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FarandNear

If you must know:

I'm taken

Travel status:

Traveling soon

Currently in:

London

Expert Paris, France

Between living in Paris and visiting it regularly for over a decade, I have gotten to know the city really well. I love everything about it but especially the food, art and lifestyle. Did I mention the food?

Traveling Next:

India

Favorite places I've been:

Mali, Nepal, Santorini, Mekong Delta, Uganda, . . . so many

Places I want to go to:

Anywhere I haven't already been. Top of the list right now: Yemen, Burma, Zanzibar, . . .

About me:

Traveling is pretty much my life. I was the founder of one of the first online travel magazines back in the day. These days, I'm busy posting entries from my stacks of travel journals online at www.FAR-and-NEAR.com and planning the next big adventure.

Profile URL:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/farandnear

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I'm fired up on:

responsible travel, foreign films, and good food from Michelin star restaurants to street hawkers.

Tunes I rock out to:

Whatever the locals recommend. I've discovered some of my favorite musicians this way.

Travel style:

I love everything from backpacking to luxury travel although I have to admit that as the years go by, my backpacking trips are growing fewer and farther between.

Quote:

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. - St. Augustine

Sports I do:

None really. Is trekking or hiking a sport? That and white water rafting every few years.

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

Jimmy Carter, Anthony Bourdain

Languages spoken, other than English:

French

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

I had Sunday lunch with my Spanish friends in a real neighborhood joint in the middle of Madrid.

Why I travel:

To experience different cultures, to look at the world from different perspectives, to see how people live, to better appreciate my own world, and to eat(!)

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

Santorini

Before I die I'd like to:

See 100 countries.

My links:

www.FAR-and-NEAR.com