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Jacob's Megabus Review

5/8/2015

My first guest post is by my son, Jacob, who is 17. Our teenagers have taken Megabus alone up and down California several times, and I highly recommend this mode of transportation. Service areas are growing, it’s cheap, the busses are clean and safe, and my kids liked the independence. Thanks, Jacob, for your review!

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Vienna All My Life

5/8/2015

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I have loved Vienna for three decades. Given half a chance, I would live there.

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Cosmo & the Proverbs 31 Lady

5/6/2015

Whenever I saw Cosmopolitan magazine in the Safeway checkout line, I always wondered who bought it, and how they could use so much information. Better Sex! Vacation Destinations! Cooking Tips! Wardrobe Ideas! Handling Office Politics! Famous Career Women! Bikini-ready Body! Better Sex! I could only relate to a couple of those topics at one time, and some of them were totally foreign to me.

Le Weekend

5/6/2015

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With children in college faraway, distant friends, and an elderly mother, I make a lot of weekend trips. I try to visit them for special occasions or just for fun, but I also never know when I’ll have to hit the road and visit somebody in the hospital--that’s part of being the in-between generation in a family. In the past year I drove to Los Angeles in the middle of the night when my daughter went to the ER and flew to Texas when my mother was in the hospital. (Everybody’s fine now, thanks.) Here's how I make sure I'm always prepared for a last minute weekend trip.

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The Home-Away-From-Home Vacation

5/6/2015

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If you have a small, functional wardrobe, (have you read my Why I Wear My Uniform post?) this kind of vacation is easy. By home away from home, I mean the kind of trip where you will have a traditional bed, well-stocked bathroom, and accessible laundry, maybe visiting loved ones or doing some city sightseeing and staying in a hotel. No camping, sleeping in your car, or hitchhiking. That’s a different trip.

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The Schlep-It-Yourself Vacation

5/6/2015

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This is the kind of trip where you use trains and buses, carry your own bags across cobblestones or gravel, and pack as lightly as possible because nobody is going to help you. Ever. And you may need to run to catch the train.

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Why I Wear My Uniform

5/6/2015

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...or Why I Didn't Choose my own Clothes until 40.

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Missing the Train

5/6/2015

For years, I have rushed between teaching piano lessons, my kids’ activities, errands, and family obligations. I still have a few of those things to do, but thankfully now I can relax a little. To travel better, I’m going to start living better at home: more enjoying the sights, even if it’s just a sunrise or a good cup of coffee.

Travel & Tech

5/6/2015

There is a lot of information out there on technology and travel, and there are people using technology to do incredible things. I am probably not one of those people, but here are some things I’ve learned to do to make my traveling easier.

Treading Lightly

5/5/2015

My generation was blessed to have baby boomer parents who gave us good schooling, piano lessons, and opportunities their parents had never dreamed of. They also somehow gave us the idea that collecting stuff equals security and success. Millennials, however, value experiences over possessions, and I’m going with them. Traveling is easiest if you’re ready for it all the time. Here’s what worked for me.

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