Roaming Gnome
Everywhere

My name: The Travelocity Roaming Gnome

How I earn my keep: I roam the world finding great deals, upholding the Travelocity Guarantee, and looking rather handsome while doing it.

What kind of traveler I am: A small and perfectly-formed one.

Greatest travel lesson learned: Just because you can climb into the overhead baggage compartment and stay there for the rest of the flight, doesn’t mean you should.

Travel ambition: To never again miss my plane because I’ve stopped to take a photo with a fellow traveler who’s spotted me. Ah, it’s tough work being a charmingly lovable travel mascot, I’ll tell you that.

First thing I do in a new place: Make friends.

When I’m not traveling: I’m browsing the SkyMall catalogue, toasting crumpets, testing beard conditioners, and planning my next trip.

Bruce Parnell
Nashville, TN

My name: Bruce Parnell

Follow me on Twitter: @BruceCkingIn

How I earn my keep: Market Manager for Travelocity

First thing I do in a new place: Go for a walk in the neighborhood to get my bearings.

Fondest travel memory: Being born in Bangkok, Thailand I never really knew my family from my mom’s side, since I was only three when I came to the United States. Going back to visit them for the first time, in the late 1990’s, was the most amazing experience. Meeting my grandmother, my aunts, uncles and cousins helped complete that missing piece of the puzzle. I helped the local kids work on their English, visited Buddhist temples and found out my grandmother chews tobacco and gambles! Being able to go to the markets every day for fresh food was an experience, and I swore off beef for days, after seeing it hanging on a hook in 100+ degree heat. All in all, the best trip of my life!

Proudest travel accomplishment: Getting stamps from various countries in my passport. It’s the little things!

Greatest travel lesson learned: Learn how to ask for things in the native language, i.e. Where is a doctor? What time is it? Where is the bathroom?

When I’m not traveling, I’m: Keeping up with my niece and nephew or watching reality TV.