January 5, 2010
Here are my travel resolutions for 2010:
- Enjoy more of each city or town that I visit, including more local restaurants, more local places of interest and learn more of their customs
- Talk with more people about their travel interests
- Be bolder in the foods that I order. Ask restauranteurs to surprise me with local favorites
- Talk to more people to learn more about where they are from and their cultures
- Pack even more Read more of this article »
Posted by Carol Margolis under Current Affairs, General |
December 24, 2009
Well, not exactly . . .
There were creatures stirring this morning, but not as many as I thought would be. I had a very early 6:30am flight out of Orlando. The Delta Sky Club was virtually empty. The concourse was busy, but not as crazy-busy as a typical travel day.
The flight to Atlanta was surprisingly empty, both in First and in Coach. The Atlanta concourse was hopping, but again not as hectic as I thought it would be. I even had time to visit the Kiehl’s store in Terminal B for some gifts to self!
The children were nestled all snug in their beds Read more of this article »
Posted by Carol Margolis under Pearls of Travel Fun |
December 14, 2009
Want to look back at your holiday travel with fondness this year? Here are my Top 5 Tips for Stress Free Holiday Travel that I recently passed on to fellow travelers as a guest blogger at FareCompare.com.
Enjoy this holiday season and have fun in your travels!
Posted by Carol Margolis under General, Travel |
December 11, 2009
For a really fun way to get holiday shopping done in one day flat while having an experience of a lifetime, check out A New Look at Holiday Shopping.
Posted by Carol Margolis under Shopping!, Travel |
December 9, 2009
With Christmas just around the corner, the majority of us still have a long list of people to buy gifts for. It's challenging enough to find the perfect gift for someone. Add in the challenge of being on the road for business or conferences and then finding the time to shop is the biggest challenge.
I only have 5 days at home between today and December 24th before I head to Chicago for the holiday, and I have only just begun to think of my Christmas list or where I am going to shop at. After this article is written, I had better get my shopping started!
I have a deadline of next Monday, December 15th, to have gifts ready for a child I selected to buy for in Houston, so that will get me heading to Amazon
so that I'll have what this girl asked for by next week.
MSNBC had a great article this week on giving yourself the gift of air miles while shopping for the holidays. Many airlines have partnered with loads of great name stores so that you can buy exactly what you're looking for at typical online prices, with the added benefit of getting air miles for each dollar spent. Prices are no higher by going through the airline's shopping link, as you are redirected to your desired store's website. The airlines get their revenue from the stores themselves, typically a percentage of what you and I spend. So there is no cost to you to use the airlines' online stores … just the added benefit of getting air miles for your purchase.
I created an account with Delta's SkyMiles Shopping so that they could record my miles for what I spend. It's easy to see how many miles are offered by store, so that I can select the stores that I want to purchase from:
Your purchase will be sent to you directly from the company you purchased the item(s) from, not from the airline.
Not only do you get air miles for your purchases, but for many airlines this is a legitimate way to keep your account active if you have not flown their airline in awhile.
I'm off to get my shopping started. With four new nieces this Christmas (2 born last week; 2 born in September), it'll be fun to shop for tiny baby clothes! Then I'll have the more difficult task of figuring out what to buy for our mid-20's kids. Baby clothes are much more fun to buy than big kids' stuff!
Check out this article on MSNBC and start shopping and earning air miles!
Posted by Carol Margolis under Shopping! |
November 24, 2009
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. It is a 
perfect day for saying thanks for all of the great people in my life, for feeling gratitude for all the good things I have, and for an extra-special day with my family. No hubbub of Christmas yet . . . that will wait for the days after Thanksgiving. I have a 22 pound turkey and all the fixings on hand, and I will be watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade while I prepare dinner on a perfect autumn day.
I am very happy that I will not be flying anywhere during this extremely busy holiday travel week. I hope your travels are easy if you are heading out this week to be with family and friends.
When it comes to travel, which is such a big part of my life, I am so thankful for:
- Pilots and flight attendants who get me safely to my destinations each week. I board your planes with total trust, so thank you.
- The ability to meet men and women from around the world, to learn of their cultures and their lives … and to know that underneath the exterior differences, we are all the same.
- To feel excitement each time I begin a new journey because I know that new people, new places and new experiences are mine to find and discover.
- To have friends all around the planet.
- To have the ability to share my love of travel with my children, so that they, too, can experience the great world we live in.
- To have you as part of the Smart Women Travelers community. It is so fun to get to know so many of you and learn about you and your travels.
I am very grateful for all of these things each and every day.
To those of you who celebrate the U.S. holiday this week, I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving Day. And to our friends outside of the U.S, I wish you a day of family, gratitude and happiness this week, and always!
Posted by Carol Margolis under Giving Back, Random Thoughts |
