http://www.solotravelgirl.com Traveling alone, not lonley Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:35:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/appendicitis-honey-badge-dont-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/appendicitis-honey-badge-dont-care/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:38:24 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7606 Pin itI should be blogging about the amazing time I’m having in the country of Panama but rather, I’m home sitting on my sofa, slightly buzzed with a dose of Vicodin and blogging about my recent appendectomy. Trust me, running off to another country with someone I met online sounds more exciting than what I’ve...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/appendicitis-honey-badge-dont-care/feed/ 3 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/ho-ho-ho-merry-christmas-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/ho-ho-ho-merry-christmas-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:43:59 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7490 Pin itIt’s been an interesting journey this year and I truly appreciate everyone who’s believed in me and supported this blog. Looking forward to a better 2012, after all, it is a leap year meaning there’s one more day to enjoy life! Merry Christmas, best wishes and happy travels in 2012! Scribbles Of Wishes Christmas...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/ho-ho-ho-merry-christmas-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-beginning-to-look-like-christmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-beginning-to-look-like-christmas/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:12:56 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7473 Pin itHo! Ho! Ho! Arrived in Buffalo yesterday and it’s a little green around here (although as I write this, snow flurries are drifting down from above). Here are a few snapshots of my dad’s red tractor decorated with holiday cheer for the season.  ]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-beginning-to-look-like-christmas/feed/ 2 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-im-thankful-for/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-im-thankful-for/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:51:52 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7211 Pin itSince Thanksgiving is tomorrow, thought I’d share, through images, some of the things I’m thankful for. I’ve experienced so many amazing things this year but what my happiness boils down to are a few simple things. Enjoy these snapshots from the year and tell me what you’re thankful for. I would really like to...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-im-thankful-for/feed/ 3 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/pink-limbo-mri-scrubbed-til-mid-december/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/pink-limbo-mri-scrubbed-til-mid-december/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:45:13 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7186 Pin it“We only have a 7 to 14-day window,” the scheduling woman at the women’s imaging center told me, then added, “We’re going to have to postpone tomorrow.” Yup, my MRI scheduled for tomorrow to remove me from this pink limbo I’ve been hanging in since early October has been scrubbed. Perhaps I’m using this...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/pink-limbo-mri-scrubbed-til-mid-december/feed/ 1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/hanging-in-pink-limbo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/hanging-in-pink-limbo/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:56:27 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6981 Pin itI burst into tears as the radiologist positioned me atop the foam before squishing me beneath the plexiglass. “It’s okay, it happens all the time,” she soothingly said while comforting me. “Most of the times it’s just routine…I went through this myself recently…it’s okay.” This was my second mammogram in less than three weeks...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/hanging-in-pink-limbo/feed/ 7 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/part-2-another-six-ways-business-travel-dug-me-deeper-into-debt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/part-2-another-six-ways-business-travel-dug-me-deeper-into-debt/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:08:13 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6644 Pin itWelcome to Part 2 of ways business travel dug me deeper into debt. I’ve come up with 10 ways how I foolishly spent while on the road. Here’s a link to Part 1 which explains a little of my situation and four ways. Onto the next six ways… #5. Forgot to Cancel (Ouch!) Ugh!...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/part-2-another-six-ways-business-travel-dug-me-deeper-into-debt/feed/ 3 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/part-1-four-ways-business-travel-dug-me-deeper-into-debt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/part-1-four-ways-business-travel-dug-me-deeper-into-debt/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:06:48 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6623 Pin it“You’re so lucky you travel for work.” “You have the best job ever.” “I want your job.” I’ve been hearing those comments ever since I took my first job requiring business travel. That was in 1998. Sure, I admit traveling for work is pretty groovy. I’ve been introduced to destinations I probably would never...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/part-1-four-ways-business-travel-dug-me-deeper-into-debt/feed/ 3 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/7links/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/7links/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:26:02 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=5903 Pin itAs a writer, there are posts on this blog I love and others I tolerate. My friend Ben of Adventures with Ben recently nominated me to participate in TripBases  ‘My 7 Links’ movement to pull out seven posts based on a specific topic. It’s been a hop, skip and a jump down memory lane...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/7links/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/american-as-rhubarb-torte/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/american-as-rhubarb-torte/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:03:51 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=5838 Pin itI was raised with rhubarb growing in my Western New York yard and as an adult, I still have a special hankering for it. When back in Buffalo last month I brought some home then diced and froze it in anticipation of the perfect recipe. That perfect recipe arrived in my inbox Friday when...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/american-as-rhubarb-torte/feed/ 0