dtoga

""Tourists don't where they've been. Travelers don't know where they're going." - Paul Theroux"

Dan Toga

26 / Male

New York, USA

About dtoga

Budding Member | Member since 4th Oct 07

Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Nomad
About dtoga:

I'm a 24 year old guy setting out on my first RTW trip, probably lasting about 18 months. I've done a good amount of traveling before through Europe, SE Asia, Australia and parts of Africa, but this will be the first trip to tie everything together. I'm heading back to some of my favorite places and the places I didn't have time to make it to last time around. I'm traveling alone, so I'm always on the lookout for traveling companions, or just somebody to have a beer or three with.

Hobbies:

ultimate frisbee, hiking, SCUBA, photography

Favourite places:

Chiang Mai - cultural center and cheap as hell
Sydney and Cape Town - best all-around cities in the world (and I'm from New York!)
The "Garden of Eden" in Kings Canyon - amazing natural beauty
Bayreuth - my home away from home
Byron Bay and Koh Pha-Ngan - the parties, need I say more?

Activity : photos (116) forum (3) guide (0) blog (9) diary (0) trips (1)

Latest Blog Entry

Earning money? What's that?

Posted by dtoga | 7th January 2008

Again, I haven't written in a while, but this time it's because I haven't been doing much interesting stuff so there's not much to write about. For those of you who don't know, I decided to stop and spend some time in Queenstown. Even though I'm still waiting for my working visa to be approved (the office was closed for two weeks for Christmas) I got a job about 3 weeks ago bartending in a new bar called Guilty. It's housed in the old courthouse and they kept the witness stand and the judges's bench (which is being used as a DJ booth). I got a job within a few hours of looking for one, so that was good. It seems like a cool place to work and I'm making friends with everyone who works there. Finding an apartment has been a bit more difficult. Everyone is getting into Queenstown now as the summer season starts up, and everyone is looking for housing. Me and two guys from Guilty put in an application for an apartment yesterday, so we should hear back on that pretty soon, and hopefully we

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