Category Archives: adventures

Costa Rica

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Janette

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

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Janette

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

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Janette

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

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Janette

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

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Janette

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

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Janette

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….

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Janette

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

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Janette

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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Italy: part due

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Janette

For me, Florence was “quintessential Italy”.  Everything I expected to see and feel and experience, I found in Florence.  Romance seemed to ooze out of every nook and cranny, and life there just seemed to have a warm glow of love. The … Continue reading →

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Italy: The Mother Land

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Janette

Going to Italy for 10 days in college was a dream come true.  I worked with one of my theatre professors to create this trip, and we actually got it approved for credit.  It counted as a “senior synthesis” course…college … Continue reading →

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