Real name: Eric Bjorndahl
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Current Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website: www.travbuddy.com
Join Date: November 15, 2005
Contributions: Eric has written about 430 places and shared 1174 photos.
Geo Quiz: Eric's best Geo Quiz Challenge score is 7,350
Interested in: meeting new people, meeting other people to travel with, showing people around my hometown, sharing travel tips and blogs
Countries I've Traveled To
Languages Spoken
english, mandarin (conversational), italian (conversational), latin
Interests
Books you might find in my backpack
Music you might find me listening to while waiting for my plane
Most Memorable Travel Experience
Went on a post-graduation trip to Europe with some of my good friends from college. On one of our last nights in Paris we went to a grassy hill by the steps of the Sacre Coeur to enjoy some wine and watch the sunset. Since the sun was setting too slowly for our tastes, we decided to pass the time by tackling each other on the grassy hill. The hill was pretty steep so if you got tackled you were rolling down at least 15 feet, which added an extra element of excitement to the whole affair.

The other tourists and locals sitting nearby would cheer or groan in sympathy after a particularly spectacular or painful looking tumble. Young 6-year old local kids would circle around us, cheering excitedly. All in all, it was a lot of fun and made even more memorable because it marked the last time a lot of us would see each other in a while.
Profile
I grew up in Los Angeles, went to school at UC Berkeley up in Northern California, and now I'm back in Los Angeles. I didn't realize how much I liked travel until I spent a semester abroad in Rome and had the opportunity to travel all around Europe. My family had taken me to different places when I was younger, but I don't think I fully appreciated the travel experience until I got a chance to figure out new things on my own.

One of the things I didn't like about being abroad was that there wasn't really a convenient, fun way for me to share my travel experiences with others. This site is an effort to remedy that. I hope you like it!
geek_goddess_jolie says:
Can't thank you enough for this site. Hey, I think that list of yours needs more Asia in it. Start planning your way to our islands & we'll make sure to take good care of you :)
Posted on: Nov 04, 2009
lokababy says:
Thank you!!! Of course I will share with you all ^^
Posted on: Nov 04, 2009
juliefromcali says:
oh how fun! I am a total warm weather person as well, I get cold so easily and hate it. BUT when it comes to crazy places like Alaska and New Zealand, it was so amazing that the cold did not get in my way. Antarctica is so untouched, so naturally I have to go lol.
Posted on: Nov 04, 2009
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Eric's Travel Blogs

Maui Spring 2009
Mar 27, 2009 – Apr 04, 2009
Going to Maui with Lisa to hopefully soak in some sun and surf! And maybe become slightly tanner in the process.
Overview 1,441 words 0 28 38
Winter in Turkey
Dec 25, 2008 – Jan 09, 2009
Going with Dave and meeting up with Deats in Istanbul, flying down to Bodrum, then working our way up the coast of Turkey.
Overview 3,594 words 176 137 331
This trip was featured on Saturday January 31st, 2009
Channel Islands - Santa Cruz Day Trip
Jul 14, 2008
Day trip to Santa Cruz, one of the Channel Islands. The channel islands are sometimes called the "Galapagos of North America". While located only a short boat ride from Los Angeles/Ventura, it is one of the least visited national parks in the country, and still offers beauty and solitude.
Overview 539 words 10 13 34
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Eric's Travel Reviews

Cheap "Restaurants, Cafes & Food" in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The World Buffet at the Rio is a lot cheaper than most other buffets (I think it was only $22 a person for lunch), and while the food is not incredibl…
Cheap "Hotels & Accommodations" in Primm, Nevada, USA
I haven't stayed at the hotel here, but have stopped by here on the way back from Vegas to LA with my friends. If you're from LA, no doubt you've seen…
Average priced "Hotels & Accommodations" in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Flamingo Hotel certainly isn't as nice as many of the other hotels on the strip, especially if you can't get the new "Go" rooms. The "Go" rooms ar…