Pam of Spunky Girl Monologues proudly highlights two main aspects on the main page of her travel site. She is a traveler and a Canadian. Now, if you don’t know any Canadians, I suggest you get to know some for they really do seem to be the friendliest of people. Pam is no exception. She is gearing up to go on a round the world trip this fall. In the mean time, she shares her breathtaking photography, travel tips, and insights into Canadian travel. Please enjoy her guest post below of this spunky girl’s experience in Paris. Three years ago I sat in a chair in my cozy little basement Continue Reading
Dealing with Dreaded Travel Hesitation
You open up a window on your computer screen. A listing of airline prices stares not so friendly back at you. It’s actually more of an evil eye these days. You hesitate and close out the screen. A few days later, you come back to this same destination. You fill out the information, give the airline your whole life story, and circle the “Purchase” button with your mouse. Then an uncontrollable disease infects you. You hesitate about buying that ticket. You hesitate to move, not just the mouse, but yourself to somewhere else. I’m not talking about hesitating because of prices or Continue Reading
Travel Snapshots: Hugging Trees, Mosaics and Views in Sicily
When traveling throughout Sicily, most advise to pay a visit to Palermo. Near Palermo, the town of Monreale perches itself up at a high standing, figuratively and literally. What makes Monreale far from the real is the town’s Cathedral. From the outside, it doesn’t look like much. Go ahead and judge this book by its cover. You will be wrong once you pass through its doors. Founded in 1174, the Monreale Cathedral bears Norman, Arab, and Byzantine art and architecture, making this place of worship unlike any other. The Monreale Cathedral left me with three enveloping experiences that Continue Reading
Suzy Stumbles Over Travel: Week of April 5, 2010
No, this is not a post about my tipsy episodes at various bars around the globe. Although, I bet some wish it was. Rather, I want to introduce a new segment to my travel site. The amount of great travel posts out there can be daunting to keep track of weekly. My main problem is keeping up with these travel posts, re-tweeting them, and giving those great ones the love and attention they deserve. If you follow me on twitter, you may notice I sometimes ask people to send me some post of theirs that needs a little tender loving care. I promise to stumble (Stumbleupon) the post and review it. I Continue Reading
Hitting the Breaks: Is It Time to Downshift Your Travels?
If you don’t know Keith of The Traveling Savage by this point, you have not spent enough time in the wilds of traveling blogging. Reading his philosophical and analytical takes on travel always leave me jealous, wishing I came up with his words first. He nails it every time, putting travel in a light seldom do. It is not just what to see or where to eat for the Traveling Savage. It is slow and experiential travel he streams from the fingers pounding that keyboard. Who knew savages had such technology? Please enjoy his down-shifting travel post below. Don't forget to show him some love by Continue Reading
Raking in the Miles and Money By Traveling
I have a friend that I jokingly say pinches pennies. Well maybe I’m not joking. He writes down when he “splurges” on a $2 soda. He keeps track of everything he buys, big or small. Despite the pennies he is always pinching and my claims that he would dive for a dime on the ground if he saw it, he has traveled to more countries than most people I know. He has spent over two and a half years living in places far away from his home. He may not be a rich man, but he is certainly well traveled with unending perspective. He cuts back on daily luxuries so that he can spend his money traveling, Continue Reading
Where are you going? Swimming in Disappointment and the Waters of the Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri
It sounds like a dream, swim in the famed Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri, just off the coast of southern Italy. Images of my Little Mermaid heydays at my neighborhood pool came to mind as I set out for Capri’s waters on a sweaty day in June. The Blue Grotto bears a small opening, being only 2 meters wide and 2 meters high. You better like everyone in your boat for you will have to get cozy. All passengers, including the man row, row, rowing his boat into the cave must lie down as you head into the Blue Grotto. On days when the winds are not in the Blue Grotto’s favor, boats are not Continue Reading