This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Martin Wigert from America. Thanks for your entry Martin! Is waking up with the sun rising to greet you and little to do other than consume some calories something appealing to you? Does standing on a dock in shorts with your … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Shari Cassult from America. Thanks for your entry Shari! The roosters, dogs and howler monkeys are announcing the new day. “Caws” and “cheeps” from unseen birds are joining the symphony. A fox-red squirrel adds accent notes as he clatters through the … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Lyna Chon from the America. Thanks for your entry Lyna! Stepping out of the airport doors into the thick summer air of New Orleans, I felt like I was swimming through warm molasses. Having grown up in Los Angeles, I was … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Kelli Mutchler from the USA. Thanks for your entry Kelli! Norbert Mutchler’s name is one of thousands carved into the white headstones that line the Black Hills National Cemetery. Small plastic flags and individual red carnations are the only decorations. On … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Jeff Shoer from Canada. Thanks for your entry Jeff! In true Montrealer or Montrealais (French version) fashion, I am starting my night just before midnight on a Thursday – in this case it’s Valentine’s Day. A city with true, “joie de … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Danielle Kitchel from the USA. Thanks for your entry Danielle! Rain. The air was filled with a light mist that didn’t precisely fall but seemed to drift aimlessly under a pearly gray sky. Everything else under that arching dome was shaded … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Corey Cart from the USA. Thanks for your entry Corey! Flash floods saturated nearby fields as my plane slammed onto the runway. Disappointment flooded my mind. Maybe my friends knew something I didn’t? You see, my friends’ faces lit up … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Ashley Day from America. Thanks for your entry Ashley! When I looked up from my last ham and cheese breakfast sandwich and saw a serious man in business clothes, I knew it was our guide—not because he was what I expected … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Wayne and Pat Dunlap from America. Thanks for your entry Wayne and Pat! What is your description of romantic paradise? How about sitting on a picturesque powdery white sandy beach under a thatch beach palapa sipping a margarita or cerveza (beer) … Continued
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Johnna Crider from America. Thanks for your entry Johnna! It’s a cool late summer morning; cool meaning it’s just under ninety degrees, and the sun has yet to rise. All is silent as the sky begins to glow with the birth … Continued