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Anchorage Alaska

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By sharonleigh | Views [431]

Disclaimer: This blog is coming to you from my iPad , spelling, grammar and punctuation are not a priority..... If its something ridiculous blame Apple auto correct! Photo's will come when they do.... My eye fi card has decided it doesn't want ... Read more >

Tags: alaska, anchorage, dog sledding, mushing, snow shoes

Oregon

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By jeffryhoffman | Views [257]

 I went to visit my good friends in Portland recently and they were a blessing. Feeling pretty crummy from a recent break-up, just completely lost. and my wonderful friends there took me in, took time out of their lives to spend with me, and helped ... Read more >

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Houston

Sat, 9 Mar 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [576]

Baseball, that most American of games, is one of our homecoming rituals; a way to touch base (pun intended) and reassure ourselves that we are home.  Not that Texas is home.  Nor is the US, now that I think about it.  And we are told that ... Read more >

Photos: Anchorage from the iPod

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 | By sharonleigh | Photo Gallery


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Finally Wednesday is over!

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 | By sharonleigh | Views [394]

After so many hours of Wednesday I was happy to arrive in anchorage at about 1am on Thursday morning. I fell on to the bed face first and slept right through until lunch time.... Had to yell at housekeeping to go away twice.... I forgot to put up the ... Read more >

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Photos: U S of A

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery


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I am a time traveller

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By sharonleigh | Views [502] | Comments [1]

I left Sydney at 3pm on the 6th March and arrive in LA at 7am on the same day....pretty cool hey?  So I thought I was getting obstacles thrown in my way..... You may wonder what happened to my travel buddy? And why I am still here alone! She ... Read more >

Tags: los angeles

Sharing Stories - A Glimpse into Another's Life - Stories from the Holler

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By megsjournal | Views [400] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

I have never seen anything like this, I thought to myself as we drove through the winding, narrow streets of rural Appalachia. There were houses in disrepair, stray dogs roaming the dirt streets, and no signs of the life I came from just a few hours ... Read more >

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Making Connections

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [614]

The airline gods must have been smiling down on us.  We had a mere two hours between the JetBlue flight from Bogota to Orlando and our United connection to Houston, scarcely enough time for immigration, collect our luggage, clear customs, get to ... Read more >

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - The Shoeshiner

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By joeam | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry

It’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans! Dancers with painted gold skin, whirling and flipping; a saxophonist, dark hands clasping his liquid-gold horn. The music of the city vibrates. But any busker will remind you, these performances are not free. If you enjoy ... Read more >

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I love Alaska!

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 | By joannawong | Views [598]

I'll say it loud and proud, I love Alaska! Only 3% of tourists coming to Alaska make it into the Artic Circle and of that, an unknown but suspiciously small percentage bother to come during winter. I am in that very minority group and am happy where ... Read more >

Tags: animals, bucket list, friendly strangers, nature, northern lights, sick, snow, usa, winter

East Coast - 1

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [288]

Sarah and I have been busy travellers since last post. In the last 5 days we have been to Vancouver, Toronto and are now spending the night in Syracuse NY.   We travelled to Vancouver by bus from Whistler which ended us up at The Central Bus ... Read more >

Below freezing in Fairbanks

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By joannawong | Views [476]

You realize that Anchorage isn't cold when you come to Fairbanks. This is a completely different level of cold. I think my thermals, fleece and down are required every second I am out. If I could take a quilt with me, I'd be better. And yet, there ... Read more >

Tags: friendly strangers, nature, northern lights, snow, trains, usa, winter

Catching a Moment - the studio visit

Sun, 3 Mar 2013 | By hubertnealjr | Views [184] | Scholarship Entry

I arrived in Jamaica for an artist in residency program during the summer of 2010. A drug Don was being hunted as I landed. 6 5 2010 the gully side I knew I would not be able to stay on the sidelines for long. Duty calls and opportunities arise. It ... Read more >

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All highways lead to white picket fences

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 | By zita_whalley | Views [519]

When I finally arrive at San Diego – 22 hours later – I discover Oceanview is not a suburb of San Diego, it’s the suburbs, and more than an hour past the San Diego city limits, in and up a valley and off a couple of freeways, with no ... Read more >

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