Sunday, January 28, 2007

Bernie the Traveler - Intro

Dear Reader,

After more than 18 years of traveling the world under different lables ("tourist"; "exchange student"; "tour guide";) I thought it is about time to finally bore the world, i.e. the blogger community, with some of my experiences.

I will attempt to structure this blog according to location and content, but most of all my intention is to relate impressions collected over time, therefore the order of my stories is of no particular relevance.

And why should you read my blog in the first place? - Well, first of all I offer you to participate in my travels vicariuously, and you may pick up one or the other idea. Secondly, I shy away from guide-type renditions of certain destinations, but rather intend to convey the feeling a place exerts to my readers. If that appeals to you, please follow me along! If not, no harm done and I hope you find your luck elsewhere!

A couple of words regarding my person: having lived in numerous places over multiple continents, travel has always been a way of living for me. Luckily - although not intentionally - I have been able to somehow do what I enjoy most while being able to pay the bills; among other things, I spend my working hours imposing my impressions and trivia on groups of hapless travelers on touring coaches motoring among the greatest places in Europe and Asia. This mostly happens during the summer months, for the winter I took up residence in a sunnier part of the globe that will allow me to sit under palm trees while typing these lines.

Any characters mentioned in my tales are purely fictional, and any resemblance to persons existing or deceased is unintentional and coincidental.

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