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Thinking About Antarctica?

by Jerri on August 3, 2007

Norwegian Coastal Voyages has a special going on right now: Book this 13-day program starting at $4,999 on board the MS Fram before August 31, 2007 and receive FREE airfare with a savings of $750 per person. Offer is good for new bookings only. Offer is valid on select dates. Click here for more information.Upon [...]

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Travel Bags for your carry on!

by Jerri on August 1, 2007

Kiss My Zipz has some colorful and fun zippered plastic bags that fit the TSA 311 guidelines for carry-ons. Bag Features * Set of 5 bags w /same design* clear, plastic bag* quart size* blue print & zipper* extra-thick* Meets Airport Security Guidelines for carry-on items

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Best islands to live on

by Jerri on July 18, 2007

Islands, the magazine, has a top 20 islands to live on list in their July/August issue. While I have lived on an island, St. Martin, West Indies (French and Dutch sides), and spent a lot of time on other Caribbean islands (On getting Island fever; Losing Identity in St. Thomas; St. Thomas USVI; Off to [...]

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Budget Travel: Featured Caribbean Inn

by Jerri on July 16, 2007

Many people don’t realize that prices go down significantly during the low season (July 15-November 15) in the Caribbean. The Turquoise Shell Inn in Simpson Bay, St. Maarten has special rates of only $95 per night or $590 for the week (tax included!). You will get a 1-bedroom suite with a fully equipped kitchen. All [...]

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Travel on Blogher.com

by Jerri on July 6, 2007

It always surprises me when I find out that a blogger that I have been reading leaves comments on my page or writes about One Girl, Her Backpack and a Passion for Travel in their blog. Pam, travel maven and author at BlogHer and publisher of her own website, Nerd’s Eye View, quoted a snippet [...]

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One Girl Updates

by Jerri on May 28, 2007

My business partner and co-author, Kristina, has her new blog up called Frugal n Fabulous. The premise of the site is to create a community to share tips on saving money and making extra money while not sacrificing a comfortable lifestyle. In other news, our travel business has a new look, Via Via Travel, is [...]

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easyCruise from $6 per night for 3 nights

by Jerri on April 27, 2007

easyCruise is offering a deal on their May 1 cruise embarking in Antwerp departing in Amsterdam on May 4 starting at $6 per person per night. Rooms are standard twin with a window (a real one!). If Belgium and the Netherlands aren’t your thing, easyCruise also has cruises planned for this Summer in the Greek [...]

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Working Around the World

by Jerri on April 26, 2007

I have written a little about ideas on ways to work your way around the world, but Laptop Hobo, has made an entire website dedicated to the subject of continuing your career while traveling and living anywhere in the world. LH co-Founders Richard Hamel and Carmen Bolanos are both professionals and avid travelers having lived [...]

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Life Span of a Travel Blog

by Jerri on April 21, 2007

Today I went to check up on one of my favorite travel blogs and the final post said that the author had finished up on his traveling and therefore that was the end of the blog. So, then I realized that this actually happens frequently with travel blogs. The personal journeys of the authors only [...]

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Perfect Travel Dream Job

by Jerri on March 30, 2007

I’ve obtained my dream job! So, I can’t tell you what it is, but I can tell you it’s awesome (I know, I know sounds very Legally Blond!). Anyway, I spent the past few weeks in LA and Las Vegas and Boston as mentioned in my last post. I don’t have any pics of LA [...]

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