Jewelry organizers from Leatherology.com
Anymore, if something makes it into my travel bag, it has to be a tried and true favorite of mine. That includes jewelry, and well, now my jewelry organizers. We’ve all tried to find a solution to store our jewelry traveling, right? From ziplock baggies …
Good Friday & the pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó
Around the globe today is a special Holy Week for Christians. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary and is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. The week leading up to it in the small village of Chimayo (25 miles north of Santa Fe), there is …
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OCTOBER-TSA security check point-One way to speed it up! (& make it less annoying)
If I were currently more motivated and less exhausted from 3 ½ weeks traveling, I’d count up the number of times I have passed through airport security. While, not all were with TSA as I was traveling internationally, I have had my share of the …
AUGUST-aboxfrom.com
One of favorite things about traveling is collecting souvenirs. Another is meandering the aisles of grocery stores and markets. I am currently a little bummed out that my next international jaunt has been delayed, no trip, no souvenirs. Or not! Now, with help from a …
Air travel tip- Soapy hands
I am a typical woman with a small bladder. Well, there’s more to that. I’m an atypical woman actually. I have a bladder condition, Interstitial Cystitis, that makes me urinate much more frequently than the average woman. So I consider myself an airplane bathroom expert. As a …
The view across from Patallacta ruins (Peru)
The Patallacta ruins along the Peruvian Inca Trail undoubtedly are stunning. You feel in awe and perplexed when seeing them, it’s like viewing a real life sized puzzle. The whole trail is full of experiences so magical you almost hear the native pan flutes beckoning …
Wednesday’s Wish Trip, Apokryfo Hotel, Lofou, Cyprus (by the request of JANEer- Victoria Giorvas)
I am as picky as they come when selecting a hotel/B&B. Not because I have to have a fancy, luxurious place to stay on vacation, but because I want…well…, the right feel and the best value in the best location. After all, we don’t get …
Wednesday’s Wish Trip, Bella’s Bed and Breakfast-Freemans Bay (Auckland), New Zealand (by the request of JANEer- Allyson Jacobs)
Somehow New Zealand has evaded me in my travels, and apparently JANEer Allyson Jacobs too, as she asked me to look into travels in Auckland for her…! To brush us all up on geography, New Zealand is divided into two islands, referred to as the North …
Wednesday’s Wish Trip, Daviot House Hotel-Ayr, Scotland (by the request of JANEer- Jan McQuarrie)
1st feature in a series of 7 cities! If you’ll recall, I asked JANEers where they’d like to see featured/ researched by me! First up at the request of Jan McQuarrie, the birthplace of her mother and grandmother… 32 miles South-West of Glasgow, sit the …
Wednesday’s Wish Trip, Fazenda Nova-(near) Tavira, Portugal
Sometimes I see a place, and I just know. I know I will be planning a visit. Fazenda Nova Country House reminds me of the place I got married (eloped), Les Terres M’Barka, located outside Marrakech, Morocco. Surely you know me well enough by now …
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