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Sunday, April 1, 2012

A is for Adventure Travel

Hello and welcome to the A to Z blogfest, where I and hundreds of other bloggers are going through the alphabet this April! I bet you expected I was going to post something about the Civil War. Andersonville? Antietam? Ambrose Burnside? There will be plenty of Civil War posts in the days to come, but today I want to talk about another of my interests--adventure travel.

I've always been a keen traveler and got my first real taste at age 20 when I worked as an archaeologist in Israel. After university I spent a year hitchhiking across Asia, going from Bulgaria to Turkey, Syria, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Thailand. In total I've been to 31 countries, most of which I've stayed in for a month or more. I prefer to travel slowly and solo in order to get a feel for the place and get to know people.

Now I work for the travel blog Gadling. I've written several adventure travel series for them, including one on a road trip around Ethiopia, living in an African city, and visiting Somaliland. This photo shows me feeding the hyenas outside the Ethiopian city of Harar. I'm hoping to do a couple more adventures this year to countries I haven't visited yet. Stay tuned!
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14 comments:

  1. Karen Jones GowenApril 1, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    I am glad I follow your blog! I look forward to more on the Civil War, or as my Southern husband calls it "The War Between the States" and am excited about hearing about your travel adventures as well.

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  2. RuthApril 1, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    I have never seen a hyena, other than on TV.
    I've never been outside the US either.
    I bet you have a lot of great stories.

    welcome to me

    yummy stuff

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  3. mshatchApril 1, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    That's probably the best way to get a feel for a place: by staying there a while.

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  4. Marta SzemikApril 1, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    I love that photo. I'd never thought a hyena was so big! Looking forward to hearing more about your adventures.

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughApril 1, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Feeding hyenas! Wow, bet not many people can say they did that.

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  6. Sherri LackeyApril 1, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    I never knew hyenas were so large! That picture really puts them into perspective.

    I'm stopping by to say hi as I make my way through the A-Z Challenge list. http://sherrilackey.blogspot.com/

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  7. Tracy MacDonaldApril 1, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    That sounds like an amazing trip. I did a lot of traveling in my 20s, which I loved and always did on my own; I wouldn't have met as many people if I had traveled with others. Looking forward to more of your posts.
    A2ZMommy and What’s In Between

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  8. farawayeyesApril 2, 2012 at 7:32 AM

    Love your travel blogs. Particularly Greece.

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    1. Civil War Horror (Sean McLachlan)April 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM

      Thanks! I'm planning to hike the Mani Peninsula, Greece's medieval pirate coast, next year. Of course I'll write a series about it!

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  9. alberta rossApril 2, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    I spent many years back in the 70s and 80s traveling to exoctic places - have a headful of good memories of all those places:0

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  10. Hilary Melton-ButcherApril 2, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    Hi Sean .. your A - Z posts sound really interesting - love seeing you feed the hyena - I've never done that .. the archaeology start must have been fascinating .. did you study that?

    See you around - cheers Hilary

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    1. Civil War Horror (Sean McLachlan)April 2, 2012 at 1:37 PM

      I got a Master's degree in archaeology and worked for ten years in Israel, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Arizona. I made the switch to writing in 2000.

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  11. Merritt | LiveSimplyLoveApril 13, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    That hyena is huge! You've been to some cool places. What's next?

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    1. CivilWar Horror (Sean McLachlan)April 14, 2012 at 2:42 PM

      Orkney islands in July, perhaps a month in the Sudan this autumn. Not sure what else!

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