By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/ At four thirty am, my cellphone alarm exploded me awake in my ridiculous supply attic room (pictured left– no joke). Was…
Silver and Bones
By Megan I don’t know how we figured out the ticket situation at the bus station in Prague, but we ended up on the right bus towards Kutná Hora… without…
Culturally Illiterate
By Beth I set my notebook down on the table in front of the teachers. Today is our day to review the computer program that we have developed, to look…
The Cambodian Child Sex Trade
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://AroundTheWorldL.com/ In Phuket, Thailand, I spent some creepy time chatting with womanizing older German men. They all had twenty-something year old Thai…
City Crush- Prague
By Megan We were in the middle of our ‘northern’ European trip, enjoying a white peony tea in a shop near Wenceslas Square when I knew- I was in love….
Sempre Fixe
By Beth Greetings are important in São Tomé. You cannot enter a room without greeting every single person in it, whether it’s a handshake, a kiss, a hello, whatever. Sometimes…
A New Years Review
By Marianne I’ve gone through the New Year traditions in a lot of different places. I’ve seen the fireworks in London, Spain and New York. In Annapolis, Baltimore, Washington DC…
The Trap on the Cambodian Border
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://AroundTheWorldL.com/ Part of the reason I stayed so long in Bangkok (besides the wonderful people) was I was terrified to cross the…
Dresden Surprise
Dresden Surprise By Megan The train ride from Berlin to Dresden was a snap; we arrived at the station and followed our hand drawn map to a hostel that we…
Your Boyfriend's Calling
By Beth It’s 10pm on a Saturday night in São Tomé and I get a phone call. I don’t recognize the number but I think it might be my boyfriend,…
Get yourself a girlfriend, or two!
By AJ When trying to think of a topic for this months column, I found myself skimming through accounts of women’s travels to dig up some themes. Something that comes…
Where are the American RTW Travelers???
Where are the American RTW Travelers??? By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://lmarshallworld.blogspot.com Because so many of the spectacular temples in Bangkok are along the river, a night…
Kites
My boyfriend Kilson and I are flying kites off of Ned’s dock. It is a perfect day, sunny and, natural to any ocean environment, windy. We found a few kites…
TIGER TEMPLE
TIGER TEMPLE By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://lmarshallworld.blogspot.com Note to my sweet Mother: This article recounts another thing that SEEMS terrifying and dangerous, but is actually a…
'I'm a jelly donut' and other Berlin adventures
‘I’m a Jelly Donut’ and Other Berlin Adventures By Megan Berlin was so good to me- from the funky hostel (see my previous hosteling post) to the bicycle tour, hippos…