If you’re looking for a hotel but have unique needs or circumstances, such as need flexibility on arrival or check out times, require transport, or plan to be in the area for an extended period of time, check out local B&Bs (“bed and breakfast” hotels or inns). Often, B&Bs will offer greater flexibility and are [...]
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B&Bs Offer A Bounty Of Options
Posted in Travel, tagged B&B, Bed and Breakfast, Extended Stay, Hotel, Inn, Self Accommodation, Tourism, Travel, TripAdvisor on 2012/04/16 | Leave a Comment »
Camp- Or Bonfire Safety Tip: More Than H2O Can Rain On You
Posted in Things Better Off Said, Travel, tagged Camping, Caves, Caving, Fires, Health, Safety, Spelunking, Travel on 2012/03/12 | Leave a Comment »
Take it from a TPLL contributor’s personal experience: do not build a large fire under an out-cropping of rock – especially those composed of limestone – during cold or wet seasons. Expansion of water within the stone can lead to fractures dropping stones from the ceiling. This contributor and her friends were enjoying a bonfire [...]
Noteworthy Site For Realizing Your Dreams: Bucket List Publications
Posted in Entertainment, Noteworthy Sites, Personal Enrichment, Travel, tagged Adventure, Bucket List, Bucket List Publications, Dreams, Entertainment, Excitement, Happiness, Health, Jan Hanson, Lesley Carter, Life, Travel, Wish Fulfillment, Wishes, World on 2012/03/04 | Leave a Comment »
We’re excited about the rapid growth and popularity of the website Bucket List Publications, most notably for the contributions its founders plan to make to the fulfillment of others’ dreams. Bucket List Publications is accomplishing this in a number of a ways. First, by introducing people to and guiding them through a world of adventure. The founding author, [...]
Site To Follow: Courtney Mara
Posted in Noteworthy Sites, Travel, tagged Adventure, Arts, Courtney Mara, Fun, Recreation, Travel, Trip, Weddings on 2011/12/24 | 1 Comment »
Courtney Mara is a very young, increasingly popular, interactive travel blog that invites its visitors to be contributors. It’s travel tips range by location, season or holiday, and interests. The blog offers great recommendations for trip planners, “DOs” and “DON’Ts” for casual travellers, and interesting highlights and tidbits for local inhabitants looking to try something new. Courtney Mara.com It also has an [...]
Lessons From A Natural Disaster: Be Prepared
Posted in House Matters, Travel, tagged Emergency, Employment, Natural Disaster, Nor'easter, Snow Storm, Work on 2011/11/10 | Leave a Comment »
Always keep an extra set of clothes and small toiletries with you. One never knows what might happen. For example, you might get stuck at the office during a natural disaster.
Posted in Travel, tagged Hitchhiking, Road Trip, Travel on 2011/11/07 | 2 Comments »
If you’re going to hitchhike, improve your chances of catching a ride by making yourself appear approachable. For example, wear bright colors or pastels, clean-up or appear well-groomed, and do your best to look young and cheerful.
Create Your Own Natural Short Term Rebreather
Posted in Natural Remedies, Travel, tagged Diving, Free-Diving, Ocean, Rebreather, Scuba, Sea, Swimming on 2011/10/14 | Leave a Comment »
Create your own natural short term rebreather by maintaining a pocket of air in your mouth while swimming and slowly feigning an intake of breath, sucking the pocket of air towards the back of your throat when you feel the need to inhale.
Avoid Stitching Your Own Scarlet Letter
Posted in Improving Relationships, Travel, tagged Friends, Happiness, Planning, Travel, Trip, Vacation, Visitors on 2011/09/04 | Leave a Comment »
If you think you might have disappointed someone, such as a manager or a house guest, don’t remind that person of what you might have done wrong, or point out that what you’ve done should be interpreted as a disappointment, by apologizing without confirming that there is something to apologize for first. It might overwrite [...]
Hosting Visitors 101
Posted in Improving Relationships, Travel, tagged Friends, Happiness, Planning, Travel, Trip, Vacation, Visitors on 2011/09/03 | Leave a Comment »
Often, friends will let you know if there are specific things they want to see and do when visiting. If they haven’t provided a list, that generally means they are looking for your leadership and guidance. As a rule of thumb, to be a good host, inquire into preferences but don’t leave the planning up [...]
The Snorkeler & The Shark
Posted in Natural Remedies, Psychology, Things Better Off Said, Travel, tagged Behavior, Bravery, Courage, Diving, Fish, Great White Shark, Health, Hero, Heroism, Life, Perspective, Predator, Problem Solving, Psychology, Safety, Security, Shark, Snorkeler, Snorkeling, Swimming on 2011/06/20 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes, you must play it safe in order to be a hero. Recently, a group of snorkelers was trailed by a great white shark in open water. As the large fish circled, one of the snorkelers stayed in the water to help others board the yacht. She put her own safety at risk, trying to [...]
What Does Infrastructure Say About Your Community?
Posted in Business, Family Enrichment, Getting Ahead, Personal Enrichment, Politics, Psychology, Travel, tagged Bridges, Community, Cronyism, Decay, Development, Ethics, Ethos, Getting Ahead, Goals, Government, Happiness, Infrastructure, Investment, Job Search, Jobs, Law, Moving, Nepotism, Politics, Psychology, Relocating, Roads on 2011/05/23 | Leave a Comment »
If you want an idea of what a community is like, take a look at its infrastructure. The condition of bridges, roads, and other public resources reflects a community’s ethos: it’s priorities, whether the culture is collaborative, the extent to which it is egalitarian – rewarding people based on merit rather than privilege or status, and [...]
Protecting Your Property During Moves
Posted in House Matters, Travel, tagged Building, Contractors, Property on 2010/08/31 | Leave a Comment »
If using movers to relocate, especially across state lines, put your name, destination address and contact phone number in large, bold, clear script on every package. On sealed items, print the information across the seal. Number each package and create a chart summarizing the contents of the box and condition of the box before loaded onto the [...]
Posted in Personal Enrichment, Travel on 2010/07/12 | Leave a Comment »
Expectations are the surest path to disappointment.
