A Taste of New Zealand

A Taste of New Zealand

Before I visited New Zealand, I fretted about the travel time. It takes more than 17 hours to get from L.A. to Queenstown, where I participated in a whirlwind tour courtesy of Tourism New Zealand. Now I can’t wait to go back. Queenstown, located on New Zealand’s South Island, boasts achingly beautiful turquoise lakes and […]

Mom and Me in Aruba

Mom and Me in Aruba

Press trips are premised on wanting writers to experience fresh vacation ideas and new paradigms of travel, so I was thrilled to participate in the “Mom and Me” press trip to the Aruba Marriott on Mother’s Day weekend. During a few brilliantly sunny days, our group of Gen X and Gen Y travel writers and […]