There are few things I’m truly jazzed enough to recommend, but I’m all raves about my new Samsung ST500. It’s my 3rd month using it and I’ve been taking it around with me… everywhere! For the solo traveler, blogger and adventure flashpacker, it will make your life and travels, both lighter and easier. I highly recommend it.

Updates on my bon voyage to Korea, my packing, my schedule and my interview with Nomadic Chick.

Souvenir gifting is often “a hit or miss” practice.
When a friend brings back a travel souvenir for me (and it’s not edible or chosen with my personality in mind), it can sometimes feel like, well,… junk! Likewise, I know there are times that I can be a “souvenir junk” gifter too! Perhaps I might occasionally nail a person’s personality with a souvenir; but most often, my gift souvenirs are flawed upon purchase. The reason?

I’m going to talk about something I have a passion for and I still consider it travel… DANCE! Sometimes, I wonder if dancers don’t make the best travelers… Their home is the stage, the bar or the body… there is no color or country…

In lieu of Valentine’s Day, today’s post is about the language of Sarang-he (Korean for “Love”) and what better way to do it, than through the typical Korean soap drama! K-dramas have been the recent rage that’s been spreading across the globe with Asian countries and places like Hawaii.

Next week I will be leaving Hawaii/the States for Korea! In preparing for this move, it’s getting a bit stressful and unfortunately,…

Big OOPS! My new blog design is still in a shuffle & my last post accidentally released before my final edit. I’ve since updated it…. My new post for today: 11 Tips for Improving your Memory Technique & Speed Learning a Language.

GRRRLTRAVELER.COM is now live. My blog migration process was a success- Hooray & GRRR! While my old blog, TravelerDiaries will exist on Wordpress.com a bit longer, I encourage all my dear friends out there to update your links and readers.

My first camel riding adventure did not take place in Morocco, Egypt or Mongolia… it took place last year in India! Deep in the Rajasthan region where the environment is arid and hot, you can see these Quasimodo animals as native to the region as cows pulling wagons.