Travel & Travel Tips
How to Stay Safe Using foursquare & Gowalla
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** I was a late adopter of the social media platforms foursquare and Gowalla, two of the most popular “check-in” based apps that allow you to share your activities with friends and followers. I had serious reservations about using these apps because I felt they could compromise my safety … Continue reading
Tag, we’re it
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** “Classic” radio stations now play the songs I listened to when I was in high school. There’s another reminder that I’m getting older, though- I don’t know whether kids these days still send each other chain letters. I’d ask my 12 year old neighbor, but she’s too busy texting her … Continue reading
Postcard: Belize River Lodge
Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Mike Heusner knows the river. It’s his front yard and his livelihood; his aptly named Belize River Lodge sits right on the Belize River, less than 5 minutes from the international airport in Belize City. You might see a plane fly over if you go out on the … Continue reading
Travel Tuesday: Essential Travel Gear
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: As noted ** Each Tuesday, travelers on twitter use one of two hashtags– #traveltuesday and/or #tt–to make recommendations and give general shouts-out to the people and places they like. Usually, I forget to participate in #traveltuesday, and when I remember, I have too many folks I want to mention, so … Continue reading
Postcard: Migis Lodge, Casco, Maine
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo I love this photo of a couple leaping into the water at Migis Lodge in Maine. We stayed at Migis last week and were one of the few families there who were new guests; most guests are repeat visitors. One guest mentioned that he’d been at Migis every … Continue reading