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The summer I turned 18, my older sisters Karen*, Deanna* and I packed our bags for three months of backpacking around Europe. We were three college students trying to pinch pennies, staying in dorms of 20 people...

One of my worst ever journey experiences happened when I was a UK exchange student at Frostburg State University in the USA. I really wanted to go to New Orleans for the New Year celebrations.

One of my worst ever journey experiences happened when I was a UK exchange student at Frostburg State University in the USA. I really wanted to go to New Orleans for the New Year celebrations.

Last November, I went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The few days I spent in Israel and Palestine brought me face-to-face with myself and taught me a dramatic lesson in self-restraint.

"Where are you from?" It's the first question travelers ask each other, but when people ask where I'm from, California is not the the answer they're after.

"Where are you from?" It's the first question travelers ask each other, but when people ask where I'm from, California is not the the answer they're after.

"Okay, take a deep breath, you can do it." This is the silent, self-coaching, I chant, as I enter the Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam. I conclude, I should be more than capable of completing this foray because I have experience in...

"Okay, take a deep breath, you can do it." This is the silent, self-coaching, I chant, as I enter the Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam. I conclude, I should be more than capable of completing this foray because I have experience in...

Little did we know that the 750km train ride from the bustling city of Budapest to Split, Croatia would turn out to be THE worst day of our lives.

Buffalo, NY on July 9th, 2010 was a place I did not want be. It was not that Buffalo is such a bad place. However, because of the expectations I had prior to getting there it temporarily seemed bad.