After walking around the ship, I decided to go back to my cabin and get ready for dinner. My first stop was a cocktail at On the Rocks Martini and Cocktail Bar. Delicious! And it’s not like on other cruise lines where you need 10 of their bottom-shelf drinks to make one decent drink. One… Read More
Perhaps you’ve been wondering where Travel Shop Girl has been. I know I’ve been wondering that as well. First let me say, “Happy New Year!” For 2021 I’m going to strive to be a different person. How? By doing something that until now I realize I have avoided at all costs. I’m talking about transparency.… Read More
Where has Travel Shop Girl been? Here’s the latest TSG travel update. I apologize for kind of disappearing, but 2018 was a year filled with a variety of ups and downs. As a result, I chose to focus on me for the year. It may sound selfish, and yes, it probably is, but I needed… Read More
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. — Anonymous Whether you’ve heard this quote before or not, for some odd reason I feel it’s pertinent enough to talk about in a post with regard to travel friendships. As someone who travels often, I may not always be the best… Read More
This post is sponsored by Rockland Trust. In this day of social media and technology, it’s easy to go through life thinking we have to accumulate friends. Like the number of friends somehow equates to the quality of friendship. But that’s so not true. Having a good friend, a true friend, and creating a special… Read More
No one ever wants to have a delayed flight or worse, a cancelled one, but sometimes it’s inevitable. That was the case for me recently while flying out for the weekend from Boston to Liverpool. It started early in the day and was relentless for the remainder of my trip. I’m a believer of utilizing apps… Read More
If you’re thinking about taking a trip to the southeastern part of the United States, don’t assume that it’s all farmland and country. Instead, what you might discover, especially if you take a weekend or more to visit Charlotte, North Carolina, is that it’s not what you might expect. As the largest city in North… Read More
Ever want to escape the cold weather and head somewhere warm? Have you ever considered visiting Phoenix, Arizona? With exciting activities like hiking South Mountain Park and Preserve or Camelback Mountain, visiting Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home, Taliesin West, or checking out one of the many museums or galleries, there’s something for everyone in Phoenix.… Read More
Do you ever feel like you bring way too much with you when you travel? How can you guarantee that you have everything without needing to drag dozens of bags behind you? When I first started traveling, I would bring everything. I’m not talking a few things, but practically everything I owned for all of those “just… Read More
Have you ever dreamed of going to Japan? I’ve always wanted to visit in April, when the cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, but any time is a good time to travel to Japan. So why not pick a city and start planning a trip? I like planning getaways that really let me pack… Read More
