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Trip: The year I decided not to stay home

There are [13] stories from my trip: The year I decided not to stay home


Working, Oh Wellington!

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 9 Dec 2007 | Views [454] | Comments [2]

Its been a while since I've updated, so i will try to fit it all in! Paul and I have gotten ourselves a house ( subleting from college students who are home for the summer) in Newtown, which is about a 5 minute drive or bus ride from city center. The ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Wellington NZ

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 8 Nov 2007 | Views [391]

We arrived in wellington on november 5th, guy fawkes day. as we drove into the city, the fireworks were going off, and we pretended it was for us! we checked into downtown backpackers, which was actually an old hotel and part of the historic trust in ... Read more >

Tags: Work


Beyond Auckland

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 8 Nov 2007 | Views [616]

Ok, so I know its been a while since i've updated...we have been travelling a lot and not all the places have good internet, or any internet at all! so i am going to catch you up from my last entry. ( as for the photos...i am finding it very hard to ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 22 Oct 2007 | Views [541]

Kia Ora! So on Friday morning, i woke up at 4 am, and got ready for my taxi to arrive at 5 am. taxi man promptly arrived and whisked me away to Sydney kingsford smith. while checking in for my flight, the woman at the counter asked for the flight confirmation ... Read more >

Tags: Family


Sydney, Australia part 2

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 18 Oct 2007 | Views [521] | Comments [3]

Good evening, or good morning, depending on where you are! I arrived in Sydney again yesterday. I left Fremantle hungover and tired, and unfortunately, i only slept for about 45 minutes for the 5 hour flight. I just couldnt do it. I arrived in Sydney ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Fremantle, WA

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [557]

After another flight....5 hours to perth! ( qantas was really nice though with personal tvs in each seat and yummy food) i arrived on teh otehr side of australia. I got my bag and got the hell out of the airport! louise was there with a guy from teh old ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Sydney, Australia

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [446]

Right. In the airport in Nadi, fiji, my heart was heavy and i felt like i had just broken up with someone for no reason. i was in a haze and felt strange to be leaving fiji so soon. I was sitting near my gate, waiting for my flight, when an american girl ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Mana Island, FIJI

FIJI | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [910]

So, after a long time of not entering anything here....I will try to put together where/what I've been doing since LA. Here is the fiji section of my life! I left LA on Sunday night, exhausted and mildly jetlagged, but mostly from the great tour Maytal ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Los Angeles

USA | Saturday, 6 Oct 2007 | Views [448]

So I made it to la...it was a great trip, and it was a whirlwind tour of the city with my friend Maytal. she was a great tourguide, and i was able to see hollywood, the hollywood sign, santa monica, and all the handprints and footprints at manns chinese ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


My going away party!

USA | Sunday, 30 Sep 2007 | Views [491]

Last night was my "last night out in boston"...fun times. We went to Jake Ivory's, and the Red Sox won the American League Championship! Needless to say, everyone was in good form. We even met a Russian Dude named Vlad. I obviously made a ... Read more >

Tags: Party time


Facts and Figures

USA | Thursday, 13 Sep 2007 | Views [357]

Here's what I've figured so far: Total hours on a plane: 25 hours and 16 minutes ( not counting my flight from Sydney to Perth and back again!) Total miles travelled: 11,757 (again, not counting Sydney to Perth and back again)!! I won't even ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase


Gallery: Pre-trip Katie

USA | Thursday, 13 Sep 2007 | Photo Gallery

um, its me
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One more thing before I go...

USA | Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | Views [358]

Getting ready to go...a few words come to mind. Anxious: That I will run out of money. That I will get lost,hurt,robbed...that I won't have fun (crazy, I know, but the fear is still there). Excitement: for being able to get out of here! for being ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase