TRAVEL
|
A typical day at Green Mountain at Fox Run
It’s been a great week at Green Mountain at Fox Run! If you have not read my earlier posts, please catch yourself up!
I wanted to describe what a typical day is like here… so here it goes. You wake up and get ready for the day – workout clothes is ...more
|
|
Ask Patty BlogHer10 New York Mystical Magical M.O.M. Tour
I and 2400 other women converged on New York City last weekend to celebrate BlogHer10 and our womanhood in style.This was my 5th BlogHer Conference and Capital WOW have we grown, over 1000 more BlogHer's
in attendance this year. There were a ton of majo...more
|
|
City Series, Part 12: Pittsburgh
While it may have a reputation as the “City of Steel,” Pittsburgh should probably consider changing its motto to the “City of Colleges.” Home to Carlow University, Chatham University, Duqesne University, University of Pittsburgh and others, the ci...more
|
|
Renting a Car Overseas - Great Tips from the Experts
For many of us, summer is synonymous with "road trip": The simple and joyful act of packing your family into your car and driving to new and exciting destinations.
It gets a little less simple when you plan a "fly and drive" excursion involving a rental...more
|
|
Summer vacation to-do list
When the last beach towel was loaded, the family pulled out
of the driveway and headed on vacation. That’s when an unsettling
moaning noise caught their attention.
Chances are the moaning noise was a result of low transmission fluid.
But without a...more
|
|
Summer Safety: Kids and hot cars don't mix
It's that time of the year again. Warm summer temps make going to the pool, beach and parks a lot of fun. But those higher temps can be deadly inside a parked car.
So far this year, twenty child deaths can be attributed to heat stroke (hyperthermia) from...more
|
|
Giving Victims a Voice: The Miss Landmine Pageant
Morten Traavik wasn’t expecting much from his trip to Angola in 2003, but what he found there would change the future for women across the world.
During his time in Angola with his then girlfriend, Traavik immediately recognized two very important thin...more
|
|
Five Tips for Preparing for Summertime Car Travel
Summer vacation times are nearly here! Whether you're planning for long distance summer travel, or just running errands on a hot day, you don't want to be left stranded in the summer heat. Now is the time to "summerize" your car and make sure the entire...more
|
|
A Chick’s Guide to Studying Abroad
If there is a single person whom absolutely no one would ever suspect to study abroad, that person is definitely… me.
But come September, I will be boarding a plane to London, where I will be learning to navigate the Tube (the transportation system, th...more
|
|
Mountains and mounds
After the Easter trip to Mississippi, I ended up first in Sarasota, FL, at the Hermitage, then home to NYC for a minute, then back to Montalvo to retrieve my car and kayak and bike, and then I drove to northeastern Wyoming, where I am spending May at an...more
|
|
Planning the Ultimate Chicks-Only Getaway
Summer is quickly approaching and chicks in colleges across the country are getting ready for the upcoming months of internships, jobs, and, in some cases, summer classes. However, just because a chick’s summer schedule may not be as flexible as it was ...more
|
|
Vacation Planning for Chicks on a Budget
For most college students, the end of the school year comes early. Luckily, there is usually a pretty decent gap of time between the conclusion of final exams and the beginning of summer jobs or internships. So, Chicks, you know what this means: time to s...more
|
|
A Chick’s Guide to Clever (Over)packing
I’ve become a notorious over-packer amongst my family and friends.
My bags are usually hovering on the edge of overweight when I fly (or sometimes just blatantly too heavy, like when I went back to school in August this year with 3 suitcases, 2 of whic...more
|
|
City Series Part Ten: Minneapolis
Ranked as one of the America’s best cities, and the second most fun city in the country by the Ritz Cracker FUNomenal Places Study, Minneapolis is full of attractions ready to be explored.From arts, live music and great restaurants to sports and parks, ...more
|
|
City Series Part Eight: Prague
Prague is the great metropolis of Eastern Europe.
The capital of Czech Republic has been the most successful and prosperous of all post-Communists cities; but not only politics and economy make Prague a great place to visit, its culture, art and architec...more
|
|
Vancouver 101: Speaking Canadian
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler nearby.
The 2010 ...more
|
|
Is Your Car Ready for a Holiday Road Trip?
Deep down, you know your car should be checked out before hitting the road for the holidays, but with so many other things left to do, some folks put it off. Bad idea, says the Car Care Council, especially when motorists realize that in as little as 10 m...more
|
|
Mississippi River Project: Knowing it when you see it
The ferry at New Roads was closed, so I had to drive down to the bridge at Baton Rouge and then back up to St. Francisville, where I found an RV Park right next to the Audubon History Site and talked Bill the owner into letting me set up my hammock in t...more
|
|
|
