Francis Tapon

Francis Tapon he has traveled to over 80 countries, hiked across America 4 times, walked across Spain twice, backpacked over 12,500 miles in the mountains, and was a finalist in the California Outdoors Hall of Fame. He’s the first to do a round-trip on the Continental Divide Trail (5,600 miles / 9,000 km). It was a 7 month journey. He’s been covered in The New York Times Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, National Geographic Adventure and Backpacker Magazine. Amazon.com & Lincoln Mercury selected him as the best example of someone who is fulfilling the dream of traveling the world, profiling in him 2-minute video. He wrote "Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America." He is currently writing, "The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us." Has a BA in Religion from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Francis Tapon's topics

• adventure,
• ahvenanmaa,
• aland,
• archipelago,
• finland,
• finns,
• frugal,
• island,
• province,
• sweden,
• swedes,
• tourism,
• travel,
• vagabonding

Francis Tapon's claimed blogs

1. 		WanderLearn with Francis Tapon http://francistapon.com The WanderLearn blog covers world travel and what we can learn from it. Francis Tapon shares stories, photos, book excerpts, videos, news, and podcasts …	Technorati Auth: 1