Tag: travel stories
group name: travelwriting
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April 11, 2006 01:37 AM EDT --
They say "You can never go home again," but I beg to differ.
On March 27, 2002 I returned to Fûrstenfeldbruck, the town my mother's family had called home since the . . .
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March 28, 2006 08:11 PM EST --
There is nothing so mysterious, so tantalizing as entering an out of the way alley in downtown Riyadh and discovering that within lies a group of souks filled with an eclectic mixture of goods, . . .
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March 29, 2006 01:03 AM EST --
during the times i lived in japan, i stayed with host families. this was smart, as i worked for an international exchange company, and we helped japanese students prepare to go overseas, as well as helped . . .
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March 21, 2006 05:25 PM EST --
It's a cold grey day in late November in New York City. I'm leaving for France today. France; for the horses, for the food, for the wine and for the first time I'm leaving . . .
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April 17, 2006 04:28 PM EDT --
It's not even 10 am and the thermometer built into my Casio watch has hit a new high; 110.8 degrees. That's 43.7 in the Celsius world and sitting on an elephant tripod in full sunlight . . .
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April 17, 2006 06:43 PM EDT --
I stand at the rail, salt-mist of the evening's tide filling my senses.
Above me, the billowing sails of the catamaran ruffle as the sky cascades from shimmering azure to a kaleidoscope of lavender, . . .
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April 04, 2006 10:20 PM EDT --
Arriving in two cars, tired and rumpled, our group of nine stood at the base of the 11th century stone tower that once housed Dante while he authored The Divine Comedy in exile from his beloved Florence. . . .
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April 16, 2006 01:56 AM EDT --
No Map
Beira 1148 km. The sign blew past us in the warm, humid air. No map, no GPS, no tour guide. Just me, my school buddy Eric, and Jose Novela, a young Mozambican pastor who had never been to Beira . . .
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May 08, 2006 04:19 PM EDT --
We are delighted to announce P.A. Moed the winner of our 2006 Travel Writing Contest for her wonderful tale Unlocking the Mysteries of Sicily. The Gather editorial team read over 200 stories about trips, . . .
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April 17, 2006 02:06 AM EDT --
Some of the best moments while traveling are the grand ones: seeing the Eiffel Tour lit up at night, sailing crystal blue Caribbean waters for the first time, or climbing the steps of Mayan ruins. But . . .
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March 19, 2006 03:52 PM EST --
"David, me lad, I don't know who this Connor is you've been calling for, I'm afraid you must have the wrong number."
Though spoken in a lyrical brogue, this sentence hit me hard. . . .
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March 20, 2006 08:37 PM EST --
Never in a million years did I ever dream I would drown in Peru, but here I was wondering if I would ever surface from the depths of the Urabamba River. As I sank in the swirling waters, I held my . . .
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March 20, 2006 09:24 PM EST --
"There's one over there!" whispered John, our guide, as he held the spotlight on reflective eyes. Our dugout canoe eased closer to shore as the caiman lay transfixed in the blinding . . .
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April 07, 2006 09:00 PM EDT --
When my boyfriend and I announced at Christmas that we would get married in March after two years of cohabitation (known then, 1975, as "living in sin") our families were relieved, to say the . . .
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April 18, 2006 06:18 PM EDT --
The most beautiful lightening storm I have ever seen jolted through the sky on my last night in Mildura. I was mesmerized. Electric bolts flashing through the sky over endless . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:34 PM EDT --
On August 20, 2002 my husband Garland, myself, my youngest sister Pam and her husband Don, left our home in Sequim, Washington for a trip around the perimeterof the contiguous United States. We dubbed . . .
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April 16, 2006 05:08 PM EDT --
"He held a gun to my head and threatened to rape me," Luljeta said, her lips quivering in the fading light.
I was listening, taking notes. But I was lost like the broken luggage and strewn clothing . . .
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April 17, 2006 04:22 PM EDT --
I have always been afraid to fly. It seems unnatural to me. But, a day after I married Adam on the banks of the Hudson River, I found myself up in the air for more than half a day on my way . . .
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April 14, 2006 10:15 AM EDT --
Kurt pulls his motorcycle to the side of the gravel road and motions me to ride up beside him. His gesture is that of a scout in an old western, and he looks the part, with his long red beard . . .
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March 08, 2006 10:37 AM EST --
THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY (EXCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PUERTO RICO AND OTHER US TERRITORIES) AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED . . .
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