Foreign Holidays and Travel
My idea of a good holiday is a city break in the capital of a country or somewhere warm and sunny, exploring the area on long walks and stopping for relaxing cold drinks or bus tours to local historical sites and maybe water parks. Sunbathing by the pool or on the beach just seems like a huge waste of time and opportunity.
After starting to go on holiday by myself in 2017, I decided to visit as many European capital cities as possible. I may easily miss some out based on how many there are and distance or cost etc.
I think it will be far better than going on pointless boring beach based holidays.
As far as I can recall, this map and list is all of my foreign travel. Currently up to 2022.
| Where | When | Duration | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain | 1982? | 1 week | Family |
| Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain (again) | 1985 | 1 week | Family |
| Paris, France | 1987? | 1 week | School |
| Calais & Paris, France | 1988? | 2 days? | Family |
| Majorca, Spain | 1990 | 1 week | Family |
| Majorca, Spain (again) | 1991 | 1 week | Family |
| Kissimmee, Florida, USA | 1992 | 1 week | Dad & Brother |
| Calais, France | 1995 | 1 day | Dad |
| Northridge, California, USA | 1996 | 2 months | College People |
| New York, USA | 1998 | 1 week | Friends |
| Ayia Napa, Cyprus & Cairo, Egypt | 2000 | 2 weeks | Friends |
| San Antonio, Ibiza, Spain | 2001 | 1 week | Friends |
| Tenerife, Spain | 2001 | 1 week | Acquaintances |
| San Antonio, Ibiza, Spain | 2002 | 1 week plus hospital stay | Brother |
| Crete, Greece | 2003 | 1 week | Friend |
| Sydney, Melbourne, Alice Springs, Adelaide, Perth, Australia | Feb 2004 | 1 month | Girlfriend |
| Oslo, Norway | June 2005 | 3 days | Friends |
| Benalmadena, Costa del Sol, Spain | May 2005 | 1 week | Dad and his wife |
| Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | July 2006 | 4 days | Girlfriend |
| Gran Canaria, Spain | February 2007 | 1 week | Girlfriend |
| Ayia Napa, Cyprus | October 2007 | 1 week | Girlfriend & Friends |
| Prague, Czechia | February 2008 | 3 days | Girlfriend |
| San Antonio, Ibiza, Spain | October 2009 | 1 week | Girlfriend |
| Tenerife, Spain | February 2010 | 1 week | Girlfriend |
| Marmaris, Turkey | July 2011 | 1 week | Girlfriend |
| Dublin, Ireland | February 2012 | 3 days | Girlfriend |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | February 2016 | 3 days | Girlfriend |
| Kavos, Corfu, Greece | July 2016 | 1 week | Girlfriend |
| Sliema, Malta | July 2017 | 1 week | Me |
| Rome, Italy | July 2018 | 1 week | Me |
| Lisbon, Portugal | February 2019 | 1 week | Me |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | February 2020 | 1 week | Me |
| Berlin, Germany | June 2022 | 1 week | Me |
Some photos from just a few holidays.
