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 [...]

A Volunteer Vacation Can Trump the Eat, Pray, Love Adventure

Eat, Pray, Love. Each of the title words of both the book and the movie represents a stage in author Elizabeth Gilbert’s year-long journey, one for each of Gilbert’s three destinations—pasta in Italy, prayer in India and love in Bali. With the success of Eat, Pray, Love, people are lining up to purchase products and [...]

Women Rock: Hard Rock Hotels Raise Awareness for Breast Cancer Research

Looking for a fall getaway with a little heart? Women unite at Hard Rock International hotels (http://www NULL.hardrock NULL.com/) around the nation to celebrate PINKTOBER – the hotel’s campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer research, in conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Alongside PINKTOBER™ “Artist Ambassador” Melissa Etheridge (http://www NULL.melissaetheridge NULL.com/), the Hard Rock hotels [...]

Book Review: The Art of Solo Travel: A Girls’ Guide

Looking for a book to soothe your single travel status? Here’s a book that every single girl needs to read: The Art of Solo Travel: A Girls’ Guide, by Stephanie Lee, published by Indie Travel Media Ltd, 2010. As you’d expect from the title, Lee is a traveler herself and she used her solo travels, [...]

Find “Thinner Peace” at The Benjamin in NYC

What’s one way to combine exercise and travel? Stay at a hotel that promotes a healthy lifestyle! This deal from The Benjamin NYC is perfect for the single woman on a weekend escape or business trip to New York City. The Benjamin (www.thebenjamin.com (http://www NULL.thebenjamin NULL.com)) has teamed up with New York’s Equinox Fitness Clubs [...]

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