Sabrina Ward Harrison to lead Angela Ritchie’s ACE Camp on The Art of Becoming Yourself, October 24- November 2 2009, Todos Santos, Baja, Mexico
Become fascinated by your own life. Create an ode to living. That is the invitation on offer at Angela Ritchie’s ACE Camp, which launches this fall with a 10 day retreat in the artist community of Todos Santos, with journal-artist Sabrina Ward Harrison.
Limited to ten participants, the camp will take place at El Pescadero Beach House on the Mexican Baja from October 24 to November 2 2009.
By the surf breaks of the Pacific Ocean, adventurers will be led by journal-artist Sabrina Ward Harrison in the making of a personal journal. Road-trips, great meals and collaborative art projects will fill the days, with the adventure culminating in the celebration of El Dia De Los Muertos, the Mexican festival recognising the Day of the Dead.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
48% of Travelers Surveyed Plan to Visit a U.S. Vineyard This Year
TripAdvisor, the world’s most popular and largest travel community, today announced its top 10 North American wine destinations, according to TripAdvisor editors. Travelers are particularly interested in wineries this fall, with searches for the term “vineyards” up 10 percent on TripAdvisor over the past six weeks, compared to the same period last year.
In a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. respondents, 48 percent plan to visit a U.S. vineyard this year, with 40 percent planning to do so this fall. Travelers are most interested in visiting California favorites Napa Valley (29 percent) and Sonoma (18 percent), with the Finger Lakes, New York and Willamette Valley, Oregon tied for third place with eight percent. When it comes to good taste, 59 percent prefer red wine, 43 percent want white and 12 percent request rose.
1. No Contest for Napa: Napa Valley, California
The undisputed American capital of wine has earned its reputation thanks to seemingly endless picturesque vineyards and world-class wines. The valley’s gorgeous scenery serves as the backdrop to both amazing large-scale wineries as well as smaller, intimate (but no less excellent) wineries.
Top Value hotel in Napa, California: Chablis Inn — Average nightly rate: $114
2. Sublime Sonoma: Sonoma, California
Protected by mountains from excessive rainfall, Sonoma has an ideal climate for growing grapes on its numerous vineyards. Napa’s neighbor is smaller in terms of wine production, but has the highly sought-after wines and sweeping vistas to make it an enchanting wine destination.
3. Oregonian Oenophilia: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Oregon produces far less wine than its Californian counterparts, but distinguishes itself for its outstanding pinot noirs and other varietals. Willamette Valley, one of Oregon’s major wine-growing regions, has more than 200 charming wineries, and is considered the hub of the state’s wine industry.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Where Can a Tweet Take You? On a Dream Vacation…That’s Where!
Voyage.tv, a new media channel featuring original luxury travel and lifestyle programming, is giving anyone with a Twitter account the chance to win a dream vacation in the Voyage.tv “Tweet Your Trip Contest.”
Each week for the next 8 weeks, Voyage.tv will give away a dream vacation to anyone who follows @Voyagetv on Twitter and tweets their dream vacation in 140 characters or less. At the end of each week, the Voyage.tv staff will pick the best tweet and the winner will fly away on their dream vacation courtesy of Voyage.tv.
To enter, you must be 21 or older, a resident of the United States and follow @Voyagetv to be eligible to win. Complete details and entry rules are available at http://www.tweetyourtrip.com/.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
And you thought algebra was useless…
The new FREE search tool for flight-specific baggage information, www.luggagelimits.com developed by a high school algebra teacher, Luke Dudley, goes further than any other website in finding flight luggage information. The website allows the user to enter an airline, along with the departure and arrival airports then uses that information to find the exact luggage policy on their selected flight. Not stopping at simple checked baggage information, this site also provides the same flight specific information on flights’ carry-on baggage, excess baggage sizes & costs. It also allows the user to browse through all the different ticket class baggage policies including airline club benefits, on the specified flight.
“Interpreting airline luggage policies from their websites can be daunting,” said website founder Luke Dudley, who, as a boarding school Algebra teacher, took notice of this problem through students during the summer of 2008. “Seeing the students travel to and from school on a regular basis with numerous items of baggage, and at a time when jet fuel and airline hidden fees were rapidly increasing, gave me the idea for an online resource that can help travelers avoid, or at least prepare for, these extra costs.”
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
The golden leaves of aspens aren’t the first to fall when autumn arrives in the Western mountains. The rates at Rocky Mountain dude ranches take a dip as early as mid-August. When kids return to school, and demand from families’ decreases, member ranches of the Dude Ranchers’ Association (DRA) typically offer lower rates, shorter stays, and special weeks. It’s a time for couples, singles, girlfriends, and parents looking for a break, a time to kick back with no meetings, no schedules, and no worries.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Kick Off the Ski Season with a Visit to Fairmont
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ renowned winter destinations are inviting all ski lovers, snowboard enthusiasts and plain old snow bunnies to take to the slopes this season with a distinctive selection of ski packages. Whether an ideal snow-filled getaway includes carving through the powder of the Canadian Rockies, scoping out the venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics or taking on the Swiss Alps, Fairmont’s exciting and unrivaled ski getaways will keep guests on the downward move from dusk till dawn.
· With the new Peak 2 Peak Gondola now open and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games on the horizon, Whistler’s upcoming winter season is bound to be an epic one. Guests of The Fairmont Chateau Whistler can experience world-renowned skiing with the resort’s Book Early & Save deal and Ski For Free package. Early birds can enjoy a four-night ski package including accommodation and two 3-day Whistler Blackcomb dual mountain lift passes, while the seven-night package includes accommodation and two 5-day lift passes. Available from November 26, 2009 to April 18, 2010, rates for the four-night and seven-night ski deal start from $327 CAD (~$308 USD) and $272 CAD (~$256 USD) respectively per night. The Book Early & Save deal is a limited time offer that must be booked by November 15, 2009.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".