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Volcano Pacaya (2 of 2)
Hiking a live volcano should be adventure enough,
Volcano Pacaya (1 of 2)
Hiking a live volcano should be adventure enough,
Trans-Atlantic Travelogue #7
We Disembark, are Accosted by Gypsies, and are Unable to Purchase a Car Due to Concerns Over Possible Terrorist Connections Barcelona, Spain May 16, 2001 Scoreboard: 11,100 miles; 5 Countries, 20 states Sundown on the Grandeur of the Seas The final days of the cruise blew by. Funchal, Malaga, Alicante…they were all nice, but we […]
Trans-Atlantic Travelogue #4
Death of an Engine, but Spring finally catches us by Train near Homestead (near Miami), Florida, USA April 22, 2001 Scoreboard: 4800 miles, 20 states Motel fever sets in. Amelia assumes the personae of “The Toilet Paper Mummy” in Nanuet. Our trip to New York turned out to be fairly successful, after all. The editor […]
Falling Down Mountains in Fiji (3 of 3)
Mountains behind Levuka, from The Peak After a few minutes’ rest, I realized we’d better get a move on. The struggle upwards had taken more than two hours, and the Bureta shuttle bus left in just a little after two hours more. Unfortunately, George and I both agreed there was no chance of making it […]
Falling Down Mountains in Fiji (2 of 3)
We slowly wound our way up into the hills, passing small farms and men chopping wood in the hot sun, and then what had been a leisurely, winding path became a climb. The trail took a sharp 60-70 degree angle upward, across rain-slick rock face with little in the way of footholds, and I immediately […]
Falling Down Mountains in Fiji (1 of 3)
Whenever he travels, Jeremy Hart seems to get hurt
Western Arizona Byways (2 of 3)
Fred Perry left behind both touristy spots and win
Trans-Atlantic Travelogue #5
We Take to the High Seas, and Eat a Lot St. Thomas, Virgin Islands May 1, 2001 Scoreboard: 6000 miles; 2 Countries, 20 states The last week in Miami was almost too relaxing. We’ve been on the road for more than a month now, we think we’re authentic gypsies, you can’t just hand us a
The Jomsom Trek (1 of 2)
Leanne Currie-McGhee could not complete her chosen
The Big Trip #1
Week One: April in Paris We arrived at our hostel in Paris on April 3rd, exhausted after a long flight from Seattle and a frantic week of packing, moving, cleaning, more packing and a lot of goodbyes. The location was perfect – in the heart of the Latin Quarter, the hostel was close to the
Geisha Fantasies (2 of 2)
Slowly and watchfully walking down the street, I thought I caught a glimpse of a geisha in the corner of my eye. Was this my imagination? I ran ahead for half a block, set up my camera and composed myself. False alarm. Walking for hours, pacing back and forth through the streets, checking all adjoining […]