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 …
Tag: Travel
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 …
Go West, Young Man
It's always nice having something to look forward to-- whether it's the weekend and a chance to relax and step away from the stress and frustration often associated with the work week or a road trip you're planning for April/May 2010 to the west coast with your boyfriend! The flights are booked and the hotels …
Travel Tips: Packing
Now that autumn is making itself known, I'm starting to feel the effects of a summer that went by too quickly. Although I squeezed in a few fun summer day and weekend trips here and there, I didn't have time to do much extensive traveling due to numerous commitments. Some friends and family are beginning to head off …
The College Years, but Not Mine
Brian and I finally made it to the lake for a weekend. Despite extensive planning back in April/May, we only made it to his family's cottage a handful of times this summer. This is mostly my fault since I don't like to go up on the holiday weekends, which are generally the times when we …
Work and Pleasure in Wisconsin
Last week my colleague and I traveled to Wausau, Wisconsin, to visit a client for three days. I was surprised how reasonable the airline prices were traveling mid-week, although we did have an interesting flight schedule from Akron-Canton Regional (6 a.m. flight) to Detroit to Central Wisconsin airport. We had the reverse flight pattern on the …
Greece in the Fall
My friend is planning a trip this fall and narrowed the possible locations down to Spain, France, Italy or Cape Cod. Due to a (what I consider) last minute chance of plans, they leave for Greece in a few weeks! I have been trying to get to Greece for a number of years so I …
Heather's Compass 