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| − | I finally have the hang of [http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Wiki_markup Wiki Markup] now I have to get used to [http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Manual_of_style Manual of Style]
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| − | See more on my mega blog [http://utterly.disinterested.org/homer Utterly Disinterested]
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| − | This is my work in progress. Version 2.1
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| − | ==About Me==
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| | I was born and raised in [[California]], ([[Bay Area]]) and moved to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] to attend college. Met my wife and never moved back…. | | I was born and raised in [[California]], ([[Bay Area]]) and moved to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] to attend college. Met my wife and never moved back…. |
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| | Places: Countries, States, Cities, and Regions I love to visit or would love to visit. | | Places: Countries, States, Cities, and Regions I love to visit or would love to visit. |
| − | (These are also areas I will try to contribute Wiki's to.) | + | (These are also areas I will try to contribute Articles to.) |
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| − | [[California]] – the Golden State | + | '''In the [[United States of America | US]]''' |
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| | + | [[Image:us-ca-sanfran-goldengate.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right|Golden Gate Bridge from Marin County with San Francisco in background]] |
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| | + | '''[[California]]''' – the Golden State |
| | *[[Bay Area]] – Home Sweet Home | | *[[Bay Area]] – Home Sweet Home |
| | *[[California Delta]] – a.k.a the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta - Very hard area to photograph but a very fascinating landscape full of levees (most of the area is 15 feet above sea level with some areas below sea level) , draw bridges, walnut grooves, and vineyards. | | *[[California Delta]] – a.k.a the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta - Very hard area to photograph but a very fascinating landscape full of levees (most of the area is 15 feet above sea level with some areas below sea level) , draw bridges, walnut grooves, and vineyards. |
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| | *[[San Jose (California)]] | | *[[San Jose (California)]] |
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| − | [[Caribbean]] – Scoff at you [[Cape Cod]] beaches!! Yes the water really is that blue, the sand that white, and heat that hot!
| + | '''[[Hawaii]]''' – Aloha! Also scoffing at you [[Cape Cod]] beaches!! |
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| − | *[[Aruba]]
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| − | *[[Bonaire]] – ''Pending trip in 07''
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| − | *[[Curacao]] – ''Pending trip in 07''
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| − | *[[Puerto Rico]] – ''Pending trip in 07''
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| − | Future Trips on the Radar – Going to *try* to see 2 islands a year.
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| − | *[[Anguilla]]
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| − | *[[Antigua and Barbuda]]
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| − | *[[Bahamas]]
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| − | *[[Bermuda]]
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| − | *[[Barbados]]
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| − | *[[Cayman Islands]]
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| − | *[[Jamaica]]
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| − | *[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
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| − | *[[Saint Lucia]]
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| − | *[[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
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| − | *[[Saint Martin]] - 1 island, 2 countries! Want to see both sides - the French north Saint Martin & the Dutch south Sint Maarten
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| − | *[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
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| − | *[[Virgin Islands]] – St. Thomas, St. John's & St. Croix.
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| − | [[Hawaii]] – Aloha! Also scoffing at you [[Cape Cod]] beaches!!
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| | *[[Big Island (Hawaii)]] | | *[[Big Island (Hawaii)]] |
| | *[[Kauai]] | | *[[Kauai]] |
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| | *[[Oahu]] | | *[[Oahu]] |
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| − | [[Massachusetts]] – Pahk the Cah in the Yahd (Yes some people REALLY speak that way.) | + | [[Image: shirley-ma-oldmeetinghouse.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right| First Parish |
| | + | Meeting House on the Common, Shirley, MA]] |
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| | + | '''[[Massachusetts]]''' – Pahk the Cah in the Yahd (Yes some people REALLY speak that way.) |
| | *[[Cape Cod]] | | *[[Cape Cod]] |
| | *[[Boston]] | | *[[Boston]] |
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| | *[[Yarmouth (Massachusetts)]] | | *[[Yarmouth (Massachusetts)]] |
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| − | [[Nevada]] | + | '''[[Nevada]]''' |
| | *[[Las Vegas]] – There is more to do in Vegas than just gamble. (No really there is.) | | *[[Las Vegas]] – There is more to do in Vegas than just gamble. (No really there is.) |
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| − | [[Oregon]] – Pronounced like Organ NOT Oro-Gone like the Chowdah-heads say :-) | + | '''[[Oregon]]''' – Pronounced like Organ NOT Oro-Gone like the Chowdah-heads say :-) |
| − | *[[Portland (Oregon)]] | + | *[[Portland (Oregon) | Portland]] |
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| − | [[Pacific Northwest (United States of America)]] | + | '''[[Washington (state) | Washington]]''' & the [[Pacific Northwest (United States of America)]] |
| | + | *[[Vancouver (Washington)]] |
| | + | *[[Seattle]] |
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| | + | '''[[United States National Parks]]''' – I have a buddy whose mission is to see all the [http://www.nps.gov NPS] parks by 2010. I hope to join him on some of those adventures. |
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| | + | '''The [[Caribbean]] & the North Atlantic – Scoff at you [[Cape Cod]] beaches!! Yes the water really is that blue, the sand that white, and heat that hot!''' |
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| − | [[United States National Parks]] – I have a buddy whose mission is to see all the [http://www.nps.gov NPS] parks by 2010. I hope to join him on some of those adventures. | + | *[[Aruba]] (2006) |
| | + | *[[Bahamas]] ([[Grand Bahama]]) (2007) |
| | + | *[[Curacao]] (2007) |
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| − | [[Washington (state)]] | + | ''Future Caribbean Trips on the Radar – Going to *try* to see 1 to 3 islands a year.'' |
| − | *[[Vancouver (Washington)]] | + | |
| − | *[[Seattle]] | + | |
| | + | *[[Bermuda]] |
| | + | *[[Puerto Rico]] |
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| | + | *[[Anguilla]] |
| | + | *[[Antigua and Barbuda]] |
| | + | *[[Barbados]] |
| | + | *[[Bonaire]] |
| | + | *[[Cayman Islands]] |
| | + | *[[Cuba]] |
| | + | *[[Dominica]] |
| | + | *[[Dominican Republic]] |
| | + | *[[Grenada]] |
| | + | *[[Jamaica]] |
| | + | *[[Martinique]] |
| | + | *[[Montserrat]] |
| | + | *[[Netherlands Antilles]] – [[Saba]] |
| | + | *[[St Barthelemy]] |
| | + | *[[Saint Lucia]] |
| | + | *[[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |
| | + | *[[Saint Martin]] - 1 island, 2 countries! Want to see both sides - the French north Saint Martin & the Dutch south [[Sint Maarten]] |
| | + | *[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] |
| | + | *[[Trinidad and Tobago]] |
| | + | *Virgin Islands – US [[Virgin Islands]] – St. Thomas, St. John's & St. Croix. & the [[British Virgin Islands]] |
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| | + | '''North Atlantic''' |
| | + | *'''Islands in the Commonwealth of the [[Bahamas]]''' |
| | + | ::Abaco |
| | + | ::Acklins |
| | + | ::Andros |
| | + | ::Berry Islands |
| | + | :: [[Bimini]] |
| | + | ::Cat Island |
| | + | ::Crooked Island |
| | + | ::Eleuthera |
| | + | :: [[Exuma]] |
| | + | :: [[Grand Bahama]] |
| | + | ::Inagua |
| | + | ::Long Island |
| | + | ::Mayaguana |
| | + | ::New Providence |
| | + | ::Ragged Island |
| | + | ::Rum Cay |
| | + | ::San Salvador |
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| | + | *[[Turks and Caicos Islands]] |
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| | + | '''The [[Caribbean]] side of – [[Central America|Central]] & [[South America]] – Joining in on the laughter of [[Cape Cod]] beaches :-)''' |
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| | + | *[[Mexico]] ([[Yucatan Peninsula]] ([[Cancun]]) |
| | + | *[[Belize]] |
| | + | *[[Costa Rica]] |
| | + | *[[Honduras]] |
| | + | *[[Panama]] |
| | + | *[[Venezuela]] |
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| | + | '''The regions of the South Pacific [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Oceania Oceania]] – Yep - Scoffing at the [[Cape Cod]] beaches as well!!''' |
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| | + | *[[American Samoa]] |
| | + | *[[Australia]] |
| | + | *[[Cook Islands]] |
| | + | *[[Federated States of Micronesia]] |
| | + | *[[French Polynesia]] ([[Tahiti]]) |
| | + | *[[Guam]] |
| | + | *[[Fiji]] |
| | + | *[[Marshall Islands]] |
| | + | *[[New Zealand]] |
| | + | *[[Papua New Guinea]] |
| | + | *[[Samoa]] |
| | + | *[[Solomon Islands]] |
| | + | *[[Tonga]] |
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| | + | '''The countries of [[Mediterranean Europe]] – Also Scoffing at the [[Cape Cod]] beaches as well!!''' |
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| | + | *[[Cyprus]] |
| | + | *[[Greece]] |
| | + | *[[Italy]] |
| | + | *[[Malta]] |
| | + | *[[Monaco]] |
| | + | *[[Portugal]] |
| | + | *[[Spain]] |
| | + | *[[Turkey]] |
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| | + | '''I can get the wife to brave it – [[East Asia]] & [[Southeast Asia]]''' |
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| | + | *[[China]] ([[Hong Kong]]) |
| | + | *[[Japan]] |
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| | + | *[[Indonesia]] ([[Bali]]) |
| | + | *[[Malaysia]] |
| | + | *[[Philippines]] ([[Manila]]) |
| | + | *[[Singapore]] |
| | + | *[[Thailand]] |
| | + | *[[Vietnam]] |
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| | + | [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Central America | Central]], & [[South America]] as well as ([[Europe]] are on the radar too!) |
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| | + | ''(So many places, so little time and money :-)'' |
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| | + | ==Docent== |
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| | + | {{Babel-5|en|es-1|el-0|zh-0|ja-0}} |
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| | + | What do you call someone who speaks 3 languages? (Tri-lingual) 2 languages? (Bi-lingual) 1 language? (AMERICAN :-) |
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| | + | I volunteered to be a docent for the [[Bay Area]], [[Cape Cod]], & [[Caribbean]] (Areas where I have spent or plan to spend significant amounts of my life!) |
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| | + | '''Please feel free to contact me by email''' by using the "E-mail this user" link in the toolbox to the left. '''Include "Wikitravel" in the subject line or I'm likely to chuck it as spam or junk :-) |
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| | + | In the mean time here are some helpful ''Wiki Links:'' |
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| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Wiki_markup Wiki Markup] – The basics of the Wiki Markup Language |
| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Graffiti_wall Graffiti Wall] – Practice your Wiki Markup |
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| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Manual_of_style Manual of Style] |
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| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:How_to_start_a_new_page Start a new page] |
| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Article_templates Article Templates] |
| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Template_index Template Index] |
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| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Project Project Page] |
| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Goals_and_non-goals Goals & Non-Goals] |
| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Policies_and_guidelines Policies & Guidelines] |
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| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Docents Docents] |
| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Babel Babel] – Language key |
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| | + | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Ways_to_promote_Wikitravel Promote Wikitravel] |
Dohnutman's Wiki – About Me
I was born and raised in California, (Bay Area) and moved to Boston, Massachusetts to attend college. Met my wife and never moved back….
Travel Interests
Places: Countries, States, Cities, and Regions I love to visit or would love to visit.
(These are also areas I will try to contribute Articles to.)
In the US
Golden Gate Bridge from Marin County with San Francisco in background
California – the Golden State
- Bay Area – Home Sweet Home
- California Delta – a.k.a the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta - Very hard area to photograph but a very fascinating landscape full of levees (most of the area is 15 feet above sea level with some areas below sea level) , draw bridges, walnut grooves, and vineyards.
- Half Moon Bay – Beach and surf city. Fun to explore Highway 92 and the Highway 1 (a.k.a the Pacific Coast Highway.)
- Menlo Park – Not Menlo Park in NJ
- Mountain View (California)
- Palo Alto – a.k.a. "Shallow Alto" cause of the high yuppie and student populations, but still a neat city to explore.
- San Francisco – love "the City" even though it can be a huge tourist trap.
- San Jose (California)
Hawaii – Aloha! Also scoffing at you Cape Cod beaches!!
First Parish Meeting House on the Common, Shirley, MA
Massachusetts – Pahk the Cah in the Yahd (Yes some people REALLY speak that way.)
Nevada
- Las Vegas – There is more to do in Vegas than just gamble. (No really there is.)
Oregon – Pronounced like Organ NOT Oro-Gone like the Chowdah-heads say :-)
Washington & the Pacific Northwest (United States of America)
United States National Parks – I have a buddy whose mission is to see all the NPS parks by 2010. I hope to join him on some of those adventures.
The Caribbean & the North Atlantic – Scoff at you Cape Cod beaches!! Yes the water really is that blue, the sand that white, and heat that hot!
Future Caribbean Trips on the Radar – Going to *try* to see 1 to 3 islands a year.
North Atlantic
- Islands in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Abaco
- Acklins
- Andros
- Berry Islands
- Bimini
- Cat Island
- Crooked Island
- Eleuthera
- Exuma
- Grand Bahama
- Inagua
- Long Island
- Mayaguana
- New Providence
- Ragged Island
- Rum Cay
- San Salvador
The Caribbean side of – Central & South America – Joining in on the laughter of Cape Cod beaches :-)
The regions of the South Pacific [Oceania] – Yep - Scoffing at the Cape Cod beaches as well!!
The countries of Mediterranean Europe – Also Scoffing at the Cape Cod beaches as well!!
I can get the wife to brave it – East Asia & Southeast Asia
Canada, Mexico, Central, & South America as well as (Europe are on the radar too!)
(So many places, so little time and money :-)
Docent
What do you call someone who speaks 3 languages? (Tri-lingual) 2 languages? (Bi-lingual) 1 language? (AMERICAN :-)
I volunteered to be a docent for the Bay Area, Cape Cod, & Caribbean (Areas where I have spent or plan to spend significant amounts of my life!)
Please feel free to contact me by email by using the "E-mail this user" link in the toolbox to the left. Include "Wikitravel" in the subject line or I'm likely to chuck it as spam or junk :-)
In the mean time here are some helpful Wiki Links:
