BFF Kristina and I are planning a vacation to China in March and it happens to fall on my birthday. I have not been in the city that I live in on my birthday in 10 years. I do this on purpose. It is going to be a tour which usually isn’t my style but [...]
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I have always wanted to own a hotel. I would play “hotel” as a child where I sat up a reservations desk and welcomed guests (grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, neighborhood kids, my cat and dog- we were animal friendly) into my luxury hotel. I have not let go of that dream yet. Today I searched [...]
Read MoreIslands, 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 [...]
Read MoreApparently, the newest trend in travel is “geotourism.” Just a step beyond ecotourism, geotourism is tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place—its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents. So instead of staying in a hotel where all the garbage is made into compost and electricity comes from [...]
Read MoreMany 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 [...]
Read MoreIt 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 [...]
Read MoreAll backpackers are probably familiar with Lonely Planet and the ones that are really obsessive, like me, know who Tony and Maureen Wheeler are. They are the travelers-turned-publishers turned publishers-who-travel and creators of Lonely Planet Guidebooks. The Seattle Times recently had an interview with the couple about their new book, Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet [...]
Read MoreI’ve been all around the world and just about everywhere I go I am inspired. Through traveling I gain a better perspective and respect of the world than I receive at home. Don’t know why exactly, but if that is what it takes its OK by me. Today I was thinking about how much I [...]
Read MoreeasyCruise 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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