Destination 》2009
Below is the list of countries I visited during the year 2009. Click on any country to view my travel photos and stories.
Argentina, a country in the southern half of South America, the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world by area, shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east. Argentina is famous for Meat – the highest meat-eating country in the world, Wine, Tango, Football, and Evita (Eva Perón).
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, and education. It is one of the world’s most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries.
The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country, nestled in the center of Europe, It is a country steeped in history, inhabited for thousands of years and is a land dotted with castles, medieval towns, beautiful mountains, ancient ruins, and world-class wineries.
Nicaragua, set between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and bordered by Honduras and Costa Rica, is the largest but least densely populated country in Central America. Settled as a colony of Spain in the early 16th century, Nicaragua gained its independence in 1821. The country is known for its dramatic terrain of lakes, volcanoes and beaches.
Uruguay, the second-smallest country in South America, has a South Atlantic Ocean coastline and lies between Argentina to the west and Brazil to the north. Most Uruguayans have ancestors from Spain and Italy who immigrated to the country in the 19th and 20th centuries. Uruguay is often called the Switzerland of South America because of its stable democracy and mostly due to a developed financial sector based on bank secrecy.
Window on the World 