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Meet, Plan, Go! - Boston

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)

Boston, MA
Meet, Plan, Go! - Boston

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Event Details

Location:  Elephant & Castle, 161 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02110

Ever wanted to take time off your job and travel the world?  We have the event for you!
Meet, Plan, Go! is a chance to crank up your career break inspiration. MEET a panel of "Travel Experts" who will share their travel experiences and answer your questions, PLAN your own travel dream with a room full of like-minded people, and get ready to GO on your adventure... with the help of a host of FREE TRAVEL PRIZES and scads of useful travel information.

Besides Your Host, Lillie Marshall, All-Star Panelists Include:

Amanda PressnerAmanda Pressner is the famous co-author of "The Lost Girls" website and memoir about three NYC professionals who quit their jobs to travel around the world.  Amanda is a travel and lifestyle journalist and has served as Senior Nutrition Editor at Shape magazine and assistant editor at Self.  She has contributed to national publications, including USA Today, Travel + Leisure, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Fitness, Prevention, Woman’s Day, First for Women, Seventeen. and Brides. She is a native of Tampa, Florida.
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Stever RobbinsStever Robbins is the wildly popular "Get-it-Done Guy" whose weekly podcast is on "working less and doing more."  He will explain how we actually DO have time and money to travel, even when it seems we don't.  Stever's podcast gets 80,000 downloads on iTunes each week, making it #1 in the iTunes Business section and #20 overall... and his first major book, Get-it-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More, will be released the day of "Meet Plan Go."  A few lucky participants will even win a free copy of the book!
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BobBob Riel is the author of the travel memoir, "Two Laps Around the World" and the website Travels in the Riel World.  As the title of his book suggests, Bob has taken not one but TWO journeys around the earth, both with his wife, during career-break sabbaticals.  Bob does extensive work in cross-cultural business consulting, as well as continuing to write and plan travels... now with children!  Bob is a Rhode Island native and Boston College graduate who currently lives in Arizona with his wife and two children.
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JessJessica McHugh and Tim McGregor write for HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com, a popular travel website where they share their impressions about different countries. Neither of them had much travel experience before 2005 when they quit their jobs, sold everything they owned, and bought one-way tickets to Buenos Aires. They traveled for the next 18 months! Today they continue to follow their dreams around the world, enjoy sharing stories about their travels together, and hope to inspire others to travel.
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Rob VergerRob Verger is a freelance writer whose stories focus on travel and books.  His travel articles, interviews, and book reviews have appeared in The Boston Globe, and his feature stories, blog items, and audio slideshows graced the Travel Channel's website, World Hum.  Rob is a former writing instructor at Columbia University, where he received an MFA in nonfiction writing.  His writing and photography have featured the pacific island of Pohnpei, favelas of Rio de Janeiro, India, and more.
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Ryan LarkinRyan Larkin first traveled abroad when he went on an Alternative Spring Break trip to Canto Grande, Peru with 20 other students to help rebuild a school in dire need of repair.  This experience sparked his passion for travel and led him to a career at EF Educational Tours.  Ryan worked at EF for 7 years, taking to teachers about the transformative effects of travel on young adults.  Ryan has been to over 30 countries around the world and lived in Australia twice.  His most recent trip was with Edge of Seven volunteers, where he helped build a school in Nepal.
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David KDavid Kramer moved to Colombia, South America, where he met his wife, and has traveled all over Latin America. David now works for EcoLogic, a nonprofit working on Ecology in Mesoamerica.  He is currently starting a program called "TallShort Adventures" with his Colombian-American brother-in-law, which will help take travelers to Colombia.
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MariaMaria Giurcan runs the website Vegan World Trekker, which explores vegan cuisine around the world.  She is an avid traveler who has been to numerous countries on five different continents, and she hopes to see even more.  Maria will be on hand to discuss veggie-friendly travel, dining, and sightseeing, and she can even give tips on vegan clothes and travel gear.
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STA TravelSTA Travel is one of the largest travel agencies for young adults, students, teachers, and career-break travelers in the world.  STA agents will be on hand with advice on RTW tickets, insurance...and FREE giveaways!
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Other guest speakers may include, a SECOND "Lost Girl" co-author, Jodi Ettenberg: the traveling lawyer from the blog LegalNomads.com, and many more travel experts!

Sign up today and guarantee your free seat at Meet, Plan, Go! Boston and begin to make your travel dreams a reality! The event is free, but you must register and attend so we can enter you in the drawing for our many FREE trips.