Thread: Been There, Done That - 4th Edition

First, my reply from the last round, for the newbies out there...

Sat in UA's GlobalFirst both overseas legs of a trip (*drool*)
Gone to Alaska and Hawaii for day trips (maybe that's not too special around these parts, but it's sure fun to tell others who aren't in the industry)
Gone around the world (Entire routing being EAU-ORD-IAD-MAD-SVQ/SVQ-PMI/PMI-FRA/FRA-HKG/HKG-SFO-MSP/MSP-ORD-MSN
Landed an Airbus 320 simulator and ridden in a 747 simulator (ok, this was at my workplace, but still pretty awesome!)
Had my picture taken with a sea turtle behind me, a monkey on my head, a parrot in my hands, and a baby tiger I was petting. Not all in one picture.
Flew to COS and back just so I could try flying on a plane I hadn't been on before
Met Mike Tyson in line for security at LAS
Had my carry-on bag (which had my suit in it) go on a different flight than me the day before an interview, only to be unable to find it when I arrived at IAH
Celebrated $8 in winnings in RNO with a $10 prime rib
Proposed to my now-wife during a Norwegian festival in tiny-town, Iowa.
Flew to ORD so I could avoid a 6+ hour drive with the rest of my class
Been unexpectedly stuck overnight somewhere on a REVENUE ticket (never as a nonrev)
Flew to ORY with a cold so bad, I couldn't pop my ears on the flight. Or after the flight. Paris seemed like a really quiet city. But I bought the tickets a couple months prior and had a great deal on them, so I couldn't give that up.
Went to a Spanish birthday party. It lasted all day, with a ton of food and drinks. The kid was turning 11.
Crossed the border into Canada to take advantage of a lower drinking age

And in the last 2 years...

Stayed in former Norwegian army barracks, followed by a Norwegian family reunion
Walked by the same building 3 times trying to get from point A to B in Istanbul
Drove a Ford Focus on about 100 miles of roadway entirely covered in ice in Wyoming
Learned the hard way that PTY's rainy season earns its name
Got stranded in Denver's airport without even trying to fly
Saw Iron Maiden's Ed Force One Boeing 747
Learned (again, the hard way) that morel mushrooms are supposed to be cooked before eating, otherwise you'll get sick. All while on a ferry in Seattle
Stayed in a cabin heated only by a wood-burning fireplace originally built in 1860
Visited ~800-year-old cliff dwellings
Paddled my kayak from Colorado to New Mexico in under an hour (ok, the launch point was basically at the border)
Skinny dipped in a hot spring with 2 lesbian hippy women
Had friends over for my birthday, in which I surprised everyone by answering the door in my birthday suit (picture for those interested, along with my lovely wife who can tolerate way too much from me: Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet )

Oh, and I haven't done it yet, but next month I'll be officiating a wedding.