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OurManinShanghai

Gender:

Male

If you must know:

I'm taken

Travel status:

Traveling now

Hometown:

Toronto

Currently in:

Shanghai, China

Traveling Next:

Suzhou, China

Favorite places I've been:

Toronto, Montreal, London(England), Wolfboro-New Hampshire, Mt Tremblant-Quebec,Quebec City, Knowleton, Quebec,Muskoka-Ontario,Wolfville- Nova Scotia,Halifax-Nova Scotia,Hangzhou and Shanghai

Places I want to go to:

India,Czech Republic,Italy,Portugal,Brazil, Vietnam and more. Having started my latest trip in Shanghai, I am now more prepared than ever to have an open mind and see the world.

About me:

I am a person that knows life is too short and have taken to travelling and working around the world. I have recently left Toronto for a first stop in Shanghai. I am a social networker who enjoys meeting people and I am always interested in learning more about local cultures and economies.

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

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I'm fired up on:

Hosting dinner parties for friends,environmental issues,writing travel articles,political discussions over beers,listening to music with Veronica.

Tunes I rock out to:

Fela Kuti, Frankie Foo & the YoYo Smugglers,Bebel Gilberto,Thievery Corporation,The Cinematic Orchestra, Do Say Make Think,Red Hot Chili Peppers,Saint Etienne, budos ban,Dirty Dozen Brass Band,Meshell Ndegeocello. (Many on the list are inspired by a beautiful summer with Veronica at Harbourfront Centre,Toronto)

Travel style:

It is a broad range of backpacks, sleeping bags, suitcase with a twist of road warrior/budget hotel/5* luxuary. It happens way to quickly to figure out which order the list goes in.

Quote:

"My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection."- Ryszard Kapuscinski

Sports I do:

skiing, canoeing, sailing,hiking

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

People that like meeting other people and are into their local surroundings

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

Being able to share a drink and cigarette with my neighbour.

Why I travel:

I think the world is fastly becoming inter-connected and I want to learn about other countries, their people and their sense of place and identity around the world.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

After a long night of hitch hiking westbound on the TransCanada highway getting ready to enter New Brunswick on the way to Toronto

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

After a long walk along the dikes in Wolfville, Nova Scotia

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by OurManinShan... | 2008/02/17

Peter Davison is currently wrapping up an interview with Doctors without Borders for Matador Travel.

by OurManinShan... | 2008/01/27

Peter Davison will be travelling in the Philippines from Jan 29-Feb 13th and visiting the following areas:

Palawan: Jan 29th- Feb 5th
Davao City: Feb 5-10th
Manilla: Feb 10th- Feb 13th

Happy Chinese New Year 2008!!

Peter

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Broken Shanghai rail tram turns out to be a time machine…Maybe?

By OurManinShan... | Location: China | 02/17/08 | Pics: 5

The Shanghai tourist tunnel. An eccentric and somewhat “cheesy” tourist site in Shanghai connects Shanghai with the Pudong side of the bund by going under the HuangPu river. Do you really travel half way around the world to discover the mysteries that lay beneath the HuangPu river in a five minute...

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Two wheels of glory and a brain bucket!

By OurManinShan... | Location: China | 01/18/08 | Pics: 1

Having been in Shanghai for over 5 months, I figured it was time to set the record straight. The question has often been asked with the beginning statement: "What is the fastest way to....". As much as I want to go out on a limb with the first blog entry, be bold and make some wild assertion,...

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Broken Shanghai rail tram turns out to be a time machine…Maybe?

Two wheels of glory and a brain bucket!