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Boston, United States

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Things to do in Amsterdam if you're not a stoner

Perth, Australia

Keeping entertained in Perth and Freo, Western Australia

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Age:

23

Gender:

Female

If you must know:

I'm single

Travel status:

Traveling soon

Hometown:

Houlton, ME

Currently in:

Maine

Expert Boston, MA & Maine, United States

I grew up in Aroostook County, Maine and I've visited nearly every corner of the state - from Kennebunkport to Aroostook County, from Baxter State
Park to Mount Desert Island. Maine has a unique culture and much more to offer than "Vacationland" tourist-traps. I'm always happy to talk about my home state, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

I attended college at Emerson in central Boston. Since my "campus" was the city, by the time I graduated, I knew the city like it was my hometown - including a lot of the surrounding areas (Allston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville...). My areas of particular expertise are getting around, where to find great, cheap food and other things to do on a tight budget.

Traveling Next:

Samoa

Favorite places I've been:

Phnom Penh, Belgium, Ho Chi Minh, Milan, Pompeii, Angkor Wat, Los Angeles, Fremantle, Denmark/Albany coast in Western Australia, Somerville MA, Mount Desert Island on the Maine coast, New Brunswick, Boston, France, England, Vero Beach FL, Amsterdam, among others

Places I want to go to:

Samoa, New Zealand, Mongolia, Antarctica, Mexico, Canada, Peru, Malaysia, Indonesia, French Polynesia, Hanoi, Laos, Uluru, Petra Jordan, Alaska, Austin, Seattle, Easter Island, Scotland, New York City, Russia, Portugal, Luxembourg, Scandinavia, everywhere

About me:

another snarky misanthrope.

Profile URL:

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

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I'm fired up on:

learning things, compelling conversation, dry sarcasm, quality and cult television, alien invasion movies, becoming well-read, writing, experimenting with mediums, music, good cheap wine, meteorology, ironic snobbery, politics, current events, the postmodern

Tunes I rock out to:

the Kinks, the Flaming Lips, the Ramones, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Beck, the Fratellis, Amy Winehouse, Elvis Costello, Nina Simone, Johnny Cash, DangerDoom, Gnarls Barkley,Bob Dylan, Beethoven, Gorillaz, the Clash, yé-yé, other world music, and lots of other things

Quote:

"Even drunk on a bet you make it to Canada." - Lewis Black

Sports I do:

scuba diving

Favorite books:

The Quiet American by Graham Greene, Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell, Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson

Languages spoken, other than English:

Spanish

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

crashing a Dutch pre-Carnival party, being in Boston when the Red Sox won the Pennant then the World Series, attending Pope John Paul II's funeral, being in Phnom Penh for Bonn Om Teuk (annual water festival)

Let's collaborate:

I'm a writer, although I'm still working on making a living at it. Right now I'm an assistant editor *cough*unpaid intern*cough* for inTravelMag.com. I'm also interested in photography and video and documentary (I have some production experience).

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Into the Wild

By RamblinLiz | Location: United States | 11/23/07 | Pics: 0

I finally read Jon Krakuaer's Into The Wild last weekend (yeah, I know I'm lame - not reading the book 'til the movie comes out, but in fairness, I was in fifth grade when the book was published - and I still haven't actually seen the movie yet).

Anyway, I couldn't put it down. (I know a lot...

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Great Travel Journaling Tip

By RamblinLiz | Location: United States | 11/16/07 | Pics: 0

Man, I haven't blogged in a million years.

Anyway, I heard a great tip for journaling on the road. My journal is pretty personal, so often rather than travel notes or anecdotes, it diverts into introspective rants. A few different people recommended letter writing; this way, your writing is...

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The 5-0.

By RamblinLiz | Location: United States | 09/12/07 | Pics: 0

There is, apparently, an absurd amount of law enforcement in this town. We have the Aroostook County Sheriff's Department, the Houlton Police Department, the State Police barracks are here, we have the Customs...

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