General Traveling

Gettin Ready

5 days til departure

by Traveling Shannon July 25, 2011 General Traveling

Today is Monday. 5 days until I leave. My last week of work has started. It does not feel like my last week, it feels like any other week. Honestly, 5 days until a RTW trip feels just like any other day… I don’t think it has really hit me yet. I’m sure once I [...]

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Gettin Ready

6 days

by Traveling Shannon July 24, 2011 General Traveling

Less than a week to go. Wow. That is all I can say. I got a lot done on my to do list but I keep thinking of things to add. I have to stop that! This past weekend was my cousin’s wedding. She was absolutely gorgeous. I am glad I stayed for the wedding. [...]

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Inspiration

51 songs for your travel playlist

by Traveling Shannon July 17, 2011 General Traveling

Whether it is a road trip or flying to an exotic destination a good playlist is almost necessary. Music can get you in the mood to travel as well as comfort you when missing home. Here is a list of 51 (51 because I could not narrow it down any more) of my favorite travel songs. [...]

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Gettin Ready

What travel anxiety is like

by Traveling Shannon July 15, 2011 General Traveling

As I am writing this post I have 16 days until I leave. The past week I have been drunk with excitement barely containing my enthusiasm and annoying my friends with the details of a trip that will take me away from them. Something changed this morning. I have been so busy getting myself prepared [...]

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Featured Article

Staying Green while traveling

by Traveling Shannon July 8, 2011 Feature

Have you seen taken a Personal Ecological Footprint quiz? Do you know how much your actions are effecting the earth? For the longest time I didn’t even recycle, until I moved into a community that required it. Since then I have become much more conscious of my personal footprint on earth and do my best [...]

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Carrying a Talisman

by Traveling Shannon March 14, 2011 General Traveling

Do you carry a talisman? A charm or maybe a 4 leaf clover? Does it bring you luck? Wiki says a talisman is: A talisman (from Arabic طلاسم Tillman, ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word “telein” which means “to initiate into the mysteries”) is an amulet or other object considered to possess [...]

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Is it safe for females to travel alone?

by Traveling Shannon December 5, 2010 General Traveling

Some people are astonished that a female would travel the world alone. They claim that it’s not safe for a female to be alone in the world. Apparently they believe the ‘world’ is more dangerous than home. Sorry to inform you, location does not stop crime from happening. Even in your Hampton’s Neighborhood, crime happens. So I [...]

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Are you cut out for travel?

by Traveling Shannon December 3, 2010 General Traveling

A while back I posted some questions to ask yourself about traveling, let me refresh your memory: 2) Think back to the times you have left your home country. What did you learn on those trips? Do you think you have more to learn? I will answer this question in another post. Well, now is [...]

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