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"Waypoints"

Metaphorically, life is a journey through space and time. Listed here are some interesting waypoints, and related observations, from my journey. Waypoint visit length varies from hours to decades. Flyovers and plane change aren't considered visits.
Brazil
San Paulo - {Didn't see the girl from Ipanema. Armed soldiers wandered the streets. Many merchants did business by appointment only. To save fuel, cabbies coasted down hills.}
Canada
Point Pelee - {A great place to spend a quiet afternoon picnicking and watching the seasonal bird migrations.}
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) - {Hot as hell in mid July! The neighbors are unfriendly.}
France
Monte Carlo - {The steep, picturesque, hills around Monaco and friendly people...}
Paris  - { See "The World in 14 Stops." }
San Tropez - {The French Riviera and "belles femmes"...}
Hong Kong
 - { See "The World in 14 Stops." }
Japan
Tokyo  - { See "The World in 14 Stops." }
Lebanon
Beirut  - { See "The World in 14 Stops." }
Monaco
 - {A tiny country, Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco, anchored in Port
   Hercules ... }
Thailand
Bangkok  - { See "The World in 14 Stops." }
UK
Greenwich - {The observatory and prime meridian...}
London - {Big Ben, Harrods, Hyde Park orators, the Thames, the Tower ...}
USA
Hanauma Bay -  { See "The World in 14 Stops." }
Kapowsin, WA - {Cascading mountains, a lake full of Rainbow trout.}
La Push, WA - {A fisherman's paradise. Its attractions included: lighthouse, ocean beach, river and state park.}
Lovells, MI -  { See "Lovells" }
Thompson, MI - {Top of the lake, amazing view, good fishing and hunting, clean air, home at first sight...}
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  - { See "The World in 14 Stops." }
Nha Trang - {A world-class bathing beach and a sea containing bread-loaf sized lobsters.}