Someone nominated me for a Liebster award! What does that mean, you ask? Directly from their website: “Liebster” is a German word meaning beloved or dearest. In the blogging world, the Liebster Award is online recognition given by bloggers to other new bloggers for enjoying or valuing their work. It is meant to highlight and credit favorite new up…
Category: Traveling
To my readers: what do you want to hear?
This post is the 60th post I’ve made since I started this website in January. It has been a blast for me to write about different travel-related subjects of my choosing. I am able to see which of my posts are the most popular by looking through the number of views on each post. I…
Hosting a travel party
A great way to get the buzz going about your next trip is to host a travel party. One of my guest writers, Heidi Papworth, hosted one and invited my husband and I to present “tips for traveling” for a few guests. Each guest was planning a trip to a different European country. We shared…
Pros and cons of cruises
I went on a cruise recently and learned a few things that I like and don’t like about cruises. This is the third cruise I’ve been on, and I’ve gone on two different cruise lines. There are pros and cons to everything, and a cruise is no different. I tend to enjoy the…
Desert Island: Quart-sized bag challenge
If you were going to a deserted island and you could only fit five liquid items in your quart-sized bag, what would you choose? At home, you may have a routine that includes using every kind of lotion, gel, and make-up item available to you. When you’re limiting yourself to one small quart-sized bag, you have to be very…