It’s getting very personal out in the world especially if you are a solo woman traveler. For years, I shrugged off the crazy questions, the observations that are best left unsaid and the many comments that folks forgot to filter. I would rationalize it that it was their culture to […]
Travel inspiration, where do you find it? In a movie, a book, from Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, a friend, brochure, email, mailing, etc. There are so many travel images, stories and options coming at you on a daily basis it’s hard to filter out where to go (at least for me) […]
Dear Travel Industry, Hi, it’s me again! I’m the one who has been complaining about the single supplement all of these years, you know, the one you keep ignoring! You really should take me seriously as the number of solo travelers continues to rise. I’ve been reading study after study […]
My friend Amanda, recently traveled to London on her first solo trip. This wasn’t a business trip or a school trip, this was last-minute due to a ridiculous coach award ticket on USAir direct to London she found for 30k points (normally 50k). Exploring London is so easy to do as […]
I won’t lie – I do enjoy a good “I told you so” when someone admits I was right with advice. At a recent lunch, however, with our current college intern and former intern, I wasn’t feeling any sense of satisfaction – I was sad. Sad that our former college […]
My friend’s flight was delayed due to weather and this caused her and her family to miss their connection to London. When she told me that she was flying from Philadelphia to New York to London, I gave her this obviously weird look and said “Why would the travel agent […]
This past weekend, I attended the New York Times Travel Show 2015 at the Javits Center in New York City. I’ve now attended the show in all three categories – consumer, travel industry and this year I was provided a press pass. Both the industry day (Friday) and consumer days […]
When my international flight lands back in the U.S., I have fun trying to beat my times from plane to curb (need to find a bit of fun at the airport). Flying back from Lima, I met Noah who played along with me at JFK as we landed and made […]
You learn so much from other people on Twitter chats and often times sharing your “crazy” you find a kindred soul (or ten). The topic on the Sunday Brunch Travel Chat (#sbtc) this week was “Travel Rituals” which made for a lively conversation and the realization that we are all just a […]
Pulling into my driveway last night, the lights didn’t welcome me as they should. I already had a bad feeling about this only to be confirmed when I saw a downed wire in my front yard and tangled in a tree. Which wire was the issue – electric, phone or […]