tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96777392024-03-27T00:44:31.846-05:00Chris Trost's Travel BlogPersonal journal chronicling my travelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-86398223060092417442023-04-18T19:05:00.033-05:002023-09-17T10:58:01.509-05:00PART 1 Chris Trost's 2023 Central America Odyssey Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - Costa RicaJanuary 10-29, 2023Tikal - Guatemala City - Antigua - Lake Atitlan - Chichicastenango - San Salvador - Joya de Ceren - Copan - Tegucigulpa - Leon - Managua - Granada - Liberia - Monteverde - La Fortuna - San Jose(Skip to Part 2 - Granada, Nicaragua and Costa Rica)RuinsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-28498987701455174652023-04-17T17:41:00.069-05:002023-08-09T21:12:04.768-05:00PART 2 Chris Trost's 2023 Central America Odyssey Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - Costa RicaJanuary 10-29, 2023Tikal - Guatemala City - Antigua - Lake Atitlan - Chichicastenango - San Salvador - Joya de Ceren - Copan - Tegucigulpa - Leon - Managua - Granada - Liberia - Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-68669092065331112412022-10-19T11:53:00.192-05:002023-06-12T18:01:52.655-05:00Chris Trost's 2022 Mexico AdventureMexico City - Xochimilco - Teotihuacan - Puebla - Veracruz - Palenque - Campeche - Uxmal - Merida - Izamal - Chichen Itza - CancunOctober 7-19, 2022Chichen Itza - Yucatan Peninsula, MexicoMexico FlagTable of Contents
Post-Trip Summary
Day 1 - Friday, October 7, 2022 - Depart for Mexico
Day 2 - Saturday, October 8, 2022 - Mexico City & Xochimilco
Day 3 - Sunday, October 9, 2022 - Mexico Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Mexico23.634501 -102.552784-4.6757328361788453 -137.709034 51.944734836178846 -67.396534tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-90628546951625497052021-11-08T18:33:00.099-06:002022-03-16T07:04:27.967-05:00Chris Trost's 2021 Sicily Tour
Palermo - Monreale - Cefalu - Erice - Agrigento - Giardini Naxos - Mt. Etna - Taormina - Syracuse - Piazza Armerina
September 17 - 26, 2021
Italian Flag
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Day 1 - Friday, September 17, 2021 - Arrive in Palermo
Day 2 - Saturday, September 18, 2021 - Palermo
Day 3 - Sunday, September 19, 2021 - Palermo
Day 4 - Monday, September 20, 2021 - Monreale, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Stradella Interpoderale Scala, 93014 Mussomeli CL, Italy37.5747015 13.88368134.050431705533455 9.48914975 41.098971294466551 18.27821225tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-3514593427456071152021-11-05T08:31:00.101-05:002023-08-06T16:09:16.384-05:00Chris Trost's 2021 Adriatic Coast Adventure
Albania - Montenegro - Croatia - Slovenia - Venice
September 4 - 17, 2021
Flags of the Countries Visited
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Post-Trip Summary
Day 1 - Saturday, September 4, 2021 - Depart for Albania
Day 2 - Sunday, September 5, 2021 - Arrive in Tirana
Day 3 - Monday, September 6, 2021 - Tirana and Kruja
Day 4 - Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - Shkodra, Moraca Monastery, Kolasin
Day 5 - Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Croatia45.1 15.200000116.789766163821156 -19.9562499 73.410233836178847 50.3562501tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-53027796058678952002019-10-16T20:13:00.015-05:002021-05-15T10:04:40.231-05:00Chris Trost's 2019 Southeast Asia Adventure (Part 1)
Malaysia - Singapore - Indonesia - VietnamKuala Lumpur - Melaka - Singapore - Bali - Yogyakarta - Jakarta - Ho Chi Minh City - Hue - Hoi An - Danang - Halong Bay- Hanoi
April 29 - May 27, 2019
Sunset in Hoi An, Vietnam
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Post-Trip Summary
Day 1 – Monday, April 29, 2019 - Fly to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Day 2 – Tuesday, April 30, 2019 – Kuala Lumpur (KL)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-19015016140974568152019-10-16T08:00:00.002-05:002021-04-10T09:46:54.986-05:00Chris Trost's 2019 Southeast Asia Adventure (Part 2)
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Day 26 – Friday, May 24, 2019 – Halong Bay
Itinerary: Halong Bay cruise. Drive back to Hanoi.
Daily Journal
Weather: 94F and hazy.
Today was the most wonderful and memorable day in Vietnam as we embarked on a half-day cruise on Halong Bay, considered one of the most breathtaking places on the planet, added to the list of UNESCO Heritage sites and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-69984191339676423272018-11-21T12:00:00.000-06:002019-10-24T07:43:57.285-05:00Chris Trost's 2018 Panama, Colombia, Ecuador & Galapagos Tour (Part 2)
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Day 15 – Friday, November 16, 2018 – Amazon
Itinerary: Sightseeing in Amazon, Ecuador. Morning hike in the Misicocha Private Nature Reserve while viewing the beautiful flora and fauna up-close. Afternoon visit to a cacao plantation and the AmaZOOnico Animal Rescue Center.
Daily Journal
Weather: 80F and sunny
I awoke to a heavy early morning rain Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-29002195391641682742018-11-21T10:24:00.007-06:002021-05-14T19:49:11.637-05:00Chris Trost's 2018 Panama, Colombia, Ecuador & Galapagos Tour (Part 1)
Panama City - Cartagena - Bogota - Guayaquil - Galapagos - Otavalo - Papallacta - Amazon - Baños - Patate - Quito
November 2 - November 19, 2018
Cartagena, Colombia
Flags of the Countries Visited
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Post-Trip Summary
Day 1 – Friday, November 2, 2018 – Fly USA to Panama City, Panama
Day 2 – Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Panama City Tour
Day 3 – Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-16742009820382428642015-10-30T16:43:00.003-05:002021-07-10T19:21:51.025-05:00Chris Trost's 2001 Iceland Adventure
Reykjavik - Snaefellsnes Peninsula - Bifrost - Akureyri - Namafall - Myvatn - Dettifoss - Jokulsargljufur National Park
July
7 – July 15, 2001
(Published October 2019)
Thingvellir, Iceland Near Reykjavik
Flag of Iceland
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Day 1 – Saturday, July 7, 2001 - Reykjavik
Day 2 – Sunday, July 8, 2001 - Reykjavik
Day 3 –&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-13579223710724008752014-12-08T10:00:00.000-06:002019-10-22T17:39:22.829-05:00Chris Trost's 2014 Southern Africa Tour
South Africa - Swaziland - Zimbabwe
Cape Town - St. Lucia Estuary - Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve - Kruger National Park - "Panoramic Route" - Johannesburg - Soweto - Victoria Falls
November 20 - December 4, 2014
Flags of the Countries Visited
Our 15-Day Itinerary from Gate1Travel
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Day 1 - Thursday, November 20, 2014 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-4661824916846935192013-10-07T12:52:00.001-05:002021-03-31T18:05:25.824-05:00Chris Trost's 2013 Russia & Baltics Adventure
Moscow – Tver - Veliky Novgorod - St. Petersburg - Tallinn – Riga – Vilnius – Warsaw
September 6 – 19, 2013
Assorted Photos from Trip
Flags of the Countries Visited
Our 14-Day Itinerary from Gate1Travel
Tour Route & Pacing
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Post-Trip Summary
Day 1 - Friday, September 6, 2013 - Depart USA for Russia
Day 2 – Saturday, September 7,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Eastern Europe63.903370436193441 41.48437546.746939436193443 0.17578100000000063 81.059801436193439 82.792969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-62686898676330751992012-09-26T19:39:00.000-05:002019-10-22T17:40:52.759-05:00Chris Trost's 2012 Alaska Adventure
Anchorage – Denali – Fairbanks – Alaskan Interior
September 6 –
13, 2012
Assorted Photos From My Trip
Alaska
Flag & License Plate
My 8-Day
Excursion
Introduction
to Alaska from Fodor's Travel Guide
Alaska
is a place where northern lights color the winter sky, where the summer sun
circles the horizon, where brown bears catch salmon in wild rivers, where
Native Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-2688092836363817682012-08-23T16:50:00.001-05:002019-10-22T17:41:12.431-05:00Chris Trost's 2010 Greece Adventure
Athens
– Greek Isles – Mycenae – Olympia- Meteora – Delphi
October 29 – November 9,
2010
Assorted Trip
Photos
Flag of Greece
Our 12-Day Itinerary Courtesy of Gate1Travel.Com
Introduction
to Greece from Fodor's Travel Guide
The
sight greets you time and again in Greece—a line of solid, sun-bleached masonry
silhouetted against a clear blue sky. A
land where Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-83375484007328336302010-05-03T09:41:00.012-05:002011-05-09T14:39:07.474-05:00Weekend, April 30-May 2, 2010 - Door County Half MarathonWent up to my place in Door County for the first time since Labor Day. The cherry trees blossomed several weeks early so we had nice scenery along with the great weather.My running friend Rich from Milwaukee also came up. We both ran the Door County Half Marathon in Peninsula State Park (Fish Creek) on Saturday morning. It was a beautiful course with lots of hills and nice temperatures. I came Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-49540997102703933872010-04-20T07:44:00.008-05:002011-05-09T14:39:07.476-05:00Weekend, April 16-19, 2010 - 114th Boston MarathonI ran my 11th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 19. I ran a 2:56:19, not a great time, but also not a bad time for a 50-year-old man. The weather was nice and a cramp in the right calf 1 mile into the race almost ended it. I slowed quite a bit and just toughed it out. I didn't think I would break 3 hours. But eventually the cramp went away and I had a very strong finish. I flew to Boston on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-8015476319267301082009-11-03T11:32:00.030-06:002019-10-22T17:43:10.466-05:00Chris Trost's 2009 Peru Adventure
Introduction to Peru from Lonely Planet
If you crave adventure, jump on the next plane to Peru. Peru is an epic fantasyland. Imagine forgotten temples entangled in jungle vines, cobwebbed imperial tombs baking in the desert sun and ancient bejeweled treasures beyond reckoning. Wild rivers that rage around Cuzco, pumas that prowl in the night and hallucinogenic shaman rituals that are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-9676071760394807322009-10-08T15:34:00.015-05:002009-11-02T10:22:27.508-06:002009 Milwaukee Lakefront MarathonI'm the guy in the gray shirt and black hat running along the white line:I ran the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon on Sunday, October 4, 2009. On the morning of the race, I ran a few blocks over to the bus to the start, which was 26 miles away to the north in Grafton, Wisconsin. The bus ride seemed to take forever. The race started promptly at 8 am. 2 hours and 53 minutes later (average of 6 min Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-12518988492422211982009-09-30T16:30:00.025-05:002019-10-22T17:42:08.080-05:00Chris Trost's 2004 India & Nepal Vacation JournalMy Itinerary:
Table of Contents Below - Click on a Day to Go There ...
Post-Trip Summary
Day 1 - Monday 10/4/04 - Travel Milwaukee to New York City to London
Day 2 - Tuesday 10/5/04 - Travel from London to Delhi
Day 3 - Wednesday 10/6/04 – Delhi
Day 4 - Thursday 10/7/04 – Drive by Bus from Delhi to Jaipur
Day 5 - Friday 10/8/04 – Jaipur
Day 6 - Saturday 10/9/04 – Travel Jaipur to Agra by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-12320238825601946962009-09-17T07:57:00.003-05:002011-05-09T14:39:07.493-05:00Turning 50 today, September 17, 2009...Yikes, I turned 50 today. Hardly feel 50. Nor do I look 50 according to everyone. Where did the years go. Live each day like it was your last. Life IS short.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-29284723287848690852009-04-21T07:21:00.014-05:002009-09-21T08:13:25.365-05:002009 Boston Marathon RecapI ran my 10th Boston Marathon yesterday in 2:54:05. It was cool and comfortable but with 15-25 mph headwinds. I came in 708th overall. I had a nice Saturday and Sunday in Boston going to the Sports & Fitness Expo and going over to Bunker Hill to climb the 294 steps of the monument the day before the race. Not a smart thing to do. The race was difficult with the wind, especially on the hillsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-21149608789342835052009-02-09T22:15:00.039-06:002019-10-22T17:42:59.671-05:00Chris Trost's 2009 Chile, Argentina, Uruguay & Brazil Odyssey
Introduction to Chile, Argentina and Brazil from Frommer's
About Chile. Chile's tremendous length covers a hugely diverse array of landscapes, from the desolate moonscape of Chile's Atacama Desert, to the fertile vineyards of the Central Valley, to the lush rainforests of the Lake District, down to the magnificent glaciers and peaks of Patagonia -- not to mention more than 3,000 miles Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-34490136406068873802008-12-30T12:36:00.014-06:002019-10-22T17:43:30.997-05:00Houston, TX - 12/25-12/30/2008I went to Houston to visit a travel friend Joe for a few days. It was nice to get out of cold Wisconsin to warm Texas.
Thursday, 12/25 - I caught a 5:30 am flight Christmas Day, arriving at 8:30 am. It was a warm 75 degrees. Joe's neighbors came over for Christmas lunch in the afternoon and we had a nice time chatting and eating ham, turkey and assorted delicious side dishes. At night we Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-67262681032599248112008-12-01T13:00:00.002-06:002019-10-22T17:43:59.358-05:00Chris Trost's Polska Przygoda / Poland Adventure - October 16-25, 2008(If you're planning a trip to Poland, see my trip planning blog site containing all the links and resources I used to create the self-guided tour below at poland08.blogspot.com)
Introduction to Poland from Frommer's
Poland is coming into its own as a vacation destination. During the first years after the 1989 democratic revolutions in Eastern Europe, it seemed Prague and Budapest grabbed Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9677739.post-58400953999038487902008-10-02T16:18:00.012-05:002019-11-14T22:02:10.000-06:00Chris Trost's Vacation Journal - Eastern Europe to the Black Sea - April 27 - May 13, 2006 - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria & RomaniaTable of Contents - Click on a Day to Go There ...
Day 0 - April 26, 2006 - Getting Ready for the Trip to Eastern Europe
Day 1 - April 27, 2006 - Eastern Europe to the Black Sea - US to Hungary
Day 2 - April 28, 2006 - Eastern Europe to the Black Sea - Budapest
Day 3 - April 29, 2006 - Eastern Europe to the Black Sea - Budapest
Day 4 - April 30, 2006 - Eastern Europe to the Black Sea - BudapestUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0