PURA VIDA! – Costa Rica (August 13-24, 2008)
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BUNGSAMRAN – Bangkok, Thailand (April 21 – May 2, 2006)
Sounds and smells from Chakapong Road invaded the street-level dining lounge of Sawasdee Khaosan Inn. Even at dawn the humid air was laden with vehicle exhaust and constant, bustling noise. A cacophony of tuk-tuks, tour buses and honking taxis drowned out the multilingual exchanges of Thais and tourists crowding the…
A SEMESTER DOWN UNDER – Australia (February 17 -July 4, 2006)
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NEW ZEALAND (February 6-16, 2006)
Traveling in New Zealand in 2006 was an opportunity available to me through my decision to enroll in a semester of study abroad in Australia (see that blog post here). It made sense to stop in New Zealand since it was on the way! Therefore, I planned nine days of…
JAMAICA (February 2004)
Jamaica was my first international trip. I got the invitation to go from my friend Lucas, whose parents kindly offered to cover the expenses if I paid for my own plane ticket. I booked the same itinerary so that we could travel together. Lucas’s brother and sister, and brother’s friend,…