My site was nominated for Best Travel Blog!

My site was nominated for Best Hobby Blog!

Thanks, JoJo!

JoJo over at Not Your Average Jojo was kind enough to nominate Travel Turtle for the Brillante Blog Award. Thanks JoJo!!! Instead of nominating other blogs, I wanted to take a moment to showcase some of JoJo’s beautiful jewelry, which is available at her etsy shop and I’m giving my holiday gift seal of approval. [...]

Life, My Life

Over the last weekend I went over to the beach and during the drive I was thinking of my facebook status. Strange, eh? Then I thought that I should change my status to say that I am going to be a more active participant in my own life. I didn’t really know what that meant, [...]

Doodleandhoob Cuteness

I absolutely adore this print. It is so incredibly cute, I just have to own it. Once I get a job, this just may be my congratulatory purchase to myself. It’s by etsian Doodleandhoob and it’s called “segway tour“.

I’ve always wanted to go on a segway tour in a city, I saw them available in [...]

Etsian: A.T. Whim

I was going to do another round-up of etsy favorites, but then I found the shop of atwhim. She has a beautiful variety of art pieces (original and prints) and it’s all extremely affordable. Great gifts for the holidays, don’t you think? Well, let me show you some of my favorites. I was looking for [...]

Fall Resolution for me. Gift Ideas for you.

It is just too hot in the summer in Florida to do any major outdoor exercising. I manage bike rides, swimming and walks, but that’s about it. Hoever, the constant rain in the summer makes it difficult to do even that. I decided to make a fall resolution to get outside more and exercise and [...]

HEY! People reading this blog. Read this post. HOLIDAY TIPS.

There are some people who read this site who found it through places other than etsy. This post is for you!

The holiday season is fast approaching and I just wanted you to know that you have options other than the local mall or department store. It’s etsy. Etsy sells handmade items and a lot of [...]

Tag!

Dark luggage is practical, so show your individual side by tagging your bag with something a little different. Etsy has a lot of options, but these were my favorite:
SpaceModerne has this truly great mod tag, Mod Dot Green. (There are also really great wine bottle holders, sunglass holders, and other well-designed felt creations in her [...]

Remote Destinations via MSN.com

MSN.com has rounded up 8 of the world’s most remote destinations, or the anti-social person’s vacation to-do list. They have it as a slide-show, but for convenience sake, I’m just going to post them individually and link to the msn post if you want to read more. (Image of map from CIA Factbook)

Tristan da Cunha, [...]

Post 100!!!

This is my 100th post. Yay! I wasn’t sure if I should post something special for this milestone and decided not to. Then I started working on this flickr collection of images from places I’ve travelled or lived. Well, that makes a good 100th post, so I’ll say that the two are somehow related. But, [...]

Holiday Cards: Letterpress Edition

Yeah, I know it’s early. I do think it’s good to get started on the holiday cards a bit early. Especially if you’ve taken the handmade pledge to buy/make handmade gifts this holiday season. If you are buying them, start looking now. Who knows when you’ll find something you love… and then discover that they’re [...]