Travel, Run, Hike

Chicago Marathon 2016

Running: mainly for health reasons, continuous motivation and to travel. I have completed 8 marathons on 3 continents (Paris 2015, Berlin 2015, Pyongyang 2016, Chicago 2016, Vienna 2017, Amsterdam 2017, Tokyo 2018, Athens 2018) and 68 half marathons on 4 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, South America).

Hiking: I have been privileged to summit Aconcagua on 6 Jan 2017, Elbrus on 27 Jul 2014, and Kilimanjaro on 27 May 2012.

Travel: To date (July 2019), I have been to 126 countries on 6 continents. The experiences are countless, so here is simply a list of those 126 countries.

126. Kazakhstan, Apr 2019
125. Haiti, Feb 2019
124. Dominican Republic, Feb 2019
123. Vanuatu, Mar 2018
122. Solomon Islands, Mar 2018
121. Papua New Guinea, Feb 2018
120. Taiwan, Feb 2018
119. Oman, Jan 2018

Aconcagua 2017

118. Bahrain, Jan 2018
117. Nigeria, Nov 2017
116. Togo, Nov 2017
115. Ghana, Oct 2017
114. Cote d’Ivoire, Oct 2017
113. Belarus, Sep 2017
112. Armenia, Jul 2017
111. Cameroon, May 2017
110. Philippines, Aug 2016
109. North Korea, Apr 2016
108. Jordan, Jan 2016
107. United Arab Emirates, Dec 2015
106. Lesotho, May 2015
105. South Africa, May 2015
104. Swaziland, May 2015
103. Brunei, Sep 2014
102. Myanmar, Sep 2014
101. Kosovo, Aug 2014
100. Georgia, May 2014
99. Japan, Mar 2014
98. Algeria, Feb 2014
97. Palestine, Dec 2013
96. Israel, Dec 2013
95. Burundi, Nov 2013
94. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nov 2013
93. Rwanda, Nov 2013
92. Ecuador, Aug 2013
91. Chile, Aug 2013
90. Bolivia, Jul 2013
89. Peru, Jul 2013
88. Cape Verde, Apr 2013
87. Qatar, Feb 2013
86. Thailand, Feb 2013
85. Indonesia, Feb 2013
84. Singapore, Feb 2013
83. Malaysia, Feb 2013
82. Morocco, Dec 2012
81. Tunisia, Nov 2012
80. South Korea, Oct 2012
79. China, Oct 2012
78. Liechtenstein, Aug 2012
77. Tanzania, May 2012
76. Kenya, May 2012
75. Lebanon, Feb 2012
74. Barbados, Jan 2012
73. Saint Lucia, Jan 2012
72. Dominica, Dec 2011
71. India, Nov 2011
70. Moldova, Oct 2011
69. Iceland, Aug 2011
68. San Marino, Jul 2011
67. The Gambia, Apr 2011
66. Senegal, Apr 2011
65. Montenegro, Feb 2011
64. Cambodia, Jan 2011
63. Laos, Jan 2011
62. Vietnam, Dec 2010
61. Cyprus, Oct 2010
60. Andorra, Sep 2010
59. Albania, Aug 2010
58. Macedonia, Aug 2010
57. Canada, Jun 2010
56. Romania, May 2010
55. Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2010
54. Serbia, May 2010
53. Benin, Feb 2010
52. Niger, Feb 2010
51. Mali, Feb 2010
50. Burkina Faso, Feb 2010
49. Panama, Jul 2009
48. Costa Rica, Jul 2009
47. Nicaragua, Jul 2009
46. Honduras, Jul 2009
45. El Salvador, Jul 2009
44. Guatemala, Jul 2009
43. Belize, Jul 2009
42. Mexico, Jun 2009
41. Estonia, Jun 2009
40. Malta, Feb 2009
39. Saudi Arabia, Jan 2009
38. Egypt, Jun 2006
37. Greece, May 2006
36. Russia, Apr 2006
35. Portugal, Mar 2006
34. Turkey, Feb 2006
33. Paraguay, Aug 2005
32. Brazil, Aug 2005
31. Uruguay, Jul 2005
30. Argentina, Jun 2005
29. Spain, Oct 2004
28. Germany, Jun 2004
27. Ireland, May 2004
26. Latvia, Oct 2003
25. Lithuania, Jan 2003
24. Sweden, Aug 2002
23. Ukraine, May 2002
22. Finland, Dec 2001
21. Croatia, Aug 2001
20. Slovenia, Aug 2001
19. Hungary, Aug 2001
18. Slovakia, Aug 2001
17. Vatican, Jul 2001
16. Luxembourg, Nov 2000
15. Netherlands, Nov 2000
14. Belgium, Nov 2000
13. Denmark, Mar 2000
12. Monaco, Jul 1999
11. Switzerland, Jul 1999
10. Iran, Feb 1999
9. Bulgaria, Feb 1999
8. United States, Jun 1998
7. United Kingdom, Jun 1998
6. France, Jul 1996
5. Italy, Jul 1996
4. Norway, Apr 1996
3. Austria, Aug 1994
2. Czech Republic, Jul 1993
1. Poland, Nov 1978