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Getting ready

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 | By dragonflynambr | Views [1081] | Comments [3]

I have been exchanging emails with the director of my Peru trip trying to find out if I can bring my blowdryer on the plane or if my Milano cookies were going to be confiscated by Peruvian Customs Agents. After explaining the woes of lugging it around ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Welcome to Miami

Sun, 3 Oct 2010 | By jsherdc | Views [964]

I just moved to Miami for a new job. Miami is quite unusual for a US city. When I first arrived, I went to a restuarant (Catch of the day, which was pretty good) and the waitress spoke to me in Spanish. I think Miami is something like 70% Spanish speaking.... Read more >

Tags: bad drivers

Miami, Florida

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 | By brettcooke | Views [749]

September is a volatile month in the deep south of America. The water is warm and the air is torridly humid. These conditions are perfect for tropical depressions and hurricanes so we stayed a few more days in New Orleans as we closely watched Hurricane ... Read more >

Tags: florida, hurricanes, miami, south beach

Alaska 2013

Mon, 1 Jul 2013 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [617]

Alaska has been on the 'must do' list for ever and a day, however, its not without its problems. Firstly its really quite big ! It takes 2 days to get to, so you need more than a week or two; even a month barely enables you to scratch the surface ... Read more >

The Hazards of Nomadic Life

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 | By larasumera | Views [480]

I sit in a cozy little home, warm and dry from the dreary and drizzle that is outside my window, and I'm thinking, I could have this in California! I meet and stay with wonderful, interesting, and genuinely good people on on my travels, all the while ... Read more >

"Somewhere over the rainbow...there's a land that i've heard of"

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By darcyleggett | Views [445]

I'm savoring my last moments in Seattle: Went to Jazz Alley for the first time. Took graduation photos. Made raw "carmel" peach "cheesecake" with Ernestina. Having a send off get together tomorrow. Good times with good people! My bags are almost packed ... Read more >

Insurance and now this

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 | By cooleylauren | Views [424]

Well, i bought travel insurance and will be having to use this website a bit so i decided again to change my travel journal to this one. Good thing i started doing this early so you can all keep up. Maybe third time is actually a charm or at least i ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Expensive houses, celebrities and music

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 | By pleasurespikedwithpain | Views [368]

The sun is so lovely and warm. Back art Starbucks again, and utilising their free wifi! Finally getting into a realy sleep pattern, thankfully. Also, we are diong a tally of how many Maccas, subways and starbucks we see. So far subway is winning. Perhaps ... Read more >

There's No Place Like Home...

Sat, 26 Apr 2014 | By | Views [132] | Scholarship Entry

There's no place like home... to ignite the travel bug, that is. A friend's existential crisis turned into a spontaneous 6 hour drive weekend road trip at midnight to a city I hadn't planned on returning to for several months. At promptly 6:30 AM, my ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip