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Everything’s bigger in Texas, y’all!

In the past two weeks, I’ve driven, with my car packed with every possession I have including my surfboard, from Boston, MA, through NYC, Washington D.C., Savannah, GA, down to Miami. From Miami I drove to Atlanta, GA, to stay with my best friend Rose then to Birmingham, Alabama and down to New Orleans [...]

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New Orleans

I spent a few nights in New Orleans in the French Quarter on the one year anniversary of Katrina. I took some video of Bourbon Street which I’ll upload later and went to St. Bernard Parish and the 9th Ward. Check these pictures out! For lack of a better expression, it looks like a bomb [...]

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Safety Girl

I’m not really sure how I ran across this website, but I think the Safety Girl Roadside Emergency Kit is a really cute idea. How many times have you been in your car and in a hurry and realized you needed anit-perspirant? I’m totally serious! This has happened to me! This [...]

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Backpackers.com

If Backpackers.com only knew how often I’ve visited their website for ideas and news. Now, today, turns out they’ve actually looked at mine. And, amazingly, even liked it! It’s like finding out your favorite celebrity already knows who you are. Like Madonna telling me she thinks I am cool! That’s [...]

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Where do I go from here?

I’ve decided to leave the wild world of yachting and go back home for a while. Not too long though in case I accidentally get sucked in and never leave. I’m still going to travel, just not by boat anymore! A door has shut behind me and I’m looking for another one [...]

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Another girl traveler

I found this site today and am blown away. Megan is traveling around the world, blogging, sketching and living the life of a full-on adventurer. Check out her photos and her art which are so incredible and inspiring. Once again, I’m finding myself jealous of other travelers getting to go to cool [...]

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001-Intro One Girl and Her Backpack

Episode #1 One girl, her backpack and a passion for travel is a brief introduction to the podcast and the host. The podcast will discuss travel for those who want to live the lifestyle of a traveler and not a tourist.
This is my first podcast. Let’s see how it goes!
Promo One girl and her [...]

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003-Boston, Antarctica and Argentina

Podcast #3 This podcast I’m discussing my last few months in Boston, my future trip to Antarctica, and my friends tour company in Argentina.
Episode #3 One Girl, Her Backpack and a Passion for Travel

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National Geographic Literacy Study

I read a USA Today snapshot the other day that said 70% of Americans between the ages of 18-24 have not traveled outside of the US in 3 three years. Then today I ran across that survey on the National Geographic website. Here are some more interesting facts:
• Only one in ten (11%) [...]

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Boston City Plaza and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Free Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert in Downtown Boston!

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