Posts for "travel"


Understanding Travel – the Statistics and Facts

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 10, 2010 at 11:00 am
I like to geek out to statistics, facts, and numbers. I’m a pretty ethereal, an idealist and a head in the clouds (but feet on the ground) kind of lady, so something about ... (more)

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From the knack
August 10, 2010 at 8:59 am
I have come to realize that my reusable bag that I carry everywhere with me, alongside my purse, has to be three things:- Durable (Read: Strong enough to hold all my library books ... (more)

Think You Could Live in a Houseboat?

From Budgets Are Sexy
August 10, 2010 at 7:02 am
I am thinking….ummm…. YES PLEASE! Check out these pictures I took while out in Victoria BC (which, btw, is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to on the ... (more)

Buddies in Norway: Hiking up Ulriken in Bergen.  How’s…

From Unpopped Collar
August 9, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Buddies in Norway: Hiking up Ulriken in Bergen.  How’s that for a view? ... (more)

BlogHer: The Chicks are All Right

From Always Home and Uncool
August 9, 2010 at 9:06 am
Only a handful of women directly addressed the elephant in the room (actually, the penis in the elevator) at BlogHer ‘10 this past weekend by asking me: “Why are you here at ... (more)

How Sean Ogle Quit His Job and Became a Location Independent Rockstar

From ThrillingHeroics.com
August 9, 2010 at 8:48 am
Sean Ogle is the man. Sean is someone who quit his office job, working in finance in Portland, Oregon, and took a huge leap. He moved to Asia and started a new life abroad, experimenting ... (more)

CouchSurfing: The New Way to Travel?

From 20SomethingFinance.com
August 9, 2010 at 8:11 am
CouchSurfing: A Smart Alternative for Thrifty Travelers & Experience Seekers I have to admit that I was a little skeptical of CouchSurfing at first glance. ... (more)

Montenegrin exports

From Sebastian
August 8, 2010 at 8:45 am
Zoom in on a little, diesel Volkswagen, buzzing and sputtering across the sparse, orange Croatian scrub. It’s a taxi, though there are no signs or licenses or anything like ... (more)

At least some still have pride in the Euro!  Frakfurt, Germany. 

From Unpopped Collar
August 4, 2010 at 7:18 pm
At least some still have pride in the Euro!  Frakfurt, Germany.  ... (more)

Road Trip: Iowa-Florida, Part II

From Rambling Brooke
August 4, 2010 at 2:46 pm
It looks like I can finally catch my breath after an insane few weeks of work and play.  It’s been quite awhile since I’ve had to figure out a way to balance and make ... (more)

Stuck at the airport

From Budgets Are Sexy
August 4, 2010 at 12:46 pm
You know how they say to get to the airport 2 hours early? Well, I didn’t do that and the plane left without me. So for the past 3 hours I’ve been keeping myself entertained ... (more)

The Best Apricots

From Red Glasses
August 4, 2010 at 7:03 am
One of my favourite memories from visiting Lebanon last summer was the fruit.  Specifically, the cherries and apricots were irresistibly yummy.  In fact, I didn’t particularly ... (more)

BlogHer: Treat this Guy Like One of the Girls

From Always Home and Uncool
August 4, 2010 at 12:01 am
For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter (and what’s up with that?), you missed the big announcement the other week that confirms your long-held suspicions: I will ... (more)

A few photos of Montenegro

From Sebastian
August 1, 2010 at 9:04 am
I just had my first solid poop in four days! To celebrate, here are a handful of pretty photos from all over Montenegro, the  pint-sized jewel of the Adriatic Sea. For a country ... (more)

Road Trip: Iowa-Florida

From Rambling Brooke
July 30, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Missouri St. Louis Tennessee Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia Miami, Florida ... (more)

Wanna Know the Cheapest Way to Travel The World?

From Budgets Are Sexy
July 30, 2010 at 8:30 am
Work for the airlines! You can travel alllll over when you’ve got that hook up. I did it for an entire year and will never forget it :) But it’s not for the faint ... (more)

Ugh, Wilderness!

From Always Home and Uncool
July 30, 2010 at 12:01 am
Twice a year, my wife and I break the seal on our hermetically suburbanized lives to go camping. Since we are as rugged as a cardboard box in a hurricane, we load the Things into ... (more)

A really impressive new shopping center in Frankfurt.  

From Unpopped Collar
July 29, 2010 at 7:12 pm
A really impressive new shopping center in Frankfurt.   ... (more)

So, apparently in Lithuania reserving a “private double…

From Unpopped Collar
July 28, 2010 at 7:18 pm
So, apparently in Lithuania reserving a “private double room” means a private room with ONE double sized bed.  My buddy and I reenacting our thoughts when we found out that ... (more)

If this video, “Guy Walks Across America”…

From Unpopped Collar
July 27, 2010 at 4:00 pm
If this video, “Guy Walks Across America” doesn’t make you want to get out and travel right now, nothing will.  Both the idea itself and the execution of stop-motion photography ... (more)

Initial Thoughts on Paris

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
July 27, 2010 at 2:20 am
Do not read this if you are easily offended. I am being honest, but not trying to be mean. No country and its citizens are perfect, and these are just MY observations, ... (more)

A Little Slice of Heaven: 20 Life Lessons I Learned on the Rogue River

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 27, 2010 at 1:10 am
If pictures speak 1,000 words, I’ll let the first one in this post express the total calm and beauty I experienced on my river trip last week. I loved every ... (more)

In Riga we stayed at a hostel called the Naughty Squirrel.  It…

From Unpopped Collar
July 26, 2010 at 7:19 pm
In Riga we stayed at a hostel called the Naughty Squirrel.  It was much more than a great name: it was the best hostel in which I’ve ever stayed!  The staff was friendly, ... (more)

Vemayca Cosmetic Bags Solve All Your Makeup Bag Woes

From the knack
July 26, 2010 at 10:18 am
How many times have you had this happen:You buy a really beautiful cosmetic bag. You just love it. You love seeing it in your purse, putting it in your carry-on, pulling out ... (more)

48 of 52

From Sebastian
July 26, 2010 at 7:05 am
Recuperate & Bay of Kotor Abi: Ah! another 52 Weeks in which Abi and Sebastian are thrown off kilter because one of them is travelling. When I think about this project and ... (more)