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Day 3: Driving to Sedona
Nevada vs. Arizona The drive was pretty boring. I found Arizona and Nevada to be surprisingly different. Arizona has higher mountains, more wildlife, and much more green and red stuff (trees, red rocks and road kill). A coyote passed me on the road the other night, which I forgot to mention earlier. That was in Arizona. [...]
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Setting: Matterhorn Inn in Sedona, Arizona Wanna laugh? So I’m sitting here thinking of a good lead for tonight’s entry, and I look outside and realize the sun is setting! I mumble to myself, “Ang, what are you doing?” and grab my camera as I make a run for the balcony. and BAM. I ran into the screen door — [...]
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Much later in Day 2. Setting: Quality Inn somewhere in Arizona on Route 66 Drove through California, Nevada and Arizona today. First attempted a direct route to Vegas but missed an exit, so drove around aimlessly in Cali and landed on Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Kept seeing hair salons on the way so I took it as [...]
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Day 2: Cross-USA
Setting: Downtown LA (at a friend’s apartment) Day 2. I never made it out of LA. After getting my car checked and oil changed, and then grabbing lunch with a friend, it was already 4 p.m. So I began my drive in the heart of LA’s rush hour… which means it took me two hours [...]
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Setting: Panera Bread; Santa Monica, California. Day 1. Boy, what a start to my cross-country journey. Today I woke up on my friend’s couch with a bloody toe, a spinning headache, and in my friend’s oversized shorts and T-shirt. I couldn’t remember the last time I saw my car or how I got to this [...]
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Tags: Adventure, cross country, cross-USA, road trip, route 66
Best Moments in Vegas
I know, I know. Whatever happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas. But what’s the harm in sharing if you knew your comments were anonymous? Or maybe you just don’t care who finds out Post your craziest and most memorable moments in Vegas here! Too bad I can’t go anonymously considering I’m the blogger… [...]
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Tags: Best Moments in Vegas, Casino, Gambling, Las Vegas, Slots, Wheel of Fortune
The Hike
“Stell…” My voice whimpered. “Ang, what? Don’t call my name while I’m climbing.” Stella’s tone was deep and serious. “Don’t have me worry about you.” I looked down to see my two feet, struggling to balance on the mountain’s steep incline. Both were slanted and moving ever so slowly; slipping – involuntarily — closer and closer to the edge [...]
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Tags: Adventure, Climbing, Danger, Goals, Hike, Mountain, Nature Trail, Risk
My Manhattan. How I Miss You.
A New Yorker reminisces about her home city during her first month living on the opposite coast of the country — Los Angeles, Calif.
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Tags: commute, homesick, manhattan, new york, new york city, subway