Meeting Memories

March 25, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

2022. Was it good for you? I realize we’re already three months into 2023 so asking about last year may seem irrelevant but gosh, is it just me or was 2022 already a blur? At the risk of sounding like an old person (um, guilty?), I keep hearing that the older you get the faster […]

It’s September. Let’s Start Here.

September 8, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

This is the time of year when I tend to over-believe in myself and what I can still accomplish in the few short months left. How about you?

Where Are You Going? Can I Come Along?

June 18, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

If you’re already in the thick of making summer travel plans, even though you haven’t asked for my advice, just like your mother I’m going to give it to you anyway, so listen up!

It’s Been a Minute, yes?

April 15, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Having survived the last few years of le confinement, best if we prepare to NOT be surprised by whatever lies ahead because in your book of life, do you know the whole plot? Of course not, which is why if wine could talk a lot more people would be great storytellers.

Feeling New in 2022?

January 9, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Now that we’ve left the void that was 2021, let’s change our energy level and focus on the “new NOW” in 2022.

Meetings Mayhem!

September 24, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Mayhem Warning: reading this book will shift your understanding about how even the best laid plans, organized by experienced professionals, can quickly take a detour! (Look mom, I did it!)

What Travel Was and Will Be

August 14, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Travel used to be an adventure, but we’re all a little bit rusty now, still in the “relearning to travel” stage. Except that this is going to be harder than just getting back on the bike and peddling again.

BOUNCING BACK or Making a Swivel?

June 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

You can call it your bounce back or the end of your own personal pandemic hell, but it does finally seem like the right time to return to the dance. But will your cha-cha be the same?

Do You Have a Post-Pandemic Travel Wish List?

April 20, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Are you ready to come out of your COVID cloud and travel somewhere? It’s time to lift off and go places again (safely, of course). Where are your post pandemic travel dreams taking you these days? I’m sharing a few of mine here.

Dear Sweet February. . .

February 8, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Well I think we can all agree that January was a bust, but here to save us at last is February. It’s short; it’s sweet. And so is this post.

STAY CALM – THE END IS NEAR!

December 28, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s been a hellofayear for us all, right? Time to take a peaceful pause and get ready for what lies ahead.

AH November – Thank You Covid

November 7, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Even in a weird way there are still things to be grateful for in November 2020. Here is my short list.

“TRAVITUDE”

September 16, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Are you grumpy because you miss travel? Then you’re in my new group where we all suffer with travitude. Read on for what that means and how sharing our travel memories can help us cope!

Meeting Business as Usual – with caveats

July 28, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

If you’re curious about what it’s like to get on an airplane again as well as check in to a hotel during pandemic pandemonium read on for details from my recent experience on a business trip to Nashville.

Meet My Friends, Stranded by C-19 in a Van in Mexico

June 19, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Once upon a time (pre-pandemic) people actually had a choice in turning their lives upside down! This is that story. Meet my friends Curt and Snow, Van Life Travelers stranded by C-19 in Mexico.

Remember Travel?

April 21, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Tired of sitting at home staring out the window and thinking about your next escape? Take a journey with me as we visually revisit some of my personal travel ‘postcards’, and who knows? Maybe you will be inspired to pull out some of your own memories! Yet one more activity you can do from the comfort of your couch!

Wag This Way

February 13, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

May you never bark at your own reflection.

Christmas on a Cruise?

December 18, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Yes, we finally did it exactly one year ago this month. And while I had a tiny bit of pre-trip anxiety about what it would be like (well, actually more like a feeling of “nothing can beat Christmas in my jammies at home with my “special eggnog” and sister’s delicious homemade cookies, but go ahead […]

Anchors Aweigh – Thoughts from a Military Funeral

November 11, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Seems weird writing a blog post about a funeral but then again this wasn’t just your average family funeral. This one had a bugler, a bagpiper, a full military band, horse drawn caisson, and the seven member honor guard with rifles at hand, all in place to provide the final salute to this decorated […]

Meeting Notes From the Kingdom

October 11, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Worked a meeting at ‘the happiest place on earth’ last week, aka Walt Disney World here in Orlando, and yes, I couldn’t resist snapping a few photos of the not-so-hidden Mickey’s you see everywhere. And by everywhere I do mean, well, see for yourself.