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Last Login:
Dec 9, 2011

Member Since:
Oct 7, 2008

Website:
My website

Citizen of:
Canada

Languages Spoken:
English, Some French and some Spanish

Travel Style:
Budget, In the middle, Mix & Match

Preferred transportation:
Walking

Interests:
Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Nature, Photography, Snorkelling, Whitewater Rafting, Wildlife, Writing

Relationship Status:
Single

Travel Status:
Saving up to travel

Interested in:
Females

I travel because:
I can.

Perfect meal:
contains numerous kinds of exotic meat.

Never travel without:
my cameras.

I wish they invented:
a time machine.

Last thing I broke:
my toe.

The thing I always forget:
enough money.

Travel inconveniences I could do without:
airports.

When not traveling I'm:
planning my next vacation.

D. G.

 
I figure two things spurred my travel obsession from an early age. First was National Geographic magazine, which opened my eyes to the outside world full of different cultures, landscapes and people. Second, which I attribute to my preference for wildlife destinations, was watching Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. This classic TV series has been often imitated, and for good reason - it was the best! Aside from that, it is odd that I'm a travel addict. I come from a family of non-travellers. Luckily, I believe I've inherited their allottment of lifetime travel opportunities. I prefer obscure and remote destinations over crowded cities. I'd take Mongolia over France, jungle ruins in Cambodia over a museum in Spain and the Witches market in Bolivia over a shopping mall in the US. A few future travel plans? I'd like to climb Kilimanjaro and stay at Crater Camp before the snow melts for good. I'd like to take the trans-Siberia Railway. I'd like to explore Western Africa. I'd like to hang out in new Zealand. Aside from those places, I have a dream to find a job that allows me to earn money as I travel. Does such a thing exist? I also have a dream to visit more than 100 countries around the world. I'm only 1/3rd of the way there. Travel dream #3 is to circumnavigate South America (fairly realistic) or Africa (fairly dangerous) via a kayak expedition. I think undertaking such a bold journey, which would take a few years at least, would make for a great documentary. Especially if done with a scientific approach to assess the heath of coastal waters, or if done for charity. Any companies or organizations out there want to sponsor and support such a journey?

Travel Scorecard

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D. has been to 768 cities and 45 countries and counting...
Worldly: is a globetrotter
Danger: laughs in the face of danger
Roughing it: wrestles lions & drinks gas for breakfast
Shrewdness: fools the locals
Off the beaten track: is allergic to tourists
Depth of Knowledge: has written a book's worth
Overall TravelCred score:
33519
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