It’s so shiny and new and yes, it’s the Sisterhood of the World Blogger Award! Last week my friend Karla nominated me of all people for this award. Isn’t she sweet? What is the Sisterhood of the World Blogger Award? It’s to recognize female bloggers of all kinds while encouraging them to network and learn… Read More
Summer’s coming! If you’re like me, you know you want to work out, but when you travel, it’s often hard to fit in a workout. So what can you do? Pack your pre workout stack into your suitcase, along with your favorite gym wear and there will be no room for excuses. You can skip… Read More
The inevitable question of who is Travel Shop Girl and how did you arrive at your name seems to come up regularly these days. Someone recently said to me that I didn’t have shopping on my site. Well, you’re right – I don’t because this isn’t a shopping site. Do I write about shopping? Yes.… Read More
Never underestimate the power of the written word. I was thinking about this only yesterday and I realized that I might have become curious about the world and travel around the same time that I started cooking. How’s that possible? As a young girl with three older sisters who were far too cool for me… Read More
The question of the day is do you have a travel tattoo? Do you want one? And why? As you can see in the picture above, I have a plane tattoo on my foot, which I love. It seems perfect for me and my jet setting ways and I felt it appropriate to get because… Read More
Traveling can be fun and exciting, but also stressful. There are some items I have learned to always pack whether I am traveling for a weekend trip, a cruise, or a longer trip. I have Post It notes that I’ve made with those items I seem to frequently forget to prevent me from forgetting them… Read More
Although I’ve been trying to find warmer weather lately, nothing would make me miss the Taste of Iceland. Almost as good as going to Iceland (almost!), I had the chance to attend the VIP Media Preview for the Taste of Iceland dinner held at the Rialto restaurant in Cambridge, MA on March 13, 2014. This annual… Read More
Do you hate waiting at the airport to get your bags? Perhaps you’re a family traveling with children and the thought of standing around waiting and then lugging the bags (and the kids) is more than you can endure. Consider Bags VIP then for your next trip. Bags VIP luggage delivery retrieves your luggage at… 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
It may not be New Year’s yet, but it is that time of year when I start pondering the possibilities of our New Year’s Eve trip. In case you haven’t been following along, we decided to go down the alphabet and visit cities we have never been to before for New Year’s Eve. In 2011,… Read More
