Category: Personal

  • Summer Giveaway

    Summer Giveaway

    It’s that time of year again! Time for my annual summer giveaway. Since this blog – at its heart – is a travel photography blog, this year’s giveaway is full of colorful photos, perfect for wanderlusting. This year’s giveaway prize pack includes: a pack of DK Eyewitness Travel Guides for some of my favorite places in the world:…

  • Working and Traveling

    Working and Traveling

    I’m often asked if I travel full time or if I have a “real” job. It’s a fair question: if you follow this blog, it seems like I’m constantly jetting off somewhere new. Here’s the truth: I do have a “real job” – I work full time for a PR firm in Washington, D.C. I…

  • 5 Travel Mistakes I’ve Made Recently – and How You Can Avoid Them

    5 Travel Mistakes I’ve Made Recently – and How You Can Avoid Them

    As I sit here at my desk, tired & sniffling, I started thinking about all the travel mistakes I’ve made recently & how they’ve led me to where I am right now. 1. Not flying the airline I’ve loyal to – & have status on! The benefit of all my business travel last year is…

  • Flying in Style

    Flying in Style

    All my business travel last year had one huge benefit: it bumped me up to Silver Preferred status with U.S. Airways (aka American). This means priority boarding, zipping through security (which I already do with TSA PreCheck), &, best of all, complimentary upgrades. However, all this pales in comparison to the flight I recently took…

  • 2013 in Pictures

    2013 in Pictures

    2013 was a whirlwind year with a ton of business travel. I ticked three new states & a new country off my list (Arizona, Missouri, Vermont & Bermuda) & we discovered some new adventures. Here’s to a 2014 with a little less work travel & a little more leisure travel!            …

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving

    In America today, we pause to give thanks for our family, friends & nation. Once again this year, I have so much for which to be thankful. No matter where you are in the world, whether today is Thanksgiving or not, take a moment to be thankful.