Tyson: Modern day renaissance man or crazy Californian? Five 1/2 months, seventeen countries, 50,000 miles, and two dreams.....find the perfect beach and make it to grad school alive!

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I'd been in San Francisco for close to five years when an idea struck me. Why not quit my job and travel the world, doing good for others, fighting evil, and seeking the perfect beach? I replied (to the voice in my head) with an affirmative, why the heck not!? And thus the planning began.

So follow along for five or more months as I trek the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Australia, NZ, and South America prior to my final destination - Kellogg B-School in Evanston, IL. It will surely be an adventure, and I can promise plenty of laughs, good times, and vicarious living.

First stop is Goa, India!

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  8 Hrs to Go - Chicago to London, England   Chicago, IL on Mar 13, 2007 0 pictures 4 comments
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  London Heathrow...... Fish, Chips, and Starbucks!?   London, United Kingdom on Mar 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mumbai Domestic Airport.... at 3am   Mumbai, India on Mar 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Old Goa vs New Goa...   Goa, India, India on Mar 17, 2007 6 pictures 2 comments
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  Bye Bye Baga Beach!   Panaji, India on Mar 19, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Night bus to the ruins of Vijayanagar in Hampi   Hampi, India on Mar 20, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hampi Day 2 - Elephant Stables!?   Hampi, India on Mar 21, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Live from Bangalore!   Bangalore, India on Mar 22, 2007 1 picture 1 comment
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  Bangalore to Udaipur via Indian Airlines   Udaipur, India on Mar 23, 2007 1 picture 1 comment
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  The Udaipur Octopussy Connection   Udaipur, India on Mar 25, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Pushkar - Camel Fair or Little Tel Aviv??   Pushkar, India on Mar 26, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Delhi - Den of Thieves!   Delhi, India on Mar 28, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Da' Taj   Agra, India on Mar 29, 2007 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Varanasi - Where death is a way of life   Varanasi, India on Apr 1, 2007 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Nautanwa / Sunali - The Indo - Nepali Border   Sunali, Nepal on Apr 3, 2007 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Kathmandu, Nepal - No longer just for Hippies   Kathmandu, Nepal on Apr 8, 2007 3 pictures 7 comments
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  No Lions, A Tiger, No Bears, Oh My!!   Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal on Apr 9, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Annapurna Sanctuary Trek   Pokhara, Nepal on Apr 18, 2007 14 pictures 1 comment
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  More Pics from the Mountains   Pokhara, Nepal on Apr 19, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Thoughts... why a need for a title anyway?   Kathmandu, Nepal on Apr 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  How I would write a Travel Story.....   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 24, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Khao San Road - The World is Changing   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 25, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  KTM Rock City   Phuket, Thailand on Apr 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting a helping hand from a lady boy   Phuket, Thailand on Apr 30, 2007 8 pictures 2 comments
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  The Beach   Ko Phi Phi, Thailand on May 3, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Gem Mining   Hat Yai, Thailand on May 4, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kinda Late in Kuala Lumpur   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 5, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The definition of a 'knife' vs a 'sword'   Singapore, Singapore on May 8, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Bali Boarding   Bali, Indonesia on May 17, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The Great Barrier Reef and Cairns Conundrum   Cairns, Australia on May 20, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Sailing the Whitsundays   Airlie Beach, Australia on May 24, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Fraser Island Four-Wheeling   Rainbow Beach, Australia on May 26, 2007 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Noosa Nothing   Noosa, Australia on May 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Breezing Through Brisbane   Brisbane, Australia on May 28, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Aussie Slang   Sydney, Australia on May 30, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  OK, I^m Wayyyyyy Behind   Sydney, Australia on May 31, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Auckland is Awesome   Auckland, New Zealand on Jun 6, 2007 17 pictures 1 comment
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  Santiago - How to sleep in an airport   Santiago, Chile on Jun 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lima Lounging and How I Learned Castellano   Lima, Peru on Jun 10, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Machu Picchu Marching with Yorkies   Cuzco, Peru on Jun 15, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Titicaca Tour   Puno, Peru on Jun 19, 2007 15 pictures 1 comment
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  A twisty road, 3,000ft cliffs, a bike, ideas?   La Paz, Bolivia on Jun 26, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally...... Brazil   Campo Grande, Brazil on Jun 28, 2007 1 picture 1 comment
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  Iguazu Falls   Foz Do Iguazu, Brazil on Jul 1, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Illegal Immigrant   Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay on Jul 3, 2007 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Jul 7, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Florianopolis is Freezing   Florianopolis, Brazil on Jul 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Porto Alegre.... to stop or not to stop?   Porto Alegre, Brazil on Jul 11, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Fishing boats, penguins, and salmon sunsets   Punta del Este, Uruguay on Jul 12, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Winter break plans this year?   Punta del Este, Uruguay on Jul 14, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments