~by Guest Blogger, Ellen Gruetzmacher Last week I chronicled my teenage travel experiences and the resulting travel bug bite. I left off at the surprise announcement that I – who had…
~ by guest-blogger, Ellen Gruetzmacher It was 1981 and my best friend, Shelley, and I had been excitedly planning our senior trip to celebrate graduation from Santa Ynez Valley Union High….
When I glanced at the clock on Thursday morning, it was 3:33 a.m. I could not go back to sleep. This is the second mostly sleepless night in a row….
It was April 1979 when I boarded my Iraqi Airways 747 in New Delhi. I was finally returning home after having left Saginaw, Michigan eight months before to embark on…
For 20 weeks, from May to October, 2016, two young Brits – Lilly and Sarah – traveled to all 48 mainland U.S. states, 39 cities and covered more than 13,650 miles…
Last week I wrote about a bunch of reasons why some people should NOT travel. International travel, in particular, requires fortitude, patience, flexibility and open-mindedness. Plus, an innate curiosity…
I thought it was the dumbest suggestion I’d ever heard. I was with my business partner, Michael Day, on a site inspection trip in Kenya in the late 90s. I…
Last week’s Sunday Travel section of the LA Times featured their annual Summer Vacation Photo spread. I always wonder how the editors make their selections from among the many hundreds,…
A couple of weeks ago, my blog was devoted to “What’s Next?” I solicited feedback and ideas from WOWees (and wannabe WOWees) about places under consideration for future WOW! Travel…
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