Where have you been, alphabetically?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I’ve been to places that begin with each letter of the alphabet:

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Barcelona, Spain
Casablanca, Morocco
Dijon, France
Èze, France
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Grenoble, France
Horseshoe Canyon, Utah, USA
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Jerusalem, Israel
Kaanapali, HI, USA
London, UK
Monaco
Nice, France
Orléans, France
Paris, France
Queens, New York, USA
Rome, Italy
Seville, Spain
Toledo, Spain
Utrecht, Netherlands
Vienna, Austria
Washington, DC, USA
Xenia, OH, USA
Yellowstone National Park, USA
Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Where have you been, alphabetically?

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Fun exercise. I need to find me an X town. Also need to get out of the USA more.

Anchorage, Alaska
Bumpass, Virginia
Coronado, California
Detroit, Michigan
Elk Rapids, Michigan
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Gary, Indiana
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ithaca, New York
Jacksonville, Florida
Kansas City, Missouri
Las Vegas, Nevada
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Ottawa, Canada
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Quebec City, Canada
Romulus, Michigan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Talkeetna, Alaska
Utica, Michigan
Van Buren, Michigan
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
X
Yuba, Michigan
Zilwaukee, Michigan
mmm

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Aix en Provence, France
Bangkok, Thailand
Cambridge, England
Des Moines, Iowa
Edmonton, Alta
Funchal, Madiera
Granada, Nicaragua
Hong Kong
Innsbruck, Austria
Jakarta, Indonesia
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Luxembourg
Macau
Nassau, Bahamas
Oulu, Finland
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Q
Rocamadour, France
Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
Ubud, Bali
Vientiane, Laos
Wellington NZ
X
Yogyakarta, Java
Zagreb, Croatia

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A - Algeria
B - Brunei
C - Comoros
D - Djibouti
E - Ecuador
F - Finland
G - Gabon
H - Honduras
I - Iran
J - Jordan
K - Kyrgyzstan
L - Laos
M - Mauritania
N - Nepal
O - Orange Free State
P - Paraguay
Q - Qatar
R - Rwanda
S - St. Pierre et Miquelon
T - Togo
U - United Arab Emirates
V - Venezuela
W - Wuppertal, Germany
X - Xingyi, China
Y - Yugoslavia
Z - Zambia

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I’ll take it in a slightly different direction.

Places where I have spent at least one night, all in the US, no state appearing more than once:

Augusta, GA
Brattleboro, VT
Cadillac, MI
Denver, CO
Elkton, MD
Fish Creek, WI
Greenville, MS
Houston, TX
Ivoryton, CT
Jeffersonville, IN
Knoxville, TN
Lincolnville, ME
Martinsburg, WV
New Orleans, LA
Orlando, FL
Phoenix, AZ
Q –
Rochester, MN
Salt Lake City, UT
Topsail Beach, NC
Utica, NY
Vandalia, IL
Washington, DC
X –
Youngstown, OH
Z –

I did spend one night in Quebec City, so if I were to expand beyond the USA borders I could add that one. Thus far, no nights in Quincy, Xenia, or Zephyr Cove. Hmm…

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Road trip!
mmm

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Amsterdam
Brussels
Cordova, AK
Denali Park
Elko, NV
Fairbanks, AK
Grenada, Spain
Helsinki
Idaho
Juneau, AK
Kenai, AK
London
Moscow (both Russia and Idaho)
New York City
Ontario
Portland, OR
Quebec City
Rome
Stockholm
Tanzania
Uganda
Victoria Falls
Walla Walla
Zimbabwe

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I’ve never been far or wide, so let me try for the smaller side of life (all U.S.A., with a few local pronunciations tips):

Aguanga, Calif.
Balmorhea, Tex.
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
Dunsmuir, Calif.
Ely, Nev. (pronounced EE-lee)
Florence, Ore.
Gimlet, Ida.
Hartford, Conn.
Isla Vista, Calif. (…and for the left-coasters, that’s EYE-la Vista)
Jackpot, Nev.
Ketchum, Ida. (my old home town)
La Jolla, Calif.
Mackay, Ida. (that’s MACK-ee, lest ye be giggled at)
Newport Beach, Calif.
Ogden, Ut.
Port Hueneme, Calif. (Port Why-NEE-mee)
Quincy, Mass. (QUIN-zee, to no-one’s surprise)
Rock Springs, Wyo.
Salem, Ore.
Tehachapi, Calif. (no-one was Willin’…)
Upland, Calif. (you know, out there in the inland valley)
Ventura, Calif.
Weiser, Ida. (WEE-zer, just like the band)
Yucaipa, (No, it wasn’t founded by Yucaipa Heeb. Firesign Theater was simply wrong.)
Zuma Beach, Calif. (Yeah, it’s a cheat, but it’s where the closing shot to the original Planet of the Apes was shot.)

…still waiting on adding the elusive ‘X’.

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Albany NY
Boston
Chicago
Douvres-la-Délivrande, France
East Hampton, NY
Fredrickton, NB
Greenport, NY
Honolulu
Ithaca, NY
Johnson City, NY
King’s County, NY
London
Montreal
New York
Orlando
Paris
Quaker Street, NY (It’s a place, not just a road; there is no Quaker St. in Quaker Street)
Rotterdam, NY
Schenectady, NY
Toronto
Ulster County, NY
Virginia
West Springfield, MA
X
Yonkers, NY
Z

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Sticking as close to home as possible…

Alfred, Maine
Berwick, Maine
Cornish, Maine
Dayton, Maine
Eliot, Maine
Farmington, New Hampshire
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Hollis, Maine
Island Falls, Maine
Jay, Maine
Kittery, Maine
Lyman, Maine
Milton, New Hampshire
North Berwick, Maine
Ogunquit, Maine
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Queens, N.Y.
Rochester, New Hampshire
Sanford, Maine
Topsham, Maine
Union, New Hampshire
Vassalboro, Maine
Wells, Maine
X [none I can think of]
York, Maine
Zanesville, Ohio (or Zealand Campground, N.H., if that counts)

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Do Xerox Square and Xerox Tower (Rochester NY) count as “places”? I’ve been to both, but they seem to violate the spirit of the thread.

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Athabasca River, Alberta
Baden Baden, Germany
Columbia, MO
Detroit, MI
East St. Lewis (only briefly, but “E” was hard for me)
Frankfurt
Georgia
Hungary
Indianola, Washington
Jasper National Park
Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Maryland
Nevada
Ohio
Pittsburgh, PA
Quebec City
Rochester, NY
Szeged, Hungary
Toronto
Utah
Victoria, BC
Williamsburg, VA
Xenia, OH
Yellow Springs, OH (next to Xenia)
Z–I got nothing

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Let’s count 'em. We need all the X’s we can get.

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I somehow missed X and Y. I got nothing for X, but Yreka, CA works for Y.

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Arkansas
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Colombia
Delaware Water Gap
Ecuador
Florida
Georgia
Hempstead, Long Island, NY
Itapua
Jamaica, Queens, NYC
Kolkata
Lima (Peru and Ohio)
Maastricht
New Jersey
Orlando
Philadelphia
Quintana Roo
Redwoods
Silicon Valley
Tucson
Utrecht
Virginia
West Virginia
Xique Xique
Yorkville (a neighborhood in New York City)
Zona Sul (in Rio de Janeiro)

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I can hit most of them in my home state.

Akron, OH
Bay Village, OH
Cleveland, OH
Dayton, OH
Euclid, OH
Fairview Park, OH
Garfield Heights, OH
Hinkley, OH
Independence, OH
Johnstown, PA
Kent, OH
Lakewood, OH
Medina, OH
North Olmsted, OH
Ohio
Parma, OH
Quebec, Canada
Rocky River, OH
Sandusky, OH
Toledo, OH
University Heights, OH
Valley View, OH
Westlake, OH
Xenia, OH
Youngstown, OH
Zanesville, OH

It looks like there’s also a Jackson, OH, but I’ve never been there, and I can’t find an in-state Q.

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Albany NY
Boston MA
Clark Gully (NYS)
Dunkirk NY
Erie PA
Fredonia NY
Grimes Glen (NYS)
Hershey PA
Irondequoit Mall NY
Jacksonville FL
Kensington, England
Loving, NM
Mammoth Cave National Park
Nantahala National Forest
Ocala National Forest
Paseo Del Prado, Madrid
Quincy, MA
Rocky Mountain National Park
Salt Lake City, UT
Taintsville FL (!)
University of Central Florda
Virginia Tech
Weston-sub-edge, England
X - I’ve passed by Xanadu House in Orlando and that’s the closest I can think of
Ybor City, Tampa
I’ll have to steal Zion National Park

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You’re on! I’ll pick you up tomorrow at noon.

Are you closer to Quincy Mass or to Quincy Ill?

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**My travels, some annotated for your reading pleasure: **

Athens, OH
Baltimore, MD
Bellingham, WA
Billings, MT
Boston, MA
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cape Cod, MA
California: Every nook and cranny (there for 18 years)
Cheyenne, WY
Chicago, IL
Chillicothe, OH > Funnest city name to say: Chill-a-coth-ee
Cleveland, OH
Cody, WY
Columbus, OH
Denver, CO
Dover, DE > Got really drunk and barfy, makes me kinda nauseated to type in this city
Durango, CO
Elko, NV > Hideous place!
Ely, NV > An even more hideous place!
Fallon, NV > “Where hope goes to die”
Grand Junction, CO
Hartford, CT
Idaho: Most of the southeast and Yellerstone > Did not pet Elk
Keene, NH > Coldest place ever visited in March
Las Vegas, NV
Flagstaff, AZ
Grand Canyon, North Rim, AZ I was a kitchen slave there for a summer
Green River, CO
Mazatlan, Mexico > Rented a car with no reverse gear
Mesa, CO
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Missoula, MT
Montreal, Canada > Poutine is the Devil
Myrtle Beach, SC
New Jersey: Every nook and cranny (here for 11 years)
Newport, RI
New York: Almost every nook and cranny
Niagara Falls: US and Canada sides > Did not go over in a barrel
Orlando, FL > Horribly humid in April/Disneyland is better
Pennsylvania: Almost every nook and cranny
Phoenix, AZ > Sat on quarter on car seat, burned off butt
Plymouth Rock, MA
Providence, RI
Reno, NV
Sedona, AZ > Bad dreamcatcher weavings and bad chef salad
San Antonio, TX > Riverwalk smells just like Pirates of the Caribbean!
Springfield, IL > Armpit of the Midwest/worst Motel 6 in U.S.
St. Cloud, MN > Strangest job interview evah
St. John, NM
Baja California: Many nooks and crannies
Tijuana, MX > Damn, I miss street tacos!
Tombstone, AZ > Pretty good BLT on Texas toast, avoid otherwise
Toronto, Canada
Tucson, AZ
Utah: Every nook and cranny (grew up there, too many places to list)
Vancouver, BC Miniature balsa hockey stick seized at border
Washington, DC
Wheeling, WVA > Excellent antiquing and really nice folks
Wilmington, DE
Worcester, MA
Yellerstone Natl Park, WY, ID, and MT

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My parent’s travels are as foreign-centric as mine are U.S.-centered:
Australia
Kenya
New Zealand
Nigeria
Provo, UT
Pocatello, ID
South Africa
Tanzania
Yukon