by Mary Charleson | Mar 10, 2019 | Hawaii & South Pacific, USA
Exploring Hawaiʻi’s Big Island on a scooter is one of the most carefree (and fun!) ways to discover Kona coast beaches. With warm ocean breezes, easy pull-offs to every beach, and the freedom to stop anywhere that catches your eye, this little adventure turns a simple...
by Mary Charleson | Feb 16, 2019 | Europe
Updated Jan 19, 2026. Passo Giau and Lago di Braies are two best hikes in the Dolomites, each worthy of a day trip from Cortina Italy. Cortina, of course is one of the sites for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games, and the former site of the 1956 Winter...
by Mary Charleson | Jan 20, 2019 | Europe
Do you have a bucket list? Or an experience jar? The bucket list is that forward-thinking aspirational list of places you want to see. Inspired by the idea that somehow one must knock things off a list while they are still able is great, but I find the thought that...
by Mary Charleson | Dec 30, 2018 | Europe
The city of Prague has survived centuries of conflict, preserved in time despite multiple wars and occupation, and it has emerged beyond the curtain with a bevy of stories to share. Its cobblestone streets and the historical path they pave can easily charm even the...
by Mary Charleson | Nov 11, 2018 | Europe
Massimo charged his glass in a toast to friendship, “Ad amici e buon cibo.” While we didn’t understand what was said, we all smiled enthusiastically in agreement, intuitively knowing it meant “to friends and good food.” The intense heat of the day had subsided, and in...
by Mary Charleson | Sep 9, 2018 | Europe
Prince’s “Purple Rain’ filled the hot summer night air in Paris, as a chorus of thousands seated on picnic blankets under open skies belted out the well-known lyrics. Fireworks burst from both sides of the Eiffel Tower in an escalading cascade of purple...
by Mary Charleson | Sep 2, 2018 | USA
I’m always on the look out for tourism marketing examples, since I use them in presentations with clients in the travel industry over on my other business at FiveMinuteMarketing.com A fellow travelling friend put me onto this clever use of a chat bot named Rose being...
by Mary Charleson | Aug 25, 2018 | Europe
Guest post written by Karen Speirs The light is softening, casting a golden glow on the rolling hills, when the call for dinner comes. The teens scramble up the stone stairs from the pool. A quartet of card players rise from the table, pushing back heavy iron chairs....
by Mary Charleson | Jul 10, 2018 | Canada, South Africa
When I was in my final year of high school, I was hospitalized for a week with the sight in one eye threatened after an exercise band broke and impacted my eye, causing an internal bleed. I spent the entire time immobilized in bed with both eyes covered to limit...
by Mary Charleson | Jun 21, 2018 | USA
Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon on Route 66 by motorcycle, with a return through Zion National Park is a fabulous ride. Guys – you may have dreamed of doing this drive with a buddy, but if you need some persuading words to have your girlfriend or wife join you,...
