Archive for the "World Travel" category

Love This Site? Why Not Vote?

September 16th, 2008

The Wanderlust and Lipstick site has been nominated by Divine Caroline for a Love This Site Award. Yeah!

If you enjoy reading the witty, entertaining blog posts from me and my 10 lovely WanderBloggers as well as the well-written articles in the WanderTales section, then give us …

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Talk Dirty to Me (in French)

September 15th, 2008

Dirty French

I received a review copy of a book the other day that really caught my attention.

The cover letter that came with the book said, “If we’ve done our job properly, there will …

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Costa Rica Dreamin’

September 10th, 2008

Seattle Sunrise

Seattle Sunrise

I went for an early morning walk today. The sun was still low in the sky and there were few cars on the roads. I could hear hummingbirds chirp, attracted to the beautiful gardens in my neighborhood.

As much as I appreciate living …

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WanderContest: Win a Moneybelt!

September 8th, 2008

Twenty Dollar Bill

I’m constantly asked, “How do you carry your cash when you travel?”

My answer has several parts to it:

1. I keep some small change in the local currency in my pocket where it’s easily accessible. I use …

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A Bangkok State of Mind

September 5th, 2008

Bangkok Ronald

Most of us in the United States were brought up thinking that a religious or spiritual way of life is something to be practiced on Sundays at church or Friday evenings at sundown with the family.

But much of the world does not work this …

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Contest: What’s in Your Travel Medicine Kit?

August 15th, 2008

Savvy Traveler Medical Kit

Savvy Traveler medical kit

When I was traveling around the Pacific Rim countries for a year in ‘92, I got a bad infection on my leg. It started in Vietnam with a mosquito bite that I scratched. I then waded in the …

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Food, Fun and Farmers in Park City, UT

August 11th, 2008

Last week I was in Utah for the Outdoor Retailer Show (OR) in Salt Lake City. I arrived a couple of days early so that I could spend some time in Park City to see what’s happening in this winter haven during the summertime. Though I’ve breezed through …

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Indian Chef Wanna-Be

August 4th, 2008

Thali Plate

Thali plate from a restaurant in Hampi, India

Last week, I was perusing the cookbook aisle of a fabulous bookstore in the Chinatown neighborhood of Seattle. The bookstore, Kinokuniya, is attached to Uwajimaya, an international grocery store where, although a bit high-priced, …

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Bobsledding in August

July 28th, 2008

Sundance

View at Sundance Resort near Park City

Next week I’m heading out to the Outdoor Retailer Show (OR, as insiders call it) in Salt Lake City. As serendipity would have it, the tourism folks in Park City recently contacted me about …

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Prayers to Bhutan for an Archery Competition

July 24th, 2008

Tshering Archery 1

Tshering with his compound bow 

I got an email this morning from my friend, Tshering, in Bhutan. Tshering is with All Bhutan Connection and is organizing my April ‘09 women’s trip there.

In addition to getting back to me on some costs for …

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