Destination: USA

East ~ West ~ Zest!

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 | By libana | Views [2496] | Comments [3]

Dear Friends far flung and near, Recently Libana performed at Wellesley College as part of the Art and Soul series. Hosting such artistic luminaries as poet Mary Oliver and Tibetan flutist ... Read more >

Wild wild West.... Hollywood!

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [2202] | Comments [1]

The Gayborhood. If I had known that prior to making the hostel reservation I probably would still have gone ahead and made the booking. This place is... different? I am staying at a groovy hostel called Banana Bungalow on Fairfax and Melrose Ave. Yep, ... Read more >

Tags: clubs, drinking, eating out, farmers market, fruit, hollywood, mexican, party, venice

New York, New York. It's so good they named it twice!

Fri, 7 Jun 2013 | By a_johnson | Views [1040]

My last and final stop on my trip was New York...The Big Apple! Five days spent there was nowhere near enough time to explore the gigantic city but we gave it a go! Flying in from Lima, I was to be met by my sisters arriving from London. After ... Read more >

Tags: 9/11, balthazar, brooklyn, central park, juniors, manhattan, sightseeing, staue of liberty, yankees

"Suffered” serious scenery overload!

Wed, 2 May 2012 | By dianaandmalcolm | Views [809]

We explored the stupendous scenery of Monument Valley guided by a Navajo Indian in the morning and followed this with a ‘Terry style’ picnic lunch on the balcony of our room which must   have the most amazing view of any picnic site ... Read more >

Day before we leave

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By alexa_lazarus | Views [584]

Well, the origional plan was one big suitcase and a small one...naturally I have ended up with 2 huge suitcases and an over the shoulder carry on. Getting all this shit in the car in Durban is going to be painful. But besides the standard suitcase drama ... Read more >

Tags: anticipation, last day, packing

First Impressions

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 | By josh_shona | Views [499] | Comments [1]

America. Home of the brave they say. Home of the weirdos says me. What a fucked up country. I've never encountered such an eclectic, mismatched, disturbing assortment of people. I've only actually come across 3 distinct types. Tourists, ... Read more >

Let's get it started.....

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 | By thebauerguy | Views [358]

Ok so here is the start of my misadventures.  Take off out of Reno, Nevada and head for Los Angeles.  Now, as I understand the song goes "it never rains in California" and well they were right.  It wasn’t raining it was snowing.  Yes my fellow ... Read more >

Tags: Snow

The Visitors Center

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 | By beth2271 | Views [358] | Comments [5]

Port Vila

Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By johnsd | Views [335]

This Monday the ship docked in Port Vila Efate, Vanuatu.  It is another small city/town on an island.  Two years ago a cyclne came through here and caused a lot of damage.  The city took a direct hit.  We could see the boats sill ... Read more >

Many moons ago

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 | By ceri_russell | Views [188]

Tonight about 200 of us from the school went to a rollerskating rink to have some fun.  Boy did that bring back memories!  I lived in rollerskates as a child.  After a rather wobbly start I managed to find my balance and almost look like I knew what I ... Read more >

Gallery: Camp America 2006

Thu, 7 Sep 2006 | By smelix | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Garden

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery

Gallery: European Vacation

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Photos: Profiles

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 | By wblitch | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Yosemite in the Winter

Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By thehappytalent | Photo Gallery

Tags: backpacking, double bagging, hiking, yosemite