From the category archives:

Experiences

September

by robinz

How do I Love September?…Let me count the ways…. I woke up this morning at the crack of dawn giddy with the thought that it is once again….September!   I’m thrilled with the idea of the days getting a little cooler, and dusk coming a little sooner so I can light candles in my kitchen [...]

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Summer Holiday

by robinz

Our Kiawah Tradition For the last 9 years our family has taken a summer beach vacation to the pristine beaches of Kiawah Island, South Carolina.    My husband and older son go for the golf, my daughter for the  tennis at the Roy Barth Center, my small son builds sand castles and catches crabs and, [...]

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Lesson Learned

by robinz

Do It Anyway I have given birth to four children.  Four incredible but, totally different children.  The differences never cease to amaze me.  Scout, the youngest, at seven years old  is the only one that demands perfection of himself at everything he does, never cutting himself a break.  He recently learned an important life lesson, [...]

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Give Me Liberty…

by robinz

The Liberty Hotel, Boston MA The Liberty Hotel in Boston Massachusetts, is second in WUM’s series which focuses on hotels that seek to provide it’s visitors with more than just a place to close their eyes.  This Hotel, like the Sorrento Hotel in Seattle (from last week), is seeking to integrate itself into the community [...]

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Experience Collector Friday…Secrets From Italian Cooks!

by robinz

Cooking in Tuscany One item on my list for my life is to take a cooking class in the Italian countryside.   My childhood friend Kristin now lives in Switzerland so my plan is to visit her and we will venture to Italy!  While looking for possibilities of places to take this cooking class I [...]

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Experience Collector: Got Business in Seattle?

by robinz

Sorrento Hotel:  Not Just a place to sleep! Like every industry ,hotels have felt the recession and the bite of competition.    This is the first in a series of Experience Collector Friday posts on hotels that are setting themselves apart from the rest, by making hotel stays even business travel an inspiring experience! The [...]

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Move over Marathons!

by robinz

Make Way for Urbanathlons! I was talking to a friend of mine about how she was marking this years birthday.   No party, no delectable birthday dinner or trip to a spa she and her husband are running in an Urbanathlon!  ”Wow”, I said, “What’s that?” An Urbanathlon she explained is usually a 10K race [...]

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Experience Collector Friday: Connect With Your Inner Bond Girl

by robinz

007  Will Have Nothing On You!         If you have ever watched a James Bond movie you know you’ve always dreamed of being one of those bond girls, confident, beautiful and able to take down a Russian Spy with a single blow.  Well,  The Stilletto Spy School is your dream come true. [...]

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Aspiring Writers Pack Your Bags… Experience Collector Friday

by robinz

If writing and publishing a book are on your list of must do’s in your lifetime thenFaber & Faber  in London may help you get one step closer!  The famed publishing house launched a creative writing academy in 2008 and is offering more and more classes each year.  Faber & Faber , which describes itself [...]

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Experience Collector Friday- Underground Dining

by robinz

Do you have a list for your Life?  I hope so! And, if you do, is a trip or two to Paris in the plans?  I’m sure I am not the only Francophile out there!  I have long dreamed of traveling  to Paris.  But, now I don’t just want to dine on chocolate baguettes under [...]

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