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My Travel Hats New Year’s Resolutions
Normally I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions, especially since I make other goal-oriented lists already (like the before-30 list, the before-33 list, the before-35 list, the Summer List, Autumn List and now Winter List). However, I felt there should be … Continue reading
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On My Itinerary: Parenthood!
I’m back online! I’ve had a lot to deal with in recent months but finally I’ve managed to find my way back to wearing all my different hats, including a soon-to-be hat of a future PARENT. Yes, we’ll soon be … Continue reading
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On My Itinerary: Oh, CANADA!
Jon has never been to Canada, other than the time he rowed over the border in a canoe during summer camp (I guess the borders of Wisconsin aren’t well-protected). So to mark off another country on his list, we’re driving … Continue reading
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Cool Tools: AirBNB
(example of a condo you can rent in Hawaii) My friend Grace, who lives in a one-bedroom in NYC’s Chinatown, was suddenly deluged with family coming in to visit: her mother and father, her sister, her sister’s husband, her sister’s … Continue reading
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Now Boarding: United changes its frequent flier program
You used to be able to take 35,000 frequent flier miles and travel to Hawaii, which was the best use of miles since Hawaii is so far and so expensive. That was the game plan for me and Jon to … Continue reading
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Wanderings: I have no weddings this summer/ Eat Pray Love is cliched and trite
(This is a picture of my friend Boris on the bike we rented in Goa, India – in reference to the way we “prayed” in India (or didn’t pray, just had fun like normal people) It is an unbelievable summer: … Continue reading
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Cool Tools: FlightViewApp
I got an iPhone. Did I ever mention that? In October, we all caved. Me, Jon, my sister, her husband. We had been flip-phones, sans camera (well, Jon had a camera but no picture-sending ability in his phone plan), for … Continue reading
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In the Suitcase: non-travel gifts for travelheads/hats
Now that I’m grounded to my desk these days after exhausting my vacation time at work, I’ve resorted to traveling via the World Wide Web. This edition of My Travel Hats will be about Gifts for People who Like to … Continue reading
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On My Itinerary: Beijing!
View of Wanchun Pavilion at the summit of Jingshan Park, as seen from the Forbidden City. 14 flying hours later, 12 hour time difference, we’ve arrived in Beijing – the city that’s ever-changing, where the concept of self-consciousness went out the … Continue reading
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In the Suitcase: travel vouchers
So I headed to Austin this weekend for the notorious South by Southwest film/ music/ interactive conference, where the world’s hippest and geekiest self-proclaimed techie heads in their skinny jeans, derby hats and Ipads all jetted in. It is such a … Continue reading
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