Hole In The Donut Nominated For Travel Blog Award – Help Me Win!
on Dec 31, 1969I've just been notified that Hole In The Donut has once again been nominated for a "Love This Site" Award in the travel blog category at Divine Caroline. I was nominated last year as well and placed 10th; this year I'd love to be in the top three. To...

Amazon Reveals New Kindle – Perfect for Travelers
on Dec 31, 1969Amazon.com has just introduced a new addition to their Kindle family of wireless reading devices: Kindle with U.S. and International Wireless. With this new Kindle, I can receive books, newspapers, and magazines wirelessly while at home or abroad in...

If You Travel and Have an iPhone, You Must Try This App
on Dec 31, 1969I first learned about HotelPal from my friend Anil, who publishes the travel blog foXnoMad.com. This free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch allows users to search for accommodations at more than 100,000 hotels, inns, resorts, and B&B's worldw...

Travel Insights 100: Making Sense of the Internet’s Exploding Travel Category
on Dec 31, 1969In the early years of blogging, political sites like Huffington Post, tech blogs such as Gizmodo and Mashable!, and celebrity gossip sites such as Perez Hilton were first to grab the spotlight. But of late, travel has had the hot hand on the Internet...

Peace River Wildlife Center – Rescuing Animals and Educating Humans
on Dec 31, 1969When John Audubon first visited the Punta Gorda area on Florida's Gulf coast in the early 19th century, he wrote that wading birds were so numerous that thousands flying overhead transformed daylight into darkness. Yet less than 100 years later the p...

Summer On The Kankakee River
on Dec 31, 1969Illinois winters are brutal, but summer brings a special kind of beauty to the banks of the Kankakee River: [caption id="attachment_8327" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Wildflowers are everywhere"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_8328"...

Beauty, Beasts, and Bells in Central Florida
on Dec 31, 1969I was so mesmerized by the carillon bells that I did not notice the snake. In suffocating heat, I stood motionless at the edge of a long pond that reflected a mirror image of Bok Tower, thrilled by the ethereal music. Fading as quickly as the concert...

Sarasota’s Lovely Bayfront Park
on Dec 31, 1969I've lived in downtown Sarasota for nearly three years and thought I'd seen everything the city center had to offer until the other day, when I took a walk along Sarasota Bay. Just two blocks from the heart of downtown I discovered an arched entryway...

Blogging Boomers Carnival #127 At Midlife Crisis Queen
on Dec 31, 1969Calling all boomers. Check out the issues being discussed on this week's Blogging Boomers Carnival. Our special host, Laura Lee at Midlife Crisis Queen, is standing in for our regualrly scheduled host, who is on vacation this week. And a mighty fine...

Cherokee, North Carolina Is More Than Phony Teepees and Taiwan Trinkets
on Dec 31, 1969Phony teepees, gold panning operations, and stores overflowing with "Indian" souvenirs stamped "Made in Taiwan" dominate the main street in Cherokee, North Carolina. On the sidewalks, performers with not a whit of Indian blood don garish costumes and...