10 Travel Bloggers Who Inspire Us To Suck Out All The Marrow of Life on Mar 8, 2011 in travel bloggers reasons to travel inspiration Photo Credit: Pink Sherbet I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately; I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life;To put to root all that was not life and not when I had cometo die, discover that I had not liv...
Lies from Sex and the City 2 or There's No Such Thing As Desert Glam on Mar 3, 2011 in photography India travel Jaisalmer Image from About.comThis is part 4 of Lois' Misadventures in India series. If you haven't met the Pushy Priest from Pushkar, click here. Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda wearing flowing dresses while walking in the sand dunes. Charlotte...
On the Path Unwinding: The Sole Sisters' Southeast Asian Journey on Mar 2, 2011Photo Credit: westparkHow do you plan for a 5-month backpacking trip around 7 countries? How do you decide which country to start?How do you prepare for a trip of a lifetime?Going on a 5-month trip without an itinerary or any semblance of a plan is l...
1 Week 'til the Big Trip (or See How Chichi Really Freaks Out) on Feb 28, 20117 days.That's how many I have left to get things done.
Stories from Pushkar: A Pushy Priest and How I Got My Indian Name on Feb 24, 2011 in photography India travel Pushkar This is Part 3 in Lois' Misadventures in India series. If you haven't seen the pink city of Jaipur, click here.Would you dare visit a city that prohibits booze, meat, eggs, revealing clothes, and even kissing? If you do visit Pushkar,...
2 Weeks 'til the Big Trip (or See Chichi Panic Even More) on Feb 21, 2011 in checklist travel countdown Quick, hand me that brown paper bag because I'm starting to seriously hyperventilate!Don't look now but we're down to 2 weeks! Gah. Seemed like the past week just swooshed on by. So, did I finish everything on my 3-week-until-the-B...
The Sole Sister's Guide to Saving Up for Your Escape Fund (Part 2) on Feb 20, 2011 in sole sisters guide reasons to travel saving Last week, Lois shared with you 5 great tips to save up for an escape fund. I think it was relatively easy for my sole sister to fatten her piggy bank because she doesn't have a lot of unnecessary addictions vices expenses. L...
Pretty in Pink in Jaipur on Feb 19, 2011 in photography India travel Jaipur This is Part 2 in Lois' Misadventures in India series. If you haven't started the journey in Agra to see the Taj Mahal,click here.We arrived in Jaipur late in the evening via sleeper train from Agra. We were too tired to argue with our driver and con...
Confessions of a Shopaholic Sole Sister on Feb 16, 2011 in smart spending travel fund reasons to travel saving Hello! My name is Chichi and I am a shopaholic. It's been 6 months and 25 days since I last indulged in euphoria-inducing heartbeat-accelerating retail therapy.Hello Chichi! No, this isn't another confession relating to Boracay, a sandcastle and...
The Sole Sister's Guide to Saving Up for Your Escape Fund on Feb 14, 2011 in sole sisters guide reasons to travel saving Photo Credit: Alan CleaverEs·cape Fund noun 1. A reserve account used in order to quit your day job and figure out what you want to do next (e.g. travel) 2. The calculation of how much you spend each month multip...