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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yyolandaa | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By doone | Views [220] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
“Only one per cent of people who visit the Grand Canyon hike down into it; most just take a look from the rim, then leave” our hostess is saying as I awkwardly slide into the one remaining seat in the room. I have just walked the 11.4 km South Kaibab ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By marymu | Views [242] | Scholarship Entry
What do you do when just a few days before traveling to Washington DC the government shuts down? With most official sites closed, it was impossible to follow my original itinerary. But as an exchange student with very few free days to travel, and not ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By teganmolloy | Views [1598] | Scholarship Entry
Laughter and conversation echoed softly from the high, cracked ceiling of the foyer at 555 Edgecombe Avenue. I rang the buzzer for apartment 3F and took in the neighborhood around me. Nestled between Manhattan’s Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By thelovelyilgwu | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry
Best piece of travel advice? Always wake up early. You never regret the adventures you find while trying to fill that extra time in your itinerary. My second trip to Nashville was much more satisfying than my first, an ill-fated shopping trip that ended ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By nscoppettuolo | Views [179] | Scholarship Entry
I first fell in love with driving unknown roads and discovering unfamiliar landscapes in my home state of Florida, on unassuming State Road 60. It was a trip I had not taken before, and I settled in for what I assumed would be a boring drive, long monotonous ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By fourrestlesselephants | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry
Yikes, this is like answering "which of your children is your favorite?". Our family has had a blast on so many of our past vacations and as our children are getting older it is just getting better and better... If forced to choose, our last trip to Hawaii ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By oneflychica | Views [146] | Scholarship Entry
Travel is all about the experience and the memories gained. But a critical factor that is often ignored is timing. Being in the right place at the right time can (and does) change absolutely everything. This is precisely what I’ve discovered about my ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ilivewhereiam | Views [1576] | Scholarship Entry
As I rolled along Interstate 40 heading to Kingman, I couldn't let go of the notion to explore a section of the illustrious Route 66. With my compulsion for colorful locales, I took the exit straight to Seligman, Arizona - population 456. Rounding the ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By selena1992 | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry
As we threw our high school graduation caps into the air I longed to fly after them, eager for a bird’s-eye view of the world obscured for so long by my parents’ roof. Lacking the requisite anatomy for flight, I was content to climb, at least for a while.... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By siriaserrano | Views [118] | Scholarship Entry
"Look! Look!" I tap on the glass window. Green forest rolling in and out of purples, deep reds and folding across the sky. "I can't," she says, tightening her grip on the steering wheel and focusing on the winding, black asphalt snake in front of us. ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By deventurous | Views [341] | Scholarship Entry
I rubbed my eyes as we drove. Getting up at 4am wasn’t something I would ever grow accustomed to. We arrived before 6am, to a small building off the highway. A painted sign, the kind you can put your head into and pretend you’re in the picture greeted ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By goldenfawn | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry
Picture this: Summer, Maine, 2003. While working as a camp counselor in Maine, I opted for adventure on my next day off and took a break from influencing children’s lives. In good company I set out for Kennebec State Park, not just for camping, but to ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By jcrixey | Views [153] | Scholarship Entry
“Where are you going, again?” Kearney, Nebraska hardly inspires the curiosity of travelers in the United States. Smack dab in the center of the country, Kearney is a town surrounded by cornfields, with few local landmarks of interest for the wandering ... Read more >
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