Bangkok's Grand Palace: Wow to the WowWow!
Bangkok’s Grand Palace: Wow to the WowWow! By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://lmarshallworld.blogspot.com There’s a certain point when the thick heat and pollution of Bangkok make your head swim so hard and your clothes stick to you so wetly, that all you want is to collapse onto a shady doorstep and yield. [...]
Partaking of Philadelphia
Sometimes I forget, when I think about traveling, that small trips- local trips, even- are just as much adventures as the long, drawn-out voyages to distant locales. As I’ve been writing these articles, I’ve been racking my brains (what remains of them at the end of the semester, anyway) to think of travel stories that [...]
Thursday Thanks
Thursday Thanks by Lisa Here in the United States it is Thanksgiving Day. I thought about not posting this week, since I wasn’t sure if folks would be too stuffed full of turkey and…well, stuffing…to read. And then I thought, “perhaps a post that challenges the readers to engage, think and respond, will snap them [...]
Midwest Adventures- Milwaukee
Midwest Adventures- Milwaukee By Megan Milwaukee- land of Solomon Juneau, the self-proclaimed first white guy spotted in the area; Leif the Discoverer of Iceland, and of course, a town synonymous with beer. It seemed ever-so-close to Chicago (my current stomping grounds) and therefore warranted a visit on an early-fall Saturday. So, my travel bud and [...]
The Blessing and Curse of Light
The Blessing and Curse of Light By Beth Miguel motions me over to him, just steps into the school’s courtyard. I look behind me into the classroom. It is rustling with the activity of maybe 60 kids today, finding their seats, opening up their computers, blessed with energy for at least a solid hour and [...]
DRAMA at the Hostel
DRAMA at the Hostel By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://lmarshallworld.blogspot.com The woman’s unconscious body dangled between the tiny Thai receptionists’ arms as they dragged her into the hostel lobby. What had happened??? We all rushed from the couches towards her sprawled form. Her dyed blond hair and white dress fluttered around the [...]
What Comes Around from Door to Door
What Comes Around from Door to Door By Ariana Door to door salesmanship, once a thriving commercial enterprise in the United States, but now mainly left to fundraising schoolchildren, overzealous girl scouts, and ex-convicts, is alive and well in Mexico. Everyday a knife salesman walks up and down our street playing a little flute hoping [...]
A Go Girl's Guide to Hosteling
A Go Girl’s Guide to Hosteling Europe By Megan Who to Expect: When hosteling (the act of choosing to stay in hostels) in Europe, one might expect to meet a selection of the following characters: The guy that’s been solo packbacking for 5 months The chick in work boots ready to pierce your ear and [...]
The Letter of Two Years and Oh Yeah Dad
The Letter of Two Years and Oh Yeah Dad By Beth This post is dedicated to my dad. Despite the fact that I love him dearly, I want him to know that, wherever he may be right now, his loving daughter is over in Africa waving her fist at him. My dad is a very [...]
She's with me
She’s with me By AJ . Two girls and a guy walk into a bar. The bartender proceeds to mack on the women while a crowd of inebriated, touchy men fall over themselves to introduce themselves as intimately as possible in the cramped space. As the two girls try to make themselves as small as [...]
