Trying something new can be a good thing, especially when it means breaking free from your predictable vacation plans. Maybe you choose the same cruise line, same cruise ship, and maybe even the same cabin when you choose to cruise. Have you considered jumping ship, so to speak? Would you try a new cruise line… Read More
This is a guest post by Lynn Whittaker I have always been a people watcher. I’ve always loved going to the mall sitting and just watching people. Where do they come from? What are they shopping for? Then there are those that my husband and I feel lack “situational awareness.” When you walk into the… Read More
What do you do when you decide to travel somewhere, but you can’t find a hotel room? Panic? Cancel your trip? Postpone your trip? Absolutely not! There are different options you can take including maybe staying at a B&B, staying at a friend’s place, or like me, turning to airbnb. If you’re anything like my… Read More
Some might say that I preach about traveling to new places all of the time and that would be true. So to hear that I was off again to Iceland might seem somewhat contradictory to my self-imposed travel mantra. But work with me on this one. I have yet to see all of Iceland and… Read More
Back in June, I reported on my blog that I injured myself while in Toronto and was less than happy about my current situation, boot and all, but that I should only have to wear my boot for a month. My official diagnosis was a fracture of the fifth metatarsal (Jones fracture), tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and… Read More
Travel Klutz | A Tale of an Injured Traveler What happened to the Travel Shop Girl blog? Where exactly has Marian disappeared to? Well, this travel klutz has an answer to that question that might surprise you. Although I hate to admit it, anyone following my blog has learned that I lose things while traveling.… Read More
Caissie Stafford (Cais Dillon) from her FaceBook page On November 30, 2012 while the Celebrity Summit was in port in St. Thomas, Celebrity Cruises was kind enough to allow me to interview a few members of the staff. Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, life gets in the way and I did not have a chance to… Read More
Celebrity Cruise Line has been busy “Solsticizing” it’s ships. “What’s that?” you ask. It’s M-class of ships, which includes the Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Millennium, and the Celebrity Summit have all received updates to reflect the cruise line’s newer class of ships, the Solstice class. I recently had an opportunity to tour the Celebrity… Read More
If the bright red, three-dimensional shoe on the outside of the Craddock Terry Hotel in Lynchburg, Virginia doesn’t grab your attention, I’m not sure what would. Originally a turn-of-the century shoe factory, the Craddock Terry Shoe Company was the first shoe company south of the Mason-Dixon Line and the fifth largest in the world. Built… Read More
Is it possible? Has the last day of our cruise arrived this quickly? Oh what is a girl to do? I don’t want to start packing too early in the day because then I will be completely out of vacation mode. Perhaps I’ll just sit out on the balcony and do absolutely nothing and hope… Read More