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10/30/2009 17:09 pm Category:  Travel & Culture Trends
My
seven year old son, who has been living in an Eastern culture since age 3, was
perplexed the other day when he simply asked his Aussie friend how old her
Grandma was. The little girl ignore... Author: Gina Hope TIP-Color Coordinate10/30/2009 16:56 pm Category: Travel & Culture Trends
Hello
ladies,
Although
often thought as cheesy (get over it), it's simple, it's tried, it's tested and
yes, it's true. You can keep track of
your little ones and/or entire group if you dress ... Author: Gina Hope TIP-Beware of the Pits10/30/2009 16:53 pm Category: Travel & Culture Trends
In
Japan
maraschino cherries have pits. On your
ice cream sundae and in your drinks.
Beware of cherry pits in foreign countries. Beware of olive pits in foreign countries as
well. Even on pizza,... 09/05/2009 19:08 pm Category: Travel & Culture Trends
Tea
Tree essential oil is a miracle oil. This single essential oil has anti-infectious,
anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antiviral, fungicidal, immunostimulant,
parasiticide, and bactericidal prop... 06/08/2009 21:18 pm Category: Travel & Culture Trends
Every culture has their way of doing things. And when you chose to live in a different one
you recognize some simple, silly, different things ... ... ..like everyday
packaging. Not only is one's ... 06/08/2009 21:15 pm Category: Travel & Culture Trends
Ladies, I have discovered the most convenient means of dealing
with travel and your monthly moon cycle!!!
It is called the Diva Cup (www.divacup.com)
and it is a re-usable silicone cup that you sim... 06/08/2009 21:12 pm Category: Travel & Culture Trends
Gals, if you are planning a trip anywhere with a HOT and/or
humid climate DO purchase Prickly Heat Powder before departure and place in
your toiletries bag. Prevent it. This means put a bit anywhe... 05/05/2009 02:44 am Category: Travel & Culture Trends
"It's a small world" was my
favorite childhood song. Well, I guess it struck a chord in my
heart! Now-a-days with the internet the world really is small.
However I have a small-world meeting of a... 05/05/2009 02:40 am Category: Travel & Culture Trends
The international
phone number for EMERGENCY is 112.
This is handy
because in New Zealand it is
111, in the US
it is 999, confusing!!! You can call 112 from anywhere in the world and know that it w... AT A
GLANCE: What is the point of surrounding
yourself in your own culture when in another?
What happens is that you impose your own culture on the host culture,
rather than being curious and respe... 03/10/2009 22:34 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsYou need a
day off? You need a day off!!! Why not travel?
Travel you
say? I'm only taking a day! Where on earth could I possibly go?
Traveling is
to experience something previously unknown...
I know, it
seems ridiculous that "drink water" qualifies as a tip, but you'd be surprised
just how many folks lose a day or two of exploration simply due to a lack of
water. You've heard to drink ... 03/10/2009 22:29 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsMy favorite
traveling inspiration to live by daily:
In a field
of beautiful flowers, the fly will find the one dropping of manure.
In a field
of manure, the honey bee will find the only flower... 02/03/2009 16:20 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsThe truth
about traveling abroad is that you actually have a responsibility. You have a responsibility to your own
country. In all actuality, upon
touchdown, you are indeed an ambassador for your co... Author: Gina Hope TIP-Proper Potty Pants02/03/2009 16:18 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsLadies,
What the
guide books forget to tell you is ... ... ... ... ... ...
When the destination
is a developing country, leave your floppy pants at home! Skirts, knee-length or longer, OR tr... 02/03/2009 16:15 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsTo aid in
the prevention of jetlag use essential oils on your flight.
Soak a
handkerchief in water first and add 4-5 drops of lavender and/or geranium
essential oils for relaxation. Store in
a zi... Author: Gina Hope In time for the Inauguration Reflections of an American Living Abroad on Election Day01/17/2009 19:51 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsLiving
abroad or in fact traveling abroad for an American gal means a lack of
association with fellow American gals.
For our 300 million, we Americans certainly do not hold our numbers
compared to th... 01/17/2009 19:43 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsThe first
time that you notice that neon blue screen on the airplane giving you facts and
figures about your flight AND your destination, change your watch immediately
to the local time of your destin... 01/17/2009 19:23 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsThe
"Kangaroo" Pocket is extremely useful when traveling. You can pop your tickets and boarding passes
right there in front of you without folding it up or anything! It's ideal for traveling with ki... 12/23/2008 19:03 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsLONELY
PLANET travel guides, in an attempt to interest individuals in applying for
their American passports, printed a bumper sticker that read:
Do Something For Your Country. LEAVE.
In my
opi... 12/23/2008 18:53 pm Category: Travel & Culture TrendsAfter my
four-year old went for her first style-change in a London hair salon, (she went
short, short, short!) I caught her admiring herself in the full-length
mirror. Grinning from ear to ear she
sa... «Back
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We all love travel and culture and Gina will report on cool travel trends, plus fun stories about the culture she learns about from life on the road.
Gina is out of Asia.
Gina Lauricella Hope is a clothing designer with a background in public relations who is currently raising her family in Thailand. She's the founder of HOPE, (www.GottaLottaHope.com) a fair trade clothing company which is dedicated to improving the lives of marginalized women & children by employing hill tribe women. HOPE also supports the Internally Displaced people of Burma who are currently victims of ethnic cleansing by a military regime. Gina believes that living should be fun, fair and just. And that the world would be a better place for it. When not designing or developing product, she is shopping (Wait she's always designing even while she's shopping)!! To balance her exotic shopping sprees in foreign lands, she opened retail outlets and spent the last ten years buying for and managing them in several California malls. When not designing or shopping (Ooops again!) she's traveling. What can be said? Gina LIVES life. (and BTW, for decent chocolate, she has to import it herself!!) Website: www.GottaLottaHope.com |
