Erin74's VirtualTourist Home Page
| Page Views: 15,905 | Welcome to Erin's Travel Journals! by Erin74 - last update: Jun 17, 2005 |
It's a work in progress... | Overlooking Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island |
*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. |
| The Eiffel Tower, seen through an art installation |
|  | Photo and tips from France! 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... I've added the photos from my Hawaii trip, along with lots of tips. Check out my Maui and Oahu pages for details! | | | Waikiki and Diamond Head on Oahu |
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| | Weekend getaways... 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! |
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StumpTim Tue Sep 1, 2009 01:01 UTC
great to see you featured today - awesome pics and stories - we travel the same paths its seems - I;ll be in LA next week and will wave as I fly in - Ciao! | Doctor38 Wed Jun 24, 2009 07:12 UTC
More than 4 years since you logged on. This is a record. I hope you are OK | y2ketan2007 Fri Sep 26, 2008 02:21 UTC
Super pages here ! Regards. | darkjedi Sat Aug 2, 2008 18:29 UTC
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