Dale,
part of it is related to my dad's job (insurance salesman) and my job. I get to go to conferences in many places in the US. Wisconsin was the most recent. This October I'll be in Ohio and plan on drifting down to Louisville, home of my favorite college basketball team.
My dad sold life insurance and one of the perks of his job was various conferences based on sales performance. Most of those Caribbean spots and lots of the US destinations are attributable to family travel. Minnesota and North Dakota relate mostly to drinking
. The Western States are primarily a result of skiing.
I'd really like to see much more of the Eastern US but at this point don't have much reason to go out that way.
Aus and points in that direction are due to a little 6 month vacation.
Then there's the age advantage