Year: 2013
Part 2 of 3: Solo Travel Girl’s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Tech Lovers
How many days ’til Christmas? If you need a little assistance with your shopping here is Solo Travel Girl’s 2013 holiday gift guide to get the ideas flowing in helping you find the perfect gift.
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Part 1 of 3: Solo Travel Girl’s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers
Not sure what to get your favorite traveler for Christmas? Solo Travel Girl’s 2013 holiday gift guide for travelers will get the ideas flowing for you.
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Visiting Ireland’s Fahan Beehive Huts with Paddywagon Tours
The Paddywagon Tours bus parked just off the Slea Head Road (R 559) in the Dingle Peninsula. Gazing down the hillside through the fog I saw a pair of white sheep grazing in the green grass.
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Meet Mary Margaret Manatee
It’s not easy being different, especially as a kid, and being teased by your peers. The new children’s picture book “Mary Margaret Manatee” by award-winning outdoor writer (and friend) Lucy Beebe Tobias, subtly addresses this.
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Bonjour! Learning French with the Pimsleur Method on My iPad
Bonjour! Inspired by my travels to Marseille, France, I’m in the process of learning French with the Pimsleur Course Manager App on my iPad using the Pimsleur Method.
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My Facebook Random Facts Game Contribution
There’s this Facebook Random Facts game circulating which can be fun in getting to know your fellow friends. I suppose you need to be “invited” to play the game in which you’re tagged and given a number – that number is the number of random facts about yourself you need to list. Fellow blogger Randy […]
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Zappos.com is Planning to Surprise Thanksgiving Travelers at Houston’s Geo. Bush Airport
There is a silver lining to next week’s holiday travel, at least for travelers in Houston. Zappos.com, the online clothing and shoe retailer, will be turning holiday travel into a cheerful experience on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, TX.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Inspires Limited Edition Chocolate Bars
Wild Ophelia has launched a limited edition chocolate bar collection inspired by “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” which represents each of the 12 districts in Panem. Just like their American Road Trip chocolate collection, all natural ingredients such as sea salt, caramel corn and beef jerky have been sourced from American farmers and food artisans.
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I Took My Vitamins and during a Month of Travel Didn’t Break Fingernails and Stayed Healthy
I’ve been taking Nature Made® VitaMelts because I’ve accepted I’m no longer a spry thirty-something-year-old with the stamina for staying awake and functioning 48 hours at a time, I’ve been consciously taking better care of myself including taking my vitamins. By adding vitamins and supplements into my nutrition plan, I suspect they’ve contributed to my well being.
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Jumped into a Splash of Color at the 2013 Sarasota Chalk Festival
Today was the fifth day of the 2013 Sarasota Chalk Festival and with one day left in the event I thought I’d mosey on up to see what was created this year. Chalk artists fascinate me. Pavement is their canvass as they create stunning works of art taking anywhere between a day to a week to create yet they can easily walk away from it and let Mother Nature – or a power washer – take care of it.
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