Travel Thursday - Lili on the Loose

5 10, 2017

What to do in Colorado for Fall & Halloween Events

By Lili|October 5th, 2017|Categories: Events, Local, Travel|Tags: Cider Festival, Colorado, Corn Maze, Denver, Dia De Los Muertos, Event, fall, farmer's market, Halloween, Harvest Festival, Haunted House, Hauntings, Local Events, North America, pumpkin, Travel Thursday, Zombies|0 Comments

I love fall - that moment before the weather turns wintery cold, crunchy golden-red leaves to jump in, harvest foods and cider, and Halloween and haunted houses! So for work I did a lunch-n-learn where I shared the best fall events people should know about! I started with some local haunted trivia (such as Linger originally being a Mortuary, the Stanley Hotel being an inspiration for the Shining, and that my work's office use to be a paper company with an obligatory joke about Dunder Mifflin.) We then swapped stories about local haunts! It was a lot of fun. So I wanted

21 09, 2017

In Character Conversations: Pirates

By Lili|September 21st, 2017|Categories: Activities, Travel|Tags: 2016, Captain Jack Sparrow, charcter, Disney, Disney World, Florida, Halloween Party, Jack Sparrow, Magical Weekend, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, MNSSHP, North America, Orlando, Pirates, Pirates of the Caribbean, Travel Thursday, USA, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Tuesday was "Talk Like A Pirate Day", and it reminded me of last year meeting the infamous pirate: Captain Jack Sparrow. He's an elusive character at Disney World's Magic Kingdom. You cannot meet him during the day, but often can see him during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. (Hence why I'm dressed as a cat.) He's actually the first character I met, and it happened very quickly. I had just gotten off the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, to see a line of people. It wasn't very long, so I decided to hop in the line, not really knowing

7 09, 2017

Scenes from St John, USVI

By Lili|September 7th, 2017|Categories: Nature & Outdoors, Travel|Tags: 2011, Anna Point, Bordeaux Mountain, Caribbean, Coral Bay, Florida, Francis Bay, Hurricane Hole, Hurricane Irma, Leinster Bay, ocean, paradise, St. John, St. John 2011, Travel Thursday, Trunk Bay, USVI, Whistling Cay|1 Comment

Hurricane Irma has devastated so many countries and islands, and sadly I hear my beloved island of St John in the US Virgin Islands has been hit pretty hard. And with Irma heading towards Florida, more devastation is on its way. With St John on my mind, I'm sharing some of my favorite landscape photos I took on my 2011 trip. View of Anna Point and Leinster Bay. Look at that gorgeous color water! The beautiful Trunk Bay. Looking towards Coral Bay and Hurricane Hole from Bordeaux Mountain. Rainbow over Francis Bay and Whistling

24 08, 2017

More Solid Travel Products!

By Lili|August 24th, 2017|Categories: Product Review, Travel|Tags: 2015, Anti-Chafing, Bug Repellent, Egypt, Gold Bond Friction Defense, Repel, Solid Bug Repellent, solid sunscreen, sunscreen, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

Last time we spoke about Lush's solid shampoo, solid conditioner, and solid toothpaste. This week I want to share the other solid products I travel with to avoid traveling with liquids. Solid Sunscreen My all time favorite solid product discovery is solid sunscreen. I HATE sunscreen. I hate having to put it on, the feel of it on my skin. I hate it in general. And because of my fair skin, I need a lot of it. But Neutrogena's Solid Sunscreen is my lifesaver. I used this in Egypt and didn't get burn at all. I now use this as

10 08, 2017

Natural Destinations Shaped by Water

By Lili|August 10th, 2017|Categories: Nature & Outdoors, Travel|Tags: Infographic, Travel Thursday, water|0 Comments

I'm always so interested in how our landscapes have changed over time. How you can see the the strata in layers of sedimentary rocks. But I often forget the force of water behind the creation of so many amazing travel destinations. This infographic by HighTide Technologies helps show some of the most amazing ones!

27 07, 2017

Hieroglyphs of Philae Temple

By Lili|July 27th, 2017|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Agilika Island, Aswan, cartouche, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, hieroglyphs, Horus, Isis, Middle East, Osiris, Philae, Philae Temple, Travel Thursday, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site|0 Comments

I took many photos in Egypt. Each tomb and temple fascinated me. Especially the hieroglyphs that adorn the walls. Here are some of my favorites from Philae Temple near Aswan, Egypt. A cartouche. A depiction of Isis, who the temple is dedicated to. A pharaoh giving offerings to Osiris. Horus surrounded by lotus flowers. Isis giving the sign of life to the pharaoh. Many of the faces were defaced by early christians, it was pleasing to see these three still with such good detail. A lion and flowers on one of the smaller side temples.

13 07, 2017

Lush Products for Travel Review

By Lili|July 13th, 2017|Categories: Product Review, Travel|Tags: 2015, 2017, Africa, Central America, conditioner, Costa Rica, Egypt, Florida, lip sugar scrub, lush, Miami, Middle East, North America, Panama, sea salt scrub, shampoo, soap, solid, solid conditioner, solid shampoo, solid toothpaste, toothpaste, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

Years ago, I stumbled upon this post on solid shampoo by Alex in Wonderland. As I read a lot of travel blogs, it was just one article among a sea of others. But later in 2015, as I planned my trip to Egypt, I was trying to figure out how to limit the amount of liquids that I'd take to Egypt. On previous trips to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico, I had either checked my main bag, or checked a smaller bag that only contained sunscreen. I didn't want to do that this time, so I started pouring through

29 06, 2017

Tea Ceremony in Japan

By Lili|June 29th, 2017|Categories: Activities, Travel|Tags: 2004, Asia, Buddhist Temple, chakai, chanoyu, Chino, Green Tea, Japan, matcha, Ocha, Sister Cities, Sister Cities Japan 2004, Suwa, Tea, Tea Ceremony, Travel Thursday, Way of the Tea|0 Comments

Listening to Koto music before the Tea Ceremony If you go to Japan, you must experience a Tea Ceremony! I was lucky to visit a Buddhist temple during my Sister Cities exchange trip to Chino, Japan. The temple grounds are hauntingly beautiful. A community graveyard greeted us from the parking area. Then as we walked through the lush green forest, I spied little Jizo statues along the pathway, and a pond on the other side. It was so peaceful. We were then ushered though the garden before entering the temple. It is common to walk across dewy ground

1 06, 2017

Tips to Avoid the “Lost Bag” Worse Case Scenario

By Lili|June 1st, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Tips|Tags: carry on, checked bag, checking bags, lost bags, lost luggage, luggage, packing, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

Let me get this out of the way: I'm one of those "crazy" carry-on only travelers. I prefer to keep my things with me at all times. I hate the fear of losing a bag, having things stolen, or having a bag damaged. I also hate having to wait at baggage claim for my bag. I'd rather get out of the airport as quickly as possible. But sometimes carry-on only isn't an option, or your bag gets gate checked. So here are my best tips if you have to part from your bag. Source Main Carry-On One way

18 05, 2017

Getting Over Eating Alone

By Lili|May 18th, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Tips|Tags: 2010, Lake Placid, Lake Saranac, New York, North America, NY, The Quiet Life, Travel Thursday, USA, work|0 Comments

I use to be incredibly shy and introverted. So I already knew my first solo business trip back in 2010 was going to push me to my limits (and it did right away with sitting in the cockpit of an airplane!) But, I figured it would be fine. I'd be at a resort with my clients and all their employees. I'd have my meals with them, I'd get to know them well. It would be good, it would be fine. It wasn't. It turns out that this three-day employee conference I flew out for...actually only had the "trade show floor" open