Once Upon A Stormy Sea…
In the summer of 2010, the Andrews family embarked upon a journey meant to be a relaxing vacation at Mustang Island. The hotel was booked, our bags packed, and the car ready for the four hour drive...
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Mad in Macau
At the end of June, my family enjoyed a two-day trip to Macau, a country previously occupie by Portugal but now stands onit's own as a special administrative region of China....
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Reunited on a Walk Around the World
My sister, Jen, had migrated towards the East, moving from our growing town in Texas to the tourist streets of Orlando, Florida. She worked as an employee in the college program Disney hosts, allowing...
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Destination Unknown
When I first heard I would be going to Panama to see my family, I have to admit I was worried. My mom often talked about her Panamanian cousins and the fun times they had...
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YOLO…in London
YOLO…it’s an acronym meaning “you only live once.” When my school announced a trip to Europe which would include 4 days in London, England, my friends and I knew this...
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Finding Clarity in Suwannee
I went camping a few months ago for the first time. I have a cousin Ashley whose world is a collection of good vibes and jingly skirts and glitter. Lots of glitter. She and her friends...
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Dinner on the Mekong
The first time I tied a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue was on the banks of the Mekong River, surrounded by beggars. The skies threatened rain as I sat with my parents and sister at a bare metal...
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More Than Just Trees
“We’re spending the day driving around, looking at trees?” My brother moaned, slumping into the back seat of our bronze minivan, his eyes lazily scanning the scene outside...
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The Grandest of Them All
This year, over spring break, my mom, my grandma, my best friend Amanda and I went on an amazing road trip to the natural wonder known as the grand canyon. Living just outside Kansas City, this trip...
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The Melting Pot
Louisiana could best be described as the Melting Pot of the South. Whether a person is discussing the soulful tunes of Jazz music, the savoury taste of Southern cuisine, or the rich cultures one...
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Las Vegas
It was my first time out of state, and I was heading off to Las Vegas, Nevada. The four-hour car ride from San Bernardino, California to Vegas proved to be garrulous and exciting. I enthusiastically...
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Parisian Paradise: A 17 Year Old’s Take on The City of Light
Cars honking their horns. Cigarette smoke, overwhelming my nostrils and stinging my eyes. The constant flowing of people from all different nations on my left and right. Music drifting...
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Best Vaction on The” Big Island” of Hawai’i
Aloha! Sunday July 1, 2012: It’s 3am and I am still awake too excited to go to sleep because in a couple of hours I would be going to Hawaii with my family. After, falling...
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Beauty in the Beholders Eye
Nature is everywhere, seen by everybody, but not everyone realizes the true beauty. I live on a farm in Montana. My house was built in a valley, surrounded by rolling hills, secluded from the...
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Has Life Hit You Yet?
Has it hit you yet? No, I just can’t make myself believe it. I really went there? Well believe it or not, I was. Those sought after sightseeing destinations England, France, and Rome. ...
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My Australian Adventure
Last year, my family and I traveled to Australia for a two week family vacation. Because my mother had been an exchange student there during high school, we decided to travel with her...
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A Distant World
Taking a trip to another country opens the mind to the multifarious cultures of this world. Additionally, it brings a person far out of his or her comfort zone. Residents all around speak in...
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A Maine Summer Vacation
Earlier this summer, my extended family decided to get together at Sebago Lake in Maine for a reunion....
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Spanish Paradise
During the spring of 2012, I had the magnificent opportunity of traveling to Costa Rica with 14 other third and fourth year Spanish students from my school. We stayed for eight days in the beautiful...
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The Magic of a Smile
It was almost 10 o'clock at night, and, yet, the temperature was still near ninety degrees. A crowd had formed in the central hub on Main Street, U.S.A., and I could feel the excitement as everyone...
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Angels Exist, And They Live In Los Angeles.
I step out of the car, glad that the 14 hours of airports and plane rides are over, and excited to be back in beautiful downtown Los Angeles again. I look down the road towards the pink and black stars...
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France: The Good Life
On April 10, 2012 I set out on a trip to France with the French class. It was crazy, fun, stimulating, and an action-packed ten days. For the first five days our group was separated...
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My trip to Brazil
My trip to Brazil began on June 14, 2012. It had been four years since I last been to Progresso, Brazil. This year I went on the trip with my aunt, uncle, and two cousins. It...
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A Dream Trip to Alaska
When I first learned that my family and I were going on a cruise to Alaska, I didn’t know what to expect. I pictured a wood cabin covered in snow in the middle of a gigantic forest. The blazing...
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Road Trip to Remember
My trip started out from good old Gaithersburg, Maryland. I expected a lot out to this trip because we would be stopping at major places and heading towards the west where I had never been. First...
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Uncovering peace in a surprising place
Can one simply be at peace? Some may believe that this question might lie deep in the cryptic mountains and far away from society. I, for one, have discovered the presence of peace and tranquility....
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Abundance in Armenia
Preserved among 11th century churches and lush landscaping, is the opportunity to experience a refreshing perspective on life, where scholars say life began: the ancient villages of Armenia....
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California Coast Adventures
During Summer Break of 2011, I traveled with my family from our home in Scottsdale Arizona to the Southern California Coast for a family vaction. For the first week I had...
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My trip to the presidential state
“May I take your order?” said the waitress politely “I’ll have General Tso’s...
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Adventure is Out There!
I have always been in love with nature and the cultures of the world. I have always wanted to travel and to see what the world has...
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The Sunken Sailors
In the summer of 2011, my brother and I traveled with two friends to Bermuda. Since we have family there, we visit every summer, but decided to bring a couple friends...
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The Sun Never Sets in Paradise (Caye Caulker, Belize)
Allissa led me through the maze of Caye Caulker’s unpaved streets. We passed colorful houses and the occasional nervous iguana on our way to the marina. Palm trees, with trunks that curved...
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Blood is Thicker than Water
On October of 2010, my parents told my sister and me that we are going back to El Salvador during the Spring Break of April 2011 after 12 years. The last time I have been to El Salvador was when...
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The Big Apple in a Nutshell
During the week of this last Thanksgiving, my family and I went to New York City! If you love being busy and being a apart of the regular hustle and bustle, then this place is definitely for you...
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My Last Visit
My family takes an annual vacation down to Clearwater, Florida all seventeen years of my life. My mother, father, sister, and I visit the Clearwater beach and stay in the nearby town Holliday for...
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My Humanitarian Tour in Livingston, Guatemala
In February of 2011, my family and I took a cruise (Norwegian Sun) to Guatemala. Before we left to go on the Norwegian Sun we had gotten a local orthodontist to donate toothbrushes and toothpaste...
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A Whirlwind Tour of Deutschland
I got to visit five different countries this summer, but Germany was my absolute favorite! I had so much fun and learned a lot of German culture. My trip started in Germany's bustling...
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Learn not just from the country, but from the people of that country as well
The six of us stood on the upper part of the busy highway bridge in Bilbao, Spain, looking down with confusion at the world-famous Guggenheim museum and the slow-moving river below us. ...
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A Trip of Discovering Unacknowledged Beauty
When one thinks of awe-inspiring, inconceivably beautiful vacation destinations, places such as New Zealand, Bora Bora, or France...
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Colorado Catastrophe
My dreams had been especially vivid that night; serving as precursors to the possibilities of the day. Full of excitement and adventure I had only had the pleasure of reading about, they seemed to...
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A Virginia Beach Reunion
This year, for our annual family reunion, we traveled to Virginia Beach to meet our family that lives there. The plan was for all of my dad's side of the family to meet. However, due to...
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Paris, the Queen, and my Sweet 16
There truly was no better decision of a weeklong European vacation rather than a short-lived Sweet Sixteen party for my birthday. Prior to the bon voyage I was soon to embark on with my mother and...
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Rain in the Pacific
The summer of 2011, my family decided to take a trip to Kauai, Hawaii for one week. My parents, my college-aged brother Ian, my twin sister Abbey, my grandfather Al and I crowded into a suite at...
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An Emotional and Spiritual Experience
As a kid traveling is far away from your interest, priorities are friends and figuring out who you are. Yet, often times traveling is a way to experience wonderful things and have create a life changing...
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Our amazing luck at the Minneapolis- St. Louis International Airport
Last summer, my family and I decided to take a flight to Hungary! However, the getting there part was ridiculous yet incredibly lucky and one of the best experiences of my life. Starting from the...
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The Peaks of Otter
Nestled on the Blue Ridge Parkway right outside of Bedford, Virginia, lies a remote mountain paradise. Open year round, the Peaks of Otter...
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