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Are you connected to the tourism/travel/hospitality industries or travel media in any way? If so, please specify how (kindly include any relevant company names/Web sites!).: I am the Senior Air Services Representative at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. I manifest passengers for air trips around the continent of Antarctica including remote field camps and South Pole Station. I also manifest passengers leaving the continent to Christchurch, New Zealand

On which destinations & travel topics can you advise members especially well?: Antarctica, New Zealand, Colorado

What destinations are you most interested in learning about?: Egypt, Croatia, Namibia, Bhutan, Japan, South Africa, Iceland, Chile

Other travel / language expertise?: I've traveled extensively in the American Southwest, New Zealand and Antarctica. I have spent 77 months of my life living in Antarctica.

At 9:18pm on November 27, 2010, Ed Wetschler said…: Tom, you have the most interesting job I've seen on Tripatini or anywhere else in a good long time. Do you take many photos in Antarctica, or is condensation inside the camera too much of a problem down there?

At 7:18pm on November 27, 2010, Tripatini said…: Tom, welcome to Tripatini, the worldwide travel community the New York Post dubbed “Facebook for travelers.” On Tripatini, you can mingle with travelers and top travel experts alike, so everybody learns how to travel better and smarter. A few tips to get you rolling:

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