Recent Posts Tagged With travel

• 10 Things That Make Me Happy {About Winter}

  Posted on Saturday January 23rd, 2010 at 07:30 am in travel life lists japan shoes

  It’s been a while since I did a non-travel related Things That Make Me Happy round-up (ok, the last one I did was in September for my frugal blog). So without further ado, here are 10 things that make me happy right now. 1. groupon ...

• 10 Things That Make Me Happy {About Winter}

  Posted on Friday January 22nd, 2010 at 07:30 am in travel life lists japan shoes

  It’s been a while since I did a non-travel related Things That Make Me Happy round-up (ok, the last one I did was in September for my frugal blog). So without further ado, here are 10 things that make me happy right now. 1. groupon ...

• #13: Relearn Spanish

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 08:00 pm in travel learn Spanish 101 things in 1001 days

  Things have been a little quiet around here lately, yeah?  Word on the street is that I’m finally gainfully employed again! And yes, I’ve been slacking a little lot on blogging. So without further ado, I’m checking an item off my 1...

• 10 Things That Make Me Happy About Germany

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 04:00 pm in travel Germany guest posts 10 things that make me happy

  This is a guest post by Bing from Life in the Left Lane. We’re swapping guest posts via Twenty-Something Bloggers. So without further ado, here are 10 reasons to love Germany. Great Beer. Germany, specifically Bavaria, is home to some of the ...

• Potomac Fever at The Washington Design Center

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 01:30 pm in travel home shopping design obama

  This is another guest post by the Soybean. It’s been a while since she did a guest post — clearly she’s been busy with some mundane things… such as petting the Obamas’ dog, Bo! Sigh… I think I may be coming down w...

• 7 Days in Istanbul: Hamams, Harems, and Mosques

  Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 01:30 pm in travel Turkey Istanbul 7 days travel recap

  This week, I finally posted about my travels through Turkey last fall. Yes, it was about time, I know! Istanbul is one of my favorite cities, and I’d go back in an instant. I occasionally find myself searching for flights even though I have no...

• #50: Bumbershoot 2009 in Seattle

  Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 10:58 pm in travel Seattle bumbershoot 101 things in 1001 days

  Despite the torrential downpour on Sunday, I had a great time at Bumbershoot! The upside of the crappy weather, was fewer lines everywhere.  I seriously have no excuse for not going to Bumbershoot previously, and I think I’ll be making the yea...

• #50: Go to Bumbershoot in Seattle

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 01:36 pm in travel Seattle northwest 101 things in 1001 days

  I’m so excited for Bumbershoot next weekend!  This will be my first year of Bumbershoot (I went to Austin City Limits festival in 2003, and have been swearing that I’ll make it to Bumbershoot “this year” ever since.) 10 day ...

• Answer Me This: Can You Eat Bears In Bulgaria?

  Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 09:10 pm in travel computer geek keywords google analytics

  Answer me this! Reviewing my keyword traffic sources in Google Analytics can occasionally be an amusing experience. A recent favorite: “Can You Eat Bears In Bulgaria?” Dear Internet Searcher: No, probably not — but there aren’...

• 10 Things That Make Me Happy About Santa Barbara

  Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 pm in travel California santa barbara 10 things that make me happy

  This is a guest post by A Oh Dub from Wheels in the Sky. We’re swapping guest posts via Twenty-Something Bloggers. So without further ado, here are 10 reasons to love Santa Barbara, California. The Santa Barbara Mission: As a kid in Califor...

• I’m Just A Girl In The World

  Posted on Sunday July 19th, 2009 at 11:14 pm in travel blogs Backpacking eastern europe rtw

  I’m the “Lost Girl of the Week” over at The Lost Girls! They’re three New Yorkers who did an RTW trip in 2007, and I started reading their blog when I was researching other twenty-somethings who had taken career breaks to tra...

• #22: Learn to Sail

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 01:45 pm in travel australia sailing greece 101 things in 1001 days

  My first time sailing — the Whitsunday Islands in Australia — I didn’t actually learn much, since it was a 3 day backpacker trip on an 82 foot maxi racing yacht. I did however, fall in love with sailing and sleeping on a boat was pr...

• #70: Go To Restaurants on the Willamette Week Cheap Eats List

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 10:45 pm in travel food portland cheap eats wweek

  Since I’ve created my 101 Things in 1,001 Days list I’ve been slowly working on checking out restaurants on the WW Cheap Eats list here in Portland. So after 2 years, I’ve ended up working on several Cheap Eats lists: 2007 – 2...

• Books That Make You Want to Travel: France

  Posted on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 02:09 pm in travel books france

  I love finding a book that is so descriptive and powerful that it makes you want to see things first-hand. In honor of Bastille Day (on Tuesday, July 14) here is a list of books that inspire the French arm-chair traveler in me. Like the movie Amelie ...

• Fourth of July vs Bastille Day

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 01:06 pm in travel paris france 4th of july

  In 2006, I was in the south of France on 4th of July. Of course, in France the 4th doesn’t have any significance, so we spent the evening swimming in Cassis, near Marseilles. The 14th of July however, is Bastille Day - France’s national d...

• Are You A Frugal Bon Vivant?

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 03:46 pm in travel life Personal shopping Free

  I’m super excited about a new project I’ve been working on called the Frugal Bon Vivant: Enjoying the good life — on a budget. (You may have already noticed the Deals RSS over on my side bar.) Anyway, I’ve always been good at find...

• A Woman’s Perspective on Solo Travel

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 12:59 pm in travel china solo travel

  The Frugal Traveler (NY Times) posted an interesting Q&A with Beth Whitman, from Wanderlust & Lipstick about solo, female travel. I agree with her on most of her advice, except I’ve definitely thought “Oh God, I wish I was a man in th...

• 36 Hours in Bend, Oregon

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 12:23 pm in travel oregon pacific northwest bend 36 hours in

  I love the New York Times’ 36 Hours in [insert city name] articles, so here’s a NY Times inspired list in my neck of the woods — Bend, Oregon.  Although I spent longer than 36 hours in Bend (I used to live there after all), this li...

• It’s All About Me…

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 12:59 pm in travel life lists Personal free stuff

  Maybe it’s because my birthday is next week, but I’ve been feeling like doing a little bragging lately. ;)  It all started a few weeks ago when I randomly won a trip to Chicago from BlogHer’s OceanSpray Cranergy contest. So here ar...

• 7 Days in Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 01:29 pm in travel bulgaria rila veliko tarnovo sofia

  This week, I wrote about my travels through Bulgaria last fall.  I loved Bulgaria for the amazing history and gorgeous outdoors. Sofia was a surprisingly interesting capital city and I loved being able to get outside and hike in Bansko. If I visi...

• 10 Reasons to Visit Greece - Opa!

  Posted on Saturday June 6th, 2009 at 11:50 am in travel beach sailing Wine greece

  While Greece is the 20th most popular tourist destination for Americans (and thanks to the picturesque island of Santorini, one of the top honeymoon spots), there are still deals to be found and [almost] desolate beaches to explore.  I accidentally ...

• 10 Things That Make Me Happy {about Malaysia}

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 10:26 am in travel malaysia kl 10 things that make me happy

  A year ago this month, I was traveling in Malaysia, so I thought I would share my favorite bits of Malaysia. In no particular order here are 10 things that make me happy about Malaysia… Culture contrast: Malaysia is a truly unique country, wit...

• Exploring Romania: Transylvania to Bucharest

  Posted on Tuesday May 19th, 2009 at 02:20 pm in travel romania transylvania hungary bucharest

  It’s practically Travel Tuesday around here!  I wrote several posts this week about my travels through Romania last August.  I really enjoyed Romania, and now is a great time to experience the Eastern European countries of Romania, Bulgaria a...

• GAP Adventures & Intrepid Travel Review

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am in travel reviews how to Turkey deals

  Tours. There’s a word that gets sneers from backpackers around the world.  I never considered going on a tour vacation until I started planning for my around the world trip last year.  Traveling as a group always conjured up images of  bus ...

• How to Pack for a 1 Year, Round the World Trip

  Posted on Tuesday May 5th, 2009 at 12:13 pm in travel lists how to packing

  Packing light is one of the top questions I get about my RTW career break.  We all know that person who drags a mammoth rolling suitcase on vacation and many of us have encountered the smelly guy who brags about only carrying a daypack.  I like to ...