For anyone still dealing with the affects of winter weather (grey snow, salt covered boots, rising heating bills) it may seem a bit strange for someone who already has warm weather and a beach to pick up and travel across the country for … more warm weather and more beaches. Well, maybe its because variety is… Read more
This past weekend was another treasured 3-day weekend. For someone who doesn’t mind red-eye flights or a few extra hours on a plane, this is a great time to get a little farther afield. Knowing the President’s Day/Valentine’s Day/Carnival weekend was around the corner, I had been eyeing locations in the Caribbean and South America that I had not… Read more
A few weeks back I found myself making a last minute, overnight trip to Denver, Colorado. No business to attend to, no friends or family to see, just an extended layover with plenty of time to head into the city. Since I didn’t have any agenda, I decided to make this quick trip about the hotel… Read more
After a few recent layovers at Houston Intercontinental Airport and I realize I have to give that airport kudos. Normally if you’re catching a flight on a small regional airline, your find yourself leaving the bright and bustling area of the main terminal and trudging down to the dimly lit, low ceiling’d dungeon of the airport… Read more
OK…it’s confession time. I have hesitated in writing this post for a few weeks now because it pains me to admit to a huge travel fail. And I have no one to blame for it by me. While I’d rather keep this embarrassing admission to myself, I’ll share it with you all so you, my fabulous… Read more
One of my favorite things to do in a city is to walk around with little in the way of an agenda, to just take things in at a slow pace. I spend enough of my regular days rushing from one activity to the next, so when I’m traveling to a city, whenever possible, I like… Read more
My first trip to New Orleans happened back in my senior year of college. The trip planning consisted of figuring out the dates for Mardi Gras, rounding up a few friends and, well…that was pretty much it. No hotel reservations, no research on the city, no clue what we were getting into and in the end… Read more
Last night, while driving to a friend’s birthday dinner, I had my car radio tuned to NPR. An evening news program was on and they were talking about the tragic mass shooting that had taken place near Santa Barbara, CA just a few days before. I got out of the car just as they were wrapping… Read more
A few weeks ago, a dear friend’s bachelorette party had me heading to the south for weekend in charming, Charleston, South Carolina. I knew little about this city, but each time I told someone where I was going, I got nothing but enthusiastic feedback about how beautiful, friendly and picturesque I would find the city to… Read more
Perhaps it was just a scheduling coincidence that the Women in Travel Summit conference was held in Chicago on the same weekend as their big St. Patrick’s Day celebration…or maybe it was just a bit of Irish Luck. A full day of conference workshops and breakout sessions kept me off the streets and out of the… Read more