The third installment of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek series lands in theaters this week and as a big fan, I am super excited. I think they have done a great job staying true to the original series, enough to...
Live A Great Story
While Mr. Misadventures and I were cruising around the Salton Sea, I snapped this image of an abandoned building in Bombay Beach. At the time I remarked about the sign that read “Live A Great Story” (in black towards...
A Year to #ExperienceBuick
This sponsored post is part of my ongoing project #ExperienceBuick. Throughout 2015, I will be experiencing Buick through a series of events and initiatives that reinforce what this American car manufacturer brand is all about. =============================================== To say that...
A Few of My Favorite Things – Holiday Gift Guide
I wanted to share a few of my favorite things from friends and fans of the Misadventures with Andi community. I think it is important to support small businesses particularly during the holiday season! Take a peek and consider...
AFAR Featured Ambassador
I have many blogging friends like Kristin, Lindsey and Andi P. who have been in print magazines and Abby who used be the editor of Vegas magazine and as an AFAR ambassador I am in the masthead every edition...
Capture the Colour 2013 – A Journey Through Travel Photos
It’s back! Last year Mr. Misadventures and I had so much fun looking through our thousands of photos to participate in the 2012 version of Capture the Colour. When my darling friend, Andi Perullo of My Beautiful Adventures nominated...
More Capture the Colour Photos
Mr. Misadventures and I had so much fun selecting the photos for my Capture the Colour entry that we got a little over enthusiastic and couldn’t really help but pick more photos than we actually needed! Instead of “wasting”...
Capture the Colour – A Journey Through Travel Photos
Wow this was a tough assignment! But an excellent exercise as it forced Mr. Misadventures and I to review all our photos (thousands!) and have great discussions on improvements we will be making on our upcoming trips. It also...
Holiday Highlight: Kasia Dietz Bags
I am thrilled to present you with my first Holiday Highlight entrepreneur, Kasia of Kasia Dietz bags. As I mentioned when I introduced the idea of supporting small business owners for Small Business Saturday, I am re-focusing my usual...
How a travel blogger can write about Fast Five
One word: Rio. I was at a business dinner last night when the topic of discussion turned to film. As I mentioned in this past Saturday Six, I saw Fast Five in IMAX and loved it. People were surprised...
5 Things Mad Men taught me about life
I started watching Mad Men about one month ago. When I commute on BART I like to watch TV shows on my iPhone. I had watched all my standby shows and was looking for another program to watch when...
5 Things Eat Pray Love Taught Me About Life
Eat, Pray Love is a book I return to often. I think a lot of travelers read it. Each time I read it I re-discover and reflect. I’d thought I would take a moment to illustrate five things that...