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Preparing For The Trip Of A Lifetime

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 | By lodgecamp | Views [579] | Comments [21]

 It is June 17th now and I would say that I am beginning preparation as wisely as I can for the journey that I am going to embark on in two months from now but the truth is that I have been preparing for this moment all of my life- especially in the ... Read more >

Here's the next quiz

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 | By anijensen | Views [242] | Comments [21]

What's this fruit?  We've seen it twice as a garnish on desert.  It's about the size and consistency of a large cherry tomato, and tastes somewhat bland but sweet.  We saw it growing on a house in Portsmouth today so we snapped a photo.  (We don't know ... Read more >

Alaska - the beginning

Sun, 11 May 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [1440] | Comments [20]

Hi there from Alaska, It's been three days since we've arrived in Anchorage, so time for some tales. The flight here was breathtaking, over snowcapped mountains as far as the eyes can see. Our first impressions: big mountains, big cars, big roads, ... Read more >

Tags: alaska

Exitement, Fear and Exhaustion..

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 | By bekky | Views [556] | Comments [17]

ok, it's 11:30 at night again and this is the first time today, that i have actually enough time to get on the computer for a long enough time to write an entry here...it is kind of surprising though, because we had a day off today. it was so hot today ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Pre-Departure

Thu, 1 Mar 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [535] | Comments [17]

Well...it's the day before we leave and we're struggling to pack. We don't want to bring anything bc of all the amazing things we're sure we'll pick up along the way! When we get there (after 24 miserable hours of flying), we'll have about a day and a ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Trip of a Lifetime? not sure

Wed, 28 May 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [428] | Comments [15]

A week from today Kyle and I will be on an airplane on our way to Japan.  He is so excited, he randomly jumps up and down and yells "We're going to ASIA!!"  He is a big man in our little house, so this is quite disruptive.  Kyle is calling ... Read more >

Tags: angela, kyle, asia, japan, south korea, thailand, cambodia, vietnam, laos

Parks Highway and the Great One

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [820] | Comments [12]

On May the 22nd we left Anchorage with bikes loaded and Ali back to full strength after a nasty flu. We cycled along the Parks Highway, a 363 mile road connecting Anchorage in the South with Fairbanks in the Interior. The first week of riding took ... Read more >

Tags: usa, alaska, wildlife, bears, mountains, national parks

First posting...short and sweet!

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | By audi_jo | Views [287] | Comments [12]

Holy Crap...my journey begins (at least the international part) in 8 days! I'm tryin to figure this blog thing out... check out my new pics @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/audi_jo/ this is where i will post all of my photos for my upcoming (and ongoing) ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Change is good, right?

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 | By alpiner84 | Views [286] | Comments [11]

Hey everyone (again). I'm very sorry to switch journals on you, but while buying my travel insurance today I discovered that World Nomads offers free online travel journals...with unlimited photo uploading. My previous journal only had 20 MB of photos.... Read more >

Tags: the planning phase

It's Saber Tooth CAT not TIGER

Wed, 7 Dec 2005 | By gentlesue | Views [2304] | Comments [10]

Howdy All, I had a good day today. The weather was good and after sleeping half the day yesterday I woke up quite early ( Before 9.00) I went to the La Brea Tar Pits. The pits themselves just look like stinky bubbling polluting laKes, but there was ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Please Return Me to the Nearest Lost & Found

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 | By travelheart24 | Views [595] | Comments [10]

I'M BAAAAAACK!!!!  :-D   Hehehhee, did you miss me?? Figuratively speaking of course, since I just spend the last 4 months hanging out with most of you. For those of you I didn't get to see, and for the cancellation of the open house this past Sunday, ... Read more >

Tags: misadventures, old friends, new sights

Brooklyn

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By brian-camille | Views [507] | Comments [10]

We are no longer answering to anyone at the Department of Agriculture or Proskauer Rose, and we are now spending our time packing up our apartment in Brooklyn, selling off our furniture on Craig's list, reading up about the places that we plan to visit, ... Read more >

Tags: Packing & gadgets

we are off!

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By emma-o-scott | Views [336] | Comments [10]

Wow! We are off! It’s been quite an ordeal to get everything in order, many trips to REI (a superbig and good US outdoor store for all Swedes that doesn’t know). Now we are finally done, and in two hours we are taking the train from downtown Seattle, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Independence Day

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [250] | Comments [10]

Take a deep breath.  The air filling your lungs is the air of freedom, bought with the precious blood of noble men who died courageously for their nation.  Can you feel the liberty coursing through your veins, stirring up images of Paul Revere's ride, ... Read more >

Departure Info

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By adventuregirl | Views [247] | Comments [10]

This is my first post to my online journal so I hope it works and everyone can access it. I leave February 28th and fly into the Heathrow airport in London. I have all of March and April to explore Europe. My TESOL course to learn to teach English starts ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Getting Ready in Hudson, OH

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [233] | Comments [10]

Hey everyone! Yesterday (6/13) I met up with Mallory at her house in Pittsburgh, and from there we drove to Megan's home in Hudson, OH.  Megan, Mallory and I will be relaxing and getting our final things in order here until our flight leaves the Cleveland ... Read more >

OK, quiz time!

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By anijensen | Views [150] | Comments [10]

Who are these guys?  Post your guesses to this page so others can see.(More clues later if no one guesses)

Ya haven't gotten rid of me yet.....

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 | By kena | Views [126] | Comments [10]

so bad news, apparently the US government deems it illegal to enter africa without proof of a return trip plan. since i only had purchased a one way ticket i would be committing a crim by  entering kenya. thus i was turned away at my gate minutes ... Read more >

Tags: grrrr, america, illegal

I'll see you at the premiere

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 | By gentlesue | Views [905] | Comments [9]

How good am I writing EVERYDAY so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am looking at this as being a record of my trip so I can look back and remember. It saves writing things down on paper. Today I had a great day! I got my har cut and coloured ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Humidity, Rabies, Malaria Pills and Mosquito Nets

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By christyindominicanrepublic | Views [307] | Comments [9]

This is my third day in country and it is SUPER hot and humid. I feel like I havn't taken a shower. The first day we arrived was crazy. First of all, our plane was an hour and a half late, which meant we were at the airport for almost 5 hours. Too long ... Read more >

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Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By fozzy | Views [225] | Comments [9]

Hi All In San Diego Halloween is over and thanksgiving and the sales just around the corner, how easy it is to fall back into commercialism !!! I spent the most painful $90 dollars ever ensuring I was decent enough to take advantage of the pool!! ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Machu Picchu

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 | By plandro | Views [222] | Comments [9]

I´m almost half-way through my journey now, beggining to prep for Chile. This entry is dedicated to my 4 day, 3 night Machu Picchu hike, the less traveled route amoung tourists. It started last Friday evening (4-24) with an info session from our tour ... Read more >

Earthdance reflections

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 | By royandania | Views [158] | Comments [9]

Ania reflects: So, we have been here a bit more than 3 weeks now. Today is my first day off in a period of about 10 days since we have been organising and hosting a festival on art and ecology and it ended yesterday. It was really great, workshops ... Read more >

The Big Freezing Apple!

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 | By jessiebiscuits | Views [277] | Comments [8]

New York New York...where do you start? We arrived late Monday evening and after having navigated the subway system (nearly got on the wrong train and would have ended up some where in the Bronx!) to get to our hostel found that our room resembled ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Samba!

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By nickandlaina | Views [273] | Comments [8]

So last night when we got back from the internet cafe, which was our last stop on the way home, we settled down, and started getting ready to sleep, it had been a long day and our eyes were hardly staying open. After a few minutes, cristiana came home, ... Read more >


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