Back during the whirlwind that was my autumn, I made a brief stopover in Colorado en route to New York City to check out a new hotel brand called Cambria Suites. To be frank, my expectations weren’t high. The hotel of mention was located out near Denver airport, and have you stayed at many an [...]
Gift Guide for Globetrotters (+ Another Giveaway)
December 7, 2009 By 31 Comments
Sure, you read a thousand and one gift guides this time of year, and sure, this is likely nothing revolutionary (though it took me hours of tracking down products and links, so do me a favor and act as if it is, K?). But as someone who spends more time of her life traveling than [...]
A Quick and Fun Giveaway
November 19, 2009 By 66 Comments
OK, I lied. While I’m on a bit of a hiatus for my own peace of mind—and the fact that I’ve been traveling for three weeks straight from the Middle East to Asia and everywhere in between, and quite frankly am burnt out on all things writing-related, not to mention finding it hard to secure [...]
And the Winner is…
August 17, 2009 By 2 Comments
Of the 121 of you who left comments plus the 15 of you who got double entries from Tweeting and/or blogging about the contest, Random.org has declared the winner to be… Congratulations, Teej, AKA #23! Proper blog post to come this afternooon…
Mind the Gap (plus, a Giveaway!)
August 9, 2009 By 124 Comments
If you follow me on the Working Closet or take note of most of the self photos I post on here, you’ve probably noticed I’m not so much a jeans girl. In fact, I’ve often been described as denim-phobic. This is not because I find jeans too casual or feel like I always need to [...]
Party of One: The Benefits of Flying Solo
June 23, 2009 By 39 Comments
It’s a wonder Beth Whitman and I didn’t cross paths sooner—we share a lot of the same acquaintances, run in parallel travel writer groups, have similar goals and passions. Then, right around the time I stumbled upon Beth, she also came across my blog and sent me a message seeing if I’d like a copy [...]
And the Winner Is…
December 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
You guys rock; I have to thank you all for the comments you left on my Benefit giveaway post! (Guess all it takes is a little lure of free stuff to get some of you out of your shells.) I must admit, it was a little selfish on my part, as I really wanted to [...]
