After four years in the US Marines, then nearly 24 years in the US Air Force, finally finishing up in Hawaii, Dan retired in 2006 and began a career in education, teaching Air Force Junior ROTC at a local high school in Texas. Dan and his wife Daphne have a passion for travel and have been to nearly 30 countries. An assignment in Germany led them to fall in love with their little German village in the Rhineland Pfalz, but also gave them the opportunity to take their young children Anna and Leah to over 15 other European countries. Dan also enjoyed traveling to numerous more exotic locations with the military. Recent travel highlights include three weeks of independent travel in the Balkans, a terrific itinerary in California, and have an upcoming trip of several weeks to Israel and Jordan. Dan and Daphne enjoy unusual and off-the-beaten path locations, interesting and diverse cultures and independent travel. Dan is just getting started in the travel writing genre but enjoys chronicling their many adventures and has done a lot of writing over his career.