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Screen name:

adnroy

Gender:

Male

Travel status:

Coming home

Hometown:

Chicago

Currently in:

Chicago

Traveling Next:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Favorite places I've been:

Leh (Northern India), Galapagos (Ecuador), Cuzco (Peru), Granada (Spain), Haifa (Israel)

Places I want to go to:

Antarctica, Argentina, Russia, Iceland, Brazil, the bottom of the ocean

About me:

I've been writing professionally since age 17, scuba diving since age 14 and traveling for as long as I can remember. Would like to spend as much of my life as possible underwater ;)

Profile URL:

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

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I'm fired up on:

Scuba, Latin America, Great Lakes History, Salsa, Linguistics, Free Diving, Writing Non-Fiction, experiencing all the awe-inspiring things packed into this world.

Tunes I rock out to:

Show 'Em Whatcha Got - Public Enemy
Plante Bandera - Tommy Olivencia
Hacha y Machete - Hector Lavoe
Rei da Luta - Wilson Simoninha
Azucar - Soulive
Sin Exagerar - Calle 13

Travel style:

How do I travel? How HAVEN'T I traveled? I've traveled on buses, on trains, on planes, on boats, in cars...I've stayed in everything from hostel dormitories to Indian palaces to Spanish train berths...With groups, with family and by myself...Honestly, I'll travel anywhere, any way.

Quote:

“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.” - Jacques Cousteau

Sports I do:

Boxing, Scuba Diving

Favorite artist(s):

Xul Solar, Helio Oiticica, Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun

Favorite books:

The Yiddish Policeman's Union - Michael Chabon, Down Under - Bill Bryson, La Mala Hora - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

Everyone!

I want to make a difference by:

Documenting the fascinating things in the world so we can finally understand just what we stand to lose.

Languages spoken, other than English:

Spanish., Portuguese,

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

I visited Rabin Square in Tel Aviv.

Why I travel:

I haven't yet found a place that didn't surprise me.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

The lakeshore in Chicago.

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

In a boat, on the ocean.

Before I die I'd like to:

Do everything ever invented. Obviously, I'm bound to die unfulfilled. (Won't stop me from trying though)

Let's collaborate:

As a travel writer, I'm particularly interested in teaming up with talented underwater photographers, especially for stories on more unusual dive destinations (i.e. the Black Sea, the poles, the Great Lakes)

My links:

My site: www.roywriting.com
My blog: www.illadvisedadventures.com

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