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A sunset in Roatan	My kids and I

A little about me

I have been a traveler since I was a little kid thanks to my mother. She made sure that when we were growing up that we got to see our own country by car, a big green country squire station wagon, and I thank her for that as it gave me the want to travel the world to see how the rest of the world lived. For this I can never repay her enough.

When I was 17 I had decided that the best way for me to see the world and to make money while doing it was to join the US Air Force so that is what I did when I turned 18. I spent 15 of the best years of my life in the Air Force traveling around to places like Germany, Belgium, Central America, Asia and a few places I cannot talk about. The thirst for new cultures was even stronger after living in Germany. I took a special assignment with NATO in Belgium in a job that kept me traveling all over every NATO country for 10 years and in that 10 years I was able to visit all of the NATO countries at least once.

Me in Latina Italy at NATO school

My 4 kids

After leaving the military I just had to get back on the road so I decided that I would be a communications consultant and as my specialty was military communications what better way than to work with military contracts. This was a good move as the first place I was able to go to was the Middle East which has become one of the best experiences in my life. Never had I been in an area that was so different than the rest of the world and so enriched with history. After a few years in Saudi Arabia and Jordan as well as a few visits to some of the other countries in the area I found my self in sunny southern California, Now not being a big fan of having someone tell me how to live and where I could smoke and such I decided that it was time for me to hit the road again. This time my travels took me back to one of my favorite countries, Portugal.

I spent 3 great years in Portugal and found a lovely lady working for the same company as I did and we hit it off. This was Dion’s first time to live outside the USA and I could see the same travel bug in her as I knew I had. Dion and I are both scuba divers and she love the travel and surprises of the different cultures of each of the places that we visit.

In July of 2002 we moved back to California (company headquarters) and have now been back here for a little over three year now. In April of 2003 I started a new job with one of the major aerospace companies working in the communications field which I do enjoy. It is nice to start a new project and see it work for the first time.

My friend Dionosaur

Sunset over Roatan

As for vacations and travel there has not been much since coming back to the states except a few trips to Solvang and a few other little side trips here and there in California.

We have taken a few trips to a small island called Roatan and have fallen in love with it. We loved Roatan so much that we even purchased a home there and have finished building a second home on the beach.

Our Home in Roatan

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As a side note to all. I am retired US Air Force, my son Torrence is a US Marine and my daughter Teresa is married to the US Army. We support our troops and all that they do. Please support them by saying THANK YOU.

This is the current weather here in Hereford.

I received a new weather station for Christmas and am just now getting it set up.

Keep an eye open for more new weather information from the Hereford area

Current weather in Hereford

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Fisher House

Intrepid Fallen Heros Fund

Please support these two wonderful organizations.

They do some much good for our troops.

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You can read about my travels around the world at VirtualTourist

If you wish to write to me then you can HERE

Last revised: Wednesday, January 20, 2010

All Photos posted here on this website were taken by me, belong to me and are not to be used any place else without written permission. Send requests to Tinkan at the email address listed on this web site. Thank you.