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/heart-attack-on-a-stick-deep-fried-butter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/heart-attack-on-a-stick-deep-fried-butter/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:35:43 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7716 Pin itThe fair! The fair! I love county fairs and the Charlotte County Fair in Port Charlotte kicked off over the weekend and for the first time since living here, I finally had a chance to get my fair fix. Tonight was $1 admission plus FREE parking. Awesome for a single gal’s budget. Yes, I...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/heart-attack-on-a-stick-deep-fried-butter/feed/ 0 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/scrape-hotel-soap-at-clean-the-world-and-save-lives-during-an-orlando-vacation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/scrape-hotel-soap-at-clean-the-world-and-save-lives-during-an-orlando-vacation/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:04:56 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7435 Pin it“I feel like I’m peeling potatoes,” I said to the Clean the World worker while using a dinner knife to scrape the outer layer off a used bar of hotel soap. She smiled and handed me a vegetable peeler. During a recent business trip to Orlando, Fla., I planned my itinerary to arrive a...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/scrape-hotel-soap-at-clean-the-world-and-save-lives-during-an-orlando-vacation/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/who-will-you-meet-at-the-next-cocktail-reception-maybe-a-rocket-scientist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/who-will-you-meet-at-the-next-cocktail-reception-maybe-a-rocket-scientist/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:19:07 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7382 Pin itTonight was one of those nights I’m reminded I have a pretty groovy job. Because of my relationship with the Florida Outdoor Writers Association (FOWA; disclosure: I’m currently on the Board), I know someone who belongs to a sports car club which happened to be hosting its annual meeting in Punta Gorda, Fla., this...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/who-will-you-meet-at-the-next-cocktail-reception-maybe-a-rocket-scientist/feed/ 2 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-nasatweetup-lift-off-to-mars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-nasatweetup-lift-off-to-mars/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:09:59 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7353 Pin itMore posts about the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) NASA Tweetup (Nov. 25 & 26, 2011) will follow soon but in the meantime, enjoy these snapshots. Additional photos can be found on my Flickr account. Oh, and don’t ya just love this retro photo of me and my siblings at the Kennedy Space Center from...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-nasatweetup-lift-off-to-mars/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/womens-outdoor-weekend-scheduled-for-march-16-18-2012-near-fort-myers-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/womens-outdoor-weekend-scheduled-for-march-16-18-2012-near-fort-myers-florida/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:08:04 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7340 Pin itIf you’ve always wanted to give camping, kayaking, and maybe fishing a try, then consider attending the Women’s Outdoor Weekend at Caloosahatchee Regional Park March 16 – 18, 2012, near Fort Myers, Florida. Local outdoors-women will be helping out and showing ladies a variety of outdoor activities including a hayride, wood burning, archery, camp...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/womens-outdoor-weekend-scheduled-for-march-16-18-2012-near-fort-myers-florida/feed/ 1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/media-release-charlotte-county-resident-is-one-of-150-selected-to-attend-nasa-tweetup-for-mars-rover-launch-november-23-and-25-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/media-release-charlotte-county-resident-is-one-of-150-selected-to-attend-nasa-tweetup-for-mars-rover-launch-november-23-and-25-2011/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:07:09 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7040 Pin itIt’s time for another NASA Tweetup and guess what? I’m over the moon with excitement! Following is the media release I’m distributing about my attendance and above is one of my favorite photos from my first NASA Tweetup, final launch of space shuttle Endeavour on May 16, 2011. Hope you’ll follow along with me...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/media-release-charlotte-county-resident-is-one-of-150-selected-to-attend-nasa-tweetup-for-mars-rover-launch-november-23-and-25-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-amazing-temporary-art-at-the-chalk-festival-in-sarasota-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-amazing-temporary-art-at-the-chalk-festival-in-sarasota-florida/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:57:53 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7000 Pin itThe Chalk Festival came and went into downtown Sarasota’s Burns Square Nov. 1 – 7, 2011, and in short, it was an amazing feast for the eyes. The week-long event included lectures, gallery shows, performance of “Madame Butterfly,” graffiti and mural art, and demonstrations and classes but I spent my time on Saturday and...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-amazing-temporary-art-at-the-chalk-festival-in-sarasota-florida/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-snapshots-from-boston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-snapshots-from-boston/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:35:00 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6801 Pin itJust a few snapshots from last week’s trip to Boston (Oct. 3 – 7, 2011). Coming from Florida, weather was refreshing and I thoroughly enjoyed wearing gloves on the final two mornings during my visit. Enjoy these images.    ]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-snapshots-from-boston/feed/ 4