Essays on Journey

At the age of sixteen, I was walking down small foreign alleys filled with cute coffee shops, restaurants, and crooked cobblestone pathways. It’s seemed like a normal day, just giggled and explored the new city with my family. June 2016. Paris, France. The city of…

Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New Zealand, and it is also one of the largest caldera lakes in the world. The massive eruptions that created Lake Taupo started 26,500 years ago, and the last eruption in 180 AD created ash clouds that caused…

Everybody has a memory or story that defines them: whether it is negative or positive, that’s different for everybody. For me, however, it wasn’t all black and white when I moved from Puerto Rico to Spring when I was five years old. Even at that…

Tourism can be defined as the events and organizations related to travel and vacation made for recreational or educational purposes. (Devoto, Oli, 2011). At the heart of this experience there is the tourist, which is defined by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a specialized agency…

“My flight was leaving at 9:00:00, everything was ready, my destination was my beloved Spain, my second home, I was going to visit my grandparents, after my divorce I thought the best thing was to distract myself a little, see other horizons, a vacation would…

Congratulations on (almost) getting married to the love of your life! After the exchange of vows and the hectic wedding ceremony, what you would definitely be looking forward to is that one month (or much less) getaway with your life partner that is honeymoon. Nothing…

Boo! Did I get you? Were you startled? If the love of being frightened is your thing and you reside in the US, then this article was specifically written for you. If you fall under one or none of the above categories, don’t feel left…

The historical site that I chose to visit was the Swan House, located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Swan House was home to Edward and Emily Inman and was built in 1928. The Swan House is located right behind the Atlanta History Center and is open…

Did you know that Florida has the most coastline (1,350 mi – 2,170 km) of any state in the US? Yeah I know, “technically” Alaska has the more coastline (6,640 mi – 10,690 km). But come on, this is all about Jet Skiing. Who’s riding…

Travel portraits can be evocative of the places you’ve been and the local people you have met, but it can seem daunting to a beginner. Armed with the hints and tips in this article and a bit of practice, hopefully you’ll soon be taking travel…