{"id":1458,"date":"2008-07-02T10:47:52","date_gmt":"2008-07-02T10:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2008-07-02T10:47:52","modified_gmt":"2008-07-02T10:47:52","slug":"reading_departure_signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/index.php\/2008\/07\/02\/reading_departure_signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Departure Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve seen this site<\/a>, which enables you to make maps of places you’ve been in your travels, a couple of times before, but I’ve never really played with it. Ilya’s map<\/a> this morning has inspired me, though, so here’s my own map of all the states in the U.S. I have visited:<\/p>\n

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create your own personalized map of the USA<\/a><\/p>\n

Not very impressive, is it? Certainly not for a guy who fancies himself a big traveler, anyway. According to the helpful statistics provided by MyWorld66.com, I have visited 11 of the 50 states, or only about 21% of the country. (I’ve actually set foot<\/i> in several more states, but I figured passing through an airport doesn’t count as actually visiting<\/i>.) Ilya has done much better. However, in my defense, I would note that I have seen large tracts of many of the states I have visited, rather than just one or two cities or sights. I’ll elaborate a bit below the fold (and explain the title), if you’re at all interested…<\/p>\n


\nFor the record, I would like to be able to say one day that I’ve visited all 50 states, but some are of more interest to me than others for various reasons, and when it comes to “dream destinations,” almost all of my fantasies seem to gravitate toward Europe or, to a lesser extent, Asia. But hey, I’m a relatively young guy; there’s still time, right?
\nOf those state I have visited, here are a few details:<\/p>\n