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Rafting the Amazon: Building the Raft
Building the Raft I woke early and met George at his house. We had breakfast and than took a long walk to a saw mill on the outskirts of town. We went to the mill to find scraps of wood that could be used to refurbish the raft. The wood would be used to build […]
Laos – A Wartime Visit
In 1970, Laos was a much different country to visi
The Prairie Provinces, Canada – July 2001
Exploring a Proud Heritage The Prairie Provinces are home to a strong and proud aboriginal heritage, and provide perhaps the best opportunity in North America for travelers to come into contact with First Nations peoples in both a traditional and modern context. There are a number of places and events in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Traveling the Philippines Under Terrorist Threat
Karlo Nilo Buhay Samson is not going to let a terr
There And Back Again…Maybe #1
Well. Just 26 hours to go – 21 if you count the trip to the airport – and I haven’t packed yet. Oops! The Kiwi prepares to take on Oz once again Don’t get me wrong: I know exactly what I’m taking, it’s just that some of it’s in the washing machine and other parts
The Big Trip #6
Week 11: Ahhh…Andulacia Route: Tarifa – Vejer – Arcos – Sevilla – Tavira, Portugal 443 kilometers Since returning to Europe from Morocco, the pace of our trip slowed down quite a bit. Instead of setting the alarm for the morning, we got up when the sun made our tent too hot for sleeping. Avoiding the
So, You Wanna Be A Flight Attendant?
“Coffee, tea, or me?” Hours of unpaid training later, Lisa Tossey has mastered the art of pouring coffee at 35,000 feet. Let us be the first to warn you: the glamour is gone. We were flight attendants – safety professionals ready to take on heart attacks, lavatory fires, cabin decompressions, and water landings. One of
Manila to Hong Kong on $1 (1 of 2)
Putting the “budget” in budget travel, Nick O’Neil
It Doesn’t Matter Which Road You Take #13
Episode Thirteen: The French Riviera Stinky Cheese, Dr. Scholls and Unfriendly ATM’s We are not really lost, just thinking that we most likely will not make our train to Nice on time. We take the train into Basil, but arrive five minutes after the overnight train to Nice has left. The punctuality of the European
Manila to Hong Kong on $1 (2 of 2)
After many hours of restlessly shifting around on my row of 4 plastic chairs and watching plane after plane load up and people leave, things began to quiet down. Night had fallen, and everyone seemed to accept that nothing was going to happen for a while. The airline counters were closing for the night, the […]
Finger On The Trigger – Costa Rica
It was a cool morning in April 2000 in San Jose, C
Trans-Atlantic Travelogue #11
The Friendliest Campground in Europe Olivet, France June 13, 2001 Scoreboard: 12,175 miles; 6 Countries, 20 states I’m hardly a scientist, but I don’t like dealing in absolutes. Of course, the pinnacle of my formal education was law school where you are taught (if you listen well), “There is no law or truth, only judges.”