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  • Hometown

    boulder, colorado, usa

  • Work published

    TNT Travel Magazine, The Vail Daily, The Colorado Daily

  • Craziest place

    Besides NYC? La Paz, Bolivia was pretty darn crazy.

  • Bizarre experience

    Befriending both a boy whose dog was named after "General" Pinochet and one whose father was imprisoned by aforementioned general in the same day in Santiago, Chile.

  • Advice

    Create opportunities to eat, drink, live, and play with the locals. It's the only way to learn.

  • Dream destination

    C'mon now, do you mean my dream surfing destination? Dream eating destination? Dream shopping destination? Dream wild third world adventure destination?

  • Traveled before

    USA, Central and South America, New Zealand, Australia

  • Going next

    Telluride, Colorado. Bluegrass and beers!

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  • More Than Waves

    Jun 12, 2008 - New Zealand

    When you hitchhike as often as we do, you get used to the “Cotton Eye Joe.” You know, the whole ......

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