People often put so much pressure on themselves to have a good time on vacation that they stress out too much to actually enjoy it. This has been all too true for me when taking road trips with my husband and kids. As the Chief Executive Trip Planner and Worrier for my family, I … [Read more...]
Local Writer/Traveler’s Book “Red Goddess Rising”
Several months ago I met a woman named Halle Eavelyn who runs tours of Egypt. For a living. Let that sit for a minute. She's not Egyptian. She's a young American woman who simply fell in love with Egypt and now it is her mission to lead people there (and other exotic places) … [Read more...]
Roller Coaster
Karma Is the New Swag
One of my responsibilities as a Blog Ambassador for the Huggies Every Little Bottom program was to "man the booth" for a few hours each day of the BlogHer 2010 conference in New York City. For a tiny little glimpse of the expo hall - the area where this booth was located - I … [Read more...]
Travel Tip: Use the Safe
I learned this tip from my employer when I was traveling all around the country attending movie press junkets and producing behind-the-scenes shoots and staying in all kinds of hotels from The Essex House in New York City to a no-name boxy room in Oakland, CA. Use the in-room … [Read more...]