Family-Friendly Activities at Shenandoah National Park

Looking for something that truly celebrates Spring? We just got word of these family-fun activities happening at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. ARAMARK Parks and Destinations in Shenandoah National Park is hosting family friendly events and programs – including culinary and special events programs – at Big Meadows Wayside, Skyland Resort or Big Meadows Lodge [...]

Dress Up Your Easter Kitchen

The Easter season is the perfect time to bring some color to your kitchen. Using fruit, flowers, and colored eggs will surely do the trick, but why not set a special table this year. Wilton 3-D Bunny Pan Dessert never looked so good! This two-piece set from Wilton creates a pair of bunny shaped cakes that come [...]

Free Entry into all 392 U.S. National Parks in April

This just in: The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to all 392 of America’s National Parks from April 21-29, 2012. The freebie is part of National Parks Week - a week-long series of events that helps raise awareness the conservation efforts of our national parks, and it also coincides with Earth Day (April 22). [...]

Spring Food and Gear for the Single Women’s Soul

Spring cleaning means out with the old and in with the new! It’s time to brighten up not only your wardrobe, but your kitchen and cocktail, too! Spring forward with these cute new culinary themed treats! Just in time for the outdoor drinking season, Belvedere Vodka brings us Belvedere Pink Grapefruit. The most versatile Maceration [...]

Cocktails from the Ocean Key Resort & Spa

Nothing says lovin’ like a cocktail on the beach. The Ocean Key Resort & Spa in Key West entertains guests nightly with “post-Sunset” music featuring Key West singer/songwriter Scott Kirby and guitarist Dave Edmisten. A stay on Key West is one of our favorite girlfriend getaways, but if you can’t get to Key West, sit [...]

Fitness Boot Camps: Travel To Better Health

The words “boot camp” have traditionally referred to military training. Juvenile boot camps for troubled teens are designed to instill structure and discipline; whereas software boot camp teaches non-nerds the essential programming and inner-workings of computers. The newest addition to the boot camp family is the rapidly growing trend towards fitness boot camps, designed to [...]

Valentine: Please Be My Volunteer

Valentine’s Day can be a somewhat overdone and uncomfortable holiday for singles. After my divorce, I focused on making Valentine’s Day even more fun than usual for my daughters and myself – I bought them Valentine decorated socks and T-shirts and we worked together to make a lovely dinner together of all of our favorite foods. The [...]

Love Across Continents: Lessons from Transcontinental Dating

When dates involve airline tickets, things get complicated. Despite being swathed in dirt, sweaty, and loaded down with gear, a ruggedly handsome similarly burdened trekker sends a smile and a look heavy with interest your way. Back at the resort, the same guy stretches out on a poolside lounge chair two umbrellas down from you [...]

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Volunteer Traveler

I recently listened to George Carlin’s routine on stuff on YouTube.com. My favorite line is, “Your house is just a place for your stuff with a cover on it.” I reacted with laughter and by throwing out my holiday gift list. The subject of Carlin’s bit was a traveler going to Hawaii on a trip [...]

Single Minded Women Say “Ohm” on Vacation

It’s no secret that one of the best forms of exercise and relaxation is yoga, so why not continue on your journey to inner peace with a yoga-centric getaway? Take a yoga retreat vacation and revive, rejuvenate and re-emmerse yourself into reality at one of these yoga-focused getaways: Caribbean: At Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos [...]

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