Blogs from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 67

Here we are! After more than a year in the planning, we've finally reached day 0 of what we'll call from here onward "The Trip" (very mysterious, yes?). We spent the last 2 days before leaving on a 6 pm flight to LA furiously packing, organizing, and last minute wedding planning. It was like being on call for your life, with a steady stream of action coming in the door and not enough time or nurses to take care of it all. We stayed awake for these last 2 days, not because we were trying to get a crazy adrenaline-junkie start to things, but because ... between the wedding planning and work and my bachelor party last weekend (!) we needed every last ounce of time to dot the i's and cross the t's. But now, ... read more

I LOVE NY!!!! Spent a few days there now, and wow what a city... So much to see and do, could never get bored there.. For those of you who don't know, I started a little trip. First stop NY, and now I'm in Boston visiting my grandma who I didn't see for years! In 2 weeks I'm meeting up with Jenny, a friend from Stockholm, and we'll spend a month in Costa Rica! Some lazy days on the beach, then off hiking in the jungles, diving as much as possible and lots of salsa dancing on top of that.. After Jenny goes back home I will look for work/volunteer work and maybe stay in Costa Rica for a bit. Then hopefully visiting old Uppsala 7-Upper Alberto in Venezuela, hopefully visit in the Galapagos Islands and ... read more

Well, we're in Cambridge, Mass., on family visiting holidays. We've covered Boston for nine days. We've hit the hot spots - especially the Mapparium. We'eve been downtown, north end, the big dig, Harvard Square, and the ever fabulous Druid in Inman Square, home of the best waitress this side of Australia. Yesterday was Marblehead, beautiful as ever. Today it's the Sam Adams Brewery. The tale of the southern cross and boomerang campaign on the Australian East Coast begins in a week. Stay tuned.... read more

Hi Folks, Day 5 of the American Dream and GOD DAMN this country is COLD.. The flights over were long tiring and uneventful. Note for future travelers- Cheap Continental flights via Newark DON’T have cool wee TV’s built into the seats and there is NO complimentary bevvy… 29-11-05 Our first night of our new lives was spent in the opulence of the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel (presidents gold floor) courtesy of a leaving present from all our friends in Glasgow (thanks folks) . And in true govan hill styleeee when the waiter let himself into the room to deliver the champagne and chocolate covered strawbs, me and shaz though we were getting burgled. (we hadn’t answered the door cos the room was SOOO big we didn’t here his expensively polite knocking).. 30-11-05 till 03-12-05 After the ... read more

in june this year i graduated from wellesley college....feeling extremely fortunate and a little confused. i thought seriously about travelling during the year and by the time graduation rolled around my plans were beginning to come together. so, tomorrow is the day. my buddy michelle and i head to fiji via la. we'll spend 5 days in fiji then we're off to new zealand for four months. the last leg of our trip will take us through australia for two weeks and then back to the us again. i am doing my best travel with no expectations, but it's difficult. i do plan on taking some solo tramps with my pack, my tent, and a journal....to take time and reflect. so that's that. be well- caitlin... read more