Career Girl Travels: A Travel Blog For the Working Professional

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Want to squeeze in some adventure, some luxury or just some ME time, but have a taxing full-time job? Check out how my career-driven friends and I are making it happen.
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Photo of the Day

Updated occasionally…a cool picture and an inspiring caption.  Plus the occasional witticism (is that a word? It is now).
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Hotel Tips & Reviews

Check out my personal and professional assessments of everything from some of the top 5-star hotels in the world to your run-of-the-mill hostels, and everything in-between. Includes tips, contact information, photos and more!
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Travel Reflections: 2011 Year in Review

Where do I start? 2011 was not a year for travel – but it was a year for change....

Now Open: The Shore Hotel Brings The Green to Santa Monica

  Allow me to remind you of some common, anger-inducing California tourism experiences,...

ArtSmart Roundtable: Mary Cassatt & the American Spirit

This article is part of the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving...

ArtSmart Roundtable: The Not-so-Hidden Marble Tetrarchs in Piazza San Marco, Venice

I’m pleased and honored to post my first article for the ArtSmart Roundtable, a...

Silent Boundaries: The Belfast Peace Walls

Blech.  Gloomy weather. I pushed back the sagging curtains of our Belfast hotel room to...

Lessons From Abroad: Study Abroad Returnee Conference, Recap ‘n’ Resources

Talk about feeling old. I had the honor today of speaking to over 150 college seniors...

Hotel Review: Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey – Marina Del Rey, CA

There’s always two sides to a waterfront hotel.  The waterfront, and….um,...

Learning to Breathe: A Yoga Staycation

Ever have a tough time relaxing?  Two weeks in Europe spent on museum scavenger hunts...

Southern California on Horseback: Desert vs. Mountain

In my wanderings I’ve made many a friend…there was tall, skinny Mohammed the...

6 Ways to Relieve the Post-Vacation Blues

If you’re like me, when you return from a trip – be it 3 days or 3 weeks...