Shit! Crap, crap, crap! My first trip abroad and I’m going to miss my connection, I thought as I rode the shuttle from the plane to the terminal at Charles de Gaulle in Paris. I kept looking at my watch, wanting time to stand still, but the bus to keep moving – faster! I was on my…
“This is ho-o-o-ome. Ho-o-o-ome.” My friend, Jenny, who has a lovely voice, is singing along with Sheryl Crow. Yes, this is home, I think as we drive through the winding mountain roads on our way back to Golden. It’s a gorgeous early autumn day and I’m visiting. I used to live here, in Colorado.…
“Gotta stop to breathe,” I yelled to my friend, Julie. Holy shit! I forgot how the altitude affects your breathing. I forgot how difficult even an ‘easy’ 14er can be. A 14er is a 14,000 foot mountain. There are officially 53 of them in Colorado, a state I lived in for 15 years. I…
Home. It’s where the heart is. There’s no place like it. For me, it’s been a confusing word over the past 4 1/2 years. I’ve written about not feeling at home in Cincinnati (where I currently live and where I am from) and feeling more at home out there in the world. I’ve talked…
Solo female travel. Some women would never dream of taking a trip alone. Other women fantasize about it. And some of us do it – and revel in it! How many of you women have traveled alone – as in gone somewhere, overnight, not to visit family or friends, and had a true vacation…
A few weeks ago I posted a lengthy testimonial from a very satisfied travel client. It got me thinking about why I became a personal travel planner. Sure I love to travel myself. But, I have to admit, it gives me immense satisfaction to know that I’ve helped someone create memories that will last a…
