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Blogger Aaron Hotfelder
1. Where was your photo taken: In Casablanca, Morocco. It was right before the US presidential election, and the barber, while holding his straight razor up to my throat, jokingly asked, "Are you voting for George Bush?" I suddenly became the world's biggest John Kerry fan.
2. Where do you live now: Columbia, Missouri, USA.
3. Scariest airline flown: Probably a flight from Quito to Loja, Ecuador. The guy sitting next to me said the airport in Loja had one of the most difficult runways on which to land, which was a little unsettling. But I got through the flight just fine-- thanks, Dramamine!
4. Favorite city/country/place: Krakow, Poland. It's got a huge, scenic town square, friendly (and beautiful) people, and some of the tastiest food and drink in the world.
5. Most remote corner of the globe visited: The Amazonian jungle in Ecuador-- one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, although the experience was ruined because it didn't have WiFi.
6. Favorite guidebook series: An upstart new publication called Lonely Planet, mainly for the map on the first two pages.
7. Person you'd most like to interview for Gadling: Noted travel expert Scarlett Johansson.
8. The most unusual food you've ever eaten: Piranha from a jungle fishing trip. Mmmm.
9. Where do you hide your emergency cash: I used to play poker occasionally when I lived in Prague, and I'd always hide any winnings in my shoes.
10. Dream travel destination: I have big travel crushes on Russia and Mongolia. I'm always looking at pictures of them, and trying to find out more about them, but I don't think they even know I exist.
Got a question? Comment? Job offer? Marriage proposal? E-mail me at aaronhotfelder (at) gmail (dot) com.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Justin Glow Dec 17th 2007 4:49PM
Welcome aboard!
Willy Dec 17th 2007 4:51PM
Nice to meet you. Welcome.
Grant.Martin Dec 17th 2007 5:04PM
good to have you on board, Aaron.
Matthew Firestone Dec 17th 2007 10:27PM
Here's to Kerry '08!
Oh, and welcome aboard!!
Jamie Rhein Dec 18th 2007 12:13AM
Aaron, don't see the movie Eastern Promise. If you do, you'll never get your hair cut or a shave anywhere where your politics are dicey with the locals. For some reason I had a flash on that scene. Thanks a lot!! I was trying to forget it. Just kidding. Glad to have you along for the ride.
Abha Dec 18th 2007 12:32PM
Good to see you on here as well!
Brett Atkinson Dec 18th 2007 2:26PM
And if you do go see Eastern Promises, don't blame us if you never go to a Turkish bath again
Welcome. You should get your Gadling Team Member T-shirt in a few days...
Brett
Justin Glow Dec 18th 2007 2:35PM
Wow, I didn't know we had Gadling team member shirts. When do I get mine, Brett? :)
Wilford Brimley Dec 18th 2007 3:37PM
man, what is it about Gadling bloggers' attachment to Lonely Planet? After seeing nearly every blogger here say their fave guidebook is LP, I've decided to never use it again--nothing personal, but it seems LP's advice would just lead to to the same places every other LP reader is going. And isn't one of the reasons we travel to get away from people like us?
Justin Glow Dec 18th 2007 4:23PM
Wilford: many of our writers currently write for (or have written for) Lonely Planet, which explains the allegiance.
Eva Dec 19th 2007 8:11AM
Congrats Aaron! Nice to see you branching out to Gadling. I always look forward to your Vagablogging posts on weekends.