Travel Essay Examples Page 17

As often as possible, I try to get a window seat when I’m traveling. Certainly anything beats the dreaded middle seat, and crawling over other people when you need to stretch your legs can be a pain, but that window seat has the best thing on board—a window. A recent article by Peter Ferry on…

Enrique’s Journey Author: Sonia Nazario Publisher: Random House Trade Date of publication: 2006/2007 In Los Angeles, California, the author Sonia Nazario, was at her home when her maid, Maria Del Carmen Ferrez and her began talking about children, and Sonia learned that Maria had four children still living in Guatemala. Carmen’s story began after her…

Whether it be a journey across the ocean or wandering to a neighbouring city, traveling is a thrilling hobby that has been gaining popularity all over the world. While others choose to spend their money on material items, others are saving up for their next adventure. From planning out your trip to the trip itself,…

Tragic foolishness or heroic idealism? This is the dilemma in describing Chris McCandless and his journey. Chris was a city boy and scholar from Virginia who sat out to seek a new life for himself. His exact reasons still remain unknown, but what we do know is that he burned most of his possessions, abandoned…

James Joyce revolutionized the literature of his times with his elements of imagery, stream of consciousness narration, motif and a unique language pattern, as evident in his short story in Dubliners, “Araby” which etches the quest of the boy-narrator setting forth on a journey to the Oriental ‘bazaar’ – Araby to bring back a token…

Satellites are a fantastic piece of equipment that accomplished and enhanced the lives of many humans. Each satellite has a unique mission and specialized instruments that provide data back to Earth from space which could be weather, science or provide information for national security. The effects it has on our lives could be modern day…

When I chose the topic “The Effects of Long Hours Culture on Employee Productivity and Commitment: A case study of the African Reinsurance Corporation” for my dissertation, I knew it was going to require a lot of time and hard work as is always the case when writing dissertations. My understanding of the term “long…

To me, a place I go for relaxation is the beach, because it is almost always calm and quiet with a steady ocean breeze. The weather at the beach abides almost always beautiful, the sun is still shining, and the waves are always crashing. It is different than any other place; it always brings a…

As I walk down the sandy wooden steps off of the pier, I stop for a second to look out at the clear horizon. I close my eyes gently and I smell the fishy scent of the ocean in front of me. As my eyes open, my gaze moves up towards the light pink sky….

This book ‘Noughts and Crosses’ originally written by Malorie Blackman is about two people – Callum and Sephy- who are from opposite sides of society but are madly in LOVE. A play was derived from the book by Dominic Cooke and was performed by the Royal Shakespeare company in civic, Stratford-upon-Avon on the 29th of…