By Lillie Catch more of her travels at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com Five hours out of Ho Chi Minh City, our bus trundled into Mui Ne: a beautiful coastal town in South-Central Vietnam. What followed…
When you can’t walk…
4 March 2010 I don’t even know where to begin. This week was supposed to be a wonderful ball of stress and excitement culminating in an 8-hour flight to Germany…
Eat, eat!
One of the biggest parts of Moroccan culture is their food, and as far as I’m concerned, there is definitely no better way to experience this food than becoming part…
Let’s Get Mechanical
Things Every Go Girl Should Know About Her Car by Lisa If you’re anything like me, you look at the insides of a machine and think, “ew.” All those little…
Varanasi Ghats
On our first morning in Varanasi, we made our way through the streets and down to the Ghats that define this ancient city. Our interest in the ghats (a series of steps…
Living in the middle of nowhere
One of the great things about traveling is the opportunity to find places as different as possible from your home. I’ve lived in and around cities my whole life, from…
Ho Ho Hokkaido
**Greetings, Go Girl readers – I’m happy to be here! Tune in the last Sunday of every month to check out more tales of gripping suspense and titillating adventure in…
The “Pho 24″ Quest of Ho Chi Minh City
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com In the meantime, I am splurging on a fancy $10 a night hotel which is ooooh so needed. Recently, several people have referred…
Ma Famille Marocain
Traveling to any foreign country can definitely be stressful. Add to that a new family, and you’re talking stress. A week into my study abroad program, I was adopted by…
Delhi Extremes
The New Delhi train station is not exactly the most lively locale at five in the morning. And the journey there from the airport wasn’t exactly what one might consider a…
Active Australia!
After many trips to exotic and not-so-exotic places I have come to find that there needs to be a balance between sightseeing and resting. In Australia, another key component comes…
Trust and Traveling: Enter Vietnam
By Lillie Catch more of her travels at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com “One dollar only to Pham ngo Lao,” the taxi driver said, holding open the taxi door. The blazing lights of Ho Chi Minh…
Jetlag
Jetlag By Megan After a long journey back to the USA from good old India, including a surprise layover in Germany (Surprise! I only ate two German pretzels, just two this…
Thailand–Foodland
Thailand has golden temples, white sand beaches, beautiful blue waters, and lush green mountains. I am not here for any of that. My sole mission is to eat everything…or at…
To Portugal
By Beth It’s about 8:30am and it’s still quite dark. It’s also absolutely freezing. Here I am, laying in bed. I am wearing: Two tank tops, a short-sleeved shirt, a long-sleeved…