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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
The Big Trip #11
Week 21: Bicycle Heaven – Life in Holland Route: Chamonix, France – Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Amersfoort 145 kilometers While hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc, we met a nice couple from The Netherlands, and once we told them about our plan to spend a month in their country looking for jobs, they insisted we
September 2001 (1 of 2)- New Orleans, Louisiana
On your way outta the Big Easy, stop off for some Cajun fast food. As it says on the sign, you can buy fresh oysters ($3.50 for 2 gallons!), shrimp and crabs here. Cajun Country You may as well be in another country, because the Cajuns have about as much to do with mainstream America
Anger Against America – Tehran, Iran
Out of all her travels, American Kelly Sobczak has
A Woman Can’t Go to the Middle East – Syria
Alison Block’s experiences of solo travel in the M
A Day with the Assassins (2 of 2)
It was a good day for Graydon Hazenberg: ruins, hi
Shopping in Saudi – Saudi Arabia
Paul Dixon found his trips to the supermarket to b
Touch the Wire (Part One) – Costa Rica
After 2 years of highs and lows Brandon Dane’s han
Touch the Wire (Part Two) – San Jose, Costa Rica
After 2 years of highs and lows Brandon Dane’s han
Biting the Bullet – El Salvador
William Koplitz went to El Salvador to go surfing and ended up in hospital after being attacked by bandits.
Risky (Sticky) Business (2 of 2) – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Fortitude Valley can be considered the East Village of Brisbane, that is if you’ve ever been to New York City.
Risky (Sticky) Business (1 of 2) – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mo Valentine learns the sticky way that there are