Los Angeles

First-time in Los Angeles, California

by Claire AlgarmeNorth America, US, women travelPosted on 3 Comments

“LA is great big freeway…” so the song goes. And big freeways, indeed, fill the Los Angeles landscape. Next to rows of palm trees, of course. My good friend Cathy was kind enough to host me all throughout my LA trip right after the conference which I attended in San Francisco and take me to …

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San Francisco

First-time in San Francisco

by Claire Algarmebusiness travel, North America, US, volunteerismPosted on 2 Comments

It was my first time in San Francisco, California. In fact, it was my first time in the US. On a bigger scale, it was my first time across the Pacific. I went to the US to attend the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a representative of Hands On Manila Foundation, an …

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