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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

new york 1 (continued)

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By incessantly_insatiable | Views [539] | Comments [3]

  it felt like what i had imagined new york to be like--only a little less--like when a movie gets hyped up for a month or two before opening and then when you see it, you feel like the trailer was better. i´m not saying i didnt like it--im just saying ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

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 >

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

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

Las Vegas to San Diego...the Mojave desert, Joshua Tree, the Salton sea and the Anza Borrego desert

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [1178] | Comments [7]

Our entry into Las Vegas is great. Google maps instructs us the shortest route to our host, of which four miles are on 'the Strip', the epicenter of casino's. Along the way we see marriages in small wedding chapels and a red leather booted Elvis gives ... Read more >

Many Greeks, Many Places

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 | By nickandlaina | Views [268] | Comments [8]

Ilha Grande´s streets are all sand, and there are no cars that are allowed on the island! I saw a tractor with a few brazilians hanging off the back pass by, but the whole island is traveled by on foot or by boat. So today we slept in and walked around ... Read more >

my dark angel - day two (again--read day one first--they go together)

Sun, 3 Jun 2007 | By incessantly_insatiable | Views [443] | Comments [1]

last night after the perfection of the eiffel had ended--and we had taken our separate subways back to our individual places, he text messaged me and asked what i was doing the next day. i was going to versailles. i wanted to go alone, but i invited ... Read more >

Tags: People

June 19, Busan to Gyeongju

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [497] | Comments [7]

The next morning we woke up, and tried to plan our day.  We headed to the subway to store our bags in a locker that would be on our way back to the Busan station.  After that we decided to find lunch.  As usual it is always hard to find a place to eat, ... Read more >

San Francisco

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By sands029 | Views [151] | Comments [7]

Surprisingly not as over packed as I imagined, my first stop was San Francisco!  I had a nice easy flight to SF where I was picked up by my cousins and was spoiled for the whole trip - with my own private tour guides.  I had expected wind and cold ... Read more >

Anaheim - Monday 8th June 2009

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 | By ange_turls | Views [127] | Comments [7]

After 18 months of planning, we have finally started our ten week trip around the world! Packing was a nightmare, but Rach came to the rescue. She was ruthless, but I ended up fitting in everything I needed...at this stage.... Read more >

QUIZ TIME:

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By anijensen | Views [112] | Comments [7]

OK, what's this?

Osaka, Japan

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [1119] | Comments [6]

The next morning was very nice. I woke up early and went for a walk up the mountqin, more pictures and video.   Then we had breakfast and it was delicious.   Soft boiled egg with rice and soy sauce, We also started a conversation with two men that ... Read more >

Missoula to Jackson...Big Hole, pronghorn, Yellowstone and the Tetons

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [923] | Comments [6]

With fresh inspiration for the journey ahead we followed the Trans-America trail south along the Bitteroot valley before crossing over a range to the east at Lost Trail Pass and into the Big Hole Valley. This was the same route the Adventure Cycling ... Read more >

Tags: usa, cycling, national parks, wildlife, bison, pronghorn, cycling friends, thermal features, big sky country, yellowstone

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

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)

Dalton Highway...from the arctic to interior

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [981] | Comments [6]

‘The Dalton Highway, you can’t ride your bike on the Dalton…you’re crazy, you’ll be eaten by Grizzlies, smashed to pieces by flying rocks the size of golf balls, driven off the road, you’ll freeze to death…and you’ll need at least five spare tyres ... Read more >

Tags: usa, cycling, dalton highway, wildlife, dirt roads, cycling friends, wilderness

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 >

Day 18: Dover

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 | By anijensen | Views [130] | Comments [6]

Started with a continental breakfast this morning, instead of the full English breakfast, then drove to the southeast coastline to visit Dover.   The only other times we had been here have been approaching by sea on the ferry from Calais, so it was ... Read more >

The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With One Road Trip [ive]

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [298] | Comments [5]

It seemed like a miracle. December 28 th in Tacoma greeted us with blue skies, sunshine, and a crystal clear view of the Cascades and the Olympics. This would seem like a bit of a miracle in any Pacific Northwest December ... Read more >

By popular demand: A new hat and a smile..

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Views [253] | Comments [5]

Ok so i've found a thesaurus on the net so i don't have to use the word cool too many times in this blog!! I think i've used that word too much!! hehe.. Thursday, 2nd July, 2007 So after spending all of Wednesday watching movies after my early flight ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

June 17, Sangju, South Korea, Famer Lee's House

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [235] | Comments [5]

June 17, Tuesday Farmer Lee’s Again, we got up this morning at 5:30am.  Today Kyle and I were to weed some of the fields.  Insook wants the weeds mostly gone before the rainy season starts.  We went out to the soy bean field that we planted yesterday, ... Read more >


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