" The road to a friend's house is never long " FridgeMagnet's Profile

Brooklyn Bridge. March 2012

What to say here? I have seen various pages by other VTer's. A lot of them tend to tell people many details about their life's. Not really an example I would follow because I am a very private person. I will just stick to talking about travel. I always liked travel of course and I had some nice holidays in Britain and Europe when I was still in my 20's. But I would say that travel only started to become my major passion when I visited New York in 1999. Visiting there was something I had always dreamed about and I was on a complete high for my whole 7 day trip. I definitely wanted more of that feeling. I went back to the US again the following year. This time visiting Los Angeles, Las Vegas and The Grand Canyon. Not as exciting as New York but still a great trip. I decided to spread my wings a bit further. I had never been to a non Western country. I went to Turkey. I developed an ambition to travel to all 5 inhabited continents. I went to Thailand, Australia, Brazil. South Africa. The more I traveled the more my hunger for new sights and sounds increased. I got a job which allowed me to travel 4 times a year. Something I have been doing now for the last 5 or 6 years. I've started to feel like an experienced traveler. My enthusiasm has not diminished one bit. Hopefully my employment situation will remain the same and I can continue my adventures for many more years.

You're gonna take that ocean trip, no matter come what may
You've got your reservations made , but you just can't get away
Next year for sure you'll see the world, you'll really get around
But how far can you travel when you're six feet underground
ENJOY YOURSELF, IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK!

Plans for 2013

Morocco in March.

Latvia, Lithiuania, Estonia in June

Romania in September.

Burma/Myanmar in November.

Pyramid of the Sun. November 2011

Me and VZ-Pam hand in hand at Hampton Court!

London, October 2009

Angkor Wat

Cambodia. November 2009

The Secret Garden at Changdeokgang Palace Seoul

Seoul, March 2010

Intro Updated Dec 19, 2012
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SONG Mar 30, 2013 at 8:08 PM

Waterford Ireland. I visited your hometown years ago when I lived in Europe. I loved Ireland because it is my
Mom's heritage. And I visited Scotland which is my Dad's heritage. Loved it also, even though I could hardly
understand the languages spoken in either Ireland or Scotland. Such accents!!!
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  FridgeMagnet Mar 31, 2013 at 4:40 AM
  
  Last year I met my friend from Iowa when I was in New York and she couldn't understand a lot of what I was saying. I had to spell some words! Ha! Funny, because I travel all over the world and people have no trouble understanding me.
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mikelisaanna Mar 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Happy Birthday from New Jersey (the Garden State!)
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mikelisaanna Mar 11, 2013 at 7:39 PM

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nicolaitan Mar 11, 2013 at 6:33 PM

best wishes for a happy birthday and good health in the coming year. and so nice to see an updated image of the secret garden, which we visited many years ago. n.
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Parisforless Mar 11, 2013 at 3:03 PM

Have a magnetic birthday!
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Rixie Mar 11, 2013 at 1:45 PM

Take another trip for your birthday, John!
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  FridgeMagnet Mar 11, 2013 at 2:36 PM
  
  Off to Morocco tomorrow Laverne!
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  Rixie Mar 11, 2013 at 6:18 PM
  
  Sounds great!
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rosata Mar 11, 2013 at 12:26 PM

Happy Birthday, John! Greetings from Sicily!
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MalenaN Mar 11, 2013 at 11:59 AM

Happy Birthday John! Have a great day!
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RickinDutch Mar 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Cheers John! Birthday greetings from Alaska.
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  FridgeMagnet Mar 11, 2013 at 2:23 PM
  
  Thank you RickinDutch !
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SONG Mar 11, 2013 at 9:35 AM

John, My Irish Lad!!! Is there anything more interesting than a handsome Irish lad with that ruddy complection, reddish/blonde hair, and a cute smile? Me thinks not. Have a fabulous Happy Birthday and return to America soon.
Kathy
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  FridgeMagnet Mar 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM
  
  Oh! Thanks Kathy. Very flattering! I'm off to Morocco tomorrow and I will go with an extra spring in my step! :-)