travel news - Procrastinating Ola

Quoting Mary Morris: "Women who travel as I travel are dreamers."

April 28 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #365 Travel, #Mary Morris, #Nothing to Declare, #quotations, #travel, #Travel News, #Travel quote, #woman traveller

"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 real life - our life of domestic details, work pressures,...

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Remembering Oklahoma - 15th year anniversary of city bombing

April 19 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #9:02am, #empty chairs, #gates of time, #McVeigh, #memorial, #memorial gates, #National memorial, #Oklahoma, #Oklahoma City, #Ola Fagbohun, #terrorism, #Travel News

In 2006 my cousin and her family moved from near San Francisco to Oklahoma. Up until their move, the only things I knew about Oklahoma were there was a musical of the same name, and the Oklahoma City bombing. On my last trip to Oklahoma, in 2008, in the...

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Perfect holiday up in smoke - thanks Eyjafjallajökull

April 15 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Easyjet, #Eyjafjallajökull, #Gatwick, #Iceland, #Madrid, #Ola Fagbohun, #pueblo Ingles, #travel, #Travel News, #Volcano

"What's a bloody volcano in Iceland got to do with my flight to Madrid?" I asked the Easyjet customer service rep. "Don't know", came his bored response, "all I know you aren't going to Madrid today." The was bored, having had to repeat the same refrain...

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Feel the fear and do it anyway!

April 6 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Airport, #Fear, #feel the fear and do it anyway, #Flying, #Nadine Stewart, #susan jeffers, #travel, #Travel News, #traveling, #travelling

This might be hard to believe, especially as I'm addicted to travelling, but I'm scared of flying. When I was young my Mum bought me, Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers, a book with a message that has stayed with me. Picture: Feel the Fear...

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Two fingers to the Easter weather forecasts, I'm off to the seaside

March 31 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Bournemouth, #Brighton, #coach, #day trips, #Easter, #Hastings, #London, #National Express, #Ola Fagbohun, #Ondolady, #rail, #seaside, #stlyishly cheap travel, #train, #travel, #Travel News, #weather, #weather forecasts

I am poo-pooing the weather forecast of torrential rain and gale force winds this Easter to spend the Easter holidays at the seaside; Bournemouth, Hastings and Brighton to be exact. Many nay-sayers said I was crazy, "why waste the Easter break being miserable,...

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Consolation for bloggers

March 26 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Cyril Connolly, #quotes, #Travel News, #Writing

" Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." ~ Cyril Connolly

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The Dilemma of the Solo Traveller

January 11 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #adventure, #black woman traveller, #Canada, #DiverseTraveller, #Montreal, #nightmare travellers, #single travel, #solo travel, #Toronto, #travel, #Travel News, #travelling with others

Yay! The first working week of 2010 is over. We've gone back to work and back to reality. This is the time of year where the only thing motivating is dreaming of travel plans. Cue trawling travel websites when we should be working, "ahem!" Decisions decisions...

5. Celebrating Women Travel Writers

January 4 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Travel News

If you have have published a travel book, of any kind, and are a member of the Diverse Traveller community, please let me know and I will add your book to our list. OR ... If you are a new author and want to share your story from idea to publication with...

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Holidaymakers advised "don't bring it back"

December 13 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Travel News

When we’re in an exotic location, it can be fun to scour interesting markets and unusual shops for unique gourmet items that could transform your dinner at home, or make a fantastic and unusual gift for a friend. In reality bringing illegal foods into...

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Diverse Traveller Survey

December 7 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller, #research, #travel, #Travel News, #Travel Survey, #travellers, #website, #women, #women travellers

Our survey will ask you a few questions about your last trip abroad & in the U.K., your general travel habits, your views on Diverse Traveller, and finally a little about you. This is our second reader / visitor survey; we'll use the information mainly...