Here are the countries I visited (mostly thanks to international conference venues):
- Asia: India, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China (and its SAR – Macau)
- Europe: Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands
- North America: Canada, USA
- Oceania: Australia
Here are the states I visited in the US:
Road Trips in the US:
I love road trips and I think driving is one of the best ways to “really” see a huge and diverse country like the US. Here are the routes for some of the longer ones (longer than 1000 miles round trip):
East-Coast Trips (longer than 1000 miles round trip):
West-Coast Trips (longer than 1000 miles round trip):
East-to-West Coast Trips (longer than 1000 miles round trip):
During these road trips, I visited various National and State Parks as well as National Forests. Here are the National Parks I visited, with an accompanying map:
National Parks visited in the US:
- Badlands, South Dakota
- Big Bend, Texas
- Bryce Canyon, Utah
- Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
- Crater Lake, Oregon
- Death Valley, California and Nevada
- Everglades, Florida
- Gateway Arch, Missouri
- Glacier, Montana
- Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee and North Carolina
- Mount Rainier, Washington
- North Cascades, Washington
- Olympic, Washington
- Yellowstone, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
- Zion, Utah
Here are the states I visited in India:
A memorable road trip in India (longer than 1000 miles round trip):