2018 was a bit of a grind for me. Perhaps I am just getting old.
Total Miles: 312,000 miles
New Countries (4): Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Djibouti
Travel Highlights:- Diving in Palau
- Sunset at Everest Base Camp (on the Tibetan side)
- I promised my 2 kids we will go to 50 countries before they go to college. They are now 11 and 14. We have just surpassed that goal. The wife is definitely less competitive/goal driven on the travel front, but she travels well.
- Feeding hyenas in Harar (Ethiopia)
- Family shedding a few tears experiencing the abject poverty in Africa
Travel Lowlights:- Getting eaten alive by mosquitoes at the Lake Abbe bush camp in Djibouti