All about Ian Botts…and Nate.
Hiya everyone! My name is Ian. I was asked to write some type of intro thingy. I’m really not to good at this type of thing so please bear with me. I am 21 years young, born in South Carolina and raised just outside of London, England. I came back to the States when I was 14 and been on the west coast ever since.
I am (was) a computer nerd for a local insurance company in Seattle, WA as well as a White Water Rafting Guide. I don’t know what happened but the travel bug just kinda bit me. Around January 2001 I decided that I would embark on a journey of a lifetime. I would go around the world. How, I had no Idea.
I jumped on the web and starting looking around. After a while I came across BootsnAll.com and found everything I needed to know. I was supposed to leave around December of 2001. Well, like everything in my life I got impatient. I left my job in August and have begun.
I didn’t want to go alone so I have found a travel companion, NATE! Nate is cool. He is a little stuffed Monkey that used to live in my office. He has since been liberated and is going around the world with me. I have decided makes an wonderful traveling companion – he is cuddly, cheap and always laughs at my jokes. YEAH!!! So read along and find out what we get up to.
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Travels With Nate #2 – London to Athens
Good Byes, Tumbles, and Right Screw Ups! London to Athens How can I sum up the last few days? I know… AHHHHHHH! Don’t worry things can’t be that bad, can they? So I have got a couple (about 15) of E-mails about Nate. He is doing fine.
Travels With Nate #14: Hama – Palmyria – Deir e Zur
Crusaders, castles, ruins… and ruins… and more ruins. Nate, Ian and Chris are bloody sick of ruins. But the locals are fun.
Travels With Nate #12: Amman, Jordan to Damascus, Syria
Syria is great – save of course for those blasted taxi drivers. But between getting lost in the old city and gorging themselves on great food, Nate and Ian are loving the Middle East.
Travels With Nate #10: Amman, Jordan
Nate’s not too keen on the idea, but Ian tries to turn camels into mountain-climbers to surprise some friends.
Travels With Nate #5: Aswan, Egypt
Relaxing is top priority on a short side trip to Aswan. On a lighter note, Nate may have fallen in love.