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/wordless-wednesday-sunday-afternoon-in-historic-burns-square-in-sarasota-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sunday-afternoon-in-historic-burns-square-in-sarasota-florida/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:44:03 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7701 Pin itAlthough I’ve lived in Sarasota I admit I’m always discovering something new when visiting. It’s been a while since I’ve really explored the Historic Burns Square neighborhood and on Sunday, prior to the rally for Rick Santorum, conditions were right for an afternoon amble. The sun was shining bright, temperature was perfect and the...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sunday-afternoon-in-historic-burns-square-in-sarasota-florida/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/liz-santorum-duggar-family-rally-for-republican-presidential-candidate-rick-santorum-in-sarasota-fla/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/liz-santorum-duggar-family-rally-for-republican-presidential-candidate-rick-santorum-in-sarasota-fla/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:13:38 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7690 Pin it“My dad today is exercising his most important role, which is being a dad,” Elizabeth Santorum told supporters who rallied for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum in a Sarasota airplane hangar Sunday afternoon.  Two days prior to the Florida Republican primary, Santorum was in Virginia caring for his youngest daughter, three-year-old Isabella who was...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/liz-santorum-duggar-family-rally-for-republican-presidential-candidate-rick-santorum-in-sarasota-fla/feed/ 1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-elijah-wood-travels-from-middle-earth-to-sarasota/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-elijah-wood-travels-from-middle-earth-to-sarasota/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:07:13 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7660 Pin itActor Elijah Wood traveled from Middle-earth to Sarasota earlier this week as part of the Ringling College Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, a collaboration between Ringling College of Art & Design and Future of Films, LLC. During his visit he worked with students and last night, he answered questions from guests and students. I was...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-elijah-wood-travels-from-middle-earth-to-sarasota/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-go-time-for-republican-presidential-candidates-in-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-go-time-for-republican-presidential-candidates-in-florida/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:27:34 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7638 Pin itNewt, Mitt and Rick are pretty lucky – they’ll be spending the next week campaigning in sunny Florida and I’m hoping to catch a glimpse of the three Republican presidential candidate hopefuls during their whirlwind trips. Just as in 2008 (dang, how can it be four years already???) I’ll probably be trekking across the...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/its-go-time-for-republican-presidential-candidates-in-florida/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/get-your-jolly-on-jan-24-for-global-belly-laugh-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/get-your-jolly-on-jan-24-for-global-belly-laugh-day/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:01:16 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7627 Pin itLaughing is definitely the best medicine and although it’s been a little painful for me this week following the appendectomy, I’ve still been laughing when possible. If you love to laugh (and if you’re the cranky type, maybe you should try laughing once in a while) get your jolly on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/get-your-jolly-on-jan-24-for-global-belly-laugh-day/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/wordless-wednesday-one-gator-two-gators-three-gators-four-babcock-wilderness-adventures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-one-gator-two-gators-three-gators-four-babcock-wilderness-adventures/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:11:57 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7600 Pin itEarlier this week I was back out at Babcock Wilderness Adventures in Punta Gorda, Florida, for a meeting which included a tour of the working cattle ranch and Telegraph Swamp. I never get tired visiting the place and always spot something new. Having lived more than three years in Everglades National Park, I have...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-one-gator-two-gators-three-gators-four-babcock-wilderness-adventures/feed/ 1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/world-sailing-event-in-punta-gorda-florida-jan-7-%e2%80%93-15-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/world-sailing-event-in-punta-gorda-florida-jan-7-%e2%80%93-15-2012/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:42:19 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7583 Pin itInternational attention is focused on Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda, Fla., this week as more than 100 sailors compete during the 2012 International Disabled Sailing Association’s World Championships, Jan. 10 – 15. Saturday, Jan. 7, the community welcomed competitors with what was called the “World’s Shortest Parade of Nations,” just over 200 yards in...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/world-sailing-event-in-punta-gorda-florida-jan-7-%e2%80%93-15-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/10-off-50-gas-card-at-publix-ends-jan-11-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/10-off-50-gas-card-at-publix-ends-jan-11-2012/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:30:58 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7572 Pin itFirst, no, I haven’t gone all extreme couponer on this blog, although, I’ve been seriously couponing for about a year and am finally getting the hang of it. Second, apologies for not posting this earlier in the weekend so you could take advantage of it sooner. Back to the gas card deal at Publix…...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/10-off-50-gas-card-at-publix-ends-jan-11-2012/feed/ 0