Patrick Falterman

Patrck Joseph Falterman II
Patrick Falterman in Chiu-Chiu, Chile in 2011
Born	March 16, 1990 Minot, North Dakota, United States
Nationality	American
Other names	The Modern Nomad
Parent(s)	Patrick "Pat" Falterman I, Cindy Falterman

Patrick Falterman II (born March 16, 1990)^[1] is an American itinerant, travel writer, and canoeist. He is most well known for his writings about hitchhiking and canoeing in Central and South America,^[2] and is the creator and writer on "HitchTheWorld.com", where he writes long accounts of his numerous travels.^[3]

Amazon

In 2012 Falterman began canoeing in the Amazon Basin, and traveled for a time by a handmade log raft.^[4][5][6] He paddled more than 4,000 km in a locally-acquired wooden canoe up twenty Amazonian rivers over the course of two years.

References

1. "Patrick Joseph LaLonde Falterman". Facebook. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
2. "About". Hitch The World. October 2, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
3. "F.A.Q.". Hitch The World. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
4. "Americano percorre Rios da Amazônia em Rústica Jangada...". Junior Ribeiro. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
5. "Reportagem Patrick Falterman viagem pela Amazônia". Youtube. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
6. Der Spiegel

External links

• "The Modern Nomad Hitchhikes the World"
• "The Modern Nomad" on HitchWiki
• "The Modern Nomad" on DigiHitch