The Girl’s Guide to Travel Romance

“They’ll be huge!” We are sitting in our backyard having BBQ with two fine people who have just moved into our neighborhood. The light is low and golden, I am drinking shandy — beer and lemonade — out of a pint glass. The table is littered with the detritus of our meal — a bowl …


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Messy Thoughts on TBEX 10

Just for context: TBEX is the Travelblog Exchange — a conference dedicated to travelblogging. The conference took place in brutally hot and humid Manhattan last weekend and pulled together about 300 people from all over the planet. I spoke on a panel about PR and bloggers and I shared reading the community keynote — eight …


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TBEX Community Keynote Links

“The blog posts that were read at the TBEX community keynotes were as well-written and meaningful as anything I’ve read in glossy travel magazines lately.” — Here Comes Everybody: TBEX 10 || Chris Around the World “…it struck me as the perfect bookend to the panel on travel writing: examples of great stories in action. …


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My Imaginary Life in Greenwich Village

Apartment rentals allow you to imagine you live in the places you visit, unlike hotel rooms, which are so temporary feeling.

TBEX Q&A

This weekend is The Travelblog Exchange (TBEX). I’m jetting off to New York where I’ll share a HomeAway sponsored apartment in the East Village, walking distance from the conference site (Thank you, HomeAway!) with fellow bloggers  Lauren Braden of NW Cheap Sleeps and Kelly Goodman of Travellious. I’m excited about visiting New York again — …


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