Procrastinating Ola

Travel Quote: We Travel Because ... Anything Could Happen

April 24 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Love of travel, #Mary Morris, #Nothing to Declare, #travel, #Travel quote, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #travelling

"Women who travel as I travel are dreamers. Our lives seem to be lives of endless possibility. Like readers of romances, we think that anything can happen to us at any time. We forget that this is not our real life - our life of domestic details, work...

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Ode To My Fellow Food Pornographers [Includes Video]

April 22 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #"Eat it don't tweet it", #Food, #Food Pornographers, #travel and food, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world), #youtube video

When travelling we usually come across foods that we have never seen before, and may never see or eat again, so it's no surprise that many of us have many photos of such strange foods. But what if you can't sop, what if the first thing you do when you...

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Travel Kitchen - Fluffy American Pancakes

April 22 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #American Pancakes, #Cooking, #Food, #Pancakes, #reciepe, #travel, #travel and food, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel kitchen, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world)

I am not much of a cook, but something I can do without getting into a tizzy, is make tasty pancakes. And my favourite day to do this is on Sunday, the day of my digital detox, no email checking, Tweeting, browsing and so on. My day of rest consists of...

Travel Trivia: World Music

April 21 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Excess Baggage (Misc), #Music, #music on my ipod, #travel, #travelling music

Twelve of the songs on my ipod, that feature countries or cities in their title: Brazilian Love Affair by George Duke Cemeries of London - Coldplay Deutschland - Terri Walker Diamonds from Sierra Leone - Kane West Indian Flute - Timbaland feat. Magoo...

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Time To Get Over My "First World Problems"

April 19 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Excess Baggage (Misc), #First World Problems, #funny video, #perspective, #reflection, #self-pity

Another day of cold rain, grey clouds and overcast sky making me feel as bad as the day looks. Thankfully, YouTube has pulled from the depths of the rainy day blues, where once again this dreary week, I am contemplating the meaning of life, in the form...

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Enjoy Your 'Jubli-cation' in the UK

April 16 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #20.12%, #ABTA, #England, #Ireland, #Queen's Diamond Jubilee, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Scotland, #Staycation, #Staycation - UK, #travel, #Travel Survey, #travel tips, #UK, #UK accommodation, #UK holidays, #UK vacation, #Wales

With many bank holidays coming our way this Summer, I have been thinking about how to put this extra time to good use, especially the weekend of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. And it seems I am not alone, as according to an independent survey carried out...

Video: The Creation of a Book

April 10 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #adverblog, #birth of a book, #books, #Excess Baggage (Misc), #Glen Milner of The Telegraph, #video

I have embraced audio and eBooks only because the airlines have continued to reduce the weight of both carry-on and stored luggage. Gone are the days when I would spend as much time, if not more, carefully planning my travel reading library as planning...

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10 Ways to be Positively Creative

April 8 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Awake Creative, #creativity, #Excess Baggage (Misc), #Fran Sorin, #mental health, #Positive creativity, #positive thinking

After months of job application rejection letters, along with a smiliar number of rejections from editors, re my travel writing, it's no surprise I am not in the frame of mind to be cheerful or thankful. I am in no doubt that my dark mood affects the...

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Travel Teaser - Where Am I?

April 5 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Excess Baggage (Misc), #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel quiz, #travel teaser, #Travel trivia, #travelling, #where am I?

Where am I? My first is in Ireland but never in Wales My second's in engine but never in sails My third is in Denmark but never in Greece My fourth is in Paris and also in Nice My fifth is in transport and also in fast My whole is a nation that has a...

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Micropost - "My Worst Shot."

April 3 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #bad photos, #bad travel photos, #My Worst Shot, #photography, #Snap Away (travel photography), #travel photos

If only my bad photos looked as good as these self-confessed bad photos. Check out these "My worst shot," taken by professional photographers featured in The Guardian last week http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2012/mar/28/photography-worst-shot...