Travel Essays

Hiking is an activity that is enjoyed by many individuals. The experience of taking in fresh air, being surrounded by nature, getting in a good workout and forming strong bonds with friends makes hiking a unique experience with many positive rewards. In the world we live in today, almost everyone …

At the age of sixteen, my parents decided to send me to another country. The main reason was to learn a new language, to become more disciplined and independent. My family is the most important thing I have in this life. There are four of us: mom and dad, my …

8 years ago I change my life forever. Most people want to travel, and yet never do. Youth is a powerful stage in our lives, you can do everything you want when you have none or minimal responsibilities, you are free and independent. As you grow older, dreams begin to …

In the classics book I read, The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The themes of adventure, Good vs evil, and loyalty make for a great read. A long time ago, before the events of Lord of the Rings, was a hobbit whose name was Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who …

I always wanted to visit the United States. Despite of being an I am American Citizen, I didn’t know about the country. The first time I Came here was when I was fifteen years old. It was my birthday gift when I turned fifteen years old. When I was fifteen …

Lieutenant Nun details a story about a young Spanish female, Catalina de Erauso, and her extraordinary life and adventures in Spain and the New World. As a child she is put in a Dominican Covenant where she trains to become a nun until the age of fifteen, this is not …

For my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary my extended family and I visited Alaska on a weeklong cruise. I was younger at the time, so I was focused on basic site seeing, panning for gold, and attending the classic tourist traps. I only wish that I could have been older to …

Recently life at school has gotten a little bit… interesting. It started in my last period History class. The teacher was talking about the first president or an Egyptian Farrow. I was daydreaming as usual and started to smell something a little bit weird. It was the smell of cologne. …

Little over a year ago, Dan was getting into shape for the hike of a lifetime. He is a 25- year old with an adventurous spirit and a rebellious attitude. He never liked to stay in one place for long, and he is never bored because he is a creative …

Emily Dickinson in this poem writes about how much power a book has, to make you explore places that you did not know of before. As she writes about the journey that books can give you, she uses various forms of transportations to compare. A book is compared to a …