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10-22-2007, 05:54 AM
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No one regrets traveling
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Allow me to introduce myself
Hi everyone,
It occurred to me about a few months back that I never posted an introduction thread. Sure this is 999 posts later than most people but what the heck
My name is Joe (or Joey), and I have been traveling for since 2001. When I was ready to undertake my first solo backpacking trip I typed various budget traveler keywords such as hostel, railpass, passport, and forum.
I came to this off beat site and found a community of travel geeks to ask about whether or not I should bring an MP3 player with me and to see what hostels were recommended. I took the advice and got one and now have specific travel memories tied to certain songs (great suggestion guys!). I was ready to do my tour of Western Europe while other people were traveling to far off scary places like Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, the Baltics
When I returned and was missing the traveling, I hopped on to read and share my experience, shortly thereafter I got an opportunity to go back within a month. I decided I would venture outside of my comfort zone and visit Budapest. A month later I was working full time and missing traveling even more, but now my travel horizon was quite a bit further. Backpacking didn't have to stop at the old Iron Curtain, maybe Asia, South America, even Africa is possible.
Since then, I snuck out for a 12 day trip to Japan...a place I never thought I would ever go....and a place I probably would not have gone would it not have been for Travel Punk. I had my first Tpunk meetup in my own hometown, crossed into for the first time and went camping with the Tdot girls and Kevin. So while I came here for tips, I stayed for the welcoming tightknit community and I am very thankful I did.
--Joey
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Countries visited: USA, Netherlands, Norway, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain (and Gibraltar), Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Ireland, UK, Japan, Canada , Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland, Andorra, Croatia, Montenegro
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10-22-2007, 06:37 AM
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Tpunk Senior Moderators
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Come on Joey, you just wanted to make a meaningful post to commemorate your 1000th post!!
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10-22-2007, 06:49 AM
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lover of Germany
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uhhh...welcome to TPunk Joey! Y'know, I never posted an introduction either.
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I have been to: Canada, USA, Iceland, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Germany, Sardinia, Switzerland, China, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Morocco.
Do to list: [color=blue][color=black] Australia, New Zealand, Austria India and Bolivia.
[color=blue][i][font=Verdana][color=black]"I'm just another stranger lookin' for the promised land"
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10-22-2007, 07:10 AM
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TPunk Recognized
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Welcome Joey! It's good to have you around.
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"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds."
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10-22-2007, 07:21 AM
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french touch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joe7f
while I came here for tips, I stayed for the welcoming tightknit community and I am very thankful I did.
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And so are we !
Welcome aboard and happy 1000th !
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people are people
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10-22-2007, 08:42 AM
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The " ... " queen of TP!
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Um, welcome....?
haha 1 year later
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Countries I've Visited: Austria, Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy. Malawi, Mexico, Portugal, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, USA, UK, Vatican City, Zambia
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10-22-2007, 08:50 AM
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***** Senior *********
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joe7f
I came to this off beat site and found a community of travel geeks
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My mum says i'm the coolest kid in school
and i agree with lauren, you just wanted to do a fancy 1000th post post, without seeming like you've done a 1000th post post, good job.
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10-22-2007, 08:55 AM
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Tpunk Senior Moderators
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Welcome to the boards, you should def. spend more time here!!!heehee
Congrats on #1000
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10-22-2007, 01:53 PM
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TPunk Emeritus
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We're glad to have you (even if you do stubbornly insist on believing USF is a real football power.... )
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"The plural of anecdote is not data"
Last edited by LiveFreeorDie; 10-22-2007 at 02:14 PM.
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10-22-2007, 01:56 PM
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always trippin'
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yeah, happy 1000th and welcome to the boards. Glad to have been the one to initiate you into the world of real-life tpunkery.
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10-22-2007, 03:29 PM
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haha nice to meet you and happy 1000th. :D
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10-22-2007, 07:52 PM
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No one regrets traveling
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lauren313
Come on Joey, you just wanted to make a meaningful post to commemorate your 1000th post!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rozza
My mum says i'm the coolest kid in school
and i agree with lauren, you just wanted to do a fancy 1000th post post, without seeming like you've done a 1000th post post, good job.
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Okay you two both got me
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Originally Posted by simply_angelic
Um, welcome....?
haha 1 year later
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Actually I have been on since December of 2005 but I was joey7f back then I ended up losing my password along the way.
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Originally Posted by LiveFreeorDie
We're glad to have you (even if you do stubbornly insist on believing USF is a real football power.... )
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Haha, we still have a shot at 11-1 man...BCS #10 right now we are looking at and at large bid even if Rutgers wins out
Thanks everyone, you all rock.
--Joey
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Next up: Mongolia, China
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