Archive | March, 2012

My First Print Travel Article!

April D. Thompson in the Winter 2012 Edition of Broughton Quarterly

My first print travel article is finally here! Have you seen it in the Winter 2012 Broughton Quarterly? It’s actually been out for a few months now, but I’m just getting my hands on a physical copy now that I’m back in Georgia. Not only is it my first print article, but it was the […]

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Frugal Dad’s Top Travel Blogs, North America Travel Edition

The folks at FrugalDad.com compiled a list of their favorite travel writing and bloggers and The Absolute Travel Addict made the list! Here’s what Frugal Dad had to say: Thank You! Thanks to FrugalDad.com for including me on this list of top travel blogs. Special thanks to all of you who read this blog, comment, follow […]

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Lover’s Leap, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

The 1700ft drop from Lover's Leap, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

Legend has it that two slaves fell in love on a sugar plantation in St. Elizabeth on Jamaica’s south coast. Their master fell in love with the young woman and planned to sell her beau so that he could have her to himself. Refusing to accept that fate, the enslaved couple fled the plantation only […]

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