Waking Up Alone, and Delighted
I woke up with one of my ears still plugged up from my three days at Keystone’s high altitude. But I sprang out of bed because I realized, wow, nobody else is in the house–they’ve all moved out! Seven years of living with a family had meant that I never, […]
TBEX Energizes and Exhausts: So Much to Do!
I’ve had a great time meeting with fellow travel writers here but the 9299 altitude over the two days has taken its toll. I am so dried out that I have to drink every hour, resulting in waking up so often it’s making me feel a little crazy. I can’t […]
Clear Creek County’s Gold Mining Era Sites Are a Step Back in Time
We took a long leisurely route from Denver to Keystone resort, a bunch of bloggers all wearing yellow wristbands identified as team yellow. We had photos to shoot and QR codes to scan with our next stop. Between the Denver Zoo, a restored 1875 mining town hotel, a narrow gauge […]
Tips for My Fellow Travel Website Publishers
How to make more money with your website… a talk to travel bloggers at the TBEX show. I have made a full time living from our website, GoNOMAD.com since 2005. I know many of you work hard at your sites and want to do the same. I spent two years […]
Peter Heller’s New Book, The Dog Stars, Is Going to be Big
Peter Heller is on the verge of something big. His first novel, The Dog Stars, is coming out in August and it’s one of Knopf’s big books for the season. The book’s been called The Road meets a River Runs Through It, it’s a post apocalyptic story set in a […]
Travel Bloggers Converge in the Rockies and I”ll be There
I’m in that state that only comes when you’ve just gotten home from a trip and another looms tomorrow morning, starting at 4 am. Ugh. An early flight made a little easier because Bradley is so easy vs. Boston or New York. Tomorrow’s destination is Denver, and on Thursday I’ll […]
Catching the Island Spirit in a Quiet Cove
Chick Stapleton was born on the island, and thirteen years ago she started her business renting kayaks and guiding, when she was just 21. Today, Island Spirit Kayak boasts a fleet of 50 boats that can accommodate 64 paddlers, and she also rents out paddleboards. She’s successful enough to spend […]
Catching up with Martha’s Vineyard: Old and New
There is nothing quite as satisfying as plunking down in a seat at the top of the MV Martha’s Vineyard on a sunny Saturday bound for a weekend on the island. You’ve managed to park the car, taken the seven-mile bus, and now the it’s just you the happy crowd […]