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Tue, 17 Jan 2006 | By worldnomads-on-tour | Views [1208]

Well kiddies, I'm back home in Portland OR now and missing NYC already. What a fantastic city! We can see why Frankie baby called it "the city that never sleeps"... So as usual, we had a grand old time at the expo talking to people about ... Read more >

Tags: backpackers, expo, on the road

STRANDED in Las Vegas

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [941]

We flew to Las Vegas via Houston which means we touched down in Texas , adding one more to our long list of states and provinces – almost losing count….. Arrived in Las Vegas and took a taxi to our (Worldmark) unit a bit south of the strip ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

A Day in Paradise

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [911] | Scholarship Entry

The stench was aggressive. It drove us back to the safety of the truck, eyes watering and gasping for air. We prepared for the second assault with face masks and gloves, but the maggot-infested nappies on the kitchen bench forced us to retreat. There ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Chicago

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [632] | Comments [1]

Our fifteenth flight took us from Los Angeles to our eighteenth and final hotel – the magnificent Hilton on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. Happily, for our final stop, they upgraded us to a room the size of a small town with a nice view down the ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

New York City

Mon, 25 May 2009 | By misch | Views [605] | Comments [1]

After a night in luxury at the Ramada Hotel in Mexico City Airport, I was all set to fly back to the U.S., once more on this trip, this time to the East Coast and the Empire State of New York! I landed in New York JFK and went straight to New York City! I ... Read more >

Insurance and now this

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 | By cooleylauren | Views [420]

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

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Sun, 18 Sep 2011 | By jamag | Views [226]

We spent a little time around the house today, doing a spot of maintenance and then walked down to the Brookfield Mall, to collect a few US Post Office packing boxes. These are provided free by the PO and charged for international postage at ... Read more >

Paris Grit

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By | Views [163] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I saw the Eiffel Tower it looked cold. A grey sky sent raindrops that wash the streets clean and pooled in the gutter washing pedals from the budding trees and cigarette butts dancing down the side of the road. The sidewalks were empty, ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip