Thanks wakesetter93 for jump-starting this thread again. 👍👍
Always looking forward to this thread every year. 🙂


Finally the lasting vestige of the Pandemic are behind us, but yet most things remain the same. 😐😐
Mileage Wise, Virtually unchanged from 2022 (71.5K) vs. 2023 (71.7K)
First time since 2020 to knock off New Countries, Country Count up to #117 😍😍
And all 3 New Countries were enjoyable in their own unique ways.
Most Flown Carrier in 2023 was evenly split between Aegean, Air Canada, and Alaska shows a bit of a despair year. 🥴

Oddly enough, the majority of the Memorable Events were unpicturable because they were unplanned, spur of the moment type of the event.
And the More Picturable Items were more-or-less flight related.


New Countries (3): Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia 😍
New Airports (3) : YLW, TGD, SKP
New Airlines (3) : Air North (4N), Flair Airlines (F8), Olympic Air (OA)
New Planes (2) : Boeing 737-9 MAX, ATR 42-600

Shortest Flight: YVR-SEA, 127 Miles
Longest Flight: BKK-ZRH, 5622 Miles

Total Airports: 26
Total Flights: 47
Total Miles: 71,796 Miles


Most Memorable Travel and Non-Travel Experience
Ottawa, Ontario (Jan 2023)


*The House of Commons before the country made a Buffoon of it Worldwide in Neglecting History 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Washington, DC (Feb 2023)



*Don't even think about coming in if you're unwelcome 😂

Air Canada Jetz Airbus 319 (Mar 2023)




*A No Longer Existing Product I was able to catch on a One-Off flight 🥰🥰🥰

Toronto, Ontario (Mar 2023)

*High above City Hall but not much else. 😊

New York, New York (Apr 2023)



President Trump's Welcoming Committee




*By Coincidence, I was in NYC on this day so decided to check it out just for kicks... 😎

Seremban, Malaysia (Apr 2023)

*It's all about Family Reunion, Feasting and the 20km Deep Traffic Jam on Eid Al-Fitr 😆😆

Taipei, Taiwan (May 2023)


*Summer Rains and a Glance of President Tsai Ing-Wen & The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss (Unpictured) 😃

Amman, Jordan (Jun 2023)

*To a Happy Marriage 💍 from Royal Jordanian Airline for Crown Prince Hussein 🤵 & Princess Rajwa 👰

Kotor, Montenegro (Jun 2023)

*Up by 0900 to beat the Summer Cruise Traffic, and Peace after the Cruise Traffic leaves. 😊

Perast, Montenegro (Jun 2023)

*Pure Bliss... 😊😊

Tivat, Montenegro (Jun 2023)



Shkodėr, Albania (Jun 2023)

*ABCs in a Rush, the Autobus breaks down so lets Hitchhike 🙄🙄

Gracanice, Kosovo (Jun 2023)

*Taken during the Heat of the Serb vs. Albanian Conflict in Kosovo 😲😲
PS. It's a Serbian wedding! 😆

Pristina, Kosovo (Jun 2023)

*An Unexpected Event in a Muslim-Majority Country, with Police posted in every street corner during the duration 😳😳

Prizren, Kosovo (Jun 2023)


Skopje, Macedonia (Jun 2023)

*Belief vs. Brutalist Totalitarianism vs. Byzantine History 🤓

Air Canada Jetz Airbus 320 (Sep 2023)




*Catching the New Air Canada Jetz product, with New Leather Seat Smell 🥰🥰🥰

Ottawa, Ontario (Sep 2023)

* Agree or Disagree they have persistence, I'll give them that much 🤷🤷

Most Bone-Chilling Photo of the Year
Taipei, Taiwan (May 2023)



*Forbidden Books and History keeps repeating itself 😢

Keepsake Photo of the Year
In the Air (May 2023)

*To Blossom 🤩

Tivat, Montenegro (Jun 2023)

*Or to Lie Flat 😪