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Venice is a world unto itself – really amazing. Florence is great, but Venice really has to be experienced.

Did it professionally (small touring roadshow) for two years, have done it for personal reasons a few times. Joshp is correct – it is enormous. Montana and Texas are endless. The variety is spectacular. Get off the interstates, travel the state highways if you can – more interesting, less homogeneous.

I can see the value in shared goal listing, it’s fun to read and navigate, but for me to get value out of this, I feel that I’d have to be really honest about myself and my goals – and I’m undecided as yet whether this is something I want to have on public display yet. There are various reasons – some involve embarrassment, others involve fear of others doing something before me, etc. I’ve still not found my own balance of public/private – maybe that’s why I’m such a lousy blogger (my most interesting entries are by far the most personal, and they are few and far between.)

(Picture outside of Sitka) – I lived and worked in Anchorage and Valdez for several summers and a couple winters in the early 90s. It’s some of the most memorable time of my life. Too many visitors just skim the coast in their cruise ships, very few actually make the trip into the heart of Alaska, beyond the tourist traps and away from Anchorage.