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Life don't mean a thing till you've had a Singapore Sling ...

February 26 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Charlotte McCulloch, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Marina Bay Sands, #Orchard Road, #Raffles Hotel, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #shopping in Singapore, #Singapore, #Singapore Night Safari, #Singapore Sling, #things to do in Singapore, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #TravelSupermarket.com

After growing up in Singapore, Charlotte will always have a fondness for this vibrant little country, and what it may lack in size it certainly makes up for in fantastic things to do. When I visited again as an adult in 2011, I was excited to see how...

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Not fit to travel - or blog!

February 7 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Facebook administrator, #Guest authors

Just a quick update, to let you know my lack of posts is not because I can't be bothered, but because I've been suffering from a very bad case of cold and cough; I hesitate to upgrade it to flu, after all I am not a man. Feeling cra p! Aches in my pains...

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Where in the world was I?

January 23 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Italy photos, #Ola Fagbohun, #Rome photos, #Snap Away (travel photography), #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel photo, #Travel photo quiz

They. Whoever they are, say imitation is best form of flattery so I am flattering the Mirror online by copying their great photo idea. TEST your travel knowledge with the Daily Mirror as as will be known from now on with these virtual walls ' test your...

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Planning and promoting travel writing workshops - the good, bad and ugly

January 18 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #event planning, #Ola Fagbohun, #Quaker Meeting house, #Sheffield, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #travel writing course, #Writing

I am mentally exhausted, and my fingers are fed up, they have been hammering my keyboard all day, and are registering their protests by pressing any key they so wish, so I apologise in advance if there are any typos in this. Today has been busy, with...

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Natural traveller - bad hair days won't spoil my holiday

January 18 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #African-American women, #Afro hair, #beauty tips, #Black hair, #black traveler, #black travellers, #black women, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #hair tips, #hairdressing, #Natural hair, #Ola Fagbohun, #travel, #travel tips, #traveling, #travelling

I love to travel; I'm not exaggerating when I say I live to travel. But when it comes to travel planning, i don't find much to love, in fact I find planning very stressful - the research, the decisions - where to go, when to go, who to go with, what to...

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Calling all women travellers - DiverseTraveller.com wants your short travel stories

January 12 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #short stories, #travel, #travel experiences, #travel writing, #travelling, #women travelers, #women travellers, #Writing

Fellow women travellers - share your travel experiences on Diverse Traveller and on this blog. By lighting the way, by sharing our stories, we can inspire and encourage one another." ~ Elaine Lee. Author of Go Girl: The Black Woman"s Book of Travel We...

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Diverse Traveller writing group - describing a memory (test post)

January 11 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #365 Travel, #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Mark Salzman, #travel book, #travel writing, #Writing, #writing tips

Much of writing is a case of show don't tell, and as someone new to writing I find this aspect very challenging. Below I share my frustration and read an excerpt from Lost In Place : Growing up absurd in suburbia by Mark Salzman, found in 365 Travel:...

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Win a pair of tickets to The Telegraph Adventure Travel Show! - Closed

January 8 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Belinda Kirk, #Discount tickets, #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Events, #Frances Gordon, #Free tickets, #Lois Pryce, #Prize Draw, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #The Telegraph Adventure Travel show, #travel, #travel photography, #travel writing, #Win

Discover a journey of your lifetime 28-29 January 2012, Olympia, London The Telegraph Adventure Travel Show is a world of extraordinary discoveries, all under one roof. It is the UK’s foremost travel event for people who like to travel outside the mainstream...

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New year new experiences - horse riding

January 3 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Horse riding, #January, #January Jones, #London, #Mad Men, #new experiences, #New Year, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Travel Beyond the UK, #Trent Park Equestrian Centre

I blame a DVD marathon of Mad Men. In season three, Betsy Draper, spends most of her free time horse riding. Why do I mention this, well Betsy Draper is played by the beautiful January Jones, and January is the month where I am at my most impulsive, basically...

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Diverse Traveller writing tips - explore where you live and write about it

October 20 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #travel, #travel writing, #women, #Writing

Each week many women from around the United Kingdom, tell me they would like to “get into travel writing”, writing for Diverse Traveller and ultimately having their stories featured in one of the offline travel publications. When I ask, what is stopping...