Growing up, my family would take a vacation each summer. Thanks to all of those trips, I've been to every state east of the Mississippi, including a couple of others just west of there. However, because we usually drove and because my parents only ever had so much time off, we never really made it …
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Literary Travels: Little Bee
Every time I think I'm going to make some headway on my book pile, which I've started compiling electronically thanks to GoodReads.com, someone at work leaves a new book on my desk. I'm not really complaining-- I've read some pretty incredible novels thanks to input from fellow bookies at work, the latest being Chris Cleave's …
I’m Gonna Mess with Texas
I've been feeling like I'm in a travel lull lately, but plans are now underway, and I'm starting to get excited for 2010 in terms of travel. The trips are actually spread out pretty nicely so I always have something to look forward to (much needed to reduce the daily stress levels). Work travel might pick …
Literary Travels: The Angel’s Game and The Shadow of the Wind
I have been flying through reading material lately. Now that I'm back into my 5 a.m. weekday workout routine, I have more time in the evenings to enjoy dinner and make some serious headway on my book pile. I'm thinking about blogging my forays in literature on my workplace's site with some of the other …
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Boondock Saints II: Erin Go Braugh
Finally, months after the movie originally released to select theaters across the States, I was finally able to see Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. For more reasons than I'll outline here, I loved it from a strictly film/sequel/cinematography/acting/storyline/Irish accents perspective. I can't wait to own it and watch it again. But I also loved it …
Travel Tips: Safety (In Numbers)
I took my first international trip completely by myself. I left to study abroad without any international travel experience, without any friends along for support, and without a good understanding of how I would communicate with my family and friends back home given the more than 3,000 miles between us. I'm sure my parents had …
Following Travel Destinations on Twitter
Despite my stubborn delay, I finally gave in and joined Twitter to begin following different media outlets and industries on behalf of my clients. Of course, it wasn't long before I realized I couldn't just follow other conversations; I had to take part in them myself. The reason I put up such a fight about joining Twitter was …
Heather's Compass 