Destination: USA

I'll Be Home for Christmas...

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 | By larasumera | Views [459]

It's Christmas Eve.  I'm sitting in Logan Airport in Boston.  We drove from Royersford, PA last night, and what should have only been a 5 1/2 hour drive ended up being an 8 hour drive with holiday traffic.  But praise God! my flight seems to be on-time.... Read more >

The Ganster

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 | By rrees-owen | Views [468]

THE GANGSTER The guard clips my ticket with a look of concern. I smile bravely back in return. I am an independent traveller half way through her 23-hour bus ride from Boston to South Carolina and I’m riding the greyhound with my fellow, too-poor-... Read more >

Tags: responsible travel greyhound buses usa

Gallery: Los Angeles

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 | By andrewp-melissar | Photo Gallery

People to See, Places to Be

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 | By larasumera | Views [783]

We are now in Charlotte, NC.  One of our co-workers got us to stay in a town house on our own to 'house-sit' it.  It's a beautiful place, and I could tell that the woman who lives here and I would get along just beautifully.  Her taste in music and ... Read more >

Before We Go

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 | By bunnyrall | Views [646] | Comments [6]

Hi Everyone!  We (Megan and Sara) are knee deep in plans for our wonderful SEAsia adventure.  We are leaving January 14th and stopping in Hong Kong first, then we are off to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bali, and Singapore!  Can't wait!!!  We ... Read more >

Photos: before we go

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 | By bunnyrall | Photo Gallery

Photos: Fotos

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By christyindominicanrepublic | Photo Gallery

Photos: My house - in town again.

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By christyindominicanrepublic | Photo Gallery

Nearly ready

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By mlaun | Views [357]

After about 6 weeks of planning and preparations, I'm about ready. Already packed even! I'm travelling light with a 2/3 filled Eagle Creek Truist 55L pack and a small CamelBak Trail Blazer day pack. I decided to go with a Steripen water purification ... Read more >

Tags: outfitting, packing, planning, provisioning

Change of blog

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 | By kate_m | Views [217]

I had to change the blog website because this website doesn't like MAC.  Here is the new one:  http://whereintheworldkatem.blogspot.com/

Photos: Sequoia NP

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Photo Gallery

Packing for "January Term"

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 | By christina_wallace | Views [733] | Comments [1]

Here at Harvard we have this thing called "January term", which is basically an extended winter break (5.5 weeks or so) in which you are supposed to celebrate the holidays and then do something productive like a mini-course or internship.... Read more >

Tags: am i nuts?, hbs, preparations

The Furniture Capital of the World

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 | By larasumera | Views [757]

Contrary to popular belief, IKEA is not the largest producer of furniture.  High Point, NC is.  And what is High Point?  Well, it's about an hour Northeast of Charlotte.  Apparently some Quakers also migrated down here from Pennsylvania for the better ... Read more >

Clear Shot

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 | By hadassah | Views [608]

 Digitised for prosperity a snapshot of time has been frozen in history, viewed days, months, years after the fact. We live in the digital era, photos are taken by the hundreds in a day; the happy snapper has so many settings and options to get ... Read more >

At home

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 | By hoesman | Views [364] | Video

This is how the weather is at home

Tags: home experiencing first heavy snow of the year.