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Bonus Year #4: Carpathia

Updated: September 8, 2001 Carpathia, Ukraine The past six days have represented a serious departure from my activities up to this point. Well before dawn (3am!) on the morning of September 2nd, Paul and I awoke and grabbed a taxi to the Lviv train station. Our destination was Ivano-Frankivsk, where we would meet our guide,

Bonus Year #3: Lviv, Ukraine

Updated: September 6, 2001 Lviv, Ukraine Every time I sit down to write about my experiences here, whether for this site or just to friends, it feels like two weeks have elapsed. Only once I start cataloguing everything that's actually happened in my mind do I realize that it's been a matter of a few

Bonus Year #2

August 26, 2001 Kyiv, Ukraine I spend a lot of time planning my travel. I love to pore over Lonely Planet guides as if they were the bible and I a devout acolyte. I surf the internet, monitor message boards, talk to my friends, and do virtually everything in human power to prepare for my

Bonus Year #1

August 22, 2001 Heathrow Airport, London It has been a dizzying few days. One could properly say that things did not go smoothly at first. To begin with, I had failed to do my research properly. Though I had correctly inquired as to how many bags I could check with British Airways, I rather ignored

Bonus Year

This past year I received the news. It was amazing. Back in the fall I had casually applied for an all expenses paid scholarship to study at Trinity College, Cambridge for the 2001-2002 school year. I had no particular belief that I would win. So you can imagine my shock when I was sitting at

Baby Takes Off

If you think your traveling days are behind you once you have a baby, think again. With a little advance planning, traveling with babies is not only possible, it can be enjoyable for you and your child. Admittedly, it is extra work. Just because you leave home doesn’t mean you leave your parental responsibilities behind.

An American Redneck in Bulgaria: Part II Kazanlak to Istanbul – Bulgaria

An American Redneck in Bulgaria: Part II Kazanlak to Istanbul In March of 1998, I traveled to Turkey and Bulgaria with my friend Jason. We wanted to go to Europe; not via London or Paris, but straight into the heart of the Black Sea, the crossing guard of Europe and Asia. Hospital bills abound as

Inns na Druineach – Isle of Iona, Scotland

Lessons in Language and Culture – Istanbul, Turkey

A Day with the Assassins (1 of 2)

On the Edge of Europe – Istanbul, Turkey

On the Road to Nowhere: 12 Hours in the West Bank – Israel & the Palestinian Territories

An Interesting Walking Style – United Arab Emirates

Women & Islam: Tales from the Road

The Complete Rules of the Road for Driving in Guatemala

The Idiot’s Guide to Good Transport in Guatemala

Deconstructing Travels To Tikal – Tikal, Guatemala

Air Conditioned Nightmare

Destination: Melbourne. Distance: 3742 kilometres.

Sorry Charlie

Nevis

With the Sea Always On My Right: Counties Limerick and Kerry

County Limerick The Vikings reached this area in the 10th century and founded the town of Limerick. We crossed over the River Shannon to St. John’s Castle, situated beside the river. A massive structure which has recently been restored, we again just viewed it from the outside and inside in the gift shop. There, I

Venice, Italy – It Doesn’t Matter Which Road You Take #16

Episode Sixteen: Venice Green Gum, a Boat Race and the Oldest Men in the World The canals of Venice are like the streets of Florence, each one demands a photograph be taken. We arrive midday and sit upon the steps of the train station. Chris says they remind him of the Spanish Steps, with all

Trans-Atlantic Travelogue #15

The Landing Gear is Out. Arrivederci!! Exeter, England September 5, 2001 Scoreboard: 13,345 miles; 7 Countries, 20 states Is there a 20,000 mile warranty on Papa’s Pumas? Ok, that’s it! We’re comin’ in. It’s been a long and glorious run, and it’s time to recharge the batteries for our next run. From Horsley we moved

The Big Trip #12

Not Just an American Tragedy “That can’t be right.” On Tuesday, September 11, I saw the headline “Plane crashes into World Trade Center” while in an Amsterdam internet cafe, and I barely gave it a second thought. I didn’t realize the magnitude of what had happened until a friend found my fiancé and I at