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Boutique Hotel Pick – Gran Hotel A Villa Feltrinelli – Lake Garda, Italy

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My head is always in the clouds, in a good way, when planning a trip to Europe.  And while I work on a draft of where I want to go this year, I stumbled upon this gem since I’ve always wanted to add Lake Garda to my trips to Italy but haven’t had the time. Since this year’s trip is more of a relaxation type rather than sight seeing, 2 nights, three days at the Gran Hotel A Villa Feltrinelli is going to be a must. I’ll let their beautiful online marketing do the talking:

Boutique Hotel Pick – 1 Hotel – New York

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In San Francisco most buildings or hotels being renovated are considering going the eco-friendly route, and I do appreciate the concept of it because I am an advocate of green. So it was nice to see this article about the CEO of Starwood Hotels taking measures to recreate the company owned properties focused on sustainability and going all the way green. In light of one of my favorite topics, I have selected 1Hotel as my boutique hotel pick .  This is where I will be staying during my trip to New York in a few months hopefully if they aren’t book by the time I lock down the dates.  

Travel: Planning Is Half the Battle

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I’ve paused all thoughts of travel lately because I’m very focused on novel 3 and all that go along with promoting my pride and joy.  But once in a while, you know on a sunny beautiful day in San Francisco, I get the urge, to just plan – because I do know what I want to do this year for our big trip to Europe. But finding a few good suggestions never hurts anyone – especially this girl. So, buckle up and take a tour of what I found pretty interesting – in travel that is:

Sunday Cravings: A Week By The Poolside – Italy

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We’ve made it through the first quarter of the year, although really I don’t know how we got here. Wait. I do know exactly how I got here. I was too busy helping with three moves in four months, a remodel, a book edit going on sale April 16, the ear to everyone’s problems, the one doing all the comforting, ego boosting, problem solving and care giving. I know exactly what filled my days. On Saturday, instead of staying home,  I got up early, showered, and actually got dressed up, even wore my make up and left the house. To have breakfast with a friend who called to say she was in town for a vet appointment.  Spending the entire morning with her, on Chestnut Street, having breakfast, chatting up a storm, then window-shopping, checking out the books on display at my favorite Books Inc. store, and even grabbing a freshly squeezed fruit juice in a bottle. It turned out to be a nice day. In our conversation, both of us longing for a week-long …

Lifestyle: Married Couple Hobby Travel Turned Lifestyle

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Every years the hubs and I remind ourselves how great we are when we travel together. Jokingly discussing doing it as a permanent career, if you will. Or better yet opening a business together of some sort while traveling the world. And then I think real hard and although I truly appreciate having this man in my life, I couldn’t for the life of me see myself traveling full-time or running a business with him. I am one who needs and values her space too much. So it was interesting to read this article from a couple detailing how they ditched their lives, to travel together, creating a new lifestyle and relationship, and along the way discovering  a new kind of business.  It got me thinking, that perhaps I wasn’t seeing the glass half full and that maybe, just maybe it was possible for us to consider such a lifestyle. Because, as tired as we are of the mundane and the norm, we tend to be the better person of ourselves when we actually do …

Travel: The Unknown Facts About Hidden Gems

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I love it when you find an article online which then leads you to another article, and another until you find yourself obsessed enough to want to share the knowledge. In this case, I clicked on the BBC- The Empire The World Forgot – article discussing parts of the word where my ancestors have come from and so this blog post came to be:

Interesting Finds Online While Laid Up with A Cold

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I haven’t had a cold in five years, so it hit me like a BOULDER a few days ago, first day losing my voice, to coughing nonstop and feeling annoyed with the aches all over from all the coughing. I think what I don’t like the most is I can’t think straight, and feel like everything I am doing is a dream  – maybe the meds. I figured I could stare at the internet or the contents posted on the internet to keep me distracted and these are some of the finds I found interesting enough to share:

Travel: Seven-Day Photo Challenge on Facebook

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I’ve been challenged to post 7 days of natural photography on Facebook, each day choosing another person to participate in this very challenge. I figured it would be fun, as I have a million photos of places I’ve been – some of which nature related, others, man-made, and some simply historical. So, in case we aren’t connected on Facebook, these are the photos I have chosen for my seven-day challenge:  

Travel: Things To Know While Planning A Trip to Europe

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Travel planning has officially begun for those seeking a pre-high season deals to somewhere – in particular to Europe. My favorite destination. Normally, I wing my trips, rather than stick to a set schedule. Unless of course I plan to see or experience something seasonal. Hope I didn’t lose you. Anyway, here are some interesting tidbits to consider if you are planning a trip to Europe.