Monthly Archives: December 2010

Closing Time

It’s time for me to reflect upon 2010 and look forward to 2011 and all the exciting new adventures it will bring. I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot this year, so hunker down with your drink of choice, champagne, … Continue reading

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Tours to Check Out

Although I’m a big fan of independent travel and planning my own adventures, sometimes, with specific destinations, it’s best to leave the planning up to the experts. On my first trip to Europe without my family, Christine and I decided … Continue reading

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Read This Blog: 40 Before 30

Behind the blog: Jayne Gorman, the lovely gal behind the 40 Before 30 Challenge, commented on one of my posts and I have since fallen in love with her adventures. She gave me lots of tips for my London trip … Continue reading

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Read This Blog: Ali’s Adventures

Behind the blog: Alison Garland is a fellow member of the Atlanta Travel Tweetups who has become a good friend in real life. She’s (a little) older and significantly wiser, since she has been to EVERY continent before turning thirty. … Continue reading

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Photo Friday: Atlanta, GA

A few weekends ago, we all got together to go to dinner for my mom’s birthday. We planned on going to Der Biergarten, a German place I had visited with Atlanta Travel Tweetups. My mom saw something about it on television and … Continue reading

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Read This Blog: Solo Friendly

  Behind the blog: I had the pleasure of meeting Gray Cargill, founder of Solo Friendly, at TBEX 10 in New York after my solo adventures in Croatia. She takes the stigma out of solo female travels and makes you realize it’s … Continue reading

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State of the Oz

So you haven’t heard me blog about my Australia trip lately, have you? It’s coming up very soon, so I guess it’s time to reveal my plans or lack of plans. I’ve been dreaming about going for years and I have … Continue reading

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To Sell Out or Not to Sell Out?

Sellout (noun): Someone who changes themselves or their values for money or recognition. Some of my most fired up posts are inspired by things I’ve read: blog posts, novels, newspaper columns. This particular one started with Anthony Bourdain’s new book … Continue reading

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The Clermont Lounge

You know those nights where something seemed like a good idea at the time and then you find yourself thinking, “What the hell did I get myself into?” I usually don’t discuss these nights on my blog (because they could … Continue reading

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Being a Big Fish in a Small Pond

I’ve had big dreams for my entire life. In my world, my future consisted of college at Columbia University in New York City, studying art, politics or literature. Then I would move to Washington DC for graduate school to work … Continue reading

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