My Home, Your Vacation
When most people think of Las Vegas, they think of the hotels, the casinos, the gambling, and losing all their money; however, for me, Las Vegas - the city that never sleeps - is home. The past 9 years...
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Small Town Image
When you first arrive in Lakeland, the first thought is probably that this is a small town. Just like any other. And you’d be right. But just because this is a small town,...
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Suzhou: Heaven on Earth
A famous Chinese saying goes, “ä¸Šæœ‰å¤©å ‚ï¼Œä¸‹æœ‰è‹æ，” which means, "Above, there is Heaven; down here, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou."...
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Deep in the Heart of Texas
Living in a place that is known around America is pretty crazy, but not everyone really knows a lot about Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Of course there are the stereotypes of everyone rides their horses...
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New Orleans: An Unexpected Cultural Experience
New Orleans is one of the most cultural and diverse cities of the South, attracting thousands of people every year for its flashy signs and colors along the traditional tourist corners of the French Quarter...
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Trip to Trinidad & Tobago
My brother and I took advantage of our dual citizenship to visit my mother’s family in Trinidad and Tobago. Beginning our journey in April we travelled all day before finally reaching...
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The Great City of Oklahoma City by Kyara Little
The best places in the world to visit are often the small towns, cities that people have never heard of. Maybe it’s heard of, but not very popular. These places contain a ton of pride and love...
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Hampton Roads: Where History and Beauty Unite.
In 1607, the British colonists founded the first successful American colony of Jamestown, in Virginia. Today, Jamestown is located near where I call home, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Hampton Road's...
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The Diversity of Phoenix
The place is called Phoenix. It is the largest city and the capital of the state of Arizona, and it is also, the sixth most populous city on the U.S.A. Phoenix lies in the Sonoran Desert, which makes...
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A Life in a Year
As I took my first few steps back on American territory, my eyes filled with tears of joy and my nose filled with the familiar smell of the freshly mopped airport floor. Within those few seconds,...
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The Wonderful World of Belleville, Illinois
The place I identify with most is my hometown Belleville, Illinois. It’s a small town, so not many people know where it is, when people ask me where I live I usually say, “I live across...
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Sunny San Diego
Take a vacation to one of United States’ finest and most popular city, San Diego. It has the best climate year round and it is located right next to the beach. San Diego...
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There is no Place like Home
Everyone has heard the saying, "There is no place like home." I must highly agree. Nebraska is what I call home. Many people believe that Nebraska is a state full of corn, tall grass and...
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La Kay Mwen – My Home
My home is in Dessalines, Haiti. My family moved to Haiti as missionaries in August 2012. Dessalines is a beautiful...
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From a Concrete Jungle to My Dusty Tanzanian Home
As I stepped from the plane that had just carried me across two continents, three countries, and more time zones than my body could recognize, all I could think was, "My life will never be the...
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Endless Exploring in Northern Nevada
Northern Nevada, is my home, I've lived here my whole life. It hasn't always been my favorite place, but as I get ready for college, I see more and more value behind it....
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Denver, the City for All
My hometown, Denver, is one of the best communities a person could ask for. It is a city of varied inhabitants, and it feels like a home to each and every one of us. Part...
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A Taste of Colorado
My guess is that you want me to persuade you into thinking that Colorado is the place for you and your family to be. It would be impossible for me to make an assumption about a...
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An Unexpected Find
Whether you're here for business or pleasure you can find everything you're looking for nestled in a town of about 30,000. Home to the worlds largest retailer, a world class art museum,...
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Enjoy the Sunny State
Are you bored of the same old thing every day? Do you feel like you need an amazing vacation? Well I’ve got just the spot for you! Come to visit Orlando, Florida and I guarantee that you will...
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Fun with Family
Many believe that you must use tons of money and go to the best places to have the best trip. My experiences would say differently. In reality, a family will have the most fun with what they make of it...
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The Amazing Attractions near Honolulu, Hawaii
When I was younger, I was fortunate to have a father in the military. This allowed my family and myself to experience very unique parts of the United States. One unique...
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Ten Days in Tokyo
This past summer, I was given the life-changing opportunity of visiting the fascinating city of Tokyo, Japan. I went with ten other teens from my area as part of an exchange program with the Mobile...
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Live a little; Love a lot!!!!!
They say Virginia is for lovers but that doesn't just mean couples. It is for lovers of just about everything; food, culture, and even animals. Come to virginia and visit one our museums or exhibitions...
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Pomona is the place to go!
First off, I live in an urbanized area in central Pomona. A lot of people who live closely, and/or hear upon news stories that Pomona may be a dangerous/unhealthy place to visit; but I disagree....
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San Antonio: The Best City in the World
San Antonio is the best city in the world. It is deep...
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Florida, vacation spot and home
I have been to many places in my life, but none will ever compare to my home, Florida. While I enjoy traveling to many difference places, I live in one of the most favorable vacation spots in the...
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The Wonders of Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina has many marvelous reasons as to why someone would want to travel here. For starters, Greenville has an excellent downtown. The downtown area has many...
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Ski some of the United State’s undiscovered paradises in Idaho while eating like a king
When someone mentions a great ski resort, destinations that pop into the mind of any skier or rider include Vail, Jackson Hole, Park City, and Squaw Valley. Idaho is the last place...
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Portland: America’s Perfect City
Portland, Maine is not my home town. It’s not one of the first places I’ve ever been to. And it’s not a place in which I’ve spend...
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Jazz in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California, is a fun, exciting and adorable little town on the ocean. There are many privately run beach shops, sea food resturants and the very famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk! With...
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My Family is the Mob and the Amish Shop at WalMart
That is the voice of my mother waking me at 2:30 in the morning to go to the airport. I am strangely wide awake after only 4 hours of sleep and before I am even fully dressed, Grandma is at the front...
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A National Treasure: Washington D.C.
The mention of a trip to Washington D.C. may seem like the beginning of a dull monologue filled with visits to dusty museums and over-sized monuments. However, nothing could be further from the truth....
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Israel through the Eyes of Jesse
A pilgrimage is when an individual travels to a place that has major religious significance to that person. In the Jewish religion, a pilgrim goes to Israel. A pilgrim...
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To Teach and Be Taught – A 30-Day Immersion Into Sichuanese Culture
When we first arrived in the village, our group set individual goals that we hoped to achieve over the span of the trip. I, being my modest self, vowed that I would both find a cure for allergies (since...
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How big is your backyard?
How big is your backyard? Before you answer with the actual size behind your house, I want to tell you it can be as big or small as you want it to be. Past our neighborhoods, past Orlando, and even...
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The old world
Italy: Day 1 After the 8 hour long, tedious journey from Austria to Venice, Italy, I stood up and I felt as if gravity was pushing my body down. The buildings look as if...
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Unique New York…. WHERES KEVIN!!!!!!
I love to travel; to me traveling is a relaxing and amazing experience. My whole life I have always wanted to go to New York. I don’t know if it is the big city lights or if it is all of the...
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Alaska 2012
The moments I spent in Alaska are some to always be told but not...
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California Gal Spreads her Wings!
As a French Language student at Palos Verdes High School, I was encouraged to sponsor an exchange student for a month during the summer of 2011. Amelie Lejeune was from Luxembourg and from...
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My Life Changing Trip to Kenya
I was anxious as I left my home for the airport. I didn’t know what to expect from my three month vacation to Kenya. I had gone on this trip to learn about my culture and understand about the...
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The Best Trip of My Life
In November of 2010 I visited New York City. That’s right; I went north (from sunny, warm Las Vegas) in the winter. It sounds like a crazy thing to do, but it was worth every one...
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Through Patience Comes Accomplishment
The altitude difference was definitely getting to me! The thin attenuated air was definitely becoming difficult to cope with, as I was a flatlander from down south in the States, and was surprised by...
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Philosophical in France
I’ve never felt small before. Despite being five feet tall and seventeen, living in the third largest state in the US, dwelling on a planet that is so often criticized as being insignificant...
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A Wave to the Presidents
A road trip to South Dakota did not seem ideal. My dad, a salesman, had multiple appointments in the state the summer before my sophomore year. I decided to join him in the chance that I would experience...
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Snorkeling in the Reef
July 24, 2009 started bright and early. That Friday morning, my family and I woke up just in time to watch the sun rise in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It resembled sunset, only the sun...
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My European Adventure
I remember the days as a child when my mom used to tell me bedtime stories about the various trips she took to Europe. Every trip that she took, she would bring me back a snow globe. Soon my room...
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