Tuesday THREE day + Travel Triple-Threat

Good morning!

The BTJE contest will end on Friday at midnight. I need everyone to keep up the support for “Team Sara” to finish on top!

Do your Tuesday daily vote here

Challenge for today:
Encourage three new people to register and vote each day this week. You will win a super fantastic prize. The prize is a boost of good karma and a “get out of jail free” Monopoly card.

Ideas:
Sign up your spouse, girl/boyfriend, mistress, secret lover or dominatrix. Share the link at work with your co-workers, janitors, patients and customers. Get your siblings, parents, relatives, doppelganger and alt-dimensional version involved.

SARA IS THE TRAVEL TRIPLE-THREAT

1. Excellent communication skills
When I arrived in Viet Nam I was dropped off at a small home in a Vietnamese village. No one spoke English and I did not speak Vietnamese. I learned to communicate with hand gestures. The most important phrase I learnt was “Where is the bathroom?”. Second most important phrase was “What am I eating?”.

Sometimes I was better off not knowing. I was served interesting traditional dishes like a strong alcoholic drink made with crushed up wasp pieces. As time progressed my Vietnamese improved and I could carry out full conversations.

2. Good sense of direction
I love the thrill of being dropped off by a bus in the middle of busy city. It can be stressful trying to orientate oneself without clear street signs or landmarks. By taking public transport you get a better feel of the destination. I find the challenge exciting, enjoy engaging the locals and eventually find my way.

In remote Tanzania I couldn’t get a handle on their train system. Trains arrived and departed and different times than the posted train station schedule. I was quite frustrated and did not understand. I invited a train station manager to tea and he explained the mystery.
1:00 = 1 hour after sunrise
2:00 = 2 hours after sunrise
3:00 = 3 hours after sunrise
Once I understood the system it made catching trains mush easier!

3. Adventure Seeker
I’m a scuba diver, mountain hiker, camper, canoeist and wildlife trekker. I want to experience the unique, unusual and unknown. Seize the day and live in the now! I’m very open to going off my planned itinerary to check out interesting places along the way.

I never could have planned attending a Catholic Indian wedding at the tip of Southern India in Kanyakumari. I was passing by the church and was invited to be a guest by the father of the bride. The ceremony was lovely blend of East and Western traditions. The celebration continued with a display of Kalarippayattu martial arts in the street and a delicious banquet served on banana leaves. I was honoured to be a guest and wished the happy couple a long life with many children.

So today is Tuesday. Vote TODAY. Also vote on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please help me win “The Best Travel Job Ever!”

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Thanks again for your support!