One Girl Her Backpack and a Passion for Travel » boston http://www.jerrigirl.com An insatiable traveler longing to be everywhere but here Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:38:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 So many places, so little money http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/10/17/so-many-places-so-little-money/ http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/10/17/so-many-places-so-little-money/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:33:00 +0000 admin http://www.jerrigirl.com/?p=197 BFF Kristina and I are planning a vacation to China in March and it happens to fall on my birthday. I have not been in the city that I live in on my birthday in 10 years. I do this on purpose. It is going to be a tour which usually isn’t my style but I thought I’d give it a try this time. Highlights of the tour include:

* Beijing
* Great Wall
* Forbidden City
* Xian
* Terracotta Warriors
* Shanghai

I haven’t been out of the country in over a year (gasp!) so I’m incredibly excited. This is also the first time I’ve ever planned a trip more than a month away. Spontaneous? Just a little bit. Other planned trips include:

LA for the weekend this fall to visit an old friend and hopefully San Jose/San Fran and Boston. My favorite cities! Not including NYC of course. I’m afraid the days of never being in the same place for more than a month have almost come to an end. Maybe that’s a good thing. I haven’t decided yet or given up hope to live in all place at all times. Still waiting on some physicists to work that one out for me. Maybe 2008?

]]> http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/10/17/so-many-places-so-little-money/feed/ 5 WFNX 101.7 Boston http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/09/16/wfnx-1017-boston/ http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/09/16/wfnx-1017-boston/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:14:00 +0000 admin http://www.jerrigirl.com/?p=194 Another pretty good radio station from a town I used to live in. I’m listening to them right now on iTunes and felt compelled to give them props for playing my favorite song of the moment, Silverchair “Straight Lines.”

]]> http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/09/16/wfnx-1017-boston/feed/ 0 Perfect Travel Dream Job http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/03/30/perfect-travel-dream-job/ http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/03/30/perfect-travel-dream-job/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:49:00 +0000 admin http://www.jerrigirl.com/?p=130 I’ve obtained my dream job! So, I can’t tell you what it is, but I can tell you it’s awesome (I know, I know sounds very Legally Blond!). Anyway, I spent the past few weeks in LA and Las Vegas and Boston as mentioned in my last post. I don’t have any pics of LA or Boston, yet, but I do have a few nice pictures of beautiful Las Vegas.

For many people, it’s hard to believe that I’ve been around the world, to six continents, over 40 countries, but have never been to Vegas until I was 25 years old. But like I tell everyone, it just wasn’t on the top of my priorities list. My idea of what Vegas would be like-old, whithered, burnt out cocktail waitresses and depressed and obsessed gamblers, hundreds of Elvis impersonators walking around the streets, and tons of “ladies of the night” on street corners or at the craps tables with their clients.

Some of my preconceived notions about Vegas were correct, but mostly I found a very lively, interesting, and exciting town. So much to do and see. As I heard people say many times, Vegas is the Disneyland for grown-ups. I agree. It’s definitely a fantasy land. I’m back in Houston now and back to reality. Thank goodness I came home when I did, those penny slots at Ceasars almost convinced me to cash out my 401(k)!

Next post will be about how much I love LA!

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]]> http://www.jerrigirl.com/2007/03/29/where-in-the-world-is-jerri/feed/ 0 003-Boston, Argentina and Antartica http://www.jerrigirl.com/2006/10/19/003-boston-argentina-and-antartica/ http://www.jerrigirl.com/2006/10/19/003-boston-argentina-and-antartica/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:55:00 +0000 admin http://www.jerrigirl.com/?p=83 Episode #3 (28 mins) One Girl, Her Backpack and a Passion for Travel

This podcast I’m discussing my last few months in Boston, my future trip to Antarctica, and my friends tour company in Argentina.

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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 for the 1st anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Took a tour of New Orleans, which I must add, is horrendous. Then I drove into Houston where my family lives. I can go no more! I stopped at my grandmother’s apartment and have been crashing here for three days. She’s got a great place in Houston with one caveat-it’s a retirement community. I’m like Cameron Diaz in that movie “In Her Shoes” and my gramma is Shirley MacLaine.

Once I get settled in, wherever that may be, I’ll upload pics of everywhere. Right now, in the fiasco that is the back of my Jeep, the cable for my camera is lost. I’m also planning a podcast, if I could only find my microphone. Hang tight! This girl is no longer living out of just her backpack, I’m living out of my car. My life used to be so simple!

]]> http://www.jerrigirl.com/2006/08/30/everythings-bigger-in-texas-yall/feed/ 0 Where do I go from here? http://www.jerrigirl.com/2006/08/23/where-do-i-go-from-here/ http://www.jerrigirl.com/2006/08/23/where-do-i-go-from-here/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:47:00 +0000 admin http://www.jerrigirl.com/?p=63 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 to open up soon. Until then, this is what I have to look forward to!

I’m leaving here (Boston):

Boston Harbor

I’m returning here (Abilene,Texas):

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Free Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert in Downtown Boston!

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So I went to see Madonna in concert last night. And if anyone knows me, you know that I am obsessed with Madonna! Front row seats baby!
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