Category: Travel
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Hôtel Le Germain Québec: A Boutique Dream Come True
In planning my first visit to Quebec City, I decided to try two highly rated hotels. I love older properties and boutique hotels, and began with a lovely boutique hotel…
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My First Mardi Gras
Have you ever been to a Mardi Gras celebration? I lucked out in San Diego, and it would be an understatement to say that this afternoon and evening were a great…
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Spring Time at the Tidal Basin
Washington, DC is impossible to capture in a single post, or visit. Fortunately, I’ve been able to visit the US Capitol a few times in recent years – and always find…
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How My Travel Planning Mistake Turned Out to Be A Good Thing
Generally, the best thing about making mistakes is that we learn from them. However, I’ve not only learned from my recent travel planning faux pas; I’m benefitting from it. How…
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Weekend Poll: Do You Travel Light for Conferences, Or Tip the Scales?
I’ve been enjoying the tweets flying onto my screen from England, Norway and elsewhere the past couple of days, as admin. professionals from a couple of dozen countries converge on…
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No Fooling Here on this April First; Just Catching Up and Offering Travel Recommendations
Here’s to April, and more sunny days ahead! I can’t believe it’s already a month since I returned from Asia. Re-entry to the office after a lengthy holiday has been good,…
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Urban Sanctuary: Lumpini Park, Thailand
I promised readers I’d keep you posted on this month’s travels, and am beginning with a sanctuary in the heart of Bangkok, whose population was estimated at 8.5 million last year.…
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A Late January Antidote: Postcards from Palma de Mallorca
It’s Tuesday. It’s late January. If you’re reading this from certain locales in South Africa (17° C/ 63° F), Australia (29°C / 84° F), Brasilia (19°C / 66° F), Indonesia (32°…
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Weekend Poll Results: Guess What’s on Your Peers’ Bookshelves
Admin. professionals are generally well read, and our bookshelves have a healthy supply of business-related materials. Here are the results of my latest weekend poll, in which I asked: When you’re…
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Weekend Poll: Do You Read for Knowledge or Pleasure on Your Own Time?
Being well informed is critical to success in the office, and it seems many of us undertake research or regularly review industry/sector journals as a routine function of our roles. This weekend, I’m wondering…
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Weekend Poll Results: Let the Holiday Countdown Begin
Admin. professionals are gearing up for year-end breaks. Here are the results of my latest weekend poll, in which I asked: Will you take a bit of time off work for…
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Weekend Poll: Is Anyone Else Dreaming of Being Home for the Holidays?
… or, at least, home and not in the office? Perhaps it’s a reflection of a demanding workload but, after shaking away the disbelief that it’s just days until we’re…
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Postcards from Seattle
Quick, now. When I mention the Mariners and Microsoft, the Seahawks and Starbucks, what Pacific Northwest city comes to mind? Of course I’ve given the answer away in the title, but – as…
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Travel Bumps: Waking Up to Men on Scaffolding Outside Your Third Floor Window
Tweeting with one of Exceptional EA’s Real Careers alumni about upcoming travel plans (and her husband’s astute career choice in that industry) made me reflect on all that we gain through travel ……
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Would You Be Lost Without Makeup, or Just Fine?
… or would you be just fine without it? I will own that cosmetics were high on my shopping list when we arrived in Europe last summer. For, while we’d spent much…
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Tech Tuesday: Ideas for Beating Jet Lag
How well do you manage international travel? Do you struggle with jet lag? If you’d like an automated system to help you follow common sense approaches to beating jet lag,…
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Exceptional EA Visits Coral Gables, Florida
Ah, Florida. Our first visit in 2014 was but a tease, so travel plans for this year included a return visit and exploration of new locales. This year’s itinerary included Coral Gables,…
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Good Advice from The Flexi Foodie: How to Stay Healthy When Travelling
I’ve been following Julie Montagu’s The Flexi Foodie blog for some time now, and appreciate her informed insights. This American transplant to the UK studied plant-based nutrition at Cornell University,…