Using the GlobalFreeloaders and CouchSurfing websites to plan my overnights, I stopped in Walla Walla on Wednesday evening on my way to Moscow last week. I was invited to stay with a woman and her 20 year old daughter in Walla Walla. I didn’t …
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Idaho.
I’m leaving on Wednesday to speak at the University of Idaho in Moscow. I can’t say that I’ve ever been to Moscow so I’m pretty excited.
I’ll be speaking to a journalism class about travel writing and then later in the day at the Women’s Center about my book and to …
For the last month or so, I’ve been dedicating at least a portion of every day to researching India for my next book, Wanderlust and Lipstick: For Women Traveling to India.
The folks over at Rough Guides were kind enough to send me some of their new releases to not only …
Nancy Mueller specializes in international communication. Working with people from varying backgrounds, she helps them build the needed skills to create relationships over cross-cultural divides. From Fortune 500 executives to individuals, Nancy draws upon her love of travel and her globe-trotting experiences to help people break down barriers …
In preparation for my trip to Bhutan in April, I’ve been accumulating books for the trip. Even though my pile of travel-related reading materials is stacked high already, I can’t wait to dive into these as well. Here’s what I’ve got:…
Yeah - my plans are starting to firm up for my West Coast book tour. I have a few venues booked north of Seattle and also in Eastern Washington in early October and I then head south in mid-October.
Please stop in at any one of these locations and …
Not being the most popular destination on the globe, there’s not a lot of resources in which to find information about Bhutan. As I do research for the trip I’m leading there in April, thought I’d share info about websites and books that I come across.
I discovered that …
On Friday, I got a message on my cell phone from my mother-in-law who happens to be spending 2.5 months in Greece.
Her message reminded me of a very important tip that I wanted to pass on to you, dear readers.
She needed to contact her pay-as-you-go cell phone company to add …
Last weekend I was in upstate NY for a family reunion. I flew AirTran, a budget airline which is proud of the fact that they cut back on every amenity (even their pretzel bags tout the fact that you’re saving money because they only serve a small handful of pretzels). …
Earlier this week I met with a lovely woman, Trish, who is embarking on a life journey of travel. She’s newly divorced and her daughter is off to college this September. What’s a gal to do? Head out to see the world, obviously!
She has funds to travel for a few …
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