This was my original website area for planned trips/expeditions, but since those became so numerous in the 2020s… they now have their own section near the bottom of my Expeditions webpage. Today, this webpage just has some thoughts about my biggest planned expeditions.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Europe 50
- ‘Round the World 196
- Additional Notes
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Introduction:
My two upcoming groups of expeditions, a.k.a. mega-expeditions, are the ‘Europe 50’ and ‘Round the World 196’. Feel free to contact me with suggestions for items to add to the itineraries of each of the countries listed below. As always, I’m a very visual guy; I appreciate fine art, architectural wonders, and the most beautiful girls, so please connect me with the sexiest female tour guides who will ensure I reach the mansions, palaces, theaters, museums, nice restaurants, and ancient megalithic sites. I also prefer to be taught the local dialect by those beautiful women while we make the journey from destination to destination.
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Europe 50
I’ve listed the countries in the order I initially planned to reach them in:
- Iceland: famous waterfalls (details here), and much of the Reykjavik nightlife
- Greenland: Nuuk (which is one of the settings in my series of novels)
- UK: Isle of Skye (part of Scotland, and where Taja comes from), the ‘chunnel’, and a few recommendations from locals, such as the Lake District National Park
- Ireland: ‘fairy mounds’, enchanted forests, and a few castles
- France: my list of chateaux, as well as a few megalithic ruins, one of which I have scouted
- Spain: a few megalithic ruins, and app-recommended overnight free parking/camping spots
- Portugal: the border and beaches
- Andorra: the major city and highway, possibly scouting a few trailheads
- Monaco: super-yachts, the Grand Prix, and all these restaurants!
- Italy: Reggio Calabria, the Holy See (for St. Peter’s Basilica and the nearby Vatican museum, both part of a separate nation), and the hotties of Milan and other famous Italian cities
- San Marino: the ridgeline fortresses and views at the heart and pinnacle of this near-coastal tiny republic
- Malta: megalithic ruins and one or two of the ferries
- Austria: The Eagles Nest and a few chalet communities
- Liechtenstein: the main route and shops of this ‘hidden’ alpine realm
- Switzerland: Institut Le Rosey, chalet fondue, Lindt chocolatier HQ in Kilchberg, and the rest of the route from Zurich through the miles-long tunnels network
- Luxembourg: downtown architecture
- Belgium: Belgium waffles, of course!
- Netherlands: Sensation stadium-rave in Amsterdam, the windmill farms, the storied dikes, and flower farms, as well as the waterway bridge
- Germany: Bavaria, my list of schlosser, and one or two of the finest beer makers for Oktoberfest
- Denmark: the countryside and major routes, as well as a few recommended overnight spots
- Norway: Oslo and a few towns along the border for starters
- Sweden: the Icehotel (spelled that way), Stockholm, one of the ferries across the sea, and part of the route to Kakslauttanen
- Finland: Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort (aurora-gazing from glass-roof igloos), or at least the routes up to it, and the ferry at Helsinki; this will be one of my go-to points when visiting Tallinn, Estonia, and some of the megalithic sites north of St. Petersburg, Russia
- Russia: just the eastern and easily-accessible side/s; Catherine’s Palace, Winter Palace, & the megalithic cave ruins (Kabardino-Balkar Republic / Kabardino-Balkariya Shaft, details here and here), maybe also Kizhi Island
- Estonia: the main cities and route south through the other former republics
- Latvia: Riga castle & palace, highly recommended by my new Latvian friend
- Lithuania: the main cities and route to Belarus
- Belarus: the border checkpoints (to determine if the visa process rumors I’ve learned of are accurate), and Minsk (recommended by one of my Belorussian friends)
- Ukraine: one of the western highway routes toward Moldova (in preparation for a serpentine through every region of this country, spanning one full season, as my 2nd visit to this country), some of the most successful farming operations here, a couple caves and other countryside attractions recommended by my tour guides, and (whenever it is next hosted in the Ukraine) the Kazantip music festival (previously at Crimea)
- Moldova: the finest babes, such as Xenia Deli, and much of Chisinau
- Romania: the birthplace of Inna, some of the famous castles, and whatever my gypsy friends from here recommend
- Bulgaria: the birthplace of Nina, some of the famous castles, and several megalithic sites which happen to align with one of the southern highways
- Turkey: Cappadocia, a couple megalithic sites (such as those at Eğil), and most things outside of the largest cities
- Greece: Santorini, the ‘rocket war’ (Rouketopolemos) of Chios, and a few other islands, perhaps also the hometown of my Greek business partner
- Cyprus: a megalithic ruin site, and the ferries
- Albania: the coastal towns and main highway route
- Macedonia: Skopje, and the lake-town of Ohrid
- Serbia: Belgrade and a few other cities
- Kosovo: all the safe areas for starters
- Montenegro: Podgorica to see if the nearby lake is in view
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: its giant pyramid, while avoiding Sarajevo on this 1st pass
- Croatia: Plitviče Lakes National Park, and Dubrovnik
- Slovenia: possibly Maribor
- Hungary: likely Szombathely on the route up to Slovakia
- Slovakia: Bratislava
- Czech Republic: Brno and Ostrava
- Poland: Katowice, Kraków, and Warsaw for starters
- Georgia: the lost-civilization sites of the Georgian Caucasus, such as the dolmen at Eshera (details here and here)
- Azerbaijan: Yeddi Gumbaz and other megalithic ruins (details here and here)
- Kazakhstan: megalithic ruins, such as those at Lake Shira and Lake Itkul (details here and here)
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‘Round the World 196
I’ve listed the countries in alphabetical order for easy finding and annotating:
- Afghanistan: meet Mozhdah Jamalzadah, and see the Vimana site
- Albania: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Algeria
- Andorra: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina: focusing on Ushuaia and the towns near Salta
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia: focusing on Sydney and Pine Gap
- Austria: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas, The: (everything I didn’t see during my first visit here)
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Belgium: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Botswana
- Brazil: focusing on any ruins in and around (or under) the Amazon
- Brunei
- Bulgaria: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada: (everything beyond Vancouver)
- Cabo Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China: (spending 1 year here)
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Congo, Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Czechia: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Denmark: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor (see Timor-Leste)
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- France: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Gabon
- Gambia, The
- Georgia: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Germany: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Ghana
- Greece: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Iceland: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- India: (spending 1 year here, and focusing on sites such as the Ellora Caves; I’ve also been invited to “the land of gods and goddesses”, Himachal Pradesh)
- Indonesia: briefly exploring Bali
- Iran
- Iraq: Ziggurat of Ur
- Ireland: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Israel: (everything else I didn’t see during my 2-week expedition here)
- Italy: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Jamaica
- Japan: as many ryokans as possible (listed here, and everything else I didn’t see during my 1-week expedition here)
- Jordan: focusing on the rest of Petra (miles out over the horizon, and underground)
- Kazakhstan: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, North
- Korea, South
- Kosovo: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Kuwait: touring all public-access areas, including a trip to Failaka Island
- Kyrgyzstan: trying snowboarding in this 95% mountainous nation
- Laos
- Latvia: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Macau
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives: seeing as many of the 1,200 islands in this group as possible (top-pick resort details here)
- Mali
- Malta: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Monaco: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Mongolia: focusing on any ancient sites predating the Mongols
- Montenegro: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- New Zealand: focusing on the Kaimanawa Wall; a megalithic site that predates the Maori
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Norway: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Territories
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru: focusing on the lesser known ancient sites beyond Machu Picchu, such as those on the mountain-top lake-beds (such as the one ~8 miles SE from La Rinconada, near the Bolivia border, at 14° 43′ 34.61″ S, 69° 21′ 29.57″ W, details on each here), and the pyramid complex of Paratoari
- Philippines
- Poland: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Russia: everything beyond the eastern edge; everything not seen during the Europe 50 (such as the megalithic wall at Mt Shoria (Gornaya Shoria) in southern Siberia)
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles: seeing as many of the 115 islands in this group as possible (top-pick resort details here)
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Slovenia: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Switzerland: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- United Arab Emirates: focusing on the shape-shifting skyscrapers of Dubai
- United Kingdom: (everything else I didn’t see during the Europe 50 expedition)
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
* So why call it ‘196’ if there are 204 countries? Because I’m not planning on seeing all of them in this first super-pass; there are some that just have too many serious issues to warrant visiting for the time being (at least without trusted connections established on the inside, which I’m working on). They include:
- Ghana
- Haiti
- Liberia
- Iran
- Iraq
- North Korea
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
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Additional Notes:
I’m also planning to go out to the Cruiser Tablemount in the northern Atlantic (via submarine), into the caves and river tunnels beneath the ice domes of Antarctica (via the Neuschwabenland and Mt Kirkpatrick openings), and into the heart of the Bermuda Triangle (since all went well during my first expedition into this region), as there are reports of megalithic sites at each of them, too. There are additional points of interest on the Arctic Ocean floor north of the area between Alaska and Russia, and a site northwest of Denali in Alaska’s interior, among others.
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