Oh the Places You Will Go

Like many kids, when I graduated high school, I had a party. Lots of people came over as I celebrated stepping out into a new world filled with endless possibilities. That was almost 10 years ago. One of the gifts I received that day was a version of the famous Dr. Seuss book, "Oh the Places You'll Go!" It's a whimsical tale of adventure and exploration - a perfect book for someone starting a new season.  

As I enter into my 6th week of this new season - just a handful of weeks away from the end of my "year of travel", I've actually started thinking about how I can achieve this lofty goal I pretended to set for myself a while ago. 30 countries by 30. I've got 2 years left on the count and I actually think I might make this a real goal. The rules are that I actually to be in the country for more than 5 hours and airports do not count. 

Let's start with where I've been: 

• Jamaica 
• Bermuda 
• Cayman Islands 
• Dominican Republic 
• Mexico
• Colombia 
• Argentina 
• Canada
• England 
• Ireland 
• Germany
• France 
• Italy 
• Ethiopia 
• Liberia 

I'm halfway there. Now let's talk about where I want to go. And "want" is actually defined by me thinking about why I want to go there - it's entered my mind more than one time.

• Honduras 
• Guatemala 
• Belize 
• Brazil
• Malta 
• Greece
• New Zealand 
• Spain 
• Rwanda 
• Cuba 
• Barbados 
• Portugal 
• Wales 
• South Africa 
• Nicaragua 
• India
• Haiti

Wonder if I can do it...where do you want to go?