Countries and Geographical Locations Fran Visited
Alaska – High Sierra Jazz Band cruise – took Roy’s Mom
1985 – Canada – Drove to British Columbus Took Roy’s Mom, saw Fran’s relatives in Canoe, BC
Mexico – Cruise with RCBR (Retirement Can Be Fun group in Fresno.)
Barbados/Martinique – First vacation after returning from Japan in 1984
Aruba, Panama, Costa Rica – Visited on Panama Canal Cruise with Russ & Jacque
England – 2001 Went for a trade fair – Took a week’s bus tour
Sweden/Norway/Denmark – 1988 – One month trip – Met Fran’s Norwegian relatives at Mo-I-Rana, Fran’s fathers birthplace. Also traveled part of the trip with Longacres (a couple we met in Japan)
Sweden/Norway/Denmark – 2nd trip to Norway with Russ and Jacque in 2003 – Took Hurtigruten cruise up the coast as well as revisited relatives in Norway.
Hawaii 7 stop – overs on way back to Japan from yearly home leaves. Several family trips with sons and their wives.
Japan (Residence and work area, 8 1/2 years The following 10 locations were visited from Japan. Some were business but Fran was on all of them.
Korea (work area) /business trip
Taiwan (work area)/business trip
Hong Kong vacation/business trip
Macao vacation/business trip
China vacation/business trip
Singapore (Home office while in Japan)
Malaysia vacation/business trip
Thailand vacation/business trip
Indonesia including Bali vacation/business trip
Philippines vacation/business trip
2005 – New Zealand – A post-retirement trip we both enjoyed greatly.