Saturday, September 03, 2005

A recap of my summer vacation


Maps of the Philippines, the US, and the world. Stars are cities I visited. Original outline maps are compliments of WorldAtlas.com.

To the west coast:
From Minneapolis, MN
to Rapid City, SD
* pased through WY
to Butte, MT
* passed through ID
to Greater Seattle Area, WA (Bothell, Redmond, Bellevue, Seattle, Mukilteo)
to Reedsport, OR
to San Francisco Bay Area, CA (SF, Alameda, Brentwood)

In the Philippines:
to Metro Manila Area
to and from Tagaytay, Cavite
to and from Santa Rosa, Laguna
to Bagac, Bataan
to Iba, Zambales
to Metro Manila Area
to and from Antipolo, Rizal

Back to the midwest:
to San Francisco Bay Area, CA
to Lake Tahoe/Reno Area, NV (Stateline, Reno)
to Salt Lake City, UT
* passed through WY
to Denver Area, CO (Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs)
to Lincoln, NE
* passed through IA
to Minneapolis, MN

Statistics:

  • States driven through: 13
    Cities visited (US): 18
    Cities visited (Philippines): 7
  • Miles driven on US highways according to MapQuest: 5,000 miles
    Miles on my car (actual, including driving around town and getting lost): 7,324 miles
    Gallons of gas: 270
    Oil changes: 4 (including one before the trip and one after)
  • Miles flown: 13,956
    Oceans crossed: 1, twice
  • Nights spent at friends' homes: 33
    Nights spent at family's homes: 17
    Nights spent in hotels: 18
    Nights spent in a mountain resort: 7
    Nights spent in a beach resort: 26
  • Pictures taken: 2,657
  • Experiences and memories: countless

Of course, it was also a business trip (in case, a taxman is reading this):

  • Worked for a consulting company.
  • Incorporated a software services company.
  • Researched costs and customer requirements.
  • Partnered with a competitor.
  • Started an import/export business.
  • Purchased real estate for investment.

How was YOUR summer?

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