Travel Turtle

As you all know, I’m a big fan of travel and experiencing other cultures. When I can’t experience another culture by physically being there, I like to study their language and history. I’ve formally studied German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese. I’ve informally studied Arabic, Russian, Dutch and Spanish. I love anything with foreign writing on [...]

I love this pillow by Jam Tart Baby.

I recommend that if you, or someone you know loves decorative pillows, you should head to etsy right now and look around. A lot of pillow makers on etsy make truly beautiful and unique pieces that will instantly add a layer of art and sophistication to your home.
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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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]