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Hi<BR><BR>I feel a little guilty that perhaps I am posting too much.<BR><BR>I am a 50 yr old semi retired Brit living in South of France. These days I travel mainly locally (Italy, Spain, Andorra, Morroco, Switzerland, Belgium, UK in the last 12 months). My next big trip will be RTW to visit old friends, revisit some places, and discover new delights !<BR><BR><BR>I have lived in UK, Belgium, Sweden, France and (briefly) USA.<BR>My history is 25 years of private and business travel.<BR><BR>My job provided 10 yrs UK travel, 10 yrs Europe( + USA) travel, and 5 yrs global travel.<BR><BR>As a marketing consultant, I spent half my days abroad, and still travelled for vacation !<BR><BR>Privately I have travelled extensively to 40+ countries. I enjoy driving and have driven during most of my trips (including Canada to Mexico via Atlanta, Pacific coast highway and Route 66 in USA).<BR><BR>I have a website about the area I live now at - http://tlp.netfirms.com<BR><BR>Peter<BR><BR>

Travis

Where at: Tampa, FL (US)<BR>Status: Male, 27, mid-class<BR>Occupation: Stock Broker<BR>Hobbies: Golf, watching football, going to the beach, anything outside, speak french and a little Italian.<BR>Likes: That I am going to Amsterdam and Paris in under a month!<BR>Dislikes: Not being able to travel all the time.

heather

Message: <BR>Where from: New Jersey<BR>Where now: Germany (I am 15 months into a 2 year overseas assigment)<BR>Status - Female, 26, married<BR>Occupation - Logistics consultant <BR>Hobbies and Likes - Travel (obviously) eating and drinking, experiencing new things, reading, my pets<BR>Dislikes - standing in line (anywhere), too little time and money to travel as much as I would like to, rude people <BR>Goals - see as much of Europe as possible before my assignment ends

Sharon

Where: By a large Lake in New Jersey<BR>Occup: None currently, formerly information specialist. Husband is a financial manager for a large pharmaceutical company.<BR>Likes: Aruba, France, California, Manhattan, Vermont, Hawaii, painting, discovering new places, an evening/traveling with my friends, my dog, animals, sailing.<BR>Dislikes: Snobby pretentious people, hypochondriacs, smoking, take-off on an airplane, some New Jersey drivers!<BR> <BR><BR><BR>

ThomR

Where at: Toilet of the world, Bensalem, PA<BR>Where from: Germany<BR>Likes: Eating, calling Mama, gaining weight, arguing.<BR>Dislikes: Improving myself. Anica's hairy upper lip.<BR>Goals: None<BR>Hobbies: Drinking and eating. Lying about myself online. Trying to meet women.

lg

Whereeattle<BR>Status: Male,single 40+<BR>Occup: gov. employee<BR>Likes: Skiing Whistler, Snowbird, hiking, London theater,France,Italian clothes, red wine, great food, LeCarre,T. Stoppard PBS, tennis, NYT, stocks, flying business class,politics, fit women.<BR>Dislikes: Loud Americans, SUVs, smoke, ignorance, Bush, spectator sports,religous zealots and cell phone drivers.<BR>

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opie

Where: midwest USA, somewhere between St Louis and Denver<BR>Status: Male, upper middle class<BR>Occupation: Information Systems<BR>Hobbies and Likes: TRAVEL, TRAVEL, reading, TRAVEL, soccer, soccer, soccer, TRAVEL<BR>Dislikes: I hate my job and the company I work for. I dislike arrogant people. I hate computer nerds. I hate big computer companies. I hate all things that have any thing to do with computers. I really really really hate the company I work for - it sucks like a king sized Hoover.<BR>

xxx

Female<BR>30s<BR>Project mgr in IT<BR>Hobbies and likes: Travel, Reading, movies, dry sense of humor, dogs, trying new restaurants, theater, hiking, NYC, Scrabble, mountains, jon stewart, 6 feet under, will and grace, ER, diet coke, the South<BR>Dislikes: snobby people, mean people, politically correct people, know-it-alls, hypocrits, liars, posers

Joyce

Where: Boston area<BR><BR>Occupation: computer systems engineer<BR>status: female, single, 53<BR><BR>hobbies: travel, reading, music<BR><BR>goals: to see as much of the world as I can before I become too old or too ill to travel anymore<BR><BR>dislikes: bigots; also negative people, i.e. people who always see the glass as half-empty instead of half-full <BR><BR>

www.tourist-in-portugal.web.pt

where: LISBON, PORTUGAL<BR>status: MALE (MIDDLE CLASS)<BR>Occupation: ...<BR>Hobbies and Likes: developing my web page, and playing flight simulator<BR>Dislikes: Coca-Cola (it makes my stomach hurt)

Julie

Where at: New Jersey<BR>Status: Female, 23, still a newlywed<BR>Occupation: Finance in a Wall St firm<BR>Hobbies and likes: Travel, Music, Movies, Photography, Daydreaming, Trip planning (these last two are prety much the same way too often)<BR>Dislikes:closed-minded and/or arrogant/conceited people; waiting for my husband to graduate from med school so we can finally go on all those trips I plan.

Dee

Whereoston<BR>Status:female,married(looooong time,still in love Classless <BR>Occupation: Realtor Hobbies: TRAVEL,good reads,Fodoring,lots of domestic (knitting,etc.) stuff.<BR>Dislikes:Not being able to travel year round(have to work sometime)people who can't expand their experiences or tastes because they are too rigid and provincial in their ideas.

sam

Where: New York { Long Island }<BR>Status female married 37 years<BR>Occupation Real Estate Broker<BR>Hobbies: Reading, Travel, Canasta,Crossword Puzzles Gardening<BR>Likes: Volunteer work with org for disabled,veggies,chocolate,my adorable grandchildren,travel,game shows,flowers,warm weather<BR>Dislikes: Rudeness, Selfish people, TV,Guns and Violence,Winter,Cucumbers, delayed flights

Mitzy

Where at: Minneapolis<BR>Status: Single female, clinging on to my early 30's<BR>Occupation: Marketing<BR>Hobbies and Likes: Travel, obviously (Istanbul, NYC, and South of France are favorites); trying new restaurants; animals; good, tipsy conversation; golf; just sitting back and observing<BR>Dislikes: All the travel faux pas: People who huddle around the baggage carousel with their entire nuclear family and a baggage cart so that you can't get to your luggage; people who hover around the ticket counter to be "first" when their row is finally called; Whoever it is that absolutely can't wait until the "fasten seatbelt" light is out to stand up in the aisle; when the airlines lie to you to keep you from exercising your rights to use another airline (i.e., "it's arriving any minute" (the plane hasn't even left yet)). No issues here.<BR><BR>P.S. - hey Lisa2 - recognized your profile as a fellow friend of Ted's. Congratulations on escaping Minnesota.<BR>

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Kimberley

Me: 28 year old female<BR>I'm in: Fort Lauderdale, Florida<BR>Grew up in: Montreal, Canada<BR>Education: Attended McGill University; Masters from University of Florida<BR>Occupation: self-employed web designer (= time, freedom, & money to TRAVEL!!)<BR>Languages: fluent French, can communicate in Spanish<BR>Like: my job, photography, arty stuff (painting, scrapbooking, building stuff), reading (voraciously), shopping (especially for clothes, cosmetics, & books), sushi, chocolate, movies, the winter olympics, and people-watching.<BR>Dislike: not much. <BR>

theferra

Where at: Sydney Australia<BR>Status: Married with 3 kids and a dog<BR>Occupation: Teach children with disabilities<BR>Hobbies and Likes: Travel, family, dance (everything from ballet to belly dancing), music, anyone with joie de vivre, swimming, snorkelling and the Great Barrier Reef, gardening, walking and "soft" adventure<BR>Dislikes: Intolerance of any kind. Boring, judgemental people. AUS$1 TO 54EUR. 28 hours flying time to Europe. Don't you Americans every complain of jet leg again! Getting old.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>

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ThirtySomething

Where: Washington DC<BR>Status: Married, two children, two dogs. <BR>Occupation: Scientist turned Paralegal to see if I wanted to become a lawyer. I don't. Trying to return to science. <BR>Hobbies and likes: reading, travel (and the planning), cooking, playing with the children, Rex<BR>Dislikes: McNeighborhoods, most DC lawyers, television.