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Passport To Adventure.com
is an informative one stop shop for the active or the virtual adventure
traveler.
 Meet:
Julie Conover - Host, Producer, Writer, Adventure Traveler
Market Her Site Serves: Adventure travelers...real or
armchair!
Unique Angle: Her TV Show is seen on PBS
weekly by over
70M Households . Julie uses her web site to provide more
information as well as handle signups for her Travel Newsletter.
Favorite Quote: "Travel is fatal to
prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness." - MarkTwain
It must be something that is "just in your genes". I never
knew what I wanted to be when I grew up, I really didn't care about
getting married and I don't remember ever wanting to be a mother;
although I ended up being a great step mother. The only thing I always
knew was that I had to see the world. For me it is not a want, it's a
need. It is my passion. Not to scale the highest peaks, or challenge my
physical endurance, but to understand the people and diverse cultures of
the world.
At age twenty three, after saving money for several years, I set out
on my first adventure. I took my beloved Bianchi (a bike, not a guy), an
open ticket, a few AAA road maps, and headed off with no real itinerary.
A girlfriend eventually flew over to meet me and we spent six fantastic
months bicycle touring through Europe. We slept on beaches in Greece,
got locked out of Youth Hostels in Germany, sailed the Italian Riviera,
peddled over the Swiss Alps, managed to smooth out our wrinkled clothes
enough to enjoy a fancy evening in Monaco and partied with the locals at
the "Running of the Bulls" in Spain. It was one of the best
times of my life.
I spent the next eight years as a stock broker in Southern California
making just enough money to sustain my travel habit. I took three week
vacations whenever possible, much to the dismay of my manager. I roamed
the Caribbean, Mexico, Bali, Thailand, Italy, France, Australia and
Fiji. It didn't take long for me to figure out that I had a serious case
of wanderlust and that the financial markets were not my passion.
I returned to the place that was always "home", Lake Tahoe,
and began working with my old college buddy, Mark Jennings, who was
producing a TV show called "Inside Skiing". I love to ski, but
felt the subject was too restricting, there was so much more of the
world to discover. So, after many battles and much perseverance, the
"Passport to Adventure" series was born, and I was off to
share my passion with the world! 42 Episodes later with worldwide TV
distribution I am still having fun.
The show takes me to every corner of the globe, but I still cherish
the opportunity to grab my backpack and explore a remote part of Asia on
my own. In spite of all the traveling we do for work, I try to squeeze
in at least six weeks of vacation time. Someday I plan to take a year or
two! Stay tuned!
Julie ...
PS...Be sure and check out my TV show and Adventure Travel website.
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