All Seven Continents

Hmm, might as well start with this:  I doubt that I will make it to Antarctica.  There are cruises that go there, but you really have to make a special trip, and it wouldn't be cheap.  We'll see.

A friend at work has actually visited all of the continents after making the trip to Antarctica last year.  She is not 40 yet, and she has taken so many trips all around the world that she is starting to feel a bit limited regarding new places to go.  I would love to be in that position one day, although I will never catch up with her.

I have already vistied three continents.  I went to Brazil the year I turned 17 and visited Iguaçu Falls and Rio de Janeiro.  I have also visited Europe several times, so that leaves Asia, Africa, Australia, and maybe Antarctica.  All the ones that start and end with "A."

Australia will have to be its own trip.  My parents talked about going to New Zealand, but never made it; it would be fun to stop there as well.

The easy way to see Asia and Africa both would be to take a Mediterranean cruise that stops at Israel and Egypt; however, although I know the Middle East is technically in Asia, I think I would feel like that didn't really count.  I would want to go somewhere more...Asian.  China seems to me about as Asian as you can get, but Japan, Southeast Asia, or even India would probably do.

On the other hand, I would be happy with almost anywhere in Africa.  Egypt, Morocco, South Africa will work.  Still, the "most" African experiences would be to see the wildlife or to visit sub-Saharan non-South-African Africa.  Mount Kilimajaro would be something to shoot for.

All that probably doesn't start until I retire, and only then if we have the money.  Right now, it's all within the realm of possibility, even Antarctica, and it's good to have something to look forward to.