Without a doubt, I’ve been a highly blessed and favored woman wallowing in the joys of sweet, sweet happiness throughout 2010. It is as if the universe positioned all the key ingredients for an awesome year right in the palm of my hand. Before I take my annual stroll down the year that was, I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘contest’
second time around in ethiopia & the global village
One thing I don’t do nearly enough is return to destinations I’ve previously visited. Coming back to Ethiopia was well worth the second time around. Naturally, the familiarity made Addis Ababa feel more like home and less like an intimidating lesser developed metropolis. But do not allow me to fool you. This second time around [...]
vote for my smart travel piece on trazzler
I’m back from traveling East Africa and I’m waaaay past due for splurging the details on the recent adventure. Forgive me. I did take a moment to write a plug on building homes in Debre Markos, Ethiopia for a Trazzler “Smart Travel” writing contest. Although a minimum of only five votes are needed for my [...]
mahalo means ‘thank you’
Thank you to everyone who wishlisted my trip on trazzler and for everyone that tried. (I know there are several of you that couldn’t get your votes in. I created the video above to say thank you for your kindness and for helping me win the People’s Choice prize. Extra special thank you’s go out [...]
do it for haiti!
I know. Haiti isn’t the first place to come to mind when pondering a tropical getaway which is why I decided to write about it for this particular Trazzler writing contest. (No, it isn’t the pity vote or the sympathy vote.) When I sat down to think of all the islands I’ve been to I [...]
