Monthly Archives: August 2009

Contest: Oregon Giving Away Cuisinternships

Win Your Foodie Dream Job at www.TravelOregon.com/Bounty

Pin it I’m a fan of contests because I love winning things but I rarely get off my bum to fill out the contest form, until now. Because I’m a fan of Oregon and good food, I’m excited about Travel Oregon’s contest for foodies. They’re searching for seven foodies to award an all-expense-paid “Cuisinternship” (pronounced:…

Confession of an Irresponsible Traveler

Dubai at Night

Pin it I like to think of myself as a good person and responsible traveler but here’s a confession: I’m not. Sure, I’ve chastised litterbugs and those molesting animals in national parks and even gave my food to a homeless man but my irresponsible tourism blunder happened during my 2006 trip to Kabul. For those…

Video: Scalloping in Citrus County, Florida

Pin it Christopher Elliott spoke at TBEX last month about using video and when he speaks I (and everyone else) listen because he’s the guru in travel social media – among his other talents. He said he experiemented with video lengths and found 30-second videos were the most popular so here’s my go around at…

Snorkeling for Scallops in Homosassa Springs, Fla.

Snorkeling for Scallops

Pin itI’m back from a trip to Homosassa Springs and Crystal River, Florida, for scalloping. More to follow (hopefully this week – including photos and video) but enjoy this self portrait of me with my bag filling up with sweet, Florida scallops. Check out, “Scalloping in Citrus County: Why Hiring a Crystal River or Homosassa…

I’ve Got an Everlgades Exotic Snake Story, Too

snake

Pin itFeeling left out of all the recent conversation about exotic snakes invading the Everglades and Florida, I’d like to share a blog post I wrote in July 2007 about an almost-domesticated-python found in an employee dorm room in Everglades National Park. Okay, the snake wasn’t initially found in the dorm room, two employees put…

BlueAvocado Reusable Grocery Bag Discount

BlueAvocado Founders Paige Davis and Melissa Nathan

Pin it I’m continuing to share lovely discounts gathered from BlogHer ’09 and here’s a sweet deal from BlueAvocado and their gro-pak, the collapsible, reusable grocery bag system. BlueAvocado is  a women-owned, women-powered business. Founders Paige Davis and Melissa Nathan (pictured) were on hand at the BlogHer conference promoting their fashionable and practical totes which…

This Ain’t Your Momma’s PB&J

DTW

Pin it DTW’s PB&J’s: Not Your Momma’s Sandwich Traveling through Detroit Metro Airport last week I needed some grub to fill my tummy for lunch. Having three hours to kill between connections, I utilized my time by wandering the terminal in search of the perfect lunch and found it at PB&J  serving gourmet peanut butter…

Cold French Fries: Can Beggars Be Choosers?

Mister J

Pin it Last Saturday evening was spent roaming the streets of Chicago before heading to the BlogHer CheeseburgHer Party. My intent was to experience dinner at Ed Debevick’s, evidently a popular place with tourists since I saw many wandering the Chicago streets with Ed’s paper caps. This was reinforced upon finding the 50s-style diner and…

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