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Future Travels/Dream Destinations 
San Jose, Costa RicaSep 15, 2008 – Sep 17, 2008
Stop in sensational San Jose for Monday night Pre-Party, Tuesday sightseeing and TravBuddy Meetup. 40 others are going here
Bogota, ColombiaSep 17, 2008 – Sep 17, 2008
During long layover, enjoy a TravBuddy Shindig/Dinner in beautiful Bogota. 62 others are going here
Lima, PeruSep 18, 2008 – Sep 20, 2008
Land in lovely Lima for Thursday Pre-Party and Friday TravBuddy Gala. Olé! 180 others are going here
Countries I've Traveled To
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City, Venezuela Languages Spoken
English (fluent), Spanish (I can get by), French and Italian (I speak enough to get in trouble), Mandarin Chinese (my pronunciation can cause an international incident :-)
Interests
Books you might find in my backpack
I usually travel light. However, at one time or another, I have brought along: Bible, travel guides, art pamphlets, language aids and dictionaries, Animal Farm (George Orwell), On the Road (Jack Kerouac), The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis), Sherlock Holmes stories (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra), A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess), Edgar Allan Poe short stories, Chicken Soup for the Soul series (Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen) Music you might find me listening to while waiting for my plane
You might catch me listening to almost anything :-D Some of my favorites: The Beatles, U2, 1960s Motown (especially Aretha Franklin & The Temptations), Switchfoot, Alanis Morissette, Radiohead, The Eagles, Relient K, Yes, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Leeland, OutKast, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Green Day, POD, The Who, Flora Purim, Miles Davis, Michael W. Smith, Tom Petty, Crosby Stills Nash & Young (individually and collectively), Delirious?, Joni Mitchell, Return to Forever, Rich Mullins, Genesis, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Chris Tomlin, Kaiser Chiefs, Sly & the Family Stone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hawk Nelson, Sarah McLachlan, The Police, Dave Brubeck, DC Talk, The Cars, Tom Waits, Led Zeppelin, Jars of Clay, Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen, Bob Marley, Fleetwood Mac, The Newsboys, Jerry Jeff Walker, Earth Wind & Fire, Simon & Garfunkel, Darlene Zschech (Hillsong), David Bowie, Talking Heads, Pat Metheny, This Beautiful Republic, Jimi Hendrix, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, Kutless, Dr. Demento, George Jones, The Killers, Third Day, Igor Stravinsky, Frank Zappa, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Skillet, Elvis Costello, Mark Cullen (TheOriginalMC) and Kansas (of course) Most Memorable Travel Experience
EVERY trip is a fantastic opportunity to foster friendships and experience new cultures, ideas and scenery :-D
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I'm looking forward to attending 4 Central & South America TB meetups in the next 2 months.
I hope to share myself & my passion for globetrotting with fun-loving, enthusiastic people who have "joie de vivre." Born in Waterloo, Iowa, I'm a happy wanderer who lives in both Wichita & Overland Park, Kansas with Dorothy, Toto & tornados (The Wizard of Oz). I help a KC area church with contemporary worship, college students & world church construction. I'm also a former professional musician, play several instruments & often travel with my guitar. A comedy troupe, The Firesign Theatre, had an album title that sums up my philosophy: “I think we’re all bozos on this bus.” Growing older, I realize more than ever: 1. Life is short 2. Each of us is a bozo on this bus called life 3. Do something worthwhile & enjoy the ride! I've decided to rotate photos from TB meetups. The group image, taken by Eric (yekcoh), is from our June 2008 Kansas City bash co-hosted by James (pearcetoyou) & I. The other is with Ruby (2win) & Devi (Devika1985) from the 1st Amsterdam Party in January 2008. I included a shot taken in Bolivia where I helped build a Christian church in El Alto, a poverty-stricken town near La Paz. I'm 5'11", but I felt 7 foot tall standing next to my Bolivian amigos. I also posted a picture of Idaly, my Bogotá pal, taken in Colombia's beautiful Rosario Islands. Finally, I added a pic of Rendezvous Caye in Belize. Rendezvous Caye is an amazing tropical isle where you can snorkel the world's second largest barrier reef. This snapshot always brings a smile to my face :-) I wish you many memorable adventures exploring our big, beautiful world & success in everything you do! As the Irish say, "May the road rise to meet you & may the wind be always at your back." I once read that "being friends is a great place to start a relationship." I'd love the opportunity to get to know you, discover your travel interests & make a friend :-D 
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travelman727's Travel Blogs
Jan 01, 2009
Random photos from my life, adventures around our big, beautiful world not covered in my other travel blogs and shots from my TravBuddy meetups. The pictures will be changed and added when I can dig them up and need a good laugh. Also included are my nifty nine lists of top travel destinations :-D
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Aug 07, 2008 - Aug 09, 2008
I was fortunate to attend the marvelous Minneapolis weekend. Thursday, we dined at Hard Rock Cafe on Block E, then strolled over to the Shout House Rock 'n Roll Dueling Piano Bar. Friday, we met at Brit's & pretended we were dining in enchanting England. Saturday morn, we brunched at Wilde Roast Café before getting the grand tour of the Mississippi riverfront, Sculpture Garden & Lake Calhoun. We wrapped up the wild & wonderful shindig at Chino Latino. All I can say is YA, YOU BETCHA! UFF-DA!
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Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 21, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri, USA -› -› ...
James (pearcetoyou) & I co-hosted a sensational summer extravaganza in Kansas City. The fun began with a Thursday Welcome Dinner for Yadi (yadilitta - Lima, Peru) in Westport. The shenanigans continued with a Friday Pre-Party in the Power & Light District, a Saturday morning/afternoon Sightseeing Tour & a Saturday TravBuddy Meetup in the Country Club Plaza & a triumphant return to the Power & Light District. Like the old song goes, "We had some crazy little TravBuddies there..."
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