I am going to do something here that I rarely ever do on my blog, even when covering the issue of brand/blogger relationships: I am going to focus on a "group" of people, a group whose very definition has eluded brands and marketers for years: Latinos/Hispanics/Latins - what?read more[...]
September is Magical Dining Month in Orlando, FL. I have to say as a former resident of the city of Orlando, I think it fabulous every time great food, and the chefs behind them, is celebrated here. This is because so very few people ever venture into the different areas of the city where great food can be found. Of course many of the theme parks that attract thousands and thousands of vi[...]
The following is what I hope is helpful information for not only bloggers, but also for agencies and brands who pitch us.read more[...]
My brain went on freeze mode this afternoon and I was looking to get it going again, so I pulled up my photo files and came across this picture: It's me, happy. Really, really happy.read more[...]
When I was a young teen living in the Dominican Republic, most of my friends and their family would venture to the northern coast of the island to take part in the festivities and fun hosted by the many resorts found in the area. The Amber Coast, referred to as such for its large deposits of amber, the largest in the world, has been a favorite destination for visitors worldwide, followed l[...]
"What do you do?" "I'm a travel blogger." "Wow! Must be nice! What a great gig!" "Yes. Yes, it is. I'm very grateful." Ok, that last response is one that I have mastered over the past few months. In truth, I didn't know what to respond when presented with the whole "it must be nice" "what a great job" thing.read more[...]
I must've been 8 years old when I first visited Ohio. We were visiting an aunt who had moved there for work with her husband. It was the middle of summer, the July sun complimenting the golden landscape of wheat fields that surrounded us. My memories are much like one you would see in an idyllic portrayal of middle America. My aunt lived in an old house with wooden siding, the canary yello[...]
This past week I went through a couple of days of "I don't know if I want to do this anymore". Yup. Like most bloggers and certainly most writers, or really anyone working as a freelancer, you go through a moment of temporary despair. Granted, in my defense, I was sick and just annoyed with everything. Being sick and unable to blog, or write, or do anything creative made me feel, even fo[...]
I haven't been to Philadelphia in years, and my husband - who is from Wisconsin - has always wanted to check it out. Because we had such a great 4th of July in Washington, DC a couple of years back, we thought it would be fun to celebrate the 4th in yet another very patriotic US city, so we made plans to check out what Philly has to offer. It was quite possibly the hottest few days of the[...]
So the other day, I walked into the offices of my local newspaper. Through the process of endless emails, and follow up emails to check if he got my emails, and follow up emails to confirm that he got the follow up to the email that I had initially sent, he finally responded. "Fine," said the editor, "What do you have to show me?"read more[...]
