Passports with Purpose: A Whole Lotta Llama

There are just about 36 hours left in the Passports with Purpose raffle and wow, are we amazed! We punched through the 6000 dollar mark yesterday. As cofounder Debbie said, “That’s a lot of chicks, ducks, and bees!” I got curious about how many chicks, ducks, or bees, that would be exactly, though I decided …


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Birthday Wish List

For the record, I don’t expect you to give me  any of this stuff. It’s just that my birthday is coming and people are asking (Hi Mom!) what I want. Check back, I might add some more as I think of it. And oh, it’s January 4th, in case you’re wondering. One of these armbands …


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Book Review: The Big Neccessity

It’s not like I set out to read a book about poop. I’m on the reviewer’s list for Holt – I LOVE being on their list! – and they send me stuff to read. Jason, the guy at Holt who lets me know when new, travel related things are coming out suggested that I might …


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Dear PR Representatives…

Caveat:  If you’re not interested in the swirl that is new media, click away. How about an old post? Something about, oh, Vienna? Now, below the jump, rambling about PR and bloggers.


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Passports with Purpose Update

When I get up in the morning, the first thing I check is the First Giving page for Passports with Purpose. As of a few days ago, we’ve met – and surpassed – our fundraising goal. Because of your generosity – on all sides, from those that donated prizes to those that bought tickets, we’ve …


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