‘Merica!

Remember the 1959 song “I’ve Been Everywhere”¹ performed by Johnny Cash?  According to that song, he’d been to 91 different places.

Well, I can’t exactly say that I’ve been to 91 different places, but by my count I’ve visited 37 different countries.

I’m very fortunate to have been able to do a little bit of personal travel, but most of my travel has been for business.  Depending where your company sends you, these can be some pretty terrific places, especially since somebody else is paying!

All that travel has enabled me to have done and seen some incredible things.  I’ve:

• Kissed the Blarney Stone

• Seen the incredible poverty of Mumbai, India

• Eaten lunch on the Eiffel Tower

• Walked La Castellana in Madrid

• Dined at 10,000 feet on Monserrate Mountain, Bogotá, Columbia

• Threw a pound coin in the memorial to Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed at Harrods in London

• Straddled the equator in Quito, Ecuador

• Visited the giant reclining golden Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand

• Been down a salt mine in Salzburg, Austria

• Got lost on the streets of Prague

• Rode on the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls, Ontario

• Toured the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin

• Visited Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace in London

• Sampled various port wines at the Port and Douro Wines Institute in Lisbon

• Ate haggis in Edinburgh, Scotland

• Walked Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro

• Been to the top of Mount Pilatus in Switzerland

• Faced down a barracuda while snorkeling in Bermuda

• Experienced -40F in Winnipeg

• Seen the Mona Lisa at The Louvre

• Toured the Sydney Opera House

• Ate dinner off a banana leaf in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Bought jewelry at the Gold Souk in Dubai, U.A.E.

• Had the best cheeseburger ever at The Irish Pub in Bangkok, Thailand

I’ve been blessed to have been to so many places and to have had so many wonderful experiences, but there’s no place I’d rather live than right here!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

I’ve Been Everywhere

1. By Johnny Cash

Track 14 on American II: Unchained