If you missed it – I took a trip a few weeks ago. By myself. In response to my husband’s suggestion that I “go away somewhere.” I’d been crabby and…
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My notebook (and my brain) are BULGING with wondrous ideas for future travels. Between September 14 and December 21st of this year, I will have traveled to four different continents. I suppose…
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I took my first-ever Amtrak trip this week. I’ve traveled on trains all over the world, including a memorable nighttime ride on a steam engine somewhere in India – where…
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New Delhi, India – March 2, 2018 One by one, I inspected the merry band of intrepid travelers assembled in the lobby of Claridge’s Hotel. Fresh white cotton…
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Just after dawn, on March 14, 1979, I was traveling on a train, somewhere in India. I would have been in the 3rd class (cheapest) compartment – since I was…
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India – more than any other country I’ve ever visited – created a deep, lasting impression on me. Traveling through India from south to north as a solo backpacker-on-the-cheap in…
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There are “whisperings” all around me. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. What kind of whisperings, you ask? About Where To Go Next. I’ve got the WOW Calendar of journeys set for 2018…
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Marilyn is taking a break from the blog this week to finalize her preparations for her Cancer-Free Party this Saturday, so she asked me to step in. What started as…
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I love a good idea. Especially when it’s a fresh re-think of an established, long-held – but not necessarily logical – concept or practice. For example . . . Check-in/check-out…
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Last month I embarked on a rather unusual journey: 1) It was a vacation – absolutely no hotel inspections were planned, and 2) it wasn’t an international trip for a…
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While Marilyn is busily escorting her happy travelers around beautiful Croatia, those of us in the office are filling in on this week’s blog. A common pastime of ours in…
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You may not believe this, but sometimes I just run out of ideas for this blog. So I went to my team for inspiration and they came up with a…
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This is the traditional end-of-year post when I get all teary-eyed and write about gratitude. It’s also the time of year when I begin to lay out a photo book…
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It’s that time of year again. Time to publish year-end lists and compilations. Since circumstances forced me to be a better delegator this year (at long last!) I asked each of my…
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~ 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….
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