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UPDATE (Dec. 2008): Since the summer of 2006, I've been living and working back on the Gulf Coast after a year-long stint in the windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. It's good to be back on home turf.

"Like a long lonely stream
I keep runnin' towards a dream
Movin' on, movin' on
Like a branch on a tree
I keep reachin' to be free
Movin' on, movin' on.

'Cause there's a place in the sun
Where there's hope for everyone
Where my poor restless heart's gotta run;
'Cause there's a place in the sun
And before my life is done
Gotta find me a place in the sun."
--from "A Place in the Sun," Stevie Wonder (1966)

Next trip
France, Germany and Poland (March 2009)

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BEAUMONT, Texas

RECENT PAGES
Amarillo
Lisbon
Baton Rouge
Land Schleswig-Holstein

OTHER PAGES
BATON ROUGE: "Inauguration Day 2004--Louisiana makes history"
BERLIN: "Berlin, by balloon"
PRAGUE: "Views of and from the Hradcany"
PRAGUE: "The view from atop the Prague TV Tower"
BAD BENTHEIM: "Snowy day in Bad Bentheim"

I'm Mike, and I do my best to see the world when I have the means, the time and the money. My VirtualTourist page is very much a work in progress, but you can learn a little bit more about me and my interests and travels so far at my external website and my weblog.

I was born and raised in Texas, lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 7 years and returned home in 2004. Hopefully my next residence will be in a different country. I am fluent in Spanish, competent in German, and I am currently learning French. I enjoy meeting people from all around the world, so please feel free to drop a quick email or comment and say hello!

Very nice to meet you all!

UPCOMING TRIPS . . . .

Me at the Berlin International Beer Festival

France, Germany and Poland March 2009

I'M DREAMING ABOUT . . .

Brazil
Panama
The Philippines
India
Peru

MY TRAVEL WISH LIST

Attention! Me standing next to Czech guard

Antarctica
Greenland
Argentina
Venezuela
Uruguay
Norway, Sweden, and Finland
New Zealand
Namibia
South Africa
Madagascar
Chile
Cuba
Russia
Japan
Turkey
Algeria
Morocco
Jordan
Iran

Intro Updated Mar 9, 2009
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jwilliams2005 Sep 10, 2011 at 8:44 AM Report Abuse

Mike, "Happy Birthday". I'll be in Rio for Carnavale 2012. Take care !
Gerrem Mar 23, 2009 at 6:26 AM Report Abuse

Hi Mike, thanks for visiting my pages. I hope you have a great time on Rügen! Michael
mtncorg Dec 28, 2008 at 2:04 PM Report Abuse

It is up to almost 50F! And the 20+ inches are melting away in one big mess. Enjoy your sun.
tompt Sep 4, 2008 at 11:10 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday, from a rainy Holland. Hope you'll have many travels up ahead.
a2lopes Sep 4, 2008 at 3:03 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday Mike and many happy returns of the day. Greetings from Lisbon which is waiting for your revisit next year for the Euromeeting
Kushelkitten Sep 5, 2006 at 11:01 AM Report Abuse

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE! I hope you have a great one and the new job is going well.
Waalewiener Sep 4, 2006 at 8:20 AM Report Abuse

Hi Mike how are you , . Happy Birthday Mike Greetings from Canada
mary2u99 Sep 3, 2006 at 11:49 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday to you, enjoy your day and keep travelling.:-)
deecat Sep 3, 2006 at 7:23 PM Report Abuse

A most wonderful birthday is wished for you from Chicago. I do so hope that you are surrounded by all that you love.
oisha Jan 1, 2006 at 3:50 AM Report Abuse

Oh why don't they have sound bites on VT - would love to hear Texan-accented German!! Good luck with your travel wishlist. You know, if you're coming as far as NZ & Antarctica, Australia is just a stone's throw away...