Travel
I love hotels and hate hotels at the same time. When planning a trip as a solo traveler, there is no one to split the cost of the lodging so I need to be pretty particular when spending cash on lodging. This is why I love my Starwood AMEX card as […]
After all of the traveling, I was ready to go on my walking safari, whatever that meant in the Okavango Delta. While I had read about “going on safari”, I hadn’t a clue what that actually entailed but I was about to find out. Walking from my “room” (tent at […]
Landing in Maun, Botswana, the airport was awash in small bush planes and one building for passengers to transit. You exit the plane and walk to the terminal -something that became commonplace in Africa -walking to/from your plane which I liked. I had been traveling for four days to get […]
For the my first World Travel Market conference (WTM), one of the largest travel events in Europe, held each year in London at November, I knew that I needed my hotel to be easy as convention days are long and exhausting. As the conference was being held at the ExCel […]
Knowing that my Art Weekend in D.C. was planned out, I stayed an extra day to explore on my own. I asked a few D.C. based twitter friends for restaurant suggestions, along the lines of “what’s a must eat food experience in D.C.” A few replies were “the best burger in […]
Leave it to my eleven (going on thirty) year old precocious niece to burst my Oprah bubble. I was showing my sister and mom my photo with Oprah from the O Magazine, Share the Adventure cruise to Alaska on Holland America’s Eurodam. My niece said “did you meet Oprah…and she […]
Art Museums often have the “permanent collection” which you see the same pieces with each visit and it’s the temporary exhibits that draw you back to discover or re-discover an artist and their work. For my Art Weekend in Washington, D.C. I would discover many new (to me) American artists […]
Italy is a country that every traveler should visit (a few times). I was fortunate to begin my love affair with Italy, at the age of 22, on a memorable ten day bus tour with the local church group of senior citizens, a guide and a tight bus schedule (my […]
Finding myself at the only (for now) Starbucks Roastery in Seattle wasn’t quite on my itinerary but my local friends said “I had to see it”. I was curious to experience the Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room in Seattle plus we were all in need of a snack after […]
My art skills are limited to badly drawn stick figures and flowers. I’ve attempted mosaics, pottery and a few other creative endeavors but am keeping my day job in accounting/finance. Even as a child, my Lego creations showed no imagination. That’s why I leave the Lego art to the professionals […]