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Dart-Rees and Wanaka

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 | By nicholas_harrel | Views [799]

Again, it has been a while since I put something down. I have a rain day so Ill recap what has been going on with me and maybe talk of the future. I have been pretty down and its been hard to be positive about my trip since I found out that I needed ... Read more >

Tags: cascade saddle, glenorchy, ivan, rees-dart, wanaka

Los Angeles: City of the Stars

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 | By dianaandmalcolm | Views [660]

We had both read the guidebook so what do you think we did ……………………….. Diana thinks : Santa Monica, Malibu, oooh yes Rodeo Drive’s a must, Wilshire Boulevard, Hollywood Sign, Walk of Fame, Beverly Hills, homes of the stars ... Read more >

Photos: The Great American Adventure

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 | By dianaandmalcolm | Photo Gallery

Flight and Los Angeles
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Two very excited retirees enjoying our first taste of an Upper Class Flight

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 | By dianaandmalcolm | Views [1060]

THE DAY BEFORE D DAY [DEPARTURE DAY] We received an email to inform us that that internal return flight from Denver to Los Angeles had been cancelled as the airline had merged with another and amended their flight schedules.... Read more >

New England

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 | By stuartj | Views [188]

Visited New England in September 2011. I wasn't sure if it was a place I wanted to visit but having been to other parts of the US, and one of my ambitions is to visit all 50 states, this visit could cover 6 states. Left Edinburgh on a typically ... Read more >

Athlete's Foot

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1218] | Comments [1]

My ithchy, peeling, blistered feet and toes have been diagnosed. The lady at Walgreens instructed me this morning that I have "Athlete's Foot". I was rather proud at first, but quickly reaslised she wasn't paying me a compliment. Since spending ... Read more >

Tags: bread, greyhound, hollywood, portland, running, vipassana

Hot Ammonia: The Smell of Public Transit

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 | By icscribbles | Views [441]

It’s a long rocky ride From the far north side To one hundred and third and Oak Park. Where the rumble of rails And intercom squeals Make handwriting an illegible chore. Between dust and dead skin Hot ammonia grasps ... Read more >

Tags: public transit urban slice of life usa

Sweet home (defiant) Alabama

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [2275]

We arrived in New Orleans after driving through some tree-lined avenues with beautiful old colonial houses. This was a pleasant surprise as in most of the American cities we've been through you can come across some pretty dodgy neighbourhoods! We were ... Read more >

Getting up close and personal with gators in The Deep South.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [1014]

Before leaving Helena we noticed a raised earthen mound alongside the river... a levee! So we drove our Chevy to the levee but who would have guessed it....the levee was dry (for those confused by this previous statement... think Don Mclean and American ... Read more >

From The Smokey Mountains to the home of the Delta Blues (via Uncle Jack's).

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [566]

After the craziness of Las Vegas we decided that what we really needed was to sit in a tent somewhere quiet for a while......so we picked up a hire car in Knoxville and headed for the Great Smoky Mountains on the Tennessee/North Carolina border. John ... Read more >

Island of Adventure - Vieques

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By travelling_noodles | Views [776]

Island of adventure -Vieques On a whim we decided to check out of our hotel in San Juan in Puerto Rico and stay at a B & B in Vieques, we had our heart set on seeing the bioluminicent bay. The time effecient way to travel from San ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, bay, beach, biobay, esperanza, island, mosquito bay, puerto rico, tropical, vieques

My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By amymarie | Views [330] | Scholarship Entry

Years spent daydreaming with T. H. White’s “The Once and Future King” are about to be fulfilled. I am trekking up the winding cement path that cuts through Glastonbury Tor, guarding the hill against erosion at the feet of the thousands of tourists, ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012