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/penguin-encounter-at-aquarium-of-niagara-in-niagara-falls-u-s-a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/penguin-encounter-at-aquarium-of-niagara-in-niagara-falls-u-s-a/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:42:15 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7528 Pin itThere were two rules Dan Arcara, Director of Exhibits at Aquarium of Niagara, said we must obey during our Penguin Encounter. First was avoiding putting our faces near the penguin’s beak and the second was standing clear of her backside. While visiting Buffalo over the Christmas holiday, my family and Annette, best friend from...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/penguin-encounter-at-aquarium-of-niagara-in-niagara-falls-u-s-a/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/will-you-be-visiting-london-for-the-2012-summer-olympics-consider-booking-an-apartment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/will-you-be-visiting-london-for-the-2012-summer-olympics-consider-booking-an-apartment/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:49:36 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7522 Pin itA new year means new travel opportunities and 2012 promises exciting reasons to travel. Have you considered visiting London to attend the 2012 Summer Olympic Games? Having visited London several times for business, I’m pretty comfortable navigating through the city and am considering a trip across the pond to see some of the 2012...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/will-you-be-visiting-london-for-the-2012-summer-olympics-consider-booking-an-apartment/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/learning-vegan-cooking-with-vicki-chelf-and-punta-gordas-worden-farm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/learning-vegan-cooking-with-vicki-chelf-and-punta-gordas-worden-farm/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:06:56 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7393 Pin itWatching and listening to food writer Vicki Chelf as she moved through the Florida House kitchen in Sarasota, Fla., on Saturday was much like observing an artist handed a box of materials and told “go create something.” Chelf is an accomplished artist but she’s also a twenty-first century Julia Child. Rather than constructing Boeuf...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/learning-vegan-cooking-with-vicki-chelf-and-punta-gordas-worden-farm/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/disney-d23-membership-makes-the-perfect-holiday-gift-plus-a-giveaway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/disney-d23-membership-makes-the-perfect-holiday-gift-plus-a-giveaway/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:52:16 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7155 Pin itUpdated Dec. 9, 2011 *THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED* Thank you to all who participated and it was certainly fun reading what you love about Disney. Congrats to Ellen B. for being the randomly selected winner! Hey there! Hi there! Ho there! I grew up in the 1970s and loved watching reruns of Annette, Cubby...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/disney-d23-membership-makes-the-perfect-holiday-gift-plus-a-giveaway/feed/ 45 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1-stay-through-the-credits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1-stay-through-the-credits/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:24:54 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7135 Pin itYes, I’m admitting to being a quasi-Twihard and seeing the next-to-last movie in series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, was a priority this weekend. I won’t give away the plot (but if you read the the fourth Twilight book in the series you already know) and I’m still Team Jacob. I...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1-stay-through-the-credits/feed/ 2 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/blu-ray-review-the-river-why-is-a-feast-for-the-eyes-heartwarming-for-the-soul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/blu-ray-review-the-river-why-is-a-feast-for-the-eyes-heartwarming-for-the-soul/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:32:37 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7075 Pin itLiving, eating and breathing fishing is a guy’s dream, right? Fed up with eccentric family dynamics, 20-year-old Gus Orviston (Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights) leaves home and embarks on a quest to spend most of his time fly-fishing. In doing so, he evolves from a socially awkward boy into a self-assured young man. Independent...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/blu-ray-review-the-river-why-is-a-feast-for-the-eyes-heartwarming-for-the-soul/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/fans-entrepreneurs-travel-from-afar-for-stephen-kings-nov-14-2011-book-signing-in-sarasota/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/fans-entrepreneurs-travel-from-afar-for-stephen-kings-nov-14-2011-book-signing-in-sarasota/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:57:51 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7050 Pin itBarnes & Noble in Sarasota will release 800 wristbands at noon on Monday, Nov. 14, for the 7 p.m. Stephen King book signing that day but just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, seven people already claimed their place in line. Mr. King, a seasonal Sarasota resident, is promoting his latest novel, 11/22/63 and as...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/fans-entrepreneurs-travel-from-afar-for-stephen-kings-nov-14-2011-book-signing-in-sarasota/feed/ 1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-a-bird-thing-in-charlotte-harbor-the-gulf-islands-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-a-bird-thing-in-charlotte-harbor-the-gulf-islands-florida/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:34:00 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6992 Pin it“Be vewy, vewy qwiet. I’m hunting wabbits*,”  I thought to myself while walking through Tippecanoe Environmental Park in Port Charlotte, Fla., one Saturday morning last month. Instead of wabbits, err, rabbits, we were on the lookout for Florida Scrub-Jays. Why Are Florida Scrub-Jays Special? Why are these birds special? Well, their habitat is pretty...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-a-bird-thing-in-charlotte-harbor-the-gulf-islands-florida/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/appoutdoors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/appoutdoors/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:41:06 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6689 Pin itWater sandals available in a color called gargoyle are simply awesome. My 10-year-old Teva sandals gave out about a year ago and it was time to upgrade to something a bit more modern, Keen Newport H2 Sandals purchased from Appalachian Outdoors travel store. Living in Florida means I’m spending quite a bit of time...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/appoutdoors/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/exploring-las-vegas-new-york-city-and-more-with-gay-travel-buddy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/exploring-las-vegas-new-york-city-and-more-with-gay-travel-buddy/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:32:18 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6658 Pin itTraveling through Japan with my gay travel pal Matt back in 2004 was a blast. During our adventure, he demonstrated his keen instinct for finding the coolest restaurants and coffee shops in what appeared to be sketchy areas but turned out to be glorious gems. Almost like an explorer, he found his way to...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/exploring-las-vegas-new-york-city-and-more-with-gay-travel-buddy/feed/ 0