Teen Ink Magazine,
February 2005 :
Travel Articles
A Little Closer to Home by Brittany M., New Braunfels, TX Whenever my friends talk about their family trips, they always mention destinations like London, Paris or Venice ... Continue...
Craziness in the Capitol by Mark S., Nacogdoches, TX Standing in the corner with my family I heard a loud boom, boom that I will never forget. It was July 24, 1998 and I was 13 years old, on vacation with my family in Washington, D.C. We had been to the White House, eaten lunch and then decided to tour the Capitol ... Continue...
My Trip Across the Country by Kyla G., Eugene, OR Have you ever driven 3,000 miles in fourdays? Last June, my older brother Balen and I drove from our house inOregon to his new apartment in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is 22 andmade the trek to begin working at IBM. I went along for differentreasons ... Continue...
New Zealand Life by Mary Rebecca W., Dallas, TX I thought my dream trip to New Zealand would be filled with lounging on the beach, horseback riding, and hiking to magnificent waterfalls at sunset. Instead, I ended up squeezed in the back of a small car after a 22-hour flight ... Continue...
Survivor by Agatha K., Urbana, IL I always have a lot to say, but whenever I open my mouth, everything in my mind turns to cold sweat ... Continue...
We’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain by Kelly R., Overland Park, KS When you pass a house with a toilet and dryer in the front yard, you may be in Alabama. That’s where I go every summer to visit my redneck family in Attalla, population 6,000 ... Continue...
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