Posted On: May 1, 2012
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Attention vagabonds: Airbnb has become the hottest travel tool since the airplane—while bringing to life another trend called “collaborative consumption.”
I pity the sterile hotels that have to compete with this vivacious option. And as…
Posted On: April 9, 2012
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Dan Buettner, a local boy done real good, is changing the way the world feels about being blue. His original Blue Zones book and the latest Thrive are selling by the boatload—with evergreen promises like…
Posted On: March 24, 2012
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Lots of people dream of taking a career break, and then there’s Alexis Grant. She wrote the book on the idea—literally. Some might question her sourcing, though, since the first quote (among many) comes from…
Posted On: February 18, 2012
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Chest pain. All new. Not good. So on Wednesday, when it hadn’t stopped for three days and the pain scale hit 6 on the 10 scale, I called McHealth. They insisted I go straight to…
Posted On: January 26, 2012
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Survey sez: 52% of the happiness we derive from travel is experienced before we even arrive at our destination.*
If that’s true, then why not always have a getaway in the planning stages just to…
Posted On: October 31, 2011
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Friend of a friend. That’s how I met Wendy Swart Grossman, today’s guest blogger.
Face to face. That’s how we will soon meet, instead of screen to screen.
St. Olaf College. That’s where we both…
Posted On: October 21, 2011
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For the second year in a row, travel-lovers convened in 17 cities to confab about career breaks at MeetPlanGo. In MSP, I was annointed chief host and bartop-washer, and was again humbled by our attentive…
Posted On: October 14, 2011
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When Julie DuRose speaks at our panel of five at Meet, Plan, Go MSP next Tuesday (10-18-11), you can expect stories of escaping academia, exotic foods, and solo travel. As a women. In outlandish lands. …
Posted On: August 18, 2011
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If you long for a career break—or break of any kind—what is that tipping point that makes you finally GO? And what about where? My friends at Meet, Plan, Go! have been asking all hosts…
Posted On: June 17, 2011
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“Wouldn’t have regretted a single penny.” “Overthinking it.” “Things went downhill quickly.” “The city of lights earned its title.”
In 11 quick questions, Doug Mack serves up just a taste of his bold trip through…
