Kalin’s Chronicles: Literary Tours
June 1, 2011 by Kalin
Filed under Kalin's Chronicles, On Travel & Leisure
Tourism boards are banking on “literary tours” that highlight the sites of popular books and movies. One of my favorite literary tours is Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil in Savannah, Georgia…
Kalin’s Chronicles: World Travel Etiquette – Japan
May 19, 2011 by Kalin
Filed under Kalin's Chronicles, On Life, On Travel & Leisure
It seems that women have more rules to adhere to than men when it comes to world travel. This can be very frustrating — especially for women from the United States. So you won’t get dubbed “The Ugly American,” I’ll provide a few tips throughout the year on cultural etiquette in international destinations. We’ll start with Japan…
Kalin’s Chronicles: Weddingmoons
Back in the day, it was considered tasteless to have a big wedding at age 40. But today, many women 40 and over are getting married for the first time with all the bells and whistles, and today’s brides are choosing to have their wedding in the same location as their honeymoon – it’s what the tourism industry calls a destination wedding, or “weddingmoon.”
Five for Friday Sneak Peek: The Something Good – Earth Day Edition
Women at Forty’s Five For Friday is back with a special Earth Day Edition featuring cool people, clean eating, community activism and more. Find out just how easy it can be to celebrate Earth Day today and every day…
The accidental minimalist
I grew up in a house where we re-used ziplocks (the no-frills brand to boot), brown bagged it EVERY day and turned off the lights when we weren’t in the room because we wanted had to keep the electricity bill low. Who knew 30+ years later it would be all the rage…
