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Eric Hansen was born in Oceanside, New York and raised in South Florida. He began serious study of the guitar at age 13 and quickly worked his way into the neighborhood garage band performing popular rock music of the 80s. His early guitar heroes were of the same genre and included, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Ozbourne) Edward Van Halen, Al di Meola, Carlos Montoya, Pat Metheny and John Williams (Classical Guitarist). Additional musical influences were The Beatles and Billy Joel. After the rock sound of the 80s changed to the Grunge movement Eric decided to broaden his musical endeavors and attend college for music. American travel writer Eric Hansen is an American travel writer, most famous for his book Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo, about a 4,000 km trek through the heartland of Borneo. He lives in San Francisco. For 25 years he has traveled throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. He lived in the deserts, jungles, rain forests and islands of the Middle East and Asia throughout the 1980s and has worked as a goldsmith, a buffalo catcher, a pig farmer, a wild dog hunter and as a barber in Mother Teresa's 'Home for the Destitute Dying' in Calcutta. His articles, photographs, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, Travel and Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and Outside, among other publications worldwide. Hansen is a graduate of the University of California, where he studied industrial art and environmental design. Hansen was interviewed by Michael Feldman on the latter's Whad'Ya Know? radio show. Stranger in the Forest (1988
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He started with Jazz guitar but would often arrive for his lesson to hear his instructor, Dr. Michael Di Liddo practicing Classical guitar. The Classical guitar albums of John Williams had a lasting impression from his early days and having access to a teacher who could guide this interest was the spark that caused the shift to nylon string guitar. Eric got his first nylon string guitar and added Classical guitar to his studies. During this period the mu •
Eric Hansen
Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo Motoring with Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer: Close Encounters with Strangers Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hikes (Regional Hiking Series)
byThe Traveler: An American Odyssey in the Himalayas
byMotoring With Mohammed Journes to Yemen and the Red Sea The Global Forest Sector: Changes, Practices, and Prospec •
Eric Hansen (travel writer)
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