C.i.222's Traveler Profile
- Username
- C.i.222
- Hometown
- Sunnyvale (zip 94087) in Silicon Valley,
United States
- Member Since
- Feb 14, 2010
- Currently
- Offline
About C.i.222
- Profession
- Retired; world traveler and amateur photographer
- Favourite music
- Classic, Jazz, Blues, Popular, oldies
- Favourite movie
- Sand Pebbles, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Go For Broke, Les Miserables
- Languages
- English and some Japanese (can read and write some)
- Favourite quote
- "Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing." Albert Einstein
- Interests and hobbies
- World travel, photography
- One thing I want to do before I die
- Stay healthy with full mental capacity
- Favourite book
- Les Miserables, The Meaning of Everything, Panasonic
- My friends describe me as
- Nice guy with little patience for dumb
- The most amazing moment in my life so far
- Living to be 76 y/o, and visiting over 160 countries (many repeats) and 473 cities I have visited since my first trip to Paris, Madrid, and London, when I served in the US Air Force in the late fifties when the travel bug bit me.
The travel bug took over my life when I was stationed in Morocco with the US Air Force in the late fifties. I had the opportunity to visit Madrid, Paris, and London, while stationed there for one year, and when I had the opportunity since then, I've done my share. Have traveled to over 160 countries (many repeats), flew to Mt Everest, dipped my feet in the Dead Sea a couple of times, visited Ushuaia (the southernmost city of the world) a few times, a visit to Hammerfest, the northernmost city in September (2010) and met many new friends. Some have kept in touch after many years. Since travelpod keeps records according to the number of cities visited, and my trips are most often to the number of countries, the recorded number of cities visited and miles traveled will be be grossly understated. My travel plans for this year: Jan-10 day S Caribbean cruise, May-10 days in Cuba and Mexico. Sept-Turkey, Oct-Nov, tour of Warsaw and Krakow, and a cruise from Prague to Hamburg. In planning stage: Jan 2012-10 day W Caribbean wine cruise; April, South France wine cruise, Aug 2012, family Alaska cruise. Hope to find a few more trips for 2011 before long.
I have posted travelogues with pictures on able2know.com (as cicerone imposter) and travelpod.com (as c.i.222) since February 15, 2010. I have fans from most countries except China, some in the ME, and Africa outside of Tunisia and Egypt. I now have over 24,000 hits on my 100+ travelogues (as of December 5, 2011). I like the fact that on travelpod, we can edit our entries at will, and add or delete pictures or comments after publication. The only thing I miss on travelpod are the feed-backs from visitors to my blog.
I have posted travelogues with pictures on able2know.com (as cicerone imposter) and travelpod.com (as c.i.222) since February 15, 2010. I have fans from most countries except China, some in the ME, and Africa outside of Tunisia and Egypt. I now have over 24,000 hits on my 100+ travelogues (as of December 5, 2011). I like the fact that on travelpod, we can edit our entries at will, and add or delete pictures or comments after publication. The only thing I miss on travelpod are the feed-backs from visitors to my blog.
