Travel Turtle

A simple way to be able to travel more, is to be able to keep travel costs down. Don’t you agree? The following tips are the ways I try to keep my own travel costs down, so that I can afford to travel more frequently. Or at least make sure that I don’t go broke [...]

I saw this cute Christmas meme at here and decided to tag myself
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Wrapping Paper… most of the time.
2. Real tree or Artificial?
Love a real tree, use an artificial one.

3. When do you put up the tree and when do you take it down?
We just got the [...]

I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this already. One of my favorite bloggers, marion hearts pretty, recently opened an online store. The store is called HONIG & PFEFFER and they sell sweet treats from their favorite local Nuremberg bakery. The site is mostly in German at the moment, but they do ship internationally. Take a [...]

Over at Time they have a very comprehensive list of things that they decided were worthy of having separate top 10 lists for 2008. The possibilities are endless. I thought I’d make it easier for some of you, by naming my Top 10 Items on Time’s Top 10 of Everything lists. Got it? It’s not [...]

I want to start a movement. Join me? If you blog, read a blog, or simply know what a blog is, I encourage you to write to your local congressman, prime minister, or dictator and demand that Scottsdale, AZ requires deeply discounted rates for bloggers. Why you ask? Because I want to stay here. I [...]

I love learning how different people celebrate the holidays. Intelligent Travel is doing a series called “The World of Christmas” to share what’s happening around the globe. So far they’ve focused on three cities. Moscow, with an ice rink on Red Square; NYC, where there will be a Winter Festival Weekend THIS weekend; and London, [...]

For those keeping count, I am two days late in posting ornament pics… and counting… UGH!! It turns out that my husband and I are redoing are kitchen (finally) and my focus has been switched from blogging and having fun, to deciding what kind of handles will look good with our tile, cabinets, counters, and [...]

I forgot to take pictures of my Christmas ornaments last night. Since I really like the way they look when photographed at night, I have to postpone my ornament post. Instead, take a look at this little holiday decoration I’m working on. It’s a work in progress, I will be adding words, glitter and other [...]

Etsian La Chapina has lived in Guatemala for a little under two years. I recently asked her about her life in Guatemala, the inspiration the country offers, and how she brought this inspiration to her Etsy shop. Her enthusiasm for her surroundings is a bit contagious. It’s a great reminder to take more advantage of [...]