Month: September 2010
Check Out these 2010 Travel Bloggers Show Peeps
Met and learned from so many travel bloggers during The Travel Bloggers Show in Orlando over the weekend. With more than 150 attendees (or were there 140? 180?), I barely got to meet anyone but did meet some awesome bloggers doing great things and reconnected with others. Following are some who I did meet and […]
Continue ReadingWordless Wednesday: Tradeshow Fun
I’m working on a text post highlighting the best booths found on the floor during this week’s The Tradeshow: Travel Retailing and Destination Expo held in Orlando. Enjoy these snapshots of some of the fun things I saw.
Continue ReadingQuality Hunters Wanted to Travel the Globe
Finnair is seeking four travelers to globe-trot around the world for two months in search of quality travel experiences. Calling them Quality Hunters, Finnair will send these discerning, outspoken and intrepid travelers on a journey through Asia, Europe and the United States during the months of October and November. Quality Hunters will engage in nonstop […]
Continue ReadingThrifty Car Rental: They Got it Right
Ever feel as though you’re chugging through molasses? You know, you have plans to be somewhere but every possible force prevents you from getting there and everything seems to go wrong? Friday was one of those days and it started with dropping my cat off for her annual vaccinations and checkup in the morning. The […]
Continue ReadingWordless Wednesday: Dragonfly
Not sure why I’m fascinated with my encounter with a dragonfly over the weekend but so be it. Enjoy this week’s photo take in Boca Grande, Florida.
Continue ReadingFinding Treasure in Boca Grande, Florida
Yesterday being Labor Day, I had the day off from my “real job” and although I should have stayed home to catch up on blog posts, I skipped out to Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande to snap some photos. Being September, the community was a ghost town. Many businesses are closed for the month of […]
Continue ReadingWin an Ultimate Foodie Experience to Oregon
Oh, Oregon. How I love your carefree attitude, tree hugging-spirit, and panache for crafting delicious foods and beverages. Mmm. Mmm. During both trips to Oregon (once in 2010 and the first in 2007) to say I ate well is an understatement. Seems as though I noshed on everything ranging from fruits and veggies from farmers’ […]
Continue ReadingWordless Wednesday: Oyster Shucking in Seattle
Well, it’s been several months since my birthday trip to the Pacific Northwest and I’m slowly getting caught up with editing photos and writing posts. Today, I introduce you to Steelhead Diner Chef Anthony Polizzi who was flattered when he saw my camera and demonstrated the proper way to shuck an oyster.
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