Destination: USA

to the tip and back

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By loveandjoy | Views [917]

After a day or 2 of rest in Kovalam beach...where you actually see some Indians, we decided to take a trip to the tip of India to have one more adventure before Kurtis leaves. Here the Bengal Bay, Arabian Sea, and the Indian ocean meet. It is a place ... Read more >

The most Unique Birthday EVER

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 | By loveandjoy | Views [947]

Kurtis and I set foot on our new home for 2 days. A nice looking "rice barge" boat that came equipped with a open aired eating area, TV, steroe, two decks, a nice bedroom (best decorated one yet), bathroom, and 3 Indian men: the captain, the ... Read more >

Making our way to the cruise

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 | By loveandjoy | Views [917]

Hmmm...lots of catching up to do now that Kurtis has left ;( I have some time to reflect and write and resettle into traveling alone. After spending a few days at the beach and moving homes to more piece and quiet (Varkala has turned a little into ... Read more >

Are we there yet?!

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [883]

I cannot wait to be able to relax for the evening and have a background like the picture below! - Brandon

It's a Wonderful Weekend!

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [902] | Comments [1]

...or is that "Life"?  hehehe We spent this weekend with Brandon's friends (I am working on claiming them as my friends!) dress shopping (we're in Ana and Jesse's wedding this September) and watching sci-fi.  A wonderful weekend!  The girls ... Read more >

WWOOF Location #4 Continued

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 | By kristamrome | Views [1884] | Comments [2]

I decided to return for another week at my last WWOOF host farm, Highland Herbs, near Liffey, Tasmania. Both the land and the family have such wonderful, healthy, lovely energy it drew me right back. If I wasn't so keen to make it back to Sydney for ... Read more >

Safety First

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 | By jjassen | Views [539]

I want to address the issues of safety and fear. These are my beliefs. Maybe they will change as I experience some first-hand foreign cities... but I believe the following: 1. Location don't matter. I am inherently as safe (and unsafe) walking around ... Read more >

Tags: fear, safety

Thanks All!! (ive)

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [828] | Comments [2]

This is just a quick note to everyone to say thanks for all of the posts on the blog! We don't have consistent cheap internet access enough to reply to every one -- but know that we love getting them and reading them and we love knowing that all of you ... Read more >

Panama Canal

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 | By anijensen | Views [738] | Comments [2]

Today we went through the Panama Canal.   We arrived at the front of a short line of Ships around 5:30 am and were through the first three locks by around 9 am.   Traveled down river for several hours then hit the last of the locks about 3:30 pm. ... Read more >

Gallery: New York

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 | By steph_dave | Photo Gallery

Packing & Preparing

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By denise_b | Views [373]

It is the eve of my trip. I busily putting the finishing touches on my packing. I leave out of Sacramento for LAX tomorrow at 6:00pm. Our flight out of LAX leaves at 11:30pm. I'm not looking forward to the 18 hours of flight time but that's the price ... Read more >

New York, New York

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By steph_dave | Views [870] | Comments [1]

We left the very hot and humid Brazil behind and flew straight into a freezing, icey cold New York.  When we walked out of the airport and stood by the side of the road for 10 minutes waiting for the bus, I thought my face was going to fall off it ... Read more >

Tags: new york

COLD!

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [812]

I uploaded a new picture displaying just how cold it was today.  Now I must run off and get ready for bed. :) - Signing off from the Frozen Tundra Brandon

The Beginning or Thereabouts

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By alexandtheuniverse | Views [531] | Comments [1]

Nosotros comienzamos.  My journey with Pete and our friends, Anna and Eric, will officially begin tonight, when we cross the border at Brownsville, Texas.  We have spent an idyllic couple of days at Anna's childhood home, canoeing among alligators in ... Read more >

Bogota – segue into the journey (ive)

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [1649]

After our Newark through Atlanta flights, we landed at the airport in Bogota late in the night on 1/10/08. Getting off the plane brought that same sense of openness/uncertainty that I have felt at the airports in Lima and Tel Aviv and Warsaw. Everything ... Read more >