Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Colombia
In 2007 I went to these countries (second half of trip).
China
I was in China in 2011 and then again in 2015 for conferences.
Egypt
I got to go with a group of Villanova students to Egypt a number of times. Here is the 2008 trip and the 2009 trip. For the days connecting 2009 and 2010, I got to go with a group of colleagues and friends to Egypt and Jordan.
Israel
I was able to get to Israel in 2019. After the trip sponsored by the JNF, I stayed a few extra days, getting to two wonderful museums.
Italy
Coldigioco Conference in 2010 when the IBHA was founded.
Rome – The Eternal City, 2017
Milan – 2019
Jordan
We also got to travel to Jordan.
Mexico
Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) Mexico City
Russia
I was at a conference in Moscow in 2012.
And to the Global Studies Conference at Moscow State University in 2017.
South Korea
- South Korea – I got to visit Seoul at the invitation of the Korean Big History Academy.
Spain
I got to spend a semester in 2017 teaching in Madrid, and visited a number of politically important sites in the country, including:
- Ávila – The city is famous as the home of St. Teresa. The city’s walls were begun in 1090.
- Barcelona – Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Batlo, Pedrera, and Sagrada Familia are wonderful; sites from the Spanish Civil War were poignant.
- Córdoba, Spain – An historic Spanish city in Andalusia.
- Segovia – I got to visit Segovia, Spain with Erick; known best for its Roman aqueduct.
- Sevilla – We got to visit historic Sevilla during Semana Santa.
- Toledo – Important city in Roman, Visigoth, Muslim, Reconquest, and early Monarchical periods; symbolic for Franco.
Tunisia
I went with a group of Villanova students to Tunisia in 2012.
Turkey
I went with a Turkish-American group to Turkey in 2012.