Travel

 I sat down the last month and looked over my travels (I turn 65 shortly).

At last count, I've been to 36 states and the District of Columbia.  I will admit in the case of New Hampshire....I crossed the border, had lunch, and left the state after two hours.  

On selling itself?  California had just about everything, and over the past twenty years....screwed up literally everything.

For countries?  At least count, 31.  I didn't count that Air Force flight into Israel where we weren't supposed to leave the ramp area, and take-off was in 90 minutes.  

Exotic places?  Maybe you can count Iceland in that category.  You go mostly to look at glaciers, volcanic areas, hot springs, etc.  

Crappy places?  That 12-hour 'tour' into Kosovo probably fits into that category.  

Places oversold/over-valued?  New Zealand.

Places that you probably just want to spend six weeks driving around?  Ireland.

That 3-day stop-over  in Dubai?  Honestly, the 'mall' is the selling point. There's a shop near the entry where they sell bags of popcorn that have at least three whole sticks of butter melted into the medium-sized bag.

The place where you felt ultra-ultra-safe?  Singapore.

The country where you continually looked over your shoulder?  South Africa.

The country where you are likely to gain one pound of weight for each day you spend there?  Italy.