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Oddarane:
The importance of owning a passport: a perspective from Phil Keoghan
With National Passport Day approaching in the US (September 17, 2011), we will be featuring perspectives on the importance of owning (and using) a passport.
First up is Phil Keoghan, host of the Emmy Award-winning travel series The Amazing Race, and a life-long passionate traveler well before his TV days. We asked him for his perspective on travel and why having a passport is so important:
I had my first passport when I was two years old. (My own daughter got her first passport when she was two weeks old.) By the time I was 12, I had traveled extensively through the Americas. I even flew by myself from the Caribbean back to New Zealand to attend boarding school. I got the travel bug early. Now every time I look up and see a plane in the sky, I dream of somewhere new.
It’s imperative that we get students curious and hungry about the world early. The most opportune time to travel is straight out of school, when you can just pack your bags and go. Travel is the most valuable education money can’t buy – an opportunity to be resourceful and learn lessons that will affect the way we live the rest of our lives.
More here: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/blog/2011/09/08/passports-a-perspective-from-phil-keoghan/
Prophet:
A passport at two weeks old? :lol:
Thanks for sharing, Oddarane. :tup:
Thames Pirate:
When my sister was born we were in the process of moving. The consulate was about to close for Christmas, and in order for the baby (and mom) to be able to come with us, she had to have her passport photo submitted by Dec. 14th or 15th. She was born the 14th. Almost the first thing after she was born was taking a passport photo (still in the hospital). She had the passport in time to come with us in January (I think it arrived before Christmas). Each of us (my sisters) traveled extensively in the first few months of life (and continue to do so).
Oddarane:
Phil Keoghan To Be Honored By National Multiple Sclerosis Society
September 12, 2011
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will tonight (September 12) honor The Amazing Race’s Phil Keoghan in LA at the annual Dinner Of Champions.
Dinner of Champions is one of the most highly visible fundraising events in Los Angeles. The event honors a philanthropist each year who has made a significant contribution to the fight against multiple sclerosis, and is heavily supported by the entertainment industry. Last year’s Dinner funded $1.5 million worth of programs and services in Southern California and $1 million of national research programs.
Phil Keoghan is well known for his support of MS charities, and sponsors TeamVRC – a non-profit cycling club dedicated to developing tomorrow’s top talent while also increasing awareness about Multiple Sclerosis. Earlier this year, Phil launched the NOW and Novartis for MS professional women’s cycling team.
Also being honored at tonight’s event – to be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel – is Regal Entertainment Group President Greg Dunn.
For more information about the event, click here.
Read more: http://www.looktothestars.org/news/6918-phil-keoghan-to-be-honored-by-national-multiple-sclerosis-society#ixzz1XktqBE9u
redskevin88:
--- Quote from: Thames Pirate on September 09, 2011, 11:11:33 PM ---When my sister was born we were in the process of moving. The consulate was about to close for Christmas, and in order for the baby (and mom) to be able to come with us, she had to have her passport photo submitted by Dec. 14th or 15th. She was born the 14th. Almost the first thing after she was born was taking a passport photo (still in the hospital). She had the passport in time to come with us in January (I think it arrived before Christmas). Each of us (my sisters) traveled extensively in the first few months of life (and continue to do so).
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huh, what this got to do with Phil?
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