adventure tour

74-year-old set for another combat tour (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
John Burson waited a lifetime to go to war, and when he did, he returned to Georgia with a whopper of a story. Four years ago, at 70, Burson %26mdash; an ear, nose and throat specialist from Carrollton and a retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel %26mdash; volunteered for a three-month combat tour in Iraq. For two weeks, he was assigned to examine none other than Saddam Hussein while the Iraqi dictator was …

Couch surfing: Man shares houses, adventure with worldwide travelers (The Pantagraph)
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Last January, Andrew Rivlin took a leap of faith. The Irvine, Calif., resident had already checked out a Web site, couchsurfing.com, and learned about a total stranger, Mohit Anand, a then 26-year-old from Delhi. On the site, Anand told Rivlin, and the world %26mdash; even any possible bad guys %26mdash; that his home in India was open to visitors, free of charge.

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