It’s been a whirlwind couple of months for me that has included travel (since early March: Berlin, Bhutan, Thailand, Laos, Haiti, Miami, Kauai, NYC, New Jersey, Toronto, Albuquerque, Santa Fe), activities (hiking, eating, biking, flying, throwing dinner parties), and announcements (my involvement with Expedia’s Viewfinder blog). It’s been crazy, too. But it’s all good! And Read More…
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Volunteering Abroad – Good or Bad?
One of my tour participants emailed me last week asking what I thought about volunteering in India. She was interested in returning after having gone on our North India tour this fall. She had read in a blog post (written by an expat living in India for nearly 20 years) that people should not go Read More…
Passports with Purpose – A Few of My Favorite Things
It pains me every year that I cannot participate as a donor and potential prize winner in our annual Passports with Purpose fundraiser. Each year the bar is raised in terms of the caliber of prizes that are donated. And each year I pine over which ones I would donate toward to be in the Read More…
$10 Can Win You a Vacation on the Riviera Maya in Mexico
Ten bucks gets you the chance to win an amazing vacation package from the Hotel Banyan Tree Mayakoba on Mexico’s Riviera Maya coast! Did I get your attention? Yup. When you head over to the Passports with Purpose site, you can donate as little as $10 or as much as your piggy bank will allow. Read More…
Passports with Purpose 2012
It’s that time of year again. The Passports with Purpose founders and, literally, hundreds of travel bloggers have been busy working in the background to launch our 5th annual fundraiser. Though I’ve talked about this before, it’s worth repeating for those who may have missed it in past years or are new to this site. Read More…
Passports with Purpose – What We’re Doing in 2012
It literally started as an idea around a coffee table. Four travel bloggers, regularly getting together over coffee and treats to chat about travel, blogging and whatever was new in our lives. What it grew into is Passports with Purpose – the annual travel bloggers fundraiser. The idea was to do some good in the Read More…
We Bought a Library! (in Zambia)
Actually, YOU bought a library. And it was officially 2 libraries that were funded when you donated to Passports with Purpose in 2011 during our annual 2-week fundraiser. As co-founders, Michelle Duffy of WanderMom, Debbie Dubrow of DeliciousBaby and I got to visit one of the libraries during an opening ceremony. (Sadly, our other co-founders, Read More…
Zambia Bound ~ Passports with Purpose
I should know by now that when I look at how my year is going to play out in terms of travel, that there will be twists and turns that I had never expected. A trip to Zambia in a few weeks is just such a trip. Very recently, Expedia stepped up and offered to Read More…
PwP – We DID it, no YOU did it!
I don’t even know where to start with this post. I’m pretty flooded with emotions this morning. Looking at the Passports with Purpose widget, I’m honestly in awe that we made our goal this year. A day early. It’s not that I had any doubt that we’d make it, but I’m overwhelmed by the amount Read More…
Final Days to Win at Passports with Purpose
We had a kickoff party for Passports with Purpose last week at Hotel 1000. There were probably 40 somethin’ people there including Teresa and Bella (pictured left) from this year’s Platinum Sponsor, Round the World with Us. I’ve know about RTW with Us for awhile – this family (including mom, a significant other, 3 kids Read More…