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Last Login:
Aug 22, 2010

Member Since:
Mar 22, 2008

Website:
My website

Citizen of:
Canada

Languages Spoken:
English,

Travel Style:
Mix & Match

Preferred transportation:
Walking

Interests:
Baseball, Dancing, Movies, People-Watching, Photography, Shopping, Swimming, Theatre, Wildlife, Writing

Relationship Status:
Single

Travel Status:
Hitting the road

Interested in:
Males

Occupation:
not sure yet ...

I travel because:
I love it. Simple as that.

Perfect meal:
Fish & Chips

Never travel without:
My camera

I wish they invented:
Instant teleportation

Last thing I broke:
My bank account

The thing I always forget:
I don't forget, I'm OCD when it comes to packing

Travel inconveniences I could do without:
Waiting at the airport

When not traveling I'm:
At a baseball game, play, or movie

Ashley T.

 

Traveling is a visceral experience for me, which makes it difficult to describe to others. To say it has profoundly affected who I am sounds cheesy and cliche, but it is entirely true. My first solo trip changed my values, goals, relationships, and the way I look at the world. I can't imagine how the last two years of my life would have turned out, or where I would be today, if I hadn't gone there.

 

I booked that trip in 2007 very spontaneously, which wasn't like me at all. I was set to begin university in a few months time. After several years of figuring out what I wanted to do for a living, I was pretty sure I had it all figured out at the age of twenty-two. But I needed one last adventure before settling into school and then a career. So I found the most obscure destination I could find in the tour company catalogue and said "I'm going to go there." My friends thought I was nuts, but my family was surprisingly supportive.

 

And the rest is history. On that three-week vacation, I saw some of the most amazing places, experienced new cultures, and met some of the best friends I've ever had. When it was over, I didn't think I'd ever see those people again, but we've managed to stay in touch online and have even visited each other and met up for reunions on numerous occasions.

 

I came home and I started school, but something had changed, and I knew within the first week of classes that I didn't belong there. I withdrew from the program on the third day, and even if it seemed like a hasty decision, I knew it was the right one. Two years later, I'm still not sure where my life is going, but my travels have been more educational and provided me with more experiences than any book or classroom ever could. : )


Travel Scorecard

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Ashley has been to 825 cities and 12 countries and counting...
Worldly: is an explorer
Danger: flirts with danger
Roughing it: is happy with a roof and running water
Shrewdness: can dodge thieves and survive touts
Off the beaten track: does their own thing
Depth of Knowledge: has written a book's worth
Overall TravelCred score:
13577
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