Memoirs: Vacations 14 Articles

by Paul Schingle

October 13, 2007 Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Great first day. No real arguments. Some decent scenery in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Fall colors still lacking but no complaints. First thing to do after check-in, find a ...read more

by Laila Khan

On a beautiful day in the Colorado mountains, we decided to go for a leisurely hike. My mother, my father, my aunt, my cousin, my boyfriend, and I had just arrived in Colorado at an altitude of ten thousand feet and, as we...read more

by David Elder

The long days of summer always seemed to be shorter when we went to Clear Lake to camp. The snapshots of life as they run through my head remind me of simpler days when it seemed that summer was too short and school was me...read more

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by Rachel Doherty

As we drive up the exit ramp the wide, hot blacktop of the New York State Thruway gives way to shady two lane county routes lined with quaint motels displaying vacancy signs out front. Every year this transition brings a ...read more

by John Graham

CROSSING THE SKAGERRAK My diary of the summer of '57 records a short boat trip across the Skagerrak, from the southern tip of Norway to Denmark, from Kristiansand to Frederikshavn: We went off in quite high spirits t...read more

by Joan Reese

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? While looking out the airplane window at the beautiful soft white clouds drifting on a violet sky I felt alive and adventurous. At twenty three this was my first trip traveling alone. I had an o...read more

by Cyn Bagley - Memoirs Steward

We were in Germany. There were no troubles on the horizon. I was working on my English degree and my husband was working for a military contractor. I wanted to see more of Europe. My girlfriend, Patricia, had suggested ...read more

by Nathalie Correia

Vacations.... for the first memory I am writing down concerning my vacations, I have to share with somebody the image that is printed in the back of my eyes. One of the last summer, we went to Portugal. The whole famil...read more

by Roxanne Tracy

If you are packing for your trip to New York City there are a few things you should bring with you. I would suggest an Irishman, a Scotsman, and two Irish women. Depending on the length of your stay, you will also need you...read more

by Heidi Hauptly

My parents divorced when I was around the age of 3 I believe and that was a very painful memory for me. My dad remarried to a woman who had two kids from a previous marraige as well as my sister and I from his previous mar...read more

by Erin Knight

Thinking back to my vacations over the years, one in particular comes to mind. I wouldn't classify it as relaxing or even enjoyable for that matter. It was a calamity of events. Each one worst than the previous. Although n...read more

by Ronnie Cervantes

This was supposed to be the trip of my young life. Everything was happening the way I planned it. This was going to be my vacation, I no longer had to follow my parents schedule, I could make my own decisions, plan my ow...read more

by Brandon Collett

Faces I remember Kilimanjaro. Trekking up the side of the mountain with wisps of people on my mind. Ones I remembered vividly; ones whose names I had forgotten. Some I loved, others I hated. People to forgive and peo...read more

by Ryan Burton

"The Vacation" Ever since I saw the Canadian actress Ellen Page in both "X-Men: The Last Stand," and "Hard Candy," I've become a huge fan of hers. Not only is she very lovely & charming, but she's also very intelli...read more