Blogs from Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 5

As my departure date is almost 48 hours away and the preparation begins to slowly subside, my mind is filled with a range of emotions. Excitement...Nervousness...Joy...Sadness... However, I think all of these can be summed up into one word...ANTICIPATION. Anticipation of traveling an unknown continent by myself. Anticipation of the loneliness. Anticipation of adventure. Anticipation of any possible peril. Basically, Anticipation of the incredible journey that lies ahead! So, within 48 hours I will be embarking upon a (mostly) solo traverse of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Within the past week, not only 1, but 2 Adams have expressed interest in joining me in Colombia. Just today, I found out that I will once again be reunited on the backpack trail with Adam Cohen. Back in the dia (as Lauren would say), Adam, Jason, Donald, and I, ... read more

So one day I received an email from a good friend that suggested I enter a contest on an Australian website advertising the self-proclaimed "Best Job in the World". I thought it looked cool but it seemed a bit far-fetched. Besides, I pretty much already have that job making video games near the beach. :) Then I received 2 MORE emails sent from different friends suggesting the same thing. OK, maybe I will look into this a bit more. The job will award the winner a 6 month well paid "job" as the caretaker of an australian island on the Great Barrier Reef. Not bad. The method for application was creating a 1-minute video describing why you are the best candidate for the job. That sounded fun but I was in the middle of finishing a ... read more

I did it! I booked my flight! I'll be flying to Cartagena out of LAX on August 27th and returning from Lima on October 29th. 9 weeks in South America....yipppeeee!... read more

First things first...I need to book a flight! Its not as easy as it sounds though. Where to begin? Where to end? How long to stay? These are they extremely difficult questions I am faced with at the moment. I know...its a tough life... Point of entry: Barranquilla, Colombia (coincidentally sister city to my birthplace...fitting huh?) Point of Exit: Lima, Peru September 1stish - October 26thish Disclaimer: completely (and likely) subject to change!... read more

Well after our good intentions of staying awake longer to counteract the time difference and ease jet lag, we find ourselves awake at 4.30am on Fri morning and starving. So what do I do?? I phone my mum to tell her we've got here safely and it's gorgoeus weather! Then attempted to doze before having a shower and sampling the breakfast (which luckily starts at 6.30). Breakfast includes toast, bagels, home made waffles with syrup, cereal, fruit and muffins as well as coffee, juice and milk. I'm impressed again and we stuff our faces before stealing some blueberry muffins and head on back to our room - we've also got a list of leaflets for "attractions" to go and see. These include Sea World and the Zoo, both in San Diego (where we will be going ... read more