Procrastinating Ola

Jersey City prepares for Christmas

November 27 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Christmas, #Jersey City, #New Jersey, #Snap Away (travel photography), #USA, #Xmas

Jersey City, about fifteen minutes by PATH train or ferry from it's famous sister, New York City. And just like it's famous sister, Jersey City takes Christmas celebrations seriously. While, Jersey City has nothing to match the grandeur of NYC's famous...

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No detailed posts due to ... the thrill of travelling

November 23 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Baltimore, #Maryland, #Megabus, #new York, #Travel News, #travelling

I'm not going to lie, I've been too busy enjoying my travels in Maryland, eastern USA, particularly Historic Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland, to post. But like any aspiring writer, I have a book full of notes, observations and thoughts, and lots...

The TSA Pat-Downs: 'It's Our Business To Touch Yours' (video)

November 23 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #airport security, #Huffington Post, #Pat-downs, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Saturday Night Live, #SNL, #travelling, #TSA

Saturday Night Live" did one of the best parodies of the controversial TSA pat-downs yet, turning flyers' fears of unwanted touch into a commercial for a sensual experience. What starts out looking like a sex hotline or escort service ad quickly turns...

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The perils of travelling ... planning (and credit cards)

November 22 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Business Travel, #credit cards, #Ellicott City, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #solo travel, #travel planning, #travelling

I have meticuliouly planned my next two weeks of travel: a night in Baltimore, last time I was there 2000, five nights in NYC via Jersey City, two nights in Philadelphia,last there in 1997, a night in Baltimore, back to Ellicott City for the weekend,...

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Travel quote: Ode to wanderlust

November 22 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Gerald Gould, #Malaysia, #Ola Fagbhun, #Travel News, #Travel quote

"Beyond the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea, And the East and West the wander-thirst that will not let me be." Author: Gerald Gould Picture: Me in Malaysia, 2005, but not at sunrise.

10 of the most misused words in travel blogs ...

November 10 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Ant Stone, #blogging, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Trail of Ants, #travel writing, #writing tips

... and (travel) writing in general. Presentation by Ant Stone of http://www.trailofants.com

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What type of traveller are you?

November 5 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #insight, #stylishly cheap travel, #stylishly cheap traveller, #travel, #Travel News, #travel research, #travelers, #travellers future tribes

Researchers are fond of categorising us all, I should know I am one of them. The results of a new segmentation research tends to only excite those of us in the industry; so yes I was excited when I came across a presentation called, 'Future traveller...

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Foreign Affairs

October 29 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #British singles, #dating, #long distant relationship, #Love, #Parsnip matchmaking service, #relationships, #Travel News, #travel research, #UK singles

It seems I am not alone in having a long-distant relationship, as the number of UK singles looking to date someone in a foreign country trebled last year, according to a survey by matchmaking service, Parship. it seems, three million of the 15 million...

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Rational reasons for not writing: problem with my thinking cap

October 25 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Distraction, #excuses, #procrastinating, #reasons for not writing, #Travel News, #writers, #Writing

Copyright: Sam Morrison. Website: 101 excuses not to write

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Reading: Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America

October 23 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Jenny Diski, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #stranger on a train, #train, #travel, #traveling, #travelling, #USA, #women travelers, #women travellers, #women writers

Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition (15 Jan 2004) Price: £6.99 Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America "We were on a train, out of the way of our lives, any of us could tell anything we liked. We were, for...