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| − | My father, older brother, and I have been trying to set personal records of any kind for many years. These include anything from the most countries visited, the highest mountain climbed, the furthest north or south in latitude, the most | + | My father, older brother, and I have been trying to set personal records of any kind for many years. These include anything from the most countries visited, the highest mountain climbed, the furthest north or south in latitude, the most time zones visited, etc. It is a hobby of sorts. |
Below is a ''very incomplete'' list of my personal records (always adding more): | Below is a ''very incomplete'' list of my personal records (always adding more): | ||
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* Continents visited: '''4''' (see: [[:Category:World Travels|World Travels]]) | * Continents visited: '''4''' (see: [[:Category:World Travels|World Travels]]) | ||
* Countries visited: {{countries}} (see: [[:Category:World Travels|World Travels]]) | * Countries visited: {{countries}} (see: [[:Category:World Travels|World Travels]]) | ||
| − | * Furthest northern latitude: '''68°18'20"N''' (north of the | + | * Furthest northern latitude: '''68°18'20"N''' (north of the Arctic Circle) (Long: 18°38'49"E). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abisko Abisko, Lapland, Sweden] (August, 1997). |
* Furthest southern latitude: '''20°13'S''' (Long: 70°10'W). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IquiqueIquique, Chile] (1992) (in the Atacama Desert). | * Furthest southern latitude: '''20°13'S''' (Long: 70°10'W). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IquiqueIquique, Chile] (1992) (in the Atacama Desert). | ||
* Time zones crossed: '''19/24''' | * Time zones crossed: '''19/24''' | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 29 December 2006
My father, older brother, and I have been trying to set personal records of any kind for many years. These include anything from the most countries visited, the highest mountain climbed, the furthest north or south in latitude, the most time zones visited, etc. It is a hobby of sorts.
Below is a very incomplete list of my personal records (always adding more):
- Continents visited: 4 (see: World Travels)
- Countries visited: 56 (see: World Travels)
- Furthest northern latitude: 68°18'20"N (north of the Arctic Circle) (Long: 18°38'49"E). Abisko, Lapland, Sweden (August, 1997).
- Furthest southern latitude: 20°13'S (Long: 70°10'W). Chile (1992) (in the Atacama Desert).
- Time zones crossed: 19/24
- Highest mountain climbed: Imbabura volcano, Ecuador at 4,620 m (0°26′N 78°18′W) (see Mountain climbing).
- Stood on:
- The Equator — Ecuador
- The Tropic of Cancer (23°26'22") — Mexico
- Number of times crossing the Atlantic Ocean: 12
- 1984 (1), 1988 (1), 1993 (1), 1995 (3), 1996 (1), 1997 (1), 1999 (1), 2000 (1), 2005 (1), 2006 (1)
- Number of times crossing the Pacific Ocean: 4
- 1995 (1), 1996 (3)
- Long flights:
- Nice, France » London, UK » Copenhagen, DK » Seattle, WA; June 2006
- Pittsburgh, PA » Washington DC » Copenhagen, Denmark; August 2005
- Portland, Oregon » Dublin, Ireland (round-trip)
- Houston, Texas » Narita, Japan (4 times)
- Quito, Ecuador » Paris, France » Vienna, Austria; September 1993
- Long automobile trips:
- Monaco » Milano » Ljubljana » Rotterdam (via Austria and Germany) » Berlin » Copenhagen » Berlin » Ljubjlana (via Dresden, Salzburg, Villach, etc) » Monaco; April 2006 (round-trip)
- Corvallis, OR » Boston, Massachusetts (4 times; round-trip)
- Corvallis, OR » Denver, CO » Houston, TX » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia (September 2004)
- Corvallis, OR » Seattle, WA » Vancouver, BC (round-trip)
- Corvallis, OR » Los Angeles, CA » Tijuana, Mexico (round-trip)
- San Diego, CA » Sacramento, CA » Corvallis, OR (January 1998)
- Vienna, Austria » Moscow, Russia (round-trip)
- Lima, Peru » Quito, Ecuador (round-trip)
- Long train trips:
- Monaco » Nice » Marseille » Montpellier » Perpignan » Barcelona; April 2006 (round-trip)
- Ljubljana, Slovenia » Abisko, Sweden (round-trip)
- Warsaw, Poland » Moscow, Russia (4 times; round-trip)
- Lima, Peru » La Paz, Bolivia (round-trip)
- Arequipa, Peru » Iquique, Chile (round-trip)
- Largest crowd performed for: ~5000 (singer, dancer). Warsaw, Poland (1994)
Other
- Lake Titicaca (I swam in this lake)
- highest commercially navigable lake in the world, at 3821 m above sea level. It is also South America's largest freshwater lake, with a surface area of approximately 8300 square kilometres.
