From the 31st of January until the 20th of August I have been in Fairbanks, Alaska! I was there for an internship at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The internship lasted 24 weeks, I stayed 5 weeks to travel around. I kept an online diary while I was there.

I have shortened this a bit, click below for the photos and stories per month. In Summer I travelled around Alaska for 4 weeks, and I made a seperate page with a trip report and many photos. >>>

Years ago we had airline mileage and Evelyn said we should go to Hawai'i. She asked me where we should go there. Immediately I decided Pearl Harbor. What else? Well I looked at various tourist attractions and everything looked to me like the Kilakoala Lily Park. After an hour of research looking for what to see in Hawai'i I turned to Evelyn and said with finality "Ireland." Our vacation was somewhat colder and wetter than she had planned. That was just about six years ago. Finally I am ready to see Hawai'i. P.S. It was only this trip that Evelyn realized that the name "Kilakoala" was itself intended as a joke.>>>

I visited New Mexico in August 2003. Our first stop was at Capulin Volcano National Monument, on August 10.>>>

I've been in Utah only for 2 days in August 2003! As soon as we crossed the border, there was a big sign saying: Warning: Dust Storm Area...>>>

I visited Colorado during August 2003, but only the south and the west part.>>>

I spent about 4 weeks in Oklahoma, during August and early September 2003.>>>

I've been to Minnesota in August 2004, on my way back from Alaska to the Netherlands. I stayed for a week, and visited my roommate and her family in Minnetonka (Minneapolis), and we also visited Duluth, on the shore of Lake Superior, where Kim went to university. >>>

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