This week we hit up San Francisco and at the end of the week we got the bus up to Santa Rosa to see our friend Shell (she’s living and working here) from camp. It was so awesome to be back together, and we spent two days just chatting and being excited about getting back … More Photo Of The Week: Together Again
Situated in what is possibly the best location of any hostel I’ve ever stayed in, the HI Santa Monica is a bustling hive of travelling energy. You’ll find the hostel in Santa Monica (duh) on 2nd street, between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard, just one block from 3rd St Promenade in one direction (one of … More Hostel Review: HI Santa Monica, Los Angeles
This week I said goodbye to Fiji and hello to the good old US of A, Los Angeles to be more exact. I’ve spent the last few days just hanging out in Santa Monica, having an awesome time with two of my besties (Rosa and Tash, who flew out from England to meet us the … More Photo Of The Week: Welcome to LA!
I’ve briefly touched upon this topic in recent posts, but I wanted to go into more detail and provide a bit more help in what can be quite a confusing travel area – what to do when getting vaccinations and visas for different countries around the world. So let’s start with Visas (please bear in … More Pre-Trip Planning: Visas and Vaccinations
Okay, so I haven’t really stayed in that many hostels yet, but of the ones I have stayed in, these are my favourites. I’ll be repeating and updating this Top 5 over the coming months as I make my way through even more countries on my RTW Trip. 1. Hostelling International Toronto. 2. Peace & … More Top 5 Friday: Hostels Around the World
The Falls One of our first major sightseeing stops this summer was, of course, Niagara Falls, one of the Wonders of the World. And oh boy, did it live up to expectations. The sheer amount of water careering over those clifftops was just incredible, let alone the speed at which it fell and the sound … More Photo Of The Week: Niagara Falls
This engraving can be found right outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC – it is where Martin Luther King stood as he gave his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech. I think it’s pretty apt right now in my life, as all my own dreams are slowly turning into realities…anyone can dream, but it’s … More Photo Of The Week: I Have A Dream
I’ve finally finished it…the lip dub video that we did at camp of One Republic’s amazing song ‘Good Life’. For me, it perfectly sums up what my summer at Camp Sloane was all about. Enjoy!
How to sum up the best summer of my life? I don’t even know where to begin. From the moment I arrived at camp I felt immediately at home and knew that it was going to be amazing…fast friends were made, bonds were formed, lessons learned, confidence gained, overall I couldn’t have asked for anything … More Summer Summary
This really should have been last week’s POTW but I got a bit sidetracked by the whole goodbye element of my photos. So here’s one from Washington DC, where we all stood under the Connecticut sign on the WWII memorial, celebrating our time spent there at Camp Sloane this summer.
Roo Around The World 