Our Trips

While we each traveled to many international destinations as part of our jobs (for example, Dave traveled to South America and Spain and Nancy traveled to Malaysia), only trips we took together are listed here. Unfortunately, I currently only have a general list since 2009, I’ll eventually try to list earlier trips.

Dedicated Trip Pages

Trips which I’ve blogged about have a link to a page dedicated to listing the posts for that trip.

General Travel List by Year

Trips I’ve blogged about are designated by an *.

2009 – DIY – Tasmania & New Zealand
2010 – DIY – Montana & Wyoming – Yellowstone National Park
2011 – DIY – Reno & Lake Tahoe, NV, plus Yosemite National Park
2012 – DIY – Finger Lakes, NY
2013
- DIY – Bar Harbor, Maine
- DIY – Boston, MA & Cooperstown, NY (Baseball Hall of Fame Induction)
2014 – DIY – Dublin, Ireland in 4 Days
2015 – DIY – Finger Lakes, NY & Cooperstown, NY (Baseball Hall of Fame Induction)
2017
- Viking River – Grand European with Budapest and Amsterdam extensions
- DIY – Fall Foliage in Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont
2018 – Princess – Alaska – Land/Cruise Tour – Fairbanks, AK to Vancouver, BC
2019
- Viking Ocean – Viking Homelands with DIY in Stockholm & Bergen to Oslo
- DIY – Rockland, Maine
- USVI – St. Thomas, St. John – Women’s Basketball Paradise Jam
2020 – Australia – Queensland & Tasmania, plus Sydney
2022
- DIY – Lake Michigan, Upper Peninsula (Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore), Door County Wisconsin
- Collette – In The Footsteps of Paul – Greece & Turkey – with Baylor Alumni
2023 – *Viking Ocean – Iconic Iceland, Greenland, & Canada, plus 3 days in Reykjavik
2024
- *DIY – Portugal 8-night Land Trip – Porto to Lisbon
- *DIY – Toronto, Canada
- *DIY – Dahlonega, Georgia
2025
- *Viking River – Passage to Eastern Europe
- *DIY – Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks

Sports-related Travel

We’ve traveled extensively following various Baylor sports over the years and not just to Waco!

Baseball

Regular season games at Minute Maid, University of Houston, and Rice University (yes, traveling across Houston counts!).
NCAA post-season games at University of Houston, Rice University, and University of Southern Miss (Hattiesburg, MS).

Women’s Basketball

Extensive list coming soon!

Football

Notable Regular Season Games Not in Waco or Houston

1998 – Baylor at Notre Dame – South Bend, Indiana – this is when Dave and I first met as part of a huge Baylor contingent which met in Chicago and traveled via train to South Bend! (with Bear Foundation)
1999 – Baylor at Boston College – Chestnut Hill, MA – included Red Sox game (Nancy only), trips to Providence and Newport, RI (with Bear Foundation)
2000 – Baylor at Nebraska – Lincoln, NE – lots of red! (with Bear Foundation)
2002 – Baylor at Cal – Berkeley, CA (with Bear Foundation)
2005 – Baylor at Army – West Point, NY (with Bear Foundation)
2012 & 2014 – Baylor at West Virginia – Morgantown, WV – via Pittsburgh – college visits for each nephew at Pitt and Carnegie-Mellon respectively – 2012 Reds @ Pirates when Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter!

Bowl Games

2010 – Texas Bowl – Reliant Stadium – Houston, TX
2011 – Alamo Bowl – Alamodome – San Antonio, TX
2012 – Holiday Bowl – Qualcomm Stadium – San Diego, CA
2014 – January – Fiesta Bowl – University of Phoenix Stadium – Phoenix, AZ
2015 – January – Cotton Bowl – AT&T Stadium – Dallas, TX
2015 – Russell Athletic Bowl – Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium – Orlando, FL
2018 – Texas Bowl – NRG Stadium – Houston, TX
2020 – January – Sugar Bowl – Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA
2024 – Texas Bowl – NRG Stadium – Houston, TX

Tennis

2005 NCAA Men’s Tennis Finals at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX at George P. Mitchell Tennis Center. Defending champions Baylor lost to UCLA 4-3.

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July 23, 2025