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the list of articles posted to Main news section: 400--Mexico: Typical Travel Chaos Nov 13 2007 - 12:06 OC Register Sailing Column Oct 13 2007 - 01:25 397--California: A Monster Thief Sep 05 2007 - 09:43 Slideshows! Mar 15 2007 - 02:10 349--Italy: Dead Man's Party in Roman Crypt Apr 27 2006 - 12:56 204--Ireland: Dzogchen Beara, a Buddhist Retreat Mar 30 2004 - 03:23 175--Mexico: Isla Isabela is for the Birds Jan 16 2004 - 03:00 157--California: Two Blondes Who Aren't Dinghy Oct 20 2003 - 22:47 144b--Zimbabwe: Don't Eat Fried Worms Aug 21 2003 - 05:20 139--Alaska: What's a P-bar? Jul 27 2003 - 08:02 137--Alaska: Suicidal Salmon Jul 20 2003 - 05:15 Cherie's Favorite Books Jun 30 2003 - 03:04 Parable Jun 20 2003 - 09:09 121--Turks and Caicos: The Hitch-hiker Mar 02 2003 - 08:16 OC Register columns Jan 30 2003 - 08:47 113--The Cayman Islands: Back in Brac Jan 17 2003 - 08:14 111--The Cayman Islands: To Hell and Back Jan 08 2003 - 02:27 108--Panama: Santa Comes to San Blas Dec 24 2002 - 12:56 106--Panama: A Ship Wreck and a Blue Shark Dec 18 2002 - 09:03 96--Panama: Up Your Mast! Nov 23 2002 - 02:59 95--Panama: How the Las Perlas Islands Got Under My Skin Nov 14 2002 - 11:01 93--Panama: From the Penal Colony to the Pelican Colony Nov 12 2002 - 11:27 91--Costa Rica: Life Outside the Box Oct 23 2002 - 03:56 90--Costa Rica: Sailing is a Life of Extremes Oct 15 2002 - 12:55 87-Glen Eden: First Time at a Nudist Resort Oct 04 2002 - 04:00 86-The Pure Life in Costa Rica Oct 01 2002 - 04:14 82-Burning Man--In Words Sep 06 2002 - 06:38 Episode 44: Gentlemen, Stop Your Engones Aug 05 2002 - 21:45 Episode 37: Austria and Tandem Snowboarding Aug 05 2002 - 21:41 Episode 21: Tour De France Part 1 Aug 05 2002 - 21:18 Episode 1: Pura Vida--Pure Life Aug 05 2002 - 20:45 Episode 49: A Mistress is Always Second Aug 05 2002 - 09:48 48--Mexico: Being on a Mistress is Never Lonely Aug 05 2002 - 09:47 47--Mexico: Mistress Gets Two Legs Under Her Belt Aug 05 2002 - 09:47 46--Mexico: Mistress All Dressed Up And No Where to Blow Aug 05 2002 - 09:46 45--Mexico: Mistress Tries On Her Legs Aug 05 2002 - 09:46 Episode 43: How we got front row seats to the MTV Music Video Awards Aug 05 2002 - 09:44 Episode 42: Slovakia--Not a Greek Entree Aug 05 2002 - 09:43 Episode 40: Alba, Italy and the $1000 mushroom Aug 05 2002 - 09:43 Episode 39: Prague--Bohemian Rhapsody Aug 05 2002 - 09:42 Episode 38--Germany: The Berlin Wall Aug 05 2002 - 09:41 Episode 36--Germany: The Dresden Room Aug 05 2002 - 09:40 Episode 35--Germany: Dachau Concentration Camp Aug 05 2002 - 09:40 Episode 34--Germany: Oktoberfest--Two Beer or not Two Beer Aug 05 2002 - 09:39 Episode 33--Germany: Frankfurters in Frankfurt Aug 05 2002 - 09:36 Episode 32--Germany: Hamburgers in Hamburg Aug 05 2002 - 09:35 Episode 31--Italy: Venetian Glass Aug 05 2002 - 09:29 Episode 30--Italy: Florence Nightingale Aug 05 2002 - 09:25 Episode 28--Italy: When in Rome Aug 05 2002 - 09:24 Episode 27: Out of Africa Aug 05 2002 - 09:23 Episode 26: Walk like an Egyptian Aug 05 2002 - 09:22 Episode 25: Turkish Delight Aug 05 2002 - 09:21 Episode 24--Greece: Search for Atlantis Aug 05 2002 - 09:20 Episode 23: The Love Boat Aug 05 2002 - 09:19 Episode 22: It's Greek to me Aug 05 2002 - 09:19 Episode 20: Barcelona--Just Can't Get Enough Aug 05 2002 - 09:17 Episode 17: The Naked Truth Aug 05 2002 - 09:17 Episode 16: Camel Toe Aug 05 2002 - 09:16 Episode 15: Island Fever Aug 05 2002 - 09:16 Episode 14: The Volcano Aug 05 2002 - 09:15 Episode 13--Chile: A Day in the Life Aug 05 2002 - 09:14 Episode 12: Chilly in Chile Aug 05 2002 - 09:13 Episode 11: It Takes Two to Tango Aug 05 2002 - 09:12 Episode 10: Don´t Cry For Me Argentina Aug 05 2002 - 09:11 Episode 9: Back to the Future: The LA Times Aug 05 2002 - 09:10 Episode 8: The Brazilian Sun Aug 05 2002 - 09:09 Episode 7: The Bolivian Times Aug 05 2002 - 09:08 Episode 6: El Pared Calle Periodico (The Wall Street Journal) Aug 05 2002 - 09:07 Episode 5: Peru, Peru, Peru Aug 05 2002 - 09:06 Episode 4: The Next Chapter in Peru Aug 05 2002 - 09:05 Episode 3: The Peruvian Times Aug 05 2002 - 09:04 Episode 2: Peru Aug 05 2002 - 09:02 Episode #53: The Diary of a Mistress Jul 23 2002 - 16:27 number of SMS posted: 0

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real life name: Cherie Sogsti

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A Little About Me!

I know exactly when I got it. It was October 15, 1998. I got the Amelia Earhart Complex. Simply defined, the Amelia Earhart Complex is the sudden urge to get on an airplane and just disappear.

At the time I was 27-years-old and working 70 hours a week as the branch manager of a used-car dealership. I was the proud owner of two homes, one ulcer, and zero friends. My cellular phone bill was more than my mortgage. I knew a lot about racy cars, quick men, fast food, and short vacations. What eluded me were the very things that define a rich life: love, integrity, patience, and generosity. The only book I could have written five years ago would have been titled: "How to Be an Immature Defensive Control Freak and Still Make Lots of Money."

That’s when I met her. She was a 78-year-old woman who had traveled through 78 countries. Her experiences were her treasures; her memories were her children. Each year she and her husband chose a new country and explored it together. Their ages were always the same as the number of countries they had explored. That’s when I got the idea of “30 in 30.” I gave myself 3 years (until I was 30-years-old) to visit 30 countries.

Real change is never slow. I had a life everyone wanted, but me!

A few weeks later I left my job, I left my house, and I left my life. I traded my briefcase for a backpack. I traded my savings for an airplane ticket. My friends thought I had lost my mind. But, I am not crazy. My story, however, is.

Traveling through 30 countries, I spent more time with mosquitoes than movie stars (though I did snap photos of me with Cindy Crawford, Ron Howard, and Bill Clinton.)

More importantly, I was chased by an ostrich in Chile, the victim of a Toucan attack in Brazil, and I generously donated a pint of blood to the insects of Peru. I’ve climbed up volcanoes, fallen down glaciers, lied on beaches, stood on mountain tops, and jumped out of planes and into rivers.

Other accomplishments include becoming the star of a tango show in Argentina, walking down the red carpet for a Cannes Film Festival premiere in France, and sleeping as a guest on an Indian Prince’s $48 million dollar yacht.

In 1998, I left a boatload of work in East LA and 30 months later I landed on a yacht in the South of France. Now, five years later...the adventure continues.

I'm 32-years-old now. Intead of cramming myself back into a cubical, I've sold everything I own (both houses) and I'm still traveling the world. My friends ask me: "When are you going to buy a nice car?" (I drive a 87 Jeep Cherokee.) My answer: "My car starts everyday. For me, that is nice." Why would I want to work 50 weeks out of the year to afford a car I don't want?

I enjoy the finer things in life, but I don't define myself by them. I don't own much, but I have a lot of great memories.

Other Adventures Include:
• Trapezing through the rain-forest in Costa Rica
• Sand-skiing in Peru
• Hang-Gliding over Rio in Brazil
• Buying funky potions at the “Witch’s Market” in Bolivia
• Climbing an active volcano in Chile
• Watching a glacier calve in Argentina
• Riding camels in Spain
• Being serenaded at a whiskey-tasting in Ireland
• Eating dinner at the Eiffel Tower in France
• Running around the Olympic Stadium in Greece
• Cruising down the Nile in Egypt
• Receiving a blessing from the Pope in Italy
• Getting drunk at Oktoberfest in Germany
• Tandem snowboarding in Austria
• Touching a chandelier made of human bones in the Czech Republic
• Photographing a UFO

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