Travel Betty

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I have often considered myself an introvert. Others would disagree vehemently, but they don’t know how hard I’ve worked to overcome my shyness (which still lurks inside). I am a girl who once spent an entire gorgeous Ohio summer [...]

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A couple months ago, author Beth Whitman asked me to review her book, Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo, on Travel Betty. I promptly agreed since I’m always on the lookout for valuable resources to recommend in support of fearless independent travel for women. Then I proceeded to get caught up [...]

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This is my first time participating as a reviewer in the Travel Rants Blog Carnival even though I have been a fan of Travel Rants for a few months now already. If you don’t already know, Travel Rants is a very well-written, well-researched travel blog penned and edited by Darren Cronian. Definitely worth a visit!
This [...]

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My blog buddies over at TravelBlogs.com decided they just couldn’t get enough of ol’ Travel Betty. In addition to inviting me to be a part of their community, which “features the best travel blogs” (their words), I was asked by their badass editor, Eric, to do an interview as well. Wow, what an honor! I’ve [...]

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When you travel alone, your mind thinks it’s funny to play tricks on you. Sometimes it says mean things and makes you feel like you did back when you were in junior high.
“Look out, idiot! The traffic is coming from the other direction. Jesus Christ!”
Sometimes it likes to focus on the loneliness (or worse yet, [...]

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About two months ago, I was invited by the lovely Carter-Ann over at TenFootSquare.com to do an interview for their site. Their motto: traveling the world one square at a time!  And let’s just say, they know how to get around. They’ve got a team of posters to cover off on a myriad of delicious [...]

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I’d heard a lot about Singapore Airlines having the best food of any airline. But, if you set one of their default meals down in front of me along with any other airlines’, I wouldn’t be able to tell which was which.
On the way over to Bali, my meal was fine, but not notable in [...]

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The downsides of an outdoor tropical garden bathroom are few. One being when yours is located next to the also-outdoor spa facility and you are suffering the effects of poorly-cooked-coconut-chicken-induced “Bali Belly.”

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Unless you are blind, or Corey Hart, wearing sunglasses while dining in a restaurant in the evening does not make you cool. It makes you a total douchebag.

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My friend Greg tagged me and while I don’t usually go in for these chain-mailish type shenanigans, he is a good blog buddie and old co-worker. Through this desperate plea for attention, I have gathered that he has few pleasures in life. It would be cruel to ignore the signs. And so here I have [...]

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