I'm about halfway through my pre-travel period. It's been a little over 3 months since I decided to go to Australia and I've only been saving up since the end of July. It took me a month or so to pay off my debts from the last trip (my grandmother loaned me money for the airfare between Thailand and … [Read more...] about The State of the Savings
Archives for September 2010
#1 Party School
The local paper after opening game day In case you haven't heard, the Princeton Review named the University of Georgia the #1 Party School in the Country. For some reason, Georgians have become insanely proud of this title. I was told my school was a party school and I resented that, but also did … [Read more...] about #1 Party School
Read On: Decatur Book Festival
Ponce and Church in Decatur I swear. This festival must have been made for me. I wrote a little blurb in the Sunday Paper about the Decatur Book Festival and Mom decided we had to go for the day, since the whole family was in town and not working for Labor Day. If you didn't … [Read more...] about Read On: Decatur Book Festival
Favorite Travel Memories: Montreal
Most of what made me fall in love with Montreal was its likeness to any European city without being as far away or as expensive. Oh yeah and this breakfast place called Eggspectations that changed my life, but that's another story. But what Paris doesn't have is Mont Royal. My old roommate … [Read more...] about Favorite Travel Memories: Montreal
Favorite Travel Memories: Chiang Mai
The aisles of the night market, selling goods on the steps of the temple I had already spent almost two weeks in rural Northern Thailand when I got back to Chiang Mai just in time for the Sunday Night Walking Street market. Unlike the touristy Night Bazaar, which happens every night, the Sunday … [Read more...] about Favorite Travel Memories: Chiang Mai