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The Genographic Project — Where are you Really From?

Several years ago, when I started at my current company, I sat next to an executive at an after work event.  She was giddy with excitement and couldn’t wait to share the news of why she married her husband. IBM and National Geographic had joined forces to launch the Genographic Project, a 5 year study […]

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Who is Absolute ADT?

That’s me, April D. Thompson (aka AbsoluteADT) — an Absolute Travel Addict! I’m an engineer by training and marketer by trade. I currently live in Atlanta but working towards a 100% location independent lifestyle and spending my time exploring the world. In 2010, I made the decision to quit the life… For the Pulp Fiction fans out […]

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Happy New Year!

From beautiful Rio De Janeiro, I wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year! I look forward to living each day to the fullest and cherishing the power of each and every moment and hope you do too! Today there is lot of unsuspected state which force individuals to take medicines. What can […]

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Preparing Your Escape to Brazil

Planning a trip to Brazil

After almost a year of talking about it, I’m finally going to be about it!  I’ve been slowly working my way through South America and excited to making my first stop in Brazil in Rio for New Years!  With all of the excitement and preparation for World Cup 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 combined […]

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My First Atlanta Travel Tweetup

Last night, I attended my first Travel Tweetup at Tap in Midtwon Atlanta. I brought along a friend in case the attendees were a bunch of crazies and I needed to make an escape, but luckily they all turned out to be pretty cool people!  Most people don’t understand my desire to get rid of all, […]

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