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Age: 
27
Gender: 
Male
If you must know: 
I'm taken
Travel status: 
Traveling soon
Hometown: 
St. Louis, MO
Currently in: 
Central Illinois
 
Traveling Next: 
Pamplona
Favorite places I've been: 
Istria (Croatia), London, Venice, Brac (Croatia)

 
About me: 
Freelance writer with travel as a hobby. I work in public policy and issue development.

 
 
 
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By Jay Martin  |  Location: Russia  |  06/10/08  |  Pics: 1

After a "special audit" of their editorial content, Mark Ames, editor of The Exile, has announced the paper is folding.
The bi-weekly free paper for English-speaking expats in Moscow has survived beatings, death threats, police intimidation, sexually transmitted diseases, censorship, and calls for...

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By Jay Martin  |  Location: Croatia  |  05/11/08  |  Pics: 5

The phylloxera swept across the terraced hills of Otok Brać – Island of Brać – in the early 1900s, invading the soil.  Native to North America, the tiny yellow aphids traveled across the sea to Europe in the late 1800s, feeding on vino roots and spreading their wine death...

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By Jay Martin  |  Location: United States  |  04/16/08  |  Pics: 1

With the recent furor over whether Thomas Khonstamm lied or embellished in his Lonely Planet guidebooks, I feel like I must get something off my chest.I tell people I’ve been to Ireland, but I've never really been there. 

When sharing with others the list of countries...

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