Blogger Tynan

Introducing Gadling's most gangsta blogger, Tynan:

1) Where was your photo taken? It was taken in the tiny Waterworld-like island of Rio Sidra, Panama. Our guide abandoned us to do coke after causing us to miss the only flight out, so we explored the island and made friends with the kids.

2) Where do you live now? I'm a nomad. At this very moment I'm in Tokyo, but I move to a new country every two months or so.

3) Scariest airline flown? None scary enough, really. When other people start digging their nails into the random passenger sitting next to them, I'm fantasizing about constructing a Swiss Family Robinson style village on the island we'll crash on.

4) Favorite city/country/town/place: I'll reluctantly say Tokyo because it makes me feel like I'm living in a utopian future, but I have so many favorites that it's really tough to decide. Which of your kids do you like the best?

5) Most remote corner of the globe visited: Isla Robinson in Panama. The whole island is small enough that you can run around the perimeter in 2 minutes flat, and their only source of power are three hodgepodge solar panels hooked up to a couple of car batteries.

6) Favorite guidebook series: I tend to avoid guidebooks and instead just wander around, meet people, and ask them about their city. However, I have to admit that Lonely Planet guides are pretty fantastic.

7) You may become the leader of any country in the world. What country and why? How would you rule?
I would take Bermuda. It's conveniently close to the US, absolutely gorgeous, has people who wear hilarious shorts, and has a good reputation.

I would rule with an iron fist, crushing all those who uprise against me, and would immediately rename Bermuda "Tyland" or "Tynan Island".

8) Other jobs? I had one of those once, but it got in the way of living life and going out and seeing all of the amazing things in the world.

Now I work exclusively online. I sell the dating book I wrote, Make Her Chase You, and I also wrote some site optimization software called Conversion Doubler.

9) Have you ever had an unexpected layover? What did you do? Yes. I once got stuck overnight in Newark. For some reason the airline gave free hotel rooms to international travelers, but not us domestic peons.

I made friends with a kid who was flying internationally and he offered to let me sleep in the extra bed in his room. He'd never been to New York before, so we had the airline switch us to later flights and we had a good time checking out Manhattan.

Over dinner he told me that his hobbies mainly involved stealing things and that he was escaping from gangsters in Florida who wanted to kill him. When my wallet and kidneys were still where I left them in the morning, I was relieved.

10) Favorite foreign dish? Every month I'm 100% vegan for every day but one. On that last day I go out and try something my country-of-the-month is known for.

Eating Kobe beef in Kobe is a magical experience, both because of the quality of the food and because of the meticulous preparation by the chef. Each sliver of garlic gets individually flipped for even browning.

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