Author Archives: Traveling Olive
Traveling Olive’s Passport: Rome, Italy
The Traveling Olive Passport feature is really taking off! Many thanks to the readers for all the snapshots of my little Olive traveling the globe! The Petersons, Traveling Olive followers/newlyweds/travel lovers/bloggers recently took Olive on their first trip (and Olive’s!) toRome, Italy. … Continue reading
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Skip the craziness of the Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan and head to Sleepy Hollow Country for The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. The perfect way to get your Halloween fix. See more than 4,000 individually hand-carved, … Continue reading
Traveling Olive’s Passport: Montreal, QC, Canada
I received a fantastic response after posting my first edition of Traveling Olive’s Passport (check out my friend Tom’s trip to Vienna). Thanks to everyone for all the snapshots of my little Olive traveling the globe. Keep them coming! My friend … Continue reading
Traveling Olive’s Passport: Vienna, Austria
My friends often contact me for help with everything from a restaurant recommendation in an unfamiliar Manhattan neighborhood to packing tips for a dream vacation to Italy. I love sharing my ideas, regardless of how near or far the trip … Continue reading
Escape to Yoga Island
On Saturday, August 6th, the peculiar Governor’s Island turned into a free day-long yoga festival hosted by the charming Laughing Lotus yoga studio in Chelsea and sponsored by the genius that is Lululemon Althletica. My fellow yogis and I boarded … Continue reading
A Tourist in Newport, Rhode Island
This past Fourth of July, we took a day-trip from Mystic, Connecticut to Newport, Rhode Island where I was pleasantly surprised to find great food and amazing photo ops. After a short one-hour drive from Mystic, we headed straight to the … Continue reading
Photo of the Week: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street http://www.guggenheim.org Current exhibit: A Chronology: The Guggenheim Collection, 1909–1979 presents a visually dynamic time line of this extraordinary metamorphosis from private collection to public. On display until September 11, 2011.
Inspiration: On the road with Samantha Brown
Samantha Brown. I have a love/hate relationship with her – simply because she has my dream job. As host for several series on the Travel Channel, Samantha spends most of her year traveling the world and sharing her once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I’m … Continue reading
Inspiration: Contemporary Wanderer
Last February, I had the pleasure of listening to Beth Whitman (creator of WanderlustAndLipstick.com) speak at The New York Times Travel Show. Beth, along with Editor Max Hartshorne and Senior Travel Editor Kent St. John (both of GoNOMAD.com) shared tips … Continue reading
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A few months ago, I had the opportunity to meet with Peter Greenberg (Travel Editor for CBS News!) and pick his brain about breaking into travel writing. Peter gave me a great piece of advice that stuck – “write about what you … Continue reading
