When I was in San Diego last weekend for the Travel Goods Show, I had some time to tour around the town a bit before coming home to Seattle. After soaking up some sun, listening to the ocean crashing against the shoreline in La Jolla and driving around the Mission …
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Ack! I’ve been receiving emails from friends who are postponing trips to Europe due to the sinking dollar. Not a bad idea to avoid popular European destinations, but don’t stay at home.
Here are just 5 destinations (I’m sure there are plenty more) to consider for your summer travels.
1) India - …
I planned a last minute trip to San Diego this past weekend to attend the Travel Goods Show, a yearly event that is meant to highlight the latest and greatest goods in the travel industry.
(Check out my blog about how I got a great deal on airfare and …
Ever carry around those little sample foil packets of lotion or hand cream when you’re traveling over a long weekend? If you don’t use them up completely, they get all messy and spill out over the rest of your toiletries. I personally admit to having a dozen or so of …
The MetroSafe 200 from PacSafe is a shoulder bag with a wire reinforced shoulder strap and slashproof panels. Hear why else it’s one of the best shoulder bags I’ve come across.
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This woman in Vietnam spoke neither English or Vietnamese. A good interpreter of the local language helped me find out that she was the tribal chief’s wife.
Not knowing the language should not prevent you from venturing abroad.
Even though it’s relatively easy to …
Last week I flew from Seattle to Newark on a non-stop Alaska Airlines flight. I’m here to attend the New York Times Travel Show and to tape an interview with Women for Hire. All very exciting!
Unfortunately, the flight was unexpectedly exciting as well. From the moment we departed Seattle, the …
If you’re anywhere near the Big Apple this weekend, do pop into the New York Times Travel Show!
I’ll be speaking on a panel of women travel “experts” on Saturday, March 1st at 3pm. Come by to hear myself, Lea Lane, Melissa Bradley and Phyllis Stoller as we provide …
I rarely watch TV but I did catch the Oscars last weekend and I have a favorite moment from the show.
Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard won an Oscar for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly. Glen gave a quick thanks and in good old Oscar-fashion, they were both ushered off …
Last night I taught one of my workshops for women travelers. The gals asked some great questions and one that we explored a little was how to get around that oh-so-uncomfortable feeling when you have to eat dinner all by yourself. Here are some tips you can incorporate into …
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