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ou've arrived at the best place to learn more about Francis Tapon than you would ever want to. I am currently traveling in Eastern Europe and writing my second book, The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us. Scroll down this page to find my latest articles.

Thank you Andy Warhol: My five minutes of fame have come from being the first to yo-yo the Continental Divide Trail and writing Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America. I also thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail southbound (fewer than five people have done the Triple Crown (AT, CDT, PCT) all southbound. Some also know me for traveling nonstop to rarely explored locations. The good news of only having five minutes of fame is that it means I'm due for another 10 minutes down the road.

One of the cool, new features in this site is that you can enlarge many of the photos by just putting your mouse pointer over them. Try it with the photo of my book cover. It will only work if you see a magnifying glass when you mouse over the photo (so it doesn't work with the photo of me on the right because you really don't want a closeup of my face).

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January 25, 2009: Posted two articles. The first is about my sins in Amsterdam. The second explains who is to blame for the vanishing rainforests. Next week I'll post a new video!

Thank you Andy Warhol: My five minutes of fame have come from being the first to yo-yo the Continental Divide Trail and writing Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America. I also thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail southbound (fewer than five people have done the Triple Crown (AT, CDT, PCT) all southbound. The good news of only having five minutes of fame is that it means I'm due for another 10 minutes down the road.

One of the cool, new features in this site is that you can enlarge many of the photos by just putting your mouse pointer over them. Try it with the photo of my book cover on the left. It will only work if you see a magnifying glass when you mouse over the photo (so it doesn't work with the photo of me on the right because you really don't want a closeup of my face).

Want to stay in touch? Subscribe to my newsletter by entering your email in the box on the right and clicking the "Subscribe" button. As bonus, if you subscribe, you'll get special access to the first chapter of my upcoming book, The Hidden Europe. As a subscriber, you'll get an occasional email from me, usually about some nutty adventure I am doing. The newsletter is free and I won't share your info with anyone, not even my mom. I hate spam too, so you can easily unsubscribe anytime.

Happy New Year! I went to a costume party for New Year's Eve in Parnu Parnu , Estonia. Everyone was supposed to be either a movie star or an animated character. I dressed up as a thru-hiker, using my sexy Jacks 'R Better convertible sleeping bag and its stylish green hood. The sleeping bag does double duty as a serape, but what its designers don't know is that it has a third use: a make-shift costume for a party. When asked what I was, I replied, "A green M&M."

Video Tour of Tallinn, Estonia

Tour of Tallinn's Old Town in Estonia during the snowy winter

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Last Updated on Monday, 02 March 2009 17:56

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