Travels Archives - Page 17 of 46

The Rio Revisited

January 20, 2010 by Rosalind Gardner 5 Comments

Last year during Affiliate Summit West, I blogged about my experience at the Rio All Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. If you read that post, you can see by the picture on the right that not much has changed in terms of house-keeping, or retrieval of room service accoutrements. When I arrived on Saturday afternoon, there were 2 glasses outside the door to my room, which is where they stayed until … [Read more...]

The McCarran Massage

January 20, 2010 by Rosalind Gardner 1 Comment

I spoke at Affiliate Summit West 2010 in Las Vegas over the weekend and flew home yesterday out of McCarran International Airport. It was the first time I'd seen a full body scanner at security. Well, not only did I have to go through the scanner, but because of the very thin J. Jill top sweater that I was wearing, I also got what I will forever think of as the "McCarran massage". I was … [Read more...]

Traveling to the U.S. from Canada?

January 12, 2010 by Rosalind Gardner 1 Comment

I'm heading down to #asw (Affiliate Summit) in Las Vegas on Saturday and after checking both the Air Canada and sites, realized that my wheeled laptop case would not be accepted as carry-on luggage --- they would demand that it be checked. Right. I've seen how baggage handlers launch bags (and guitars) onto the conveyor and after having airport security break one Vaio, I'm not about to let … [Read more...]

We’re Off to Hawaii in January

December 30, 2009 by Rosalind Gardner 10 Comments

Can you believe it? I've never been to Hawaii... because after all, being the States, it never seemed 'exotic' enough. Har. Fortunately, that's going to change in late January, and it's all Pam and David's fault (the same folks who got so revved up about camping that we bought our T@B). They announced they were going and we weaseled our way into their plans. Now I'm totally stoked. We're … [Read more...]

Deer: Our New Lawn Ornaments

December 28, 2009 by Rosalind Gardner 9 Comments

If we want to feel like we're really in the country, all we need to do is look out the window. This is a picture that I took this morning from the front window and it is basically the same everyday - a small herd of deer munching on whatever they can. These guys don't look too scrawny, but the usual suspects all have ribs that protrude to the extent that makes one want to cry. That said, I'm … [Read more...]