Travel Advisor
Jim Platner
Expertise
- Southeast Asia,
- Central America,
- Off-the-Beaten-Path Travel,
- Couples Travel
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About
DC-based passionate traveler. 53 countries and on a quest to visit 75 countries by my 40th birthday!
Home airports
DCA, but will trek to IAD for the right international deal.
My travel style
Solo traveling hostel-goer and couples traveling luxury hotel explorer! Staying as far off-the-beaten-path as possible, while trying to avoid state department travel warnings. Lifetime Marriott Platinum by the age of 33. If you are curious about staying somewhere – chances are that I’ve been there!
Favorite hotels
Recently returned from:
Taking a multi-generational family trip in Egypt from Alexandria to Abu Simbel by plane, tuktuk and sailboat.
Enjoying coffee and cervezas around Lago Yojao in Honduras.
Island hopping in search of the perfect sunset in Greece.
Adventuring around Guyana, French Guinea and Suriname.
Dreaming of:
Kotor, Montenegro.
Dubrovnik, Croatia to relive some Game of Thrones.
Hiking through Tierra del Fuego.
River rafting through Laos.
One thing I can't travel without...
Noise canceling headphones.
Two truths, one lie:
I once received a thorough full body examination by Egyptian Customs.
I paid $700 for a bottle of champagne in Bangkok, Thailand.
I shared a Marriott members lounge with Roberto Dinero for weeks and did not recognize him.
Travel Advisor
Jim Platner
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