre (Bayeux, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach)
- Hike in the Orne Valley ("Suisse Normande")
- Mont Saint Michel
- Caen |
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2017 (November) |
Valencia |
Weekend-Trip |
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2017 (May) |
Croatia |
One week cruise on a small boat along the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia (pictures):
- Dubrovnik
- Mljet
- Korcula
- Hvar
- Sibenik (Krka National Park)
-Trogir
- Split |
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2017 (April) |
Hamburg |
Spent a couple of days in Hamburg after the Hamburg Marathon (pictures) |
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2017 (February) |
Kandersteg |
Tour und Tanz
One week of Skitouring and Salsa-Dancing in Kandersteg and surrounding
valleys |
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2016 (December) / 2017 (January) |
Santiago de Cuba |
Two weeks of Salsa Dancing in Santiago de Cuba (pictures) |
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2016 (October) |
Pietra Ligure |
Tour und Tanz
One week of Rock Climbing and Salsa-Dancing |
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2016 (March) |
Sedrun |
Tour und Tanz
One week of Skitouring and Salsa-Dancing |
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2015 (December) / 2016 (January) |
Santiago de Cuba |
Stayed from 21 December 2015 to 4 January 2016 in this extremely vibrant
city for Salsa dancing
clcases (pictures) |
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2015 (September / October) |
USA (Grand Teton, Yellowstone, New England) |
One week in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah visting Grand Teton and Yellowstone
National Parks. One week in new England (Massachusetts Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont) visiting the White Mountains and the Hanover Upper
Valley. (Pictures) |
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2015 (June) |
Denmark / Norway |
Did a one week cruise (05.06.2015-12.06.2015) with running adventures on
the shores: Copenhagen, Alesund, Geiranger Fjord, Flam, Bergen, Copenhagen
(Pictures) |
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2015 (April) |
Mallorca |
Did a weekend trip for a mental break to Mallorca. Stayed one night, had
dinne in my favourite restaurant in Santa Ponca and did my favourite drive
through the mountains (incl. Sa Calobra) |
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2014 (October) |
Morocco |
Did a two week road trip (21.10.2014 - 04.11.2014) through Morocco: Marrakech,
Quarzatte, Efoud, Erg Chebbi (tent), F�s, Mekn�s, Rabat, Casablanca, El
Jadida, Marrakech (Pictures) |
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2014 (September) |
Cruise Barcelona - Rotterdam |
Did one week cruise from Barcelona to Malaga - Vigo (Galicia)
- Rotterdam on the world's largest cruise ship (Oasis
of the Seas) (Pictures) |
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2014 (August) |
Dallas / Fort Worth |
Was for a three corporate day training at Deloitte University and used the
preceeding weekend for some sightseeing (and shopping)
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2014 (June) |
Provence |
Spent a long weekend in the Provence visiting Saintes Maries de La Mer,
Gordes, Rouissillon, Vaucluse and hiking in the Regolon Gorge and the
Ard�che Gorge |
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2014 (March) |
Cape Region, South Africa |
Spent a week with two weekend's participating in a
Mountainbike and
Cycling race on
each weekend and cycling, hiking and sight-seeing in between |
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2013 (December) |
Valencia, Spain |
Spent a full weekend in Valencia, Spain, on short notice. A beautiful city
which I can vividly recommend for a weekend trip (pictures) |
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2013 (November) |
Athens, Greece |
Stayed for a city visit after running the Athens Classic Marathon
(pictures) |
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2013 (October) |
Hanover, New Hampshire |
Spent a weekend in Hanover, NH,
while traveling to a business meeting in Minneapolis |
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2013 (September / October) |
South East Asia / Western Australia |
Did a cruise through South East Asia, followed by a 4 day rental drive
through Western Australia from 14 September through 4 October:
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Singapore
- Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam
- Cambodia: Angor Wat
(Siam Reap), Phnom Penh
-Thailand: Bangkok, Koh Samui
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Indonesia: Lombok
- Western Australia: Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury,
Busselton, Margaret River, Augusta (Cape Leeuwin), Pemberton, Denmark,
Albany, Fremantle
(pictures)
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2013 (May) |
Cinque Terre |
Visited the Cinque Terre region in Liguria (Italy) with the five towns
Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore together with
the close by Portfofino, Genova, Porto Venere, Levanto and Sestri Levante.
Stayed in a hotel in Moneglia (pictures) |
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2012 (December) / 2013 (January) |
Havanna Salsa Vacations |
Stayed from 26 December to 6 January for Salsa dancing classes (pictures) |
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2012 (November) |
Caribbean Cruise |
Cruise on the
Coral
Princess a fantastic floating city, cruising from Fort Lauderdale
(Florida), to Aruba (Dutch Antilles), Cartagena (Colombia), the Pamana
Canal, Lim�n (Costa Rica) and Grand Cayaman and back to Fort Lauderdale
where we stayed a full day visiting the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area before
flying home (pictures) |
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2011 (October) |
Provence (France) |
Stayed a week in the Provence in the South of France visiting Saintes
Maries de la Mer, Arles, Montpellier, N�mes, Avignon, St. Tropez, Toulon,
Cassis, Marseille, Aix en Provence, Mont Ventoux and various cute villages
in the mountains (pictures) |
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2011 (July, August) |
Ecuador |
Stayed one month in Cuenca in a language school (pictures) |
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2010 (November) |
One week in Cario with excursions |
Excursions to the Pyramides, Luxor, Suez and Alexandria (pictures) |
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2010 (October) |
Long weekend in Istanbul |
I traveled to Istanbul for the Marathon and took advantage of this trip
for some sight-seeing
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2010 (September/ October) |
10 Days in Hanover, NH / USA |
I traveled to Hanover for the Tuck School class reunion and stayed a while
to network and to do trips to my favourite places |
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2010 (May) |
Weekend in Warsaw and
Krakow |
I had to travel to Warsaw on business and stayed for the weekend |
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2010 (April) |
Training Camp Cambrils Spain |
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2009 (November) |
Caribbean Cruise |
Cruise on the
Caribbean Princess, a fantastic floating city, cruising from San
Juan (Puerto Rico), to St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands), Road Town (Tortola,
British Virgin Islands),
St. John's (Antigua), Castries (St. Lucia), Bridgetown (Barbados)
and back to San Juan |
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2009 (August) |
Scotland |
Spent 16 days first visiting Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
and then on a rental car trip through the Kingdom of Five, the Grampian
Mountains, Loch Ness, the Highlands, the East, North and West Coasts,
the Isle of Skyek, Glen Finnan, Loch Lomond, the Trossachs National Park
and the Sirling Region |
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2009 (March) |
Cyprus |
Spent 9 days on Cyrpus in a running traning week and also managed to get
in some sightseeing |
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2008 |
C�te d'Azur |
Spent a couple of days in Nice in the context of the Marathon des Alpes
Maritimes Nice - Cannes (Marathon
pictures) |
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2008 |
Lanzarote (Canary
Islands, Spain) |
Spent ten days in a
sport camp and took advantage to also visit this unique Volcano
Island |
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2008 |
China (Shanghai,
Suzhou, Hangzhou) |
Spent a week in the Shanghai area to participate in the
World Inline Cup Marathon in Suzhou and for some sight-seeing |
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2008 |
Spain |
Spent a week at the Costa de la Luz for a marathon preparation week |
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2007 |
Argentina |
After Buenos Aires Marathon I
traveled through most parts of Argentina (Salta, Bariloche, El Calafate,
Ushuaia, Peninsula Valdes) |
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2006 |
Japan |
Before and after
Fukuchiyama Marathon I spent some time in Japan visiting. |
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2006 |
San Sebastian, Spain |
I flew to San Sebastian for a
weekend to run the Behobia - San Sebastian 20k race.
Running results. |
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2006 |
Hanover, NH |
I spent a good week in the
Upper Valley |
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2006 |
Berlin |
For once had time to stay over
a weekend after a business trip |
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2005 |
Amalfi Coast |
Spent ten days in the Gulf of
Naples region in the South of Italy visiting Sorrento, Positano, Salerno,
Paestum, Pompeji, Vesuvius, Capri, Ischia |
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2005 |
Budapest |
Spent a weekend in Budapest |
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2004 |
Brazil |
12 days round trip through Rio
de Janeiro, Iga�cu, Manaus (Jungle), Brasilia and Salvador de Bahia |
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2004 |
Madeira |
One week with a rental car on
the Portoguese "Flower Island" off the coast of Africa |
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2004 |
Venice |
I've been too all kind of "Venices",
the Venice of the North, Venice Hotel in Las Vegas and finally I've also
made it to the real Venice. |
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2004 |
Cuba |
A 10 day trip from the North
East (Pinar del R�o) to the South West (Santiago de Cuba) via Trinidad,
Sancti Spiritus, Cienfugeos, Cobre, Camag�ey, Bayano, Holgu�n |
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2003 |
Verona, Italy |
Did a day trip to Verona |
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2003 |
Manchester, UK |
Had the opportunity to steal
away for an evening to Old Trafford in Manchester while working in London |
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2002 |
Peru and Bolivia |
Traveled in Peru and Bolivia
where I visited Lima, Arequipa, Lake Titicaca (Isla del Sol), La Paz,
Cusco and Machu Picchu |
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2002 |
Formula One Grand Prix, Monaco |
Spent a weekend in Nice (C�te
d'Azur) from which I went to the Film Festival in Cannes (Saturday) and
the Formula One Grand Prix in Monaco (Sunday) |
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2002 |
Lake Garda, Italy |
Spent part of Easter on Lake
Garda.
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2001/02
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USA (Hawaii, California,
Nevada, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York)
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Traveled one month through the Hawaiian
islands of Maui, Kauai,
Big Island and Oahu.
Visited friends in the (extended)
Bay Area and the East
Coast on may way back
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2001
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Switzerland
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Had a great two weeks of
vacation visiting family, friends and having some adventures:
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2001
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Mount
Cook, New Zealand
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The Mount Cook region is as
beautiful as the Swiss Alps. I had a fantastic time curing my missing of
the mountains.
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2001
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San
Antonio, Texas
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One week trip for a corporate
seminar
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2000
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New Zealand
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Drove through the North Island. Highlights:
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Dolphins in
the Bay of Island
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Giant Kauri
trees in the Kauri forest
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Caving in
the Waitomo caves (abseiling through waterfalls and crawling through
half flooded holes in a wetsuit)
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Mount
Taranki (2,500 meter high volcano rising from sea level)
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Rotorura (volcani
activity and Maori culture)
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Skiing in
Whakapapa on a volcano
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Napier
(world largest Art Deco city)
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2000
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Himalayas (Ladakh)
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Trekked
almost four weeks in the Indian part of the Himalayas and climbed Mount
Stok Kangri (6,153 meters, 20,187 feet)
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2000
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Switzerland
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Stayed six weeks in
Switzerland and had great fun (e.g. paragliding, canyoning,
mountaineering)
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2000
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USA (Colorado, Utah),
i.e. skiing Out West
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Visited Denver, Arches
National Park and Salt Lake City, Skied in Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone,
Copper Mountain, Aspen, Park City, Deere Valley
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1999
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Australia (New South Wales,
Victoria, Queensland, Northern Territories)
New Zealand
(South Island)
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Worked three months in
Sydney
Visited Barrier Reef,
Melbourne, Great Ocean Road, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Katja Tutja (Olgas),
Kings Canyon, Canberra
Visited (and skied in)
Queenstown, Te Anau, Milford Sound, Wanaka, Franz Josef, Christchurch
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1999
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Mexico
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Cuernavaca, Taxco, Oaxaca
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1998-2000
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USA (New
Hampshire)
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Lived and studied two years
in Hanover New Hampshire
Visited New York, Boston,
various places in Vermont, Acadia National Park (Maine) etc. etc.
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1997
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USA MBA Evaluation Trip
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Kenan
Flagler, Fuqua,
Darden, Wharton, Stern, Harvard, Tuck, Kellogg
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1996
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Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula)
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Visited Cancun, Tulum,
Chetumal, Chicanna, Calakmul, Edzna, Campeche, Uxmal/Kabah, Merida,
Chichen Itza
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1996
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South Africa
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Visited Cape Town, Cape of
Good Hope, Stellenbosch, Franschoek, Cape L�Agulhas, Mossel Bay, Knysna,
Outdshoorn, Tsitsikamma National Park, Pelltenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth,
Addo Elephant Park, Mountain Zebra National Park, Bloemfontein, Kimberly,
Sun City, Pilansberg National Park, Sandton (Johannesburg)
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1995
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USA (Georgia, Tennessee,
Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, North
Carolina)
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Visited Atlanta,
Chattanooga, Nashville, Huntsville (NASA), Memphis, Natchez, New Orleans,
Pensacola (Blue Eagles), Panama Beach, Jekyll Island, Savannah, Charleston
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1994
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India (Delhi, Rajasthan)
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Visited Delhi, Agra (Taj
Mahal), Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur, Amber, Nalwalgarh, Mandawa, Bikaner,
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur
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1993
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Asia
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Visited Singapore, Beijing,
Hong Kong, Bali
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1992
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Spain (Madrid, Andalucia)
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Lived one month in Malaga to
learn Spanish
Visited Granada, Cordoba,
Sevilla, Gibraltar, Ronda, Marbella, Mijas
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1991
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USA (Massachusetts), Canada
(Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta)
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Visited Boston, Montreal,
Quebec City, Tadoussac, Chicoutimi, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Frazer
Canyon, Harrison Hot Springs, Wells Grey Park, Jasper, Banff, Calgary
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1991
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Mexico (Morelos)
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Lived one month in
Cuernavaca to learn Spanish
Visited Mexico City,
Acapulco
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1990
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France (Cote D�Azur)
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Lived one month in Nice to
learn French
Visited Monaco, Cannes, San
Remo, Grasse
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1990
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Nepal
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Visited Kathmandu, Bhaktapur,
Nagarkot, Dhulikhel, Pokhara, Tansen, Butawal, Royal Chitawan National
Park
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1989
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France (West Coast)
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Lived one month in La
Rochelle to learn French
Visited Loire Valley,
several Islands
off La Rochelle
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1988
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USA (New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, DC, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
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Visited New York City,
Philadelphia, Washington DC, Williamsburg, Chaleston, Savannah, Daytona
Beach, Cape Canaveral, Orlando (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT), Everglades, Key
West, Miami, Miami Beach
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1986
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UK (Devon/Cornwall)
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Lived three months in
Torquay to learn English
Visited Exeter, Dartmouth,
Dartmoor, Plymouth, Bath, Wells, London, Landsend
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1985
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USA (California, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada)
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Visited San Francisco, LA,
San Diego, Tijuana, Tuscon, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Bryce Canyon, Zion
National Park, Las Vegas, Yosemite Valley, Lake Thaoe, Reno
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Various
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Short Visits
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Paris (1986)
Alsace (1991, 1992, 1994)
Milano (1992)
Brussels (1994)
Amsterdam
London (various)
New York City (various)
Tuscany
incl. Florence, Siena,
Pisa, Isola Elba (1994)
Rome (1995)
Vienna (1989)
Hong Kong
(1999 second visit after 1993)
etc. etc.
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