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I'm in Los Angeles and I want to see YOU!

By backpackingchica, on August 26th, 2010%

Hello Lovelies!

Yep, I’m back. It’s your favorite blogger checkin’ to tell you that I am in the great city of Los Angeles at this very moment, and I want to meet YOU. In fact, I want YOU and all your friends and family to come out on Saturday night for a free photography exhibit . . . → Read More: I'm in Los Angeles and I want to see YOU!

Getting ready to return to the "West": Coming to America

By backpackingchica, on July 18th, 2010%

Hello World!

When I touch down in America, I will have been traveling for just around nine months. Nine months in developing countries with brief respites (five days in total) in developed nations. As I get ready to pack my backpack for the last time (until I leave in September again!) I have started thinking . . . → Read More: Getting ready to return to the "West": Coming to America

How four girls climbed a mountain and survived.

By Kim, on January 25th, 2010%

This last summer, a small group of my friends (all girls, by the way) decided to climb up Mount Wittenburg in the New York Catskills. Preparing for our adventure the night before, the only Wittenburg veteran quickly assured us that it was a “fun walk”, “not very hard”, and rounded off the conversation by . . . → Read More: How four girls climbed a mountain and survived.

First “live” post :-)

By Kim, on December 17th, 2009%

Hola!

I’m proud to say that this is my first “live” post…reporting from Orlando international. A few comments on my travels today:

1) I saw a woman try to carry FOUR pieces of luggage onto the plane. FOUR. 2) I wanna do a shout out to Google for sponsoring FREE wireless in both airports (Fort . . . → Read More: First “live” post

The capital of Florida – a place to witness political scandal, attend university, and…Royalty?

By Kim, on November 14th, 2009%

Tallahassee.

Fortunately (or unfortunately, whichever way you want to look at it), I’ve spent the last three years living in and around the greater Tallahassee area. As a proud Florida State University ‘Nole, I’ve had the student perspective of the place. In the true nature of a hard-partying turned biology nerd, I have a varied . . . → Read More: The capital of Florida – a place to witness political scandal, attend university, and…Royalty?