Archive | May, 2011

Out of Africa: My Genetic Journey Results

Samburu woman

At the beginning of the year, I donated my DNA samples to the National Geographic Genographic Project to learn more about my ancestry and the results are in… According to my National Geographic report, civilization’s story begins in Africa sometime between 150,000 and 170,000 years ago, with a woman whom anthropologists have nicknamed “Mitochondrial Eve.”  My […]

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Why We Need Better/Different Geography Education

Abaland, New Zealand?  Archland, New Zealand! Really!?!?  I can forgive Pat Sayjack’s incorrect assertion that Auckland is the capital of New Zealand, I wasn’t sure myself.  But the fact that none of those 3 adult contestants had any clue that Auckland is a city is a little disturbing, right? [jwplayer mediaid=”367″] During the Miss Teen […]

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AirFareWatchDog.com to the Rescue…again

AirFareWatchDog.com, a genius creation by George Hobica, provides alerts and updates on discounted, sale and mistake airfares for domestic and international travel.  I love a great airfare deal, but don’t have the time to scour the internet for the best of the best.  Airfarewatchdog does all of the dirty work for me, for free! I became a […]

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2011 Conference on Social Media and Tourism

As I continue to meld my marketing expertise and addiction to travel, I’ve been on the look out for interesting travel events around the globe. This year, I’v attended the Travel and Tourism Show in Los Angeles, the Jamaica Tourist Board’s Destination Product Update in Los Angeles.  Sadly I will miss TBeX, but I have my eye […]

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Visit Jamaica: Once You Go, You Know

I had the pleasure of joining the Jamaica Tourist Board, some of their industry partners and several SoCal travel agents for the 2011 Destination Product Update in Los Angeles, CA. Held at the Olympic Collection Conference Center, the festivities started with dinner and networking.  The chicken and fish options were great, but Caribbean ambiance put […]

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