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Yes, that’s my foot. No, I’m not a child or a dwarf. Yes, that’s a really big cone.
Photograph taken February 2012 at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, USA.
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posted a new Thorn Tree thread called You're a geezer(ette). Own it already! in the Your Choice Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Training & or practicing as a tour guide in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
Has anyone done tour guiding at an ecolodge or with a conservation ngo or anything like this? ...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Shopping in Chicago ! in the Americas - United States of America Branch
There's actually a North Face store in Chicago and a few more places selling North Face gear in the area. You can get addresses & telephone...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Good novels about backpacking in the Gap Year & Round the World Travel Branch
#6, Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail" is a good book about American-style backpacking...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called I would love to get some constructive input for my first journey! in the Travel on a shoestring Branch
Las Vegas...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Not sure if Backpacking/Travelling is the right thing to do in the Gap Year & Round the World Travel Branch
.I made a Pros and Cons list and I still can't choose. So yes i think I will flip a coin..but I think I will make it best out of 10......
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Good novels about backpacking in the Gap Year & Round the World Travel Branch
"Are You Experienced?" by William Sutcliffe. Essential reading for consumers of banana pancakes ;-) .
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called entry to usa in the Americas - United States of America Branch
First, you're assuming that ESTA is the same as the VWP. They're not. Second, you're assuming that either or both guarantee you entry into...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mauna Kea - couple of questions in the Americas - United States of America Branch
You can get a preview of the experience by searching for "Hotel Mauna Kea" on YouTube (hopefully you'll find a version that plays in your...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mauna Kea - couple of questions in the Americas - United States of America Branch
Wind ESE 16 mph (you'll have to convert that last bit yourself). Not exactly mild.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hiring a car with driver in the Americas - United States of America Branch
Ah, another "treat inhabitants of the U.S. like they're zoo animals" question. Whence come this strange, completely uninformed, and...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called New York: Food and Transport on a budget! in the Americas - United States of America Branch
First, remember that in the U.S. we tip for sit-down meals with waitstaff. Immediately this raises the cost of all meals by roughly 15% or...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Horseback riding by native americans in South Dakota in the Americas - United States of America Branch
Start with http://www.travelsd.com/TravelSD/media/PDF/Guides/NativeSouthDakota2010.pdf . Be prepared for some back-and-forth by e-mail or...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called National Park tour in the Americas - United States of America Branch
A good point, ianw. But generally people his age are too busy with Facebook and Twitter (not to mention partying) to contribute to this...
4 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called National Park tour in the Americas - United States of America Branch
I want specific things that people have done that they like. ...
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