by Mary Charleson | Jan 8, 2021 | Travel industry news, When a pandemic strikes
The other night I was channel surfing movies, and a segment caught my eye showing people on planes, in airports, dining and dancing and generally living a carefree life. But the thing that startled me was my internal reaction. “Where’s the social distancing? How about...
by Mary Charleson | Sep 12, 2020 | USA
Had I known in September 2019, when I drove the Beartooth Highway from Billings Montana, on my way to Yellowstone National Park days before it would close for the season due to snow at high elevations, that America would be ravaged by a pandemic when it reopened in...
by Mary Charleson | Aug 5, 2020 | Europe, When a pandemic strikes
Our Ibizia rental car had come to a stop, somewhere close to the Czech Republic and Austria border, on a country road in the middle of seemingly nowhere. There was nothing on the horizon in our 360 view except fields of dead flowers, somewhat symbolic of our cell...
by Mary Charleson | Jun 18, 2020 | Travel industry news, When a pandemic strikes
By Co-contributors: Mary Charleson and Barbara Cameron Mary Charleson, the author, has been a marketing consultant, speaker and writer at www.fiveminutemarketing.com for the last 20 years. Since launching www.carryonequeen.com in 2018, a travel content site for female...
by Mary Charleson | May 25, 2020 | Canada, Travel industry news, When a pandemic strikes
If you’re an avid skier like me, you’re likely wondering what the next ski season will look like at Whistler. But, beyond the usual speculation about snowfall, the 2020/21 season is susceptible to where the current pandemic will leave us. It has been clear, for the...
by Mary Charleson | Apr 23, 2020 | Travel industry news, When a pandemic strikes
The travel industry has been sucker punched by this global pandemic. With travel restrictions, closed borders, grounded flights, and shuttered tour companies, accommodations and destinations, the whole industry has ground to a halt. Many businesses are on government...
by Mary Charleson | Mar 15, 2020 | Travel industry news, When a pandemic strikes
It seems so recent that we were cruising along at high speed, living life, and traveling afar. And then somebody slammed on the brakes so hard that most of us are still trying to make sense of it all. Instead of booking flights and making plans, we’re hoarding...
by Mary Charleson | Mar 3, 2020 | Hawaii & South Pacific, USA
Uncle Robert’s Awa Bar and Farmers Market (also known as Uncle Robert’s Night Market) takes place every Wednesday from 5 to 10 p.m. The event features music, dancing, food, and craft vendors, attracting several thousand attendees each week. Getting to...
by Mary Charleson | Mar 2, 2020 | Hawaii & South Pacific, USA
Mauna Kea Summit Sunset Is visiting Mauna Kea summit for sunset worth it? You bet! There are charter bus tours from Kalua-Kona to experience the Mauna Kea sunset atop the highest point on Hawaii’s Big Island, but if you’re an independent adventurer, you can arrange...
by Mary Charleson | Mar 1, 2020 | Hawaii & South Pacific, USA
If you want to go as far south as possible without falling off the edge of the US, South Point at the southern tip of Hawaii’s Big Island is the place to go. It is also the access area for a 2.5-mile hike in to Green Sand Beach, one of only four green sandy beaches in...
