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Nancy writes a travel column, “What a Trip” for the Lamorinda Sun, a publication of Media News. Her blog covers travel around the globe with a Northern California slant.
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Travel Magazine, Afar, Launches in San Francisco, California
Posted by Nancy D. Brown Have you bog snorkeled in Wales? Perhaps you want to learn the secret of baguette baking on your next trip to Paris? San Francisco-based Afar magazine hits newsstands August 18, 2009. "Through my travels, I have le...
From Oregon to San Francisco to Southern California, Coastline Destinations
Posted by Nancy D. Brown Cape Arago Lighthouse photo Nancy D. Brown It all started with a few innocent tweets on Twitter. Katherine Hoppe, Director of Promotion & Conventions for the Coos Bay - North Bend Visitor Bureau got the beach ball r...
From Oregon to San Francisco to Southern Californa, Coastline Destinations
Posted by Nancy D. Brown Cape Arago Lighthouse photo by Nancy D. BrownIt all started with a few innocent tweets on Twitter. Katherine Hoppe, director of promotion & conventions for the Coos Bay - North Bend Visitor Bureau got the beach ball rolli...
Carnival Splendor Long Beach, CA to Mexican Riviera
Posted by Nancy D. Brown Carnival Splendor Waterslide, photo Nancy D. BrownOut on the deck, the San Francisco bay spit water from the ocean floor and the skies above. A gray day in March, we were leaving all things familiar; Alcatraz, the Pyramid bui...
Airship Ventures Zeppelin Tour Over San Francisco, California
Posted by Nancy D. Brown Airship Zeppelin by Nancy D. BrownAs the mighty Zeppelin descended from the sky, we waited in awe as the airship Eureka hovered several inches above the ground. Moments later 10 passengers, along with a pilot and co-pilo...
I Heart My City: Nancy D. Brown's San Francisco
Posted by Nancy D. Brown One of my favorite travel blogs, intelligent travel, is published by National Geographic Traveler magazine. Intelligent Travel has amazing photography and Editor Janelle Nanos is an engaging writer. The magazine is celebratin...
Smile You Could Win a Trip to Hawaii
Posted by Nancy D. Brown Winter rain and snow have you feeling blue? As in are your fingers and toes turning blue because of this cold weather? Well, grab your toothbrush and smile. Your pearly whites might land you a free trip to Hawaii. The folks a...
Dominican Republic Mission Trips to Washington D C Politics - What a Trip
Posted by Nancy D. Brown As most of you know, I write the What a Trip travel column for the Contra Costa Times Lamorinda Sun here in the San Francisco Bay area. While I travel frequently, sometimes I like to interview my readers to see how they trave...
I'm Speaking on the Travel Panel at BlogHer in Chicago, IL
Posted by Nancy D. Brown I feel like the football player who won the Superbowl only I'm not going to Disneyland, I'm going to Chicago, Illinois to speak about Travel Blogging at the BlogHer conference! Our track is about passion and travel bloggers a...
Interview with Northern California Travel Writer Nancy D. Brown
Posted by Nancy D. Brown While travel writers criss-cross the globe in search of amazing adventures to share with our readers, we are actually a fairly tight knit community. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting many of my fellow travel writers, yet ...
Dancing Deer President Rides Bike To Give Back
Posted by Nancy D. Brown Dressed in cycling spandex and riding a stationary bicycle, Trish Karter is not your typical trade show exhibitor. She caught my eye when I was walking the aisles at San Francisco's Fancy Food Show. The Dancing Deer Baking Co...
Fancy Food Show back in San Francisco
Posted by Nancy D. Brown My name is Nancy D. Brown and I am a chocoholic. My friends will tell you that I have a problem with chocolate; specifically milk chocolate and caramel. Maybe I should broaden my scope to include the entire confectionar...
Top Ten Hotels for Holiday Shopping in the USA
Posted by Nancy D. Brown The holiday season has arrived. Shoppers are pulling out their credit cards, making their lists and scanning ads for a bargain-based shopping extravaganza. Are you ready for Black Friday holiday shopping? These s...
Winemaker meets fellow BlogHers at SF Conference
Imagine my delight when I found a familiar face in the crowd during a recent BlogHer party. I’d spotted Debra Mathy pouring her luscious Zinfandel at an exclusive gathering. Hours earlier I had arrived at San Francisco’s St. Franci...
Sonoma Winemaker meets BlogHers at SF Conference
Imagine my delight when I found a familiar face in the crowd during a recent BlogHer party. I'd spotted Debra Mathy pouring her luscious Zinfandel at an exclusive gathering. Hours earlier I had arrived at San Francisco's St. Franci...
Where’s Wendy Perrin? She has landed in San Francisco
Wendy Perrin likes to beat the system, find the best travel deals and share all of her insider secrets with her readers. I recently caught up with Conde Nast Traveler’s Consumer News Editor while she was on vacation with her husband and t...
Say yes to airport layover in San Francisco
Photo credit San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau I know it may sound crazy, but an airport layover might not be such a bad thing afterall. Why not briefly touch on the highlights of a city that you hadn’t necessarily plann...
