Introducing: Baxter Jackson

By Tim Patterson On April 11, 2009 · 2 Comments

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My goal is to visit every country on earth before I die. I’m 36 now and have only seen 21% of it, think I’ll make it?

Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas

Currently in: Ibri, Oman

Who I’d like to meet on my travels: Sultan Qaboos, Vladimir Putin, the Brah Boys

Traveling Next: Tanzania, insh’allah

Matador Profile: Baxter Jackson

Matador Articles by Baxter: Arabian Bull Wrestling; Dreaming In Arabic, Learning In Yemen; Muslim Fear: How Teaching In Oman taught Me The Shades Of Islam

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Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson is a longtime contributor and former contributing editor at the Matador Network.

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Baxter

Thanks a lot for introducing me to the travel writing world, Tim.
http://wayworded.blogspot.com/ Hal

Always nice to see a fellow Texan traveler get some props!

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