May 2008 — Mediterranean

I vacationed in Europe for almost three weeks with my brother and parents. Our journey started in Munich and took us to Barcelona, Marseilles, Pisa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Istanbul, Athens, and Venice.

March 2008 — Israel

I spent a week and a half in Israel on a business trip. I had several days to visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Masada, Haifa, Acre, the Lebanon border, the Sea of Galilee, and Caesarea.

March 2008 — Bahamas

The Traut family took a three-day cruise from Miami to the Bahamas to celebrate my grandmother’s 80th birthday.

February 2008 — Moscow

I spent a week in Moscow on a business trip. I had a day to visit the sights in central Moscow including the Kremlin, Red Square, and St. Basil’s Cathedral.

May 2007 — Around The World Trip

The trip of a lifetime! I spent three weeks on a National Geographic trip around the world. I joined 88 other travelers on a chartered jet. We started in Washington DC and continued to fly west until we had visited over a dozen countries, eventually returning to where we started.

December 2005 — Antarctica

I traveled to Santiago, Chile and the southern tip of South America. From there, I boarded the Explorer II and crossed the Drake Passage to visit the Antarctic Peninsula.

July 2004 — Europe

I traveled to Europe for three weeks with my brother Brent. We started in London. We joined a tour group in Holland and traveled on to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and France.