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• A New Beginning in The City of Lakes
  on Sep 11, 2011 in Minnesota Miscellaneous
  Back in mid-May, I got a new job out in the city of Minneapolis. For those of you on the coasts, it's located in Minnesota (I know what you're thinking, why am I assuming you wouldn't know the location? Apparently, people, including myself, only fly...
• Laguna Park Hostel, "El Castillo" in Cabarete, Dominican Republic
  on Aug 10, 2011 in travel Dominican Republic hostel
  Front entrance of hostel. Laguna Park Hostel, in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, was my first experience at staying in a hostel establishment. Prior to traveling to the DR, I stayed with Couchsurfers through my journey. But since I wanted to surf some...
• La Republica Dominicana en Julio
  on Jul 1, 2011 in travel Dominican Republic surfing
  Dominican Republic I'm leaving soon for a one month trip to Cabarete, Dominican Republic, just east of Puerto Plata on The North Coast. The main purpose of my trip: Go Surfing :) I've previously only surfed in the United States along the Atlantic,...
• Overlooked Surf Spots Around the World
  on Jun 3, 2011 in surfing
  Reading through a blog post on AirTreks about what to do in the Netherlands, I noticed "surfing" was an activity described. What?!? Surfing in the Netherlands? I know the country has a coast, but I didn't think surfing was possible the...
• The Abode of Chaos: Art, Propaganda, or Both?
  on Apr 21, 2011 in France Lyon
  Me next to a huge skull. While staying in the small village of St.-Cyr-au-Mont-D’Or (just outside of Lyon), my Couchsurfing host took me to a place called “La Demeure du Chaos” or known in English as: The Abode of Chaos. He tried explaining to...
• Oil Painting: Paris from The Trocadéro
  on Apr 19, 2011 in France art Paris
  I painted the Paris scenery, with the Eiffel Tower viewed from The Trocadéro and the sunrise, peeking through the morning clouds. Here is the result: Eiffel Bliss - Oil on Canvas This was the original shot I took, very early in the mornin...
• City on the Southern French Coast: Photos of Marseille
  on Mar 29, 2011 in France travel Marseille
  This actually is nowhere near Marseille, but was on my way towards the city from Frankfurt. Swiss Alps to the east of France. Climbing up some stairs to get to the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde basilica. At the front side of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde.
• Gastronomie Française: Food in France
  on Mar 25, 2011 in France Lyon Marseille food
  I have to admit before coming to France, I really didn't know much about "French food". The two types of cuisines I'm most familiar with (and I feel most people around the world recognize immediately) are Chinese and Italian food. And sometimes, it's...
• "Like" our Contiki "Get on the Bus" to get us to Australia!
  on Mar 25, 2011 in contests Contiki Australia
  I joined along with four other awesome travel people: Elle, Justin, Adam, and Johnny on the bus titled "Mulligans". Why is our bus called Mulligans? Long story short, Contiki held the contest originally with the voting session between Thursday, March...
• A380 Experience with Lufthansa
  on Mar 24, 2011 in travel A380 Lufthansa
  Here's my short review of the A380 and Lufthansa: great! The A380 is the latest aircraft from Airbus with 5 airlines that currently use it: Qantas, Singapore, Emirates, Air France, and Lufthansa. On the Lufthansa A380 aircraft, the Main deck is entir...
• Travel Contest & Sweepstakes, Issue 4
  on Mar 20, 2011 in travel sweepstakes contests
  I've spoken to someone who asked me: "what's the point of submitting to travel contests when I won't ever win one?" Winning contests isn't easy. Sometimes it's luck, other times, it's persistence in finding the contest opportunities and sub...
• Is Paris CDG Airport Really that Terrible?
  on Mar 18, 2011 in France Paris airports
  Paris CDG logo in Terminal 1. So while I was planning my trip throughout France, I realized that my return flight was booked at 7:50AM on a Sunday. I looked at various transportation methods to get to Paris Charles De Gaulle, but most options start...
• U.S. Airports I'd Stay, If I were Stuck
  on Mar 11, 2011 in San Francisco Airport DEN Denver Airport airlines SFO flight airports Portland Airport PDX cancellation
  So flight delays "suck". But what sucks even more is if your flight gets canceled. In my case, I remember a flight getting canceled at 3AM in the morning, after waiting hours for the airplane to get to Denver from severe storms that hit th...
• How Traveling Helped My Job Search
  on Mar 7, 2011 in travel list Job Search networking
  Just like how transportation networks are interconnected, your job search should do the same thing! When you go on your vacation, or simply tour around city streets, think about how your journey can actually help on your job search. It has for me, s...
• Photo Post: The Golden Californian State
  on Mar 4, 2011 in San Francisco photography Los Angeles California Central Valley San Diego
  California is my favorite state to visit (and hopefully move to one day). I love everything about it's geography from the tall sequoias and mountain ranges to the east, redwoods to the north, and the beautiful coastline, perfect for surfing. San Fran...
• International Plugs, Adapters, and Converters
  on Feb 26, 2011 in electronics preparation travel
  So "when" I have my bags packed, a tentative itinerary planned, and my passport in hand, I should be ready, right? WRONG. I totally forgot about how electrical outlets in Europe (or for that matter, the rest of the world) is different from the Unit...
• "Like" my Aloha Passport photo
  on Feb 26, 2011 in sweepstakes Papeete Hawaiian Airlines contests
  My Hawaiian Airlines Aloha Passport Photo Hawaiian Airlines is doing a cool promotion where you take a series of 6 photographs, and at the end, choose the one main destination that you would like to win. Below are my photos. Please take a second and...
• Marseille, Lyon, et Paris
  on Feb 23, 2011 in travel Paris Lyon Europe STA Travel Marseille
  Thanks to STA Travel, I was able to win a trip to Europe with Lufthansa's inaugural A380 flight from New York, JFK to Frankfurt, Germany on Monday, February 28th. I'm super excited since I can now cross off flying an A380 off my list (well I guess I'...
• Travel Bloggers, Part 2
  on Feb 21, 2011 in Blogs travel list
  Here goes Round 2 of travel bloggers that have inspired me: Title: The Mermaid Chronicles Author(s): Lauren McCabe Why I Follow: Lauren is a marketing specialist currently residing in New Orleans. I first connected with her through the KODA.us blog...
• Suggestions from You: Travel Preparation Inquiries
  on Feb 19, 2011 in preparation travel Paris Frankfurt Europe London
  I'm heading off to Europe starting February 28th to mid-March going to London, Paris, and Frankfurt. As with any journey I will embark on, I'll end up over planning on types of transportation, accommodations, and attractions I should check out, so I'...