35 countries and counting…
I forget things. So I write them down.
| Country | # | Year |
| Austria | 2 | 1995, 1998 |
| Australia | 1 | 2008 |
| Brazil | 1 | 2017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1995, 2001 |
| Canada | 30+ | * |
| Cambodia | 1 | 2012 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2017 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 2014 |
| China & Hong Kong | 1 | 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 1995, 1998 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 2014 |
| France | 2 | 1995, 2001 |
| Germany | 3 | 1995, 1998, 2001 |
| Greece | 2 | 1995, 2017 |
| Hungary | 1 | 2011 |
| India | 1 | 2012 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 2010 |
| Italy | 2 | 1995, 2011 |
| Laos | 1 | 2012 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 2018 |
| Mexico | 15+ | 2003, 2004, 2007, … 2016 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1995 |
| Morocco, Africa | 1 | 1998 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 3 | 1995, 1998, 2001 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2008 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 2014 |
| Peru | 1 | 2017 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1998 |
| Spain | 2 | 1995, 1998 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1995, 1998, 2001 |
| Thailand | 3 | 2010, 2012, 2016 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1988 |
| United Kingdom (England) |
2 | 2001, 2017 |
| United States | 47 states | |
| Hawaii | 3 | 2001, 2010, 2014 |
| Alaska | 1997 | |
| Vatican City | 2 | 1995, 2011 |
| Mexico City |
2022 |
| La Condesa KZ, Taylor, Louie |
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| New York City |
Dec 2021 |
| Russian/Turkish Bath Zoran Panjak, Maggie Vasileva |
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| Cancun, Mexico |
2020 |
| Phish at Moon Palace Cancun, Cenote Verde, Playa del Carmen | |
| Riviera Maya, Mexico |
2019
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| Phish at Barcelo Maya | |
| Lithuania |
2018
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| Vilnius (GeniusSports work trip) | |
| United Kingdom |
2017
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| London (GeniusSports work trip) | |
| Greece |
2017
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| Pefkochori, Thessaloniki, Athens (Homer’s Odyssey at Athen’s Concert Hall grounds) Thanos Dikos, Alexi Dikos… |
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| Colombia, Peru, Brazil |
2017
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| Bogota, Putumayo (Puerto Asis, San Miguel De Mocoa), Santa Marta (Caribbean), Medellin, Guatape, Leticia, Amazon River, Tabatinga (Brazil), Santa Rosa Island, Iquitos, Otorongo Expeditions on Amazon River, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lima Caleb Saunders, Nicole Goddard, Jacques Castro, Filip & Sarah, Jane Choi, Natascha Berg… |
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| Thailand |
2016
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| Koh Phangan (Eden Garden at Had Yuan, Haad Rin, Blue Dream at Ban Tai, The Beach Club At Buri Rasa), Bangkok (D&D Inn, Khao San Road) Alana Macary, Will, Andre, Greg, Clare… |
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| Nicaragua, Costa Rica |
2014
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| Nicaragua (Managua, San Juan Del Sur), Costa Rica (Nosara, Ostional, Santa Teresa, Playa Carmen, Montezuma, Arenal), El Salvador (San Salvador) Nicole Goddard, Mary Reid, Sarah Horton, Kenny Sheridan, Michael and Amber Lukacs |
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| Maui, Hawaii |
2014
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| Paia (Ho’okipa Beach), Hana, Haleakala National Park (Observatory, Waimoku Falls, Seven Sacred Pools at Ohe’o), Wailuku, Wailea, Kepaniwai Park Natalie Flores |
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| India, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Hong Kong |
2012
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| India (Mumbai, Goa (Arambol, Anjuna, Baga), Hampi, Gokarna (Kudle, Paradise, Half Moon, Om Beach), Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat), Laos (Don Det, Pakse, Van Vieng, Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha), Thailand (Chiang Mai, Bangkok), Hong Kong Beau Griffin, Rachel Williams, Nikolas Williams, Velvet Nelson, … |
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| Yellowstone NP |
2011
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| San Francisco (Outside Lands Music Festival), Lake Tahoe, Winnemucca, Sawtooth NF, Idaho, Bozeman, Montana, rafted Yellowstone River, Yellowstone NP, Grand Teton NP, Dixie NF, Las Vegas Thomas Adelaar, Joey M, Rachel Williams, Velvet Nelson, Eddie, Elliot, Dano, Mik Lisiecki, Lesia Lichonczak |
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| Italy & Hungary |
April 2011
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| Rome, Vatican City for Easter, Florence, Tuscany, Budapest Hanya Hyszczak |
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| Honolulu, Hawaii |
September 2010
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| Waikiki for Alex & Sasha’s wedding Andrew Bluj, Alex Fedynsky |
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| Thailand and Indonesia |
March 2010
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| Thailand (Ko Tao, Ko Lanta, Ko Phi Phi, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Phuket) and Indonesia (Bali, Gili Trawangan, Lombok) Ryan Mulvaney, Jessica Johnson, Trenton Hill, Kristian Z., Carrie L., Alana Macary |
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| Virgin Islands |
May 2009
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| US and British Virgin Islands (St Thomas, St John, Virgin Gorda, Tortola, Jost Van Dyke) Scott Aschenbrenner, Jacques Castro, Brian Sprinkle |
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| New York, New York |
January 2009
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| Manhattan (Lower East Side, West Side, Harlem) and Brooklyn for NYE Scott Aschenbrenner, Jacques Castro, Ben Harwood, Andrew Bluj, Marcin Kociuba |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
March 2008
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| Melbourne, Sydney, Byron Bay, Nimbin, Surfer’s Paradise, Coolangatta, Brisbane, Auckland, Rotorua, Waitamo Caves Ryan Mulvaney |
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| Mexico |
July 2007
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| Camping at La Salina Beach, Baja California Scott Aschenbrenner, Jacques Castro, Shawn Micheal |
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| Portland, Oregon |
July 2006
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| WebVisions Conference Nate Koechley, Melanie & Greg |
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| Moved to Los Angeles, California |
September 2005
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| So I’ll no longer list LA, San Diego, Las Vegas … as “trips” | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada |
July 2005
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| HCI Conference, Bachelor party Chad Harms, Adam Kraska, Melanie Kraska, Natalia Petraszczuk |
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| Toronto, Ontario |
May 2005
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| Soccer Tournament USC Detroit | |
| New York, New York |
June 2005
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| MOMA, Karpaty, Brewskys, NJ, Central Park Marcin Kociuba, Natalya Labenskyj |
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| Columbus, Ohio |
May 2005
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| Columbus and Ohio State University Ben Busch, John Coleman, Zoran Panjak, Jill Krueger |
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| Sarasota, Florida |
March 2005
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| Bradenton on Spring Break Stefan Strychar, Olena Ploshchansky |
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| Montreal, Quebec |
November 2004
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| Trembita and Concordia/McGill Pub night Andrew Bluj, Lesia Bida, … |
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| New York |
September 2004
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| Catskills, Kerhonkson, New Jersey, New York City, WTC Ryan Mulvaney, Andrew Bluj, Anya Maziak, Marcin Kociuba, … |
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| Baraboo, Wisconsin |
August 2004
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| Devil’s Lake State Park, Madison, Baraboo, Wisconsin Dells Thomas Adelaar, Anya Maziak, and Chad, Jill and Jensen Harms |
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| Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
March 2004
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| Spring Break in Puerto Vallarta (on the Pacific Ocean), Playa Los Arcos Beach Resort Andrew Bluj, Alex Fedynsky |
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| West Coast, USA, Mexico |
July 2003
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| San Diego (SIGGRAPH 2003, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Gaslamp, Downtown), Mexico (Baja California: Tijuana, Tecate, Mexicali, Ensenada, Bufadora, Rosarito), Los Angeles, Las Vegas Chad Harms, Adam Dansky, Andrea Wynnyk, Susan Koziak, Lesia Chopko, Greg Crosariol, Adam Kraska, Ben Stein |
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| Charleston, WV |
May 2003
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| White water rafting the New River (near Fayetteville, WV) Chad Harms, Ben Busch, Sarah, MSU Outing Club, Extreme Expeditions |
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| Los Angeles, CA |
February 2003
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| Aid to Ukraine Ball Susan Koziak, Andrea Wynnyk, Lesia Chopko, Luba |
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| Sault Ste Marie, Ontario |
Dec 2002-Jan 2003
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| Skiing at Searchmont, car sledding, OPP Chad Harms, Geneviève Coleman, Wil |
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| Las Vegas, NV & Los Angeles, CA |
November 2002
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| Rain (The Palms); Emiril’s New Orleans Fish House ($700); Mexicali; Universal Studios; Venice Beach; Brass Knuckle’s Studio; The Whiskey A Go Go; Mann’s Chinese Theater Ryan Mulvaney, Adam Kraska, Andrea Wynnyk, Susan Koziak, Lesia Chopko, Luba, Stevo |
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| Las Vegas, Nevada |
March 2002
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| Plus Scottsdale, AZ; Hoover Dam; Mandalay Bay Geneviève Coleman, Adam Kraska, Brian Winn, Dave & Stacy Hammond |
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| Catskills, New York |
September 2001
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| Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson Taras Sawka, Paul Tarnavsky, Luba Manko |
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| Western Europe |
July-August 2001
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| Teaching Assistant for MSU Telecom in Europe program: Paris, France; Brugge, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Germany; Interlaken, Montreux, Geneva, Switzerland; London, England [photos] Highlights: Funny Farm, white water rafting, bungee jumping, hang gliding in Interlaken Switzerland, Montreux Jazz Festival, Limelight Charles Steinfield, Pam Whitten, Alwin Mahler, Kelby Johnson, Adam Dansky, Beth Perrine, Brian Winn, Ryan Mulvaney |
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| Hawaii |
June 2001
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| Oahu (Honolulu), Kauai (Hanalei), SCUBA diving Tanya Clark, Allison Ayotte, Travis Miller |
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| Central California |
May 2001
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| San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Monterey Mike Weigle, Bo Sawka, Tanya Andrash, Oksana Andrash, Eric Rosenburg |
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| Florida Everglades and Keys |
January 2000
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| Road Trip to Phish at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation for the eve of the millennium, including Florida Keys, Miami, Atlanta Ben Busch, Allison Ayotte, Angela Hodgins, John Coleman, Marcin Kociuba, Angela | |
| Colorado |
January 1999
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| Skiing at Arapaho Basin, Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail over New Years Ben Busch, Allison Ayotte, Angela Hodgins |
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| Michigan UP |
fall 1998
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| Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Whitefish Point, Tahquamenon Falls, Pictured Rocks Ben Busch, Allison Ayotte, Angela Hodgins |
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| South of Spain+ |
summer 1998
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| Spring Break: Marbella and Sevilla, Spain; Lagos, Portugal; Algeciras, Morocco, Africa; Gibraltar (UK) Dewey family: Jeff, Steve, and parents |
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| Western Europe |
summer 1998
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| MSU Men’s Glee Club European Tour: Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; Füssen, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands Ben Fleis |
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| New Orleans, Louisiana |
February 1998
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| Last minute Mardi Gras trip included: hurricanes, catfish sandwiches, beads, back alleys, and sleeping in the gutter. Also did Biloxi, Mississippi. Marcin Kociuba, Ben Busch |
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| Arkansas |
summer 1997
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| Studying the bear population by trapping them, tranquilizing them, pulling a tooth, giving them a tattoo, a cold water enema, and then an antidote (sounds like a night out-on-the-town in Detroit!). Ate snakes and bullfrogs for fun. Jeff Dewey, Nate |
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| Alaska |
summer 1997
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| Cruise from Vancouver along Alaskan Coast, including Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay National Park, Seward Roman, Julie, Anya Maziak |
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| Charleston, West Virginia |
July 1996
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| White Water rafted the Upper Gauley River (near Fayetteville, WV) Allison Ayotte, COM Outing Club, Rivers Resort |
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| Western US |
summer 1996
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| Road trip across the USA, starting in Detroit: Colorado, Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico Highlights: camping in the middle of the desert, Petrified Forest NP, Canyon de Chelly NP, Meteor Crater, Arches NP, Yosemite NP , Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury, Zzyzx Road Adam Kraska (Pete Karanec, Tanya Clark, “Psycho”) |
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| Eastern US |
summer 1996
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| Boston, MA; Rhode Island Tanya Clark |
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| Western Europe |
summer 1995
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| Germany (Frankfurt, Munich), Czech Republic (Prague), Austria (Vienna, Salzburg), Italy (Venice, Rome, Vatican City, Bari, Naples, Florence, Cinque Terra), Greece (Corfu), Switzerland (Interlaken), France (Paris, Nice, Monaco, Cannes), Spain (Barcelona), Belgium (Bruges, Brussels), Netherlands (Amsterdam) Taras, Olena, Tina |
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| Memphis, Tennessee |
spring 1995
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| Stayed at the Tom Sawyer campground. Katie Cripps, Jamie, Eric |
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| Leadville, Colorado |
summer 1994
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| Camp Jeep, biking Mt Vail Adam Kraska |
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| Daytona Beach, FL |
spring 1994
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| Spring Break Natalie Raffo, Mike Weigle, Stefan Strychar, Dave Palac, and the rest of the Class of ’94 |
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| Fort Myers , FL |
summer 1993
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| Summer break road trip Steve Szawronski, Irene Szawronski |
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| New York City |
summer 1990
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| NYC, Glenn Cove Mike Weigle, Pete Karanec |
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| Ukraine |
summer 1988
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| Family trip: Lviv, Kyiv, Ternopil, Ivano Frankivsk Roman, Julie, Anya Maziak |
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