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What? Another Travel Challenge?

View from Belem Tower, Lisbon Portugal 2011

Yes! Another travel challenge. I can feel you rolling your eyes at me, but before you close that browser, hear me out… In the fall of 2010 I made the public announcement of my 30 by 30 travel challenge.  I vowed to make every possible effort to travel to 30 countries by the time I […]

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Send Lola to the North Pole

I’m from the South…South Georgia to be exact.  I remember celebrating Christmas in shorts and t-shirts and bar b ques in January some years.  When it comes to the weather, I generally prefer it hot and humid or hot and dry.  So it’s no surprise that my travels rarely require more than my small leather […]

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Thank You!

Thank you all who voted for me in the Wyndham Women on their Way Local Nation Contest (man that’s a mouth full)!  Voting closed last night at midnight and thanks to your votes and support, I finished with 606 total votes, securing me a spot in the top 10 in terms of votes!!  The next […]

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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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