Friday, January 30, 2009 Posted in: Travel
A city? What the?? After several days of island hopping, it was strange to return to a city. With only one night in Brisbane, there was much to do and little time to do it. First up? Shopping. Then? Drinks. Followed by? Dinner. To make the most of what little time we had, I took...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009 Posted in: Travel
I’ll never be known as a pulled together kind of gal. I’ll happily sacrifice fashion for comfort. In particular, when I travel to the tropics, all bets are off. Sweat, sunscreen, blotchy red skin, bug spray, hair sticking up in every direction…you get the idea. Inevitably, a well-meaning travel companion will send me photos of...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Posted in: Travel
Sadly it was time to leave Lizard, which would be my favorite of the tree islands we visited. Random factoid – the Great Barrier Reef has 600+ islands. Which obviously means I need to start planning my next trip!
We flew from back to Cairns and from there, hopped a ferry to Fitzroy Island, and island...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Posted in: Travel
Early the next morning (and I do mean early!) we were airborne again, en route to Lizard Island. As we were heading North, the cyclone was heading South, so we flew into gorgeous weather. From this point on, it was nothing but sunny skies.
Lizard Island is home to two things – a high end resort...
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Monday, January 26, 2009 Posted in: Et cetera
Mark your calendars, the 2009 Brides Against Breast Cancer Gown Sale is coming to Orlando!
Friday, March 13, 12 – 8 pmSaturday, March 14, 10 am – 6 pm
It will be held at the Fairwinds Alumni Center at UCF.
Find the gown of your dreams at an incredible savings while making dreams come true for women...
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 Posted in: Travel
So…Australia. Where to begin?
We landed in Brisbane at the crack of dawn (ok 7am or so) and took yet another flight to Hamilton Island. After mere moments to get cleaned up (after traveling for, oh, two days), we hit the ground running with a tour. I’m yawning just writing about it since I was so....
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 Posted in: Et cetera
It’s been a tough few days here and I’ll try to summarize briefly. I got my allergy shot and it was given to me in the wrong spot causing either an infection or an acute allergic reaction in my left arm. I’ve spent the past several days at doctor’s offices and am currently medicated...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 Posted in: Et cetera
I’ve been up since 2am. Made it home around 8-ish last night, took a shower, and promptly passed out. For a few hours. Darn jet lag.
But I’m making the most of it and getting caught up on work. Make that trying to get caught up on work. I’ve still got 37 million emails to...
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G’day mate! I’m headed to Australia for a travel assignment from January 9-19, 2009. Not sure what sort of phone/email access I’ll have down under, so thanks for your patience and I’ll return all messages when I get back!
http://www.loribarbelyphotography.com
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Aaah, memories of Maui! My mini-feature (text and photos) on the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua is running in the January/February 2009 issue of ISLANDS Magazine! My husband I spent 3 days there back in August as part of an assignment I did on Romantic Getaways. What I wouldn’t give to be back there now!
http://www.loribarbelyphotography.com
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