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Where did the name come from?
The name Wandering Puffin came about as I have a passion for puffins, the little birds with colorful beaks, commonly confused with penguins, the first of which I saw in Alaska over 30 years ago and also commonly known as Clownbirds. Puffins are confused with penguins, but except for the fact that they are both seabirds and black and white, that is where the similarities end. They are not related but it does seem that they do wander the globe quite a bit and offered the perfect name! |
I first discovered these small birds when I was on an Alaskan halibut fishing trip and became sea sick. A tip that anyone will give you when sea sick is to focus on the horizon. My luck being that day was a cloudy day, nothing much to focus on. The only thing I could find in the water was a small puffin floating around in the sea. That image and the experience I had that day has stuck with me through my whole life and career.
Hence, I have a rather large eclectic collection of puffins from all the places I have traveled. Maybe passion is not the right word, obsession perhaps. The wandering part comes from my passion for exploration. This is how I like to travel, not necessarily on a set path, but to just wander around, and yes, I do get to see all the important sites of a destination, just not necessarily in any particular order. I guess travel has been in my blood since an early age, and the puffin has become my spirit animal. A crazy film director/producer friend of mine said that the bird is my totem.
I am in the process of conquering Europe in reverse of Attila the Hun, west to east. Having some Hungarian in me, this is most appropriate. I have only a few more countries in Europe to conquer, all in the eastern part of the continent, so come join me in planning your travel adventures to Europe and beyond.
Hence, I have a rather large eclectic collection of puffins from all the places I have traveled. Maybe passion is not the right word, obsession perhaps. The wandering part comes from my passion for exploration. This is how I like to travel, not necessarily on a set path, but to just wander around, and yes, I do get to see all the important sites of a destination, just not necessarily in any particular order. I guess travel has been in my blood since an early age, and the puffin has become my spirit animal. A crazy film director/producer friend of mine said that the bird is my totem.
I am in the process of conquering Europe in reverse of Attila the Hun, west to east. Having some Hungarian in me, this is most appropriate. I have only a few more countries in Europe to conquer, all in the eastern part of the continent, so come join me in planning your travel adventures to Europe and beyond.
Click here to learn about Project Puffin, a program the Wandering Puffin supports!
