Articles by little_ey
Kauaii. The island forever inspires the vision of lush jungles, towering waterfalls, and dinosaurs. Yes, dinosaurs. Ever since I saw Jurassic Park as a kid I have wanted to go to Kauaii. And ever since, well I really don't know how long, but my dad has wanted to hike the Kalalau Trail for years.
Japan 2012
Flying through Los Angeles
International Airport sucks. It is old and smells mildewy. You almost
always have to transfer terminals and to do so requires either waiting
forever for their non-existent Terminal Shuttle or shlepping your stuff
around and walk for 30 minutes...
Ecuador 2001
I think most people would balk at doing a school trip with their high
school. 50 of your peers stuck in the same hotel rooms and tours for
two weeks could be a recipe for hell. But when my high school Spanish
class started raising money to go to Ecuador, I was more than...
Central Asia 2008
Part One: In
college I had written my honors thesis on International Cooperation in
the Central Asian States. For a solid year I lived and breathed Central
Asian history and culture. So, when the opportunity arose to make the
journey over there, it was the perfect reward...
New Zealand 2006
Some people save money to buy new cars, electronics, food/booze. Well I
save my money to travel. So when I saw a $700 flight to Auckland, NZ I
booked it. It just so happened that the New Zealand Freeskiing Open was
happening at the same time too.
I
didn't have much time...
Belize 2002
Mom
and Dad are the awesome kind of parents who let Tai and I choose our
senior year spring breaks. In May, 2002 Tai would be graduating from
high school so for her final spring break she elected that we take a
family trip to Belize.
From Belize City we flew a small prop...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Moscow 2008
Saying
you've been to Los Angeles and thus have seen the United States is like
saying that you've had french bread and thus are a connoisseur of
French food. So, after seeing St. Petersburg in 2007, I felt like there
was still so much more to Russia...
(2000 was before the digital revolution and thus not all of the 50 some rolls of film have I taken to making digital yet)
Let's begin with some introductions here. My name is Erin. While
I've lived in Colorado my whole life, since I was 5 I have always
considered myself a citizen of the...
By this time, I had already been to Costa Rica twice. But as Scott and
I were trying to plan a new place to explore, I felt that it was my
duty to spread the love of this small Central American country to
another person.
Out
of all the places to go, I figured a quiet week on the beach was...
For my parents generation, the idea of Russia was of this large region
covered in secrecy and danger. What was really behind the iron curtain?
But for my generation, who are barely old enough to remember the
collapse of the USSR, its a strange new world. Ripe with poverty and
Bentleys. Oil...
"I have a meeting in Bangkok, I think we should make this a family trip."
Or
at least that was what I got out of it when my dad came to me about
going to Thailand in 2004. I had proven myself quite able to make good
travel plans, so it was a joy to be able to plan some of this trip too.
The...
Czech Republic 2007
When I first met Scott I was shocked to hear that he had never once
been out of the country. But then again, there are billions of people
who have never been outside of their own countries and for many, not
even their own towns. Or sometimes, a political line has suddenly...
India 2010
My dad and I left for India[/b]
the day that terrorists decided to light up downtown Srinagar. Thinking
we might have to make some sort of contingency plan in case we couldn't
go up north, we were relieved when everyone was telling us that it
would be fine, these things happen (...