Learning a Smattering of Vietnamese
September 30th, 2011
Among my most valued “travel tips” to anyone presuming to drop into some far away foreign land (as a guest, [&hellip
Author Archives: Dyanne
The Blur Begins (a.k.a. Schizoid Bits ‘n Blurbs)
September 23rd, 2011
Little more than a month to go now and already the final blur of impending blast-off has begun in earnest. [&hellip
Wittlin’ Down the Pre-Paddy "To Do" List
September 15th, 2011
The days are melting swiftly now, and there’s lots still left to do. I’m also finding less and less spare [&hellip
10 Years Later – a Soothing Glimpse of Beauty
September 11th, 2011
Remembering… xxx We each will never forget where we were that day… And no one (least of all me) can ever [&hellip
Geocaching: A World-wide Game Custom-made for Travelers
August 25th, 2011
Given the emphasis on travel here, this blog would be remiss were I not to blather at least once about [&hellip
Surreal Reflections Upon Reentry
August 15th, 2011
Turns out that dumping all my “stuff” unearths some interesting bits of nostalgia. Given that I’m dismantling all my worldly [&hellip
Cheapo Passport Photos
August 7th, 2011
Now that I finally have an air ticket with a definitive date of arrival in Vietnam, it’s time to apply [&hellip
Is There Anything Better Than Having an Air Ticket in Your Pocket?
August 3rd, 2011
Uh… I don’t think so. Leastwise for this TravelnLass, the crisp feel of a freshly-printed E-ticket (to ANYWHERE!) is the [&hellip
The Chain Continues: The TravelnLass’ "7 Links"
July 27th, 2011
Nope. No pyramid “chain-letter” scheme here, just a friendly round-robin of sorts that’s been goin’ round the travel blog circuit [&hellip
Packing Practice
July 23rd, 2011
With little more than 12 weeks til blast off, the time will no doubt soon begin to blur and I [&hellip
SpotColor – a Purely Magical Photo App
July 17th, 2011
Now I’m not one to recklessly download every ipod app under the sun, but I do seem to be mesmerized [&hellip
TravelnLass Wooo-HOOO Alert!
July 14th, 2011
A great big ol’ Woo-HOOO!!! here today ‘cuz… I had an hour-long telephone interview last night with a CELTA lass [&hellip
To Do: Apply for the CELTA in Saigon – Check!
July 9th, 2011
Months ago (after much research) I determined that the best credential I could get for teaching EFL around the world [&hellip
Inspiring Other Lasses of "A Certain Age"…
July 3rd, 2011
Q: I’m delighted to have discovered your site. A friend and I (61 & 71) would love to adopt you [&hellip
The ***New*** Bali Slideshow
June 19th, 2011
O.k. so after the original Bali slideshow blunder at SlideRoll.com, I picked up the pieces, dusted myself off, and just [&hellip
A Glimpse of Bali Bliss (redux)
June 10th, 2011
Ummm… I’ve been a bit busy lately and consequently have rather neglected my blather duties here. So I thought I’d [&hellip
Welcome
Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
Stuff I Use (& Love!)
