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Overlooking Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island

It's a work in progress...

*I joined VT in 2003 and am still in the process of documenting my travels and adding photos. Thanks for all the feedback and advice!

~* California Dreaming *~

I grew up in California, and did a lot of traveling as a child. My parents were teachers (with summers off), and every June they'd pack my brothers and me into the car and we'd just drive. By the time I was 11, I'd been to every state in the Continental U.S., visited every National Park and experienced some very unique things. I've always loved seeing new places and trying new things, as a result.

My travel has to be coordinated around my vacation days at work... so I'm limited as to how much time I can spend away right now. I hope that the upcoming years will give me more opportunities to see the world!

~* Travel Plans *~

My last trips were to France in April 2004 and Boston in September 2004.

I was in Paris for 6 days (with day trips to Chartres and Versailles). From there I went on to Chateau-Thierry, Reims, and even briefly into Belguim and Luxembourg. I've posted most of my photos and tips from that incredible trip.

I went to Boston in September 2004. It's one of my favorite cities and I was thrilled to be back there. I also went to Vermont for a couple of days on that trip and saw some colorful Fall leaves.

Also took a great post-Christmas trip to Seattle, my fiance's hometown. New Year's Eve in Seattle is a lot of fun.

2003 was a busy travel year for me. I went to Italy (Rome and the Amalfi Coast), Seattle, and Hawaii (Oahu and Maui) in the span of three months. I've added lots of tips and photos to my Hawaii and Italy pages. Check them out!

Up next? Well, I'm getting married in October 2005 and we've decided to honeymoon in Europe. We'll be going to Paris, the Loire Valley, Bruges in Belgium and then onto Amsterdam. We also have to attend a wedding in Kauai in November 2005. Can't wait to go back to Hawaii!

~* My Favorite Things *~

Favorite European city (so far): Paris

Favorite American city: (tie) San Francisco and Boston

Favorite National Park: Yellowstone

Favorite Churches: St. Paul's (London), Chartres (France) and St. Patrick's (New York City)

Favorite Los Angeles area escapes: Catalina Island, Laguna Beach, Big Bear Lake, Hearst Castle.

Photo and tips from France!

The Eiffel Tower, seen through an art installation

I've added most of the information about my trip to France in 2004. I took some great photos while I was there. Hopefully I'll get all of them online one of these days.

Photos from Hawaii are posted...

Waikiki and Diamond Head on Oahu

I've added the photos from my Hawaii trip, along with lots of tips. Check out my Maui and Oahu pages for details!

Weekend getaways...

The village in Big Bear

I also have photos and tips up from two local destinations, Big Bear Lake and Joshua Tree National Park. These are perfect weekend getaways for Californians!

Big Bear is in the San Bernadino Mountains, about 2-3 hours northeast of L.A. and one of my favorite places to spend a weekend. Check out my new Big Bear page!

Joshua Tree is an amazing desertscape, filled with rock formations, open expanses and those ever-popular Joshua Trees. Take a look at some of the great photos from this trip!

Intro Updated Jun 17, 2005
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takla73 Nov 23, 2011 at 1:59 AM

Happy Birthday Erin and have a nice day Greeting from Alexandria Egypt TAKLA
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balhannah Dec 13, 2009 at 11:18 AM

Hi, from "Down Under!" You are the featured member!
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Doctor38 Jun 23, 2009 at 11:12 PM

More than 4 years since you logged on. This is a record. I hope you are OK
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y2ketan2007 Sep 25, 2008 at 6:21 PM

Super pages here ! Regards.
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darkjedi Aug 2, 2008 at 10:29 AM

Enjoy your day as feature member
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Bokhari76 Jun 2, 2008 at 11:01 PM

Hi Erin Congrats for being featured member on VT homepage.
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JohnniOmani May 17, 2008 at 5:10 PM

ola would love to see more photos :) jz
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himdad Mar 2, 2008 at 2:08 AM

hello
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416Guy Jan 1, 2008 at 5:55 PM

Great page! You've been to so many beautiful places, lucky girl!....Happy New Year to you ;)
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Khalid_eg Dec 26, 2007 at 1:01 AM

Joined VT in 2003 and still didn't visit Egypt yet :)), merry x'mas and happy new year :)