Screen name: 
Gender: 
Male
If you must know: 
I'm taken
Travel status: 
Traveling soon
Hometown: 
Olympia, Washington
Currently in: 
Busan, South Korea
 
Traveling Next: 
Yunnan Province, China
Favorite places I've been: 
Xinjiang Province, China; Laos; Vietnam, The South Island of New Zealand; Japan; Jirisan, South Korea; Cambodia; Northern Mexico; New Mexico; Vancouver Island; Nevada; Ireland and the UK; Munich, Germany;

Places I want to go to: 
Central Asia (The 'Stans, baby), Central and South America, Africa, The Middle East, Eastern Europe

 
About me: 
I teach at a college in South Korea. I hate mayonnaise. I also do a lot of traveling and writing. My stuff has appeared at various sites on the net and even won an award (hooray). Like many here, I'm now trying to take it to the next level. I'm new to the site and don't really know anyone so please be nice and add me. I'll try and do the same.



You can check out my personal blog here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tharp42

 
 
 
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by Tim Patterson | 2009/04/25

Are you going to Yunnan soon? If so, I'd love to hear stories from Deqin and the Minghong glacier...

by Hannah Pocock | 2009/04/07

Thanks for the comment! Loved your story about biking Laos - what a spectacular country. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff!

Peace,
Hannah

by Tim Patterson | 2009/04/03

Loved the story from Khammoune - I was at the Travel Lodge a couple of days ago.

You're featured! Share on your facebook page or whatever.

http://matadorabroad.com/introducing-an-olympian-travel-writer-in-south-korea/

by novoarte | 2009/03/08

Welcome!

By tharp42  |  Location: China  |  09/24/09  |  Pics: 0

It was only supposed to be a three hour flight, but weather intervened and doubled the time.  As soon as I boarded the plane at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport, the sky turned to black and slapped the city with a nasty deluge that lasted for well over two and a half hours.  As we waited on the...

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By tharp42  |  Location: South Korea  |  05/25/09  |  Pics: 1

I met Will for breakfast yesterday. We had planned a motorcycle day-trip but had no destination.  So over a cup of coffee, Will asked me what I too was thinking:  "Why not go to Noh Mu-Hyun's village and check out where he killed himself?  Should be an interesting scene." 

Objective...

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By tharp42  |  Location: South Korea  |  05/10/09  |  Pics: 2

After a cold and nasty beginning to spring, the weather finally warmed enough to jump on our 125cc motorbikes and get the hell out of Dodge.  So, a week and a half ago, Sir Scraggs, BC Jay, Welsh Will and I did just that.  We embarked on what would be the fifth Rain Dogs rally.  The...

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