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Interview with Instagram Traveler Katy Paterson

Interview with Katy Paterson of ChamorroChica In my book Instagram as your Guide to the World I feature several great Instagram travelers, and one of them is Katy Paterson from Singapore, she is Chamorro_chica on…

Instagram Travel with me to Canada

Instagram Travel with me to Canada I’d like to invite you to Instagram travel with me to Canada the next two weeks. (Follow me as Skimbaco) The Canadian Tourism Commission and VIA Rail invited 28…

Just in: The First-Ever Book about Instagram Travel is Published

I am beyond thrilled to announce that my first ebook Instagram as your Guide to the World – How, What and Who to Search and Follow on Instagram to Help You Travel the World just…

Culinary Travel: Top 10 Must Eat Paris Sweets

Paris – Sweet Tooth’s Paradise Having visited Paris four times in the last six years, I have had my share of Paris’s best sweets. From cookies to frozen delights, pastries to beverages, I have a…

Travel: Finding My Inner Peace in Mexico

We are used to constantly be ”effective” and on a rush. Once in a while perfection is to escape the everyday life, and take your time to enjoy to little things in life. No harm…

Travel: Visit the Summit of the Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower from below

The Eiffel Tower, or la Tour Eiffel, as the French call their iconic structure, is the most visited paid landmark in the world having surpassed 250,000,000 visitors in 2010. Built of iron and completed in…

The Big Wedding Movie & Our Wedding Stories

5 weddings and a movie

Our team is pretty excited about the new movie The Big Wedding coming in theaters on April 26th, but our reasons are as different as our team is! Some of us love wedding movies, because…

Travel Insight: Reconnect over Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea in Durham, NC

Spring makes me think of beautiful china, cucumber sandwiches, petit fours, and blueberry scones with Devonshire cream. You know I love high tea yearround, but there is just something about the springtime that makes me…

Instagram Travel with me to France {river cruise to Burgundy}

river cruise in France

River Cruising is the trendiest cruise form at the moment River barge is the new cruise ship. Taking a river cruise in Europe is the fastest growing cruising niche at the moment. Who doesn’t love…

Travel: Iceland is the Perfect Weekend Getaway & Stopover Destination

Visit Iceland

Iceland for various adventures & getaways Iceland has quiet beauty not found anywhere else in the world. I have been to Iceland a few times but can not say I know her well yet, she…

Expat Living: Surviving One Year Mark

sunrise over Kinda canal

One year in Sweden A few days in a new place is enough to know if you ever want to go back. Couple of weeks in a new place is enough to fall in love,…

Travel: Living the Rich Life in Paris at Hôtel Caron de Beaumarchais

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When I began planning my recent trip to Paris, a high school graduation gift to my stepdaughter who has been taking French classes since she was 13-years-old, the easiest part was choosing where to stay.…

Get Ready for a Beach Vacation with Target

beach vacation shopping

Every June, my family loads up our SUV with suitcases, sand chairs and fishing poles and makes the four hour drive to the North Carolina coast. It’s my favorite week of the whole summer. I…

Travel Insight: North Carolina Celebrates Craft Breweries with NC Beer Month

NC Beer Month Highland's Mocha Stout

North Carolina Beer Month  If you love food and spirits then a trip to North Carolina should be on your agenda this April. 2013 marks the first year for the month long celebration of North’s…

Destination Unknown: Traveling as a Lifestyle and How to Afford It

Renting an apartment in Portugal I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Sometimes the line between everyday life and travel gets little muddled. Between me and my husband  our calendars fill up with dates of who’s where and when, and friends frequently re-check what address wedding invitations…