Category: Mom’s Travel Tales
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Favorite Restaurants in the Finger Lakes (FLX)
I just got back from another visit to the Finger Lakes of New York. We spent a week living in a beautiful home on Seneca Lake just taking in the beauty, soaking in the hospitality and delicious wines of the local wineries, and exploring the area. I’ve been to the Finger Lakes more than a…
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Uganda, Seychelles, Bordeaux, San Francisco and Sweden – Back from three weeks away
Last week I returned home from just over three weeks away. Chronologically I was in San Francisco, Bordeaux for VinExpo (with stopovers in transit in Paris for lunch and ice cream!) rural Uganda with Love Does, the Seychelles (off the coast of Africa), and Stockholm, Sweden. I also spent MANY hours in the Dubai airport…
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And so I travel…
Traveling for work is an interesting thing… As much as most of my travel is to advance VineSleuth, it still feels odd saying ‘work’ there. Work implies that it is forced, but my work is my choice. I’m building this business and every trip is a decision. Do I stay or do I go? Is…
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Wanna see my super fun hotel in Paris? It’s 123 Sebastopol
Okay, so it’s not MY hotel, but I sure felt at home there. If you’re traveling to Paris anytime soon, you should check it out. I found 123 Sebastopol on my last business trip to Paris and it was so fun it would be wrong to just keep this one to myself. (Although let’s not…
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Charming and quaint hotel stay near the bustle of Rome: Santa Maria hotel in Rome, Italy
Buon Giorno! This week I am spending some time in Italy for a few business meetings. My first destination was in Rome, where I stayed at Santa Maria, a very charming hotel in the Trastevere area. I discovered the hotel on Trip Advisor where it had glowing reviews. Even thought I was there less than 24 hours,…
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Consider an airport hotel #TravelTipTuesday
When we travel, it is typically my husband who makes the travel arrangements. On our last trip, he reserved an airport hotel for our last night in Santiago, Chile. At first I was not thrilled with his selection. Sure, we’ve used an airport hotel for the first night after a late arrival, or a last night…
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Roll with the Punches- #TravelTipTuesday
As I type this week’s Travel Tip, I’m doing so with one finger hunting & pecking on my phone, using hotel wifi after having been scheduled on one international flight which sat on the ground for 4 hours before it was cancelled and de-planed, and then having the second flight suffer cancellation issues, as well. …
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Trip Journal: First Day in Chile, Part 2
As I mentioned in Part 1 of our first day in Chile, our trip started out with a few bumps and bruises and some carsickness. But things most definitely got better. Our re-discovery of Hotel Oceanic brought a huge smile to my face. And soon, that smile grew even bigger. While the kids and I…
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Trip Journal: First Day in Chile, Part 1
Travel doesn’t always go the way you hope. There are bumps and bruises and other things along the way— but there are also many unexpected gifts to be found if you let yourself take the adventure. Our first day in Chile held all of those. After arrival and the lines of immigration and customs, my…
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Trip Journal: The Chile and Argentina Adventure Begins
This adventure actually began a few days ago. Here’s a look into the start. The photo is the view from my seat prior to landing in Santiago, Chile. We are now making our final descent into Santiago, Chile. Yesterday as I walked through the airport toward our gate, I chatted with my 13 year…
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Check passport expiration dates and country requirements #TravelTipTuesday
Planning to travel internationally anytime soon? Check your passport’s expiration date and then check the passport validity requirements for the country you are visiting. Then check the airline requirements just to be sure you can board that plane. (Some airlines have more stringent guidelines than the countries themselves.) Your passport expiration date is a strange…
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Join the Loyalty Programs: #TravelTipTuesday
Last week I was in sunny California to judge wines at the California State Fair. The weather was GORGEOUS and this was my rental car: I was there on business, but I sure mixed in some fun (not that judging wines isn’t a lot of fun in itself!), zipping around with the top down. Then,…
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Quick trip to Austin, Texas with kids #SilverLinings
Yesterday I was SUPPOSED to have been rolling over the finish line in the MS150 for the 8th time. And my husband was, too. Neither of us did. This weekend I got to enjoy a few silver linings, though. You see, I just had knee surgery in March for a torn meniscus, so riding 180 miles 6…
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Diggin’ the sound of my Klipsch GiG Speaker
Let me start right out by saying this: I am NOT an audiophile. That being said, I hate bad sound quality when it comes to music. I’d rather listen to something at a lower volume than listen to distorted music and my ears often hurt when people share music on their phone at a volume…