Author Archives: Janette

The Big Easy

That’s right, New Orleans, Louisiana! Some charity work was long over due for myself, so my friend Ashley and I hopped some planes to New Orleans and got to work. We were working and staying with “Hands on New Orleans,” … Continue reading

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The Land of 10,000 Lakes…Minnesota

Ahhh, the midwest…a place not many people think to go on vacation, and a place I’ve only flown over, never to. I had the chance to go with a friend from work whose family was from that area, and over … Continue reading

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s economy is based on tourism, so that translates to easily organizing whatever you want…and I got to see many things in the week I was there. Two short hours from Miami is San Jose, capital city of Costa … Continue reading

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Icy Iceland

The land of ice. Cold…snowy…white…everything I pictured, yet so much more.  And being only 5 hours from Boston, I couldn’t miss experiencing the tundra. Although plans of viewing the aurora borealis were thwarted, I still got to experience a country unlike any … Continue reading

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Marvelous Mexico

Considering that I’m thrifty and not a 5-star hotel kind of girl, I wanted to go somewhere where a small amount of money could take me far.  My research settled on Merida, the capital city of the Yucatan peninsula in … Continue reading

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Lost in Translation

The orient has always been an area of interest for me and in early 2009, I got to reap the benefits of a two-year-long preparation.  After endless research and much anticipation, I embarked on a two-week excursion across central Japan.  … Continue reading

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Aloha from Hawaii

Far, far away, in the middle of the Pacific ocean, there is a place so isolated that one would naturally call it paradise.  A set of islands like stones casually tossed into a lake, Hawaii is breathtaking from the air, … Continue reading

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New England

It’s like England…only newer 🙂 After being here for a few years, I’ve gotten to sample much of what the area has to offer.  Clearly, Rhode Island will have more notable mentions, because that is my home.  However, all the … Continue reading

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What happens in Vegas….

Ahhh, the desert.  This trip was very exciting for me, for a few reasons.  First, I had never been west of the Mississippi.  Second, I had never been to the desert.  Third, this was the first trip that I had … Continue reading

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Carolina in my mind

Can’t you see the sunshine, Can’t you just feel the moonshine? You must forgive me, If I’ve up and gone to Carolina in my mind. James Taylor sings right to me…I don’t know if many people knew that…but he does … Continue reading

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