Destination: USA

Solo, space, time

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yaps617 | Views [216] | Scholarship Entry

For the first time, I was on my own in a new city, Seattle. Actually my husband was attended a conference which gave me chunks of time to explore solo. The large grid streets and high rises of downtown Seattle seem massive like the mountains. Not ... Read more >

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Nick Cave, New York and I

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By mihtea | Views [90] | Scholarship Entry

It’s not that often that you’re in New York on the same day Nick Cave is having a concert, but when that happens; the other Nick Cave is having an exhibition as well. Two Nick Caves, one New York, and me there on exactly those days? The universe just ... Read more >

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Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By paddington | Views [329] | Scholarship Entry

I remember the first time I hung out with my buddy Mike. As I made my way through the thickly forested woods, leaves crunched under my shoes and a kaleidoscope of shapes played across the ground from the sun shining through the leaves. There he was, sitting ... Read more >

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Firefly Music Festival

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By nikitam | Views [91] | Scholarship Entry

Newly graduated from high school, one of my best friends and I decided to pack our bags and go on a much needed road trip to Delaware for the Firefly Music Festival. I remember waking up around seven am, after having barely slept due to the amount of ... Read more >

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Hollywood Nights

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By lauren_in_wonderland | Views [113] | Scholarship Entry

When I stepped into Whisky a Go Go I was transported back to 1980s Los Angeles. Sure, the band were a little more rotund and the drinks were much more expensive but the hedonistic atmosphere remained. The Sunset Strip's history is full of tales of excess ... Read more >

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Photos: me

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ktleechan | Photo Gallery

Flat Iron Arts Building: Studios & Galleries

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By amyleesea | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry

I was in Chicago ostensibly for a Rocky Horror Picture Show Convention (yes, really) but really I was just at said "RockyCon" for a good hotel rate in Chicago. It was my first time in Chicago, but further, it was my first solo vacation. I mostly blew ... Read more >

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The Quivering Adventurers of the Natchez Trace

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sheroadtrips | Views [191] | Scholarship Entry

When the locals ask “But…why are you here”? You know you’ve strayed from the road most traveled. ‘Here’ was Saltilo, Mississippi; a brief stop on the magnificent and surprising Natchez Trace Parkway that winds 444miles from Nashville to Natchez. I hadn’t ... Read more >

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The Black Hills

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ktleechan | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry

Have you ever had an aha moment so profound that it changed your life? For me this moment of clarity came atop a climb called “Aging Gracefully” just outside Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I was just 21, and amidst my adrenaline rush ... Read more >

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Hummingbird

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By dsukontarak | Views [130] | Scholarship Entry

Last August, I was living in Maryland, feeling stifled by waking up to the same routine every day. I was caving to wanderlust, especially having recently binge-watched several seasons of The Amazing Race. I decided to get away, by myself, for as many ... Read more >

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The key to Big Pine Key.

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By thetwentysomethingwanderluster | Views [145] | Scholarship Entry

When you think of the Florida Keys, it’s only appropriate that you think of the phrases; tropical paradise, ocean oasis, and maybe, tourist trap and booze cruse. It’s easy to fall victim to the lure of the tourist destination of Key West, but there is ... Read more >

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The Fenelon Place Elevator

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By elissabaker12 | Views [183] | Scholarship Entry

There’s a place rich in history, with steep, street-lined bluffs leading down to a fog-filled valley and a lively scene of exquisite art, delectable food, wine, baristas, boutiques, record stores, and antique shops. It's not serene San Francisco, but ... Read more >

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Riding the California Zephyr

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By zootopia | Views [216] | Scholarship Entry

Travelling the California Zephyr, by Night… It’s impossible not to keep looking out the window as we leave the city of Chicago behind us for a 52 hours journey across America. From the great wheat fields of Nebraska to the dry prairies of Eastern Colorado, ... Read more >

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Ghost Ranch

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By mtettenborn | Views [154] | Scholarship Entry

Sited among the red rocks north of Abiquiu, New Mexico, Ghost Ranch is a gorgeous, peaceful retreat from brash American culture. Best known as the site of artist Georgia O’Keefe’s adopted southwestern home, the ranch, now owned and operated the Presbyterian ... Read more >

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Mountain Fever

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By cindylou | Views [147] | Scholarship Entry

I wanted to stay in Colorado forever. A land where the coffee shop on the corner remembers your name, and where your neighbors grow a vegetable garden out of the sidewalk. Throughout the day, runners push their giggling babies and golden retrievers ... Read more >

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